The Perfect Fall Treat

These delicious bites are so fun to make for friends or to make with your kids. They are quick and easy!

Miniature Caramel Apples

What you need:

• 6 lollipop sticks peanut butter or butterscotch chips
• melon baller
• large apples
• wax paper
• sprinkles chopped nuts

Wash and dry your apples.

Use the melon baller to scoop apple balls, make sure each ball has pieces of apple peel.

Push lollipop sticks in the apple skin.












Melt chips according to directions on the package.











Dip apple balls and immediately add sprinkles and nuts. Let harden on wax paper.

Directions to Midway Swiss Days

Coming from Salt Lake City:
Take 1-80 East for about 23 miles
Merge on to US-40 East Towards Heber/Vernal (exit 146) for 13.4 Miles
Turn Right on River Road (Stop Light)
Continue on, turn Right on Main Street
Swiss Days takes place at the town square about .5 miles down on your right hand side.
Coming From Provo:
Take University Ave North will become US-189 if you merge right towards Provo Canyon (about 20 miles)
Turn Left on Charleston road go 3.4 miles and turn Left on to Main Street
Swiss Days takes place at the town square about .5 miles down on your right hand side.

Swiss Days Times Is Here!!

Click on the Front page to view the entire Paper! Swiss Days Events are on page 5. The Ultimate Girls Weekend is on page 2. Don't forget to look at all our craft projects and great ideas.

Current Best Seller!

This personalized wall plaque is a must have for every home! It is one of our best sellers on Swissdays.com. It is made by our Simply Signs vendor. It measures 5 1/2 inches tall by 20 inches long. You choose the color of board and lettering to match your home. Makes a great wedding or anniversary gift! It retails at a low $16.95.

Amazing Diaper Bag by Tootsie Bug Designs!

Tootsie Bug Designs has some super cute diaper bags perfect for every new mom!

Berne Swiss Days Schedule

Thursday, July 24
Event Location Information
5:00 pm
Craft & Food Vendors Open. Downtown
6:00pm
Swiss Days Opening Ceremonies. Downtown Stage.
6pm -8pm
Agape Sports League Ball Game South Adams Ball Diamond
6pm - 8 pm
Quilt Show & Quilt Merchant Mall-- South Adams High School Admission: $3.00 Adults, Children under 12, Free
7pm - 10pm
Main Street Jazz Band Downtown Stage
Friday, July 25
Event Location Information
8am
Merchant Sidewalk Sale begins. Downtown Berne & US 27
8am
Craft & Food Vendors -- Open Downtown
8 am - 5 pm
Special Events Radio StationAdams County Amateur Radio ClubBerne Church of the Nazarene 604 Sprunger St.
9 am
TOUR: EP Graphics -- 169 S. Jefferson St. Downtown. Free
9 am
TOUR: Smith Bros. of Berne -- 356 Monroe St. Free
9am - 12pm
Kid's Pedal Pull -- West Main Street. South Adams FFA Entry fee $1.00 per try
9am - 4pm
Swiss Heritage Village Activities.
Village Tours
Antique Tractor & Engine Show
Antique Farm Demonstrations
Cheese Making Demonstration
Bake Away Contest
Admission charge
9am - 8pm
Quilt Show & Quilt Merchant Mall Admission: Adults $3.00, Children under 12, Free
10 am
"Swiss Heritage" Bake Away Contest- Swiss Heritage Village
10 am
TOUR: Agape Respite Care 298 Emmental Drive (Swiss Village North Campus)
10 am
TOUR: Hitzer, Inc. 269 East Main St. Free
10 am
TOUR: Dynamic Resource Group Publishing -- 306 W. Parr Rd. Free
10am - 3pm
Cheesemaking Tour at Swissland Cheese Co.
818 Welty St. Free
10am - 5:30pm
Entertainment ShowcaseVarious Performers on Downtown Stage
11 am
TOUR: EP Graphics -- 169 S. Jefferson St.Downtown. Free
11 am
TOUR: Swiss Village Retirement Community 1350 West Main St. Free
11 am
TOUR: Dynamic Resource Group Publishing -- 306 W. Parr Rd. Free
1 pm
TOUR: Hitzer, Inc. 269 E. Main St.
1 pm
TOUR: Smith Bros. of Berne -- 356 Monroe St.Free
2 pm
TOUR: Dynamic Resource Group Publishing -- 306 W. Parr Rd. Free
3 pm
Hitzer, Inc. Tour 269 E. Main St. Free
6pm - 10:30pm
Hank Haller Ensemble Downtown Stage.
6 pm
Rotary Tennis Tourney -- South Adams High School tennis courts. See Tourneys section below
7pm - 9pm
GodspellA Huntington University drama/musical presentation Burkhalter Auditorium, South Adams High School
9 pm - Midnight
Jetstream in Concert American Legion Post #468, 524 Berne St. Free
Saturday, July 28
Event Location Information
6am - 10:00 am
Pancake & Sausage Breakfast -- The Berne Fire Station. 1230 Parkway St. All you can eat. Free-will Donation.
8am8am-5pm
Craft and Food Vendors Open Downtown Berne
Merchant Sidewalk Sale Begins Downtown Berne
Swiss Days Amateur Radio Station Berne Church of the Nazarene, 604 N. Sprunger St.
8 am
Rotary Tennis Tourney South Adams High School Tennis Courts See Tourneys & Competitions section below
8:15 am
33rd Annual First Bank of Berne Races -- North Jefferson St. See Tourneys & Competitions section below
9am - 2:30pm
Quilt Show & Quilt Merchant Mall at South Adams High School Admission Adults $3.00, Children under 12, Free
9am - 4pm
Swiss Heritage Village Activities.
Car Show (Saturday only)
Village Tours
Antique Tractor & Engine Show
Antique Farm Demonstrations
Cheese Making Demonstration
Admission charge
10 am
Big Wheel Race - Kinder Haus Daycare Baltimore Street. Downtown. Ages 3-6. Entry fee $2. Big Wheels provided.
10 am
National Weiner Dog RacesSwiss Heritage Village
Normal SHV entry fee
10am - Noon
Heavyweight Horse Pull Competition at Corner of Parr Road & Welty St. Donation.
10am - 2 pm
"Berne in Bloom" a Garden Walk -- sponsored by Berne Garden Club. Admission $5.00. Maps available at the Information Chalet
10am - 3pm
25th Annual Sand Sculpture Competition at Pine Lake (Hwy 218). Admission -- Pine Lake's regular admission charge only. See Tourneys & Competitions section below
10 am - 5:30 pm
Entertainment Showcase Various Performers Downtown Stage
11:00 am
YoJake Yo-yo Performer Downtown Stage
12:00pm

Miniature Horse Pull - Corner of Parr Road & Welty Street Donations.
1:00 pm1:00-1:30pm
YoJake Yo-yo Performer Swiss Village AuditoriumMark's Ark Animals Downtown Stage
1:30pm2:00pm
Arthur Brogli Swiss Music Downtown Stage TRSS Drum Corp from Dayton, Ohio
2pm
Edelweiss Singers Concert -- a men's chorus - Cross Community Church - Downtown. Free
2:30 pm
YoJake Yo-yo Performer Downtown Stage
3pm
Swiss Steintoss Competition - Downtown Berne City Building
4pm
Arthur Brogli Swiss Music Downtown Stage
4:30pm5:15-5:45pm
Yo-yo Instruction & Showcase Participation open to the publicMark's Ark Animals Downtown Stage
6pm
Parade - Parade route available at the Information Chalet.
7pm - 10pm7:30pm-9pm
Hank Haller Ensemble Downtown StageMossburg Strings in Concert Burkhalter Auditorium, South Adams High School
Sunday, July 27
Event Location Information
2 pm
Rotary Tennis Tourney South Adams Tennis courts
7pm
Community Praise Service sponsored by South Adams Ministerial Association at First Mennonite Church
9:30pm
Fireworks Extraordinaire! -- South Adams High School football field. Sponsored by Bank of Geneva & First Bank of Berne.




Swiss Days Tourneys & Competitions
Event Location Information
Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 27
Bowling Tournament9 Pin No Tap Singles. Haworth Lanes. To register contact Haworth Lanes at (260) 589-2927.
Thursday, July 24
Agape Sports LeagueSouth Adams Softball Diamond. 6 - 8 pm
Friday, July 275 Sunday, July 27
Rotary Tennis TourneySouth Adams High School. To register contact Dan Claghorn at 800-589-7848
Saturday, July 26
34th Annual First Bank of Berne RacesNorth Jefferson Street. 8:15am. 5K and 1 mile runs (1 mile for ages 11 & under) To register call (260) 589-2151.
Saturday, July 26
25th Annual Sand Sculpture CompetitionPine Lake Hwy 218 West. 10 am - 3 pm. Normal Pine Lake entry fee. No registration required.
Saturday, July 26
Swiss Steintoss CompetitionBerne City Building - Downtown.Registration begins at 2:45 pmA stone-throwing contest using 30 lb. (women) and 60 lb. (men) rocks. Minimum age is 16.
Swiss Days Tours
No Charge Tours
Agape Respite Care Open House
298 Emmental Dr. (Swiss Village North Campus)Friday 10am. Free
EP Graphics
169 S. Jefferson St.Friday 9am, 11am, Admission Free
Hitzer Stove
269 E. Main St.Friday 10am, 1pm, & 3pm.Admission Free
Dynamic Resource Group Publishing
306 E. Parr Rd.Friday 10am, 11am , 2pm.Admission Free.
Smith Brothers Furniture
356 Monroe St.Friday 9am & 1pmAdmission Free
Swissland Cheese Co.
818 Welty St.Friday, 10am-3pmAdmission Free
Swiss Village
1350 W. Main St.Friday 11amAdmission Free.

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For a limited time we have some of our wall graphics on sale most are marked 50% off!!

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Midway Swiss Days August 29th-30th

So Midway Swiss Days always seems to sneak up on me. It is definatly my second favorite time of year! First being Christmas of course!! There are so many things to look forward to! The Midway Relief Society makes the most AMAZING goodies!! To die for!! They make this very thin pressed cinnomon cookie that melts in your mouth. They have precut caramel apples that my friends and I talk about at least 3 times a month. Breads, almonds, pie... it is all so good.

The first time I visited Swiss Days we had been in the area house shopping. We drove into Midway (a very tiny town) at about 4:15 on Saturday. The place was crawling with people. We decided to park and see what all the ruckus was about. Not realizing what I was about to stumble upon we unloaded the kids and walked into the park. I took one look around and told MDH to sit tight with the kids. I was in Craft Paradice!!! The most amazing items!! All hand crafted.

So here are a few things you need to know so you aren't caught off gaurd like I was.

1. Swiss Days startes Friday Morning bright and early 8:00 sharp. Beware of the wild women!

2. Most years 100000+ attend so be patient finding parking spots. Parking in a lot and riding a bus in is usually quicker then finding a spot close by.

3. All vendors bring handcrafted unique items.

4. All the food is so yummy! There is a chuck wagon breakfast on Saturday morning, a BBQ Saturday Afternoon, and Swiss Tacos, Sandwiches, scones and tons more that is all so good! Come hungry!

5. Strollers are very hard to maneuver. If I am bringing the kids I usually bring my husband and send them all to the kids area.

6. Bring lots of cash! There are so many talented vendors that attend Swiss Days. It is very difficult to be accepted as a vendor, thus forcing creativity to the max!

Swiss Days Times Advertising Information

Swissdays.com announces our first SwissDays.com Times newspaper, full of information about everything having to do with Swiss Days! Each Labor Day weekend almost 100,000 shoppers pour into Midway City to celebrate the Swiss heritage of the area.
Recently Yahoo named the female age 24-54 audience as "Chief Household Officers" and stated that this demographic is highly sought after by advertisers. Yahoo went on to say that “Chief Household Officers” are heavy Internet users and are frequently the decision makers for household purchasing.

Swissdays.com is a great opportunity to reach this targeted market!
During the 2007 Midway Swiss Days we received more than 120,000 page views within a two-day period. Since launching our online store in October of 2007, Swissdays.com has been featured on Good Things Utah and we have products featured on Rachel Ray’s morning show. We have built a solid customer base, consistently increasing our daily page views.
Our newsletter will be available as a downloadable file on Swissdays.com and will be distributed throughout the community and at Swiss Days in printed format to thousands of current and potential customers.

There are many different ways to advertise with Swissdays.com to maximize your business exposure during Swiss Days this year. We have two deadlines:
June 13th, prices are listed below.
July 15th, prices increase by 15%.
Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity!

Advertising Pricing
1. Online Rotating ad space
Standard Banner (468x60 as a .jpg or animated gif) $50.00 per month
Square block ads (120x120 as .jpg or animated gif) $30.00 per month
2. Newspaper/ downloadable file
Business card size- $75.00
¼ page - $150.00
½ page - $300.00
Full page - $500.00
3. Craft show listing online
Listings will be placed in our Craft Fairs section of Swissdays.com $15 per month
4. Directory Consisting of business name, address, phone number, website and email address in the Swiss Days newsletter. $20 per category
5. Sponsor Swissdays.com
$150 per month
Sponsorship includes:
- direct link on top right column of every page
- square block rotating ad
- sponsor link at the bottom of every email sent out to customers


Reserve your spot today! Call or Email Mandy. 760-975-6078
mandy@swissdays.com.
Swissdays.com is not affiliated with Midway Booster or Midway Swiss Days.

I love living in Southern California

Tonight my mom called a spur of the moment family gathering at Hometown Buffet. Yes, she fell for their kids eat for .99$ commercial they have been running. My immediate response was, "No way in heck I am going!" Every time I go to a buffet (which is not very often) I see those disgusting germ commercials play over and over in my head as I grab a set of tongs and get some food. You know the ones where they zoom in on the germ worms. But I did not want to miss a family event so I reluctantly went.

As I drove down to the restaurant I was taken back at how beautiful it is here. We live in the best place! Our mountains and valleys are so amazing. From where we live, every time we drive anywhere we come "down" from this small town and on a clear day can see all the way out to the Pacific Ocean. It is so beautiful. My in-laws are coming to visit tomorrow and just had a huge snow storm pass through Utah (where we use to live) and I am so grateful I live in this warm, happy climate. I am curious to see as they drive in what they think of our fire ravaged town. It is hard to get the full effect over video.

I am trying to get to a point. Lesson #3 is (and these do not come in order of priority): Have a balanced family life. My most important job is being a mother and a wife to this awesome family I have been given. When work is taking up to much time our family is way out of whack! The result is I work hard, long hours and only get half as much done. It is challenging to have to work and live in the same environment. Some days it is so hard to separate the two very different jobs I have. For me the balance comes when I am being patient with my 4 sweet kids, my house is somewhat under control and I have been keeping up on my spiritual quest to become a better person. Then I am the most productive of all.

Lesson #4 is; surround your self with successful optimistic people. I have always had a strong desire to own my own business. I am constantly coming up with new ideas. For instance today as I worked, my little girl danced a zillion times to the music video on 12 Dancing Princesses. I thought to myself how great would it be if I could buy a video that was a dance class for toddlers. Then she could get her dance class in, I could work and we could do all this from the comfort of our own home. Or after the SoCal fires came through I wanted so badly to thank the firefighters for all they did! So I thought why not start a website thankyoufirefighters.com where you can send your favorite firefighters cookies, flowers, or whatever firefighters like with your personal message. Anyway, back to lesson #4 I could go on and on. When we lived in Heber, UT 80% of our friends were successful business owners. It is amazing. Everyone in Heber owns some type of business. It is so inspiring to see people like that and that is where I got the guts to start. One of my best friends from Heber owns a restaurant called "The Hub" on Main Street in Heber. She took that business and made it very successful, very quickly. There is something about being surrounded by people who are that driven. It gives me the confidence to keep going and work that hard. All our friends in Heber have very different businesses that are growing and thriving but they all share a similar work ethic.

Tonight as I sat filling my body with sodium rich, germ infested, I do not even want to know fat content food it was nice to sit and talk to my brother who owns his own network cabling business. We share ideas back and forth helping each other along the way. He knows how it is, become inspired!

Swiss Days

So Swiss Days is an annual event that celebrates the Swiss Heritage of three towns across the USA. Berne, ID, Midway, UT, and Santa Clara, UT. For some reason these celebrations bring really cool vendors to their events. You just don't believe it until you have been there. This year my friends and I flew in for the Swiss Days Celebrations in Midway, UT. One of my friends is a long time crafter who has been to tons of different shows. I kept telling her you just don't understand until you have been there. We got there and she was so overwhelmed. There are so many quality vendors who are pushing creativity to the max. Amazing products at killer prices. I will try and post some of our purchases from this past year. Midway is a tiny little town nestled on the back side of the Wasatch mountain range. The town people sure do know how to put on a good craft show! The food is amazing and the kid area is so much fun for the little kiddies. If you can get to one of these celebrations it is well worth the trip.

Swissdays.com originally started out as a directory of vendors who attend these events. It has evolved into an online marketplace where my vendors manage their products with one central checkout.

Lesson #1

Find a great hosting company! I can not impart how much time this will save you. Yes you could find a hoster that cost $5.00 a year but you will be getting HORRIBlE customer service. I started off with Start Logic. Don't make the same mistake I made! They are horrible!! The customer service is beyond bad. I wasted so many many hours on the phone to them trying to fix things they screwed up on my site. Then, they transferred my site to a different server without my knowledge and I lost ALL my data.

Lesson #2
Back up your business data. I know it sounds stupid. Yes, at the beginning I didn't know this. I didn't know I needed to back my email up. Luckily for me, I was in the process of installing a new site anyway, but I did lose a ton of valuable emails that to this day I lament! I finally wised up and got an external hard drive that I back to frequently.

But back to Lesson #1… I finally found hardhathosting.com and they are AWESOME!! They actually answer their phone. They are always very willing to help you through things. And they have all their servers right their, with them. Which I know is important, but I don’t have a good explanation why. My life has been so much less stressful since I switched over. Avoid Startlogic.com at all cost!!!!

I wonder if I can make it through a post and get all my thoughts down before I am interrupted by one of my cute kiddies. So EBay was short lived and now I mostly use it for advertising my site. Next, I started a digital scrapbooking company with one of my dear friends and one of her friends from high school. It was a great idea but I do not recommend starting a business with close friends. It is complicated. After working my guts out and finally getting the site up and running I had baby number 4. It just ended up being to hard to continue designing with a baby so I got out. On one hand I was so relieved to be out of a partnership. But on the other hand, I was sick about the time, money and heart I had put into it. http://www.digitalscrapbooking.net/ is still in business though and if you like to scrapbook on the computer they have some great products.

That led me to where I am now. I have taken so many of the valuable lessons learned and brought them to http://www.swissdays.com/. Hopefully in the blogs to come I can share some of the lessons and experiences I have had building my business while raising 4 small children and loving 1 amazing man.

Starting your own business as a SAHM

Life as a stay at home mom (SAHM) can be crazy at times. Add in starting your own business and you are looking at utter chaos. There are days I wish my fairy God mother would come and magically turn my house into an organized castle that runs itself. But I haven't heard any bippitties or boppitties or at that any boos either, so it's up to me. How do you keep up with the daily tasks of keeping a household of 6 running properly and start your own business too? I wish I had the answer to that and as soon as I find one, I will post it here! lol.

Swissdays.com isn't my first business I have started. My first offical jant that made me a small business owner was an online store on eBay. I pretty much tried everything. I made baby headbands, baby bracelets, and more recently placemat purses. Before the handmade items I do admit, I tried buying a pallet of "returned" electronics... I don't recommend this. It was a total waste of time and money. Everything on the pallet was complete junk!! Then as if that wasn't enough, I tried buying a "lot of leftover clothes from the previous season". Yeah...I don't recomend this either.