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Show A2 • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008 — N E W S- Spanish Fork Make a smile habit 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Lane Henderson Publisher Namon Bills Editor Dana Robinson . . Assoc. Editor Tlic Spanish Fork News is published each Wednesday for $37.50 per year in area and $41.50 out of area by J-Mart, 280 North Main St.. Spanish Fork Utah 84660. Email stories to editor@spforknews.com Email ads to ads@spforknews.com CaJJ us at 794-4964 POSTMASTER Send address changes to Spanish Fork News 280 Norrh Main St. Spanish Fork, Utah 84660 The entire content of this newspaper is Copyright© 2008 Spanish Fork News. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the editor or publisher. DEADLINES Weddings, anniversaries, missionaries, 1st birthdays, articles, photos, letters to the editor Friday, 12 p.m. Display advertising and classified advertising Friday, 12 p.m. ommunity ews Life After Birth Janene Baadsgaard We all look and feel better when we smile. So why don't we do it more often? If you want to conduct an interesting experiment try this: look each person in the eye you encounter for one day and then smile. Do this even if you don't feel like it and whether or not your life is running smoothly at the moment. Do this with family members and total strangers. Notice how the act of smiling makes you feel. When we smile, we send a signal to our brain that we're happy. Our body responds to what we think and pretty soon we feel happy. Also observe the responses you receive after you smile. Most people will smile back. Will you receive a few odd looks? Yes, but don't let that discourage you. Why do most people smile back? Because when someone sends a smile our way, we assume they're thinking a kind thought about us. Smiling draws people to us and is downright contagious. The more smiles we give away, the more smiles we receive in return. Smiling sends all the right messages. I remember a time when I was worried about one of my teenage sons. I prayed long and hard asking God to teach me how to show more love for my son. The impression I received was simple: smile. This answer perplexed me. Janene Baadsgaard Still, I gave it a try. I began smiling at my son more often. I made an effort to catch his eye and smile at him during breakfast and at supper. Before he left for school, I hugged, kissed and smiled at him. When he was driving away in the car, 1 waved and smiled. When he got home, I smiled. Something happened to me because of those smiles. I felt more love for my son. My heart softened toward him. I noticed myself appreciating him more and becoming keenly aware of his courage in the face of the difficult years of adolescence. I wasn't sure at the time if he even noticed or if those extra smiles meant anything to him. Teenage boys aren't famous for expressing tender emotions. Many years later, I received a letter from this son who had become an adult. "Dear Mom, thank you for smiling at me. When I was making my most difficult decisions I would see your face in my mind, smiling," he wrote. "I knew you loved me and it made all the difference." Smiling creates an instant connection — a universal language that says, "I notice you and like what I see." Smiling is something positive that we do that elevates our thoughts and the thoughts of the one receiving the smile. Like throwing someone a ball of sunshine, smiling and receiving a smile is a simple moment of connected joy. If we keep practicing, our efforts to smile more often will soon become a habit. Smiling helps us spread warmth and acceptance every where we go. So on those days when we feel less than, worried, diminished, sad or lonely, we need to get out there and start smiling. I've learned my day usually goes the same way as the corners of my mouth. Janene Baadsgaard M.O.M. is the author xof many of humorous and heartwarming booksforfamilies, including Families Who Laugh . . . Last, On the Roller Coaster Called Motherhood, Winter's Promise, Financial Freedom for LDS Families, The LDS Mother's Almanac and her most recent publication, 15 Secrets to a Happy Home, available at local bookstores or on-line at www.spring• creekbooks.com. She can be reached at janenebaadsgaard@juno.com. Celebrating Valentine's Day 'Round and About Benjamin Kathleen Olsen The High Priests and guests of the Benjamin 1st Ward celebrated Valentine's Day with a party held at the home of Cloyd and Laurel Harrison. Approximately 60 people enjoyed the evening of supper, games and entertainment, featuring the talents of Clay and Bonnie Foy, David and Coleen Huff, Sheldon Hansen, Nadene Roberts, Eileen Oxborrow, LuAnn Wride, Carol Nielson, Lloyd and Clarise Nilson, and Cloyd and Laurel Harrison. Those putting the evening together were Rex and Lauria Galloway, Cloyd and Laurel Harrison, Lee and Janice Jensen, Blaine and LuAnn Wride, Cy and Carol Nielson, and Coleen Huff. Wesley and Anna Lee Thorpe Talbot of Salem welcomed their third child to their family on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. The little girl is also being greeted by an older brother and sister. She is the thirteenth grandchild of Glen and Tonie in Benjamin. ••• Daren and Tamera Woffinden Hope and their four children, formerly living in Logan, have moved to Mahomet, Illinois, where Daren is now working. Tamera grew up in Benjamin and is the daughter of Lynn and Karma Woffinden. ••• The Spanish Fork West Stake will be holding its stake conference on March 14-15, 2008. Specific times for the various meetings will be announced later. Relief Society Birthday Parties for both Benjamin wards have been scheduled with Wednesday, March 12, 2008 the date for Benjamin 2nd Ward. "Celebrating Spring" is the theme chosen for the evening which will begin at 6:30 p.m. All Relief Society members and Young Women are invited. The following Tuesday, March 18, Benjamin 1st Ward will hold its party for all Relief Society members and their guests. ••• At the moment, we have a number of residents who have been suffering from a mean respiratory bug that seems to be cured mostly by time. However, some have had to visit the hospital for extra help. We wish them and anyone else not feeling well, a speedy recovery. Covering what matters most Disaster Recipes There and Back Again Shirlene R. Ottesen Why is it when you try to make something for a family party, or to take to someone for any special occasion, that it turns out to be a flop? Even when you use a recipe that you've made umpteen times? That is so frustrating! Do you ever have any disasters in your kitchen? One time I was putting a recipe together and when I went to add one of the spices, the lid came off and a whole bunch poured into the bowl. I didn't know why the lid was loose. I'm the only one in the kitchen, so I suppose that some time I just forgot to tighten the lid, but anyway, I tried to take out what I thought exceeded the amount that was in the recipe. I guess it turned out okay. Another time I was making some recipe and I thought I would double it so I would have enough. I doubled the first few ingredients and then I went back to the original recipe. When I realized that I had made a mistake, then I had to go.back to the recipe and make sure to double all the ingredients and not just the first few. I have a big mixer on a stand, but I also have a hand mixer for little jobs. When my old one wore out, I bought another one and I had only used it a couple of times. It was hard to get the beaters to eject. This one time I was trying to press on the lever to eject them and I took hold of one of the beaters to try and pull it out. The mixer was still plugged in, when I accidentally pushed the button that turned the mixer on and oh, boy, that hurt! So now I always make sure it's unplugged. I was a quick learner on that one! I tried two new recipes this week. One turned out good and the other not so good. So here is the good one: Sweet 'n Tangy Chicken Wings 3 lbs. chicken wingettes no • Sales • Service • Installation • Greon Sticker • Financing OAC bryant Hoatlng & Cooling Systems 290 N. Main Spanish Fork 798-3000 A ' G « E «N «C «Y Dawn Van Nosdol HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING Cooper Corless recently received a property and casualty insurance license. He is now working at Security Insurance Agency and writes all lines of insurance. Security Insurance has been in business in Spanish Fork for 44 years. Contact Cooper Corless for all your insurance needs at 798-3500. WHATEVER IT TAKES 798-1700 Sprinkle the chicken wings with a dash of salt and pepper. Broil 4-6 inches from the heat for 5-10 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Transfer to a greased 5 quart slow cooker. Combine the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, sauce, mustard and garlic and the remaining salt; pour over the wings. Toss to coat. Cover and cook on low for 3 1/4 to 3 3/4 hours or until the chicken juices run clear. Sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired. Note: I didn't need that many wings, I only cooked half that many. I found that it took longer than ten minutes to get the chicken browned on each side. I don't use a broiler very much, so maybe I didn't do it right. Also, I found that sauqe to be_ adequate for wings called for in the. recipe. I thought the sauce was very tasty and it passed the taste test with my family. They are messy to eat, but I thought they were good. Oh, and I didn't add the liquid smoke. I don't like it. Your laugh for the week: An elderly couple took their four year-old to church one Sunday morning. The grandmother was a choir member, and she told the little boy he would have to sit with his grandfather in church. She took him aside and gave him a quarter and instructed him to poke his grandfather now and then to keep him awake during the meeting. The grandpa slept through much of the meeting, and after church, grandma asked the boy why he hadn't followed her instructions. The boy replied, "Grandpa gave me fifty cents not to wake him." Store tortillas Ready or Not Security Insurance welcomes (about 30) 1/2 tsp. salt, divided dash pepper 1 1/2 cups ketchup 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 Tb. Worcestershire sauce 1 Tb. Dijon mustard 1 tsp. minced garlic 1 tsp. liquid smoke (optional) People ask me all the time how I got to know so much about food storage. I tell them that I surround myself with people who know more than me. Really, that is it. Well, that and desperation to feed my family inexpensively. I just listen to these wonderfully talented men and women who have incredible amounts of knowledge, I read a lot, and I just try to remember it all. Basically what I have done, and what you are doing right now by reading this article, gather information from many different and often specialized, sources and share what I have learned with others. This way we can spread information to others that might not have as many resources. The wonderful thing about this is that I don't need to know everything, I just need to know where to find it or who to talk to. This is a treasure that a friend shared with me and I am passing it along to you. There isn't anything in this soup that isn't food storage friendly, except maybe the corn tortillas, but even they can be frozen or made from scratch if you have a tortilla press. I tried to make corn tortillas from scratch once, but I didn't have a press and it was not very successful. Get the press if you want to make them; they aren't very expensive. Corn Tortilla Chicken Chowder 1 can of cream of chicken soup 1 can of cream of potato soup 1 can of chicken broth (Swansons) 1 lA cups of milk 1 small can of diced green chilies See TORTILLAS • A3 |