Look! It’s June already! How can this be? That’s a dumb question. January through May has passed, and here we are — like it or not. I’m not sure that I like it. June is all right. But it is my birthday month — not to mention my wife’s birthday month. Adding another candle to the ...

My wife, DeeDee, and I are new transplants into our ancestral homeland here in Sanpete County. Her people are from Fountain Green; mine are from Fairview. We settled into Mount Pleasant a few months ago with the intention of living among horses the way we did when we were youths. We started ...

Last Friday night, my wife and I had a “date night.” It doesn’t happen every Friday, but it’s sort of a goal. It was kind of a last-minute decision to grab something to eat and see a movie. The “something to eat” was each of us getting a fish fillet sandwich at “The Golden ...

Proposed four-lane construction and historic tree removal This April, UDOT and Ephraim City, began the removal of a row of historic trees including 39 Russian Black Willows at the northwest gateway entrance to Ephraim. These tree removal plans began with no notification to most residents ...

We just got new flooring installed in our basement. We’ve been happy with our “engineered” wood-like floor in the bathroom. And, we’ve been pleased with the carpeting in the bedrooms and the family room. So… why? — you might ask, did we replace the floor coverings? Two words: ...

I'm sounding the alarm. Mother’s Day is coming up this Sunday. Are you ready? Getting ready means different things to different people. My main warning goes out to sons and daughters. Now that I think about it. That’s everybody. I’ve started my preparations. As with most obligations in ...

   You may or may not know that last week was National Library Week.  This year’s theme for the week was, “Find Your Joy.”  I think that’s a good all-encompassing theme that would work for lots of organizations.    For example:  U.S. Association of Reptile Keepers - “Find ...

Everybody does certain things. Some things are universal. For example, everybody breathes — until they don’t. And then, I don’t know what people do that replaces breathing “on the other side” of this life. But, now that I think of it, according to my remembrance of the Bible, God ...

To be clear, I know that I’m not the only one in Sanpete who the “vampires” are pursuing. The “vampires” I’m referring to are the “donor recruitment” people at the Blood Services division of the American Red Cross. These recruiters are persistent, relentless, and actually, very ...

My brother-in-law, Kerry, recently gifted me a book through the mail. There was no occasion associated with the gift — no birthday, no congratulatory event, nor anything like that. If you’re reading this column Kerry — Thank you! (I don’t think I’ve gotten around to officially ...