Twenty visual artists were awarded a total of $28,181 through the Utah Arts Council's 2008-2009 Individual Artist Services Grants program. Grants were awarded for painting, sculpture, mixed media, and filmmaking. The recipients in Utah county are: David Linn from Elk Ridge, Lauri Olson-Lisonbee from Salem, and Namon Bills of Spanish Fork. Artwork by the awardees will be featured in the 2008 IAS Showcase exhibition this December.

Rees Elementary was finally able to recognize Sarai Memmott as the 2006-2007 Crystal Apple Award recipient.

Spanish Fork City Parks Department would like to thank all those who decorate the Cemetery with flowers for Memorial Day. It is always a beautiful sight. Because it is impossible to cut the grass with all the flowers in place, on Monday, June 9, 2008 the cemetery crews will dispose of all remaining flowers and memorabilia not removed from the grass. (Artificial flowers in monument vases are NOT removed by the city crews because they do not obstruct grass cutting.)

Payson Jr. High School and the American Leadership Academy are among five pilot schools nationwide that have pledged support for the Statue of Responsibility project. Student councils at Payson Jr. High and the American Leadership Academy(ALA) High School heard of the "Pennies for Freedom" fund drive. They committed to doing their share and raised their pledged contributions in less than one week. Payson Jr. High School was the first school in the nation to commit support for the project.