Easter Seals searching for volunteers
The Easter Seals program is looking for senior volunteers to help with some of their partnership organizations. If you and to put a little jazz into your retirement life, and earn a few extra dollars and keep your benefits, volunteer with Easter Seals “Train to Work” and be placed in one of its partnership organizations, […]
Satellite Food Pantry arrives for community of Springville
The Kiwanis Club of Springville has collaborated with Community Action Services and Food Bank to bring a satellite pantry to Springville. Mountainland Headstart has provided the space and Provo Food Pantry set up a freezer, refrigerator, shelves and other equipment to provide on-going re-stocking of the pantry. Their hours of operation are Tuesdays and Thursdays […]
Local businesses thrive through pandemic with The Potluck
There’s no denying the impact COVID-19 has had on the restaurant industry. Nationally, total sales for 2020 were $240 billion lower than the pre-pandemic forecast, according to the National Restaurant Association. At least 110,000 restaurants closed in 2020—permanently or temporarily—and the eating and drinking sector had 2.5 million fewer jobs by the end of 2020 […]
Council member Mike Mendenhall files to run for Spanish Fork Mayor
Tuesday, Spanish Fork Mayor Steve Leifson announced that he will not be seeking re-election for Spanish Fork Mayor and that he is strongly supporting current City Council member Mike Mendenhall in his run to be the next Mayor. Leifson has served his longtime home for the past eight years as Mayor and for eight years […]
Honoring Local Women Veterans
What do you think of when you hear the word Veteran? For most people, they see the elderly gentleman with a baseball cap that reads WWII Veteran. But there are more than 6,000 women veterans in Utah. In the last 103 years women have gone from not being able to legally serve their country to […]
Mortal Kombat will bring back childhood nostalgia, even if it’s not kid friendly
When I was younger, I played a lot of video games on a PC and the original PlayStation console. One of the games that I grew fond of was Mortal Kombat. I remember playing with my brothers and trying to memorize all the moves so that I could take down my opponent. The fatalities were […]
Soccer high school seniors leave their mark
Once again, seniors from the Spanish Fork High School girls soccer program have celebrated the end of their season with a service project. This has become a tradition for the soccer team, establishing a way for the players to leave the program a little better than when they arrived. “Senior service is such a fun […]
Grant Helps Single Mom with Rent after COVID Daycare Closure
Earlier this year, Gina (alias), a college student and single mom with two kids, didn’t know what she was going to do. She’d used all her savings to pay her deposit and rent on a new apartment, and she needed a new job to cover her bills. Her baby’s daycare closed because of COVID-19, so […]
American Preparatory Academy presents Pops Concerts at the Park on May 13
The American Preparatory Academy Music Department will present a Pops Concerts at the Park on May 13, at Salem Pond and Peteetneet Amphitheater, featuring the advanced band, choir, and orchestras. Come celebrate outside and bring your blankets and picnics for brunch! Concerts will be at 9:30 a.m. – Salem Pond in Salem by the Community […]
Month of May selected to focus attention on mental health awareness
Life is full of ups and downs, right? All of us have experienced positive feelings and the negative. For example, maybe you get a promotion at work and have a good few weeks of up-beat joy. But then, to your dismay, you find out that one of your relatives has passed away. Experiencing different emotions […]