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Show Thursday, October 30, 2008 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Book Look 'Faith of my Fathers' "? I ' if j "yywwuiT r " "w"" iuvji-sai t t i mini) .hi , ? . ' . .: i v :-' fliJ, 7E . ?. 4R '.' .","-,. - y ? ,-' , - ' ' ' '- V J ; ... : M . .m,a,.aM.........m .. . . M t , i . Ken Money, Nebo Education Foundation board member; Natalie Clyde, board member; Dr. Richard Kay, principal at Oakridge School in Springville; Kristina Christensen, board member; and Reese Brunson, board member met together to present a grant for physical education equipment to Brunson for use at the school for special needs young people. Oakridge school receives grant for equipment lana H. Hiskey . PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER NEBO SCHOOL DISTRICT Marti Pace, Oakridge physical education specialist, special-ist, received a grant for physical education equipment equip-ment through the Nebo Education Foundation. Pace said, "The students at Oakridge school were 'Jumping for Joy' when some of the new physical education equipment arrived." ar-rived." The new equipment was purchased through a grant from the Nebo Education Foundation. "We will be able to increase in-crease the level and variety of activity for the students by getting this new equipment. equip-ment. The students really like the bright colors and different textures of the soft balls we have already received. The students will definitely benefit from this new equipment. With the extra funds from the Nebo Foundation we are able to purchase good equipment that will last for years to come," said Pace. Susan Frischknecht, foundation board treasurer, trea-surer, said, "That's what the foundation is all about - to give our students the best educational opportunities opportu-nities possible whether it's through classroom grants or college scholarships." The Nebo Education Foundation meets the first of every month to discuss educational grants for students stu-dents in Nebo School District. Dis-trict. One of the goals of the foundation is to fund worthwhile projects in the district that provide resources re-sources to enrich student learning. The Nebo Education Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) organization created to bring businesses and donors do-nors together for the benefit ben-efit of the Nebo School District Dis-trict students. The foundation founda-tion carefully manages and disperses tax deductible donations to local schools. Anyone interested in donating to Nebo district schools, classes or pro grams can do so through the Nebo Education Foundation. Foun-dation. Your contribution is a tax deductible charitable charita-ble gift as provided by law. Contact Lana Hiskey . at 801-354-7400, e-mail lana. hiskeynebo.edu or mail 350 S. Main, Spanish Fork, UT 84660.W Free home maintenance course Check out Habitat for Humanity of Utah County's and Community Action Services and Food Bank's free, newly improved home maintenance course every last Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Habitat Restore at 626 N. Freedom Blvd., Provo. The next class will be tonight, Oct. 30. The topic will be landscaping and lawn care. Brian Peterson Peter-son from BHP Construction will be the instructor. Debbie Balzotti To conclude October, what could be more frightening fright-ening than a book by a presidential candidate? The election is just a week away so if you want to read this book you will have to put it on hold at the library today. A month ago I reserved this John McCain family fam-ily memoir and also Barak Obama's "Dreams from my Father" to give both sides equal representation, but someone out there has not returned it and now has a very overdue library book. I don't mind since your fine will help pay for a new library! The book begins with a brief genealogy and then focuses first on the story of his grandfather and father, fa-ther, both four-star admirals admi-rals in the U.S. Navy. Their examples of courage and perseverance were the foundation for John McCain's McCa-in's legendary act of heroism hero-ism during the Vietnam War described in the final chapters. It is a book about a patriotic pa-triotic family of career military men who were intensely dedicated to their country but flawed as all men are. I appreciated the humor that often surfaced as the youngest McCain reminisces about these alpha al-pha males. Describing his grandfather he writes: "He smoked, swore, drank, and gambled at every opportunity op-portunity he had. His profile pro-file in the 1943 Current Biography Bi-ography described him as one of the navy's best plain and fancy cussers." McCain's father was more of a religious man. "He always kept with him a tattered, dog-eared prayer book, from which he would pray aloud for an - v i Debbie Balzotti hour, on his knees, twice every day." Both men had standards of honor passed down from one generation to another. "As boys, no less than as men, they did not lie, steal, or cheat, arid they never shirked their duty." These were the fathers fa-thers of John McCain. As Senator McCain relates re-lates his capture and subsequent sub-sequent imprisonment of more than five years we are amazed by his bravery and resilience. "Vietnam changed me in significant ways, for the better. It is a surpassing irony that war; for all its horror, provides the combatant with every conceivable human experience." experi-ence." He noted that these experiences were transforming. trans-forming. "I know my life is blessed, and always has been." We have often heard war heroes express gratitude grati-tude for their families and their values as they relate their story of survival. 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