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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community P yc t y 'A "ft" 'tf'&'s'w' j ttSSts "w X & ipf'tf'ji A ' ' ASV WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2002 , Ir&'srtMfok f Domestic Blitz 'JnS '?)vW' AV 1 ft ' v.y wy- , WVft't 9; a v A S, V ? t W f A? j By Dixie Brunner Racing to the finish line Rates 2 Continued from Page 3 file a report back to the City Council within 30 days from the date of receipt- of the proposed resolution of the City Council shall be deemed approval of the Council proposal and the City Council may then proceed to set the rates, fees and charges by resolution. --Step Six In the event the Power Board disagrees in writing with the proposed resolution of the City Council, the City Council shall hold a public hearing, jointly with the Power Board, in the same manner as provided for in this Section before approving any rate changes. se 14-35- the winners and boo the losers while snarfing a bowl of popcorn. Sure the athletes are riding the skeleton 80 miles an hour down a hill headfirst in a blinding snowstorm, but if they had had more dedication and discipline they wouldve won! News reporting of the events often provides insight on the athletes that you wouldnt know otherwise. They give us those little tidbits of information that personalize the event for us. Bobsledder Bob carries a rabbits foot, Short track Sally warms up before events with the Philadelphia Philharmonic or Hockey player Harry works with underpriveleged children in Harlem. It can be dangerous, though. You begin to buy into whatever slant the reporter is putting out on the athletes story. Hey look mom, the Yugoslavian is winning, exclaims excited kid. Dont root for him, says mom, He didnt come from an impoverished background and walk to school in two feet of snow barefoot. Root for the Bulgarian. Maybe Im odd (actually, I know I am) but I only pull for underdogs. Big deal if a kid whos cn Michelle Kwan, the obvious media darling, had been working on her Olympic quest since she .was what...six months in utero? (Those skates can be difficult during labor!) Anyway, you whole life came get my drift-he- r down to that one performance. Michelle skated beautifully, doing jumps, turns and leaps, which just nearly seemed impossible. But unfortunately, she .briefly biffed, one time when landing a jump. The gold was not to be hers, but was instead awarded to her much younger teammate. tem in value or customers served) shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Power Board or City except after the question of the sale or disposition of the same shall have been approved by a majority vote of the voters of the city who vote on the question when it is submitted to the voters at any municipal election or at a special election called by the city council for that purpose. So Michelle, how do you feel about falling and coming up short? Asked reporter, all of 15 seconds after she finished her event. What was she supposed to say? Really good Bob. I actually fell on purpose so that 16 year-ol- d twit could be holding the gold instead of me... the little creep. Im sorry I didnt catch your pleted the bibs in no time. Now the hospital staff has 51 wonderful new bibs for I - So tell me Janet, do you feel folks or country had money and like youve wasted your entire who has religiously trained for life chasing the elusive dream of years on end wins the gold. Give me the damn athlete who spent Olympic gold? perfectly-appointe- d reporter with perfectly-coife- d '40 days and 40 nights out in the wilderness getting focused! hair asks athlete, as she is being carried My biggest criticism of Olymaway on a stretcher. Her disap- pic reporting is the plain fact pointment is apparent and she they use no common sense. They has no comment. She has failed provide valuable insight, but their timing leaves a lot to be miserably. Back to you, Bob. Im an avid devotee of the desired. Its just not right to inOlympics. You can almost feel terview an Olympic athlete right Ordinance 5 Sale or Disthe glorious thrill of victory and after theyve come up short in position of Utility System the agony of defeat, all while their race. The any part Case in point was the figure thereof System (or watching from your cozy living 10 of the sysexeeding room couch. Its easy to cheer skating event last week. USAs semi-comato- New bibs for nursing home j j I 1 I Kane County Hospital Auxiliary. The purpose of the Kane , County Hospital Auxiliary is to aid the Hospital in purchases needed to make the care of patients more efficient and effective. The money made at the Hospi-- tal Thrift Shop, downtown, On Friday, February 8, 2002, and the Gift Shop, just inside Ted Atherley, Kane County Hos- the entrance to the Hospital, is pital Board Chairman, was on donated to the Hospital. hand to accept 51 large new bibs Hospital Director Mike for the Nursing Home Facility. Sinclair keeps a Wish List that Roddy Cooke visited the Hospi- he discusses with the Auxiliary tal Auxiliary Board meeting last volunteers at their Board meetmonth to share a great idea. Her ings. When you donate clothing, mother, Frances Cooke, has re- furniture or appliances or other cently become a resident of the things to the Thrift Shop or when Hospital Nursing Home; she had you make purchases at the Gift brought with her a sample of a Shop, keep in mind that your large bib that had been used in money or contribution is going for your own better health. her previous residence. 'Hie volunteers at the Thrift The bib was shown at the Board meeting and accepted Shop carefully look over each with enthusiastic interest from item that is brought in to the the volunteers, Roddy donated Shop; the very best is kept there the money for the materials for the local people and for people needed to make the new bibs. who come from afar with the Two volunteers did the research Thrift Shop as their destination. and purchasing of hand towels Items that are broken but for Roddys project. dirty but cleanable, or tom The Treasurer of the Auxil- but repairable are sent on to the iary sewed up a storm and com- - Deseret Industries in St. George. fix-abl- i Its your last shot.. to enter our last comment. I said, lier jumps were steep. Its probably good that the Olympics are held only once every four years, otherwise it might be the reporters feeling the agony FIREPLACES & STOVES SPAS of defeat. POOLS GRILLS SAUNAS m oo 0 Kanab Area Vacation Guide Photo Contest! 2001 The Grand Prize (cover) winner will receive $100, with full photo credit in both the print and online versions of the 2002 Guide. All other selected photos will earn a 1 year subscription to the Southern Utah News, with full photo credit wherever used. EASIER Submission Guidelines: O 1 mealtime use. With aesthetic beauty in mind, some bibs are in mascu-- j line colors while others are pink, yellow, purple, etc., so everyone will look bright and cheerful while they enjoy their meals. Thank you Frances and Roddy and the members of the co LU show you how to tffAT vour home & save BIG money! Will BEING Experience the COLD! Elation of CalSpas! 644-360CC HI 0 0 (866) 1 068 S. 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