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Show N \ w s Spanish Fork Covering what waiters most Remembering Benjamin family and friends 'Round and About Benjamin Kathleen Olscn Former Benjamin residents Ryan and Jill Miller Wride, now living in Santaquin, had a baby boy born on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo. He has been given the name of Quaid Ryan Wride. His grandparents, , Blaine and LuAnn Wride and Wayne and Diane Miller, as well as one set of great-grandparents, Marion and Pat Wride, all live in Benjamin. ••• Going back a couple of months to catch up on the ; birth of another little boy, '. Trey Steven Snyder was born on Nov. 24, 2007, to '• Wes and Tricia Baadsgaard • Snyder of Spanish Fork. • This baby was bom in the - American Fork Hospital. His Benjamin grandparents are ; Glen and Party Baadsgaard. ••• ; Kayden Worthington, ; son of Denton and CeCe; lia Worthington, received his Eagle Scout award on ; Sunday evening, Jan. 27, ; 2008, at his Eagle Court of ; Honor held in the Benjamin : Church. Kayden's grandfa; ther, Jim Caras, served as his " mentor and his other grand'. father, Elvin Worthington, • gave the Eagle charge. Mark and Kyle Harrison made a special presentation from the National Guard to Eagle -Scouts. The Eagle Award was presented to Kayden by Scoutmaster Cody Bradford. Kayden's Eagle project was helping landscape and refurbish the Benjamin Cemetery. Congratulations, Kayden! ••• Jim and Jacky Caras enjoyed a wonderful cruise to five of the Hawaiian Islands in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. The cruise was a * wedding cruise* on which many celebrating wedding anniversaries and a few couples on honeymoons enjoyed special attention. It happened that the Caras' were the longest married couple on the ship and Jim was selected to make the toast to everyone. Jacky reports the cruise and the scenery were all beautiful and an excellent way to celebrate their golden Wedding anniversary. ••• The Benjamin 1st Ward Relief Society presented 1 a special evening for Enrichment Night on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2007. The theme of the evening was "A Walk With Jesus" and Leon Otten was the guest speaker. He was introduced by Doraleen Penrod, enrichment leader. Other speakers included Gayle Baum and Ramona Woolsey with Tonie Thorpe of the Relief Society presidency conducting. Following the speakers, special booklets dealing with the theme were given to everyone in attendance with the charge to read and internalize the messages. Refreshments were served. ••• For those who take the church magazine "Ensign" we suggest that special attention be paid to the experience listed on page 72 entitled, "I Needed a Blessing," by Yves Raoelina. The article mentions Scott Lundell, who has extended family in Benjamin. It also tells of Scott's death in combat in Afghanistan. He was buried in the Benjamin Cemetery on a chilly fall day with full military honors. His gravesite with its marker can be visited there. He was the son of Norman and Margaret Blanchard Lundell, both of whom grew up in Benjamin. ••• The days since the death of President Gordon B. Hinckley have, for many people, been days of reflection and recollection of his extraordinary life. Many have recounted experiences concerning him and I would like to add one of mine. Though I never personally met him, I saw him on a number of occasions and I always felt strongly of his spirit. The occasion I am about to relate affected me and those around me very deeply. It was an early May morning in central Wyoming near Devil's Gate along the Sweetwater River. It was cold with a blanket of fresh snow on the ground, but no one complained as we thought of what we were there for and what had happened in that spot over a hundred years earlier. It was the dedication of the Martin Handcart Visitors' Center and President Hinckley was to speak and give the dedicatory prayer. He and Sister Hinckley and other officials were seated on a low, open trailer near the Center's buildings with the audience seated to the east of them. As the Riverton, Wyoming stake choir was singing "Faith in Every Footstep," I glanced up and to the north and saw a group of large pelicans flying toward us. I then noticed a similar group coming from the south. The two groups of birds met right over our heads and together turned west. As they approached the trailer, they all dipped low in flight, then rising again in the sky, they continued west along the river and out of sight. Several around us also noticed it and made such comments as, "Did you see that?" We were all startled by what we had just witnessed. It was as though even the birds recognized the significance of President Hinckley and that was their way of acknowledging him. It added another special moment in an unforgettable day. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008 • A3 There and Back Again Shirlene R, Ottesen I guess the obvious subject for my column this week is the weather. This sorta reminds me of the winters we used to have — back then winter usually started in Nov. I haye enjoyed this winter mostly, I guess, because I have been on the inside in a nice, warm home, looking out at the snow as it fell or the wind as it combined to make it a full blown blizzard. The one a week ago was a doozy. Boy, did the wind blow and stir up a bunch of drifts on our country roads. I would like to thank the.county for sending the snow plows and clearing the roads this year. They have done a great job. In years past, it seemed that we were on the bottom of the list, but they have been here pretty regularly. We have a pile of snow in front of our house that just keeps growing. The neighbor kids have had a good time playing in it. They've tried to make an Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News igloo out of it and spent considerable EXTRA MILE: Some of the handcart pio. time trying to dig out the middle, but so neers walked many miles in the snow. far it hasn't been successful. The wind has hardened it and then as each storm terrible blizzard had been raging all has come, more snow is piled on top day and when they reached camp they covering what they have already done. I found that one of the group was missing. think they will just continue to use it as It was indeed an undertaking for one a big slide. so exhausted by the lack of food and I received a new book as a gift from nearly perishing cold, but he cheerfully some dear friends that is about the Martin accepted his responsibility and went and Willie Handcart companies. The in search of the woman. He found her other day when the wind was blowing sitting by the wayside on the other side and so terribly, bone-chilling cold, I of the frozen stream they had crossed thought about those dear and wonderful earlier. He pleaded with her to come on, saints who were caught in such storms but she refused, saying she was going to in Wyoming in 1856. Archibald McPhail stay there and die. There was nothing to was from Scotland and emigrating with do but cross the stream and get her. He his wife and daughter. He was given the picked her up and as they crossed the responsibility for the people in his tent. stream the ice broke and he was soaked Two women often lagged behind and with ice water to the waist. after crossing Rocky Ridge, he noticed By the time he reached camp, his that one was missing. The following clothes were frozen to him and he was account is told by his daughter. "A taking heavy chills. The air was cold and wet and the men were so weak and hungry they could not go in search of dry wood to make a fire. Without anything warm to eat or drink, he was placed in a cold bed with the covering of a handcart pitched over him for a tent. There was a strong wind which blew it over three times and they stopped trying to keep it up. He was in high fever, and Henrietta, his 16 year old daughter, sat by his bed brushing the snow from his face as he lay dying." He was put in a wagon that night, but never regained his strength and died two weeks later. Such sacrifice and suffering! Whenever someone in our family talks about how cold they are, they know that I will usually make the comment, "Just be glad you're not sleeping under a handcart.'* It was 162 years ago on this past Feb. 3 (last Sunday) that the exodus began out of Nauvoo. And the weather at that time was much like it has been these last few weeks here in our valley. Cold temperatures — so cold that the Mississippi River froze over and held up the loaded wagons as they crossed over into Montrose, Iowa. Threats against the Saints from die-hard persecutors drove residents of Nauvoo to make a hasty departure with many ill prepared for the cold. The next 23 years would be the refiners fire for thousands who would emigrate from Europe, Scandinavia, Canada and the Eastern part of the United States. I am so grateful to those who survived and, as one among the many descendants who live in this valley, we owe them a debt we cannot possible repay. Your chuckle for the week: As the owner of a new car, a husband was somewhat reluctant to allow his wife to drive his prized possession, even to the grocery store a few blocks away. She continued to ask, however, and he finally relented. "Remember", he warned her as she got behind the wheel, "if you have an accident, the newspaper will print your age!" Extolling the wonders of black beans Ready or Not Dawn Van Nosdol I have always liked black beans. I don't know if it is because they are usually associated with Mexican food, which I like, or if it is just because they taste good. Either way, when you eat them you are getting a lot of folate, manganese, protein, magnesium, iron, fiber and a lot of other things that I can't pronounce — all of which are good for you. The one thing that you don't get is a lot of calories. There is only about 227 calories for a full cup of black beans. A good source of nutritional value all around and easy on your waistline. They are also easy to store and inexpensive to buy. One thing that we need to make sure we are careful about when building our food storage is making sure that it is chock full of nutrition. I use to think that if you ate nothing but Twinkies® and peanut butter sandwiches, then store lots of that. I still think that you should store what you like, but make sure that you store a good balance of food that is high in nutrition. You will want to eat items that not only taste good, but can also sustain you and keep you healthy. This recipe is also a good reminder of why we want seeds in our food storage. This salad calls for 12 cups of spinach leaves and if you have a sunny window you can grow the spinach during the winter if you had to. And with the exception of the tomatoes and the avocado, all of the other vegetables can be frozen and still be somewhat acceptable in a pinch. If you are looking for a healthy salad and you want to incorporate it into your food storage, this recipe is a really good start. Another plus for this salad is that it is so easy to assemble. Layered Salad Black Bean Dressing: 2 tablespoons olive oil 6 tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard Fresh ground pepper pepper, seeded, cut into quarters, and sliced thin 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded, cut into quarters, and sliced thin Two 15-ounce cans lowsodium or no-salt black beans (drained and rinsed) 4 ounces shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese 1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted, and sliced into 1/2 inch pieces In a deep, clear, glass bowl, layer the salad as folIn a small bowl whisk lows: 6 cups spinach leaves, together olive oil, lemon or 1 1/2 cups tomatoes, 1/2 yellime juice, vinegar, mustard, low bell pepper, 1/2 red bell and pepper. Set aside. Or, you pepper, 1 cup beans, 1/2 cup can use any dressing that you cheese. Repeat the layers. like. Top the salad with avocado. Serves 6. 12 cups baby spinach To serve, pass the salad leaves, stems removed, around table, with the loosely packed dressing on the side, and 3 cups cherry or grape then just sit back and enjoy tomatoes eating that tasty, good for 1 medium yellow bell you, treat. Doc Francis and Staff wish you a very QUALITY ASSISTED LIVING Hearthstone Manor Amenities • Assisted Living Level One and Two • Kitchenettes • Dementia Care -* Large Private Rooms with 3/4 Bath • Local Telephone Service Included • Cable Telvision 1424 South 1700 East Spanish Fork, Utah 84660 798-1500 SCassidy Adams, Candido Escobedo, Sheldon Smith, Jeff} ^Diamond, Darian Elliott, Diane Graham, Casey Barney,* Matthew Creer, Jessica Williams, Jaidan Taylor, Buddy Adams, Amy Garner, Howard Jensen, Leesli Sanchez, Lndrew Hales, Alja Herbert, Robert Steed, Jenifer Cowdef Karl M. Francis, DDS, PC 375 West Center St: • Spanish Fork ,.,(801) 798-8226 • docfrancis .com |
