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Show Page 2 NEWS AND NOTES TO KEEP YOU New tradition in celebrating Thanksgiving Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Thousands of American Fork residents will sit down to turkey and dressing on Thanksgiving Day and not think about the origins of that tradition. Those who do pause will remember the gratitude originally expressed by America's Ameri-ca's first residents. Some in the community may not have that background, such as Wendelin Knobloch, who serves as an assistant planner for the community. Born in Germany, Wendelin (pronounced VEN-de-leen) has only recently begun celebrating celebrat-ing Thanksgiving. "Thanksgiving is not a national na-tional holiday in Germany," he said. "There is something sort of similar, called the Harvest Feast." He said that the majority of Germany's residents are Catholic or Lutheran and each church has some type of observance. obser-vance. "The Catholics have a mass decorated with parts of the harvest, har-vest, like reed stalks," he said. Knobloch remembers displays of grains and bread on church altars when he was growing up. According to a Web site from the German Embassy in Canada, those grains and breads are set up as symbols of gratitude to God and may be donated to the needy after the services. In Germany there is not a standard day for the harvest feast, and each congregation may observe it at a different time. That varies from area to area, depending in part on the weather. The climate in Germany has four seasons, but they are not as harsh as those in Utah, Knobloch Kno-bloch said. "Summer isn't as hot, winter isn't as cold," he said. "There is a lot more moisture." He said the north part of the country is warmer than the south, since the south is closer to the Alps Bridge Continued from Page 1 Demolition moved We carry building materials, paint, cabinets, lighting fixtures, furniture and appliances. onate hardware, tools, and furniture to Habitat for Humanity Hu-manity to help Utah County families and further our cause. crTr liabitat for Humanity 626 N. Freedom Bivd., Provo ek & ?(M)m .' mr" mtm,- ., mm.,. ? ' YEAR-END TAX SAVING .STR'ATFf,IF With a little planning before yearend,you can still save "Big" on your 2008 Income taxes. Consider the following: Chgritoble Pongtions. - donate to charities before the end of the year. You can include cash contributions charged to your credit card even if you don't pay the bill until 2009. Retirement Contributions - contribute mnr to vour Ad t 4mkl ;kL IDA UC I . l ITemiieq reductions - consider Drepavma state taxes. Drooertv medical expenses in 2008 to increase your itemized deductions. 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We also offer a Tax Organizer on our website. fnq. lnfogurrcpacom Website: www.gurrcpacom f i 14 i ' fir ' ! : , - : ' ..,: - t ; f - i . : i MATT SMITHDaily Herald Wendelin Knobloch recently started celebrating Thanksgiving. and has more snow because it is at a higher elevation. "In the north, we have snow probably every year, but only just a little bit," he said. "It is more likely to come after Christmas." Because of the climate, the harvest comes at a time similar to that in the United States. Often Of-ten the harvest festivals occur in early October, however. "Through the centuries, villages vil-lages all over Germany have marked the end of this period of backbreaking work with mirthful festivals that include dances, parades, games, banquets ban-quets and pageants," the Web site says. "They vary from region re-gion to region also by name depending on the time and type of harvest." Pumpkins are not a large part of the harvest. Instead, apples are a major crop. "The only food I normally associate as-sociate with fall is baked apples with vanilla sauce on top," Knobloch Kno-bloch said. Knobloch will spend this Thanksgiving in the traditional American way in Sandy. "This year we will be at my parents-in-law's house," he said. "I think it will be just a traditional Thanksgiving with the family. I like American Thanksgivings. There is a lot of food involved. It is always forward After a number of crashes between vehicles and Sam White overpass on Interstate 15 in Pleasant Grove, the bridge all your surplus buildina materials. If Co 3REST0R for questions C (373 7867) 10-6 Mon - Sat f " - - i . n ' , - Miate J, .. .... .rrs tovsiL,. rn;i;i. i Vilf - ' AMERICAN ffi INFORMED AND good. It is nice to be with the family." COMMUNITY NOTES Beer license approved On Nov. 18, the City Council voted to approve a Class A beer license li-cense for Fast Gas 6 at 312 N. West State Road. It allows the sale of beer for consumption elsewhere. The license is only good through Dec. 31, when all beer licenses in the city must be reconsidered. Senior Citizens receive grant Former mayor Ted Bar-ratt Bar-ratt attending the Nov. 18 City Council meeting and reported that the American Fork Senior Citizens received a grant from the Eldred Foundation. It was for $5,500, and will be presented pre-sented at the group's Christmas party on Dec. 6. The American Fork Senior Citizens have had a similar grant several times and have used it to upgrade their building. This year's plans have not been announced. Mayor Heber Thompson expressed appreciation to the board of the Senior Citizens organization for the work they do. Solid Waste District maintains fees Councilman Rick Storrs reported to the City Council on Nov. 18 that the North Pointe Solid Waste District, which was set to be demolished on Nov. 23 at 1 a.m. Considering the number of . , accidents that have occurred '' among southbound motorists at the site, removal of the overn - ' -s- i -rtifr 'Mi to' 1 , j It C, V S taxes, rhoritnh Hnnntinn nr Mnn .Urtiua mtmi FORK CITIZEN J Lrp Lr I N V d i. V E,D provides a waste disposal site for the city, will not be having a fee increase in January. That had been previously considered. consid-ered. Officials of the district have said their master plans indicates they need to relocate the entrance and exit of the landfill. Youth Council plans project The American Fork Youth City Council, which has been recently reorganized, is working work-ing to plan a service project for the community. The details will be announced at a later date. Steel Days chairman appointed appoint-ed Steve Pierson has been appointed as the chairman of the Steel Days Committee for the coming year. Councilman Shirl LeBaron, who serves as the liaison with that committee, said Pierson has been a hard worker. "This is his second year," he said. "In his first year, he rolled up his sleeves and went to work." Food Bank needs turkeys The Community Action Food Bank is in need of turkeys, the edible kind, for the holiday season. In years past, the Food Bank has been able to provide a ham or turkey to the families they serve during November and December. Although they had a tremendous tre-mendous outpouring of non-perishable non-perishable food donations from the community, their freezer is empty and they have no hams or turkeys to send home with families to bring them an extra bit of hope during the holidays. Needed is a minimum of 2,000 hams or turkeys. People wanting to donate a ham or turkey can take the meat to the Community Action Food Bank at 815 S. Freedom Boulevard in Provo or to the affiliated pantry in American Fork, 54 E. Main St. They can also donate by buying turkey vouchers online on-line at www.norbest.com and sending them to the food bank. More information on how you and neighbors can help this holiday season is available at www.communityactionuc.org. pass may be the best option for protecting drivers, said Scott Thompson, a Utah Department of Transportation spokesman. "We're doing this for safety and to lessen accidents, so the Behind this ear lies an engineering masterpiece Open Ear Technology is the most revolutionary development in hearing care since the introduction of digital hearing aids. Come in for a FREE hearing evaluation and give them a try with our NO OBLIGATION ROAD TEST 756-5001 686 East 110 South, 1. Am. Acium From CSold'i Oym - Business 3743395 305 North Freedom Blvd. Provo If w q 0 m Smell the tradition can feel it already. Not only feel it I can smell it and taste it. I can even "hear" the sizzling of butter in the pan, the crunch of nuts being cracked, even the delighted sighs of those tasting the culinary cu-linary delights related to the coming holiday season. It s a fantastic time of year. People odlu S don't seem to mind . -. going the extra Wife mile to create their mmmmm specialties that they normally don't have THE EDITOR time to make. It's COLUMN funny that this hap pens during what seems to be the busiest time of the year for most of us. Maybe it's related to that old axiom if you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. It seems to work for most of us at this season. Maybe there's some extra magic in the special ingredients ingre-dients they have in plentiful stock in the stores. Real butter, but-ter, real cream, real calories. And they're all on sale, too. Except for the calories. They seem to exact the same penalty penal-ty on us, no matter what time of year. In fact, they seem to be extra prone to stick around the hips, that is when sleigh bells ring and children sing. Maybe if the horse didn't know the way, I'd have to walk and could work off some of that butter, cream and nuts. The holidays are times to remember re-member traditional favorites. Fresh cranberries are available this time of year. Of course you can buy them now and freeze them for later, but they call my name when they are in the store. "Come buy me. You know your family wants cranberry cran-berry kuchen for Christmas morning breakfast." I always seem to succumb, but I can't really complain. It's fairly easy to make and we all like it. The nice thing about it is that with fewer people at home these days, we actually have leftovers to enjoy another morning. My daughter-in-law has another traditional Christmas morning dish. I don't know the name of it, but it's a sausage casserole and is delicious. Another An-other tradition we have used in the past is making sticky buns with butterscotch pud ding and frozen bread dough. Wow, talk about calories. best thing is just to take it down completely," he said. During the first weekend in December, the process will be repeated in reverse the northbound lanes will close, and the southbound lanes will be split to run both directions, Thompson said. Each time a vehicle crashes into the bridge, structural engineers en-gineers inspect damage to see if the bridge is still in operating condition. Although Thompson did not cite any immediate danger of the bridge collapsing, he said officials had decided it was time to demolish the structure. History of Sam White's Lane A history gleaned from Beth Mtrin In . H, 100$ nlU tw. 4, 1001 '9' I Th Dork KaiglH '! )0OI60O. m ( s. !.!,. City ( Imbr Momma Mia M ISI0Ol7JO Vd .S !00t7. "to,, ft ! 700. Ho-mnP, IJI3,. 10 " mm I- cMw sHiPP an&ertfon&SonafHortuarp invites piuanJ pour amity U s holiday open house member 6. 2008. between the hours of 4.00 p m. end 7 CO pm. 49 GLast 100 &Certh, American cjferk Qfe invite fou to brin an ornament to be paceJ on our ffhrtslms C& woq Vree in honor efpur lured one. 'Che tree stands through the season as a tribute to those wke have passed away. Ornaments will be available to be picked up after anuarp 2nd fwourfiimilfs future use. 1 t 72 &i$ht refreshments will be served Thursday, November 27, 2008 The Christmas season is also a time to try new recipes and perhaps start new traditions. There are so many options for us to choose from. Every mag-azine, mag-azine, every newspaper, many Internet sites and other places offer what could become our favorites from this year and most-requested items for next year. In years past, I have thoroughly enjoyed en-joyed reading about and trying the recipes reci-pes from north Utah County residents. It seems we have fairly similar tastes. I have more in common com-mon with Suzy Smith from the next town than I do with Sally Jones from Milwaukee. I am willing to try both recipes, but I'm pretty sure our family will like the local one. One good source in the past has been the cooking contest sponsored by the Citizen and other north county newspapers. newspa-pers. The concoctions were definitely treats and we all enjoyed en-joyed them when I made them after reading the recipes. After I started working for the newspaper it was even more fun to see each dish as it was brought in, with the recipe attached. Not only did I get a first-hand look at what the finished product was supposed sup-posed to be, but I got to actually actu-ally taste each one. It was a sacrifice, but someone had to doit! That experience has certainly certain-ly taught me what great cooks there are in the area. I'm excited to see this traditional tradi-tional contest being brought back. All of our readers may participate and all will have a chance to make the top recipes because we will print the best ones in the paper prior to the holidays to give everyone the opportunity to create some new traditions. Please join in the fun. Sharing Shar-ing is good and sharing a recipe rec-ipe is even better because you still have it. Every year when people make your recipe, they will see your name and think of you. If they don't know you now, maybe some day your paths will cross and they will be delighted to meet you. It's a great way for a community to come together. And we can all exercise together to-gether after January comes. I Barbara Christiansen R. Olsen records that Samuel Steven White, a Mormon Battalion veteran, moved to Pleasant Grove in March 1851. He homesteaded 160 acres in southwest Pleasant Grove. A dirt lane going west from south PleasantGrove through his land became known as Sam White's Lane and is one of the few streets in the city that has retained its original name for such a long period. After the streets were renamed re-named to conform to a grid system, sys-tem, Sam White's Lane became 700 South but the original name is still used by residents today. The overpass that is in the process of being demolished was part of 700 South as it crossed from the east side of the Interstate to the west. Sam White's Lane overpass refers to a name given to a one-lane dirt cattle trail used for travel and herding more than 100 years ago. What matters toyoiu Matters to us! PaUgHrralft heraldextra.com |