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Show usiness Scarecrow Contest Meeting the 'Doc' Covering what matters most A6 • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008 Christene Choate STAFF WRITER David "Doc" Parkinson has run the small Magelby's chain of restaurants«for over 30 years. Parkinson grew up in Washington, D.C. and moved to Provo when he was a freshman in college , to attend BYU and further his career. While Parkinson grew up in Washington, he has roots tied to Spanish Fork. His mother grew up in Spanish Fork, and every year for 10 years Parkinson came out to work on his grandparents' farm, "I have a lot of great memories in Spanish Fork," said Parkinson. Running restaurants was not Parkinson's first profession. Before Magelby's came to be, Parkinson was a dentist for 30 years. That is where his nickname, "Doc," originated. Parkinson's decision to change careers came when his best friend Hal Magelby asked him to start a restaurant with him. On the second day of being open, Hal Magelby decided to move on and left the restaurant in the hands of Parkinson. "I could have changed the name to Parkinson's," said Parkinson, "but I didn't want to name- it after the disease, so I kept the name " Magelby V Parkinson knew little to nothing about running a "restaurant. Courtesy photo The Spanish FbrR Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its 4th Annual 2008 Halloween Scarecrow Contest! Scarecrows will be displayed in th§ city flower beds along Main Street in Spanish Fork for the month of October. There will be monetary prizes (Over $500 in Chamber Gift Certificates to be used in local area businesses) in several categories for the entered Scarecrows.. Categories will b e : ' " ( ,v ;: > ^, . 1. Children: open to all individuals under the'age of 18 by the display deadline. 2. Adult: 18 years of age and older. " 3.Business and Non-Profit Organizations: open to "for-profit" businesses in or out of Spanish ForK/Salem Cities, and any Non-profit Organizations in or out of Spanish Fork/Salem Cities. 4.Traditional Scarecrow: open for traditional scarecrows only. 5. Peoples choice: All scarecrows entered will be eligible for awards in this category. Public voting will be available for the people's choice category. The entry fee is $10 per scarecrow entry. Entries will be due the first week of October, with exact details of dates and time to be outlined on the entry form that is posted on the city website, www.spanishfork.org. FAMILY BUSINESS: Doc and Lenora Parkinson have been cooking together for over 30 years. "Everything on the menu came from trial and error," said Parkinson, "no chefs, just people who loved food" While Parkinson'was in the front greeting customers as they came in, Parkinson's wife, Lenora, was in the back cooking. That's where Magelby's famous chocolate cake and breadsticks came from. The breadsticks came first, and Parkinson was looking for another signature item. People submitted recipe after recipe of different chocolate cakes and none of them were what Parkinson was looking for. "My wife came up with the idea," said Parkinson. "We used my wife's double-chocolate muffin recipe and turned it into cake." The famous chocolate cake was featured on Utah Valley's magazine as the first-ever featured product rather than a person on the front cover. The chocolate cake is also voted favorite dessert two years in a row in the Spanish Fork/Salem area. "The cake lasts ten days," said Parkinson, "and we have no idea why, all we know is it gets better and better everyday." While some say the cake is the best part and others the icing, Parkinson argues that the icing is what makes the cake. His wife, Lenora would argue otherwise. Magelby's is a part of the Parkinson family, and will be for much longer. Richard, Parkinson's son, now owns Magelby's. Parkinson has 34 grandkids and 15 great-grandkids. "Every one of the grandkids that lives within 100 miles has worked for me, whether it's serving or cleaning tables," said Parkinson. Right now I have at least six working for me." Luxurious Townhomes in Salem starting at Chamber BBQ The Chamber of Commerce Summer Membership Fundraiser BBQ will be held Wednesday, Sept 10 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Spanish Fork Sports Park, 185 West Volunteer Dr. It will be held at the Veteran's Pavilion, located on the east side of the first four-plex. Lunch is $7 per box lunch (be sure to order plenty for entire company). You are welcome to eat at the park or take your lunch back to your place of business. Please contact the Spanish Fork/Salem Chamber of Commerce by Sept. 5 with a head count of how many lunches you will be needing. You can email the chamber at sfchamber@spanishfork.org or call 798-8352. 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