Serve Daily Volume 7, Issue 70 March 2018

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UVU grad competes for Ghana in Winter Olympics he trained and honed his sprinting skills.

At 22, he came to the U.S. where he was awarded a scholarship from Utah Valley University. He began studying and competing on the track and field team in 2008.

He graduated in 2013.

Like many athletes, he had Olympic dreams in Track and Field that were dashed by injury. A Dutch coach, Nicola Minichiello, introduced him to skeleton. In an Olympic interview, he said, “I just loved the feeling. It was like going through a canyon on a motorcycle with no speed limit. It was like dancing with the ice.”

By Megan Wallgren for Serve Daily Former Utah Valley University track and field sprinter and Utah resident Akwasi Frimpong became the first-ever skeleton athlete to represent Ghana in the Winter Olympics when he competed on February 15 in PyeongChang, South Korea. He is only the second Ghanaian ever to participate in the Winter Games.

Frimpong placed 30th in both runs.

Frimpong told media members his run wasn't about medals, but “to come in and say, here we do not have ice, but we can do it. And we did it.”

Frimpong was born on February 11, 1986, in Ghana. He immigrated to the Netherlands at the age of eight. There

Akwasi Frimpong on the skeleton.

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Nebo Students at SHHS Deliver Random Act of Kindness

By Lana Hiskey for Serve Daily Salem Hills High School (SHHS) students delivered kindness and support across the United States to Marjorie Stoneman Douglas (MDS) High School students in Parkland, Florida. If you have ever been a part of Salem Hills High, you know that the school culture focuses on supporting each other and others as well as changing the world with goodness.

This past week when the school heard of the tragic shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, many students and faculty felt the urge to reach out in some way.

The finance office technician, Kathy Christensen, was planning a vacation and happened to be traveling to Florida in the coming days. When she realized she would be within an hour’s drive of Parkland, she came up with an idea. Students at SHHS created two large posters on which many were able to send a small message of hope, empathy, and 2

A poster from Salem Hills High School hangs in Parkland, Florida.

Knock, knock, it’s your neighbor, here to save your life Inside Many South Utah County EMS teams are staffed by volunteers.

Photo: Salem Emergency Medical Association

By Ken Wright for Serve Daily Your neighbor may knock on your door for many reasons: a cup of sugar; because your dog has, once again left a little something on his lawn; or to return your kid’s baseball that went into his backyard. But if you call 911 for a medical emergency in most of South Utah County, there’s a high likelihood it will be one of your neighbors coming to the rescue.

Utah County, and particularly the south county area, has a history of volunteer Emergency Medical Service (EMS) dating back to the late 1980’s. The cities of Springville and Spanish Fork have seen sufficient growth in population and tax base to support some level of either fulltime or part-time EMS personnel who actually wait at a station for calls with volunteers or paid-call augmenting service in 1 compassion to the students of MSD High School. It would be a small gesture, but would give our students a chance to reach out and do something in the face of helplessness.

Kathy took the posters with her on her flight and then drove to the school with no idea how or where to deliver the message to MSD students. In her words, “We approached some police officers and asked them where would be the best place to hang or hand over the posters. I really was amazed how kind and helpful they were considering the chaos and overwhelming sadness their community had recently experienced." Kathy continued, “They directed us to Parkland Park, where a memorial had been set up. We were approached immediately by parents of students from MSD High School. We cried with them as they shared their children's experiences of that tragic day with us. They invited us to their church and prayer service which we graciously accepted. They helped us

the evening or in instances of excessive call demand.

Cities like Salem, Woodland Hills, Elk Ridge, Payson and Santaquin still rely solely on neighbors helping neighbors for free- or darn close to it. EMS volunteers make a potentially life-saving difference where city budgets cannot support fulltime EMS coverage. A single, 24/7 ambulance requires about six personnel for full-time coverage at a cost of about half a million dollars per year.

“Part-time” and “volunteer” doesn’t mean less professional. Some who serve as volunteers or part-timers in their own communities are full-time EMS personnel, some up to the paramedic level, at “big city” agencies. Additionally, all personnel (volunteer or full time) have to pass the same initial training, national certification, and state licensure. They are also required to complete regular training hang our posters, and people immediately swarmed to read the beautiful messages our students wrote.”

Almost immediately following the delivery and hanging of the posters, a parent from the school wrote Mr. Peery an email thanking him for the act of kindness. Michael Macleod wrote: “Principal Peery, Assistant Principal White and Assistant Principal Reynolds - Thank you, your faculty and your students for sending your poster boards of support. I wasn't certain if anyone sent you photos of how they are displayed, so I thought I would take a few photos from last night and this morning to show you.

I’m not sure of the connection between your school and ours but I was particularly moved by this incredibly thoughtful gesture. My son is a junior at Douglas and managed to come home safely, but we mourn those who did not return to their families.

“In the photos, on the stage, you can

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to maintain certification and licensure.

Some agencies cover the cost of initial training and certification, either through up-front payment or reimbursement, and all either provide or pay for the required on-going training. Initial output for the equipment, books, and instruction for an EMT-Basic course is about $1,200.

Your local volunteers may be tradesmen, stay-at-home moms, retirees, or a variety of other professionals in their “real lives”, but they are all about the response when they are on call.

Agencies fielding volunteer responders generally require a minimum response time to the station to be ready to roll in the ambulance. Salem, for instance, requires a responder be no more than four minutes from the station when on call. Woodland Hills volunteers are on the pager 24/7, but respond only if available.

All agencies work in a system of mutual cooperation. Spanish Fork or Payson may roll into Salem if the Salem ambulance is tied up and vice versa. Woodland Hills and Elk Ridge, which do not yet have the personnel and licensure to staff an ambulance, rely on Salem and Payson for transport after their own personnel have arrived and begun initial care.

There is great cooperation and comradery among all teams.

For information regarding how you can get involved, either actively or by other support, see your city’s web page for additional information. see the 17 angels illuminated last night, and your poster boards are displayed in the front. Thank you again for your act of kindness and please extend our gratitude to the students and faculty who helped to organize this display. It means a lot to the entire community here in Parkland.”

One SHHS student, Sadie Stewart, who wrote her Instagram handle on the poster received messages of gratitude from a student at MSD who said, “I want to say thank you for the poster. Us here in Parkland greatly appreciate it and I sat here crying reading all of y’alls signatures and condolences to us. Seeing this at the memorial is awesome and I just wanted to say thank you from Parkland and Coral Springs Florida.”

In the face of immeasurable sadness, it is heartwarming when a small group of dedicated individuals can reach out and make a small difference. SHHS students and faculty are changing the world.

Community U.S. Veteran p. 4

Community It’s too quiet! p. 7

Education Sweet Valentines p. 11

Education Native American students p. 12

Education Nebo love letters p. 17

Business John Curtis speaks p. 20

Around Town Secret Pictographs p. 24

Around Town Braden Rymer p. 26

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What’s A Photo Worth?

By Cynthia Coulon for Serve Daily

Most of us walk around with a camera (phone) in our hand capturing multiple pictures a day. Pictures of ourselves. Pictures of our friends. Even pictures of our food.

In fact, it’s estimated that 200,000 plus photos are taken and uploaded to social media every minute.

We have albums and boxes full of photographic moments from the past. We have thousands of digital photos stored on our computers and online. We honestly have more photos than we know what to do with!

And so, in our photo-filled lives, it’s hard to imagine that there are people around us who haven’t enjoyed the same simple luxury of having pictures. To them, the worth of just a single photo or two can be priceless.

That’s where My Story Matters comes in! This local charitable organization captures the photos and stories of deserving children and families in our communities.

Photos and stories are then turned into beautiful custom storybooks that are gift-

Photos : My Story Matters

My Story Matters participant Jesse Ng’etich. ed to these everyday heroes.

My Story Matters founder, Amy Chandler of Springville, explains, “So many of the individuals we work with have never had their photograph taken, or they may own a select few pictures.

The photography process at our events

Protect young minds

By Miriam Hall for Serve Daily My name is Miriam Hall, and I have served for almost a year as Miss Springville/Mapleton. My pageant service platform is “Education on the Harms of Pornography”. During my year of service, the most helpful and effective resources I have found for parents are located on the website www.protectyoungminds.org.

Recently, with sponsor donations, I purchased and donated both of the following children’s books to each elementary school PTO in Springville and Mapleton: "Good Pictures, Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids" "Good Pictures, Bad Pictures JR: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds" Each PTO President was provided with information about how they can get a 40-45% discount on the books through a

bulk order to make them available for the parents of the students in their schools.

Both books are fantastic in helping parents strengthen their kids against the harmful effects of pornography. Parents, ask your local elementary school PTO president about the book discount if you are interested in this offer.

Protect Young Minds has a mission to, “Empower parents, professionals and community leaders to protect young kids from pornography…”

I strongly encourage everyone to use the free resources on their website, including fantastic parent guides and helpful blog posts. Every parent can gain skills in addressing the topic of pornography with their children in a sensitive but confident way.

Resources on www.protectyoungmids. org are focused on ways to “Prevent and Prepare”, “Help and Heal” and “Share and Speak Up”.

Free guides include:

helps participants gain confidence, realize their importance, and feel beautiful over and over as talented photographers encourage them to let their inner light shine.

These photos allow participants to truly see that their story matters and that they are the heroes on their journey. Of course, we could not do what we do without volunteer photographers sharing their talents so generously!”

Local volunteer photographers who share their time and talents make each custom storybook possible. At a My Story Matters event, each photographer sets up an indoor or outdoor station where participants come for a several-minute photo shoot.

There are 12 different photo stations at each event.

The goal is to capture the personalities, hopes, dreams, strengths, values, and unique attributes of each person who is photographed. The caring interest shown by the photographers is another very valuable part of the whole experience for the participants.

Photographer, Lisa Chriss of Salt Lake City, has been volunteering with My Sto-

ry Matters for over a year.

She said, “I have never come away from an event without a huge smile on my face. I love it!”

Lisa has her own business where she specializes in photographing families, seniors, missionaries, maternity, and performing arts.

She is also a Church Service Missionary Photographer for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Jo Warenski, of Spanish Fork, is another photographer who frequently volunteers at My Story Matters events. Jo explained, “My love and compassion continues to grow with each new event as I meet new people from all over Utah and many other parts of the world. It is such a privilege to work with My Story Matters.”

Volunteers like Lisa and Jo make a big difference as they share their time, compassion, and skills!

If you’d like to be a part of the My Story Matters process, there’s a place for you!

Please visit www.mystorymatters.org and check out all the ways you can get involved in sharing the gift of story.

- Quick-start Guide for Proactive Parents - The SMART Plan for Parents: Helping Kids Who Have Seen or Sought Out Pornography - The Share and Speak Up Guide This resource will help you confidently

join the effort to educate our community on the harms of pornography.Take advantage of these excellent resources, share them with your family and friends and help spread the word, so we can all work together to “Protect Young Minds”.

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The NRA Foundation Awards $2900 to U.S. Veteran Roland Mower the Utah Scholastic Clay Target Program

By Brian Beard for Serve Daily

The NRA Foundation has awarded the Utah Scholastic Clay Target Program (Utah SCTP) a grant totaling $2918 to fund the purchase of clay targets and target throwers. "We are very excited about the opportunity to expand our fundraising efforts with the new machines and targets," said Brian Beard, President of Utah SCTP, "and are pleased the NRA is making an investment in our community."

The Utah Scholastic Clay Target Program is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to educating youth in Utah about wildlife conservation and firearm safety and promoting youth shotgun shooting sports on a competitive and scholastic level throughout the State of Utah. Their purpose is to provide train-

ing and guidance to the youth shooting programs of Utah, with the goal of developing self-confidence, self-esteem, self-reliance, respect, personal discipline, responsibility, citizenship, teamwork, and sportsmanship through regular practice and competition at local, state, and national events. Currently, there are seven teams in the state of Utah totaling approximately 150 youth participants.

“Shooting is one of the most expensive sports today's youth can participate in.

The generosity of the NRA Foundation is crucial in allowing us to strengthen our fundraising efforts and to enable more of Utah's youth to participate in this program,” said Beard.

For more information on the Program, or to inquire about a youth shotgun shooting team in your area, call Utah SCTP at (385) 323-0815 or send an email to utahsctp@gmail.com.

Photo: Ed Helmick

Roland Mower

By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily When I first met 90-year-old Roland Mower at the Mervyn Sharp Bennion Veterans home he was wearing a tee shirt that proclaimed “I Will Fly for Food.” I commented about the shirt and Roland replied, “Yes I did and yes I will.” Being an aviation enthusiast and a flight instructor I knew I was in for an interesting experience.

Roland was born in 1928 in Fairview, Utah. In 1944 he and several schoolmates joined the Navy. He was in the 9th grade and 16 years old at the time. When asked why they joined the Navy he said they thought the white hats were cute.

Roland was sent to boot camp in San Diego. He was then trained as a gunner and assigned to the Heavy Cruiser USS Pensacola as part of the Northern Japan Islands Invasion Group.

Armistice with Japan formally occurred on September 2, 1945. Roland and his crewmates went ashore as part of the early occupying force and were told to take no guns or weapons with them.

He was initially concerned about this but found the Japanese people polite and he discovered they made good beer. He also commented that after a few weeks the school children were wearing uniforms to school.

In September 1946, he was transferred from the USS Pensacola to the USS Columbus. While in Long Beach, California he witnessed the test flight of the Howard

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Hughes Spruce Goose on November 2, 1947, which he found pretty exciting.

Roland’s Navy service included a tour of the Panama Canal Zone and then assigned to the Battleship USS Missouri for a cruise to Lisbon, Portugal, France and Algeria. He received an honorable discharge from the Navy December 17, 1948.

Shortly after his discharge Roland married a young woman that he met in Florida. Wondering what to do with his life and encouraged by his wife Nona he enrolled in Chicago’s Industrial Training Institute studying to be an Aircraft and Industrial Instrument Technician.

In 1949, Roland and his wife moved to Salt Lake City for a job because he wanted to get back to his home state of Utah. He took a GED test and scored high enough to be considered a high school graduate. Next, he was counseled to enroll in the University of Utah as an Air Force ROTC student. He graduated with B.S. in Geography and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve on June 1, 1955. On September 13, 1955, was inducted into the Air Force.

Roland was told that he had the aptitude to be a pilot and that became the next step in his career graduating from pilot training October 31, 1956. He was assigned to the 3510 Flight Training Wing in the 3511 Training Squadron as a T-39 Sabreliner instructor.

Air Force VIP flights were a later part of his duty and one of the most memorable occurred on October 27, 1961, when he flew Vice President Lindon B. Johnson from Ft. Worth to Washington, DC. Graduate education continued in the Air Force and Roland eventually earned a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Utah.

Roland and his wife were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple in May 1963 before moving to Colorado Springs to teach at the USAF Academy to teach for three years.

To continue his Air Force career he volunteered for Viet Nam in 1967 where he continued to fly the T-39 on VIP transport missions.

Roland has many fascinating stories about this era in his life. After retiring from the Air Force Dr. Roland Mower taught at the University of North Dakota and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. An interesting life for a farm boy from Fairview, Utah.

Never Dull in Payson

Photo: Ed Helmick

Kerry Morton

By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily There is a small business in Payson that specializes in sharpening anything that cuts. The list of things that can be sharpened is long and includes knives, scissors, shears, pencil sharpeners, paper cutters, garden tools, drill bits, saw blades, chainsaws, and he even sharpened a sod cutting tool for a landscaper who said after it was sharpened that “it worked like a hot knife through butter.”

The man behind this one-man business is 69-year-old Kerry Morton and he calls

his business Mor-Sharp Sharpening Service. Kerry has a shop in the basement of his house at 1109 W. 1150 S., located between Walmart and the Payson Temple, in Heritage Village. He also makes “house calls” when necessary and you can call him for a free estimate. His shop rate is $35 per hour, and he can sharpen 12 knives or 3 saw blades in an hour. The phone number for Kerry Morton at MorSharp is (801)-609-7199.

Beyond the excellent sharpening business, Kerry Morton is a wonderful and amazing person who will not retire.

With a Masters Degree and at one time a nearly completed Ph.D. in psychology he worked for the Utah Department of Corrections at the State Prison for just short of 21 years. He then he worked as a bailiff in the Salt Lake County Court System for 12 years. With that work history behind him is still energetic and enthusiastic about working at the LDS Temple in Payson two days a week. One day he serves as an ordinance worker and the other day he works as an engineer maintaining the temple and he has the nickname of “squeak killer.” He also enjoys making knives as well as sharpening them. In his small, but very well organized, basement shop he also makes small wooden toys for the grandchildren.

Kerry Morton at age 69 is not living a dull life and is a great role model for us all.

EDITORIAL

Springville students honored by Mayor

Pictured with their families are the nine Mayor Recognition Award recipients: Alexi Love, Jesus Hernandez, Brynn Jones, Molly Hunter, Levi Palmer, Kevin Pau Rojas, Gavin Jones, Madoc Jones and Deagan Rosenlof.

By Shannon M. Acor for Serve Daily SPRINGVILLE — The Springville City Council Chambers was filled with some pretty amazing students and their parents in February as Mayor Richard Child and the City Council honored them for their community service and involvement in the Springville Junior High Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA).

A few of the note-worthy projects they have been involved in are; fundraising efforts raising over $25,000 to help assist Mihkenna Merrill with her medical expenses, picking pumpkins and gourds for Harvest Farms, volunteering with Happy

Valley Farmer’s Market and helping with Red Ribbon Week.

The SJHS PTSA is led by wonderful parent volunteers. PTSA President Tess Jones describes the students she works with as “hard working, sincere, dedicated and having great attitudes.”

The nine Mayor Recognition Award receipients: Alexi Love, Jesus Hernandez, Brynn Jones, Molly Hunter, Levi Palmer, Kevin Pau Rojas, Gavin Jones, Madoc Jones and Deagan Rosenlof, Look around you. Nominate a student serving others and working hard at www. springville.org/mayoraward. We would love to see them at our next city council awards.

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Don’t fix what is not broken An open letter to the Utah State Legislature Dear Utah State Law-Makers, Like the Philadelphia Eagles motto "We all we got, we all we need." American Eagles like you, me and our fellow US citizens have the Constitution for the United States of America; and the Constitution for the United States of America, as constituted, is all we need to remain American Eagles.

Don't try and fix what is not broken!

The Constitution for the United States of America is sacred ground sanctified by the sacrifices of the God-fearing, inspired and committed people who wrote it and have fought to establish and maintain it for almost two-hundred and fifty years.

Don't tread on it with a constitutional convention that will amend liberty and justice for all under God. Sincerely, Michael W. Jarvis Salt Lake City, Utah

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GINNY’S GENEALOGICAL GEMS The First Commandment of genealogical research

By Ginny Ackerson for Serve Daily After a couple of recent experiences with “family lore” leading people astray in searching for their families, I am going to talk about the First Genealogical Commandment — THOU SHALT BEGIN WITH WHAT YOU KNOW!!

A mild example of what I am speaking about was my father. When searching for him in recent records, his name appeared as Ray Clarence.

However, I could not locate his birth record. I did find a passport application that noted “…name does not match that on birth record” and the list of additional records needed for proof of identification, but it did not mention the name on his birth certificate.

I had sent for his birth certificate several times with no success.

When the Virginia birth records went online, I was finally able to locate his

original birth record, which had been legally amended in the 1940’s to reflect the name my father went by.

A friend had run into a dead end on one of her lines, George Brown, and asked for my help.

After analyzing the information presented I realized that her George had been born in northwest Tennessee and the George that she thought was hers was born, married and raised his children in

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southeast Tennessee, hundreds of miles away.

Her George had married then moved across the river to Kentucky, raised his family and died there, less than five miles from where he was born.

All of this was documented in his marriage and death records, his children’s birth, marriage and death records, the census, military and other governmental records.

His obituary listed his wife, children, parents and siblings and further proved the link. Someone in her family had found a George Brown in Tennessee about the right age and made the connection without going from the known (his son James, who was her grandfather) and finding the documents needed to prove the relationship.

Another friend really wanted to join the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) so found a Revolutionary War soldier with her maiden name and traced him “forward” until she had “proved” her

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pedigree.

Unfortunately, she was in error. She finally started with herself and went backward, finding two legitimate Revolutionary War veterans in her other lines, thus qualifying her to join the DAR. Next month I will talk about the second genealogical commandment…. How to locate as many records as possible to verify what you think you know and move your pedigree forward.

The Funnyish Files Fred Barber recognized

Beware The Sound of Silence! for increasing handicap

access for duck hunters

By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily

Photo: Joe Capell

Charlee helps herself to a snack.

By Joe Capell for Serve Daily Children make a lot of noise. They make sad noises when they cry. They make annoying noises when they argue with each other. They make happy sounds when they are playing. They make giggly sounds when they are laughing. There are good sounds and bad sounds, but there is one sound that is scarier than them all: The sound of silence.

If a child is making no sound at all, it's time to get worried. Chances are they are getting into something they shouldn't be getting into, and they don't want you to find out about it.

When my kids are being absolutely quiet, it might mean they have snuck into the pantry and are eating cereal right out of the box. (Or the floor, which is where a lot of the cereal ends up.)

When my kids are being absolutely quiet, it might mean that they have snuck into my room, climbed onto my bed, grabbed the remote, and tried to order Netflix. (My youngest is not yet two years old, but he consistently tries to get us signed up for Netflix.)(Meanwhile, my three-year-old likes to push buttons on the remote while yelling, "Come on, Elmo!" At our house, we call this "Elmo roulette.")

When my kids are being absolutely quiet, it might mean they have grabbed a crayon and/or marker and are redecorating our refrigerator.

When my kids are being absolutely quiet, it might mean they might have snuck away to the cat food dish, where they will eat the cat food and/or splash in the cat water.

When my kids are being absolutely quiet, it might mean they have ventured off to the bathroom, where they are (very quietly) unrolling every last square of the toilet paper.

When my kids are being absolutely quiet, it might mean that they've wandered into the kitchen to turn off the dishwasher in the middle of a cycle. (Yes, it has a "Child Lock" feature. Unfortunately, the only one of us who has figured out how to use the "Child Lock" is the child under the age of two.)

Having said all of this, there are rare occasions when the silence is good. Every once in a while, when my kids are being quiet, it might mean they have grabbed a book and are reading.

And, on the rarest of occasions, when my kids are being quiet, it might mean they have curled up with a blanket and are taking a nap. That's when the silence is golden!

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Fred Barber of Payson has received special recognition from the Chairbound Sportsman Organization for his work as Project Manager on a grant from Cabela’s for improving access for handicapped duck hunters.

The grant was for $3,700 and a volunteer donated $100 to finish the work.

Two large blinds were built to accommodate two wheelchairs each at one time, plus seating for volunteers and room for supplies. Four propane heaters were purchased. Sometimes the heaters are not enough for our paralyzed sportsman and two, oversized, electric coats large enough to fit over the existing cloths allowing more time in the hunting blind.

These improvements were made at the Long Neckers Duck Club in Fayette, Utah. Decoy ducks and clay pidgins were also purchased with the Cabela grant funds. Fred Barber spent countless hours of volunteer time to make the handicap access improvements described here.

Photo: Ed Helmick

Fred Barber As a result of these improvements in late 2017, a total of 24 Chairbound hunters were able to participate in one-day duck hunts. That is an increase from 9 in 2016. The Chairbound Sportsman Organization’s motto is Making the Outdoors Possible for the physically handicapped.

If you would like to make a donation for the great work that they do they are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for your tax-deductible donation. Their annual banquet is scheduled for the Provo Marriott Hotel, April 7. Call Kenneth Vaughn at (801) 499-9770.

Utah County healthcare facilities speak out about prescription opiods

By Lisa May for Serve Daily Addiction and prescription pain medications, also known as opioids, is an epidemic in Utah and across the nation.

For many, addiction began as a legal prescription. To educate the public about this health crisis, Intermountain Healthcare, MountainStar Healthcare, Wasatch Mental Health, Utah County Department of Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Treatment and the state's prevention campaign, Use Only as Directed, have joined forces to encourage Utah County residents to Speak Out, Opt Out and Throw Out their prescription opioids.

Leader from participating healthcare organizations joined with local prevention experts and Utah County Commissioner Bill Lee to unveil a widespread public awareness campaign in February.

The gravity of the problem in Utah County, including the particularly hard-hit Payson community, is underscored by Utah Department of Health data that reports Utah County is one of the top five hotspots in the state for emergency department visits due to opioid misuse and overdose.

Large-scale messaging throughout the hospitals and clinics will educate patrons to the fact that 7,000 opioid prescriptions are issued each day in Utah, increasing the chance of misuse or abuse. It can take just seven days to develop a physical dependency on opioids.

Partners in the initiative are encouraging Utah County residents to Speak Out, by having a conversation with their doctor about the potential risks of opioids and Opt Out of prescription pain medications in favor of other CDC recommended, effective alternatives.

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Obituary

Edwin L. Westover

Make your community a better place

By Brown Family Mortuary for Serve Daily

Beloved husband and father, Edwin Lauroyd Westover, age 86, of Santaquin Utah, passed away on February 5, 2018, following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was born June 23, 1931, in Joseph City, Arizona, to Edwin Lloyd and Laura Hudson Westover.

He married his love LaDean Lamb on March 26, 1958, in the St. George, Utah Temple, and together they had seven children. He served in the Spanish American Mission and was in the Army during the Korean War. He graduated from Brigham Young University and was employed by Geneva (Keigley Quarry). He loved being in his orchards or on the mountain, but his greatest joy was his family. He was so proud of his posterity for whom he continually expressed his love.

He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in various callings. He was a stake patriarch at the time of his death. He had unwavering faith in Heavenly Father’s plan of Salvation and Jesus Christ’s special role in that plan. He was the epitome of Christlike attributes. He always saw the good in everyone and believed with all his heart that people can change. He had a kind disposition, and the world was a better place because he was in it. He will be dearly missed.

Ed is preceded in death by his parents, Laura and Lloyd Westover; siblings, Sherla Bingham, Ray Westover, Nora DeGraw and grandson Zachary

Mapleton EMS Volunteer

All training will be provided. In addition, the department will provide training and cover the cost of an EMT or higher certification course in exchange for a one-year commitment. Volunteers also receive a uniform and a small nominal fee while on call. While on duty volunteers must be able to respond to the Public Safety Building within five minutes of a call-out. Drivers must be at least 21 and EMT’s must be at least 18. To apply complete an employment application available at www.mapleton.org. We are always in service and need your help.

Contact Nichi Hunt at 801-491-8048 or nhunt@mapleton.org.

Edwin L. Westover Westover.

He is survived by his wife, LaDean Westover; children, Robert (Sherrie) Westover, Gary Westover, Linda (Randall) Larsen, Janice (Michael) Sorensen, Mark (Rebecca) Westover, Karen (Jared) Blauer, Sherri Taylor, and sisters, Carol Avery and Nadine Alexander. He and LaDean have twenty-two grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren, who think he is the greatest person on earth.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Santaquin Utah Stake Center, 45 S 500 W. Viewings will also be held at the stake center, Friday, February 9th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and Saturday from 9:00 to 10:40 am prior to services. Interment with military rites will be in the Santaquin City Cemetery.

Stocking Volunteer

Tabithas Way is a not for profit local food pantry. We are looking for volunteers that can commit to a 2-3 hour shift once a week as our Stockers in Spanish Fork. Times that these volunteers are needed for this position are 8:30-11:30 am & 11-2 pm Tuesday through Friday. The responsibility for this position will be to check, sort and stock cans in the pantry for our clients.You might also help sort food in the warehouse as well! Tabitha’s Way redistributes nearly 80,000 pounds of food each month, and we cant do it without the help of many!

Contact Mariela Pastrana at 801-7098573 or mariela@tabithasway.org.

Addiction Support

Building Beginnings is a nonprofit organization designed to help those in recovery from drugs and alcohol. We provide meaningful construction projects for addicts in recovery to give back and serve the communities they once destroyed. In

order to help, we are in constant need of funds and resources. Monetary donations will be used for addicts in recovery in the following ways: On the job training, case management, transportation costs, procurement of tools, assistance with housing. Donations of time, resources and materials are greatly appreciated.

Visit bbrecovery.net or contact Ryan Hymas at 801-652-9241.

Visiting with Veterans

The Mervyn S. Bennion Central Utah Veteran’s Home is a 108 bed facility that is home for veterans or their spouses.

Come prepared to help set up and get residents to and from main activity room helping with various arts, or entertainment projects. The time for these events are Monday through Saturday 10:15am to noon and 2:15pm to 4pm. People who are interested in volunteering more that 10 hours a month will have to fill out more paperwork. Contact Bree Solomon at 801-465-5416 or breann.solomon@ avalonhealthcare.com

Tutor Local Children

RSVP connects you with a school local to you that has students in need of extra attention 1-2 hours a week. Locations in Springville, Spanish Fork, and Mapleton. RSVP is one of the largest senior volunteer organizations in the country.

RSVP places volunteers 55+ where they are needed most in the community. Enjoy benefits of joining this FREE program: flexible hours & days, supplemental insurance coverage, mileage reimbursement, Sharetix event tickets, recognition events. Contact Katie Chase, Volunteer Coordinator at 801-229-3820 or email rsvp@mountainland.org.

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DUP Museum is ready for action A stick pull game at the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers museum in Springville.

By Sandy Allison for Serve Daily The Daughters of the Utah Pioneer’s Museum in Springville will be open for the season beginning Friday, March 2nd.

Learn about the early peoples of the area through pictures, artifacts, histories and even video. They will bring what once was to life.

Admission is free. Tours are available for groups. Please email at springmapdup@gmail.com for a reservation. The phone will be answered Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 1-4. 801-491-2076.

Springville-Mapleton Pioneer Museum Old Carnegie Library Building 175 South Main Street Open Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 1-4 p.m.

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United Utah Party announces candidates for 2018 Utah County elections

By John Tomson for Serve Daily

On Wednesday, February 14, the United Utah Party announced its first wave of 2018 candidates for Utah County at the Historic Utah County Court House.

United Utah Party Chair Richard Davis attended the event and said that “We are delighted to present the first group of state legislative and local candidates to run on the UUP banner. Each one brings a fresh approach to government. They are young and new to politics and will offer a stark contrast to politicians. We hope voters will learn more about them and the United Utah Party they represent.”

The candidates who announced for the 2018 election include: Isaac Walters, candidate for House District 56. Mr. Walters is a Provo resident and earned a BA in Theater from BYU, an MFA in Directing from Columbia Uni-

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versity, and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Walters has spent a majority of his career in higher education and currently works at UVU. Hillary Stirling, candidate for House District 57. Ms. Stirling is a Pleasant Grove resident and received a BA in English from BYU and an AS in Paralegal Studies from UVU. She is currently employed with the law firm Mack and As-

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Eric Chase, candidate for House District 61. Mr. Chase is a Provo resident with a degree in Mechatronic Technologies from Utah Valley University.

Teri McCabe, candidate for Utah County Commissioner – Seat A. Ms. McCabe is a Provo resident and received her undergraduate and master’s degrees in Athletic Training from BYU.

Salem Emergency Medical offers “Stop the Bleed” first-aid class

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Local businesses donate $12,000 in sweets to school Valentine's Day project

By Brian Brinkerhoff for Serve Daily

SPANISH FORK -- Two Utah companies have shown their support to Spanish Fork High School students to help ensure no one is forgotten on Valentine's Day this year. Mrs. Call's Candy Company and V Chocolates have backed students with a goal to remind them that they are always remembered and valued.

Sterling Brinkerhoff, project organizer, commented, “Valentine's Day is primarily celebrated by couples, which is a lot of fun if you are part of a couple. For those that feel lonely or forgotten, it could be a tough holiday to enjoy. Last year one of our students was encouraged and helped to take her own life in Payson Canyon by someone she thought was her friend.

We want everyone to know that someone cares. We want to create something special this year to let the students know that someone is always there for them.”

Sterling, along with a number of students in the Parent Teacher Student Association, Scout Troop 98, the Benjamin First Ward, and the Spanish Fork Youth City Council built 1000 origami flowers that were originally designed by Sterling several years ago. Sterling thanked the volunteers, “I never could have finished the flowers without the help of these volunteers. Each flower takes me approximately seven minutes to complete. To do all of them myself would have taken more than 116 hours.”

Sterling also discussed the design, “This Valentine's Day origami flower is unique in that it is patterned after the the lily instead of a rose. A heart folds out with a hidden message of hope and encouragement. The lily has been believed to represent, faith, wisdom and chivalry since the 14th century.”

To make it extra memorable for everyone involved, V Chocolates and Mrs. Call's Candy Company have both generously donated treats to the effort.

Sterling remarked,”Originally, I was not sure we would get any help, but Mr. McKee (our school Principal) believed in the cause and was willing to contribute personal funds to make this happen in

Volunteers made tubs full of Origami flowers for Valentine’s Day at Spanish Fork High School. ness to help. It never ceases to remind me of the goodness of others.”

A representative from V Chocolates noted, “We here at V Chocolates are happy for the opportunity to show our support in this project for Spanish Fork High School, and hope that our small donation will lift any spirits that need it. This is a worthy endeavor that caught our attention immediately, and we commend Sterling Brinkerhoff for his efforts to make a positive impact in his community.”

Sterling noted, “ I was originally drawn to V Chocolates because of their message to “Love Life.” With the tragic suicide

last year, their message spoke to me as I was trying to launch this project. They were extremely quick to respond and show how much they care. They truly backed it up with a beautiful selection of their finest truffles and caramels to sweeten the day.”

Mrs. Call's Candy Company also made an extremely generous contribution to the Valentine's Day project. Sterling exclaimed, “ I was shocked to learn that they were donating a pallet of their Dark Chocolate Caramels with Sea Salt to our school. I never anticipated this level of generosity. You never realize how cool it is until you see it all together in one place. I am forever changed to see how good people are in trying to make a difference. I feel extremely lucky to work with them and I know it will leave a lasting impression on everyone involved.”

Treats will be distributed to all students, faculty and staff at Spanish Fork High School on Valentine's Day. Sterling wrapped up, “I personally thank everyone who showed support for this project, whether it was helping to fold origami flowers, contribute treats or help ensure no one was forgotten. There are so many good people around us. I hope everyone touched by this project remembers the goodness of others when they face their greatest personal challenges. When times are toughest, someone is always there that cares.”

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Sterling Brinkerhoff case no one else was willing to support this.

I originally planned on only giving something small to the female students, but thanks to V Chocolates and Mrs. Call's Candy Company, we were able to expand our project to include something awesome for the entire school. I have been so impressed and grateful that these companies have shown such generous support. I respect them for their willing-

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Nebo’s Native American students experience the Utah State Capitol

By Lana Hiskey for Serve Daily SALT LAKE CITY —Nebo’s Native American students experienced the Utah State Capitol on Monday, February 5.

Three of our students Canyon Haveron, Salem Hills High; Ciera Alldredge, Payson High School; and Alfredo Quintana, Maple Mountain High, job shadowed senators and representatives in action.

Twenty-six native American students enjoyed the “Telling My Story” exhibit and discussed issues concerning the Native American community.

Students enjoyed seeing the artwork and sitting in the balcony where bills are passed into law. Many of the students had not visited the capitol before so it was a true learning experience.

The American Indian Caucus Day gathering took place right next door under the supervision of the Director of Division of Indian Affairs, Shirlee Silversmith, and her staff.

Nebo’s Native American director, Ei-

leen Quintana, said, “As Nebo students entered the tribal leaders’ assembly, we were honored to have Navajo Nation Vice President Jonathon Nez address our students with a special talk about responsibilities of future leaders!

“Goshute tribal Chairman Rupert Steele offered a prayer and blessed Nebo students on stage at this tribal leaders conference. We met and ate with Utah tribal leaders and delegates. They were very happy to see young Native American youth participating in this event,” Director Silversmith made arrangements for Nebo students to visit the Museum of Fine Arts which is usually closed on Mondays. However, they opened it for Nebo students to see the “Go West” exhibit, Art of the American Frontier from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

This exhibit examines the development and disruption of the American West through more than eighty original artworks by Euro-American and Plains Indian artists.

“I think what I kept hearing over and over from different people was this simple observation that I heard upon arriv-

Photo: Nebo School District

Nebo’s Native American students visit the State Capitol. al, ‘It warms my heart to see our youth showing up to an event like this and participating, your tribe needs you,’” said Quintana.

“Our field trip was informative and an

important teaching experience. We are currently tracking bills in an after-school lab that will impact our Native communities,” Quintana said.

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Maple Mountain Swim team works, and cheers, hard

By Megan Wallgren for Serve Daily

SPANISH FORK — The Maple Mountain High School swim team found success this year with a new coaching staff.

The Girls' Varsity team took 7th place at the state 5A swim meet. Overall, the team took 4th place at the region meet, with the men's team taking 5th and women's 4th.

Head coach Alix Hartley was proud of not only their accomplishments in the pool, but their sportsmanship. "This season we really came together as a team.

Almost every single swimmer dropped time in their events and got best times.

“Not only did they accomplish what they wanted in the pool they were accomplishing things outside of the pool. At almost every dual meet we went to; the coaches from the other team and some of the officials came up to tell us how nice our team was and how they cared about the facility we were visiting and left it very clean.

“They were also surprised how our swimmers were cheering for the opposing teams' swimmers as well. They felt their sportsmanship was amazing and I

feel like that's a big accomplishment," she said.

Junior Allyson Cook said, "I really enjoyed being unified as a team this season!

I felt like we were one big family and everyone was your cheerleader. I don't think there was one race that someone wasn't cheering us on."

Hartely attributed the team's success to hard work. "This year was the first year for the new coaching staff so there were a lot of adjusting and learning moments from both the swimmers and the coaches.

Every swimmer proved themselves this season by coming to practice and really putting work into the pool. It is not hard having to be at the pool at 5 a.m. every single morning but they encourage and pushed each other to be the best they can be.

“Between the hard work put in by the coaches and the hard work put in by the swimmers, there was a ton of success that was noticed by many other swim teams and their coaches," she said.

The hard work made for some memorable moments. Cook said, "One of the most memorable things that happened was when we were seeded 8th in our

ALA four day school week To the Editor, I'm writing to express my thoughts on American Leadership Academy's new four day school week. ALA is a charter school in Spanish Fork for K - 12. The school has been open since 2005. I have been going to ALA since I was in kindergarten. Now I am in 8th grade, and I still love the school. This year they changed to a four day school week. So far I have loved it. I have loved having the extra free time to study, catch up on homework, or even spend time with my family.

I don't think I could ever go back to Friday school. 3 day weekends are basically one of the best things ever.

Each school day is a little bit longer then the Nebo School District. The Junior High and High School go from 8:00 a.m. to 3:20 p.m., and lunch is only 30 minutes. Elementary is 8:15 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.

If needed, parents can pay a small amount to send their elementary students to school on Friday. Friday school is free for Title I kids who might need the extra help. Junior High and High School teach-

ers are also available on Fridays for students wanting extra help. Teachers have been able to use Friday for prep time. A 4 day school week is less stressful for teachers, students and parents. Fridays are also good for regular doctor and dentist appointments that usually have to be scheduled on weekdays.

The four day school week is especially great for student athletes traveling to games on Fridays, because they don't have to miss class on Fridays. The same goes for the many other students who participate in other extra curricular activities.

With these activities and competitions on Fridays, students can also support their friends and families by participating in the activities themselves and also not having to miss class.

There is a wait list to get into ALA, so if there's someone who thinks they might be interested, they should apply to get on the list now.

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Photo: Maple Mountain High School

A swimmer from Maple Mountain High School competes.

4x100 freestyle relay at state, but we ended up dropping 7 seconds, previously dropping 5 at region, and barely getting out touched and we got 4th place! I was so proud of the girls because we knew had worked hard."

Sydney Swenson, a senior, said "We achieved our goals because our coaches gave us a difficult but rewarding practice every single morning at 5 a.m. They made

me motivated to get a best time. Most importantly, I stopped looking at the place I took, but instead, I looked at my time to see if I had dropped time."

Junior Mallory Mckell said, "I enjoyed everything. This season was super great and I'm glad I got to be a part of it. I especially enjoyed the team dinners and bus rides where we got to bond as a team."

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Nebo School Board receives Master Board Award for the sixth year

By Lana Hiskey for Serve Daily Governor Gary Herbert recognized Nebo School Board of Education with the prestigious Master Board Award (MBA) for the sixth year in a row. The MBA award recognizes excellence in leading public schools in local neighborhoods and strengthening communities across the state. Governor Herbert stated that as leaders in Utah, it is critical that we work together to ensure high achievement for every student.

Research shows that highly effective boards boost student achievement.

Boards of education should be the "up front" leaders of public education. They are charged with the responsibility of creating the conditions within their school districts that will enable students to meet more rigorous knowledge and performance standards. This means boards taking responsibility for results even as they hold others in the school district accountable. This means that boards articulate the educational mission of the district and garner the public support and resources needed to achieve that mission.

Superintendent Rick Nielsen said, “The Master Board Award recognizes that

Nebo Board of Education is knowledgeable and provides vision and policy direction to ensure the success of students and employees of Nebo School District. The Nebo Board of Education is a committed, student-centered Board that is committed to increasing student learning.”

For this purpose, the Five Star Master of Boardmanship Award or MBA has been designed to help and encourage boards to become highly effective boards of education. There are five areas of achievement to become a five star board.

The Nebo School Board completed five areas of achievement.

1. Continuous Improvement: Continuous improvement is about paying attention to the quality of what we do to ensure student achievement.

2. Advocacy: School Boards should be advocates for public education.

3. Community Engagement/Collaborative Relationships: Community engagement includes fostering good relationships with stakeholders in the district community. Collaboration occurs when people come together to solve problems or create new and better ways of achieving desired results based on trust and mutual respect.

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5. Foundation of Effective Governance: Congratulations to the Nebo School School Boards provide the leadership Board of Education including President through governance that will create the Kristen Betts, Vice President Shannon conditions under which excellent stu- Acor, Rick Ainge, Randy Boothe, Chrisdent achievement can be attained. Boards tine Riley, Dean Rowley, Lisa Rowley as should set the model for excellence. well as Superintendent Rick Nielsen and An effective Board governs with unity Business Administrator Tracy Olsen. of purpose, agrees on roles and respon-

Salem Hills FFA students compete at state

By Josh Evans for Serve Daily On January 30, 2018, members from the Salem Hills FFA Chapter competed at the Area V Leadership Development Events.

These events included Parliamentary Procedure, Prepared Public Speaking, Extemporaneous Public Speaking, Creed Speaking, Conduct of Chapter Meetings, and the Farm Bureau Discussion Meet.

Maddie DeHart placed first in Creed Speaking. This event requires students in the 7-9th grade to memorize the FFA Creed, present it word-for-word, and answer three questions about it.

The Salem Hills Conduct of Chapter Meetings team also placed first. This event is for students in the 7-9th grade.

They are required to conduct the FFA Opening Ceremony, conduct and item of business using parliamentary procedure, and then concluding the meeting with the FFA Closing Ceremony. Each team mem-

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Salem Hills FFA students. Front Row L-R: Aidan Evans, Darian Pieper, Eli Evans. Back Row L-R: Jourdyn Cardon, Maddie DeHart, Bailey Franson, JayLea Isaac ber also answers an oral question pertaining to parliamentary procedure, as well as a 25 question written test.

Member of the team are Bailey Franson, Maddie DeHart, Eli Evans, Darian Pieper, Aidan Evans, JayLea Isaac, and Jourdyn Cardon. The Utah FFA State Convention will be held in Cedar City March 8-10th. Good Luck at State!!!

KSL Teacher Feature Nebo’s Andrew Lovell Westside Elementary

Andrew Lovell (right)

By Lana Hiskey for Serve Daily SPRINGVILLE — KSL NewsRadio and Zions Bank are proud to honor Utah's best teachers with the KSL Teacher Feature Awards! Since 1994, Teacher Feature has highlighted outstanding teachers throughout the State of Utah. Winning teachers are announced every Tuesday morning, September through June, on Utah's Morning News with Brian & Amanda.

Nebo School District’s teacher, Andrew Lovell, a teacher at Westside Elementary, was nominated and won the KSL Teacher Feature.

Andrew’s nominator, Ashley Lovell, said, “Yes, I am his wife but let me tell you why my husband is the best teacher I have ever known in three unbiased paragraphs.

“First, my husband teaches to inspire students. On the first day of school, he commits students to memorize and live by the "The Road Less Traveled" by Robert Frost. This poem transforms the way students think throughout the year and has encouraged students to form and run their own service projects in the community and to go above and beyond what is asked of them. Two years ago his class alone raised near $3000 for the Utah Foster Care. Last year he challenged his class to raise even more. His class fundraised $4000 for the construction of libraries in Uganda and then he spent his own savings to travel to Africa and build the li-

braries for 5 weeks in June of 2017. He took pictures, used Facebook Live, and took videos so that he was able to show students the impact of their project from beginning to end.

“Second, my husband is not a worksheet teacher. Every test, PowerPoint, and handout he uses is personally made and tailored to the needs of his students.

His math PowerPoints include real-life sixth grader problems, situations, and includes students names to make learning more "real". He challenges students to ask, "Why do we need to learn this?”, "When will I use this in real life?”, "Why is this important to me?”

“Third, you will never find an environment that is more "safe" then within the confinements of his classroom. In his class, students are praised and rewarded for sharing their mistakes and errors in the classroom. Students thus benefit from learning from one another's mistakes and he reports that these errors are rarely made again. He also uses his personal time, before, during, and after school to create clubs and councils to make sure all students have a place where they fit in (this includes Dungeons and Dragons club, Westside Association of Magicians, and Student Council).

“The other day a student had his dad pull over as he jumped out of the car to greet him as we were taking a walk in the neighborhood. He lives and teaches by the following motto, "People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care". His students not only know that but they feel that.”

Each winning teacher is honored with a plaque from Zions Bank, an overnight stay at Anniversary Inn, a gift certificate for dinner at the beautiful Roof Restaurant at Temple Square and a pair of season tickets from Hale Centre Theater!

All winners are also invited to attend an end-of-year banquet at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in their honor. In addition, one lucky teacher will win the grand prize 2-year lease on a new car courtesy of Burt Brothers Tire and Service.

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Brockbank second grade students send Valentines to bus driver Mr. Valentine!

Brockbank students with their bus driver, Mr. Valentine.

By Brenda Johnson for Serve Daily SPANISH FORK — Brockbank second grade students recently went on an awesome field trip to the Scera Center for the

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Arts. One of the reasons the field trip was awesome was because of their amazing bus driver, Mr. Cole Valentine. The students enjoyed their bus ride so much they decided they wanted to share valentines with Mr. Valentine and thank him!

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Merit Academy Students NOT sitting in classes all day

By Kati Evans for Serve Daily Merit Academy believes their students have important things to accomplish in their homes, schools, communities, and even the world. They do NOT want their students sitting in classrooms all the time so they use Project Based Learning and a healthy dose of Field Work…not field trips.

Field Work is different than field trips.

The students are not passive observers, they are active participants striving to know and understand and serve by doing, right alongside of the experts they work with. This creates an environment of authentic education, creative work situations, and student exploration.

This month Merit students have had several opportunities with fieldwork.

Marine Biology students traveled to the Channel Islands in California. Liberty Eddy, a 10th-grade student, describes her

experience, “At first I thought this would just be a fun vacation. But it was so much more to me. I was able to have experiences and conquer fears that I would never have experienced. I was able to snorkel and examine marine life first hand. In a lab I was able to do research on ocean water, capture fish to do studies on them, and learn more about myself in the process.”

Our woodworking class is currently building rocking horses. Jeht Perry, a 9thgrade student, went on a Field Work trip to BYU’s amazing woodshop facility. He explained, “I love the skills I am learning in class. Right now I am making a rocking horse. For my next project, I am building a guitar out of a tennis racket.

It is going to be sick! I am really excited. This class has taught me how cool it is to build things. I love the guitar and I love building that I care about. We went to BYU for fieldwork. The projects I saw were really cool. I was so amazed at the skills they were using for these projects.

That really motivated me to want to work

on ideas and designs of my own.”

In 8th grade English class the students are experiencing Field Work just like Ernest Shackleton, the great British Antarctic explorer, and his crew did.

The students are reading and learning about the endurance, and personal challenges that Shackleton and his men endured. Students were divided into teams and decided what supplies they would bring on their journey. Students mapped out and sketched their ships in the parking lot.

They have hiked through snow, pulled sleds, eaten jerky, and learned how to prepare and cook blubber. Throughout this process each day the students were presented with a challenge that Shackleton faced. They put on their gear and they recreate that challenge and work as a team to do hard things! They are learning endurance, perseverance, and the love of literature.

This month the Spanish, German, and Mandarin Chinese classes had the oppor-

Nebo's Spanish Fork Junior High students initiate letter love

tunity to do Field Work in a unique and fun way. Each class went and had authentic food related to the language they were studying. They also were able to interact and ask questions to the owners of the restaurants in their respective languages.

Conner Evans related this story, “Having the opportunity to use my German was really cool.

“I was impressed with myself at how well I communicated with others. The food was delicious! Of course, we know how good the chocolate is because my teacher always has fondue parties for us.

But the German schnitzel was amazing”.

“Merit Academy’s Middle School and High School teachers are some of the most creative, professional, and engaging teachers anywhere”, says Dr. Jesse Meeks, the school’s Principal.

“They are ready to take their students to the next level of education inside and outside of the classroom doing meaningful Field Work and helping students change the world today.”

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Letters to students at Florida’s Stoneman Douglas High School.

By Lana Hiskey for Serve Daily After the recent tragedy of the Florida school shooting, a neighboring school in Florida asked if people around the globe would write hand-written letters to the students at Stoneman Douglas High School to remind them they are loved.

Nebo's Spanish Fork Junior High made a difference.

As Mrs. Parker’s seventh-grade class wrote letters to unknown students in Florida, their faces lit up at the idea of some-

one who had gone through this tragic event opening a letter just to remind them that they are loved. With hard things going through our world like this, we would like to invite anyone who wants to put a little letter love in the world to write a letter for these kids. Sometimes you just need to be reminded you matter and are cared about even if it comes from across the globe. Let us fill the air with letter love.

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Teacher of the Month

By Bryce Walker for Serve Daily Daniel Carroll is married with 4 children, who all attend American Leadership Acadmey.

He has taught for 11 years, 7 of which have been at ALA. He wears many hats as an outstanding math teacher, track and soccer coach, team bus driver and driver’s ed instructor.

When asked what he likes to do with his free time he said, “When I have free time, I like to sleep.” Then he laughed, and added, “ I also like to read, cook, do logic puzzles, and am heavily involved in scouting.”

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Student of the Month

By Bryce Walker for Serve Daily

James “Gus” Burton is a senior at American Leadership Academy. His parents are Nathan and Martha Burton.

He is Studentbody vice president and played linebacker and on the offensive line for the varsity football team.

When Gus heard that ALA was starting a up a wrestling program he signed up, lost about 25 pounds and ended up placing 6th in state at the 195 lb division. Not bad for a first time wrestler.

He loves to sing and is often a featured soloist in many of ALA’s nationally-ranked choirs He is the anchor on Studio ALA’s live morning announcements Gus is Bilingual speaks Spanish and English.

He is friendly and positive. He has a

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smile and words of encouragement for James “Gus” Burton everyone.

When it comes to any activity at ALA you will hear him say on the live broadcast, “Be there or be square, and if you’re square, you’re not around.”

FFA“Sweethearts� raise money for families in need

By Monica Giffing for Serve Daily Every year at Springville High School the FFA Chapter hosts a Sweethearts week leading up to the Sweethearts Dance. The goal of the activity is to expose the student body to leadership, agriculture and raise money for our annual Sub for Santa service project. Each club nominates a senior girl to participate in the activity.

On Monday the girls participated in an interview. On Tuesday, they were able to learn a little about herding pigs. Thursday, they made and decorated cakes to be auctioned off during an assembly on Friday, February 16th.

On Friday, the FFA held a live auction assembly with local FFA supporter and auctioneer John Bair to use the cakes to raise money for Sub for Santa. Each December, the FFA works with United Way and all the clubs at the high school select families to provide Christmas for. This past December they were able to provide Christmas for 50 children and the recent auction will help with at least that many next year.

Attendant - Chloe Wimmer (Daughter of Jeff & Shea Wimmer) FFA Sweetheart - Brittany Simpson (Daughter of Brent & Brooke Simpson) Attendant - Tristan McAcfee (Daughter of Chris & Michael-Ann McAfee).

SHS FFA Chapter President Jaynee Giffing said, she likes the activity because "it exposes our entire high school and the community to our FFA program and agriculture. It allows everyone to be part of

something bigger."

For SHS FFA Chapter Vice President, Dakota Myers, the best part of Sweethearts week is the pig chase. "It's fun to watch girls herd pigs that have never even

been around pigs," she said.

Dakota likes being part of the FFA because of all the leadership opportunities it gives him. "Raising livestock, and attending convention, these events help prepare me for my future!"

Below is the list of the Sweetheart's Week participants for this year: Grace Ashcraft, representing Cross Country Brielle Cruz, representing ProStart Avyrie Fellows, representing Key Club Emma Ferrin, Drama Guild Mikkelle Gallier, representing Choir Lizbeth Guzman, representing LIA Nikiah Jones, representing Drill Sara King, representing GSA Megan Martin, representing Dance Tristan McAfee, representing Hope Squad Joslyn Morrison, representing FCCLA Chalise Nuttal, representing Wrestling Presli Perrero, representing Cheer Katie Petersen, representing Student Council Emma Scott, representing Chinese Brittany Simpson, representing Softball Chloe Wimmer, representing FFA

Gratitude for Celebrate The Arts

By Gregg Driggs for Serve Daily Many of you were in attendance at the Celebrate The Arts event that was held at Spanish Fork Jr. High on January 11 and as we previously documented, the event was a huge success and nearly 3,000.00 was raised for the arts programs at Spanish Fork Jr. High School and Spanish Fork High School.

Here are a few of the letters that show just what type of impact this event had on our students that participated that night... we have only shown you a few, but we received over 65 "thank you" notes from the students.

Prime Mortgage Lending is so very proud to be able to have participated in this event and is extremely impressed with the caliber of students that are being taught here in our schools.

We are very hopeful that this will become and annual event that can continue to benefit the arts programs here in the Nebo school district.

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BUSINESS

Congressman John Curtis speaks at Payson & Santaquin Area Chamber's Annual Banquet

By Shelly Thompson for Serve Daily

Congressman John Curtis had only been serving in Washington D.C. for 10 weeks when he spent the evening with city and business leaders for Payson and Santaquin at the Chamber's annual Installation Banquet. As the keynote speaker, Congressman Curtis gave the participants of the sold-out event a glimpse into the day of a U.S. Congressman noting how busy he has become from voting on key issues just days after arriving in D.C. to the many Town Hall meetings scheduled for every weekend he is home. "I know that sounds like a lot, but I love it." he said of his schedule. He spoke of hope for our democratic system as he has seen much more civility and has heard more prayers in Congress than the media will show.

Following the Congressman's speech, the Chamber presented several awards.

Partnering with the local Lions and Kiwanis Clubs as well as the municipalities, the following awards were given.

Excellence in Volunteerism awards: Rhett and Jennifer Huff from the Lions Club Richard Porter from the Kiwanis Club

Outstanding Community Partner: Arnie B's Chevron from Payson City Santa Queen Drive Inn from Santaquin City The Board of Directors awarded Curt Ripplinger of Leavitt Group Insurance with the Outstanding New Member award, Ronda Hair of the Nebo School District Advance Learning Center (ALC) with the Partner in Education award, and Nick Miller of Santaquin City Council as their Business Champion of the year. Shelly Thompson, the Chamber's Executive Director presented Ty Jones of The Insurance Center with the Director's Choice award and Lorene Moore, Past-President of the Chamber presented Dena Raven of Rustic Styles Salon with the President's Choice award. The most anticipated award of the evening, voted on by the general Chamber membership, went to America First Credit Union as the 2017 Business of the Year.

The last activity of the evening was the "Changing of the Guard" for the Chamber's Board of Directors. Four members of the Board of Directors were honored as their terms of service had come to an end. Nathan Black of Mountain View Hospital was honored for 1 year, Rory Adams of Farmers Insurance was hon-

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The Santaquin Tischner Ford Story

By Ed Helmcick for Serve Daily

SANTAQUIN — In our rural countryside, there are a few small-town family owned automobile dealerships in the shadow of big city mega-dealerships.

Santaquin’s Tischner Ford is one such dealership.

The business was started by Kathle Tischner in 1937, originally in Goshen, and then moved to the Santaquin location.

Today Kathle’s oldest son, Kay is the dealership princpal and manager. Kay’s younger brother, Dave, runs the Sales and Finance Department. You will find other members of the extended Tischner family.

They all care about the 80-year-old family tradition of treating customers with respect and dignity. Customer service leading to customer loyalty has been the hallmark of this little Ford dealership in Santaquin.

When asked how such a small family automobile dealership can exist with the competition that mega-dealerships north up I-15, Kay explained that they have had a long tradition with the local agri-

cultural community and they are a low overhead business.

They depend more on word of mouth advertising than the big dealerships. The automobile manufacturers obviously like the sales volume of the big dealerships, but they still recognize rural and smalltown America.

Kay added that their contract with the Ford Motor Company does specify the dealership must remain in the Tischner family domain.

Used car sales are an important part of their business and they are very selective in the vehicles they put up for sale because of the good reputation they want to maintain. New car and truck sales totals are split about evenly between the two.

The maintenance department has always been an important part of the Tischner Ford business. Kay did pass on a funny story about a new pickup that needed to be towed in 60 miles from the west desert for warranty service.

Ford Motor Company didn’t want to pay that much towing because the truck should have been towed to the nearest Ford Dealer. Kay had to explain that they were the nearest Ford Dealer. That is life at a rural automotive dealership.

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By Shelly Thompson for Serve Daily PAYSON -- Congratulations to Tyler Jones of The Insurance Center in Payson who was selected as the February Business of the Month for the Payson & Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Insurance Center LLC was formed in 2002 and has several offices around the state of Utah. Tyler Jones or Ty as many people call him runs the Payson location on Historic Main Street. He is a second generation insurance agent who grew up

in the insurance industry. Ty is licensed with a bachelor’s degree in business management and psychology, and assists many with home, auto, life, health, farm and business insurance needs in addition to offering payroll services for businesses. The insurance Center conducts business all over the Western United States.

In addition to running this successful insurance office, Ty was nominated because he is very active in the Chamber and is a champion for the City Mural project getting Jr. High and High School kids involved in positive ways.

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February Business of the Month: Wiggy Wash Employees at the Canyon Creek Wiggy Wash.

Nebo School District is 2017 Business of the Year

By Lauren Bush for Serve Daily

By Spanish Fork & Salem Chamber of Commerce Wiggy Wash is a 2x Platinum member, with his car washes in both Spanish Fork and Springville. They are deeply committed to the communities they serve as well as the environment. They are always willing to donate to not only the chamber, but to many other community organizations.

We are lucky to have them be a part of our chamber.

Wiggy Wash's Eco- Friendly wash tunnels utilize a state of the art water reclamation process by which they are able to recycle 90% of all the water used to give cars their famous quality clean shine. In a desert climate like ours, this is very important to everyone at Wiggy Wash. A big thank you to SFCN for filming and Maceys for our darling & delicious cake.

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“We are so grateful for this honor,” Community Relations Administrator Lana Hiskey said. “To be Business of the Year means so much to us. We live in an amazing community that is so generous with their time, talent and treasure. I have personally worked with the chamber board for the past 16 years and am truly amazed at all the good the Spanish Fork/ Salem chamber does for our communities and promoting businesses here.”

Nebo School District employs approximately 4,000 employees and is the sixth-largest district in the state as well as the fifth-largest employer in Utah County.

Nebo has over 33,000 students with 42 schools. Eighteen of those school are in Spanish Fork/Salem Communities.

Ms. Hiskey emphasized the importance of community involvement in the district.

“The chamber and businesses have been involved and generous in donating basic necessities for Nebo students in need. It may be a backpack of food for the weekend or a warm coat or shoes. Thank you to all those who continue to give to the Nebo Pantry.”

Nebo School District is known for em-

phasizing technology with over 19,000 devices that include computers, wireless Chromebooks, and iPads. The businesses in the community and generous individuals have donated over $200,000 to the Nebo Education Foundation and these donations helped fund this technology as well as musical instruments, books, calculators, and other classroom needs.

Additionally, Nebo School District’s graduation rate of 90 percent is one of the highest in the state. Nebo also saved parents and students over $5.6 million in this past year by providing college concurrent enrollment classes and AP classes for college credit. 96 percent of Nebo graduates took at least one of these college classes.

“National research is clear, consistent, and convincing,” Superintendent Rick Nielsen said. “Parents, family, communities, and businesses involvement in education correlates with higher academic performance and school betterment. Students tend to earn higher grades, attend school regularly, stay in school, and enroll in higher level courses.”

Nebo continues to partner with the community and parents to do what is best for students. Spanish Fork/Salem Chamber is an amazing partner in education.

This award means the world to Nebo educators.

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

By Janice Helmick for Serve Daily We covered “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” as it neared the end of its production run. It was put on by the Spanish Fork Youtheatre, and I was amazed at the great performances by even the youngest children. Karma Christensen and her staff, that includes Cami Jensen and Laura Brockbank, directed and coordinated the children perfectly. When we asked her about it, she said it takes practice, practice, practice.

What a commitment on her part, and on the part of the parents who saw to it that their children and adolescents were where they needed to be at the right time.

Dreamcoat has little spoken dialogue and is almost entirely sung. The costumes were great, especially the Dreamcoat. After the presentation, we stopped for dinner and the actor who played Elvis (Yes, Elvis) came into the restaurant. I recognized him as one of the players, and we talked with him about how great his performance was. He seemed

pleased that we would compliment him.

As we were talking to him we heard a voice agree with us. It was the father of the actor who played Jacob, the father of Joseph. He was also pleased with the talent and opportunity for that talent to be expressed.

This same group is working on its next production, which will be “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”. That production will be at the Maple Mountain High School March 27 - 30 at 7 p.m. You can bet we will be involved with this play from the beginning, so watch for the stories to appear in this newspaper soon.

Spanish Fork Youtheatre offers great opportunities for the youth in Utah County to be involved in a positive theatre experience. The shows that they put on are a wonderful way for a child to develop their theatre talents. Enrollment in a show will cost $40.00 a month, with a $5.00 a month discount if paid before the second class of the month. A lab fee of $40.00 per show will also be charged.

This covers costume, script rental and T-shirt. For more information call Karma at 801-484-4730.

Handel’s Messiah Easter Selections

By Arleen Bailey for Serve Daily SPRINGVILLE — Come to a community and interfaith sing-in of Easter selections of Handel's Messiah, conducted by Springville resident Dr. James K. Moore.

The sing-in will be accompanied by an orchestra and vocal soloists.

The concert will be held on Good Friday, March 30, 2018, at 760 North 400 East, Springville, Utah, (LDS Chapel) at 7:00 p.m. This concert is free with no tickets required. Families and children of all ages are welcome.

Sponsored by the Spring Creek Stake of the LDS Church, Springville City, the Springville Arts Commission and Spring Creek Mechanical.

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In Our Back Yard

The Road to Secret Pictographs

By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily Well, the pictographs are not exactly a secret, especially after I write this article, they are not well known, however, and can become a fun day of exploring with the family. You are a trusted visitor and please do not damage or deface these or any other historic prehistoric art. It is not only disrespectful, but it is against the law.

In 1881, a narrow-gauge railroad was planned and construction started for a route between Green River and Cleveland, Utah. The railroad grade was laid out and abandoned before tracks could be laid due to faulty engineering. In several places, the road grade was too steep for the steam locomotives of the era. This destination discussion covers that portion of the Old Railroad Grade north of the Buckhorn Flats Road and under the cliffs of Cedar Mountain. Several rock art sites are along this road, such as the

Silent Sentinel, Daisy Chain, 45⁰ Rock, and Railroad Rock. This is an interesting area to explore and the first half is accessible by automobile.

From Price, go south on Utah Highway 10 until just before you get to the town of Castle Dale, you will find a turn off to your left (west) accessing the San Rafael Swell destination. The landmark for the turnoff is an old and photogenic corral complex. This is the beginning of the Buckhorn Flat Road, zero your odometer as a reference point. It is about 12.3 miles to a four-way intersection, and the BLM Buckhorn Information Center, which also provides a vault toilet.

Turn left or northbound onto the Buckhorn Reservoir Road and zero your odometer. Travel about 2.9 miles, where you will cross a cattle guard. Immediately turn right and drive along the fence line. Zero your odometer. In less than 0.1 miles turn right at another cattle guard and shortly thereafter is a gate. Leave the gate the way you found it, open or closed. You are now southeast bound

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Photo: Ed Helmick

Pictographs at mile 2.7 along the old railroad grade road. onto a graded road. This road follows the general route of the old railroad grade.

There are several side roads to campsites and stock ponds, but the main points of interest start at about 2.7 miles. A summary of the rock art and early inscriptions are listed below and a more detailed description follows.

2.7 miles Silent Sentinel Pictograph and others 3.2 miles Daisy Chain Pictograph and others 3.5 miles 45⁰ Rock Pictographs 4.2 miles Railroad Rock At about 2.7 miles the road crosses a small wash that comes down from a cove at the base of Cedar Mountain. You can drive up this wash about 0.2 miles, but four-wheel drive may be required. The road stops at a log barrier and about 200 feet up a footpath you will see two small rock art panels, including one known as the Silent Sentinel. This pictograph is above a slightly angled rock ledge and the boulder the artwork is on is darker in color and slants outward from the top. As you are walking up to this rock look to your right for a very busy flat-faced boulder with a very busy display of Fremont culture rock art. Return to the old railroad grade and at about 3.2 miles there are some boulders a short distance off the road that are the next point of interest. Several boulders have inscriptions of railroad workers and one Fremont culture petroglyph of three humans holding hands called the “The Daisy Chain.” Just a short distance up the road, at about 3.5 miles is a road spur north for slightly over 0.1

miles to some boulders. One of these is known as the “45 Degree Rock” and has pictographs on the north side of it. One of these looks like the Kokopelli image.

Continuing east about 4.2 miles is another spur road that goes north for about 0.2 miles to a group of boulders. Here you will find “Railroad Rock” with historic inscriptions from the workers in 1881.

There are also some Indian pictographs on some of these boulders. You will come to a three-way road junction at about 4.5 miles and ahead of you is a fence and livestock pond. A right or southbound turn here will connect you with the Green River Cutoff Road in about 1.5 miles and then turn right to connect with the Buckhorn Flat Road that you came in on. It looks like a minor trail, however, it has been suitable for automobile traffic in the past. Keep in mind, that erosion from one storm can totally change the character of the roads in this area. If you are driving an automobile your best choice might be to turn around and backtrack the way you came in. The road straight ahead at this intersection requires a high clearance 4X4 and is a moderately rough road that connects with the Green River Cutoff in approximately 4.7 miles. A right turn on the Green River Cutoff will take you back to Utah 10 and a left turn will take you to US 6 about 17 miles north of I-70.

This trail is one of 42 in a trail guide titled San Rafael Swell Off Road that is available at the Art City Coffee Shop in Springville and Dickerson Automotive in Spanish Fork, or you can contact the author at ed.helmick@gmail.com.

Jeep in the Mine Shaft in Five Mile Pass area

By Ed Helmick for Serve Daily If you have ever taken your ATV or 4X4 on the trails in the Five Mile Pass area you may have heard about or even seen the vertical mine near the top of Rattlesnake Canyon at what used to be the Sunshine Mine. Above the mine tailings are two vertical shafts, one goes down 90 feet and the other is rumored to go down 1,200 feet. Both mine shafts are now covered with a rebar grate.

You can look into the north shaft and see the tailgate, axle and tire of a Jeep lodged about 50 feet below.

The accident occurred 23 years ago on February 5, 1995, when two young guys were out playing in the mud of an unusually warm day. They went left around a tree and suddenly found themselves in a black hole.

The Jeep was a 1956 Willy’s Pickup owned by 21-year-old Mark Hoefnagel.

It had been modified with a 12-inch lift to accommodate 35 inch Super Swampier tires along with some engine modifications to spin those tires. His passenger was 23-year-old Tony Ballif. Both men survived and now live in Florida.

The odds of finding that hole in the ground that the Jeep would fall into in its entirety sounds impossible in itself. It was almost a perfect fit and had the Jeep not been modified with a 12-inch lift and external roll bar it may have gone further down the shaft.

Vehicles of that vintage did not have

seat belts and Mark was thrown violently against the steering wheel. He was initially knocked unconscious. Tony was hit hard, but conscious enough to realize there was an electrical fire he needed to resolve. Tony’s yelling for help got the attention of some off-roaders passing nearby, Kent and Michelie Ashton and their friend Greg Seybold.

Michelie drove to Fairfield to call 911 while Kent and Greg tried to figure out how to rescue the guys in the Jeep. They lowered a chain-link fence with metal post tied to it as a ladder. Mark and Tony were out of the hole about five minutes before Tooele and Utah County rescue teams arrived around 10 PM. Mark was in the hospital for six days with a ruptured spleen and Tony was treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital that night.

For both men, it was the realization of a near-death experience. A realization that they had better start doing something worthwhile with the life they had been given. Mark once had a personalized license plate that read “B-N-Rowdy.”

Both men went to college, established themselves with good careers, and are now pursuing a good life in their mid40’s. Both men emphasize today that it was a life-changing event for them and it is easy to understand why.

In looking at the current picture of his Jeep in the mine shaft Mark is amazed at how much rock and beverage cans have been thrown in on it. In conclusion, so much for a great Jeep and on to a great life.

Above: The Jeep in the mind shaft.

Below: The Jeep Pickup before it went down the mine shaft.

Photos: Ed Helmick

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By Ginny Ackerson for Serve Daily SPRINGVILLE — Because of inclement weather, the Sunday Concert Series February concert was canceled. Some of the artists were coming a long distance from the north and I felt that it was prudent to keep them off of dangerous, snowy roads. We have rescheduled Rex Kocherhans for the third Sunday in August when we feel assured that there will be no snow cancellations!

Sunday, March 18th at 4:30 p.m. in the Springville Museum of Art, Braden Rymer will perform for the Sunday Concert Series. This concert is sponsored by the Springville Arts Commission and is free to the public.

Braden Rymer has a classical, musical theater, and choral repertoire. Braden most recently performed in Hale Center Theater's production of Hello, Dolly! as Manny, Herr Schmidt in the world premiere of The Lost Children of Hamelin

with BYU Opera, Don Basillio in The Barber of Seville and Sulpice in The Daughter of the Regiment with BYU Opera Scenes.

Braden also performed with BYU Singers for the past two years as both a singer and accompanist and also sang in the BYU Men's Chorus. He has participated in various professional choral gigs with Ballet West, Tuacahn, and Warner Brothers. Braden grew up in Mapleton, UT and attended both Springville and Maple Mountain High School. He graduated from BYU with a Bachelors in Music Education and now teaches choir at Maple Mountain High School. Braden resides in Vineyard, UT and enjoys continually developing his talents as a singer, pianist, baker, and photographer.

On April 15th we will enjoy the music of Aspen Winds. This quintet consists of a flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn and oboe and has been enthralling audiences of all ages with their creative and innovative programming since 2011. By specializing in adventurous, yet accessible, repertoire along with beloved favorites, Aspen Winds provides a refreshing new way to love chamber music. In past seasons, unconventional elements have included storytelling, costumes, and/or including guest artists, to create a unique musical experience.

As parents and educators, the members of Aspen Winds are passionate about entertaining and educating children through Musical Outreach programs, especially in under-served areas. They have been working in conjunction with the NOVA Chamber Music Concert Series for the past three years, specifically performing for junior high audiences.

By Dianne King for Serve Daily On Wednesday, April 4, 2018, April Clawson, researcher and author, will lecture on "Historical Photographic Books on Mapleton and Springville" at the Springville Senior Center (65 E. 200 S.; 801-489-8738). The presentation will begin at 6:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

April and her husband and four sons have resided in Mapleton for nearly 13 years. She graduated from Utah Valley University then earned an M.S. degree in professional communication from Southern Utah University. She has a passion for charter schools and has been active in the founding of Treeside Academy in Provo and Merit Academy and Reagan Academy in Springville. She is currently serving in an elected board position with Treeside Academy.

April maintains active memberships and participation in many community organizations such as the Springville and Mapleton historical societies, DUP, SUP, Springville Museum of Art,

April Clawson Springville-Mapleton Chamber of Commerce, and Hafen Dallin Guild. She also continues to volunteer her time in church callings, other nonprofits, and political organizations. She will present her work in research and gathering of materials used to write the Mapleton and Springville books, published by Arcadia Publishing, to seniors as well as the community. All are invited.

The Duttons to launch new television series in March The Duttons, a family of international touring entertainment artists, are starring in a new television series called “The Duttons Through the Years.”

The TV series will feature the family performing at their theater in Branson, Missouri along with some 30 years’ worth of past performances from across the world. The pilot episode for the new series will air March 9, 2018, on RFD-

TV. “The Duttons Through the Years” will air on Friday evenings at 7:30 pm eastern on RFD-TV and each episode will re-air on Tuesday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. eastern time.

The new show highlights the musical genres the Duttons love most — country, bluegrass, rock ‘n’ roll, classical, and gospel.

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EVENTS

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Mondays, March 5, 12 and 26 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Maligator Training Park, 1177 E. 600 S., Spanish Fork.

Holi Festival of Colors

Saturday, March 03, and Sunday, March 04, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple, 311 W 8500 S, Spanish Fork. Throw your worries to the wind and color your world. Interactive Dance, Mantra Bands, DJ’s, Bhaki Fusion, Bollywood, Bhangra, Yoga, Cuisine, Colors and Free Hugs.

Free tax help

For those looking for tax help, free tax prep will be available at the Springville Senior Center on March 13 and April 3.

Call for an appointment at 801-489-8738.

The Springville Senior Center is located at 65 E 200 S, Springville.

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Post your events for free online at www.servedaily.com/calendar Springville FFA & 4-H Livestock Booster Banquet & Auction

March 27 at Springville High School There will be an auction preview at 5:30 p.m. and a Banquet at 6:00 p.m. The banquet is $8 for adults and $5 for children.

The auction begins at 7:00 p.m. For more information, visit Springvilleffa.com.

Come join us for good fellowship, interesting speakers, and planning for future service opportunities. Thursdays, March 15, 22 and 29. Luch will be held at the Lemon & Sage Artisan Kitchens, 151 S. Main St, Springville. Contact Doug Hamilton at d.hamilton.kiwanis@gmail.com for more information.

Kevin Kling in Concert

Maple Mountain Career Day

Maple Mountain is having a school-wide Career Day on Thursday, March 22 at Maple Mountain High School. Local professionals will give career presentations and companies looking to hire teens will have booths with more information along with recruiters from the military, MTec and cosmetology schools. For more information, contact robyn.dunn@nebo.edu.

Create Better Health

Come attend this FREE research-based parenting course for fathers and father figures! Join certified USU Family Life Educator, Austin Brunson for this fun and educational class. Each Wednesday March 14 - April 11 at the Spanish Fork library, 49 S. Main St., Spanish Fork.

Kiwanis Club Lunch Meeting

Join USU certified nutrition specialist, Kali Anderson, for this informative, educational, and fun cooking class!

Classesare held each Tuesday, February 27 - March 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Spanish Fork Library, 49 S. Main St., Spanish Fork.

Thursday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the Provo Library. Don’t miss this special free performance by celebrated storyteller, author, and playwright Kevin Kling!

This special free event is supported by the Utah Division of Arts and Museums and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Author Saturday

March 10 from 1 - 2: 30 p.m. at the Spanish Fork library. Come to our Mother Daughter Book Club/Boyz N’ Bookz Author Saturday and enjoy an engaging discussion and a yummy treat! The book we will be discussing is Potion Masters: The Eternity Elixir by Frank Cole. For the Author Saturday Party we are excited to be able to welcome the author of the book: Frank Cole!! He will discuss the

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