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Show -NEWS- Spanish Fork Covering what matters most WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008 • A3 Benjamin at Utah County Fair 'Round and About Benjamin Kathleen Olsen Along with other communities, Benjamin is a bit quieter now - at least through the mornings and early afternoons - with the beginning of a new school year. College students are departing for their various institutions of higher learning while the big yellow school buses make their rounds, gathering students who attend the public schools. We wish the students, teachers, and support personnel the best for the brand new school • year. At the same time, we wonder: just where did the summer go? Well, let's see - there were plenty of things that filled up those days, including celebrations, parades, ball games (lots of those), stock shows, camping, boating, fishing, completing 4-H projects, at least one big mountain climbing trip, canning, yard work, family or class reunions, and a myriad of other things that did, indeed, fill up the days of summer. With so much going on, no wonder the time whisked by. Now, we can look forward to the unique things that the fall season brings. Enjoy it! ••• Benjamin was represented at the recent Utah County Fair. Bernice Woffinden was part of the ribbon cutting ceremony to begin the event. Bernice has been a long-time participant and supporter of the fair, helping numerous 4-H youth and other ex- hibitors for more than fifty years on the community, county, and state levels. Jenna Anderson and Karson Jones exhibited market steers in the livestock section where they both did very well. Congratulations to them and to any other Benjamin residents who were part of this fun and important event. ••• Long-time residents Lee and Janice Jensen have sold their home in Benjamin and moved to Orem. The Jensens lived here for 33 years, their children attending area schools. They have been very active members of the community and have served in both the church and community, contributing highly to whatever they were involved in. We wish them well but we will dents to report. Elva Mae Hone Rigby, of Spanish Lloyd and Annetta Fork, died on Tuesday, Wilkey, accompanied by Aug. 12, 2008. She was the Janet Wilkey, traveled to daughter of Raymond Dean Burley, Idaho, where they and Jennie Mae Thomas visited with Gregg and Al- Hone and grew up in Benlison Wilkey. Harmon and jamin, attending schools their four children. A high- in Benjamin and Spanish light of their trip was the Fork. opportunity to attend the Funeral services were open house of the new LDS held on Saturday, Aug. temple in Twin Falls, Idaho. They reported that the tem- 16, 2008, in Spanish Fork. Burial was in Spanish Fork ple is very beautiful. Cemetery. ••• Venice Lundell Keele, Congratulations to Kate- of Spanish Fork, died on lynn Elliott who, as a member of the Pegasus Softball Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. team (made up of girls She was born to John Eric from all over Utah), won and Reava Gardner Lunthe ASA Western National dell in Benjamin. Some Championship in Seattle, years after her marriage, Washington. Katelynn is she and her husband, Bill, the daughter of Scott and returned to Benjamin, Jennifer Elliott. where they were very ac••• tive in many areas in the We have the deaths of community. Funeral services for two former Benjamin resisurely miss them. ••a Venice were held on Tuesday, August 19, 2008, in the Crosswinds 1 st Ward in Spanish Fork, with burial in the Spanish Fork Cemetery. ••• Benjamin 2nd Ward's 'End of Summer Fun' party* will be held on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at the Benjamin Park. The hot dogs will start cooking at 6 p.m. All ward members are invited to 'come and play games and ride the trains.* Please bring lawn chairs if possible. ••• The Benjamin 1st Ward Elders' Quorum is holding its annual horseback ride on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. The ride will begin at 10 a.m. at Sweat's Shanty in Payson Canyon, and supper will be served at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited. The true meaning of success Life After Birth Janene Baadsgaard I was driving home the other day when a billboard caught my eye. It was a large picture of an older woman with her arms crossed in front of her chest. She had a broad smile on her face. The caption read, "Put poor kids though college . . . pass it on." "Hey, I'm doing that too," I remember thinking. Only the poor kids are all mine. Ross and I have always lived on a modest single salary. People told us you can't raise a big family without two incomes these days. You can - if you want to badly enough. We had a dream when we married. We wanted to raise a large family and make investments in our children. So we made plans and went to work so we could offer all ten children a university scholarship when they graduated from high school. We knew investing in human beings brings meaningful dividends. As the years went by, we both had opportunities that would have required we limit our family size or the amount of time we had to spend with our children. We passed. We had a vision. We knew what felt right for us; a personal formula for success that felt good to us in our own souls. We all need a vision - an inner flight plan that takes us where we want to land. If our vision only includes acquiring more material possessions and not bless- ing the lives of others, then that is what we will end up with in the end. Through the years we have observed people with ''stuff visions." Wfien they achieved the big house, new car or notoriety they sought, it did not make them happy. Lives spent on self and acquiring more possessions never satisfy. The thrill of fame or ownership fades as quickly as the red paint on a new sports car. I started writing newspaper columns so that I could afford to give all of my children piano lessons. Writing about being a mom was something I could do at home. One thing led to another and pretty soon the columns became books. One Saturday morning I was signing books at Barns and Noble when someone walked up and said, "Wow, out the garden hose and you're an author. That's so ran some bath water. We glamorous. I'll bet you lead splashed until my little boy a pretty exciting life." laughed so loud it made my I chuckled as I recalled heart sing. I was late for the the mornings1 events be- book signing, but I really fore I got to the store. I'd didn't care. All the people snuggled with my husband I cared most about were at and a half dozen kids in home. bed, done three toads of "Actually," I said, turnlaundry, cleaned up after ing to the stranger talking soggy waffles, then nursed to me at the author signand changed the baby. Be- ing table, "writing is pretty fore I hopped in the van boring compared to being a to drive to the bookstore, I mom. Now that's exciting." spied a pile of doo-doo on When it looks good to our driveway, covered with the world but doesn't feel flies. I noticed my young good in our soul, it isn't son near the mess - minus success. his pants and underwear. Janene Baadsgaard is "Do you know anything the author of many books about this?" I asked for families including On "Sorry Mom," my little the Roller Coaster Called boy answered. "1 had to Motherhood, Winter s go real bad and 1 couldn't Promise, Financial Freewait." dom for LDS Families, The So I quickly dragged LDS Mother s Almanac Janene Baadsgaard and /5 Secrets to a Happy Home - available at book stores or at www.springcreekbooks.com. Readers will find her columns titled Baadsgaard Bylines on line at wwwjanenebaadsgaard. blogspot.com. She can be reached at janenebaadsgaard@juno.com SF Youtheatre Auditions announced Spanish Fork Youtheatre is having registration and auditions on Aug. 27 from 4:30-6 p.m. at Larsen Elementary School, 1175 Flonette Dr., Spanish Fork. Students may audition by singing, reading and dancing, if they desire, or they can just register for the classes. We will be holding three classes this year. The Players, for youth ages 7-18, will present the musical, "Tales from Arabian Nights," a magical tale filled with excitement, intrigue, Alladin, Jasmine and many other characters. This class will be held on Wednesday from 4:30-6 p.m. at Larsen Elementary and will be performed in the SFHS auditorium in April. The Spotlighters, for youth ages 7-18, will present the musical, "101 Dalmatians," with all the well-known characters: Pongo, Perdita, Cruella DeVille and her bumbling henchmen. This class will be held 4:30-6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Spanish Fork High School Little Theatre. It will be performed in the Little Theater in February. The Imagination Station, ages 4-6, will perform in "101 Dalmatians" as puppies. This class is held on Tuesday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Spanish Fork High School Little Theater. The participation fee for this program is $40 a month, $35 if paid the first week of the month, plus a $30 lab fee, which includes a t-shirt, costume and script. The Youtheatre is sponsored by the Spanish Fork Arts Council and is run by the city Parks and Recreation. You can also register at the Parks and Recreation office at any time for these classes. Karma Christiansen is back as program director to work with producer Anna Murdock, music director Cami Jensen, choreographer Laura Brockbank and instructor Heather AUred. Get on the fjtsr track Be the first to get local news Trieste Bills / Spanish Fork News LET'S PLAY: Above and left, Youtheatre participants perform in "Way Out West." I I Cowboys & Associates (uwlMivs HOrKlsklr S m k c \)\\\ io Divrccs RESOLVED BAD CREDIT? BANKRUPT? NEED A LOAN? WE OFFER LOANS UP TO $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 -N V. W S - Spanish Fork WE HELP YOU RE-ESTABLISH YOUR CREDIT WE ARE OPEN 24 HOURS 1-877-367-0128 Help Wanted! Mobile Mechanics low Iruck Drivers Also hiring for Dispatchers • li.iiiiinlK.ilrcijiliiKinkcr •NlH1\|Mi(11U'IK'l('NS.ll\ UNLIMITED SALARY POTENTIAL $ $ $ Call Sue or Sherri 798-2241 |