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Show : Covering what matters most Agel Founder in Top 40 under 40' Utah-based Agel Enterprises announced CEO and Founder Glen Jensen was named as one of Utah's "Top Forty Under 40" business leaders. The annual program, which is sponsored by Utah Business Magazine and now in its sixth year, honored Jensen for his accomplishments in overseeing the quick growth of Agel Enterprises, the two-year-old company he founded that is currently Glen Jensen operating in more than 40 countries. "Glen has tnily done local and national business remarkable things as CEO awards. The MountainWest and founder of Agel that has Capital Network recently changed the way companies announced in its annual in our industry do business," Utah's 100 Fastest Growing that Agel said Craig Bradley, Agel Companies Enterprises is one of the president and co-founder. "His precise vision and ability 2007 "Emerging Elite" to take a risk has really taken companies — a designation Agel to new heights, and we for 12 young companies that are thankful Utah Business show significant promise on Magazine recognized Glen for the Utah economy. "I am truly grateful to be the many accomplishments he has achieved before the named amongst the best leaders in the state," said age of 40." In 2007, Jensen led his Jensen. "This recognition is young company to record- a great way to start off 2008 setting profits — garnering as Agel continues on its path the company numerous towards greatness." Benjamin's New Year's baby date. She and her parents, Travis and Amanda Jasper of Orem, were presented with a number of gifts. The little Kathleen Olsen girl is their first child and the A Deseret Industries Drive ninth grandchild for Randy will take place in Benjamin and Bethene. Her name is from Wednesday, Jan. 16, to TyLee KenaDee Jasper. Saturday, Jan. 19. A yan is Congratulations to the new scheduled to be at the Ben- arrivals! jamin Church during those ••• dates to receive usable items. A welcome to Benjamin This is a good time, while goes to Cody and Rebecca we are sort of housebound Jensen and their children. due to the weather, to clean They are making their home out closets and drawers and for a while with Cody's allow things you no longer parents, Dean and Melanie need or want to help some- Jensen. oneelse. ••• ••• Former Benjamin residents, We need to catch up on John and Lillian McDonald, "baby news". James and celebrated their 70th wedding Janean King had their fifth anniversary on Jan. 4, 2008. child born on Dec. 17, 2007. They were married in the The little boy was.born at the Logan Utah LDS Temple and American Fork Hospital and are currently living in Spanish is named Hyrum Jeremiah. Fork. Congratulations to the He was greeted at home by McDonalds! two brothers and two sisters. ••• Grandparents in Benjamin Both Benjamin wards are are Paul and Phyliss King. planning special Enrichment during January. A baby boy, Magnum Miles Nights Davis, was born to Josh and Benjamin Second Ward will Angie Davis at Mountain be holding its Enrichment View Hospital in Payson, Night on Wednesday, Jan. on Dec. 30, 2007. He was 23, 2008, at 7 p.m. Under welcomed to the family by the direction of enrichment three older brothers who are leader Kandy Rogers, the delighted to have another focus of the evening will be "How to getfitand healthy brother to play with. for the New Year". All Relief Randy and Bethene Jasper Society sisters are invited. had an exciting New Year's as a new granddaughter was Benjamin First Ward's born at 2:38 a.m. on Jan. Enrichment Night will take i, 2008. She was born at place on Tuesday, Jan. 29, the Utah Valley Regional 2008, at 7 p.m. It is "A Wak Medical Center in Provo, With Christ" and promises making her the first baby to be a very special evening. born in the new year in All Relief Society sisters and Utah County, and the third Young Women are invited to baby born in Utah on that attend. 'Round and About Benjamin N EWS 56 West Salon in Spanish Fork presents Candace jex Goodwin. Candace has graduated from Renaissance Academie De Hair Design. She has specialteed in Vidal Sassoon hair cutting technique and advanced coloring. To make an appointment call 361-9198. IBWNCTHI5XD IN OFF ANY 56 West 200 North, Spanish Fork 798-2922 Mon.-Sat 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ' Later hours by appointment only — Spanish Fork WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008 • A3 Back to basics: Storing vegetables long time; you don't need refrigeration until after Ready or Not you have opened the can Dawn Van Nosdol and you can transport them the easiest out of all of the I was taking to a friend alternatives. I especially today about my suggestion like to store canned corn, last week of taking your beans, potatoes, mushrooms favorite 15 recipes, doubling (I consider the mushroom the ingredients and then a vegetable when it is in multiplying them by twelve a can) and I keep, canned and using this as a really carrots on hand for times quick and easy way to when I might be desperate figure out what you need in enough to use them. your food storage. She said A third alternative is that she and her" daughter sprouting. It is always a sat down and picked out good idea to keep seeds their favorite recipes and on hand for sprouting or started writing their list of growing a garden. Don't food to buy. After a while forget to rotate your seeds, she stopped because most because they can get old everything she loved to and not work. Make sure cook and to feed her family to always buy- good quality involved large amounts of seeds. Since it is important fresh fruits and vegetables. to eat fresh food for certain Obviously, she can't types of nutrients, sprouting store a years worth of fresh can offer you a quick and vegetables; sometimes you easy way to get the fresh are lucky if you can store nutrients in literally days a week's worth of fresh instead of weeks. You will vegetables. We talked about also find that sprouts have alternative storage ideas for more nutritious value than vegetables and these were their full-grown counter the best ideas. parts. First, I would suggest For example, the broccoli buying frozen vegetables. 1 sprout is much more am a really big fan of frozen nutritious than the mature vegetables; it doesn't mat- broccoli, and that is pretty ter to me if you freeze them incredible since broccoli is yourself or if you buy them the most perfect vegetable frozen. Of course, you will on the face of the earth. need to consider what you It would be a good thing are buying to make sure for you to try sprouting that it is healthy. If you buy some seeds to see how it frozen vegetables that are is done. There are a lot of slathered in a delectable, yet instructions on the Internet unhealthy sauce, you might and plenty of books that want to reconsider.But for explain the best way to do the most part, frozen veg- it. I will bet that you will etables are far superior to fall in love with sprouting canned veggies. The frozen and incorporate it into your vegetables are processed everyday eating. Remember and frozen within hours af- that there are a whole lot of ter they have been picked, seeds that can be sprouted so they actually retain more — not just alfalfa seeds! of their nutrients than do the Here is a tip for sprouting: fresh vegetables that have use a metal grease splatter been picked, processed, trucked and placed on the shield to sprout your seeds. shelves at the store, slowly Just wet the seeds down deteriorating. I also like the and spread them on to the idea that all of the work has shield. Lay it on top of already been done and all moist paper towels next to you have to do is open the the sink. When they start bag and pour out the amount to sprout and are clinging that you need, saving the to the metal screen, you rest in the freezer for a later can just wet them down date — never once worry- and let them drain all while ing about them going bad. perched over the sink. The I buy my frozen vegetables sprouts are easy to detach at Sam's Club or Costco be- and eat and the shield can be cause they sell them in very thrown into the dishwasher large bags. It makes it af- when you're done. Too easy. fordable and convenient. Dried vegetables are also A second alternative is an acceptable way of storing the canned vegetable. I vegetables, but before you really don't like canned go out and buy a bunch, try vegetables very much, but them out first. I found that there are some acceptable some brands taste really things about storing canned good and some would be veggies. Most canned better used as fertilizer to vegetables taste okay and grow the fresh stuff. Make can be eaten without much sure that the money you preparation, except for spend to purchase and store peas — there should be a your vegetables is money law against canned peas. put to good use, that of The real upside to canned buying high_ quality food vegetables is that you for the good health of your can store them for a very family. From MENU* A2 with the Old English or Olive Pimento cheese spread — the kind in the little bottles. And don't forget the olives and pickles. I love pickles and I don't think a meal is complete without them. I have a couple of grandchildren that take after me in that way — they love a good pickle, sweet or sour. Whenever we have a family party we usually set the food on one table and make it buffet style. We never Clear anything off, we just leave it there until the food is gone or everyone goes home. The best part of the party is going back time and again and just picking on this or that. But now it's time to get back to the basics. You know* the tacos, casseroles, french fries, sloppy joes, bacon cheeseburgers, chili, peas, beans and corn and chicken soup, etc. chemical company president rushed to the fire chief and said, "All of our secret formulas are in the vault in the center of the- plant. They must be saved. I will give $50,000 to the engine company that brings them out intact. After two hours of fighting the.fire,another fire department was called in and the president of the company offered $100,000 to those who could bring out the company's secret files. From the distance, a long sirerf was heard and another fire truck came into sight. It was a local fire department composed entirely of men over the age of 65. To everyone's amazement the littlefireengine raced past everyone and drove straight into the middle of the inferno. Within a short time, the old timers had extinguished the fire and saved the secret formulas. The grateful chemical company president joyfully announced that for such a superhuman effort he was upping the reward to $200,000, and walked over to personally thank each brave, though elderly, fire fighter. The local TV news reporters rushed in after capturing the event on film asking, "What are you going to do with all that money?" Your laugh for the week: One dark night outside a small town, a fire started inside a local chemical plant, and before you could snap your fingers, it exploded into flames and the alarm went out to volunteer fire departments from miles "Well," said the 70-yeararound. old fire chief, "the first thing When the first fire fighters we are going to do isfixthe appeared on the scene, the brakes on the truck!" Grandma's Recipes Mashed Sweet Potatoes Grandma's Recipes Betty June Ott | Sweet potatoes are part of the holidays. Serve this version for a different dish. 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