But he recognizes that it is a remarkable milestone, especially in this day and age — to have the mill still operating under the same family for all these generations is pretty rare. Plus, he adds, "we are still doing business with some of the third-generation wheat farmers, some of the same families that my grandfather worked with." They still buy 60 percent to 70 percent of their wheat locally, he says.

In addition, the mill has remained in its original location as the town of Lehi has grown up around it. "We're right in the downtown now." He had to laugh a few years ago when some representatives from the state highway department came by. "They were looking around out on the east side, and they were concerned that we had built too close to the road." Robinson had to point out that the mill was there long before the road.

With its twin towers advertising Turkey Red Flour and Peacock Flour, the mill is an easily recognized landmark for people passing by on I-15. Over the years, it has captured the attention of numerous artists. "I got a call from a guy in town a while back who had just gotten back from England. He was so excited, because he had seen a painting of the mill in one of the art galleries over there."

Robinson is aware of about eight paintings, including one by folk artist Eric Dowdle that has been made into a puzzle. There could be a lot more out there.

However, one of the mill's greatest brushes with fame came in 1984 when it served as the backdrop for "Footloose," starring Kevin Bacon and John Lithgow.

"That's been 22 years, but we still get calls from people who want to have their picture taken on the porch where Kevin Bacon packaged flour. I've been surprised how much impact that movie had. When it first came out, we had a full-time person on the phone answering questions," Robinson says.

Another neat part of the mill's story, says Robinson, are "the people who have worked here over the years. It has taken thousands of people to make it work. We've had a lot of doctors and lawyers and college professors who worked here while they were students at BYU or Utah Valley State College or even high school and have gone on to other things all over the country. We are their first memory of work, and they still feel a connection to us."

Lehi Roller Mills currently employs about 50 full-time workers. That swells to about a hundred around the Christmas holidays to take care of the demand for the mill's mixes.

That all got started because Robinson had a dentist friend who wanted something from the mill to give to his clients. "He kept bugging us, so almost as a joke, my wife took some Christmas material and sewed some bags, and we filled them full of 25 pounds of flour."