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Show -N N E EWS Spanish Fork Covering what matters most Wartime Christmas: From BENJAMIN • A2 A welcome to Benjamin goes to Ryan and Marie Farr and their three children. The Fans have moved into the former home of Iris Beckstrom Eggertson. We hope they soon feel right at home here. ••• We extend our sympathy to Karen Havecost and her family on the death of her daughter, Cindy Kay Havekost Newett. Cindy died on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007, at her home in Salt Lake City. She grew up here in Benjamin where she participated in school and community activities. She was a graduate of Spanish Fork High School. Private funeral services were held and burial took place in the Payson City Cemetery. ••• We also offer condolences to Pepper and Darrell Penrod on the death of Pepper's mother, Afton Louise Davis Johnson. Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson were held on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, in Provo and burial took place at the Orem City Cemetery. ••• Following is a true story of a remembered Christmas from many years ago. The father of the family was serving in the military and away from home during the Second World War. The family left at home consisted of the mother, two little boys, and a baby brother who were living in a small, two room home. Christmas was approaching and the dad would not be home for it. One evening the two boys had just taken a bath in the round galvanized tub set in the middle of the room. The boys had dried off and jumped into their mother's bed to hurry and warm up. Suddenly, there came a-rap on the door followed by its opening. The two boys' eyes grew wide as they saw who was there and actually coming into their home. Santa Claus! He approached the bed with his jolly "ho, ho, ho," and the little boys dove under the covers. Finally, Santa coaxed them out and talked to them, promising to visit them again on Christmas Eve if they continued to be good little boys and help their mother. The boys anxiously nodded and then watched Santa as he backed away from them, still laughing. He didn't notice he was backing toward the tub still sitting in the middle of the room, still full of water, until he bumped the tub and lost his balance. Waving his arms and gasping, he tottered above the soapy water. The boys watched with mixed horror and laughter as they witnessed Santa losing his composure and, almost, his balance. At the last minute, he regained his footing and managed to avoid a bath of his own. He quickly departed but, true to his word, he did visit the little home and the little boys on Christmas Eve. The family received nice gifts that Christmas, but the thing they forever remembered most was Santa teetering on the edge of the tub. ••• Enjoy this special season! Freezing problems: will make it difficult to fix. When it comes down to it, it is just all around easier to If your house gets too cold, have an alternative heating a couple of bad things that source and avoid all of the can happen. Your pipes will potential problems, including freeze and split, and then, that of being miserably cold. when the house warms up Christmas is coming, and again, you will have water if you want to really warm damage in quite a few places somebody's heart just give — behind walls and in other them a backup propane heater inconvenient places. or a kerosene heater. Or The sheet rock shrinks and better yet, a generator to run causes your walls to crack an electric heater and your where they applied the sheet freezer and refrigerator. I rock mud. With all of the know that if I got a Christmas fancy texturing that we put gift like that it would make on our walls these days, it me happy. From HEATER • A2 Grandma's Recipes French Toast Sandwiches Grandma's Recipes Betty JuneOtt | This is an idea for when you are rushed in the morning. Kids will like it. Better than fast food I cooking. . | I • | Make French toast and freeze. In a morning when you are rushing, put two pieces of toast in the toaster. When they pop up put a slice of cheese and a slice of ham between. Wrap in a napkin and run out the door. Drink your orange juice while preparing and you'll get a good breakfast and still not be late for school or work, etc. Classifieds HELP WANTED — afternoons only. Flexible NEBO SCHOOL DISTRICT, hours. Must be willing to obFor a current listing of job tain insurance license. Steve openings for teachers, teach- Wilson State Farm Insurance er's aides, secretaries, custo- 798-9288, 220 N. Main, SF. dians, maintenance workers, (9/12-TFN) bus drivers and food services, Live in assistant for elderly lady please go to www.nebo.edu/ in SF: cooking meals, house hr/jobs. (1/12-TFN) work, room, board, wage, reSales/service rep/Part time ferrals required. Call evenings. Norma, 465-1604. (12/5-12/12) | I | I . I WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007 - A3 Jacob Crown made Sergeant On Dec. 1, 2007, Jacob Crown was pinned at his forward operating base (FOB) in Afghanistan. Jacob enlisted for six years and will be released in November, 2009. Jacob Crown is from Salem. He graduated from SFHS and loved it when the military would come recruit at the high school. He served an LDS mission in the Arkansas, Little Rock mission and married in the Provo Temple. Now. he's living his dream. Jacob is toying with the idea of working for a police department bomb squad when he returns. Jacob has been in* Afghanistan since April, and was actually flying over when the U.S. government announced his tour of duty was lengthened — he did notfindout before the ann6uncement and was not real tickled about it. Jacob is currently assigned to a forward dismount vehi- Courtesy photo SERGEANT CROWN: Sergeant Jacob Crown was pinned at his forward operating base on Dec. 1, 2007. cle and has EOD (explosive ordinance device) training. He gets to spot, sniff out, and neutralize any roadside IEDtype threats. Jacob also served a tour of duty in Iraq and was wounded by an LED, for which he received, a Purple Christmas time has changed: From CHANGES • A2 Some of you are those good homemade candymakers. I have a fudge recipe that is good and doesn't fail. I tried and tried for years to make divinity. Now that takes real talent or a good candy thermometer, I don't know which. Maybe both. But whenever I made it, you either had to hit it with a hammer or eat it with a spoon. I could never get it to make that pretty dollop with a cute swirl on top. I did a little outdoor deco- rating today and for once all the lights still worked! I was surprised when I plugged in the strand for a test and it all lit up! It seems in the past that there were always a set or two that wouldn't work. If I was lucky, it was just missing a globe and when I found an extra one, it would work. I still had to buy some extra extension cords. I don't know where mine all went from last year, but they have disappeared. I try to keep them in one spot in the garage, but they weren't there when I went to get them. They are like the garden hoses or sprinkler heads in Christmas is going to be a the spring. They just sprout difficult time for them and legs and walk off! their families. One made We are planning to have the comment that things family home for a Christmas will be going along just party this year, but it won't fine and then some little rebe as extensive as years past. minder will appear. A wave Times and circumstances of memories will wash over change and we just have to them and then the tears start let some things go by the to come. Such is this morwayside. Change is hard. tal existence. My wish for I don't like change. I like all of you this year is that things to always be the you may be comforted and same, but of course that is blessed with peace. not possible. Parting thought for the There are lots of chal- week: A bend in the road is lenges in life. I have several not the end of the road — friends who have lost their unless you fail to make the spouses this past year, so turn. |