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Show ommunity ews A2 • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008 Got food storage? They never called me 'Coach' - N E W S - Spanish Fork 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Ready or Not Dawn Van Nosdol Lane Henderson Publisher Namon Bills Editor Dana Robinson . . Assoc. Editor The Spanish Fork News is published each Wednesday for $37.50 per year in area and $41.50 our of area byJ-Mart, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork Utah 84660. Email stories to editor@spforknews.com Email ads to ads@spforkncws.com Call us at 794-4964 POSTMASTER Send address changes to Spanish Fork News 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork, Utah 84660 The entire content of this newspaper is Copyright© 2008 Spanish Fork News. All rights reserved. No pan of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the editor or publisher. Application to mail ac periodicals postage rates is pending at Spanish Fork, Utah. DEADLINES Weddings, anniversaries, missionaries, 1st birthdays, articles, photos, letters to the editor Friday, 12 p.m. Display advertising and classified advertising Thursday, 12 p.m. I hope that last week's column didn't give you the idea that I don't want you to go out and build your food storage quickly. If you have the money to buy food storage all at once — go for it. What I don't want is a panic buying of lots of stuff that your family won't enjoy eating or that will put you into debt. For the last three years our family has been living extensively from our food storage and I am sad to say that it has been severely depleted. The one item that I do have is wheat, but just about everything else is subpar. But I haven't despaired; I have just started replenishing it, one or two items at a time. Last week I bought 12 tubes of toothpaste and 12 cans of hairspray. I know that we won't actually use a tube or a can of hairspray each month, but 12 sounded like a nice, round number and better to have more than less. The cost for toothpaste was $ 18 and the hairspray was $17. The week before that, I bought a case of each type of canned bean and six cases of toilet paper. (I figure about one case of toilet paper, per person, per year and I throw in two extra cases, because I don't want to run out.) The reason that I have told you this is that I buy what I can afford each time I go shopping. I specifically set aside the money to buy the toilet paper all at once, because it is a high priority on my list. If I hadn't had the money for all six cases at once ($102), I could have bought just one each paycheck - after all they are only $17 a case (Pom brand at Sam's Club). If you don't ever experience hard limes, and arc never forced to live on your food storage, you will still want to build, rotate and replenish your food storage. Just think of your food storage as the ultimate time saver and an excellent way to invest your money. You only take the time to shop for it one time a year, you use your gas and vehicle only one time and you never stress about running out. You have saved money, because time is money, and hopefully you purchased items when they were on sale. Get your water stored, get your food stored and don't forget the everyday hygiene items that make your life more comfortable. Also, this time of year is a good time for you to go through your 72hr kit to rotate old food and change out your clothes that may no longer fit or need to be changed for the upcoming season. Remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide sensors, too. Star * Treatment Utah Valley's ! R1MR Snain S p a i n Utah Utah *ll . 1 ' R E T R E°SE AT Tours 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. RELAX V REFRESH Cupcakery RENEW Mother's Day Makeover Before Covering what matters most Galloping Geezer Gary Davis I confess, I'm a big-time BYU fan. "Fan" comes from the word fanatic, which means....well you know what it means. Anyway my guys have had terrific seasons the last two years in both football and basketball, and it's been a proud time to wear Cougar Blue. The basketball team has been catching someflackfor not winning any games in the NCAA tourney, but I'm confident that will change. I know coach Rose hates to Jose, and I feel his pain. I've been there. My introduction to coaching came about completely by surprise. I was minding my business in church one Sunday when the Bishop approached me between meetings and asked if I'd coach the Deacon's basketball team. Young Men's Basketball usually starts at age 14, but some of the younger men had lobbied for a league of their own, so the Stake decided to form one for the younger boys. "Ah.. I don't know anything about coaching basketball," I stammered. "Sure you do," the Bishop pronounced confidently. Since it's considered bad form to contradict one's ecclesiastical superior, I shrugged and said, "I'll do it if you want me to, but I really don't know much about it." Thus began my brief and inglorious sojourn as a basketball coach. I suspect the Bishop gave me the assignment because I have a fairly high tolerance for 12 and 13 year old boys. They're an unruly but generally likable bunch, afflicted by neither "coolness," nor the ravages of impending puberty. I've played quite a bit of b'ball over the years, but rarely have I participated in organized leagues or had any coaching. Mostly, it was "choose up sides and play half court." than the dog." So the question for me became, was I smarter about basketball than a 13-year-old? The answer was not long in coming. Davey, one of my earnest young charges, approached me following church that very day and asked, "Brother Davis, what kind of offense are we going to run?" "What kind of offense?" I repeated, stalling for time. "Yeah, low post or high? Or are we going to run a double low post with two wings and a point guard?" Pausing briefly to gather my wits, I fixed Davey in a cool steely gaze and snapped, "Fast break." Our initial practice left me with the clear impression that overconfidence would not be one of the coach's failings. I had seven boys. Only two were over five feet tall. Davey was one of my "tall" players. If desire were the principal ingredient of athletic greatness, this kid would've made it to the pro's, but genetic factors enter heavily into the athletic equation, and they were not in Davey's favor. Thickwaisted and slow of foot, he handled a basketball with the deftness and agility of a blind man wearing boxing gloves. My other un-short player was the athletic equal of Davey, but possessed the body of a poster boy for starving children. The remaining five, my midget men, distinguished themselves on the court mainly by their enthusiasm. Sensing troubled waters ahead, I sought the advice of a close friend who had played professional ball. During the sixties, Paul Putnam had A canine trainer was once asked the secret of his success and he replied, "First of all, you have to be smarter toiled with the Washington Capitols, a group whose job it was to travel the sphere losing nightly exhibitions to the Harlem Globetrotters. Paul observed my warriors in action during a scrimmage one evening and announced, "The trouble with this team is, there's not a guy out there who can shoot a lick." My gang started the season slowly and maintained the pace throughout the campaign. Models of consistency, we went 0 for everything. Following each contest, our battle weary troops would repair to a nearby convenience store for a junk food fix, where I praised them for their hustle and verve. ("Way to verve out there guys!") After each of the guys consumed a large slurpee, a few gummy bears and something covered with chocolate, all was right with the world. Only Davey remained disconsolate. He seemed convinced that some minor adjustments by the coach could turn the team into a monster. During the games, as our squad dropped further behind with each exchange of the ball, I would catch Davey's eyes searching for mine, pleading for a miracle. You're the doctor, he seemed to be saying, do something. I was powerless, however, to halt the hemorrhaging, to command the nets to be parted for each errant shot. Davey's anxious glances made me feel so guilty that I took to studying my shoes during those painful moments when his eyes sought mine. I'm pleased to report that no permanent damage was done to the tender psyche of those lads as a result of my ineptitude. The last time Davey and I got together on the hardwood, he cleaned me thoroughly on the boards, but he still can't shoot a lick. Gary Davis is a former actor, comedian and the author of, What Now McBride, Lori I Love You, Friends and Every Good Gift. Letters to the Editor Cancer Screenings Do you get checked regularly for colon cancer, breast or prostate cancer? You should. Everyone seems to think cancer will not happen to them, but the fact of life is, it can. A great part of the population may think it uncomfortable, embarrassing or scary to go and get screened for these and other types of cancer, but it will be scarier if you don't catch it in time. According to the Be- havioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from CDC, Utah had the lowest screening rate in the United States for colon cancer. Breast cancer is currently the most common type of deadly cancer diagnosed in the US. Cutaneous melanoma (skin cancers) have increased; and prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. If you have a genetic history of these cancers, it is even more crucial to start testing early. Simple things like self examinations, wearing sunscreen and looking at genetic history are some ways of detecting these cancers. With skin cancer, if you have numerous moles, fair skin and a genetic history of cancer, you are more at risk. Get regular cancer screenings. It could save your life and the lives of others. Kirsten Reimschiissel Spanish Fork After "Thank you Primiwe Retreat! I've gotten more attention in the /(hit two weeks than in the la,il ten year.t. " - Claire Like Beverly Hilb, without the Beverly HILL prices 798-1103 978 East Expressway Lane, Spanish Fork Future plans? Here today — gone tomorrow. That seems to be the fate of old structures targeted for demolition. Before the age of machines, buildings were dismantled with a sledge hammer and crow bar, salvaging what could be reused. Today, large machines knock it down, load it up and haul it away in just a couple of days. I was amazed at how fast the livestock auction bam came down. Now that the Landmark School has moved into its new building, what is going to happen to the old one? I hope the wrecking ball doesn't have its eye in it and it can be utilized in some way. C.C.Berrett Spanish Fork |