Chamber Events Help PHS Student and The Lion's Roar Reporter Sharpen Skills

Payson High School sophomore and The Lion's Roar newspaper staff member Sabryne Kelly (pictured behind the camera) is sharpening her skills as reporter at local events.  This afternoon she joined the Payson & Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce for a combined ribbon-cutting and Business of the Month celebration for Total Fitness, 61 South 100 West, Payson.  This was not the first Chamber event for Sabryne, who arrives at such events with assitance from her mom, Marnae Kelly (not pictured). “They’re always really friendly,” Sabryne remarked today of her experience working with the business community.  More to come on today’s event in The Payson Chronicle.

Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may be found in The Payson Chronicle and on our website at paysonchronicle.com.

EMILY COOK DYCHES

Emily Cook Dyches (affectionately known simply as “Em”) of Salem, Utah, our beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend passed on from this earthly existence on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. Emily led an exemplary life full of joy and meekness which began in Moroni, Utah just over 39 years ago. She was joyfully welcomed into this world in October of 1976 by her proud parents, Lynn and Nora Cook.   A celebration and remembrance of Emily’s life will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at the Salem Utah Stake Center, 470 E. Salem Canal Road, Salem, Utah. The services will begin at 12 p.m. Family and friends may visit Tuesday evening, March 1, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 187 S. Main Street, Spanish Fork, Utah; and on Wednesday morning at the Salem Stake Center from 10-11:30 a.m.  prior to the services. Interment will be in the Salem City Cemetery. 

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Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may be found in The Payson Chronicle and on our website at paysonchronicle.com.

KENNETH BEHLING ABBOTT

Beloved father, husband, son, brother, grandson and friend passed away after losing the battle to depression on Tuesday, February 23, 2016.    Kenneth was born December 2, 1981 to Linda and Gary Abbott in Payson, UT.  He graduated from UVSC with an Automotive Degree.  Kenneth was married to Tiffini Ann Worthen in the Mount Timpanogos Temple on August 12, 2005.  They were blessed with three beautiful children, Hannah Grace, Kenneth ‘Benson’ and Charlotte Tiffini Abbott.  Viewing will be at Walker Mortuary, 587 South 100 West, Payson, Sunday, 6--8:00 p.m. Funeral services will Monday, February 29, 2016, 11:00 a.m. in the Payson, Utah Stake Center, 650 West 800 South, where friends may call 9:45-10:45 a.m. Burial will be in the Payson City Cemetery.

Payson Historical Society: Yesterday and Today - 1850-1950

"Pictures tell the Payson Story," thanks to the Historical Society's L. Dee Stevenson's weekly contributions.  Pictured above is the original Payson High School building as it looked in 1950 with the gymnasium to the south.  The building was constructed in 1912 at 600 South and Main, and dedicated on January 24, 1913.  The school met the wrecker ball in the late 1980s, leaving only the old gymnasium on the grounds.  It was renamed the Bon Ton and used for recreation programs until it was demolished several years later.

For more, check out this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle.

Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may be found in The Payson Chronicle and on our website at paysonchronicle.com.

JOHN (JACK) WILLIAM DANIELS

John (Jack) William Daniels, 90, of Payson passed away on the morning of February 23, 2016 of natural causes. Jack was born at home in Payson, Utah, on August 15, 1925 to John J Daniels Jr and Cora Ladell Harper.   Jack graduated from Payson High School in 1943 and joined the Merchant Marines that summer. He married Jual Porter on May 4, 1946 in Evanston, Wyoming.  They would have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary this year. They were sealed in the Provo Temple on April 23, 1991. The viewing and funeral services will be held at Payson Park Ward Chapel, 110 South 300 West, Payson, Utah, on Saturday, February 27, 2016. The viewing will be held from 10:00 – 11:45 AM, followed by the funeral at 12:00 noon. The burial will be at the Payson City Cemetery.

Rockhound First to Record at Killpop Studios

Eager to produce high quality music at Payson downtown's new recording studio, Killpop Studios, Rockhound's Elmer Hartman (pictured, far right) was the first client to step inside for a session after it opened just weeks ago.  Performing "Yours Truly" with the artist last week during his third session were Kris Hartman (center) on bass guitar, and the studio's very own T.J. Billmire (far left) on drums.  See this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle for more.  Listen to "Yours Truly" below:

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Payson Library Guest Speaker Series: Story of Provo City Center Temple Transformation, a presentation by Jay and Sylvia Newitt, 7 PM, Payson City Banquet Hall, 439 West Utah Avenue.

Friends Recall Traveling with Lewis Feild at the Beginning of His Rookie Season

Pictured: Lewis Feild at the Ute Stampede Rodeo in Nephi, Utah, on a Friday night, July 13, 2007.  Both Wesley Silcox and Steve Woolsey, well-known local bullriders, were part of the night's Ute Stampede Competition while Lewis assisted as pickup Rider. 

Chet Olsen and Mark Jarvis, the former the same age as Lewis Feild, the latter a year younger, recount a memory that will live with them forever: in 1980, they joined rookie cowboy Lewis Feild and already successful Utah cowboy Mickey Young in a self-contained Dodge van with a custom mural painting on the outside and a great stereo system with an eight-track player on the inside, spelling each other off with the driving duties on their way to rodeos in Denver, Colorado; Amarillo, Texas; and San Angelo, Texas.  Find this story and others on the legendary rodeo champion, who passed away on February 15, in this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle.

Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may be found in The Payson Chronicle and on our website at paysonchronicle.com.

SARA ANN FOUTZ NEWMAN

Sara Ann Foutz Newman, aged 59, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2016, in her beloved home in Payson, Utah. She had received a terminal diagnosis of stage IV brain cancer on December 14, 2015, and was able to be surrounded by family and friends nearly constantly for the final two months of her extraordinary life. Even in those difficult weeks she remained an example of love and charity to all who have been blessed to know her.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 11:00am at the Payson Utah West Stake Center, 500 South 800 West in Payson, Utah. Family and friends may come to a Viewing on Monday, February 22, 2016 from 6 pm-8 pm at the Walker Funeral Home, 587 South 100 West in Payson, Utah or on Tuesday from 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. at the Stake Center prior to the service. Interment will be at the Payson City Cemetery with a gravesite dedication.

GLEN THOMAS

Glen Elwin Thomas, age 88 of Santaquin, passed away February 17, 2016 in Payson.  He was born July 13, 1927 in Goshen, Utah to Wilford Sherwin and Ruth Rowe Thomas.  Glen married Madge Elaine Jensen January 5, 1968 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Funeral services will be held Monday, February 22nd at 11:00 am at the Santaquin North Stake Center, 545 North 200 East. Friends may call at the Brown Family Mortuary, 66 So. 300 East, Santaquin on Sunday from 6 to 8 pm and Monday at the church from 9:45 to 10:45 am prior to services.  Burial with military rites in the Santaquin City Cemetery.

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Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may be found in The Payson Chronicle and on our website at paysonchronicle.com.

RHONDA MAUREEN PROCTOR

Rhonda Maureen Proctor died peacefully in her home Tuesday, February 16, 2016 after a year- long battle with cancer.  Rhonda was born on August 11, 1947 in Lusk, Wyoming to Viola Lavona Peterson and John Alden DeGroot.  She became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the age of 14.  She graduated from Aurora Central High School in Aurora, Colorado in 1965. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Elk Ridge 3rd Ward Chapel, 259 E. Alpine Drive, Elk Ridge, Utah.  Family and friends may visit Friday evening, February 19 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 187 S. Main Street, Spanish Fork, and on Saturday morning at the church from 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to services.  Interment will be in the Salem Cemetery.

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State of the Art Recording Studio Opens in Historic Downtown Payson

Killpop Studios is revolutionizing the music standard.  And they’re doing it in a new state-of-the-art recording studio in Payson’s historic downtown. At 32 East Utah Avenue, lower level, to be exact.   More to come in The Payson Chronicle.

Photo by Denise Windley

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Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may be found in The Payson Chronicle and on our website at paysonchronicle.com.

ROBIN SUE JABLON

After a short but difficult fight with brain cancer, Robin passed away peacefully Wednesday night, February 10, 2016 surrounded by her family at the young age of 57.  After her initial diagnosis she lasted less than a month.  She returned home on February 1st where she was able to spend her last days with those who love her. Funeral services were held Saturday, February 20th at 1:00 pm at the LDS Summit Ridge Church, 591 Summit Ridge Parkway, Santaquin under the direction of Brown Family Mortuary, Santaquin.  Interment was in the Santaquin City Cemetery. 

Part 7 of a Series of Articles Commemorating High Line’s 100th Birthday (1916-2016)

The Castilla Hot Springs resort in Spanish Fork (pictured above) was described in a brochure compiled around 1910 by A.F. Engberg as a beautiful destination for visitors.  Its inclusion in his brochure adds icing on the cake for those whose interest in what the Strawberry Valley Project would do for Utah Valley, once it was completed, had already been piqued by his earlier descriptions of the potential for farming, ranching, gardening, and orchard growing, along with accompanying growth in commerce and graceful living once supplemental water and inexpensive electrical power were both in full flow.

Read more about the Castilla Hot Springs in this week’s edition of The Payson Chronicle.

Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may be found in The Payson Chronicle and on our website at paysonchronicle.com.

DAVID G. CHRISTIANSEN

APRIL 3, 1938 - FEBRUARY 14, 2016

David G. Christiansen, loved father, grandfather, husband, brother, and friend, passed away on Valentine’s Day 2016. Such a fitting day for a man who loved, and truly was loved by so many. David was born in Tremonton, Utah to Glen Marinus Christiansen and Lillian Merrill Morrison Christiansen. He was the second of four children. His family lived in Tremonton in his younger years and then moved to Payson, Utah where they owned a dairy farm.   Please join us for a celebration of David’s life on Monday, February 22, 2016 at the Val Verda 3rd Ward Chapel at 2600 S 500 W, Bountiful, Utah. Viewing is from 11:45 - 12:45 pm, and funeral at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson Research (www.michaeljfox.org).

Local Swimmers Compete at State Swim Meet Friday

Photo, by Todd Phillips, depicts Salem Hills High School's Colby Brown in the 200-yard Medley Relay.  More in this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle.  Additional photos are available to view at SalemHillsPhotos.com.

Payson Historical Society: Yesterday and Today -- 1850-1950

A picture of Payson Main Street in 1910 (above) taken at what is today 100 South and Main.  While it offers a starkly different vision of transportation, power, street surface, and fashion, a few characteristics of the historic Payson Main Street remain today.  Another photograph taken at this same intersection in 1950 can be found in this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle, along with an accompanying article written by L. Dee Stevenson of the Payson Historical Society (page 7).

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MARCH 22: Payson/Santaquin/Goshen Kindergarten Registration, 8 AM - 4 PM. Please go to your respective elementary school on that day if you have a child who will be starting kindergarten in the 2016-2017 school year. Bring child with for short assessment.  See print edition of The Payson Chronicle for immunization and additional details.

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Mt. Nebo Junior High Students Excel in Social Skills and Science Education

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MARCH 12, 2016

Music From The Heart Veterans Craft Fair/Fundraiser, Spanish Fork Arena, Ponderosa Building, 11 AM - 3 PM, Spanish Fork, Utah. More info, contact Robert Pagnani, pagnanir@gmail.com, 435-433-6938.

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Kudos to Cori Krukiewicz, Part of Public Safety Life-saving Team

Cori Krukiewicz (right) with Lifesaved Award presented to her by Mountain View Hospital Emergency Department's Kris Shields, RN (left), for her role in helping save the life of a local woman in sudden cardiac arrest.  See this week's edition of The Payson Chronicle for the complete story.