Spanish Fork residents participate in National Day of Service
On September 10, hundreds of residents in Spanish Fork took time out of their day to serve their community on the National Day of Service. According to City Councilmember Stacey Beck, the day was a positive one for the community. “Over 500 residents showed up to paint the entire 3,000 feet of the cemetery perimeter […]
Community Action Services and Food Bank needs your food deposits
By Tom Hogan People love to give. However, while there are many generous, good-hearted people who want to donate and help others, they don’t always know how they can help. It can be difficult to find the right opportunities to do good and know that one’s efforts are making a difference. Community Action Services and […]
Springville Kiwanis Club Celebrates 100 Years
On October 20, 2022, at 7:00 PM, the Springville Museum of Art will host the Springville Kiwanis Club as they celebrate Club’s 100 years of serving Springville. A dinner and program will highlight the 100 years. Those interested in attending may purchase tickets by calling John Jacobson at 816-682-9425, purchase them from any Kiwanis Club […]
Community rallies around local tree trimmer who fell 40 feet in tragic accident
By Lorene Moore On September 26, local tree trimmer Dayde Collins of Provo fell 40 feet while on a job, sustaining serious injuries to his spinal column. Dayde currently has no feeling from the chest down, and the community is rallying around him, gathering funds to help rehabilitation efforts. Dayde is the owner of Blades […]
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 […]
Nebo School District offers free summer meals for youth
Nebo is partnering with the Utah Food Bank again this year to provide free summer meals in four of Nebo School District communities. Fresh and free summer meals will be offered every Monday through Friday through August 12 for youth up to age 18. In the Springville area from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the […]
Community Action Services offers a helping hand when things get tough
We are fortunate to have a variety of nonprofits doing good in our community: We have United Way of Utah County, with its South Franklin Community Center in Provo, Sub for Santa programs, tax help, Everyday Learners program, and more. There’s the Food & Care Coalition, which serves meals to people in need seven days […]
Costa Vida Spirit Nights in May
We are Costa Vida, we would like to support our community by helping our local high school and elementary school. We want to enrich the lives of students in our community. We invite you to have a fresh coastal Mexican grill at Costa Vida in Payson and be a part of our cause: where 20% […]
Nebo School District’s Dragon Pantry serves community
Landmark High School, with the help of Nebo School District Student Services has been running a community pantry to help people in need since 2013. This being the eighth year, Nebo School District social worker Monica Hullinger, who runs the pantry, said that now, more than ever, they are in need of items to be […]
New food pantry now open in Springville
Prior to COVID, nearly 64,000 people, including almost 23,000 children, were facing hunger in Utah County. With numbers like that, there will always be those who step up to bring the numbers down through service. Brent Haymond and the Kiwanis Club in Springville are no strangers to collecting food and donating to people in need. […]
