Love, and Serve Daily
Local business and charity join forces to help the community they serve Throughout 2020, many companies, people and communities felt the impact of a shifting society and economics. As we continue to look for ways to Serve Daily, we found another company that has continued to see where they can impact their community by helping people […]
To Spin a Potter’s Wheel
Local teacher with the appropriate name of ‘Clay’ finds a new passion creating art with pottery Clay Craig is a fun and energetic third-grade teacher who loves filling his life with things that bring joy to himself and others. He and his wife, Angela, live with their four kids in Santaquin. Craig has been teaching third […]
Living In the World of Television Cliches
I was reading a book the other day. One of the characters walks into a bar. She’s a petite young woman. She immediately runs afoul of a gang of toughs–four or five guys who are much bigger than her. Words are exchanged. The large men arm themselves with beer bottles and pool cues, ready to […]
There are a Few Ways 2020 Rocked
On New Year’s Day, I could almost hear a collective sigh of relief from my entire community. Could you hear it, too? The year 2020 felt a lot like running a marathon that never seemed to end. When it finally did, we all felt the brief reprieve. But even though it’s natural to be glad […]
Learning to Live with ADHD
Imagine spending every second of every minute of every day surrounded by voices yelling at you, demanding your attention, and telling you different things to think, say, and do. Imagine that no matter how hard you tried to focus on one voice, or one task, the others yelled louder until you struggled to focus on […]
Lance Group Real Estate opens new office in Santaquin
Modern full fervice real estate brokerage Lance Group Homes Real Estate recently hosted a grand opening celebration of its new office in Santaquin. Kylie Lance is moving her real estate brokerage to Santaquin on the corner of Center and Main Street; in the turn of the century home previously owned by Heber and Helen Butler. […]
Labyrinth Reminds Watchers to be Strong and Careful of Your Wishes
“Quite often… it seems like we’re not getting anywhere, when in fact, we are.” What a wonderful reminder. It is our lot in life to try to find the right ways to go, the right things to do, and the right answers. Despite that, it can seem that we spend a lot of our time […]
Spanish Fork Rotary focuses on helping the community in times of need
Spanish Fork Rotary is continually focusing their efforts on how to help the community and Nebo students. For five years in a row, Rotary and several generous businesses provided much needed items for students through the Nebo Dragon Pantry. The Nebo Dragon Pantry is based at Landmark High School in Spanish Fork. Its purpose is […]
Ryan Mortgage selected as Business of the Month by Santaquin-Payson Chamber
The Payson Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce selected Ryan Mortgage as Business of the Month for January. Since 2006, Ryan Mortgage Company has been helping all of Utah with their home financing needs. They are locally owned and operated and love getting involved with the community! Their first priority is the customer and they have […]
Local author publishes new book based on true events
The main character, Annie Gilbert, hears rumors that Hitler is preparing to invade several European countries, including Belgium. But Annie’s town of Namur carries on with its 1940 summer festival, where she meets and falls in love with the handsome Henri Cailteur. Henri’s work takes him to the Maginot line, and when Hitler attacks, Henri […]