Friendship

OGDEN — Even if she’d been blindfolded Friday, Amelia Powers would have known where she was.

“I walked into Promontory Towers, and it smelled exactly the same,” said Powers, 29, a former resident of Weber State University’s 44-year-old residence hall, which is scheduled for demolition in July.

“It’s not a bad smell, just unique and identifying. It’s probably a combination of old building material and 40 years of really busy people.”

OGDEN — Myers Mortuaries and Evergreen Memorial Park will hold an Easter Memorial Balloon release at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Those attending are requested to be at the Memorial Park mall, 100 Monroe Blvd., by 2:30 p.m. so they can decorate their balloons.

Felt-tipped pens will be available to write messages on the balloons, or prepared messages may be written on paper to be inserted in the balloons before filling them.

A helium tank will be provided to fill the biodegradable balloons.

LAYTON — On the wings of a thousand origami cranes float the well wishes of sixth-grade students for their friend.

Sixth-graders at Adams Elementary School spent weeks folding origami cranes of all sizes and colors for their friend, 12-year-old Shelia Rasa, who will have brain surgery Tuesday. The students gave the cranes and other special gifts to Shelia in a surprise ceremony Friday that featured plenty of smiles and hugs.

ROY — Naomi Parrish stood in the cold, a candle in her hand and a hymn on her lips, as she looked up at her former teacher on the last night of her life.

Unbeknownst to the about 70 people who gathered outside Nancy Anderson’s home for a candlelight vigil Tuesday night, she would die Wednesday morning after her almost yearlong and third battle with cancer.

She knew the dozens of people outside her home through work, church and the community.

SOUTH OGDEN -- Every year around Halloween, a group of South Ogden women gather together to celebrate their friendships and to share food, fun and laughter.

But beware, they come in full attire from head to foot and you must look closely to know who is lurking beneath the green skin, the hook nose or the black floppy hat draped in cobwebs. One by one they enter the coven, all in full witch attire and ready to cackle!

As we grow up, we meet so many different people throughout our lives. Sometimes you meet people you think will always be a part of your life, people you consider friends. But being teenagers it seems as if our friends change constantly.

Sometimes it gets confusing trying to tell who is going to stick around and who’s going to bail when things get tough. So how do you tell a true friend from a phony? Here are eight key things that are found in a true friendship.

1 A true friend will have a positive impact in your life. People that bring you down, whether it’s academically or socially, are phonies. A true friend will encourage you to keep trying when you feel like giving up. He or she will cheer you up when you’re sad and remind you to appreciate the little things, such as laughter.

2 A true friend knows your boundaries. People that pressure you to do things you don’t want to do are phonies. A true friend will understand your boundaries and respect them even if theirs are different from yours.