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  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: “A Taste of Whiskey” (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - May, 20, 2013)
    “So I’m going to war next week.” That’s how Private Cody Towse started out his last post on …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: An alarm clock and a dog (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - May, 13, 2013)
    Brad always told me the power to change the world started with an alarm clock and a dog. …
  • The Use of Color in Home Decorating (Published: Logan, Utah - May, 10, 2013)
    The Power of Color A couple of months ago we decided it was time to replace the two sofas in …
  • How to Find Happiness (Published: Logan, Utah - May, 09, 2013)
    Get to Know Me I want everyone to hear my voice. College li …
  • New Website on How To Decorate Your Home (Published: Logan, Utah - May, 09, 2013)
    After years of teaching furniture sales, the art of home decorating, and room design, LetterPress So …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Embrace your salesmanship (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - May, 06, 2013)
    You are a salesperson. We reached this conclusion last week – we each are a salespe …
  • Getting Your Pets Ready for Summer Fun (Published: Logan, Utah - May, 02, 2013)
    Warm weather is finally here and your furry pets enjoy a fresh spring look as much as you do. Stylin …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Are you a sales person? (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Apr, 29, 2013)
    Are you a salesperson? I was asked this question on the first day of my first-ever sa …
  • 5 Reasons to Get Day Spa Gift Certificates for Mother's Day (Published: Logan, Utah - Apr, 28, 2013)
    Day Spa Gift Certificates: 5 Reasons Why You Should Buy Them Are you looking for a g …
  • What To Consider When Buying New Furniture For Your Family Room (Published: Logan, Utah - Apr, 22, 2013)
    Imagine jumping kids, spilled drinks and dropped food, all of this in your family room, or great roo …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Eagles watch (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Apr, 22, 2013)
    “Liberty” is a 32 year old female Bald Eagle from Utah’s Hogle Zoo. Sunday night she and Kris …
  • SHORT ON TIME? 5 CRITICAL SPRING CLEANING JOBS THAT MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT! (Published: Logan, Utah - Apr, 18, 2013)
    Spring is officially here, which means warmer weather, longer days, and of course …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Don’t worry, Daddy’s here! (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Apr, 15, 2013)
    “Don’t worry, Daddy’s here!” Those were the first real words I heard from m …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Korean War Chaplain Awarded Medal of Honor (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Apr, 08, 2013)
    I had never heard of Father Emil Kapaun before yesterday. But after reading of his heroic actions a …
  • Keeping Composting Simple (Published: Logan, Utah - Apr, 05, 2013)
    That of course is the general idea behind this article. There’s a lot of materials out there about …
  • Synthetic diamonds becoming more and more popular among the younger generation (Published: Logan, Utah - Apr, 04, 2013)
    with the down economy, and engagements still happening we have seen a huge rise in synthetic diamond …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Overcoming fear of tarantulas (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Apr, 01, 2013)
    I’m not a fan of spiders… especially big, hairy, gross looking spiders. Yet, despite my partial …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: She always made me laugh (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Mar, 25, 2013)
    One of the earliest memories in my life is of my Aunt Barbara saying something that made me laugh. …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Guest Blogger, my daughter Leslie (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Mar, 18, 2013)
    Hey everyone! My name is Leslie Patterson! I’m Les Patterson’s daughter and I’m filling i …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Singing in the Rain (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Mar, 11, 2013)
    I didn't expect it to rain. Granted, it was a live performance of Singing in the Rain …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Migrating South (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Mar, 04, 2013)
    Sorry you missed me friend… you’ve caught me out of the office. You know I love Cache Valley wi …
  • SPRING INTO CLASSES AT THE CENTER (Published: Logan, Utah - Feb, 28, 2013)
    LOGAN, UT — Spring into the Center for a class! The Cache Valley Center for the Arts spring schedu …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Communication lessons learned cutting hay (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Feb, 25, 2013)
    I learned to cut hay when I was 12 years old. Dad taught me the basics of operating an Internationa …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: LW’s – Where everybody knows your name (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Feb, 18, 2013)
    I was filling up with gas the other day at LW’s Truck Stop in Logan. My daughter …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Fixing fuzzy signals (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Feb, 11, 2013)
    I like listening to the radio. I like the songs, I like the DJ’s, and (no surprise here), I like …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Shift momentum (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Feb, 04, 2013)
    What do you do when the power goes out? If you’re Jim Harbaugh, you shift momentum. …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Wearing my Stetson (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Jan, 28, 2013)
    I saw a lot of cowboy hats Friday night in Salt Lake City. George Strait and Martina McBride were i …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Seeing the little things (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Jan, 21, 2013)
    I sometimes have trouble seeing the little things. In today’s case – my kids. …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: The power of extraordinary words (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Jan, 14, 2013)
    Have you ever considered the power of extraordinary words? Great leaders of all age …
  • In Search of the Elusive "IT" (Published: Logan, Utah - Jan, 10, 2013)
    Many years ago as I began to establish my family and business enterprise, I opened a retail furnitur …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Heavy, heavy hang over! (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Jan, 07, 2013)
    Today is my Dad’s birthday. He was born 73 years ago, in 1940. We each have them, …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: “Think anew… act anew” (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Dec, 31, 2012)
    I normally elect to stay out of the political foray. But as we start out the New Year, and our cong …
  • January Birthstone- Garnet (Published: Logan, Utah - Dec, 29, 2012)
    Januarys birthstone is the garnet. The garnet, a treasure noted for its deep red color was very po …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: A Shepherd, whose watch, we also keep (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Dec, 24, 2012)
    Christmas morning 2004 found me standing watch in a guard tower in middle Iraq. The weather was col …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Moving on past Friday (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Dec, 17, 2012)
    It hurts to think about it. I wonder why, and there’s no answer. It’s like a bad dream, one I …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Testing a theory, sharing sons (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Dec, 09, 2012)
    I’m testing a theory. You see, I have this great thought buried in my head I wish t …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Singing along with the Christmas Station (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Dec, 03, 2012)
    The music on the Christmas Station has a way of stirring my soul to feel something more than just th …
  • Jewelry Tip # 4 how to properly check to make sure your diamond is tight (Published: Logan, Utah - Nov, 28, 2012)
    Jewelry Tip # 4 How to properly check your center diamond to make sure it is tight! …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: “That lady is my kindergarten teacher!” (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Nov, 26, 2012)
    Not many people remember much about their kindergarten teacher. About all I remember of mine is her …
  • What is the Best Time to Buy Furniture? (Published: Logan, Utah - Nov, 20, 2012)
    For anyone that has a house, or an apartment has either purchased furniture, or is most likely has a …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Influencing the future (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Nov, 19, 2012)
    There is much about the future I don’t know. Three months ago I didn’t know our USU Aggie footb …
  • Thanksgiving dinner and the dog at the table. (Published: Logan, Utah - Nov, 13, 2012)
    Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Yes it is time for us to gather around the table as fami …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: To never leave a fallen comrade (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Nov, 12, 2012)
    The way Chad Pledger saw things he was just trying to get his best friend back. It was six years ag …
  • Winter Fun for your Dog (Published: Logan, Utah - Nov, 08, 2012)
    Winter weather is quickly approaching our County and it's always good to know how to keep you pet sa …
  • Jewelry Tip #3 removing knots from chains (Published: Logan, Utah - Nov, 06, 2012)
    Jewelry Tip # 3 How many times have you went to your jewelry box to pull out your fa …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: The mystery of the Masonic round window (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Oct, 29, 2012)
    Things were getting a little creepy during my 5th grade year at Ashman Elementary in Richfield. It …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: A builder of people (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Oct, 22, 2012)
    Larry Walker was at his Island Park cabin doing what he loved to, building and fixing, when a massiv …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Play me a sunrise (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Oct, 15, 2012)
    Kurt Bestor plays the piano exceptionally well and has made music his life. But as with many childr …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Silence is not always golden (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Oct, 08, 2012)
    An old adage says “Silence is golden.” But is it always so? While there are surely times it’ …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: He earned my salute (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Oct, 01, 2012)
    I’ve been retired from the Army for five years; therefore, I am no longer required to salute an of …
  • Jewelry Tip #2 How to properly clean and maintain your jewelry at home (Published: Logan, Utah - Oct, 01, 2012)
    knowing how to clean and properly maintain your jewelry is important. Diamond jewelry is meant to s …
  • Jewelry Tip #2 How to properly clean and maintain your jewelry at home (Published: Logan, Utah - Oct, 01, 2012)
    knowing how to clean and properly maintain your jewelry is important. Diamond jewelry is meant to s …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: A fruitful harvest (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Sep, 23, 2012)
    Our garden has been pretty fruitful this year. We’ve enjoyed a bountiful harvest of tomatoes, cuc …
  • Jewelry Tip # 1 " how to pick that perfect diamond" (Published: Logan, Utah - Sep, 20, 2012)
    " how to pick that perfect diamond" I have had several of my customers ask me, "as a …
  • Just how many meals should you eat? (Published: Logan, Utah - Sep, 19, 2012)
      So, I'm heading in to some territor …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Caution: Wide Load (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Sep, 17, 2012)
    Caution: Wide Load. When seen on the back of a semitrailer driving down the freeway, …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: I Choose to Remember (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Sep, 10, 2012)
    Tomorrow will be 11 years… and I choose to remember. I choose to remember those …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Shovelin’ his own “Sixteen Tons (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Sep, 03, 2012)
    There’s a song I sing along with every time it come on our KLGN AM 1390 radio station here in Loga …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Remembering Utah’s Fallen (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Aug, 27, 2012)
    There are 82 names this year on the list of Utah’s Fallen. That’s two more than I wrote about l …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Remember the “and” (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Aug, 20, 2012)
    My daughters are not only sisters to each, they’re best friends. They talk about everything, hang …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Carnies and vinyl shoes (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Aug, 14, 2012)
    I love everything about the county fair when I was growing up – the 4H animals, the rodeo, the dem …
  • Great Renewable Energy systems (Published: Logan, Utah - Aug, 09, 2012)
    Big Dog Renewable Energy is expanding into the Logan Utah area. Currently we are ran out of our corp …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Climbing Olympic Mountains (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Aug, 06, 2012)
    I will never swim like Michael Phelps. I will never run like Usain Bolt. I will never jump on a tr …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Breakdown laughing (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Jul, 30, 2012)
    All I could do was laugh. It was late Friday night and the tow truck my son Cody an …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Moments of escape (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Jul, 23, 2012)
    I’m a believer we all need moments of escape – time to relax, unwind, rejuvenate, recharge the b …
  • Saturday Mornings in Cache Valley Brings a Flurry of Activity (Published: Logan, Utah - Jul, 22, 2012)
    Farmers Market’s have an interesting connotation in society. And, I believe that it has a lot to d …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Dignified transfers (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Jul, 16, 2012)
    The road construction equipment ground to a silent halt along Logan’s Airport Road last week. It …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: The Power of 15 Minutes (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Jul, 09, 2012)
    What can you do in 15 minutes? Walk a mile, read the morning paper, surf the net, o …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Standing for the Flag (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Jul, 03, 2012)
    I love Fourth of July parades. I love all the floats, candy throwing, and marching bands. I love t …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Rescued three times in a week (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Jun, 25, 2012)
    Have you ever been rescued? Have you ever had someone do for you what you couldn’t do for yoursel …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Rescued three times in a week (Published: Hyde Park, Utah - Jun, 25, 2012)
    Have you ever been rescued? Have you ever had someone do for you what you couldn’t do for yoursel …
  • How'd you lose your arm? (Published: Logan, Utah - Apr, 18, 2012)
    I'm pretty sure that I am not the only missing limb person that has ever been asked this question. …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Friday the 13th (Published: Logan, Utah - Apr, 16, 2012)
    I know its Monday morning, but as I write this it’s Friday – Friday the 13th, which has been my …
  • Cache Valley Home and Garden Show Is a Success (Published: North Logan, Utah - Mar, 25, 2012)
    Each year for the past several years I have been visiting the Home and Garden Show sponsored by the …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: We Cleaned the Sink! (Published: Logan, Utah - Mar, 19, 2012)
    After 22 years of living in Cache Valley we have finally “Cleaned the Sink!” Cl …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Six ways to be a political lucky ducky (Published: Logan, Utah - Mar, 12, 2012)
    In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, and this week’s political caucuses being held throughout Utah, …
  • Les Patterson’s Monday Morning Boost: Driving across railroad tracks (Published: Logan, Utah - Mar, 05, 2012)
    My first driving experience cost me a brand new telescope. I was 12 years old and my …
  • Kittens (Published: Logan, Utah - Nov, 07, 2011)
    Yes. That is right. I have kittens that I am willing to give away to a good home. They are weaned, l …
  • What Can You Do With Extra Garden Produce? (Published: Logan, Utah - Mar, 26, 2011)
    What do you do with extra produce? That is the question after you have eaten your fill, canned it …
  • My Three Favorite Cafes for Quiet Work Time (Published: Logan, Utah - Feb, 18, 2011)
    If you spend a lot of time behind the wheel while you are going from appointment to appointment …
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