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Show A2 • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010 Sentinel 42 East 300 North Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Lane Henderson Publisher Nanion Bills Editor Dana Robinson . Assoc. Editor The Sentinel is published each Wednesday for $34 per year in area and $38 out of area by J-Mart, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork Utah 84660. E-mail stories to editor@sfsentinel.com E-mail ads to ads@sfsentinel.com Call us at 801-794-4964 The entire content of this newspaper is Copyright © 2010 The Sentinel. All rights reserved. No part or this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the editor or publisher. THE SENTINEL (USPS 024716) is published weekly for S34.00 per year by J-Mart Publishing, 280 North Main Sr., Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Periodicals Postage Paid at Spanish Fork, UT. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to J-Mart Publishing, 280 N. Main St., Spanish Fork, UT S4660. DEADLINES Weddings, anniversaries, missionaries, 1st birthdays, articles, photos, letters to the editor Friday, 12 p.m. Display advertisements, classified ads, Business Index Friday, 12 p.m. ommunity ews Guardian of Your Community News Fantastic Mr. Fox vs Avatar at Oscars Galloping Geezer Gary Davis It's the most expensive movie ever made, so it ought to be good. Expensive bombs, however, are not uncommon in Tinseltown. Most of the critics like it and it's breaking attendance records, so it must have some entertainment value. The special effects, I'm told, are stunning, and it's a film accomplishment without parallel on planet earth. I don't plan to see it. James Cameron, the writer/ director, is going to have to make his money back on "Avatar" without my box office contribution. I went to see "The Fantastic Mr. Fox," instead. Mr. Fox wears a white shirt and tie to work, kind of like a Mormon missionary without the name tag. He also writes a newspaper column and wonders if anyone reads it. I can identify with that. Mr. Fox is a chicken killer and cider thief, but hey, he's a fox, right? One critic described the dialog in "Avatar" as being dull and predictable. Mr. Fox, on the other hand, has some really clever lines. In the interest of full disclosure, I should note that Mr. Fox was playing at a cheapie theater and I took some grandkids along. The film was showing at an old movie house on Main Street in American Fork, and going there was like a trip back in time. The place was packed with dozens of parents and grandparents plus hundreds of kids. There are a couple of other Hollywood products that I could recommend. "Leap Year" is a pleasant romantic comedy with wonderful scenery of Scotland. It stars Amy Adams as the girl pursuing love in the wrong places. The other, which I thought was terrific, is "Blind Side." This film is based on the true story of a white, upper middle class, Mississippi family who adopt a homeless black kid. He turns out to be an awesome football player, but there is a huge struggle to qualify him academically for college. He becomes an Ail-American at the University of Mississippi and ends up playing professorially. Both of these films are rated PG, so you need not be embarrassed to take along your young teens. My issue with "Avatar," as with many Hollywood offerings, is the agenda. Most of the story takes place on the planet Pandora where these tall, skinny, peace-loving blue people with pointy ears and flat noses live in harmony with nature in a lush blue tropi- cal paradise. Sort of like the ancient Mayans except without the human sacrifices. Problems arise because evil earthlings have despoiled their own planet and need a mineral that exists only on Pandora to ensure their survival. Of course a large mining company is after the mineral, because all mining companies are greedy despoilers of everything they touch,and they're all hoping to make as much money as a Goldm a n Sacks executive. The atmosphere on Pandora is toxic for humans, so mad scientists recruit volunteers and mix the DNA of earthlings with Pandorians, actually they're called Na'vi, to create secret agents to infiltrate Pandora and help plan for a future invasion of the psychopathic killer marines. To my knowledge, this is not based on a true story, but I'm guessing lots of people will be- lieve it and blame the invasion on George W. Bush. The movie will likely win a bunch of Oscars at the upcoming Academy Awards — if not Best Picture, probably Best Fake Scenery, Best Ripoff of Pocahontas, best music for flying blue people and most distorted depiction of the US Military. G e e z m ai 1 ipi I 940@msn. com Lessons on protecting r Help us build it! yourself and property 'Round and About Benjamin Kathleen Olsen All Benjamin 2nd Ward members are reminded of the ward talent show being held tonight (Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010) at the Benjamin Church. Past ward talent shows have proved to be delightful and fun to see and this year's looks to follow in the same path. The starting time for the event is 7 p.m. The Veterans Memorial was made to honor all veterans buried in the Spanish Fork Cemetery. It's running out of room for names and we need to build two more walls to be able to honor our local heroes. T he community came together to build the original monument 10 years ago. Now the Spanish Fork Veterans Council is asking for your renewed support. The total cost for this project is estimated at $20,000. Our veterans did not let our country down in its time of need — let's not let them down now! Donations can be turned in to Thad Jensen, Glen Bradford or Steve Wilson of the Veterans Council. CONTRIBUTIONS T O DATE $20,000 Funeral services for Robert Stratton Wright were held in the Benjamin Church on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Bob died in St. George, on Jan. 13, 2010. He was married to Lois Marie Hawkins who grew up in Benjamin. He was known for his hard work ethic and had been an owner of a large dairy for many years in Elberta. He and Lois visited with Lois' mative and empowering meeting which offered vital information for our rural area. ••• Blaine and LuAnn Wride have returned from a fun filled midwinter trip to Disneyland. They enjoyed that happy place with their son, Cody, and his family. It sounded like a delightful trip. ••• Relief Society and Young Women members of the Spanish Fork West Stake are reminded of the very special evening being presented. Jonathan Russell, CES instructor and former seminary instructor will be the speaker addressing the topic: "Self Esteem in Women and Young Women. This will be held in the chapel so Sunday dress will be appropriate. This is being sponsored by Spanish Fork West Stake Relief Society. Looking back to pioneers There and Back Again Shirlene R. Ottesen Every dollar counts! Thank you for your support! brother and sister in law. Junior and Rowene Hawkins in Benjamin often and remained interested in things that were happening here. Following the funeral, burial took place at the Benjamin Cemetery. We send the Wright and Hawkins families our prayers and sympathy. ••• Once again we remind Benjamin citizens to remain vigilant in keeping an eye out for unusual behavior and activities in our neighborhoods. There have been signs of possible unsavory behavior which could lead to unlawful actions. On Tuesday evening, Jan. 19, 2010, Benjamin 1st Ward Relief Society hosted a meeting for adults in the ward featuring Spanish Fork Police Officer, Carl Johnston, who spoke to the group on possible ways to protect ourselves and our property. It was an infor- You might live in a small town if ... Your teachers calls you by your older siblings names. A couple of weeks ago, myself and another member of our camp, filled an assignment to work in the Daughter of the Utah Pioneers Museum here in town. We quite enjoyed ourselves for the brief time we were there. . V Raise your hand if you know about this museum. Really, is that all?! The museum is located in the Veteran Memorial Building on 4th North and Main Street. The front doors open onto main street. There is plenty of parking to the east of the building and there is plenty to see. We browsed among the many items on display. There is a wide variety of clothes of the Pioneer era including wedding dresses, men's suits and children's clothes that you can tell were made-over's from other well worn clothing that still had some good areas and were too good to just throw away. There are cases of beautiful hand work of the women including bedding, quilts, table runners, doilies - items that display the talent of crochet and knitting and the almost forgotten art of tatting and netting. I don't know when these busy women had time to do such intricate work. The cases also have dishes See PIONEER A3 |