Feeding the Stomach and Soul through Community Gardening
They say sharing is caring, and for Keri Beirdneau, participating in a community garden might just be the epitome of sharing. Community Action Services and Food Bank operates four community gardens in Provo, and anyone is welcome to rent a plot. Beirdneau has done just that over the past several years, growing from a gardening […]
You will Love Mini Cherry Cheesecakes
February is the month of everything Valentines and for some reason Cherry Cheesecake and Valentine’s seems to go together almost like a box of heart shaped chocolates and Cupid’s arrow. I love cheesecake but I sure don’t like the mess or stress of making cheesecake. I’ve learned all the tricks and turned out a pretty […]
Teacher Strives to Make a Difference
Andy Hunsaker is the Drama teacher at Spanish Fork High School. He has been teaching for 17 years and when asked why he chose teaching as a career he responded, “I wanted to make a difference, and being a teacher is where the rubber meets the road.” I first met Hunsaker several years ago at […]
Chamber director leaves a legacy and passes on the torch
Twelve years ago, our family made the decision to move to Utah County after graduating from Washington State University. We had the great opportunity to join the Springville business community by purchasing Mountain West Animal Hospital from Harold Davis. It’s been an incredible journey to grow the clientele, get to know more people in our […]
Easy ways to support local businesses during a difficult time
This year, many of us are trying to think of ways we can support local businesses without spending a lot of money. It’s always nice to help businesses financially if you’re able, but if you’re working with a tight budget, you may think there’s not much you can do. Fortunately, that’s not the case at […]
Keeping the lights on in Spanish Fork steeped in history
The Spanish Fork windmills get a lot of visual attention but let us not forget the history of Spanish Fork’s hydroelectric power that has been providing electricity to south Utah County for more than 110 years. What started in 1906 as a farmland irrigation initiative, known as The Strawberry Valley Project eventually had a byproduct […]
Charities Find a Way to Help During Pandemic
Due to complications from a global pandemic that took the world by storm, 2020 presented some challenges for charities. Many of the normally scheduled food drives that take place every year were of necessity canceled. As a result, the volunteers responsible for carrying out the canceled food drives began to wonder how they would help […]
Pilot Lives His Dream of Flying While Helping Others
If you ask Matt Jensen what he does for a living, he’ll more than likely respond by simply saying “I’m a pilot.” He sees his job as nothing out of the ordinary. But not everyone has what it takes to do what he does. Matt and his wife, Amie, live with their four children in […]
Fond Memories in the Wake of Sad Times
Local company employees devote time to give family facing loss a gift of love CR Doors and Moulding was given the opportunity in December to build a playhouse for the Smith family. Brittany Smith was diagnosed with terminal adrenocortical carcinoma. Of course CR Doors and Moulding jumped on the opportunity to give to the two […]
Birds of a Feather
One of the largest migrations of snow geese takes place right in our backyard One of the largest annual migration visits of snow geese in the United States occurs just a few miles west of Delta. From Mid-February to Mid-March an estimated 20,000 snow geese stop for rest and nourishment at the Gunnison Bend Reservoir. […]