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Show SPANISH FORK Covering what matters most A6 • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009 Bailey named VP The Utah Farm Bureau Federation has named David Bailey as Vice President for Organization, replacing Sterling Brown. Bailey is moving from his position a regional manager for the agricultural organization. The Utah Farm Bureau gets its strength from its individual County Farm Bureau organizations and depends on the work of several to get things accomplished. Bailey will serve as a link between the state's regional managers and the state office, as well as advising the Young Farmer and Rancher program and the local collegiate chapters of the Farm Bureau. "David brings a lot of experience working at the county level to his new David Bailey position," said Leland Hogan, president, Utah Farm Bureau Federation. "He will be a great resource for our members to develop leadership skills and work to become better advocates for agriculture." The Organization Di- vision is responsible for promoting and developing leadership across all levels of the Farm Bureau. As Vice President of Organization, Bailey will become a valuable resource for those men and women in both individual counties and the Young Farmer and Rancher program. "I am looking forward to the diversity this new position offers," Bailey said. "I'll be working with leaders from different areas to help them learn the skills necessary to become even better leaders." Bailey, 32, graduated from Utah State University, with a bachelor's degree in Agriculture Systems, Technology and Education. He and his wife, Sharleen, have four children and live in Lake Shore. "Thanks to them I'm once again super-grandpa." Dr. David Cragun, Card io legist "When heart problems threatened my ability to keep building toys for my grandkids, Mountain View Hospital stepped in with life-saving cardiac care. I breathe a lot easier knowing first-hand why the #1 Ranked Hospital for successfully treating coronary blockages is a MountainStar Hospital." _ r r Courtesy photo EXTRA MILE: Nathan and Matthew Anderson have gone the extra mile in scouting — and picked up some new skills and new pets on the way. Local scouts earn all 121 merit badges Nathan and Matthew Anderson, 17 year old twin brothers, of Spanish Fork, have earned every merit badge the Boy Scouts of America has to offer, a total of 121. The boys earned their Eagle awards when they were 12 1/2. After achieving their Eagle rank, the boys still had six years of scouting left, so they set a goal to earn all of the remaining badges. The boys took very different routes with their Eagle projects. Nathan wanted to do something that would benefit others close to home that would be a "hands-on" type of project. He organized a team of Scouts who constructed several bat hotels and mounted them in trees along the Diamond Fork Campground walking trail. This project was to encourage bats to inhabit the area, thereby helping control the mosquito population and the spread of West Nile Virus. Matthew's project benefited those far from home. After learning that an LDS Branch of the Church in Croatia wanted to organize a library with Church books that were not available to their members, Matthew organized a book drive to donate to this cause. His project resulted in an expansive library collection that has enabled the Croatian members to not only increase their knowledge of Church history and doctrine, but also aided them in the study of the English language. Nathan and Matthew promising them one only if come from a long line of they completed all the other Scouters. Their grandfa- merit badges first. The boys ther, Ray L. Anderson, was took that as a challenge and the first in his ward to earn immediately went to work the Eagle rank, and he also on the other merit badges earned every ' merit badge — putting off bugling until offered at that time, a total the end. When they comof 117. Later he worked as pleted bugling, they chose a professional executive for •a Beagle puppy that they the Boy Scouts of America named Bridger to earn the for over 20 years. Their fa- last merit badge. Bridger ther, Eric L. Anderson, be- is well-cared for and he is came an Eagle Scout at the a fitting reward for the twins age of 14, and he has been who have earned the priviinvolved in Scouting as an lege of having a dog. adult for over 25 years. Eric Scouting interested the has strongly encouraged boys in other types of aniand supported the scouting mals as well, and it taught efforts of his sons. them to be persistent in the The Anderson twins' pursuit of goals. They befavorite badges to earn — came intrigued by the sport camping, backpacking and of falconry when a man wilderness survival — were brought a golden eagle to also some of the most diffi- their Eagle Court of Honor. cult because of the number They then began the process and lengths of the camps of becoming apprentice faland hikes required. Prob- coners, taking the necessary ably the hardest badge to test to get a license and perearn was bugling; although mits to trap red-tailed and the twins play the violin and kestrel hawks in the wild. viola, neither had learned They have successfully to play a brass instrument trapped and trained two before. Some of the easi- beautiful red-tailed hawks est badges for them were that they named Horus and Indian lore, rifle shooting Hank. Because of their love and woodworking because of the outdoors, the boys they enjoy carpentry and have developed additional carving. They also liked interests in hunting, trapearning badges related to ping, taxidermy and leathreptiles and amphibians be- er-working. cause they had pet lizards, Nathan and Matthew frogs, snakes, turtles and an have also earned their Duty iguana. to God awards and recently The final badge the boys graduated from Spanish earned was dog care. When Fork High School. They they were 12 years old, are members of Venturing their parents were not inter- Crew 870 from the Crossested in getting them a dog, winds 1st Ward. vjracie Lou s \Juili Mioppe - Dennis, Actual Mountain View Hospital Cardiology Patient Call our Physician Referral Line 1-866-887-3999 ^ - ; or visit NotBiggerJustBetterHealth.com £•••• • St. MarWs Hospital • Timpanogos Regional Hospital • M o u n t a i n V i e w H o s p i t a l Lakeyiew Hospital • Brigham City Community Hospital • Ogden Regional Medical Center Stella our Shoppe Dog wants you to know ^ MOUNTAINS™* Not Bigger. 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