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Putting Papa Out to Pasture By James L. Davis
My wife and I had the chance to spend most of the weekend with two of our granddaughters while their parents were in the hospital to welcome their new sister into the world. The oldest of their girls, Paisyn, isn’t quite 3-years-old, and she reminds me of her mother so much it hurts. On Saturday she was riding her stick horse all over the house. She would gallop into the living room; rub the side of her stick horse’s head and say, “Whoa, boy, slow down. Settle down.” Then she’d gallop away. Later that morning she walked over to me with her stick horse in her hand. She propped it up beside the couch I was sitting on. She had at-
tached a lead rope to its bridle and she handed it to me. “Hold onto him, Papa,” she said. Then she went to her room to playand fight with her younger sister. Whenever she came back into the living room, if I wasn’t holding onto the lead rope, she would scowl and put it back in my hands and sternly say, “Hold him, Papa.” In the afternoon she came back to me with the lead rope in her hand. She wrapped it around my left wrist, slipped it into a knot, and pulled. It cinched tight (I asked her parents who taught her to do this, and they said she had taught herself how to make the knot). “Come on horse,” she said, and gave it a tug. So, being an obedient horse, I stood up and let her lead me. She led me into the kitchen, where my glass of ice water was sitting on the counter. She let me have a drink, and I was grateful her
parents didn’t keep hay (or a curry comb) in the kitchen. Then she led me to the couch. She removed the lead rope and smiled, and I smiled back. “Thanks for putting me in the field for the night,” I said. She looked at me quizzically, raised her eyebrows, and reattached the lead rope, only tighter this time. The circulation in my hand was being cut off. “Come on, Papa,” she said. I let her lead me again. We were heading for the back door. “Where are we going now?” I asked. “To the field,” she said. “I don’t really want to go to the field, Paisyn,” I said (it may have been a plea). So, she led me back to the couch and removed the lead rope. That was a close one. I know there’s hay out there. Maybe even a curry comb. (Davis is editor of Serve Daily.) Photo by James L. Davis
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Nebo Comfort Systems serves community through reading program By Arianne Brown
There’s nothing like sitting in the comfort of your home with a child in your lap and reading a good book together. Whether it is a hot summer day with the air conditioning keeping you cooled down while you enjoy some relaxing indoor time, or during a wintry cold night, in a warm snuggly room with a cup of hot cocoa nearby, these are the times you hold onto for years to come. Lorene and Robert Moore of Nebo Comfort Systems know all-too-well that it’s the small comforts like reading a book at home with your child that make all the difference. This is why the two have started a program called Nebo Reads, where employees read to students and donate books. “Nebo Reads is a program where every month our employees read to students and donate a copy of the books we read for each of them to take home,” Lorene Moore said. “We usually donate around a thousand books a year. Teachers and families have often told us that for some students, these are the only books they have at home. One mom shared that her daughter has all the books we’ve given her over the years together in her special library. “The older kids are getting into chapter books, so we read a chapter and then tell them they have to finish it to find out what happens. The next month when we’re there, the students can hardly wait to tell us what happened in the book. They want us to know they read it. That means so much to us. We want to have that kind of impact in the lives of these kids.” The Moore’s began this program after Robert Moore got involved in the Kiwanis, which is similar to the United Way, where he went into the Head Start classroom twice a year to read and donate books. Eventually, the Moore’s started purchasing directly from Scholastic Books in bulk by using its points program. Lorene Moore said it costs about $100
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per month for them to go to a school and read and donate books to two grade levels. She says that it’s an inexpensive way to have a huge impact in the lives of students, with the rewards for her and her employees being even greater. Nebo Comfort Systems has served in several other ways in the community, including raising money and holding events for The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, CHOICE Humanitarian, Kiwanis, ALS, the Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home in Payson, Mountain View Hospital, Tabitha’s Way and many more. The Moore’s say that it has been a core standard for the company since they began. “Giving back has been an important part of our
family business since we started it,” Lorene Moore said. “Robert and I have always loved being involved in the community. When we started Nebo Comfort, we also started Nebo Cares, our company’s charitable program, to be able to leverage the visibility our company gave us to be able to make a difference for good in our community and in the world. The Nebo Reads program is part of our core belief in giving back to the community that has given us so much.” Serve Daily thanks Nebo Comfort Systems for its continued service in our community, and congratulates the company for earing this month’s title of “Server of the Month.” (Brown is a Serve Daily contributor.)
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Pioneer Museum is the place to remember Utah heritage The Pioneer Museum, sponsored by the Springville-Mapleton Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Company, is located at 175 South, Main Street in the old Carnegie Library Building. It is open March through November on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
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There are artifacts, histories, photographs and documents of the area. All ages will enjoy the hands-on activities and games. Cub scouts, children’s groups and families are always welcome to visit the museum and glimpse the past. On Sept. 26, the Springville Sage Creek Elementary 4th grade classes visited the museum in connection with their study of Utah History. The children played pioneer bingo, made a whirligig toy and learned about many artifacts from the pioneer early Utah era. For information about joining the DUP organization go to www.isdup,org. We are Daughters of the Future – Keepers of the Past, so our children may know. (Submitted to Serve Daily by Judy Elsner.)
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Welcome to Evermore! A medieval village in Pleasant Grove allows visitors glimpse of a different time and place By Ed Helmick
the fall is the season of Lore, which opened Sept. 6 after being closed for You may have heard about the meditwo weeks to prepare for the new seaeval gothic village that exists up I-15 in son. A good size crowd of people were Pleasant Grove. It is a real 14th century waiting at the village gate for the 6 p.m. village with the architecture style you opening. Most striking as we entered would expect. Much of it has been the village were carved pumpkins everyimported from Europe at considerable where in Evermore. Thousands of them expense to make the 50 or so residents of different sizes and shapes, all carved dressed in various forms of medieval with facial expressions. As the evening period clothing comfortable. For village grew dark, they had a small light inside guests it is a total immersion into a of them to show off the many pumpkin different time and emotions throughplace, right down out the night. to the dialog of Shortly after enthe village resitering the village dents. we were greetMy wife and ed by a couple I have visited friendly residents Evermore Park and welcomed three times since with a small gold it opened, and we nugget. A short have been amazed distance further and entertained to four residents our delight every were entertaining time. Howevvisitors with song er, the park has and dance that matured a lot captured our atSuds McBride, proprietor of the Crooked since our last visit tention for almost Lantern Tavern, visits with guests. in January 2019. 30 minutes. That is what you We strolled on would expect, and through the Faerie they now have a map you receive at the Garden to the Crooked Lantern Taventrance to the village. ern. The owner and proprietor, Suds There are 21 major features shown on McBride, always has interesting tales to the map, including four places to eat tell. What is amazing about the tavern that were not available on our last visit. is its old England authenticity, and apThey also have several hourly features propriately so since most of the interior that you should ask about when you features were imported from antique enter, such as the reptile and bird show searches in the old country. in the Notting Glass House. As we continued our walk around the Security staff were evident, and bags village, Nettleton Mill is an interesting were checked at the entrance. Guests old piece of architecture in the village. have been encouraged to come in The Catacombs were dark and a bit costume, although face masks are not scary. The Court of St. Michael is a allowed. The night we visited about 20 large sculpture, attractively lit at night percent of the guests where in costume. and is another example of imported art The village seems to be developing a from the old country. regular following as several people we Next we found an area devoted to talked to were repeat visitors. game challenges, such as hatchet throwEvermore celebrates the seasons and ing and bow and arrow archery prac-
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There are 21 major features, including four places to eat, for visitors to Evermore Park.
tice. All along the way we kept meeting villagers to chat with and that is part of the fun experience of visiting Evermore. As we were ending our evening with a cup of delicious premium chocolate ice cream, two small young ladies with pet dragons stopped to visit with us. It was a great way to conclude an interesting
and amazing evening. We would encourage everyone to visit the 14th century village of Evermore in 21st century Pleasant Grove, just off I-15 on 382 Evermore Lane. For more information check out their website at www. evermore.com or call (385) 323-5135. (Helmick is a Serve Daily contributor.)
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Why do we use pumpkin Jack-O-Lanterns during Halloween? By Ed Helmick
Why pumpkin Jack-O-Lanterns during the Halloween season, you might ask. It goes back to East England
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Jack-o-Lantern folklore came to the United States from Irish and East England immigrants.
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A Century of Commerce Celebrating his 100th birthday this month, Gene England’s love of trucking keeps him rolling right along Gene England (Eugene Knight England) was born Oct. 24, 1919, into a family that knew the privileges of work, service, and love for each other. He grew up in Plain City, a small farming town in a northern Utah, where his heart’s desire was to have a saddle. Horses were the path to freedom, as well as a means of getting work done. While having a horse was attractive, Gene’s greatest pleasure was riding in the truck with his dad. Gene’s father, Chester, gave farming a sincere try, but decided instead to make his living hauling produce and anything else he could deliver in his truck. Gene loved school and had many friends, but his fondest memories were riding in the truck with his father and brother Bill, going from store to store, delivering potatoes to markets in Cache Valley while drinking a Birrell strawberry soda. Gene got an early sense of commerce—discovering and delivering what people needed—and the satisfaction of getting goods to the right place, on time. Those early experiences sunk deep into Gene’s character. Gene served his country by enlisting in the United States Army in World War II and served in the Pacific, where he brought home a Bronze Star for bravery and acts of heroic service in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. He even found time to perform extra military duties, returning with $5,000 he saved to buy a first Kenworth truck and trailer for the emerging family business. Gene attended college and tried out other employment, but he always knew that he wanted to build a trucking business with his dad and brother. It wasn’t easy to build a major interstate trucking company in an era of stiff competition and government regulations, but failure was never an option for Gene. He gave the business his total commitment, putting in as many hours as needed to make it successful. Having spent many hours loading and unloading trucks himself, as well
as millions of miles behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler, Gene understood what it took to lead hundreds and later thousands of dedicated employees and colleagues while heading the C.R. England company. While trucking was in Gene’s bones, his greatest success was marrying June Daniels in 1940 and raising his family of six boys, all of whom eventually worked with him. Gene maintained and passed on his values of trust and family solidarity while growing the business with his family. That trust and enjoyment has spread to thousands of employees and customers nationwide. Sons Jeff, Dan, Rod, Dean, Todd, and Corey have all followed in the industry tradition, and each one, like their father, found ways to innovate new processes and systems to improve delivery and safety for all involved. Now moving into the fourth and fifth generations, Gene’s descendants follow his path, with grandsons Chad, Josh, Zach and TJ at the helm. Although Gene has experienced the pain of loss—his beloved wife June, his son Rod, his brother Bill, and others— he continues to move forward, always with someplace to go and something to accomplish. Gene is not only a driver, but a builder. Whether he is building a family, a company, or a community, he makes the world a better place. “It’s important to surround yourself with good people. It’s not about getting everything your way; it’s about working together to resolve problems for the greater good,” he said. Gene is comfortable with himself and with others. It is not unusual for another trucker to find Gene at a truck stop, crouched under his rig as he examines its undercarriage, and exclaim with some surprise, “Hey, you’re Gene England, the man whose name is on the truck!” Gene has received many accolades
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Gene England turns 100 years old Oct. 24, and still comes into the office each week.
and awards for his service. He has been inducted into the University of Utah Business School Hall of Fame with his brother Bill, and has received many Congressional, Governor’s and industry awards. Gene has donated to many educational and charitable organizations and has relentlessly continued to honor US veterans by providing jobs and a path to
providing for their families. After June’s death in 2009, Gene met and married Dorothy Nielsen at the age of 92. Gene stays busy, continuing to build his life and the lives of those around him, including going to the office several days each week. Gene continues to roll along—100 years and still going strong. (Submitted to Serve Daily by David Allred.)
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I was served by watching you serve each other By Arianne Brown
Service is everywhere, if you just take time to pay attention. Sometimes it happens to you, and sometimes it happens to others. It is my belief that if you just slow down to notice moments of service, you will see them happening everywhere — even in your own home and neighborhood. This past month, I took on a personal challenge to notice moments when I observed service happening around me. Here are some of those times. Neighbors serving neighbors during time of tragedy Recently, some neighbors of mine had a family tragedy, losing a child unexpectedly. As one who has lost a loved one, I struggled knowing where to step in without being too overbearing. I decided to take my time, allowing others
to step in, and waiting until the storm settled before I did. As I waited, I often looked out my window to see large and subtle acts of service. I saw people bringing meals, and many going to lend an ear or a hug. What nearly brought me to tears, however, was watching another neighbor mow the family’s lawn while they were away. It was a simple, kind gesture that warranted no thank you or credit, but spoke loudly in terms of love. Brother serving an injured brother My oldest son is a competitive soccer player, and as such, is often subject to injury. In the space of one week and two games, he was fouled badly. Both times sent him crashing hard to the ground, causing him to break his right hand, and then his left clavicle. These injuries have made it so he can’t use either of his arms. Many mornings, I
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have witnessed two of my sons taking turns tying his shoes before school. It is a small yet large gesture, and it makes this mom’s heart very happy. Students serving fellow students One of my sons was elected by his fellow peers to be on the Hope Squad to help fellow students who struggle, particularly with suicidal thoughts and tendencies. Having lost a loved one in this tragic way, it has been wonderful to hear about the training that these students are receiving to help fellow students in need. I look forward to learning more about this program, and know it will serve a great purpose as students serve others. (Brown is a Serve Daily contributor.) I Was Served is a column dedicated to sharing times when you were served. If you have moments to share, send an email to ariannebrown1@gmail.com.
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Andersen Tower in Spanish Fork burns down By Arianne Brown
On Sept. 21, Wayne Andersen of Spanish Fork sat on a pile of bricks and watched as heavy machinery tore down what remained of more than 40 years of memories. Just the day before, the Andersen Tower went up in flames with causes still unknown. And while the tower may have seemed to some to be an old dilapidated building—perhaps even an eyesore— Wayne Andersen says there was more than meets the eye. The tower, he said, was built in 1967 by his father, Gerald Andersen, alongside his mother, Rhea Andersen, who owned a farming supply store. While many residents believe that it was a grainery, it was actually fertilizing blending plant that at the time was the most modern one in the country. “The tower was created to mix and hold fertilizer to be distributed to farms throughout the area,” Andersen said. “It was built by my dad, Gerald Andersen through the Utah Cooperative Association, and was the most modern fertilizing blending tower in the country. It had 600 tons of overhead storage capacity in eight separate bins, and could blend any mixture that farmers wanted.” According to Andersen, the plant was a great service to the community until the year 2000, when the family sold the property and it ceased operation. “The plant did a lot to benefit the area,” he said. “It served most of southern Utah County, Elberta, Sanpete and Millard County. The fertilizer we distributed improved crops in the area, and some years we distributed over 10,000 tons of fertilizer. It really was a landmark in the community, started by a man—my dad— who had achieved the
American Dream.” Andersen spent 30 years working at the plant with his father and brother, and said when he heard about the fire, he went over to watch it. He said watching it burn was like watching years of memories go up in flames. Even so, he said he understands much of the community’s concern about the old building. “We understand that it was becoming a situation where the building was dangerous,” Andersen said. “We’d heard of kids going inside it, and we didn’t want anyone to get hurt. We understood it was going to need to come down sometime.” Even as terrible and devastating as the fire was, and how upset it made him and some members of the family to have it be destroyed the way it was, Andersen can’t help but have a little smile at the way it went down. “I went over to my parent’s house on the Sunday after it happened,” he said. “My parents are 93- and 94-years-old, and when I talked to them, the one thing my dad said was that he remembered all it took to build it. I knew it was such a huge undertaking to build and that it had provided so many good years of service. The fact that it went up in flames of glory just went to show how great it really was. The tower made a statement going in and going out. The fire investigation for now is still ongoing, and crews are working to clear the area to make it safe. (Brown is a Serve Daily contributor.)
Wayne Anderson (above) watches as heavy equipment tears down what remains of the Andersen Tower in Spanish Fork. Photos by Pete Hansen.
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‘I never thought about a zipper, until I zipped up the windows on my tent By Ed Helmick
We left town early headed for a remote location with our Jeep and tent trailer. Camp was set up before noon and we were ready to go exploring back roads. It was warming up to be a hot day, even in the mountains. Before we left, we opened most of the windows on the tent trailer. By afternoon it was starting to cloud up and we heard thunder. At that point we said to ourselves, we had better get back and zip up the windows on the tent trailer, so our bedding won’t get wet. I know afternoon showers are common in the mountain country and in our excitement to get going we forgot. What I found interesting is we were rushing back to “zip up the windows.” That is, of course, because all the windows have zippers. A lot of things have zippers and it is kind of an odd name. How did that name come about and
when was the zipper invented? Here is the rest of the story. Devices to attach pieces of clothing together have been around and improved upon since 1851. Names such as Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure, Clasp Locker, Hookless Fastener and my favorite, the military description: Sliding Interlocking Fastener, have been used to describe the device. Early use of these fasteners was on tobacco pouches. In 1923 the B.F. Goodrich company brought to market a rubber boot they called Galoshes and their marketing people came up with the name Zipper for the fastener. The term zipper became a household word. As a side note, it wasn’t until 1937 that a French clothing designer used a zipper on a man’s trousers. We did get back to the Tent Trailer to zip up the windows before a brief rainstorm arrived. (Helmick is a Serve Daily contributor.)
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United Way volunteers repaint playground at Wilson Elementary By Arianne Brown
Sept. 12 was the annual United Way Day of Caring. For this event, United Way of Utah County teamed up with NuSkin to encourage organizations to pick a project in the community and spend a day providing needed service. On the organization’s website, United Way encourages teams of volunteers to do things like visit classrooms, provide landscaping, cleanups at local parks and nonprofit organizations, and even painting school playgrounds. Wilson Elementary in Payson benefited greatly from this day of caring when volunteers from United Way and NuSkin spent several hours repainting some designs on the playground. According to the principal, Kent Rawlings, this was a much appreciated and needed opportunity for the 60-year-old school. “Over the summer, I was contacted by representatives from United Way and NuSkin, asking if there was anything
that needed to be done at our school,” Rawlings said. “We had several things, particularly repainting the playground area that needed to be done. When the volunteers came, they brought paint and supplies and spent half a day painting the playground.” When the work was all done, the volunteers were able to paint several items like hopscotch, foursquare, shape designs around the ball pits, a caterpillar, and some new additions for students to enjoy. Rawlings spoke highly of the event, expressed his gratitude for the volunteers and their hard work to improve the play area. He said that in the future, he would love to be able to have a buddy bench built in the playground area as well, so that kids who are struggling will have a place to go, so others will see them, and respond positively to their needs. To know more about future United Way days of service in Utah County, go to unitedwayuc.org. (Brown is a Serve Daily contributor.)
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Payson fire fighters take on challenge in memory of first responders to 9/11 By Arianne Brown
One hundred and ten flights of stairs. That’s the distance 343 heroic firefighters had to travel on Sept. 11, 2001 before losing their lives in the World Trade Center attacks. One hundred and ten flights of stairs in an unforgotten effort to save men, women and children who they did not know, but who they had vowed to serve and protect. Eighteen years later, the ultimate sacrifice of these servicemen and women is not forgotten, and is honored in many ways.
This year on 9/11, the Payson Fire Department, that consists entirely of volunteers, took it upon themselves to remember the valiant lives lost through climbing 110 flights in a simulation. Bart Walker who is a third-generation volunteer firefighter of 36 years, decided to head up the event. “I had the thought a couple of weeks before 9/11, that I wanted to do something to commemorate the fallen firefighters,” Walker said. “I had heard of other challenges fire departments across the country have done. I’d heard of things like, Stephen Siller challenges where firefighters race through a tunnel
like he did to reach victims of the attacks. I wanted to do something here.” Walker knew with the event being last minute, it would be a challenge to gather people, and a place to do it. Soon, however, the event started to come together. “I reached out to Anytime Fitness in Payson, and we were given access to the gym’s stair climbing machines for the time we needed them, without having a gym membership,” Walker said. “Six Payson firefighters including myself were there, and all of us completed the challenge. Most had their 30-pound gear on, and some even had the oxygen
mask and gear on, adding 30 pounds.” At the end of the challenge, Watson said that it was a great event to help people remember the sacrifices made that day. “In two years, it will have been 20 years since the 9/11 attacks,” he said. “The kids in school were not alive when it took place. It is important that we keep the memory of these brave men and women alive for future generations.” Watson said he hopes to make this an ongoing event, and invite other departments to participate as well. (Brown is a Serve Daily contributor.)
Young Eagles Program provides opportunity for youth to experience the thrill of flying airplanes By Ed Helmick
In September, 82 young people in the Ephraim/Manti area registered for free flights to stimulate their excitement about airplanes and flying. It is important that our kids realize they too can become pilots or peruse other aviation career opportunities. That same youth flight program is coming to the Spanish Fork Airport Oct. 26 and registration is open now.
With the parental, permission young people between 6 and 17 years-old are being recruited for a free experience flying in a general aviation airplane. This program is called Young Eagles and was created by an organization known as the Experimental Aircraft Association. This group gets its name because the organization began as a group of people building their airplanes, which are registered as experimental because they
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are not factory production airplanes. The 66-year-old EAA organization has become one of the major aviation advocacy groups in the United States. In 1991, members of the organization became concerned about bringing young people into aviation and they created the Young Eagles Program. To date over 2 million young people across the United States have had flights. The national EAA organization has
local chapters to carry out its mission. The Utah County Chapter 753 and the Salt Lake County Chapter 23 will be conducting the Spanish Fork Airport youth flights. The Young Eagle Flights will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end about noon. You can register online at https://youngeaglesday.org. For more information contact Kurt Johnson at 801-539-9814. (Helmick is a Serve Daily contributor.)
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Local flying enthusiasts soar with free introductory flights at Spanish Fork Airport By Ed Helmick
Three local men, Michael Olsen, Tom Engelhardt, and Michael Scheetz, with a lifelong interest in flying, received free introductory flights in a small airplane in September at the Spanish Fork Airport. The event was sponsored by the local EAA Chapter 753 and was titled a
“First Flight Rally.” This was part of a national EAA initiative to promote “The Spirt of Aviation” and encourage new people to become pilots. For many years EAA has provided free “Young Eagle” flights for youth under 18 years of age. This year they started a free introductory flight initiative for adults 18 and over. They call this program the “Flying Start First
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training, which was the purpose of the EAA first flight program. At the First Flight Rally on Sept. 7 was Jeremiah Jones, who was one of the first to contact EAA about a First Flight opportunity. That was back in April and his free intro flight was in May. Since then, he has been enrolled in regular lessons at Pilot Makers Advanced Flight Academy. Jeremiah had his FAA private pilot practical exam, commonly known as a “checkride” scheduled for mid-September and will soon be an FAA certified private pilot. Jeremiah represents another success for the EAA First Flight Program. For more information about the EAA and local Chapter 753 contact Michael Duke at info@eaa753.org. (Helmick is a Serve Daily contributor.)
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Groundbreaking ceremony for Spanish Fork Fire Station 62 set for Oct. 2 Spanish Fork City will hold a groundbreaking ceremony of the city’s second fire station, Station 62, on Oct. 2 at 12 p.m. at 2635 East Canyon Road in Spanish Fork. The addition of a second fire station in Spanish Fork City will significantly improve the level of EMS and fire service throughout the community by decreasing response times citywide. “We are thrilled to begin construction on our second fire station” said Mayor Steve Leifson. “This new station will build on a history of extraordinary fire and emergency medical services in12 months.” Spanish Fork City has compiled a great project team of professionals who will oversee the design and construction of this new facility. Station 62 was designed by Blalock & Partners, an award-winning firm of architects and design professionals located in Salt Lake City. Blalock
& Partners has considerable municipal experience, having previously designed Stations 03 and 14 for the Salt Lake City Fire Department. Westland Construction, which is located in Orem, will serve as the construction manager for the project. Westland Construction brings to the table extensive construction experience from public and private projects throughout the State of Utah. Westland’s history actually entwines with Spanish Fork’s, with both the CEO (Chris Houghton) and President (Kyle Houghton) growing up in Spanish Fork. “When this project was starting to come to life, we knew we needed to manage the project” said CEO Chris Houghton. “Spanish Fork holds a special place in our hearts and this project became personal to us. We build all over Utah, across the U.S., and internationally, from Canada to the Caribbean, West
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City council sponsors proposed recreation center for Santaquin on November ballot At the request of its residents, and a strong grassroots effort, the Santaquin City Council is sponsoring a proposed Recreation and Aquatics Center on the November 2019 ballot. This 66,000 square foot facility would include an indoor lap pool, kids pool area, one college regulation sized court and three additional smaller pickup courts configured for basketball, volleyball and pickleball. Also to be included in the proposed recreation and aquatics center would be an indoor track, indoor soccer area with drop down netting for batting cages. Additionally, it will also have a large 250-person banquet hall that can be used for the community’s seniors, veterans, recreational programming and for rental by the public for weddings and parties. Lastly, it will have child care facilities to make it convenient for parents to exercise onsite. This $12 million project would remodel the old Ercanbrack Fruit Packing shed at 580 West Main Street, providing a much-needed economic boost and beautification of Santaquin’s western boundary. The public is invited to take a tour of the facility on Oct. 5th at 9am. To learn more, go to Santaquin.org.(Submitted to Serve Daily by Benjamin Reeves.)
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Legion Auxiliary to honor Cuffs and Hoses benefit honors military and first responders veterans Nov. 8 during annual dinner in Santaquin American Legion Auxiliary #84, will again be honoring all Veterans at its annual Veterans Dinner on Nov, 8. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. at the Santaquin Senior Citizen/Veterans Hall at 55 West 100 South in Santaquin. Handicap Parking is available at the rear of the building. This year’s dinner will feature a home cooked meal of pork loin and gravy, mashed potatoes, a vegetable, salad, homemade rolls and dessert. Entertainment will feature Miss Santaquin, Devyn Olson, and Magicologist Ron Carasco, from Payson. Guest speaker is World War II Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Porter of Delta, who will tell us of his war experiences.
Porter is 93 years old and is one of our few remaining World War II Veterans. Attendance for all Veterans is free. Partners and/or guests will be $5. No children please. You need not be a member of the American Legion nor have served during war time. All veterans are welcome from Springville south to Nephi and west to include Eureka. Rides will be provided to Santaquin veterans if needed. There will be a raffle for a queen size patriotic red white and blue quilt. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance at the phone numbers below. Please RSVP by Nov. 5 to Janeil Deuel, 801-609-2161 or Ramona Petersen 801754-3539. (Submitted to Serve Daily by Helen Kester.)
Harward Farms will honor active-duty and veteran members of the military, police officers, firefighters and other first responders with a Cuffs and Hoses benefit on Oct. 8 at Jaker’s Jack-o-Lanterns (950 West 400 South, Springville). All military, public safety employees and first responders and/or their families will receive free admission from 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. with proof of service/occupation. The public is invited to support this event, and regular admission is $4 per person (ages 2 and under free). Pumpkins, fall décor and concessions are sold separately. In conjunction with the Springville Rotary Club, Harward Farms will donate all proceeds from the day’s pumpkin sales to the Honoring Heroes Foundation. In addition to such well-known activities as the corn maze, hayride, petting
zoo, corn pit, slides and giant pumpkin patch, Jaker’s will host activities from 3 - 7 p.m. provided by local fire and police agencies, including opportunities to explore fire engines and police cruisers and meet community heroes. Jaker’s Jack-o-Lanterns is open Monday-Saturday, through Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., except Halloween, when the park closes at 3 p.m. For additional information visit www.harwardfarms.com or contact info@harwardfarms.com or 801-658-6995. Established in 1945 by Lenard and Hortense Harward, Harward Farms is a well- known name in the agriculture industry around the western United States. Today Harward Farms continues with farming operations in Utah County and Millard County, with more than 2,000 acres under crop production. (Submitted to Serve Daily Bronwyn B. Evans.)
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Big O Tires named Payson/Santaquin business of the month A large contingent of leaders and members of the Payson Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce arrived at Big O Tires in Payson to honor Big O Tires and Service as this month’s election as Business of the Month. The Payson Big O store, located at 1146 West 800 South, received recognition from the mayor and city council earlier in the month at the Payson City offices. A banner, proudly displayed at the Big O store in Payson, was brought to the Sept. 18 event by chamber staff and members, along with a huge “Business of the Month” cake and donuts for everyone. Accepting the award for Big O was owner Gabe Dunn and his manager Jesse Parent. Dunn, thanked the attendees and said “Thanks to the Payson Santaquin Chamber. We love our community and our customers!” “Big O Tires is thrilled to be in Payson and we work hard to earning the trust and business of our community while providing great value and exceptional customer service,” said Parent. The 10,600 square foot store features ten state-of-the-art service bays, Challenger and Ammco Lifts, Hunter laser guided alignment machines and environmentally friendly waste depositories. The customer waiting area offers a 42-
inch cable television, wireless Internet access, complimentary fruit, bottled water, clean, esthetically pleasing restrooms, children’s play area and courtesy customer shuttle service. The $2 million-dollar facility sits on one and one-half acres and was constructed by Payson-based Zion Builders Construction. The store employs 15 full time service staff. Design by MJM Architects of Memphis, Tenn., the Payson store has become the model of how future Big O Tires stores will be built and operated nationwide. The tire store chain has made significant cutting-edge improvements in the energy efficiency of the building design to cut energy use by implementing the newest technologies in cooling, water, and lighting design. The “Eco-friendly” design includes standards and practices that include pollution prevention, cleanliness, recycling, resource conservation and bio-friendly lubricants and flushes. The Payson service center Big O Tires stocks more than 1,500 tires ready for immediate installation. Customers have access to top tire brands including. Services offered at Big O Tires includes: wheel alignment, brake repair, oil and lube, steering and suspension, windshield repair and replacement, air con-
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Lion’s Pride Insurance roars into Spanish Fork Lion’s Pride Insurance Agency recently opened in Spanish Fork at 851 North 100 East. Owner Tyler Moore and his agents are experts at helping families protect their pride. Lion’s Pride believes in an altruistic approach to financially protecting your family. That means they are committed to putting their clients’ needs first, finding them the best coverage and the best price. The entrepreneurial spirit is strong in Tyler’s family. His grandfather, Dick Moore, owned Moore Sheet Metal for more than 40 years before it closed in 2013. His parents, Robert and Lorene Moore, then started Nebo Comfort Heating and Air. His wife, Ashlynn, and his mom are partners in Nebo Media and own the South Utah County Villager Magazine Franchise. Having grown up in a family business and now as a small business owner himself, Tyler understands the difficulties of finding the right plan to meet the varied needs of owners, employees, and their families. Specializing in Individual, Family and Group Insur-
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‘Fateful day’ leads to opening of new business in Springville Through flurries of snow, Jose Landinez and his wife, Abby, watched from their car as Bill Brown walked into his nearly newly-renovated office suite space on Springville Main Street and taped a “For Rent” sign in the window. “It felt like fate,” Jose said. “My wife and I looked at each other and it was obvious how excited we both were.” Jose went in to talk to Brown, and everything fell into place from there. After working in several different insurance capacities over the past few years, Jose felt ready to open his own Allstate agency, and the couple had been driving around looking at different locations for a month or two. “We had just arrived to look at another place but were a little early—so we pulled into the only available parking space, which just happened to be in front of Bill Brown’s Art Museum. Not only was it a complete coincidence that we were there to see Bill hang up the sign, but I had also been telling my wife that I wanted to have lots of art hanging on the walls of my agency and have art be a central theme-- so to have it be right
next to an art studio was just too special to be a coincidence. It felt like a sign that Springville was the right place and that we’re meant to be here.” Jose and his wife cut the ribbon in front of their agency to celebrate being officially open on Sept. 20. In his speech, Jose shared his gratitude to his team of six, as well as his family for helping him along the way. He shared special thanks to his dad, who immigrated from Venezuela when Jose was only 4-years-old and sent money back until the rest of the family was able to come over. Jose was 9 by the time his family’s visas were approved and they were reunited with their father in West Jordan. He attributes his drive to succeed at creating a business to his parents’ sacrifices: “My dad always told me that he worked like a donkey so that I wouldn’t have to, and I want to thank my dad for that and show him that his sacrifice wasn’t in vain.” In Jose’s opinion, Springville is the perfect place to start his business. He loves the community feel and the opportunity to be involved with city events.
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Big O Tires opens its doors in Santaquin with ribbon cutting ceremony Big O Tires in Santaquin is officially open with complete car care services for all in southern Utah County. Payson-Santaquin Chamber members and city leaders cut the ribbon to welcome Big O Tires to the community. “Santaquin and the surrounding community have been very welcoming to us,” said Colton Petersen, owner. “This is a great place to raise a family and help our friends with complete car care.” Customers can also receive alignments at $59.95, $25 off of brakes, and a healthy car special for $24.95. “I started out in this business when my father ran a Big O Tires, and when I had a chance to own one in Santaquin, my wife, Tristyn, and I jumped at the chance. We look forward to raising our family here.” With winter coming on, Petersen invites everyone to get a tour of Big O Tires at 55 Highland Drive, Santaquin, and make sure your vehicle is ready for winter. (Submitted to Serve Daily by Tim Brown.)
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Venue Sports opens in Spanish Fork Venue Sports Cards is one of the newest member of the Spanish Fork Chamber of Commerce. If you are a sports person, or know someone who is, this is the place for you. Everything from basketball, football, baseball, NASCAR, hockey and much more. Go talk with the owner, Phil. He is a wealth of knowledge and is excited and passionate about sports and his business. Venue Sports is located at 1153 E Expressway Lane, Spanish Fork. (Serve Daily submission.)
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Association selects Nielsen as school superintendent of the year Nebo School District Superintendent, Rick Nielsen, was named Utah School Superintendent of the Year for 2020 by the Utah School Superintendent Association. He is in his 30th year in education and is honored to serve Nebo District’s 34,000 students in 46 schools and programs as superintendent since 2010. Prior to his appointment, Nielsen’s career included service as a sixth-grade teacher, elementary school principal, and district-level administrator. Nielsen holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and a Master of Education Degree in Educational Leadership from Brigham Young University. Nielsen serves on a number of boards, including Utah Valley University Board of Trustees, Co-Chair of the UVU/ MTECH K-16 Alliance, and Chair of the BYU/Public School Partnership. He is also the current president of the Utah State Superintendent Association. Nielsen is well known for his unwavering focus on student success, commitment to positive energy and kindness, optimistic attitude, strong work ethic
and professionalism. His colleagues say: “Mr. Nielsen is uncompromising in his quest for quality educational opportunities for all young people and sets a high standard of excellence for himself and for others. He is one of the best ‘idea’ men in the business, constantly creating ways to make education more rewarding and personal to the students and staff of Nebo District. Rick is respected by his colleagues and peers and has a way of inspiring everyone around him to become better. His ability to interact with people is unparalleled. He is a good listener with exceptional people skills, a good sense of humor, and a congenial personality. These great interpersonal skills, coupled with his intelligence and wisdom to make appropriate decisions when the stakes are high, make him one of the best problem solvers in the business.” Nielsen is a proud Nebo District product, having graduated from Spanish Fork High School. He and his wife, Karen, reside in Spanish Fork today and are the parents of five children, with one daughter-in-law. In his leisure time, he enjoys
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Diamond Fork hosts Special Education Extravaganza Diamond Fork Junior High hosted the 12th Annual Special Education Extravaganza for all junior high special education students in Nebo School District on Sept. 11. Students listened to the national anthem sung by the Diamond Fork Junior High choir and participated in a flag ceremony to commemorate 9/11. Afterward, the students immediately started playing games and competing in various sports. Students competed in Olympic type games, such as volleyball, bowling, and the high jump as well as “Minute to Win It” type games all throughout the gymnasium. Students won tickets for their participation and could turn those in later for prizes. The event was a great opportunity for the students to socialize, have fun, and enjoy themselves. There were 88 participants from the special education classrooms and 80 other teachers and students that made the event possible. Diamond Fork peer tutors, leadership classes, and physical education classes were available to direct the games, help
the students, and ensure that the event went smoothly. Students ended the event with a dance, smiling faces, and bags full of prizes. (Submitted to Serve Daily by Lana Hiskey.)
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Pamela Becker selected as Teacher of the Month ALA Congratulates Pamela Becker, September’s Elementary Teacher of the Month. Becker has worked at ALA since 2005. She currently teaches the second grade, and has taught high school French as well. Pamela graduated from La Sierra High School in Citrus Heights, California. She later moved to Utah where she began working on her Bachelor’s Degree at BYU in Humanities. While studying abroad in Paris, and serving a French speaking mission, Becker found a new love in the French language, and decided to change her major to French. Becker loves to travel and is an avid reader of Charles Dickens, James Elliott, and Jane Austen. She and her husband Tim have 3 children. All of which have attended elementary school and later graduated from ALA. (Serve Daily submission.)
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Diamond Fork hosts BYU Dunk Team to promote theme ‘Stronger Together’ Diamond Fork Junior High hosted the BYU Dunk Team along with the Cougar Strong program to address the school about three major characteristics students can be: Mentally Strong; Physically Strong; Socially Strong. Diamond Fork Junior High’s theme this year is “Stronger Together.” After hearing some great songs from the DFJH choir, the BYU dunk team emphasized how much stronger we can be together. Coach David Eberhard addressed the students telling them, “We are not perfect. “We will mess up, and it might not be pretty. As we work together and keep encouraging each other and try again and again, we can achieve our goals and show you guys the best dunks!” The BYU Dunk Team and Cosmo did
just that. The Cougar Strong team, which consisted of five student athletes from multiple BYU athletic teams, spoke to the students about their duties. The team encouraged the students at Diamond Fork to be mentally strong, physically strong, and socially strong. Being mentally strong consisted of always studying, turning your work in on time, taking care of yourself, and respecting your teachers. To be physically strong means to abstain from drugs and alcohol, eat healthy foods, and get adequate amounts of sleep. While sharing about being socially strong, the team encouraged students to be friends with everyone, reach out to others, and make sure that their school could be a safe environment for everyone. (Submitted to Serve Daily by Lana Hiskey.)
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Student takes challenge of mountain biking to new heights By Anderson Brown
When many high school athletes this fall are participating in school sanctioned sports like cross country, soccer, tennis, football and volleyball in front of their peers, there are others who participate in competitive athletics that also deserve recognition. One of those is Payson high school sophomore, Brock Bleggi, who takes his talents riding his bike in the mountains, competing in the the Utah High School Cycling League. Brock began mountain biking about four years ago, riding on the trails in Payson Canyon. It was two years ago when he started racing, and he says that he really likes the challenge of it. “Mountain biking is really challenging,” he said. “I’ve had to learn balance
but have speed at the same time. Each race track is different, so it’s fun doing all the different courses. One of the hardest things I have had to learn is to be able to pace myself for the whole race.” According to his coach, Jordan Nielson, he has quite a talent for it. “Brock is an incredible athlete,” Nielson said. “This is only his second year racing and he’s beating kids that have been training and racing for a lot longer than he has. He doesn’t rub it in with other riders either. He just rides hard, crushes the competition, and then quietly chills and enjoys the victory. Then he gets to work preparing for the next race.” With two more races to go, including the state championships in Cedar City on Oct.18-19, Brock has his sights set high.
“I would like to finish this year as the state champion, race in other leagues and continue to improve every year,” he said. Even with the exciting competitive parts of racing, Brock says that his favorite part about racing is all the people he meets and friends he has made. He said that he’d like to tell others who are thinking about racing, that it is a lot of fun and you’ll make a lot of friends.(Brown is a sophomore at Payson High School and lifelong soccer player. He enjoys learning about the athletic journeys of other student-athletes through writing this column.)
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The new Jeep Gladiator makes for a thrilling ride By Craig and Deanne Conover
What happens when you cross a Jeep with a truck? Out comes the new Gladiator, which after our test drive week we were affectionately calling our “Jeep Truck!” And who better to really come up with what we could have to call a hybrid truck than Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, they have a great truck offering with their Ram line and for off-roading Jeep can’t be beat in that category, They have solidified the activity that we all call “Jeeping,” no matter what vehicle we drive, an actual word in most everyone’s vocabulary. We were super excited to have the Gladiator come out for a week especially in the summer months when we could get some real Utah mountain time in. In the past it seems when a Jeep came to our house there was always snow on the ground. Not a bad thing as we have never had any problems conquering anything Mother Nature can through at Utah in the winter with a Jeep. But getting to go places where that would be off limits in the snow, made the week so much better. On the Sunday of our test week we took the opportunity to attend the Springville Rotary’s Sunday in the Park event up Hobble Creek Canyon where we had an awesome steak lunch! We then spent some time looking at the many cars they had in their car show which proved to be larger than ever, it did turn out that we had the only Gladiator on site that day! After that is just seemed prudent to continue up the Right Hand Fork of Hobble Creek Canyon and take the Gladiator over the top and down into the Strawberry Reservoir area. After getting off the pavement we switched the Jeep into 4 wheel high mode and it handled the roads up over the top with no problem at all. We hit from 5 to 7 percent grades at times not anything two serious so we had to find a place to really try out the Gladiator. That we did up in the Rays Valley area we found a hill that hit 15 percent grade and conquered it with hardly any effort at all, even with the longer wheel base of the Gladiator. We did find that it drove differently than the shorter two door Jeep, with not quite as sharp of a turning radius. After arriving at the reservoir, we continued to stay in the mountains to the south and found some really great back country to explore. Having a vehicle with the capabilities of a Jeep just makes it easy to get anywhere and see sights that we would not usually get to experience.
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Deanne with the new 2020 Jeep Gladiator high in the Wasatch Mountains east of Utah County.
We found that the grass to still be very green in the area even considering it was mid-August making our trek through the Utah back country as beautiful as possible. We were even able to take a quick hike on a nature trail near Strawberry and saw many fish in the crystal clear waters. The new Gladiator Rubicon is just as much of a Jeep as a regular Rubicon with a top that comes off, doors that can be taken off and of course the front window can even be lowered just like the Jeeps of yesteryear. In fact the Rubicon came with all the tool necessary to make this happen as part of the package. Having the short bed did allow us to pick up a couple of loads of wood at the local hardware store on Saturday also, giving the Gladiator even more talents folks will be able to use. Right now the Gladiator comes with the time honored 3.6 liter Pentastar engine the produces a nice 285 horsepower and 260 ft.-lbs. of torque. This set up allows for a payload of up to 1600 pounds and will tow up to 7650 pounds. Not bad for the midsized truck, that would allow for most weekend adventures pulling boats, jet skis and small mobile homes along with the added payload capabilities turning every weekend into an adventure. There is scheduled to be an Ecodiesel option coming in 2020 of a 3.0 liter V6 that will keep the horsepower the same but will increase torque to 442 ft.-lbs. Now that will be a climbing machine! With the Jeep set to 4 wheel low and crawl engaged the Gladiator can be set to go from 1 to 5 miles per hour without the driver
having to use the accelerator. This is a great feature when precise control of steering is necessary. The Rubicon also came with a forward facing camera that could be engaged when ‘crawling’ through the back country to also help with the drivers view of the trail and what obstacles needed to be taken on. Standard transmission on the Gladiator will be a manual 6 speed, however there is an 8 speed automatic that is available and is what our test ride came with. We would prefer the automatic to the standard just for everyday driving, however the true enthusiasts will want to opt for the manual for total control of those off road exploits. Inside the new Gladiator is all jeep with the Rubicon featuring leather clad seats that were heated for the cold winter months, along with an 8 inch Uconnect touchscreen. This controlled all of the many infotainment functions like other FCA products with pinch and swipe iPad like technology. This new system is very high definition which we really like especially when backing onto trailers it is not as affected by the sun late in the day. It was also just a clear when looking ahead again a huge help when off-road. The new Gladiator definitely has a look all its own should become a leader in the midsized truck category when it comes to getting out of doors and conquering all that nature has to offer. It will definitely increase the number of things to get out and do! Base Price: $43,545 Price as Driven: $60,380
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How many throw pillows do you really need?
Photo by Joe Capell
It’s Time to Throw the Throw Pillows By Joe Capell
A screen door for a submarine. Pet rocks. A Halloween costume for the family cat. That parsley sprig on your plate at the restaurant. “Reality” television. There are a lot of useless things in this world. Add throw pillows to that list. We went on vacation a while back, and when we got to the bed we were supposed to sleep on, there were TWELVE pillows on it! Two of the pillows were good old normal bed pillows in pillowcases--you know, the kind of pillow you sleep with. The other ten pillows were superfluous throw pillows. Before we could sleep on the bed, we had to get rid of those pillows. How? Well, by throwing them, of course! (Hence the name, “throw pillows.”) And where did we throw them? There was no box or hamper designated for throw pillows, so we had to throw them on the floor. And with that many throw pillows strewn about the room, I considered myself fortunate that I didn’t accidentally step on one and twist my ankle. Why so many throw pillows? What are you supposed to do with them? Without a pillow case, you can’t really
sleep on them. If not for sleep, why are they there? To look pretty? I’ve got news for you: they aren’t that pretty. They’re just a big pile of fluffy uselessness! Of course, throw pillows don’t always come in huge herds of ten or more. They most commonly appear as pairs--one on each end of a standard, three-cushioned couch. A standard, three-cushion couch can comfortably seat three people at once, one on each cushion, unless two of those cushions are partially covered by throw pillows. Because the throw pillows take up room on each end of the couch, only two people can sit, and even then, they would most likely be sitting uncomfortably on the cracks between the cushions. The only way to adequately seat three people on a three-cushioned couch is if the two people sitting on the outer edges pick up and hold the throw pillows on their lap, or THROW them out of the way. So, not only are the throw pillows useless, but they actually make the couch less functional. Throw pillows are pointless, annoying, and serve no actual purpose. They’re just for show. They’re as useful as calligraphy on a billboard. So, the next time you see a throw pillow, do what I do: throw it! (Capell is a Serve Daily contributor.)
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