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Looking Back… Cultures And Customs

Issue 16.14

Every individual has a unique cultural background that is forgotten sometimes the longer your family has lived in this land of America. Most of us are descendents of immigrant ancestors who chose to come here for economic, political or religious reasons. My family’s progenitors came from the British Isles, Germany and Iceland. Most […]

Personal Stories Of WWII… Our Buddies

Issue 16.14

We have lost many buddies in this work. For the first months of my Ariel combat tour every tine our squadron was scheduled to fly, we knew that we would have our assignment in the formation. My favorite place in the squadron was number two position in the high element of the low […]

What If Death Occurs Away from Home?

Issue 16.14

Nothing is more stressful or overwhelming than dealing with the death of a loved one. But can you imagine a loved one passing away unexpectedly – away from home? Most people would be completely unprepared if a death occurred during a vacation, business trip, or family visit. What would you do? Where would […]

Cremation Garden A Welcome Community Addition… Increasingly Popular

Issue 15.14

An article recently published in The Spectrum and Daily News reported that the St. George City Council has approved a plan to build a cremation garden at the Tonaquint Cemetery. According to the article, a plan was revealed that “included a grass area that could hold the remains of 600 cremations, along with […]

Estate Planning: … Do I Really Need a Lawyer?

Issue 15.14

In the world of Do-It-Yourself, does it make sense to retain an attorney to complete your estate planning? We are all aware of the availability of legal documents on the Internet and the ease with which you can purchase a legal package to complete your own Will and some related documents.

I read […]

Geek Speak… Free Programs, Update or Upgrade?

Issue 15.14

It has been said by many wise people that there is no such thing as a free lunch (or a free computer program). While not technically true, most “free” programs come with one of two conditions and both can create problems for you if you are not careful.

The first condition is that […]

Genealogy Corner… Easy Family History

Issue 15.14

Paul Larsen, author and president of EasyFamilyHistory.com, a St. George, Utah based company, has done it again, this time with an epic edition! He has just released the new fifth edition of the Crash Course in Family History book. He is offering my readers a discount:

“We are pleased to offer your audience […]

Looking Back… Unique Traditions

Issue 15.14

Not everyone in America was born here. Each immigrant brings unique traditions with them. Meet Jan Drummond of St. George who was born in New Zealand. Here’s part of her story: Almost all of us pakehas (European) born in New Zealand in the 1940s had either British or Scottish great grandparents who had […]

Personal Stories Of WWII… Different Stations

Issue 15.14

Some have made the military a career but I merely fulfilled my World War Two obligations. As a matter of fact, we guys used to sing a song to a stolen melody that went like this. “When the war is over, we will all enlist again (three times). We will like hell we […]

Study Reveals Sleep Loss Could Be Physically Damaging

Issue 15.14

Did you know that a lack of sleep could result in irreversible physical damage, including the loss of brain cells? That’s the conclusion of a recent Penn Medicine study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Simply stated, the findings of this study go against the commonly held notion that missed sleep can be […]