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Show i ommunity ews 2 • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008 - N E W S - Spanish Fork 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Lane Henderson Publisher Namon Dills Editor Dana Robinson . . Assoc. Editor The Spanish Fork News is published each Wednesday for $37.50 per year in area and S41.5O out of area by J-Marr., 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork Utah 84660. Email stories to editor@spforknews.com Email ads to ads@spforknews.com Call us at 794-4964 POSTMASTER Send address changes to Spanish Fork News 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork, Utah 84660 The entire content of this newspaper is Copyright© 2008 Spanish Fork News. AJ1 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. Covering what matters most Welcoming the new, remembering the old 'Round and About Benjamin Kathleen Olsen This is rather belated but nevertheless: Happy New Year to everyone. We hope it is, indeed, a good year for everyone. • •• Note of correction and apology: In the column a couple of weeks ago, we incorrectly gave wrong information about Gavin Hales, Spanish Fork High School's sophomore student of the month. Gavin is the son of Mike and Julie Hales and the grandson of Bert and Lucille Argyle. Sorry about the error. • •• After living in Benjamin for a number of years, Robert and Beverly Hatch have moved to Layton to be near family members. They will be missed very much. Darius and Jaelyn Simons and small son, Cahill, have moved into the Hatch home. This is extra nice as Darius, son of David and Rhonda Simons, grew up in Benjamin, so this is a coming back home for them. We welcome them. • •• Even though Benjamin is a small community, life moves on just as any place else. A lot of things occurred during the past year and we are including some of the happenings here. Bishops David Huff, of 1st Ward, and Sydney Hayward, of 2nd Ward, and their bishoprics, continued to faithfully serve the people of the community in their respective callings. They give untold hours in help and sustaining Benjamin families. Babies were born, some families moved away and are missed while other families moved in and are welcomed. Illnesses and accidents were experienced. Some students entered the school system for the first time while other students graduated from high school or college. Weddings were celebrated and, sadly, we said farewell to several friends and neighbors as they left us in death. These include Joe Winzenried who died on March 26, Jeanetta Lindsey who passed away on May 28, Ned Penrod, July 27, Lynn Richardson, August 21, Chad Gillman, Oct. 28, and Weston Richman, Nov. 7. The last two were result of tragic accidents. Steven Baadsgaard, son of Glen and Patti Baadsgaard, died on Feb. 24, and Cindy Havescost Newett, daughter of Karen Havecost, died on Nov. 24. Both' Steven and Cindy . grew, .up •. in Benjamin. An airplane accident on June 1, on Parker Mountain, killed Glen Stevenson, son of Dale and JoAnn Stevenson. Their losses continue to be felt by family and friends. ••• The first edition of the new history of Benjamin, entitled The Faces and Places of Benjamin, had just been released. Put together by Mary Jensen, who had gathered much of the material and had the idea for the book, and her nephew in law, Dick Wiseman, who gathered more information and put it all together, it proved to be an immensely popular publication, requiring a second edition that included even more material. This book has already proved to be invaluable as many seeking histories and genealogy of early family members have found answers and information in it. ••• In April, under the capable direction of the 4-H Livestock Club leaders and officers, the annual Benjamin stock show was held at Brown's arena in Payson. Grand Champion winners were Kayden Worthington, swine, Jensen Wai 1, steers, and Braxton Johnson, lamb. Reserved Champions included Shalie Larsen, swine, Sabin Wilson, steers, and Sara Phillips, lambs. This show served as the springboard for the state sponsored livestock shows that occurred during the summer and early fall. It was at the show in Grants- ville, where Chelsey Jones won both Grand and Reserve Champion steers plus she won both the senior and overall classes of Fitting and Showmanship. Other Benjamin exhibitors took home various awards and prizes at other shows, thus representing Benjamin very well. The livestock leaders were Wendell and Jana Lee Williams and David and Tammy Peay. • •• On March 18, a choir made up of members of both Benjamin wards, provided the music for Spanish Fork West Stake's conference. The choir was ably directed by Kathy Jensen and accompanied by Cynthia McKee. • •• Benjamin Days (Homecoming) held in June, was under the direction of Ken and CeCile Peay and featured a number of activities that involved many people of the community, including a Picnic in the Park, a children's parade, a flag raising ceremony with guest speaker, Sheldon Loveless, a program featuring the talents of Benjamin, and concluding with the naming of the 2007 Citizen of the Year, Lynn Richardson. ••• In August, the community welcomed Steve Stone home from his deployment in Afghanistan. People, cars, and flags lined 7300 South between the church and park as he arrived to the clapping, shouts of welcome, and horns and other noise makers blaring. It was a most joyous day. ••• The Benjamin cemetery benefitted from the help of many volunteers. Boys working for their Eagle Scout awards found projects there that improved or are in the process of improving the cemetery while Scouts and others used it for service projects. The Benjamin cemetery is one of the few in the state that is maintained by mostly volunteer work. The cemetery committee serves with no salary and any volunteer work is greatly appreciated. ••• Elementary students from Benjamin began attending a new school this year. They are among the first students inaugurating the newly completed Riverside School which is quite a switch after attending the Brockbank School for many years. ••• The community gathered together for a couple of fun activities under the direction of the Activity Committees of both wards. In April, the annual Easter Egg hunt was held at the park (this has to be the fastest activity of the year — it's usually over in five minutes) and on Halloween, everyone met on the church grounds for Trunk-orrTreat. ••• Just 'a few of the events of the pas't year in Benjamin — we have to wonder what the present year's pages will be filled with. We hope for many happy events. Keeping new year traditions There and Back Again Shiriene Ottesen South yauey Estates Luxurious Townhomes in Salem starting at $179,000 Choose from our many options: • Fully Landscaped • Stucco and stone exterior • Solid surface counter tops and surrounds • Jetted tubs in Master bath • Attached garages • Raised panel cabinets • Many options • Several floor plans For Information call: Sarah (801)404-7186 or Yolanda (801) 404-1078 Model now open! Financed by: CENTRAL B A N K HOMES i b Real Estate LLC Besides a pretty good layer of snow in the mountains, I have been glad this winter that we haven't had much wind. But, boy, this morning it has picked up and although it's coming from the South, it feels like a good oF North wind. I don't like wind anytime. In the summer it can move a field of raked hay so that it looks as though it was just cut and then dries the hay out too quickly. And I don't care how well a home is built, in the winter when we get a bitter, cold wind from the north it somehow finds a way to get in the house. That's when you know if you have good tight fitting windows and doors. In the old home that we lived in for 12 years — the one that had 10-foot ceilings and we heated with coal stoves, I always had to lay a rug or something down to keep the cold from coming in under the doors. There are lots of ways to weather-proof a home nowadays. We have plastic sheeting over the windows in the calf barn. It's a real heavy duty and does a good job. Families celebrate the holidays in very different ways. The tradition of special foods, activities, the duration of the celebration all vary among the populace. I know there are those who, as soon as Christmas day is over, consider they are done with the holiday and the tree is taken down, gifts put away and within a day or two, you would never know Christmas had come. We seem to inherit traditions from generations past and my mother always considered the week between Christmas and New Year's as a time to visit with family in other cities and the holiday season wasn't over until the New Year had officially began. Many years ago, when our children were teens and preteens, we weren't too much in favor of them attending parties or being out and about doing whatever. In fact, I remember one time when one of them had been invited to a party that they didn't want to go to and said, "Mom, tell me I can't go and then I can blame it on you!" And so I did. We started having our own New Year's Eve party. Because we didn't get done with milking until late, we would start about 9:00 with some games and then close to midnight I fixed a pancake supper with bacon, eggs and orange juice and we greeted the New Year with some hearty "HAPPY NEW YEAR!" greetings and then we went to bed. And that was it! Nothing fancy, but we were home together and everyone was safe. This tradition carries on to this day. We had our New Year's Eve party Monday night with several family members in attendance and we had pancakes, orange juice, scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage. By this time, everyone is tired of turkey, ham, potatoes plus the green bean casserole and lots of sweets, so this menu seems to hit the spot. Plus, it's cheap and simple to prepare. We played a few relay games and you can't go wrong playing musical chairs. This is one simple game that just brings out the kid in everyone. Some of the younger, enthusiastic children never want to lose, but they learn that losing is part of the game. Anyway, we were together and everyone was safe. We got to say goodbye to a grandson, Brady Cloward, who was home for Christmas and returning the next day to Ft Rucker Alabama, where is training to fly the Blackhawk helicopter. We will be glad when he returns to Utah in six months. Another grandson, David Thomas and his wife, Lindsy, were on the road Monday, going back home to Iowa after being here for Christmas, so they weren't with us. A couple of grandsons, John Thomas and Jordan Jensen, are serving missions, so we will be happy to welcome them back in a couple of years. That's life. Children, grandchildren do grow up and scatter, but it's always nice to have them back home — something like a mother hen gathering her chicks! A laugh for the week: Cure for a Cough: The owner of a drug store walks in to find a guy leaning heavily against the wall. The owner asks the new clerk: "What's with this guy over there by the wall?" The new clerk responds: "Well, he came in here this morning to get something for his cough. I couldn't find the cough syrup so I gave him an entire bottle of laxative." The owner wide-eyed and excited shouts; "You idiot! You can't treat a cough with a bottle of laxatives!" The new clerk calmly responds: "Of course you can! Look at him, he's afraid to cough." |