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Show -NEWS- Spanish Fork Covering what matters most WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008 • A3 Law of the Patriots and Pioneers' on harvest August 5 continues Courtesy photo A KODIAK MOMENT: Atop the Bow Knot are pictured, left to right, front, Janice Lowe; middle, Yesel Rodriguez, Sharyti Henriksen, Kiersta Spendlove, Joy Prior, Jennifer Lowe, Bethany Carson; and back, Derek Lemon, Bob Singson, Jared Frost, Caleb Prior, Teancum (T.J.) Besendofer, Gordon Lowe and Robert Lowe. Venturing Crew in leadership course Bethany Carson CREW HISTORIAN Luckily neither of them was hurt nor any equipment lost or damaged. Many means were also Recently, Venturing Crew 1532, Chartered by the used to help protect the crew Spanish Fork Area Chamber from the hundreds of swarms of Commerce, participated of mosquitoes. Many huddled in the Kodiak Leadership under towels and blankets Course. The course consisted while others laughed at of canoeing down the Green the social acceptability of River and through Labyrinth slapping each other even if it was to ward off a mosquito. Canyon. Despite the hot weather The trip also consisted of an arduous biking trip in and flesh-eating mosquitoes, extremely hottemperatures the crew managed to work along with hiking to together to make the trip Delicate Arch at Arches a very valuable and fun National Park to watch experience. They look the sunrise. Throughout forward to applying all the trip, crew members that they learned to future learned about the five activities. Leadership Commissions: Advisors consisted Effective Team, Values/ of Gordon Lowe, Janice Vision, Communications, Lowe, and "Sand Bar" Decision Making, and Bob Singson. Crew 1532 Planning. Many activities, members consisted of Joy went along with these Prior, Caleb Prior, Kiersta commissions including a Spendlove, Jennifer Lowe, blind folded canoe race. Robert Lowe, Jared Frost, Two members, Joy Prior SharytiHenriksen,Bethany and Kiersta Spendlove, Carson, T.J. Besendorfer, had quite an adventure Derek Lemon, and Yesel when their canoe capsized. Rodriguez. Keep silly self: From HIGH SCHOOL - A2 work... but more importantly — she loved us. She gave us all a glimpse of a better, more unique way to be an adult. She taught us that we didn't have to leave our silly self behind when we grew up and left for college. She handed out more than candy eggs; she handed out smiles, laughter and memories that will last a lifetime. She's gone now. But somehow I just know she's hopping around heaven in that soft pink bunny suit with all the other angels up there. pink zip up the tummy bunny suit complete with soft fuzzy feet and bunny ears. Then she would hop beside the cart and hand out candy eggs to students as they passed in the hall. If I remember correctly our Easter bunny Santa received lots of odd looks by the students. We were all functioning at the peek of self-centeredness, trying very hard to be popular, pretty, smart, or athletic. We didn't know what to do with Janene Baadsgaard is tlxe someone who didn't seem author of many himiorous to know our culture's rules and heartwarming books for for how to be an adult. families including Families I remember I took her Who Laugh . . . Last, On the candy eggs but I don't think Roller Coaster Called MothI ever hopped up to her and erhood, and her most recent thanked her. I was too busy publication 15 Secrets to a flirting with the center on Happy Home - available at the football team or won- local book stores or on-line at dering who I was going to www.springcreekbooks.com. sit next to at lunch time. She can be reached atjaneneNow when I look back I baadsgaard@juno.com realize this woman loved her RESOLVED BAD CREDIT? BANKRUPT? NEED A LOAN? would store his harvested There and Back grain on the farm and so a Again grainery was a necessary building. I remember when Shirlene R, Ottesen my father built our grainery. Your chuckle for the It was the first building that week: "A patrolman we had that was made from arrived at the scene of an new lumber and it stood accident to find a woman prominently in our back lying unconscious a few yard and had three separate feet from the automobile. bins for the grain storage. A small crowd had If you look around Spanish gathered, and a man was Fork, you will find many trying to revive her. "Who old graineries still standing was driving this car?" the in peoples' back yards. A patrolman asked. "I was," few years ago, we moved answered the man who our old grainery to make was helping the woman. room for a shop and our "How did you hit her?" grandson, Bryan took it up the patrolman asked. "Oh, to his place. My Dad put I didn't hit her" the man his initials in the cement replied "As I approached foundation and it is dated the intersection I saw that 1937. It isn't much to look she was trying to cross the at, but a definite reminder of street. So, I stopped for those times when families depended on a good supply her and she fainted. " of wheat to take to the mill It seemed only a few and trnde for flour to feed a weeks ago that the grain hungry family. fields were just starting Soon, large combines to lose their dark green will enter the fields for color and turning to a this annual harvest. greenish-yellow. Now, Fortunately, our valley the fields are deep, golden color and it's time for the escaped the terrible storm grain harvest. One of our that went through the farming neighbors has south end of Salt Lake a field of wheat and as I County last week or we t r drove past it the other day, probably wouldn't have on the way to take a lunch much to harvest. The hail to our grandson Jed, who would have striped the was working in the near- heads from the stalks, or, by hay field, I couldn't the wind and rain would help buj think of what have laid it down making an important crop this it very difficult to harvest is. It is among the many and much of it would have things that we have been been wasted. blessed with and because One of my favorite it has always just 'been childhood memories is there1 we have taken it for when my Dad would go granted. into a field of grain to see Wheat has been on if it was ready to harvest. the earth since biblical He would pick a couple times and through the ofheads of grain and bold centuries of time it has it in one band and with the fed the inhabitants. Why? other one be would use a Because flour comes twisting motion to get the from wheat and bread kernels out of the hull. He comes from flour. Think was also anxious to see if of the many food items the kernels were big and that contain flour and that plump and not shrunken. we consume every day Full kernels meant more of our lives. The bread, yield. rolls, biscuits, waftles, So we are blessed to hot, cakes, pizza, cake, have another season of pies etc. Early settlers in harvest. The grain will be this valley planted wheat taken to a mill for storage as soon as they could and the straw will be because they realized the baled to use for bedding importance of this ancient for the cows in the cold, grain winter months. The law Years ago, a farmer of the harvest continues. Dons' Sports Broadcast LIVE on 1480 Kathleen Olsen Benjamin 1st Ward is reminded of the ward's summer party scheduled for Tuesday, August 5, 2008, with the theme, 'Patriots and Pioneers.' This will be held at the Benjamin Park and will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a flag raising ceremony. A potluck supper will be served followed by a short program. Everyone is invited and urged to bring a friend or' neighbor plus a potluck dish. Because of the limited amount of searing, those attending are asked to bring lawn chairs if possible. The evening is by the activity committee who hope to see you there. Several present and former Benjamin residents who were members of Spanish Fork High School's class of 1948 attended the 60th year class reunion held on Saturday, July 19, 2008, at the Salem Community Center. These residents included Ned Hansen, Keith Hone, John Hal Johnson, Mark Wood, Bemell Anderson, and Lottie Lundell Anderson all present Benjamin residents. Also attending were Pat . Richardson Fullmer of Salt Lake City, and Elaine Wride Wilson of Payson, both of whom grew up in Benjamin. They reported it was a fun evening. ••• A few weeks back we reported on the many Benjamin residents who were ill or had accidents. Well — Benjamin was definitely not through with unforseen problems with more accidents, surgeries, and illnesses. So, again, we wish the very best to our friends and neighbors and thanks to everyone who has stepped up in any way to help them. ••• The summer is swinging by — it's unbelievable how fast, but one look at the fields and it is very evident the season is passing. Second crop hay is now being cut, grain is changing quickly from green to yellow, and the com looks as though it's growing a foot a day. It's getting tall enough that it's beginning to obscure neighbors' homes through thefields.We hope you can all enjoy this time of year with its unique events. Madison's Avenue by-BigAPand-Famzy" O2006 MMftngo LJ_C. Alan Otoan and D m n F a n M "HEY RINGO... Where's your BRAKES!* SNACK „ ATTACK!! Listen locally at AM 1480 and anywhere in the world at www.KHQNradio.com What would YOU DO with an extra: $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 a month? Travel? More time with family? Pay off your bills? Fire your boss? Home away from Home ^ ' • • ^ • v r;- % ti ^ y^ '• -'it A i is: I will show you a Proven System! 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