Becky Cairns

They say we never forget our high school days.

You’ve got three years to cram in all the memorable moments you can, from school dances to football games to those midnight pizza runs with your friends.

We’d like you to share the high school experience with the readers of the Standard-Examiner by becoming part of our TX. section. We need students who can write stories, shoot videos, take photographs or draw illustrations for TX. online and in print during the 2012-2013 school year.

LAYTON -- Playing in the dirt is how Ann Dare spends a good portion of her summer.

There are flowers to plant and then flower beds to weed, vegetables to plant and vegetables to weed. It's plenty of work, but also plenty of pleasure.

"I just like doing it -- it's therapeutic," says Dare. "You just go out there and you're alone and you can dig in the dirt and plant things and make it look nice."

They say we never forget our high school days.

You've got three years to cram in all the memorable moments you can, from school dances to football games to those midnight pizza runs with your friends.

We'd like you to share the high school experience with the readers of the Standard-Examiner by becoming part of our TX. section. We need students who can write stories, shoot videos, take photographs or draw illustrations for TX. online and in print during the 2012-2013 school year.

The skies will be filled with the rip-roaring antics of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds at the upcoming "Warriors Over the Wasatch" open house and air show.

The ever-popular Thunderbirds will be joined by other such aerial performers as the Red Eagles, pilot Tim Weber, the Red Bull Jump Team and the Wings of Blue Parachute Team at the two-day event beginning Saturday, May 26, at Hill Air Force Base.

A leash in the hand means a new start in life for three Top of Utah residents with disabilities.

The three have service dogs on the other end of those leashes, animals who assist their owners in daily tasks and also offer companionship and support.

You see the unique dog-human bond reflected in each of these teams -- in the careful way Larry matches his pace to Debb Johnson's in her motorized wheelchair, or in the faithful way Misty lies under Glenna Foremaster's desk as she works at her job.

Instead of getting a helping hand inthe workplace, Glenna Foremaster may turn to some helping paws -- or even a nose.

Service dog Misty is ever ready with a snout to push in a desk drawer. Or she may use her front paws to push automatic openers so Foremaster can easily roll through doorways in her wheelchair.

Misty, a 3-year-old Labrador retriever/golden retriever cross, is a Canine Companions for Independence dog trained to be on the job with her owner daily.