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Show ommunity A2 • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010 36 East 300 North Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Lane Henderson Publisher Namon Bills Edicor Dana Robinson . Assoc. Editor The Sentinel is published each Wednesday for 534 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 ad5@sfsentinel.com Call us at 801-794-4964 Trie entire content of this newspaper is Copyright © 2010 The Sentinel. All rights reserved. No parr of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the editor or publisher. THE SENTINEL CUSPS 024716) is published weekly for 534.00 per year by J-Mart Publishing, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Periodicals Postage Paid at Spanish Fork, UT. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to J-Man Publishing, 280 N. Main St., Spanish Fork, UT 84660. DEADLINES Weddings, anniversaries, missionaries, 1st birthdays, articles, photos, letters to the editor, display advertisements, classified ads, Business Index: Friday, 12 p.m. ews Guardian of Your Community N Preparing for emergencies you bring your lunch because you will only have a Ready or Not half an hour, but it is worth Dawn Van Nosdol it. The following Saturday will be the practice drill and Every day we see more it will only last from 8 a.m. pain and suffering on the until 12:00 noon. If you already have your television. What has happened in Haiti is horrific CERT certification this and it isn't going away any- would be a good time to attime soon; the suffering and tend as a refresher course at deprivation is going to be no cost. If you are attending a daily part of life of those for the first time the cost is living in Haiti and the sur- only $45.00 and that is for rounding areas for a very all of your official CERT long time. And California, supplies including your what is with all of the hous- hard hat, green vest, gloves, es falling down the side of book and instruction matethe mountains? What about rial and official badge. Rethe flooding in the east, the member, this is a Homeland frigid cold weather across Security program, very sethe Midwest and Florida? rious and important stuff. If you are a scout master, Florida? Brrr. Does it seem like a good bring your scouts out to get idea to get prepared for a CERT certified. They can natural disaster? Of course earn several merit badges it does and you now have and become responsible the perfect opportunity and members of their commuplenty of time to get ready nity at the same time! As I watch all of the picto plan ahead. A CERT tures of destruction in Haiti, training class is going to be taught in Salem on Satur- all that I can think about, besides the obvious pain day, March 20,2010. It is an accelerated class and suffering, is about how that will start at 8:00 a.m. many people have been inand end at 9:00 p.m. that jured while trying to rescue night. Yes, it is a very long other people? The thought day and they suggest that of that just breaks my heart. All that these people wanted to do was to help others that emergency - and you will were suffering and needed certainly be a lot help, but they didn't have safer. the skills and knowledge necessary to work safely, and so they themselves became victims. By becoming CERT trained you will gain the valuable knowledge that will keep you from becoming a victim when you are in a dire situation, you will be able to help others safely. To find out more about how to sign up, go to the Salem City web site at: www.salemcity.org and click on the CERT training icon. Have you got your water stored? That is another thing that the Haitians are having trouble getting, clean water to drink and for sanitation. The other day I was talking to my friend Connie, who is my mentor, and she was musing that the words, "Emergency Preparedness" is an oxymoron. She stated that if you are prepared, then it won't seem so much like a dire emergency. Get your water stored (2-gallons, per person, per day for a 2-week period), and get CERT trained. Be prepared - and when something does happen it will be less of an Help us build it!t 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 needa — let's not let them down now! Donations can be turned in to Thad Jensen, Glen Bradford or Steve Wilson of the Veterans Council. Every dollar counts! Thank you for your support! CONTRIBUTIONS T O DATE $20,000 Let Write a letter to the editor. Email editor@sfsentinel. com VOICE HEARD or mail to The Sentinel 42 E. 300 N., Spanish Fork, UT 84660 |