Last week, I got a flu shot and a Covid shot — same time, same arm. I didn’t have any reaction — other than a sore’ish arm for a day or two. I debated whether to get the Covid immunization. But then, I remembered my deceased Covid victim neighbor friend who lived a couple of houses ...

Thanking those who serve, and one citizen who reminded us how to engage Spring City is a rare place. We treasure its history, its landscape, and the way of life that makes it unique. Preserving that spirit requires more than historic homes and quiet streets—it requires citizens willing to ...

A while back, I was leafing through a personal journal. I found something I haven’t seen for quite a while. It was a single, torn out, title page from a paperback book that I had pressed and tucked away in the journal. I’ll let you know exactly what that page is and how it came into my ...

There is an expression that many of us use when someone complains about something. We want them to know that we understand and sympathize. Or maybe, we just want them to quit whining about something that all of us experience. Here’s an example of a couple of things that someone ...

Statement from Dan Rasmussen, candidate for mayor of Spring City Recent campaign materials circulated in the Sanpete Messenger, Pyramid and in Spring City on October 2nd and 8th contained false and misleading statements about me and my family. I want to set the record straight. • I am not a ...

 Have you ever wondered why the season autumn is often called fall?  Wonder no more.  Read the title to this column and you’ll learn what you may have already surmised.    “Fall of the leaves” is the phrase that was used in Old England to describe the time between summer and ...