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Show WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27 2004 AGGIE LIFE 7 Bringing back the lost and found At any given moment in this world someone is losing something. I would give you a source for that statement, but I seem to have misplaced it somewhere. But even without a source, I'd be willing to bet that as you read this, you could probably think of at least a half dozen things you have been missing recently. It is for this reason that lost and found stations are so important in our day and age. It truly astonishes me that I can lose something, go to a spot that wasn't even near where I lost it, ask them for my item, and they can magically hand it over to me. It is a shame that lost and found stations haven't been around for a lot longer. It's very possible that if there had been lost and found stations during the early part of history, the city of Atlantis wouldn't be a mystery but instead a thriving metropolis today. What about those pesky lost 10 tribes of Israel? They'd be hangin' with us right now, conceivably with their own sports league. Amelia Earheart? Probably president tion, it should be found there. That's it, short and simple. You may think that I am setting high goals. I disagree. Setting high goals would be saying I would graduate in five years. Perfecting our lost and found system, however, is very achievable. This is my strategy. First oral!, we need to make lost and of the United States. found stations more accessible. Much And those are just a few examples of like those emergency call stations and what lost and found stations might have weird sculptures, we could have numerkept for us in the past and what they are ous lost and found booths scattered preventing from happening now. Yet across campus. even with these advantages, I'm afraid I Second we should turn management must report that our lost and found sysof lost and found stations over to profestem is still far from perfect. sionals. How do you determine who A couple weeks back I lost a hat of would be a competent lost and found mine and checked in the offices of sev- professional, you might ask? Simple. You eral buildings. None of them could hand out hundreds of pens, then three claim to have found any hats of the same weeks later, you find out who hasn't yet description. I don't know about you, but lost the pen or who has found it after losI don't want to change lost and found ing it. If they still have the pen in their station names to, "Lost and Occasionally possession, they have definitely far Found." Of course not. We must strive exceeded my own lost and found abilifor perfection. If someone loses some- ties (I go through pens at a rate of about thing and goes to a lost and found sta- two a day). • Third, and probably most important, each lost and found station must have a 100 percent found ratio. While this may seem difficult, if not impossible, I see it as effortlessly being remedied by eBay. Think about it. Try and name one thine eBay does not have? If someone is looking for a lost umbrella, it is certain that a near exact replica could be found on eBay. What about a lost passport? The name might be somewhat altered, but nothing a little white out can't fix. A lost BMW 760Li? Of course. Some may question how we would end up paying for the eBay approach, but that is rather uncomplicated as well. When the bill comes in we can claim we already paid it and that those charging us must have lost the money somewhere in the transaction. Of course, we'll be happy to render our services to help them find it. Marty Reeder is a senior majoring in history education. Any constructive criticism will be lost but can be sent to martr@cc.usu.edu Brilliant Solutions Marly Reeder Carving up Halloween Founder's death coincides with 21st annual Pumpkin Walk Books, movies and the imaginations of Logan residents inspire scenes for the Pumpkin Walk. This year, taking the phrase "Once upon a vine" as their Monday night, the Elk Ridge Park theme, pumpkins were carved, painted parking lot was so full that people had and stacked to portray scenes found in begun to park their vehicles on the Harry Potter, The Giving Tree, Wild grass. Young and old jostled about Things, Shrek, Clifford the Big Red their breath visible in the cold air. Feet Dog and many more. tromped across the soggy hay-strewn grass toward the park itself, where "The Pumpkin Walk was a great more than 100,000 jack-o'-lanterns experience," said Lee Cannon, a freshwere aglow for the final night of the men majoring in music therapy. "I annual North Logan Pumpkin Walk. took my 2-year-old nephew and he The first Pumpkin Walk was held 21 absolutely loved it." years ago and was originally started by Many levels of carving ability were Ida and Wally Beutler. The Beutlers displayed at the event. One exhibit hosted the event on their farm as a fun featured pumpkins that had been intriway to celebrate Halloween with the cately carved to look like various local community. Over the years the Disney characters. People of all ages tradition grew and thefive-dayevent is seemed to enjoy the pumpkin art as now funded by the city, has moved to well as the free cookies that accompaElk Ridge Park on 1100 E. 2500 North nied the evening. in North Logan and is run by various "The Pumpkin Walk is run strictly volunteers. by the spirit of volunteerism and good This year's Pumpkin Walk ran Oct. will," co-chair Mary Ellen Mckenna 21-25. said when asked if they ever held any competitions or contests. "It started as Every year, 1,000-2,000 pumpkin seeds are planted and grown specifically just a fun thing to do, and that's the way we intend to keep it." for the event. 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"I went to the Pumpkin Walk on Friday night and all the workers were really sad and crying. It was still really good, but it was more of a solemn experience " said Darliece Nye, a sophomore majoring in biology. Ida Beutler had designed the final scene on the Pumpkin Walk path and was able to celebrate the opening of the events 21st season. She passed away Friday and a plaque was placed on her display in her memory. Her husband Wally, passed away two years earlier. "We are all very sad, but what greater honor could we give the Beutlers than to continue their tradition " Mckenna said. "I couldn't think of a better wayforher to go than during the Pumpkin Walk. May the spirit of the Pumpkin Walk live on." -amcconkie@cc.usu.edu Halloween Costumes $^499 Reg. $19.99 (Up to 25 lbs) 99 WEST CENTER STREET LDGAN, UTAH PHDNE 7 9 - C H I L D 7 9 2 - 4 4 5 3 Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 to 8:00 - Saturday 10:00 to 6:00 |