Rexburg, ID
Anchor: For only ten dollars students and community members have been having a blast this Halloween season at the Haunted Mill in Teton. Reporter Kayla Gilbert decided to check out this popular attraction and see what the hype is really all about.
8 miles out of Rexburg stands a run down mill in the heart of Teton.
Some describe this place as chilling and others describe it as the best place to be on Halloween. But what really makes this place so haunted? I decided to take the risk and see for myself, to see what really makes this mill a popular Halloween favorite.
Daniel Hidalgo, an employee at the Haunted Mill photo booth, says that it’s a definite Halloween treat.
“Every year there’s a new thing that’ll scare you. And I don’t want to give away too much but I’ve worked here and I’ve gone through it a bunch of times and even I get scared,” said Hidalgo.
From the blood river falls to the fields surrounded by high voltage wire, the creative genius of this place is profound and seems to attract people of all ages.
“So I was in the Haunted Mill and I started to go through this little crawl space and I started freaking out and I almost cried,” said a girl who had just gone through.
“There were places where you couldn’t see and you didn’t want to move forward, and you get wet!” said Lacey Brewer, a BYU-I student who had gone inside.
What began as a flour mill is now the haunted house that has attracted crowds every Halloween season for thirteen years and still continues to do so.
But the warning has remained the same: Enter at your own risk.
From the Haunted Mill, I’m Kayla Gilbert. I News.
Anchor: The Haunted Mill hours run from 7:30 to midnight Monday through Saturday and also offers food at the Scone Silo outside of the Mill and a great photo booth. To learn more about the Haunted Mill and some of it’s chilling folklore, visit www.thehauntedmillinteton.com.
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Parking Survey of Vacant stalls in the University Lots done March 25, 2009: http://www.byui.edu/parkingservices/Parking%20Survey/Mar2509.pdf
Want to comment to the Rexburg City Council, or view there next meeting agenda visit their website:http://www.rexburg.org/government/citycouncil/default.aspx
Parking that once was free around campus soon may not be. Currently hundreds of cars park on the perimeter of campus and surrounding streets free of charge, but that all might change. The Rexburg City Council proposed a new parking plan that will charge students for parking on the streets around campus.
“We don’t have any problem right now with students parking on our street.” Said one community member.
Another community member had a similar comment. “My belief is that we don’t perceive that there is a real problem, or at least I don’t, and I’m closer to the campus…”
There were mixed comments and feedback to the new parking proposal presented by the Rexburg City counsel just a few days ago. The counsel claims that the new plan will remove congestion on the streets close to campus.
“To me that’s the problem, I drive second east everyday and you can’t get up and down that street. It’s designed to move traffic, not necessarily park cars on it.” Said Randall Schwendiman, a Rexburg City Council member.
The proposed plan will dramatically change parking around campus. The new plan eliminates parking on second east, charges for campus perimeter parking, and reserves some outer streets strictly to residents.
Kyle Smith, a senior from Louisville, Kentucky said, “They are trying to serve the citizens and serve the University as well, and it is a hard thing to do.”
A difficult task, but since when are whose who attend the university not considered citizens?
“We have people who’ve called up the city and say ‘I can’t get out of my driveway today because somebody has over parked into their driveways.’” Said Chris Mann, President of the Rexburg City Council, and Food Services Operations Supervisor at BYU-Idaho. “So, the students are not our enemies, they are our friends. But we also have to make it safe for everybody, including students.”
“The University wants to go to a pedestrian campus and we are willing to help.”
While no final conclusions have been made on the parking proposal, they do want to cement the plan and have it all ready for the fall, but it is still very much in the developing stages. On the north end of campus, I’m Brian Johnson, I-News.
The city council would like to finalize and make the changes within July. They want to have the new program start in September with the fall semester.
Truman G. Madsen, well known LDS scholar and educator, died this morning after a long battle with cancer. For more more information and biography visit http://ldsliving.sparklist.com/t/1404537/3208965/6201/0/ .
As summer vacations begin for many Americans, certain destinations stick out among the rest. Among the top destinations of choice is Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
According to Forbes magazine, Temple Square ranks 16th overall among America’s most visited tourist attractions. The 35-acre complex in downtown Salt Lake City houses the official headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sites of interest include two large interactive visitor centers, historic buildings, the Church Office Building and the Salt Lake Temple.
Temple Square is home to the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir and center stage for the radio and television broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word. The 30 minute-program has run weekly since July, 1929.
Forbes ranked Times Square in New York City as America’s top tourist attraction, followed by the Las Vegas Strip and the National Mall in Washington. In addition, Temple Square ranked first among religious sites and is the top location of interest for visitors to the state of Utah.
Temple Square, though popular among Latter-day Saints, also attracts many who do not espouse the faith. Visitors have the option of participating in guided tours hosted by LDS missionaries. The tours integrate both historical and doctrinal teachings that provide visitors with a glimpse of what the Church is all about.
“I think Temple Square is a great attraction for people visiting Salt Lake and looking for a brief summary of Church teachings,” said sophomore Drew Mecham. “The Spirit is there, the people who visit it often feel it, but there are also many other historical sites that we can learn from. Missionaries at Temple Square do a good job in the advancement of missionary work abroad.”
According to LDS Newsroom approximately 5 million people visited Temple Square last year.
Temple Square is also a popular location for those critical of the Church. Visitors during the Church’s semi-annual General Conference often encounter anti-Mormon protestors waving signs, distributing tracts and voicing their objections. Though protestors are present, Latter-day Saints are often encouraged to treat them respectfully. When BYU-Idaho’s Priesthood Choir participated in the conference in April, Director Kevin Brower called upon all choir members to avoid the temptation to debate with protestors.
Tyler Andersen
scroll staff
For more information about Temple Square visit www.visittemplesquare.com
The department will work on creating new emphases and degree requirements to prepare students for new marketplace.
President Kim B. Clark and the administration have challenged the communication department to redesign and restructure one of the most popular majors on campus to help students meet the evolving needs of the communication industry before the end of the year.
Students should expect these changes to be significant and affect every communication major who does not graduate before Fall 2010. Not only are all of the communication classes being reworked, but the department hopes to create entirely new emphases and degree requirements as well. Students on older catalog years will substitute the new classes to fulfill their catalog year requirements.
“We want to give students the most relevant and marketable skills, enabling them to better compete in an industry that is still rapidly changing,” said Ron Bennett, the Chair of the Communication Department.
Lee Warnick is one of the faculty members asked to lead the overhaul of the Communication Department.
“We are learning that communication professionals have to know more than just communicating,” Warnick said. “Employers are looking for individuals who can write content, edit video clips and then create a Web site for all that content to be viewed on. Employers want people who can do it all.”
The new curriculum will prepare students to create content for social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter as well as Internet-based media such as Hulu and entrepreneurial blogging sites. Warnick sees the future of communication taking the shape of a grassroots movement where people will be fed content by small, specialized outlets rather than large media corporations.
Bennett believes students will welcome these changes as this new curriculum will not only meet students’ needs but ignite their interests as well.
Not every reaction to these announcements has been positive. Several students have expressed concern over the transferability of this new curriculum.
Stephanie Stratford is a communication major who hopes that the new degree will be accepted at other schools.
“It’s hard enough to transfer to another school with the Foundations program being unique to BYU–I. I hope the new degree isn’t like, once you start here, you’re stuck here,” Stratford said.
“Our first priority is to train communications professionals, almost like a technical college,” Warnick said.
The transferability of the new curriculum will be something that the committee will have to address.
Both Warnick and Bennett also said there is a risk that the new curriculum may become too specialized because no one is certain where the communication industry will end up in five or 10 years.
“Facebook and Twitter may be trends that disappear in a couple years; however, the concepts they have created will not go away,” Bennett said.
Warnick hopes that collaboration with industry professionals will help his committee avoid any overspecialization.
The curriculum, requirements and transferability of the new communication degree is still uncertain as the department has only begun to select faculty to be involved with designing the new curriculum.
“We are only in the top of the first inning,” Warnick said. He is also hoping to receive feedback and ideas for the new curriculum from students via an e-mail that will be sent out to all communication majors.
Ryan Price
scroll staff
Who needs Twitter? Kick it old school and get back to blogs. Bloggingheads.tv is a fresh blog that hopes to be an “unusual expression of the internet,” according to their Web site.
While most of the blogs on the Internet dedicate themselves to one specific viewpoint or ideology, Bloggingheads.tv rises above these sites by showcasing a very diverse set of views from varying topics in their posts.
These video dialogues are affectionately named “diavlogs,” and feature journalists, researches and other experts qualified for the topic.
‘Valley of the dudes,’ an entertaining and informative post, is one of the many topics that BYU–Idaho students can relate to. In this piece, experts Will Wilkinson of the Cato Institute and Kay Hymowitz of the City Journal discuss the new psychology of dating. From what men hate about dating women, to the evolutionary psychology of who pays for dinner, this blog will blow your mind.
There has been a ninja invasion at BYU–Idaho.
Ninja Destruction, a pastime growing in popularity, has taken the campus by a storm — of nunchucks.
Sophomore Duncan Anderson an original Ninja Destruction player, said the game originated when a former student taught the game to his friends at a potluck.
“We started playing, and we played for five straight hours,” Anderson said.
Sightings of this game have been noted around town. Sophomore Derek Kerr has spotted people playing the game in parking lots, the BYU–I stadium, parks and apartment complexes.
Kerr said he learned about Ninja Destruction from his friend Stephanie Stevens, who brought the game from California. Kerr and his friends began playing a few weeks before the end of last semester. They started playing in their apartment, but as the group grew in numbers they moved the game outside. They now usually play at the stadium.
Kerr said Ninja Destruction is popular because it is a fun, active game that a large number of people can play.
“[You] just need quick reflexes and [to] be on your guard. That’s all it takes,” Kerr said.
Anderson was surprised to see people playing Ninja Destruction at the park, and played a few rounds with them. Anderson said some skill is important to have.
“They weren’t very good at it, so I won a few games,” Anderson said.
Hannah Smith
scroll staff
Rules of the game
1. Start in a circle standing within touching distance.
2. The game moves clockwise starting with the Ninja Master
3. Ninja Master says, “Ninja Destruction” and the whole circle strikes a pose.
4. Ninja Master starts by attempting to “strike” (must be hand-to-hand contact) another player.
5. The target gets one swift movement to miss the strike. If the target is hit then he or she is out. If not, the player stays in and the player clockwise from the Ninja Master has a turn.
6. The game continues like this until all players are out.
Photo by Hannah Smith
Originally Published 05/05/09
Opening in mid-December, the new frozen yogurt venue in Rexburg has had a surprising turnout of customers. Despite the cold weather Twizl Berry has an environment that seems to accommodate those of all ages. Whether people need a nice treat or a break from their daily lives, Twizl Berry seems to do both for you. To diversify from the rest of the economy Twizl Berry tends to show diversity in the choices you can make there. Even though budgets are tight for everyone, Twizl Berry still seems to rake in the customers to its business.This establishment has over 40 toppings and a diverse variety of flavors to choose from. As we can see, Twizl Berry seems to add a friendly environment to the community to help boost the suffering economy. For more information on Twizl Berry check out our website at byuicomm.net.
To kick off the release of the Bride's Guide this Thursday, Scroll will sponsor "The Bride's Guide Fair." The fair will feature wedding cakes, flowers, and photography. Come get ideas and tips for planning your own wedding (and eat some cake) on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 1pm to 4 pm in the MC Special Events Room, 387
Settlers of Catan, a building game that entails dice, pawns and miniature buildings, has its players randomly place hexagon-shaped pieces to make a playing field. Because of this, the game’s board is always different.
“I guess it could throw off your grove,” said freshman James Olney. “It is rearranged every time so it’s harder to pick up on any one strategy.”
The basic concept of the game is to collect cards that represent wheat, ore, wood, bricks and sheep. Then players use these cards to build settlements and cities. With the Cities and Knights expansion set, players need to protect themselves from barbarian invaders.
The expansion set called Knights and Cities, released in 2000, creates more twists to the game. Instead of just rolling dice and collecting wheat, ore, sheep, bricks and wood to build towns, cities and roads, the players can also get special cards. These cards tell players to take more wheat or place a robber on hexagons that are controlled by other players.
“My favorite part is when I have tons of stuff, and I don’t know what to do with it,” Olney said. “I like it when someone else is losing, and I have everything.”
There are a lot of pieces to Settlers of Catan. Beyond the hexagons that make up the game board, there are three dice, several tiny houses and cities for each player, as well as the commodity cards and roads that add to the pieces in the game. There are flip charts in the expansion set, which add more twists to the game.
Olney said Settlers of Catan is more complex than more traditional games such as Monopoly and Life.
The game also allows players to trade goods. A player can trade his wheat for sheep, bricks or coins.
“It feels like you’re actually doing something. It’s not like your just throwing the dice,” Olney said. “It feels like you’re winning at first even if you’re going to lose. But you can do pretty well and not win.”
Settlers of Catan, even with all its complexities, received a rating of 8.5 from Olney
The downside isn’t losing, but losing when the end is coming.
“When it gets close to the end it gets long for the people losing,” said Olney. “You get to the point where you know you’re going to lose, and you don’t want to play anymore.”
Settlers of Catan, which takes about an hour and a half to play, according www.boardgamegeek.com, can be purchased online for less than $20 at www.amazon.com. Expect to pay a little more for an expansion set.
Expansion sets are Alexander the Great, Cities and Knights and Traders and Barbarians.
Harris Lunt
scroll staff
Photo by Katelyn Phipps
Originally Published 05/05/09
Once upon a time, there were boys. They made up fifty percent of the Earth’s population, and everywhere you looked, they would appear. Boys roamed the planet with girls, and if there were women around, the amount of men nearby could, and almost always would, triple.
But, this tale isn’t about girls; it’s about the boys in their lives. This is the untold story of how girls truly feel about boyfriends, relationships with guys in general, and the qualities that separate the men from the boys. Follow as we take a trip through the confusing forests of relationships, and just through that other end is the castle, where your Prince Charming or Princess awaits.
When it comes to determining the knights in shining armor among the stable hands, one thing sets them apart – personal hygiene. Women would like boys in general to be clean. After all, cleanliness is next to godliness. Please shower on a regular basis - thanks, we’d really appreciate it. And when it comes to wardrobe, girls don’t expect your clothes to be expensive and fancy, because they aren’t shallow. But, we would appreciate it if your armor actually fit you, instead of hanging halfway off of your rear end. It’s nice to see a man who can take care of himself. Of course, we love you for what’s on the inside, but we also love it when you take some extra effort to look your best for us.
We as princesses would also request that you take care of your bodies in the physical sense. Being healthy is important, and if you show us you care about your bodies, it means that you have your priorities straight – not caring about yourself shows you don’t care about anything else, either. You don’t have to be the next barbarian, but it impresses us when you implement exercise into your life. And what impresses us even more? Include us in your workouts! Staying healthy together is a good way to bond and strengthen (no pun intended) our relationship.
When it comes to physical appearance, ladies as a generalization prefer a prince who is clean-shaven. There are times when it’s appropriate (if you’re trying to start a career as a mountain man or you just returned from a weekend hunt) but for the most part women don’t like cuddling with a porcupine. Unless you’re Brad Pitt, you probably can’t pull it off anyways. We as future queens know that it’s a pride thing – you grow your beard to show dominance and to prove that you are manly enough to have facial hair to begin with. But we also like you to be presentable in society, and dating Sir Scruffy is not ideal.
Along with physical appearance, women have this general rule: when it comes to your behavior, please PLEASE don’t share with us what you had to eat for lunch by belching repeatedly. Once or twice is excusable, but fifty times is toxic. Your bodily functions are less and less amusing the more we have to endure them. The same goes for farting, but less. The less princesses know about that, the better. They are just not interested. These sorts of things are appropriate when you’re just hanging with the other knights, but we are your female counterparts and we would just like to imagine that your life is gas-free.
Your hobbies and interests are things that we are interested in, however. We might not be die-hard jousting fans, but we don’t mind watching with you once in a while without complaining. You shouldn’t expect your significant other to start liking everything that you do, though, because it will NOT happen. And we feel the same way - we have our interests, and you have yours. It’s okay to be different and have different tastes, just as long as there are some similarities in there too. After all, opposites attract!
Quality time together allows knights and ladies-in-waiting to develop their hobbies together, and to see what sorts of things they have in common with each other. So, let’s spend some time together. Please? We love being with you. If we didn’t we wouldn’t be dating you. Courting is like hanging out with your best friend but with more romance involved. So take us out to do something, because we like to get out and try new things. We might be deathly afraid of that giant spider in the corner, but we definitely have a sense of adventure.
Don’t worry about impressing us, because we’re already with you. Going on dates doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive, and we don’t expect you to whip out your scepter or bag of gold coins every time we want to do something. As long as we’re together us ladies don’t care what we’re doing. Stargazing, picnics, taking a walk, and just relaxing with friends…it’s the simple things that matter.
We like being with you all the time, but we need time for our ladies maid’s, and you need to be with the Knights of the Round Table, too. Hanging out with your guy friends is encouraged, and as long as you let us know ahead of time that you have plans with the guys, we don’t care. Women love seeing their boyfriend with their family and friends, because it means that they have their priorities straight. Friends are important - don’t forget about them! They’ve been there for everything, from that time you got food poisoning on the trip to Camelot, or when your pet snake ‘slithered off’ while you were away at jousting camp. Try to balance the time you spend with them and us, otherwise you’ll have some unhappy best buddies.
Including us in your plans with the other knights will win you big-time brownie points. Women want to know how you interact in your friend circles while in a relationship. Approval from both ends is very important. It’s crucial to us to have our girlfriends like you, so you should be on your best behavior because the approval of them can heavily influence our decision on whether to behead you around or not. The same goes with your friends. We want your buddies to like us, so we can stick around.
Meeting your friends is nothing in comparison to meeting the King and Queen for the first time. This is the part that makes all girls nervous. It’s like meeting the friends, only ten times worse because it’s really the family’s opinion that can make your relationship sink or swim. If the family hates the princess, then your relationship is almost always in deep trouble. So, be supportive and sympathetic. Help us to relax by telling us stories about your family, and giving us hints on how to fit in. If Duke Jerry likes pineapples, let us know so we can get him one as a gift. If Lady Susie had a bad experience with the color red, warn us so we don’t wear it. By helping us to know the ins and outs of your family, we’ll feel much more at ease when the time comes to meet them.
We’ll do the same for you, as well, because we want our relationship to work. If you’re meeting each other’s families, it’s kind of a big deal. Princesses love their family, they love watching you with your family, and they would do anything to fit in with them. Meeting the family is similar to a job interview, except it lasts for hours with people you potentially could be related to for the rest of your life.
After you made it through all the twists and turns of the forest of relationships, you’ve finally arrived at the castle where the beautiful princess or handsome prince awaits. With these helpful ideas and informative facts about how women felt, the knights were able to leave their tool days behind to form healthy relationships without hurting their chances with the ladies in the future, and the princesses were capable of giving them that chance. And they all lived happily ever after.
The End
Rexburg's Zion's Bank located at 149 west Main Street was robbed today around 3:45pm. Police reported that the man walked into the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money. The suspect did not show any weapons. After receiving an undisclosed amount, he left the bank and was last seen headed on foot to the northwest.
If you have any information about this bank robbery, the Rexburg Police Department request that you contact them at 359-3020 extension 2351 or 359-3008.
The man is described as:
Between 6’0” and 6”1”
20-30 years of age
Light brown to brown hair
Sunglasses
Light facial hair
Wearing a jacket, thigh length, dark grey with black
Carrying a green bag, possibly a business recycling type bag
Brown hiking boots
Blue jeans
Sunglasses
Blue beanie hat with blue stripe through it
Visit the Rexburg Police Dept. Website
Meet the candidates running for the SRC presidency this Spring Semester 2010 up close and personal. This I~NEWS special brings the candidates and the issues out into the open. Compare and Contrast the different candidates and their views by watching the show so that you can make an informed decision.
CORRECTION. The winners will be announced at 5:30pm in Taylor 120.
All candidates answer the following questions:
Many students can't keep up with the changes in the Foundations program, how would you address this?
What projects have you done while serving as an SRC member that have been successful?
What is the greatest weakness the SRC has and what would you do to improve it?
Some students view the SRC as a propoganda machine for the administration. What is your opinion, explain?
Why should students vote for you? What sets you apart from the other candidates?
43 local runners gathered at the Rexburg Golf Course early Saturday moring to support a local community member whose sister-in-law suffers from Multiple Sclerosis.
After watching the story, if you would like to help support the Sullivans you can contact them at: jewelsgrimm@yahoo.com.
Thanks to the following for their contributions, making the MS 5K possible.
Broulim’s (donated a lot of money for gifted T-shirts)
Joe’s Filling Station
Craigos
The Rex
Jamba Juice
Madison High School Cross Country Coach Barrus
It's 21 degrees. "Oh my gosh!" shouted Drew Morin as he bobbed to keep from freezing.
Rexburg roads were empty early Saturday morning, most people were just getting up, but not these runners. The 21-degree weather could not stop them from supporting their cause.
"It's really cold, but it's for a really good cause so we are all really excited." said
Heather Gygi Rexburg Resident
They combat the cold for Lauren Sullivan, a mother of three young children, who was diagnosed with MS six months earlier.
"I think that it is a great cause to raise money for people that need some help paying medical bills, and things like that. So I decided to come and help out. " Said Josh Munnz a BYU-Idaho Student from Menan, ID.
Organized by Julianne Grimm a family member, runners in the 5 K were invited to donate $5 to help support the family.
"The family has just been struggling, and I live far away from her, so this is a way for me to help her without actually having to be there. She can't walk. She has to always have help. Even to do a lot of stuff, it is really hard for her. She doesn’t feel like she can really be a mom to her three kids.” Said Julianne Grimm, Lauren's sister-in-law.
After hearing their story community members were inspired to take action.
"I was just touched because I’m a mom, I have a three year old and then I am pregnant with my second and so I just read their story a little bit and was kind of touched." Said Jamie Hilton a pregnant mother.
Grimm was glad to see so many people participate in the run and support her family.
"It was good. I appreciate everyone for coming out! No one was obligated to but they just came out for a good run and a good time." Said Julianne Grimm Lauren's sister-in-law
At the Rexburg Golf Course, I'm Brian Johnson, I-NEWS
Love Story: History in the Making
By Tim and Rebecca Ng
(Please feel free to edit if too long)
Love at First Sight?
Right before I really started getting to know Tim, I was one of those tragic “Love isn’t for me- my last boyfriend broke me for good” types of girl. I wasn’t interested in love at all, in fact, I would categorize myself as being pessimistic towards it. The fist day I met Tim in Math 108, I purposefully put my backpack in the seat next to me so that no one would sit by me. When the teacher sent around the assigned seating chart to fill out, I practically rejoiced for being the lucky girl with the extra space around her. Then Tim came rushing in, and of course spotted and made his way towards the one chair I was praying he would miss. He had no idea, but he already had hit strike one. Strike two was when he started talking to the teacher like they were best friends (I had no idea at the time they worked together developing an online class). And strike three was that he had an English accent. I knew the girls must just go crazy for that, which would mean he HAD to let it get to his head, and if there was one thing I didn’t like- it was boys who thought too much of themselves (the prideful do always think it’s everyone else besides them). I could already tell this was going to be a long first block class.
I was taking 23 credits and working the 4 am campus janitorial job at the time. So it shouldn’t be a surprise when I say—there were a few Math classes I just could NOT wake up for. After I missed two in a row (of a first block class) I knew I needed help catching up. So, I knew I would have to talk to the boy beside me in class. Luckily, he was nice about helping out, so I invited him over for food (I’m Southern- that’s what I do!)
Love at First Sight?
Yep, this is BYU Idaho; strange things happen here. It was my first day of school for over 4 years and my first day of school in the USA. My sister had registered my classes and enrolled me in the Math 108 block class… ughh!!!! I’d been home from my mission for a year and girls were just not on the agenda; I was in a new country, a new school and a totally new environment. We all sat down in random seats and Bro. Goodwin made a seating chart – we were locked in our places for the next 7 weeks! So, yes you’ve guessed it, Rebecca and I were sat next to each other… and it was not love at first sight… it probably tilted the other way in fact! We didn’t speak much the first few weeks but towards the end of the block we’d reached a more jovial conversation. We were both busy and even dating was not on our minds, but She did invite me and another classmate to hers one day for some food and to help her with some work she’d missed out on. I was quietly impressed with her Southern hospitality and cooking skills!
Destiny: not in chance but in choice
After the block ended, I think Tim started stalking me—looking for free handouts for more food no doubt. After “randomly bumping” into each other and going to President Eyring’s Devotional together, I think we both realized we had a lot more in common than taking Math 108 in the same block. Then, the e-mails started. He was exactly what a girl who was too scared to get involved again needed. He e-mailed me in the mornings, telling me to have a good day and to ask what I was going to do. After I would tell him my plans, he would e-mail asking me what I had done so far and if he could come over after he went to work that evening (but always adding in he didn’t want to bother me and I should say no if I wanted). Then he would stop by for a couple hours and we would just talk for a couple hours. He was everything I said I was looking for. He never forgot to open a door, he got to know me before he even tried to hold my hand, he brought my roommates presents (ones from the heart, not just ones he bought), he played board games and sports with me instead of just sitting on the couch. And most of all- he always was standing up for what he thought was right and knew more about the gospel better than any other 22 year old I had ever met.
My roommate and I had a hard time believing that Tim was genuine. From past experience, no one was this great. After our first official date, I thought it was for sure over. We hadn’t really talked much like we did when we were at my apartment- that had to be a sign we would only work as friends. Oh well- I knew that love wasn’t for me anyways.
Destiny: not in chance but in choice
After the block class was over we started bumping into each other frequently in random places; at the Romney, Porter Park, in the halls and on the way to see Elder Eyring at Devotional. We had no one else to go with so sat next to each other for an hour before devotional started. From my perspective we had a great conversation and I started to take a heightened interest in this Tennessean cowgirl. By this time we’d started a casual e-mail correspondence and started playing walleyball together a couple times a week. If nothing else, I was happy to have a fun friend to spend a couple hours with instead of just doing study and work.
The Courting Journey
A couple of days later, Tim told me how much he truly liked me. Since I didn’t really want to like him- I had a hard time admitting out loud that I liked him too. So while I was trying to get comfortable with liking him, he thought I was rejecting him. For the next week we stayed in contact, but a whole lot less. It was the day he came over and asked my roommate for a bike ride I was about to call him out on being a player. And so that night I wrote him an e-mail asking for an explanation. He wrote back apologizing for hurting my feelings and came over that day. After talking it through, I realized there had just been difficulty in both of us expressing our feelings out loud. We started dating.
For a girl who thought love isn’t a fairytale, Timothy sure swept me off my feet. Every girl wants a man like mine- even if she doesn’t know it. I didn’t know men like Tim were still around to be honest. He picked me a flower everyday when he walked over to my apartment. He said prayers with me at night. He cut out stories from the Church News and found small quotes everywhere and would tape them to my door so I could always find them and smile. He felt the same way on the important subjects of life as I did, and when we didn’t agree we always talked about it and found a way to see eye to eye. He always built everyone up around him and really didn’t think he ever did enough for me- yet every night he left I was awestruck he saw something in me he liked. I still am today. I’ve come to the realization that yes, he’s far from perfect—but he sure is perfect for me.
The Courting Journey
Not surprisingly we felt comfortable together and every so often something we said would strike in the other’s mind. I hadn’t taken a girl out on a date since before my mission but finally had the desire to formally plan and ask Rebecca out on a double date… she said yes of course and the next Friday we enjoyed an “Amazing Race” scavenger hunt with one of my work colleagues and his date. We had a great time but I was still not interested in any relationship; I was just enjoying Becca’s jovial company, and continued with our weekly walleyball sessions.
Eventually one Thursday evening I was sent an email telling me I needed to decide the direction of the relationship – the next day we had a “DTR” and we started our journey together; this was my first “girlfriend” so it was fun to start something new and be shown the ropes of how to be a good boyfriend. We were both working in Rexburg for the Summer and enjoyed spending time with friends and each other. I think most guys take a cautious position when dating… questions of commitment; preparation and ability to provide are strong factors in the strength of continuity in a relationship headed towards marriage. I had my nerves and doubts and Becca made me choose whether to continue or back out forever – I think girls nearly always know quicker than us guys what the score is! She knew what she wanted and talked to me pretty straight… I didn’t want to make a decision but realized that if I was to continue I would have to choose to be in love. And that’s what I chose.
Engagement
The engagement story was amazing. But the engagement process—not so much. After the difficulties of finding a place to live, getting a car, completing your schoolwork, going to your job, fitting in the extra activities we had dedicated ourselves to prior to the engagement for school, and doing all the necessary checklist item---- we started to realize we couldn’t do it all. We both found ourselves emotionally drained before we could even say hello at nights. So, we did what we had to do in order to stay sane. We eloped (as much as you can with a temple wedding anyways). We decided we would just get married in 3 weeks and whoever could make it was welcome to come—we’d be there and that’s all that matters.
Engagement
The new semester started and I settled in more to the mindset of marriage. We both knew we would get married but didn’t know when or how. It was hard finding time to be together to make arrangements and things; finding a ring wasn’t too hard but thinking how to propose was quite the ordeal. I’ve always believed proposals should be well thought out and special… after all, it only happens once! A few ideas failed to blossom but I eventually found opportunity at the weekend of General Conference. We’d never been before and so we went down with my family for the weekend. On the Saturday evening I took Rebecca out to the Melting Pot fondue restaurant; on previous trips to SLC she’d always said she’d love to eat there… after the meal I arranged to have a horse and carriage pick us up and take us around the city before we ended up in County Creek Park where we’d taken a walk a few months earlier. I’m pretty sure by now she knew what was going on. I produced a scrapbook Id made of our courtship so far and did the manly thing, got down on one knee with a diamond ring and asked her to marry me. I’d say it went rather well!
Eternal Love
The wedding day I was completely fine- until I got to the Bountiful temple and couldn’t find Tim. I went to the underground parking while he went to the parking in front. When I found myself in alone in the lobby with all these other brides beside me with their groom, I practically started hyperventilating. The nervousness every other bride feels on the day finally hit. I almost started bawling right there at the welcome desk. Eventually, Tim & I found each other. And after about a half hour, I was completely at peace again. I had found my eternal love.
Eternal Love
We originally planned to get married in our off-track in January but due to complications and stress in planning we brought the date forward and planned a simple wedding in three weeks. We always wanted to ensure we concentrated on the marriage and not the wedding, and were sealed for time and all eternity on 21st November, 2009 in the Bountiful Utah Temple. After the sealing we exchanged rings and engraved on the inside of mine were the beautiful words “Eternal Love.”
It was quite the journey to get there but I’m elated to be able to start a new one now with the one I truly love. Now every day is a whole new love story in itself.
P.S. - Ben Betts is to thank for making our marriage possible :)
It was a sight to behold. As temperatures began dropping below zero, more and more customers began trickling in to Rexburg’s new frozen yogurt shop.
“It’s cold, and you’re in a warm place, so if you’re in here for a long time you’re warm. So, I think it will be pretty successful. It’s really good so it should be successful” -Joy Cooper
People just don’t seem to mind the cold. Twizzl Berry is the first self-serve frozen yogurt shop in South Eastern Idaho. With Temperatures dropping below zero, and the economy in the shape it’s in, just what was it that drove Sharla and Eddie Pincock to open up a frozen yogurt shop in the middle of Rexburg Idaho?
“You know, we thought about the recession, and we decided we just weren’t going to participate. We were just gonna go for it and do what we wanted to do. We know Rexburg is cold, but everybody still loves ice cream, everybody loves frozen yogurt. We’ve looked into franchising it. We have already trademarked it. We would definitely our next venture we’d like to go into Idaho Falls. We’d love to go further, we hope this goes over well.” –Sharla and Eddie Pincock
“I think this business in particular has a good location, it’s right next to Little Caesar’s so, I think they’ll do well. I think a lot of businesses that fail tend to pick locations farther away, and that makes it harder for students to get there.” –Eric Smith
Although it may be sweet, only time will tell if Rexburg can support any more cold.
Have you ever wondered where comics get their story ideas? Stephen Gygi is the author of “How’s Married Life?” along with the technical support from his wife Heather. The comic is based on their real lives, and each week is published in the Scroll.
“It’s a full time job, you know, and more than that because you always have to be writing and thinking about it. “
The Comic strip is now more than 300 editions strong. But started out simply by merging two people’s passions; drawing and counseling.
“I started to do it because my wife wanted to be a marriage counselor. We had the idea to make a comic strip because it is a hobby that I have.“ Said Stephen. “We wanted to prove to people that married life is fun.”
Fun indeed, the Gygi’s are well on their way toward achieving their goal of making a calendar with a different comic for every day. And it gives them something to work on together, strengthening their marriage.
“I think coming up with the ideas together is really fun because that is what we can do together." Said Heather. "It has also helped our marriage a lot because we don’t really get irritated with each other.
Instead of getting frustrated at life’s challenges, they see them as a clever and funny comic strip. But it can still be a challenge to put those ideas down on paper.
“The writing process is continues, and the more that we write the better ideas that we seem to draw from them, and so we just keep on writing.” Said Stephen.
Sometimes taking between 3-5 hours to finish a final draft, the comic can take a lot of time. “It’s like having a homework assignment due every day.”Said Stephen. But it is more than worth the effort for the Gygi’s.
“The funnest part of doing the comic strip, seeing people laugh and being entertained." Said Stephen.
In Rexburg, I’m Brian Johnson, I-NEWS.
You can see more of “How’s Married Life?” by picking up your weekly addition of the Scroll or by visiting their website. http://howsmarriedlife.com/
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REXBURG,Idaho- En este ano nuevo, una de las resoluciones que muchos tienen es la meta de bajar de peso y ponerse en condicion La respuesta, esta en el edificio Hart. BYU-Idaho esta ofreciendo una gran variedad de clases de ejercicio gratis para los esudiantes.
Jake Trembath~ “Hay muchos benificios que vienen de las classes que ofrecemos y hay mucha variedad. Tenemos yoga, pilates, hip hop, zumba y muchas mas, culquiera de estas clases te ayudara a desarollarte socialmente y Fisicamente.”
City streets that have been free parking now require a small red and white permit that hangs from the rear-view mirror of a vehicle. The university permits, issued by the City of Rexburg, cost $15 per semester or $35 per year.
Reactions to these changes have varied. Some students are suspicious.
“I just want to know why they are doing this, because it seems like they are doing it just to make a quick buck,” said Cody Pettersen, a sophomore studying business management.
The Rexburg City Council, which oversaw the planning and implementing of the new law, hopes that the regulations will be beneficial for everyone.
City Council President Christopher Mann said that the city had several reasons for making the changes. Working closely with university officials, the City Council researched other college-towns’ parking regulations such as Provo, Utah; Laramie, Wyoming; and Logan, Utah.
“This is not a unique solution, as it has been tried in other communities with similar sized schools with an effective outcome,” said city clerk Blair D. Kay.
President Mann also responded to criticism by some that the city had ulterior motives for the new parking regulations.
“Something had to be done,” Mann said. “We were fearing for the safety of the students. Our goal is not to make money.”
The funds collected from the sale of permits go to the city’s general fund.
“It’s less than a drop in a bucket,” Mann said. “Our police budget is over 2.2 million.”
As of Thursday, Sept. 11, all residential and university permits were sold out.
Included in the new regulations are rules on how vehicles should be parked. Along many streets, drivers are now required to back in the diagonal space.