Parental Language Barrier Advisory
There are times when I wonder if my kids speak the same language as I do. I speak English. My kids speak English. And yet, I’ll often say something and they’ll stare at me as if I was speaking to them in Portuguese, Swahili, or Klingon. Sometimes I’m not sure if it’s because they don’t […]
Why Accepting Help Is Just as Important as Giving It
When Bob Dylan wrote, “May you always do for others, and let others do for you,” it captured something timeless about human connection. Most of us hear that first part and nod in agreement. Doing for others feels natural, and we’re often taught from a young age that service is a mark of kindness and […]
Why You Should Talk to Strangers
Most of us grew up hearing the same warning: “Don’t talk to strangers.” And when you’re a child, that advice makes perfect sense. It’s about safety and boundaries. But as adults, many of us never really outgrow that caution. We keep our heads down in elevators, avoid eye contact at coffee shops, and wear earbuds […]
‘Whiskey Tango’: A Thrilling Debut from Author Alec Sousa
Gripping, gritty, and relentlessly paced, Whiskey Tango: A Bishop Brothers Crime Novel announces Alec Sousa as a bold new voice in crime fiction. Centering on outlaw siblings Clyde and Dwight Bishop, the novel opens with high-stakes urgency: a stolen fortune in cash and a ticking clock as they only have hours to recover it. It’s […]
Parenting: Advice to My Younger Self
More than a decade ago, nearing the tail end of raising seven talented, intelligent, and clever children, I had the audacity to write a parenting advice column. While these same children have grown to be responsible adults — moving out on their own, holding down jobs, marrying and raising children of their own, staying out […]
Service Animals Allow Individuals with Disabilities Freedom and Independence – Part 3
Since bringing home Babe the service dog, and writing my first two articles about our experience, I have been asked several questions regarding why our family opted for a service dog. I decided to dive more into my daughter’s story and what led to us making our decision. When my daughter was an infant, she […]
American Leadership Academy Teacher Realizes Dream of Opening Youth Theatre
Theater has long been a passion for Sandra Millet. For the past 20 years, she has been teaching drama at American Leadership Academy, and has recently embarked on her own adventure in community youth theater production. “I was the crazy kid on the block who was always trying to do a play in my backyard […]
Spanish Fork Community Youtheatre
If you’ve ever been in Spanish Fork around the 24th of July, you’ve likely seen or heard of the annual musical put on by the city and its community partners. As a dedicated patron and occasional performer in these productions, I can confidently say that these musicals are put on by true professional artists who […]
From tragedies to chaplain: One woman’s journey to helping others
When Suzanne Cayner gets up to go to work as a chaplain at Maple Creek Home and Hospice in Spanish Fork, she thinks back to the little girl who always wanted to help others, and she is proud. Since Cayner was a little girl, she always wanted to be a helper. She recalled going to […]
‘I Want to Live:’ Woman WhoLost Three Sons to Suicide, Shares Her Story
There is no way to adequately describe the pain a mother feels when she loses a child to suicide, and Payson resident, Cherri Gressmen has lost three children. It was in February of 2005 when Gressmen’s youngest child, Cameron Cunningham,18, made the decision to take his life. 13 years later, in October 2018, his older […]