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Show Community ews A2 • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2008 - N E W S - Spanish Fork 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Lane Henderson Publisher Namon Bills 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-Mart, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork Utah 84660. Email scones 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. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the editor or publisher. THE SPANISH FORK NEWS (USPS 024716) U published weekly for $37.50 per year by JMart Publishing, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Periodicals Postage Paid at Spanish Fork, UT. POSTMASTER; Send address changes to The Spanish Fork News, 42 East 300 North, Spanish Fork, UT 84660. DEADLINES Weddings, anniversaries, missionaries, 1st birthdays; articles, photos, letters to the editor Friday, 12 p.m. Display advertising and classified advertising Thursday, 12 p.m. Covering what matters most Make homemade bread Feeding souls loose fitting lid and let sit on your counter for two Ready or Not hours. Cut off about a large Dawn Van Nosdol grapefruit sized chunk of dough and pull it around, I love homemade bread; using flour because it is a the smell of it. the taste of little sticky, to a nice ball it and it is so much cheap- size. Score the top of the er than any decent tasting bread with a sharp knife bread that you buy in the in any design you want. store. I shared my favorite Put it on some cornmeal bread recipe with you in a (I used more flour) so that past article that is good for it won't stick on somemaking sandwiches and is thing that you can transfer really easy to make, but the bread easily to a pretoday I'm going to share heated pizza stone (I use two different types of a pre-heated cast iron pan) bread recipes that are easy in the oven. Let it rise for and yummy, but not good about 40 minutes, transfer to the oven and bake sandwich breads. at 375 degrees for about The first one is a fairly 18-25 minutes (dependnew recipe that is a lot of ing on the size of your fun to make, and believe loaf). Store the remaining me when I say a five-year- dough in the fridge for up old could make it. Two of to two weeks. my friends told me about it No, I didn't make a typon the same day and they had both seen it on the ing mistake — there is no morning news. It is called oil, no sugar and no knead"5 Minute Bread". If you ing! Really. I've been haven't seen it yet, you making this recipe for a won't believe how easy it couple of weeks now and it is working just great. It is. is more of an artisan type bread and it is wonderful. 5 Minute Bread Technically you are also 6 cups flour — they supposed to put water in used white, but of course I a pre-heated container in used wheat and I only put the oven when you put in about 5 1/2 cups the bread in so that it will 1 1/2 tablespoons of have a crustier crust, but I yeast keep forgetting to do that. 2 teaspoons salt (they If you want to check it out used 1 1/2 tablespoons, online, the creators have a but that made my mouth video showing how to do go numb) it. I found it by going to 3 cups warm water Google and typing in "5 Minute Bread". This really Mix all ingredients is a perfect recipe to start with a sturdy spoon in a your kids baking with. plastic bowl. Mix it until This next recipe is a there is no more dry flour bread recipe that my mom showing; cover it with a makes when they travel because it is so easy and yummy. It is called Irish Soda Bread and it is another kid friendly recipe, although you do have to knead it just a bit. Irish Soda Bread 3 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups buttermilk OR 1 1/2 cups regular milk with about 1 tablespoon of vinegar to make it curdle. 1 tablespoon butter or margarine (melted) Mix dry ingredients together and add the milk all at once and mix together with a fork just until blended. Turn dough onto a lightly floured board and knead lightly until smooth. Shape into a ball and place on a well-greased baking sheet. Use your hands to flatten dough into a seven inch circle. Score the top with a sharp knife in a crisscross design. Bake for about 30 minutes or until lightly browned and the loaf sounds hollow. Brush with the melted butter. Cool completely before cutting. Both of these recipes are great. Maybe you could have a bake-off between your kids, or you and your spouse, this week. If you are single then this is the perfect bread for you because you can make just the amount you want and eat it before it goes bad. Letters to the Editor Note of Thanks The family of Sterling "Red" Leifson would like to publicly thank all those who have been so kind to our family at this time. We appreciate all the kind acts and thoughtfulness shown to us. We would like to thank the Spanish Fork Fire Department for the special service they performed the day of Red's funeral. They went to so much work and took the time to make this day unforgettable. Thanks also to all the other departments involved that day. We are so grateful for your service. We will miss Red, but we will always remember him. With Sincere Thanks, Ruth Leifson, Frank and Maureen Leifson, Lynn and Diane Leifson, Steve and Cheryl Leifson, Bill and Linda Beck Don't "bargain" with your child's life Are you a bargain hunter? Do you hop from garage sales to thrift stores trying to find that big steal? Sometimes getting a great deal is also putting your child into great danger, Safe Kids Utah and the Utah County Health Department's Injury Prevention Program recommends against purchasing a car seat at a garage sale or thrift store, Often these seats are missing parts, damaged or on recall. There is no way to check them thoroughly without the complete manufacturer's instruction booklet. They may even have invisible damage from a crash. For many families, buying a new car seat is hard tofitinto their budget. With all the other baby needs such as a stroller, crib, clothing, and diapers, it may seem that a new car seat may break the bank. As a result, many families decide to save a few dollars and buy secondhand car seats or use a handme-down. Saving a few dollars at the thrift store or local garage sale could cost you your child's life. Although secondhand stores are great for saving on children's clothing and shoes, car seats are not something you should ever buy used. So, why shouldn't you buy a used car seat? Here are the reasons: 1. The car seat may have expired. Approximately six years after the date the car seat was manufactured, it will expire. It is best to replace a safety scat due to revisions in federal safety standards and design improvements. 2. The instruction booklet may not be with the seat. More than ninety percent of all car seats inspected are used incorrectly. Improper installation can seriously affect the performance of the seat. 3. Certain parts of the car seat may be broken or missing. A previous owner may also have modified the seat, thus making it unsafe. 4. The manufacturer may have recalled the car seat. If there has been a recall, the broken or defective part must be replaced before use. 5. The car seat may have been involved in a car crash. A seat may look fine, but may have structural damage. Most car seats should not be used after involvement in a crash. You may think you need to get the most expensive car seat on the shelf to get the best product, but in reality, all car seats must meet the same safety criteria before being released for retail purchase. Your help is needed to spread the word about the dangers of buying a used car seat. If you have any questions or to make an appointment for a car seat check, please call 851-7035 or 851-7068. For more information on child passenger safety or injury prevention, please see www.UtahCountyHealth.org. Life After Birth Janene Baadsgaard I've been taking notes at funerals. This is what I've learned. Those who don't really know the deceased usually get up and preach a sermon. On the other hand, when the speaker truly loves the departed their remarks generally fall into two categories. Category #1. This person fed my body. You'd be surprised how many funeral talks discuss what delicious food the deceased person prepared and served. Apparently feeding people leaves a genuinely lasting impression. Category #2. This person fed my soul. Invariably the speaker will tell the congregation a few experiences about how the deceased impacted their life. In the past I used to believe that if people didn't have to eat, my life would be so much better. But I've been reconsidering that mind set lately. I've decided that if we didn't have to eat every few hours, we'd lose our reason to gather. I now believe that physical hunger is God's secret gift to us — the daily thirst that keeps those who care about each other coming back for more. As a newly wed, if someone had told me how much of my life would be spent shopping for food then preparing and cleaning up after meals, I wouldn't have believed them. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. As the mother of ten children, I've often found myself wondering when this feeding frenzy will end. I've dreamed about what my life would be like when my family looked at me and saw a tired woman instead of Sunday dinner. Mothers of newborns feel like morphed human pacifiers. Mothers of toddlers long for the day when eating a family meal won't require rain coats and fire truck hoses for clean up. Mothers of school age children hear themselves spouting phrases like, "You don't like that? Eat it anyway. There are children starving in China." Mothers of teenagers watch hopelessly as their offspring inhale colossal quantities of everything edible on the premises. Mothers of married children are not surprised when their growing posterity comes home to visit - precisely at dinner hour. Madison's Avenue Janene Baadsgaard I've decided we can find frustration and resentment with all this eating business or we can unlock the secret and start having fun at our own banquet. What if universal hunger is the biggest reason we stay connected? What if feeding those we love was not a daily drudgery but a pleasure? If we were not required to feed our newborns every few hours day and night, would we develop that tender bond that can never be broken? If we didn't prepare a warm meal every evening for our family, would we ever get together and talk to each other? The gift of hunger actually keeps those we love coming back to be fed again and again at our table. In my early days • of mothering I used to say, "All I do all day long is feed one end of these kids and clean up the other. Nothing I do really matters." Now I deeply respect people who choose to feed people. For I understand that nourishing my family is one essential way to show my love. I've learned that when we serve withjoyfulness, we not only give food to bodies — we also nurture spirits. Now I choose to focus more on the sustenance I have to offer than what family members decide to take away from my buffet. Someday I hope those I have lived with and cared for will be able to say, "She fed me - both my body and my soul." Janene Baadsgaard is the author of many hwnoroiis arid heartwarming books for families including Families Who Laugh . . . Last, On the Roller Coaster Called Motherhood, Winter's Promise, Financial Freedom for LDS Families, The LDS Mother's Almanac and her most recent publication 15 Secrets to a Happy Home - available at local book stores or on-line at www. springcreekbooks.com. She can be reached at janenebaadsgaard@juno.com. by "Big Al" and Tamzy" WHEW,... I NEED A VACATION TO RECOVER FROM VACATION. Lance Madigan Public Information Officer Utah County Health and Andrea Miller Injury Prevention Coordinator Utah County Health Department C2006MadinpoLL,C.. Allan Otsgn and Darren Fames "Don't worry Mom, that's why I brought vacation home with me!" |