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Show A2 • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 1 , 2009 o immunity ews Covering what hatters most - N E W S - Spanish Fork 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Lane Henderson Publisher Namon Bills Editor Dana Robinson . Assoc. Edicor Dianna Nelson. . . Art Dirccror The Spanish Fork News h published each Wednesday for $37.50 per year in area and $41.50 out of area by J-Marc, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork Utah 84660. Email stories to editor@sp forknevvs.com Email ads to ads@spforknews.com Call us at 794^964 POSTMASTER Send address changes to Spanish Fork News 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork, Urali 84660 The entire content of this newspaper is Copyright © 2009 Spanish Fork News. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the editor or publisher. THE SPANISH FORK NEWS (USPS 024716) is published weekly for $37.50 per year by JMart Publishing, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Periodicals Postage Paid at Spanish Fork, UT. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to I he Spanish Fork News, 42 East 300 North, Spanish Fork. UT 84660. DEADLINES Weddings, anniversaries, missionaries. 1st birthdays, articles, photos, letters to the editor Friday, 12 p.m. David Davis / Spanish Fork News PRE-GAME: Members of the Spanish Fork Dons baseball team kneel together in prayer prior to a state tournament game in 2006. Coach hears unanswered prayer dered him to stop bowing his head and "taking a knee" Inside Scoop as a sign of respect while his Lane Henderson players prayed in the locker room before games. He quit coaching three The Supreme Court has rejected and dismissed years ago after refusing to a lawsuit tiled by a High comply with the school direcSchool football coach who tive. His record on the field only wanted to join his stu- was 116-100-1. However, his dent athletes in pre-game less than stellar mark paled in comparison to his courage to prayers. That issue was a school stand tall on bended knee for district policy that banned his beliefs. coaches or adults from par46 years ago, the Suticipating in prayers initi- preme Court banned school ated and conducted by stu- sponsored prayer recited at dents. the beginning of the class Marcus Borden sued of- day. Moments of silence or ficials in East Brunswick. meditation were also ruled New Jersey, after they or- unconstitutional. Such a ban Letter to the Editor I wonder I wonder the following things; Why do people run red lights? Are they late for work or just colorblind? Will President Obama ever visit "Area 51" to see for himself what the big secret is about this place? Why do people decorate our roads with their litter, when there are receptacles everywhere to put their garbage in? What will become of the octuple babies? Last but not least-vvhat kind of gum does Carlos Boozer chew? C.C.Berrett Spanish Fork "If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs." Arthur Baer was reaffirmed in 1992 in a case that involved prayer at school assemblies, such as graduation ceremonies. As a young football player, I remember taking a knee before our games. It was a prayer led by a player and any or all was free to participate. We never prayed to win but rather prayed to play our best. Coach Del Roy Anderson taught us more about life than football in our locker room. As a coach, he taught us plays. As a man, he taught us through example of how boys can become men. I currently serve as the Mayor of Salem and to this day I cringe when I have to ask for a motivational message of inspiration rather than a prayer to open our meetings. I wonder why I have to invite those in attendance to say the Pledge of Allegiance rather than to repeat it. I wonder when did we the people become caretakers of our heritage rather than a nation of builders. The framers of our own inspired Constitution recognized the need to place God before Country. That • is why a prayer always precedes the pledge. It was the price of Freedom. And those that fousht for inde- pendence paid tribute, often with their own lives, to a Divine power. Serving in public office, I often wonder why so many complain about decisions when we fail to make our voices heard. The answer seems to always be the same - we have become a silent majority. We have become like a piece of driftwood that only goes where the current takes us. So many died to preserve our freedoms, I only hope we can keep them.' Maybe we just need more men and. coaches like a Borden or an Anderson to help remind us of our heritage. Preparing for a pandemic Ready or Not ?;3WR Von j N o s u o Even though a pandemic will be a difficult thing to live through, most of us will. Basically, in order to be prepared for a pandemic, all we need to do is what we are already supposed to be doing: storing a two-week supply of water, store a one-year supply of food and supplies, have a six-month supply of cash on hand and take responsibility of taking care of your family. Not too difficult; you just have to get started. But one last thing needs to be addressed: the social implications and most certainly the economic implications of a pandemic. We are no longer dealing with just national problems; whatever we are dealing with, everyone globally is also feeling the ramifications. We can see this with our extreme economic fluctuations - and we aren't even in a pandemic. Can you imagine what it would be like if the major economic nations were involved in a pandemic? There is a reason we need to build up our food supply — we want to have food to eat. We also need to store clothing and quality shoes that aren't the wearfor-a-couple-of-monthsand-throw-away variety. We need to get out of debt as quickly as possible and have a financial backup that isn't tied into the stock market — something we can access easily. At least sixmonths' worth of income would be good and make sure that you have a variety of denominations so that you don't have to pay more for some- thing because you don't have the exact change. I know that it is difficult to talk about having sixmonths' worth of money stashed away, especially if you are living paycheck to paycheck. Re-evaluate your spending practices and take a hard look at your budget. When gas prices went higher, we cut down on our extra expenses so that we could afford to buy the gas to get to work. When the prices went back down and gas was more affordable, did you loosen up your budget and start buying more discretionary items again? If you did, then reconsider and maybe tighten up a bit and put that little bit of extra away for when it really gets tight again. Another thing that you might want to consider is your work. In case of a pandemic, it would be a useful thing for both you and your employer if you were able to cross-train, if possible, on the different aspects of the business you work for. One of the problems that could occur is the lack of qualified people that can keep a business going. Even if the product is important and must continue to be manufactured, it won't get done if the majority of employees are home sick and there is no one qualified to put out a finished product. Make yourself more valuable as an employee by learning different aspects of your job so that if you are called on to help in another area, you will actually be helpful. For the extended article and more information about preparing for a pandemic, go to www.apreparedhome. com. t ; | |