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Show A2 • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2010 Sentinel 42 East 300 North Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Lane Henderson Publisher Namon Bills Editor Dana Robinson . Assoc. Editor The Sentinel is published each Wednesday for $34 per year in area and $38 out of area by J-Mart, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork Utah 84660. E-mail stories to cditor@sfsentinel.com E-mail ads to ads@sfsentinel.com Call us at 801-794-4964 The entire content of this newspaper is Copyright © 2010 The Sentinel. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the editor or publisher. THE SENTINEL (USPS 024716) is published weekly for $34.00 per year by J-Mart Publishing, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Periodicals Postage Paid at Spanish Fork, UT. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to J-Mart Publishing, 280 N. Main St., Spanish Fork, UT 84660. ommunity ews Taking out the trash sale and get rid of everything so that we wouldn't Ready or Not have to pack so much when Dawn Van Nosdol we moved. Good idea, but a real eye-opener. When I moved out on my Ahhh, another new year. own 10 years earlier, before Another start over — and lots more stuff. Whether getting married, my mother that I take all my you received a lot of new insisted 1 "stuff with me — she did things for Christmas or not, we all have things around not want to be a storage unit, our houses that create clut- She had been eyeing my ter that we need to throw room for quite some time to away, give away or recycle. use as an office and didn't I know that we aren't alone want my stuff cluttering it because there are many TV up. I can't blame her. Long series showcasing the too- story short, I had been hauling around a box of "Coed" much-junk problem. teenage magazines that I had We all need to uncomplicate our lives and de-junk subscribed to in junior high our houses so we can feel — I was now 30 years old! more comfortable in our What was I thinking? That own homes, and our own was the most ridiculous thing heads. This hit me hard one that I had, but it wasn't the day about 20 years ago when only thing. Out of several my husband and I were get- boxes that I had been lugting ready to move from our ging around for years, I only first home. Six months be- found one or two things that fore we moved, we decided were of any value, emotional to have a monster garage or otherwise. Display advertisements, classified ads, Business Index Friday, 12 p.m. Help A class on de-junking was my rescue. The instructor empowered me to be ruthless; I learned to emotionally cut my strings to my belongings and look at them in a totally different way. Another thing the class taught me was to not try to tackle everything at once. Start with one drawer, one closet, one corner or one pile. When you are finished, move to the next one. I started in the kitchen with the plastic storage container cupboard. Yes, it was hard and scary at first, but I threw away all of the lids that didn't have matching containers and vice versa. It was also the most freeing feeling ever when I shut the cupboard door and wasn't afraid to open it again. By the time I finished with the kitchen, I ended up throwing away spices that were too old, old food that had been forgotten, pans that were never used, broken utensils and knives that were past their prime. It was wonderful, it was empowering, and I ended up having more space in my kitchen than I ever thought possible. After finishing the kitchen, I methodically moved through the entire house gaining momentum and courage as I went. I threw out old catalogs, broken knick-knacks, clothes that were out of style or didn't fit, projects that were never going to be finished and on and on. If I really felt strongly about a project, I gave myself a time limit to finish it and if I hadn't, then it was gone. I was ruthless — and it was worth it. My husband knew that I was really serious when I attacked my file cabinets. I went from needing four cabinets down to only one and a half. Here are some tips to get started. Ask yourself; 1) Do I need it? 2) Do I use it? 3) Do I (still) like it? 4) Would I miss it? 5) Do I have room for it? 6) Will something else that I already have do the job? That last question is a really good question to ask. There are lots of creative doo-dads out there that we really don't need, but are fun fads and after the novelty wears off we stick them in a drawer to never use again. Questioning your motives at point-of-sale is the most effective form of pre-de-junking. When de-junking, you can either do it fast and furious in one weekend, or you can methodically work on it all year long, but whatever you do, do it with a goal in mind and remember to be absolutely ruthless. For more tips on de-junking and a very funny de-junking poem to get you started, go to www. apreparedhome .com. Food Storage Classes DEADLINES Weddings, anniversaries, missionaries, lsc birthdays, articles, photos, letters to the editor Friday, 12 p.m. Guardian of Your Community News Dawn Van Nosdol and Connie McVey will be be teaching adult education classes on food storage in February. It will focus on building your food storage around what your family likes to eat, and will include new ways to look at, revamp and build your own tailormade food storage inexpensively. This class will be held twice a week for two weeks at Salem Hills High School (Feb. 3,4, 10 and 1 1 , 2010) and again at Springville High School (Feb. 17, 18,24 and 25). They will also be giving tips on how to store and where to store your extra food and tips on water storage with plans to build your own water filtration system. To sign up go to: www.nebo. edu/communityschool or call (801) 354-7418. There will also be a at www.apreparedhome.com. Keeping up positive us build it!t spirits and attitudes 'Round and About Benjamin Kathleen Olsen The Veterans Memorial was made to honor all veterans buried in the Spanish Fork Cemetery. It's running out of room for names and we need to build two more walls to be able to honor our local heroes. T he community came together to build the original monument 10 years ago. Now the Spanish Fork Veterans Council is asking for your renewed support. The total cost for this project is estimated at $20,000. Our veterans did not let our country down in its time of need — let's not let them down now! Donations can be turned in to Thad Jensen, Glen Bradford or Steve Wilson of the Veterans Council. Every dollar counts! Thank you for your support! CONTRIBUTIONS T O DATE $20,000 Benjamin istWardRelief Society is hosting a special meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, at the Benjamin Church. Carl Johnston of the Spanish Fork Police Department is going to make a presentation on 'Neighborhood Watch", which will be beneficial to everyone. With unsavory things happening in so many places, it will be to our advantage to have all the help possible to protect our area. All Relief Society sisters, their husbands, older children, and anyone else interested in this, are invited to attend. ••• Another family has moved to Benjamin and we send them a warm welcome. Marc and Karla Peterson and family have moved into their lovely new house along 3600 West. We hope they will soon feel right at home here. ••• Tonie Thorpe has returned home after finding herself the 'best Christmas present1 her grandchildren in Madison, Connecticut, received this year. She flew to New York City with the grandchildren not aware that she was coming and were totally surprised when she arrived at their home. Their dad told them he had brought something for them for Christmas and they needed to go into the garage to get it. They joyfully discovered what he had brought them was their beloved Grandma Thorpe, who had come for a Christmas visit with her sonin-law and daughter, Eric and Denise Fogleman, and their children. A highlight of her visit was the naming and blessing of the Thorpes' newest granddaughter, Charlee Jane, named after Tonie's mother. ••• Earl and Joan Thomsen are happy to have their grandson, Seth, visiting with them during the end of December and first part of January. Seth Thomsen, who is the son of Sam and Mika Thomsen, of Mililani, Hawaii, is experiencing a totally different Christmas holiday than he has ever done in his life, with the snow and frigid weather instead of sandy beaches, ocean, and soft, warm breezes. Also with the Thomsens for part of the holiday was another grandson, Tanner Thomsen, son of Nathan and Melissa Thomsen of Twin Falls, Idaho. He was able to spend several days having the fun of getting reacquainted with his cousin and enjoying being at his grandparents' home. ••• Speaking of the weather: we' ve been experiencing winter weather including the gray, overcast, cold days that happen a lot in January. Sometimes it seems the poor month will never end. One Jan. 31, while I was teaching school, the principal called for a special faculty meeting and instructed us to bring a January calendar with us. He had things properly prepared and had us toss our calendars into a fire to celebrate the fact we had made it through January. This week I've decided to offer a list of what people do to keep positive spirits and attitudes during this month. Of course, those who enjoy skiing and other snow sports are loving every minute of it, but others can't do much of that so here are some other suggestions offered by various people: -lots of hot chocolate (or any kind of chocolate), -read a good book or books, -look through the seed catalogues - they promise warmer weather, -cuddle up in a snuggy quilt, -do a project you've been putting off, -put on some fuzzy pajamas, -watch fluffed up birds gather at a bird feeder, -look forward to a special class, -put together a jigsaw puzzle, -just decide to be happy! THE SENTINEL Covering what matters most. I |