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Show SPANISH FORK WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009 • A3 Covering what matters most Congrats and condolences 'Round and About Benjamin Kathleen Olsen Our congratulations go to 2009 's group of high school graduates^ Those graduates from Benjamin include Jenna Anderson, Josh Baert, Katlyn Elliott, Kaydee Erickson, Trever Farr, Lacey Godfrey, Jake Ludlow, Jordan Lundell, Kim Mullins, Brian Penrod and Shantel Rindlisbacher. We wish them well as they set out on the next part of their lives. ••• Commendation and congratulations go to Christine Argyle who graduated from Weber in Ogden on April 24, 2009, with a degree in radiology. Chris achieved this goal after years of determinedly working away at her classes. In the meantime, she maintained her home and family, worked at a job, and contributed constantly to her church and community. Chris is married to Keith Argyle and is the mother of two sons, Justin and Tyler, and one daughter, Kelsey. She is now employed as a radiologist in Spanish Fork. ••• Dan and Karen Williams have welcomed their seventeenth grandchild. A little boy was born to Ben and Kathy Williams Keyes of Coarville. He was born on May 6, and was welcomed home by his big sister, Lindsey, and brother, Coltin . The new member of the family is named Casen. ••• Congratulations to Cooper Urmston who has been elected to the Junior Class Council for the coming year at Spanish Fork High School. Cooper is the son of Matt and Leslie Urmston. ••• More congratulations go to Lacey Godfrey, daughter L of Sid and Chris Godfrey. Lacey recently received a scholarship at the annual scholarship banquet sponsored by -the Spanish Fork Rotary Club and the Spanish Fork/Salem Chamber of Commerce held on May 12, 2009. Lacey has also been selected to serve asfirstattendant to the Spanish Fork Fiesta Days rodeo queen. She is going to have a busy summer. ••• A Benjamin Days reminder: Plans are being finalized for this year's Benjamin Days. It will be held on Thursday evening, June 11, and the entire com- Madison's Avenue munity along with former residents of Benjamin are invited. Weather permitting, all events will be held in the Benjamin Park. The evening will start at 6 p.m. with a flag raising ceremony, a guest speaker, a children's parade (Primary age), supper, a bake and craft sale, a program, and the announcing the 2009 Benjamin Citizen of the Year. The letters nominating candidates of Citizen of the Year need to be given to Vernon and Doris Marshall as soon as possible. Anyone currently living in Benjamin may be nominated but the nominations can come from anyone. Other things that can be started now include decorating bikes, trikes, or small floats for the parade and/or preparing crafts and choosing a recipe to make for the bake sale. Also, making sure the former residents are notified of the date, time, and place. Those attending are urged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on in case we run out of room in the pavillion and to better watch and hear the program. ••• We end this week's column with some sad news for our family and a sobering warning to everyone. During the past week, one of our family's big (but gentle and lovable) dogs was taken to a favorite, empty spot in the hills for a good run. It was a place that has been visited many times with no problems. But, this time as he was let out of the truck, he did his usual inspecting and sniffing and quickly encountered a nest of three rattlesnakes. Instead of backing away, he went after snakes and succeeded in killing one while being bitten himself. As the poisonous venom coursed through his body, he became confused and ran until he dropped. Despite efforts to get him to help, he died in the arms of those trying to rescue him. So we have lost a good dog friend but are grateful it wasn't a person who encountered the snakes without warning. I shudder to think what it would have been if one of our curious grandchildren had stopped for a closer look. Since then, we have heard reports of others nearly stepping into nests of rattlers in recent days and we' ve seen a large number of snakes stretched out on rural roads. We are blessed to live in the area of big, beautiful spaces but we need to always be vigilant for unforeseen hazards. Courtesy photo EXTRA MILE: For his Eagle Scout project, Bryan Bies made 14 backboards to donate to the SF Ambulance Department. Scouts donate to Ambulance Spanish Fork Ambulance Department was recently presented with 14 handmade backboards. These well crafted boards were made by a group of scouts from the Quail Hollow ward as an Eagle Scout project. The organizer and new Eagle Scout is Bryan Bies. Bryan, along with three of his family members recently completed the CERT pro- gram, a community based program that instructs local people in how to give assistance in the event of a disaster. Bryan became so involved in the program that he chose to do more for the community and thus the idea of backboards was born. A total of 12 people were involved in the project, with Bryan's father serving as the ward scoutmas- ter. Bryan is the fourth eagle scout in his family, and a wonderful example to other younger scouts. The Ambulance Department would like to once again thank Bryan, his family and scout group for the backboards. The Ambulance Department is currently interviewing for day shift. The day shift is from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and a four minute re- sponse time is required. The schedule is rotating with two days on call and three days off. The service is voluntary and very rewarding for. those able to make a commitment. EMT certification is preferred, however training may be provided for those who fit the requirements. Further information and application forms can be obtained at the city offices. Memorial Day remembrances There and Back Again Shirlene R. Ottesen Your chuckle for the week: An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to a doctor who was able tofithim with a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100 percent. The man went back to the doctor for a checkup and the doctor told him, "Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear so well again." The gentleman repl ied, "Oh, I haven't told them just yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times!" We celebrated Memorial Day this past weekend. It seems like it should be this coming weekend at the end of the month. At least that's the way it used to be! But, then there are a lot of things now days that aren't like they used to be. And, if you lived on a farm and your dad planted sugar beets, this was also the time that we tried to have the beets all thinned. I remember going to the cemetery with my Mother in the morning to decorate the graves and then we would hurry back home to thin more beets and hopefully finish up thefield.My Mother didn't particularity like to go to the cemetery. It stirred up a heartache that lasted until the day she left this early existence. Her mother died when she was only seven years old and so was denied the blessing of having a mother to nurture and tenderly love her during all those critical years of growing up. Besides her, two little brothers were also left motherless. Our grandfather did a great job. but he was also kept very busy trying to provide for his little family. Widowed for seven years, Grandpa married again and had a second family. The Spanish Fork cemetery in it's early days was just dirt and rocks. My Mother stated that she didn't like the place where her mother was buried because it was depressing. Weeds and thistles were about the only things that grew there and then there were the lizards that frequently visited. Plus, with only a few flowers that bloomed at that time of the year the main source of flowers were the paper flowers that they made at home. The memory of those early days were erased when the city planted lawn and trees and it became a more comfortable place to visit. Fresh flowers replaced the paper flowers and the lizards had to find another home. In my childhood home, where I am now living, I noticed this morning that my Mother's peonies are starting to bloom,, so I'm going to cut a bouquet and take to my Mother and Father who are both buried there. The headstone that we have for Hy is placed next to theirs. It has only been there for about three weeks and makes it look complete now. My thanks to the crew that takes care of our city cemetery. The other day when I went there the lawn was a bright green and many flowers were still there from Mother's Day. Although a visit to the cemetery is sometimes difficult and stirs memories of loved ones, it can also be a place where we can honor them and pay tribute to their lives of service to their families. Rest in Peace. by "Big Al" and "Farnzy" Cary Robarge of Robarge Collision wants you to know the facts. "No insurance company can dictate which shop repairs your vehicle. The choice is yours. Secondly, shop owners like myself can negotiate with the insurance company and handle everything from start to finish." Eat better. Feel better. Shakes Smoothies Beverages Coffee Yummf of the weeh Thanks for shopping local. Lifetime Warranty on our work 99.78% Customer Satisfaction Rating Try our new Scoops Cherry Cheesecake • Brownie Sundae *_, Strawberry Shortcake • Caramel Praline . 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