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Show A2 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008 - N E W S - Spanish Fork 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Lane Henderson Namon Bills Publisher Editor Dana Robinson . Assoc. Editor The Spanish Fork News is published each Wednesday for 537.50 per year in area and $41.50 out of area by J-Mart, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork Utah 84660. Email stories to editor@spforknews.com Email ads to ads@spforknews.com Call us ac 794-4964 POSTMASTER Send address changes to Spanish Fork News 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork. Utah 84660 The entire content of this newspaper is Copyright© 2008 Spanish Fork News. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the editor or publisher. THE SPANISH FORK NEWS (USPS 024716) is published weekly for $37.50 per year by JMart Publishing, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Periodicals Postage Paid at Spanish Fork, UT. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Spanish Fork News, 42 East 300 North, Spanish Fork, UT 84660. DEADLINES Weddings, anniversaries, missionaries, 1st birthdays, articles, photos, letters to the editor Friday, 12 p.m. Display advertising and classified advertising Thursday, 12 p.m. ommunity ews Covering what matters most Baking soda brilliance Ready or Not Dawn Van Nosdol My dad is brilliant. Not just because he's my dad, but because he really is brilliant. Let me quantify this statement. My dad called me the other day and posed these questions: "What do you use to take a bad smell out of plastic?" Easy, I knew that one - baking soda. He then asked me, "What do you bake oatmeal cookies with?" Even easier (my favorite cookies), - again, baking soda. He then told me that he had made an incredible discovery - baking soda. He said that as he was sitting at the kitchen table that morning, staring at a bowl of oatmeal that was too rancid to eat, and he was frustrated. Frustrated at the thought of i feeding his stored 1 oats to the neigh- \ bors horses, again, \ because the oats had gone a little stale - again (I myself have a neighbor that has chickens that we help feed). That is when he started thinking about baking soda. He reasoned that if baking soda could take the bad smell out of plastic, and it was also something that you could safely eat, then maybe, just maybe it would help his oats become fresh again. That day. before leaving for work, he put a couple of cups of oats in a large pan with a lot of water (about three times as much) and then he added about a half teaspoon of baking soda and just let it sit while he was gone. When he came back about six hours later he had a gloppy mess on his hands. Undaunted, he poured the oats into a strainer and rinsed them really well with fresh clean water. It worked! The oats tasted fresh and were completely edible. He obviously didn't ^^-~'^ cook them because the oats my Vegetables and Noodles were completely hydrated. dinner, but when I opened So he put some in a bowt, the spaghetti noodles, they wanned them up in the smelled a little bit old - and microwave and he and my then I got thinking what if? mom ate oatmeal for din- I decided that it wouldn't be ner. He said that the oat- prudent to soak the noodles meal tasted wonderful and and so I added the baking that he didn't taste any bak- soda to the boiling water just before I added the nooing soda flavor either. He thinks that if you let dles. I can't believe that this the soda and oats sit for particular use for this wonabout an hour or so (versus der element hasn't been dis6 hours), that it would work covered before! After the just as well. In all of the noodles h'nished cooking, uses for baking soda lhat I thoroughly rinsed them I have ever heard about, with water and then finand there is A LOT. this is ished assembling the dinner something that I have never (basically I just added the vegetables.) heard of. After dinner was over I A week after my dad called, I was going to make asked my unsuspecting family how dinner tasted. "Great! How about some more?" 1 should have just left it at that, but :I asked them how the noodles tasted and then ihey got suspfcious. They cautiously askeel if the noodles were wheat (I do that sometimes - change out white for wheat). When I lold them what I had done and why. they said lhat they couldn'l tell the difference and lhat everything tasted good. ' Since my dad's initial discovery, he has been trying out his newfound wonder soda on everything. He added a tiny amount to a glass of milk that hadn't gone bad. but was less than fresh. He said that it made it taste really good and even made it a tad bit sweeter. Hfc even used it to freshen up the taste of some meat. He soaked some meat that was still good, but he thought smelled a little stale, with water and about a ]fc teaspoon of bakjing soda. He said • that it freshened it right up and that it lasted wonderful. : Next time you have something that is still good, but you would / like to "freshen f it up", just give this new idea a try. I'm certainly impressed - an&'yes, my dad is a genius-oiNo more oats for the neighbor's horses! Watching seasons change There and Back Again Shirlene R. Ottesen Your chuckle for the week: A father was at the beach with his children when his four-yearold son ran up to him, grabbed his hand and led him to the shore, where a seagull lay dead in the sand. "Daddy, what happened to him?" the son asked. "He died and went to Heaven," the Dad replied. The boy thought a moment and then asked, "Why did God throw him Madison's Avenue back down?" The big, yellow school bus passed my home about 8:15 this morning as it made it's appointed rounds picking up children for the first day of another school year. Some students were excited while others were probably a little apprehensive about the whole experience. And, I'm sure, there were those who were downright opposed and just plain didn't want to go. Another summer has come and gone. Will someone tell me where June and July went? There is a general mind-set in our area that when the 24 of July is over that for all intent and purposes, summer is over. Most of the organized sports activities have declared their champions, and have had their family vacations. Thoughts turn to getting registered for the new school year. Stores declare "end of summer" sales and clearances. As you have been in some of the local stores the last couple of weeks, I'm sure you've noticed that they have the fall decorations out already! I'm sorry, but I'm just not in the mood yet to buy a wreath of Autumn leaves or some of the Halloween knick knacks! For us, there is still a lot of summer left. We have three more harvests ahead of us, and then we can say that summer is over! We are just starting our third hay crop, and will be chopping corn in about three weeks. Then, depending on the weather, we will have a fourth crop of hay. We are in the ilseason of good eatin"'. Gardens are producing an abundance of good, fresh vegetables. Oh, for the taste of that first garden ripe tomato! Even the first zucchini is a real treat. And the corn on the cob, so tasty and delicious. Then there are the cucumbers, yellow crook neck squash, carrots and green peppers. We have already enjoyed the spring veggies; red beets, peas, turnips and radishes. Even if you don't plant a garden, maybe you have a neighbor who is willing to share his harvest with you. Even though the days and weeks are slipping by much too quickly, there is still much to come in the days ahead. There is still time for fishing and water sports. If you are a hunter, the bow hunt is right away. We have a family reunion at the end of September that we are looking forward to. For many reasons. Fall js my favorite season. By the end o{ the summer, I am really tired of hamburgers, hot dogs, sloppy joes, and such. When October finally arrives. I'm readyfora kettle of homemade soup, ham and beans or a dish of good chili. I love to see our hay shed firil of feed for the winter: the fall colors in the nearby canyons and the fact that the irrigation season has come to an end for another year. But until then, enjoy the rest of this season, because the next one will be here before you know it! by"BigArand"Farnzy" Letters to the Editor Eyes 4 Zimbabwe thanks you I ©2008 Madlngo L L C . Allan Olsen and Darren Fames "...It's the first day of school!" The Spanish Fork News The Eyes 4 Zimbabwe Charity Dinner was a huge success, due to the generosity of many people. There were salads, rolls, desserts, and physical labor donated by individuals in the community of Spanish Fork and surrounding communities. Businesses were also very generous with their donations: Harward Farms. Maceys, Creative Signs and Graphics, Spanish Fork Channel 17 News, and Spanish Fork News. Ashton Farms, located in Fillmore, donated all the roast beef and turkey. Steve Boothe from Boothe Brothers Music, and Lydia Money, provided music for the evening. Dave and Maris Grotegut, of Spanish Fork, and the children of Zimbabwe thank you for the help. A good start towards buying a bus for the children to have transportation lo get eye operations is underway. A big thank you to all who participated. Lynette Morrill Spanish Fork Thank you Miss Salem Dear Editor, Do you know how lucky Salem City is? 1 think they have the best Miss Salem ever. Just before Salem Days my 4 year old son, Travis, met Miss Salem Brooke Christensen. He fell in love! As the Salem Day events took place, Travis would look for her each place we went! He would sneak to her side and once she would notice him. Miss Salem would bend down and chat for a few minutes just making his day. Brooke even gave him a kiss or two! What a fantastic lady to represent the city of Salem. Someone with small town values, home town pride, and the beauty, grace and kindness that makes your town proud. And thanks for not getting tired of a dirty-faced 4 -year-old who thinks you are the greatest princess ever! Sincerely, Amy Engle (Travis's Mom) Salem |