June Volunteer Opportunities
Here are some ways to help in your community this month. Join our SMS Volunteer Club, text “serve” to 63975 to receive texts about volunteer opportunities, positive messages, and gentle reminders
Local businesses to hold fundraiser for Miss Amazing Teen beauty queen
Spanish Fork resident Ashlyn Jackman was crowned Utah Miss Amazing Junior Teen Queen in April. She now hopes to go on to compete at Nationals in Chicago August 3 – 6.”Participating in Miss Amazin
Therapy animals work magic for vulnerable people
By Deborah GoodmanDebbie Carr, executive director of Therapy Animals of Utah, based in Provo, visited a memory care unit in a nursing home in May. When the rest of the residents left the room to
Celebrating Sunroc Building Materials new store
By Shirlene JordanThe Springville-Mapleton Chamber of Commerce is proud to highlight one of our great chamber business members, Sunroc.In June of 2017 Sunroc Building Materials partnered with Do
Kendall Bosch – Technology Spotlight
Kendall Bosch, a sixth-grade teacher at East Meadows Elementary, is a great example of a technology leader at her school. Being an intern doesn’t stop her from finding engaging technology tools to
Nebo School District standout students
By Lana Hiskey
Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars), is the premier science and engineering competition for middle school students.Society affilia
The Jesse Knight Legacy
Jesse Knight was a mining magnate who lived in Provo, Utah. He was born on September 6, 1845, in Nauvoo, Illinois, and because his sister, Lydia Rosana Knight, married John Ray Young, is a relati
Thoughts on Zion: How do co-ops help build Zion?
Some may be unaware that early LDS leaders taught that co-operatives were a means of uniting the Saints economically and preparing them for their eventual return to build the New Jerusalem Zion.A
Bucket List Ram Hunt for 15-year-old
Dallas Gilbert-Branin is a 15-year-old young man with a terminal illness, Duchene Muscular Dystrophy. One of the joys in his life is hunting with his father, and one of the things he wanted to hu
The Funny-ish Files: These Are My Problems….
These are my problems:The ice-maker on the refrigerator spat out an extra ice cube when I wasn’t looking, so there was a cold, wet spot on the kitchen floor that I stepped in with my bare feet.Th