When Deer Seek Asylum
I was awakened in the middle of the night. “Stay down. They might be watching,” I heard a voice say. “What’s wrong?” I asked, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. “They’re trying to kill me,” it responded. I’m not used to being woken up in the middle of the night, except by my wife’s dog […]
Diane Garcia is on a mission to save the fireflies who call her historic farm in Spanish Fork home
Sometimes the most magical of things are the tiniest of things, and for Diane Garcia of Spanish Fork, tiny magical things call her farm home. Thompson Century Farm has been part of Garcia’s family since 1852. The home first erected on the farm and still standing was built from rocks gathered in Spanish Fork Canyon […]
Old School Social Media with a Purpose
Serve Daily is a community newspaper with a simple vision. It is right in our title: Serve Daily. Provide service, big or small, to everyone you meet, every day. Our mission is to share those stories. You are part of the community, and we want to share your vision and your ideas on how to […]
An ‘Extreme’ Sport Finds its Niche
Extreme sports often have a way of morphing into other extreme sports, and such might be the case with dry tooling, a niche sport that is growing in popularity. Originally practiced as a way for ice climbers to train in the off season, athletes use ice axes and crampons or climbing shoes to scale rock […]
Tiny Homes Offer Huge Possibilities for those Struggling
One of the exhibitors who will be present at the Home and Fun Expo at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds June 24-25, will be Houdini Housing, creator of “tiny homes.” These tiny homes can offer a glimmer of hope for people often without one, and, for event planner Sylvia Andersen, they presented a chance to make […]
An Expo Designed with Family in Mind
The 29th Annual Home and Fun Expo will drop at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds June 24-25, which organizers envision as an opportunity to bring families together to embrace an event designed with them in mind. Spanish Fork has been home for the expo from its inception, and the Home and Fun Expo has always embraced […]
Small Talk with a Wave
Our neighbor came over last night to offer us some fresh peaches. We were grateful because we sure do love peaches. I answered the door, and if it had remained a conversation between the two of us, it would have been a pretty straightforward exchange. “Would you like some peaches?” My neighbor would have asked. […]
Payson couple finds joy, heartache, and inspiration with the birth and loss of their firstborn
A tiny little boy who lived 33 days will be changing lives forever. He started with changing his parents, Abraham and Britney Boekweg, and even though he is no longer physically here, the impact of his short life will reverberate. His name was National Abraham Boekweg. His parents met in 2013 while Abraham was studying […]
Babysitting can be hazardous to your health
Babysitting is dangerous, ugly work and should not be attempted by the weak at heart. It would be easier, I suppose, if you were able to sit on the babies you were watching, but my parents would never allow me to do so when I was told to babysit. When I was young my babysitting […]
The Agony of a Long Goodbye
My family struggles with goodbyes. They seem unable to complete this simple task in under 24 hours. I feel I have failed them in some way. They have no issues with goodbye on the phone. They say it, and then they hang up, which is good and proper, and expected, actually. It is when they […]