Haunted Forest

The Haunted Forest opens tonight at 7:30 pm

Weekdays - 7:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m. until 12:00 Midnight

TICKET PRICES (Listed are for cash purchase only)

• $15.00 Haunted Forest
• $15.00 Psycho Manor Insane Asylum

• $20.00 TERROR TICKET- Psycho Manor, Haunted Forest & Haunted Mansion Show

Here's a coupon valid only Monday -Thursday

I went years ago while attending the Y. I'm not sure how my friends convinced me to go, cuz honestly I'm a HUGE wimp when it comes to scary stuff. I've never been so freaked out scared in all my life. Although, it was also quite the rush, once was enough. Those of you made of sterner stuff, I hope you enjoy it!

PTA's new website

A note from Kate Merrill - PTA Liaison Coordinator at Mount Mahogany

This year the PTA has launched an all new interactive website, justbetweenfriends.com (JBF).
All parents, whether PTA members or not, are encouraged to sign up. The ease of communication allowed by this website will be a valuable tool to make this school year the best ever. Visit the website and enter the token to get started.

Where JBF is a newly developed website we ask for your patience as we are still learning the system. Please report any problems to Kate Merrill's email address. Thank you.

If you did not receive the token or Kate's email address, leave a comment and I'll get you the info.

A group is available for each class, when you sign up for a group you will able to receive and send announcements. As a Parent Volunteer you can ask for volunteers.

The PTA will be using this a lot as they will be going paperless.

Free Online Courses

Aside from the Family History courses, BYU's Independent Study offers other free online courses
like:

Building a Functional Family: Essential Elements
Developing Self-Reliant People
Growing Vegetables, Fruits, and Nuts
The Citizen's Guide to American Politics
Self-Discipline
Bowling
Contractions, Capitalization, and "ei/ie" Words

Family History Courses

Want to get started on your family history but aren't sure how?
Well, BYU's Independent Study offers free online courses.

1. Finding your Ancestors - this course will instruct you on how to
- use Family Search
- record information in a Personal Ancestry File (PAF)
- prepare a GEDCOM file to submit names to the temple
*To be able to view what work has already been done for your ancestor, you will need to get your member number and confirmation date from our ward clerk - Justin Martin

2. Intro to Family History Research - how to start from the very beginning.

3. Providing temple ordinances for your ancestors - a course that goes more in-depth on how to submit names to the temple.

4. Helping Children love your Family History - great ways to get kids excited about family history.

Family History Centers
Pleasant Grove Utah East
1250 E 200 S
(801) 796-4515
Hours:
M 9am-5pm
T-W 9am-9pm
Th 1pm-9pm
F 9am-1pm, 1st Friday 5pm-9pm
S 9am-1pm
Sun 4:30pm-6pm, 9am-3pm for classes
Closed: Most holidays & General Conference.

Pleasant Grove Utah Grove Creek
1176 N 730 E
(801) 796-4511
Hours:
T-TH 9am-12pm, 6pm-9pm

Thanks Cassie for this great information.

Ward Family History Consultant
Margaret Hundley

A Light at the End of the Hard Water Tunnel

I love dishwashers. You put dirty dishes in, add some detergent, push a few buttons, and--voila!--clean dishes! But there is nothing more frustrating than putting dirty dishes in, adding some detergent, pushing a few buttons, and being rewarded with dishes that are still, curiously, dirty. Our dishwasher hasn't been getting our dishes clean for a while now. After weeks of running each load twice or having to sort through the "clean" load to pick out the few items that actually appeared to be clean, I started trying every remedy I could think of. I ran vinegar through a couple cycles, changed detergent, and ran a cycle with a specially formatted dishwasher disinfectant and cleaner. But still no clean dishes. They weren't horribly dirty. They were just coated in a white film and all the glassware looked cloudy. Not very appetizing. I finally realized that this could be due to hard water. Don't laugh. I didn't grow up with hard water, so I've never really had to deal with it before. From what I hear, though, most of us in this area are dealing with it on a daily basis.

With this new hypothesis, I went to Smith's and scanned the dishwashing aisle one last time. Figuring it couldn't hurt, I brought home a container of Lemi Shine (www.lemishine.com). It claimed to be a champ at battling hard water. And let me tell you, it is. I ran my first load with it last night and practically cried tears of joy at the miracle before me when I opened the dishwasher door at the end of the cycle. Clean dishes! I'd forgotten the sparkle and shine of truly clean dishes! Hooray!This fantastic product is also totally natural--not a phosphate in sight. I found it at Smith's, but I'm sure other local retailers carry it. It is a bit pricey. I think the 12 oz. container I bought ran me a little over $4 and it will last about 18 loads. However, on www.lemishine.com, they sell a 5 gallon bucket that brings the cost down to about $2.50 per 12 ozs. For regular use, you only fill up your main detergent receptacle with it and use regular detergent in the other.

Happy dish washing!

Ward Activity

Dinner and a Show!
4:00 pm TODAY

Mutual Dell
682 American Fork Canyon Rd, American Fork Ut
Directions

All welcome to come to enjoy -
Food: hamburgers, hots dogs, potluck sides and treats
Activities: Volleyball, Kickball, Water balloons, and a craft table, etc
Bring a beach towel

Because this is a ward activity, you don't need to pay at the entrance to the Canyon. Just tell them that you're going to Mutual Dell and they'll let you pass through.

Megaplex Movie Events

These look like fun!

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Pajama Party

WHEN: Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 9:00am

WHERE: MEGAPLEX 17 at Jordan Commons IMAX Lobby
9400 S. State St.
Sandy, UT 84070

* Pajamas welcome!! (but not required)
* Costumes inspired by story welcome!!
* Breakfast provided by Winder Farms and Macey's
* Story Time presented by Local Heroes
* Contests & Prizes
* $18 Ticket INCLUDED
* Reserved seating to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Twilight Saga: New Moon Premiere Party

Fangs or Fur? Choose Wisely.

Be among the first to experience New Moon by choosing either a "Jacob themed" theatre or an "Edward themed" theatre at one of the five Megaplex locations. Will you run with the pack or be decked out to dazzle?

For $39.00 per ticket pick a themed theatre with Gift Bag (valued at over $50 loaded with exclusive Twilight inspired memorabilia that will make your heart pound and your taste buds tingle)
Or choose a regular theatre at regular price.

Thursday Late Night Showings - November 19th, 2009
Friday Night Showings - November 20th, 2009
Check out the website for locations and showtimes

Found Dog

Friday night a gentleman found a little white dog in the LDS church parking lot. Long story short we ended up with him. Please call Janae or Jared at 801-785-9859 if he is yours.

Spotlight: Raven Haymond

I am the mother of two young children who fill my days with hugs, snuggles, and various cereal products. We've lived in Pleasant Grove for two years and I love the fact that there are fields right across from our building and horses just a short walk away. On the musical side, I play the violin. I am currently taking fiddling lessons and am also a member of the Pleasant Grove Orchestra. My addiction to good books came in handy when I studied English for my B.A. and my M.A. and my husband's talent as a ballroom dancer led me to write a thesis on ballroom dance culture in Utah. I've just started a training program with the hopes of running a 5-K sometime this fall. I never thought I'd be any sort of runner. Finally, I am a dark chocolate person.

Why mini cakes? My mother teaches art classes out of her home in North Carolina and happened to be having classes one week when I was visiting them this past year. Since I had taken some cake decorating classes, she asked me to teach some basic techniques to her students. I knew that I wanted each child to have their own cake to decorate, but time, space, and budget didn't allow for dozens of full-sized cakes. I was standing at her kitchen counter one day mulling this over when I had the miniature cookie cake idea. We could take 4-5 cookies, stack them, fill and frost them with buttercream, and each child would have their own, proportionate, miniature cake. The cakes were a hit with the kids who enjoyed building them and decorating them with simple piping details. The took home miniature cakes and I brought the idea back to Utah, wondering if I could sell these miniature cakes. I decided to just give it a try and that's how Dollhouse Cakes was born.

For full details, you can visit www.dollhousecakes.com . Basically, I make customized miniature cookies cakes. The customer chooses the flavor of the cookies and the flavor of the frosting from my menu of choices and together we design their cakes. I have various levels of decoration to suit different tastes and budgets and you choose the number of cakes you want. One cake makes a sweet treat for one person and a dozen cakes can give each birthday party guest there very own miniature cake. Each slice looks just like a miniature layered cake and the flavor combinations are pretty delicious. They are fun and different way to celebrate any occasion.

As a mother, I've found it important to have some kind of creative outlet that allows me to work and express myself apart from my children. Having various activities like playing the violin and making these cakes refreshes me and reminds me of the person I am outside of my mothering responsibilities. At the same time, I prefer these activities to work around my mommy schedule, not against it. Starting up Dollhouse Cakes has been a blast. Working with my husband to design the website and baking trial cakes was exciting and invigorating. It's fun now to receive actual orders and know that someone out there actual likes the miniature cakes. It's nice, as a mother, to have that concrete validation and I think it's good for my kids to see that life is about taking chances, creating, and trying new things. I guess it's just nice to have something that is completely mine and that gives me a space to be creative. It doesn't hurt that I'm creating with buttercream and cookies that always need taste testing.

Box Tops & money for schools

Kai is obsessed with collecting Box Tops. Last year, it was such a thrill for him to bring a snack bagful of labels with the hope of winning a prize for bringing the most in. He did it a couple of times. Ah, victory!

Even though it's only 10 cents a Box Top, it adds up to make a huge difference for the students. Box Top earnings can go towards upgrading technology, purchasing of much needed school equipment and supplies, introducing accelerated math and reading programs, aiding the school chorus, and helping the PTA fund various school programs and activities for the children, including rewards and incentives for students and teachers.

Last year, Mount Mahogany was able to earn $1376. Their goal this year is to earn $1,651.

Mount Mahogany Elementary or Pleasant Grove Junior High School could earn up to $40,000, just by asking family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to cut out the Box Top labels on any number of items and brands (General Mills, Betty Crocker, Toaster Strudels, Kleenex, Huggies, Pillsbury, etc. . )

If you would like to help, start collecting your Box Tops. Send them to school with your kids or your neighbors' kids. Once a week Mount Mahogany does a prize drawing. I believe it's on Fridays. This week Coby will be turning in 30 Box Tops. That's $3 for the school. Woo hoo!

Other Ways to help
Big Clip Sweepstakes
Big Clip is giving away 1,000,000 bonus box tops. That's $100,000. You can enter daily for more chances to win. Winners will be selected in early November.

A Better Back to School Sweepstakes (one winner every week)
5000 bonus Box Tops = $500 and free school supplies =$300

Big G Kid Cereals Daily Giveaway til October 22
1000 bonus box tops = $100

Betty Crocker Sweet moments match and win til October 13
Betty Crocker is giving away 100 Bonus Box Tops for 100 days and one Grand Prize of 1,000 Bonus Box Tops!

Are you a big online shopper?
Consider registering online at boxtops4education.com (select Mount Mahogany or Pleasant Grove Junior High), then go the Box Tops Market Place to shop at your favorite stores. Purchases you make during your shopping session will earn cash for your selected school.