Monthly Archives: April 2012

Orem Tea Party Minutes: Presenting a Facebook image

Tonight for the Orem Tea Party meeting we discussed what type of content we wanted to present on our Facebook page. Many people will use their Facebook as their public forum rather than a web page. The nice thing about … Continue reading

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Presenting a Facebook image

Tonight for the Orem Tea Party meeting we discussed what type of content we wanted to present on our Facebook page. Many people will use their Facebook as their public forum rather than a web page. The nice thing about … Continue reading

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Links to candidates

Candidates for Governor: Gary Herbert (R) http://www.utah.gov/governor/ Rob Bishop (R) http://www.votebishop.com/ Gary Frank (R) No web hits Stephen Sandstrom http://stephensandstrom.com/ Bill Skokos (R) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZuxTcaiCeI John Valentine (R) http://www.johnvalentine.com/ Utah Candidates for Congress District 3: Jason Chaffetz (R) http://chaffetz.house.gov/ Kurt Bradburn … Continue reading

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Gardening in Utah: What to plant in April

I am trying to learn gardening. And with enough practice maybe I’ll have a few plants survive through harvest. Today’s topic is what can we plant now in Utah. Items you can plant in Utah county are lettuce, peas, radish … Continue reading

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Different types of people are like blankets

Today’s object lesson touches upon the different personalities of people and how they are like blankets. Please feel free to alter these comparisons to what you feel works well for your family devotional, family home evening or youth ministry. Collect … Continue reading

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I save jokes. Here are a few to enjoy

1. Eleven survivors of a sunken ship, ten men and one woman, were clinging to a rope hanging under a hovering helicopter . The rope was not strong enough to carry them all, so they agreed that one of them … Continue reading

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Results of the Republican Caucus

It was a long meeting for Thursday. I had tried for State delegate but didn’t make it. There were some very competent people who got elected. I need to remember to go every year and to be a knowledgeable and … Continue reading

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Links to candidate web sites etc.

Voters of the community, come have a Turkey Sandwich Tuesday March 13, 6pm 930 s. 400 e. Orem. Please RSVP by voice mail to 801-225-4902 or email to melvalg@juno.com to 5 pm Tuesday. Why? I am interested in becoming a … Continue reading

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Becoming an active and informed Citizen

It is such a delight to see people having a thirst to learn about local and national issues. Neat! I got a bunch of info from Michael Jolley’s. Who presented info on how to become more involved. I thought it … Continue reading

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Writer’s Digest on its 101 Best Websites for Writers

I had saved this list a while ago. And rediscovered its source. This is from writer’s digest: link: http://www.writersdigest.com/101-best-websites-for-writers This blog has been modified. I went to a story telling / family history / blog conference and found out that … Continue reading

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