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Show SPANISH FORK Covering what matters most A8 • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009 Local vets retire from clinic Miss Utah: This month Nebo Animal Clinic will be under new ownership as Dr. Jon Hunter and Dr. James Eaton retire. Dr. Hunter has practiced as a veterinarian for 38 years, coming to Spanish Fork in 1971 from Colorado State University, and worked with Dr. Grant Jensen and Dr. Clare Porter who had opened the clinic two years earlier. Dr. Hunter assumed ownership as he bought their practices and they retired. Dr. Eaton, a graduate of Washington State University, brought his veterinary experience from Salt Lake City and New York, and has worked since Dr. Porter left. He has practiced for 34 years. Dr. John Evans and Dr. Greg Huff from Payson are the new owners. There will be a retirement open house held on Thursday, June 18, in the High Chaparral Room at Spanish Fork Fairgrounds, 475 South Main St., from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This will also be an opportunity to meet the new owners. Light refreshments will be served and a candy bowl available for the kids. Salem parks and rec. notes week of August. Games Summer Hunter Safety This summer hunter will be played Tuesdays, safety course is for youth Wednesdays and Saturand adults. A $5 registra- days starting the end of tion fee must be paid at the August. The season will Salem Recreation office to conclude the second week be part of the class. Partici- of October. This is a great pants will also need to pur- league for all football playchase a $10 hunter safety ers. The Nebo Conference voucher/license prior to has" plenty of competition the class. Meeting times with teams from Salem, will be 6-9 p.m. at the Payson, Spanish Fork and Salem City Civic Center. Springville. Meeting dates are July 20, 22, 27 and 29, 2009 with Martial Arts the final shooting date set Session C July 13for Aug. 1,2009. Aug 12, 2009 (Monday/ Wednesday) Youth Flag Football Session D July 14-Aug. Boys entering 3rd~6th 13, 2009 (Tuesday/Thursgrade may sign up now. day) Flag football camp will Sessions will meet at be held July 3-7, 2009. Maple Mountain Martial Games for fl ag football Arts, 144 North Main St., will be played Tuesday and Spanish Fork. Classes will Thursday evenings. Young be held twice a week for ladies are also allowed to five weeks. There will be play flag football. Sign up nine lessons and a graduat the Salem Recreation of- ation in each session. All fice today. classes will start at 9:30 Youth Tackle Football a.m. and end at 10:15 a.m. Salem boys entering Students will learn sixth grade should sign basic martial art skills in up now. Salem Recreation this course. Basic stancis hoping to have enough es, blocking techniques, boys in each grade (6th- kicking and hand-striking 8th) to enter two . teams techniques will be covin each division of the ered. Students will also Nebo football conference. learn essential self-proThis program begins with tection and self-defense Tackle Football Camp, skills. Classes will be July 28th (for two weeks) dynamic and high-energy and then breaks up into with a low instructor-toteam practices the second student ratio. Important concepts in martial art philosophy will also be covered such as courtesy, respect, proper martial art behavior, citizenship in the home and community, the six qualities of a champion, student pledges and creeds, and basic martial art traditions. Cost is $50. Pee Wee Tennis This program is set to introduce and teach the skills of tennis to youth Kindergarten to 6th grade. Skill development will be the main focus while rules and game format are taught. Two age-based classes will be offered: K-3rd grade and 4th-6th. Equipment (balls and youth racquets) for this program will be provided by Salem Parks and Recreation. This program will meet on the Salem Hills High School tennis courts. Participants will receive a t-shirt and 10 one-hour classes. Early sign-ups will be until July 2,2009. After that a $10 late fee will be added. Space is limited in this program. Fee is $30. A $5 non-resident fee will be ; enlarged for this program. K-3rd grade: 9-10 a.m. 4th-6th grade: 10-11 a.m. The program will run weekdays July 6-17, 2009. the Oil Change From PAGEANT • A l dreams.'* Christensen has also been busy with Miss Utah preparations, including practicing for the talent competition, where she will perform a lyrical dance. "I feel more prepared every day," said Christensen, "but the hardest thing is just finding time for everything in my schedule. I have been finding little ways to multitask, wearing high heels around the house, things like that." Christensen has also been practicing talking about her platform, "Financially Fit for the Future." "I work nights in the ICU, so I've been practicing for interviews by talking to my patients, watching CNN with them, talking about current events," Christensen said. "It's awesome, because some of my greatest critiques have actually come from my patients. I think they're enjoying helping me prepare." Both Jex and Christensen say their wardrobes are ready to go, and Jex is preparing for thefitnCsselement of the competition by "going to the gym a lot," while Christensen said, "I'm doing millions of situps!" One new element of this year's competition is the People's Choice Award, where people can go online and vote for their favorite contestant. While the voting will not affect the results of the pageant, the award will be announced on-stage on June 20. Those interested in voting can go to www.missutahpageant.org/contestants.html and scroll down to the web poll. As they make their final preparations, Jex and Christensen both say they want to thank their communities for providing them with such great support. "I have felt lots of love coming my way from everyone," said Jex. Christensen agreed. "Everyone has been^so kind and helpful," she said. "It's so great to feel love^ from the community — and to know that people are supporting me no matter what the outcome is." 3 Making the Call: she had been released from intensive care, having survived the incident. AccordHealey called 911, and ing to Healey, one of the the dispatcher had him stay reasons she didn't bleed to on the line while they tried death while they waited for tofindtheir location. Some- the helicopter was because one had a GPS, so he gave her clothing had been drivthem the reading, but the en through her body, and rescue crew still had to find had helped to stanch the a place nearby where they bleeding. Healey said he thought it could land a helicopter. was a neat story, and wrote "We guided them around the side of the mountain to it up and gave it to a worker a spot where we cleared the at T-Mobile. About a week brush so they could land," ago he found out they were flying him to Washington Healey said. The injured woman D.C. for three days to remade it to the hospital, and ceive the VITA (Latin for Healey watched the follow- "life") Wireless Samaritan up story two weeks later on Award for his life-saving the news, where he learned phone call. He was able to From HEALEY • A l meet Utah Senators Bennett and Hatch, and had a tour of the Capitol before attending the award banquet. "I didn't think what I did was a big deal," Healey said. "We weren't heros; we just did what anyone would have done." Healey said that one thing that stuck out in his mind about the experience was that his phone never dropped the connection to 911, even though he went around the valley to guide the rescue team in. "Whenever I drop a call," he said, "I think about that day when it didn't drop a call, and saved a life." i From LIDDIARD'Al Liddiard was honored as UAESP District Distin- guished Principal in 2003 and Instructional Leader of the Year in 2002; he was named Utah Reading Principal of the Year in 2001. He holds a BA. in •elementary education and an MA. in education leadership from Brigham Young University. MM MA student of the month Ashtyn is the second of four children; she has one older sister, Paige, who is 14 and two younger brothers, Matt who is eight and Josh who is four. She has a cat named Nikki and a bunny named Joey. Ashtyn loves to be with animals and volunteers at the animal shelter. She has been doing Martial arts for about four i j years and just received her and her favorite color is brown belt. She has really turquoise. Ashtyn's favorenjoyed taking martial art ite movie is "Mall Cop." She doesn't have a favorclasses. She just finished the 6th ite book; she loves them grade and is excited to start all. Her favorite vacation a new adventure at Dia- was last summer visiting mond Fork Junior High. the California Redwoods. She loves reading, playing Ashtyn has a wacky persoccer and being with her sonality; she loves to tell friends. Her favorite food jokes and make people is a French dip sandwich, laugh. ""•<>'•>. • - , Municipal Election Filing Deadline Serving the Spanish Fork area with quick and friendly service! 552 N. Main, Spanish Fork • 798-7877 The filing period to run for Spanish Fork mayor or city council in this years' municipal election is from July 1—July 15, 2009 at 5 p.m. Town council seats and the mayor's seat are up for election. More details will be available on the city's" : website, www.spanisfork.org. You may qualify for the Home Owner's Stimulus Package First time h o m e buyers $8,000 Tax Credit Discount Home Builders discount $9,000* Total $17,000.00 Additional Discounts may be available. Call 801-423-1141 !J . Custom Homes • Remodels • AdditiOus . Reduced price on building lots c mneriiidsonconslniciion.com *Discount with purchase of new custom home on designated lot in Salem. The S p a n i s h Fork N e w s 8 0 0 K S t> 795 North State • 19 8Mig Salem 80r;723.0500 ii |