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Show ommunity v> lews A2 • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007 A fond farewell - N E W S - Spanish Fork 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Lane Henderson Steve Hardman Namon Bills Publisher Editor Assoc. Editor The Spanish Fork News is published each Wednesday for $37.50 per year in area and S41.50 out of area by J-Mart, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork Utah $4660. Email stories to edi tor@sp fo rknews. com Email ads to ads @sp fo rknews .co m 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© 2007 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. DEADLINES Weddings, anniversaries, missionaries, 1st birthdays, articles, photos, letters to the editor Friday, 12 p.m. Display advertising and classified advertising Friday, 12 p.m. Covering what matters most to emphatically state that The Spanish Fork News is the best in town for two reasons. Steve Hardman First, because you have been the focus. The pages For most, this will come of photos and stories are all as a surprise, and — I hope about you. Your tragedies — a shock, but as of next and triumphs — as well as week I will no longer be the your trivia — have graced editor of The Spanish Fork this paper. How can it not be News. An opportunity has superior with you in it? Thank presented itself that 1 cannot you for sharing it with me. ignore. I will be working with Words cannot describe the a company in Pleasant Grove wonderful intimacy that our in the software industry. association has afforded me. Basically, it's a good thing To see you as I walked along for the Hardmans, so ... I bid the Fiesta Days parade, in the stands at a Dons' football you all adieu. l I guess I should say au game, or as I came by your revoir.' That's French for 'see class — like seeing family. You have been so generous ya'll later,' and they tell me it's not as final. But then, I in sharing with me your life. never did like French much. Thank you. I want you to It makes me sound like I've know that I have tried hard to got a piece of bread stuffed reciprocate that trust. up my nose. I think that is the second Believe me, this was not reason why the News is the an easy decision to make. My best around. Because I, and relationship with the News my friends that work with has been one of love and me, have strived to assure that the principal focus of the sacrifice. For the past 18 months, paper is you. Just take a look I labored over every edition at the photos and stories and — sometimes until two ads — all local. I know, I know. Preaching and three in the morning — trying to put together the to J^e choir. But it really does best newspaper around. Most go to show where our heart — and treasure — lie. weeks, I succeeded. Here with you. For those who doubt, I want Small Talk Courtesy photo / Ken Money ON CANDID CAMERA: Ken Money got this shot of Steve shooting photos during Fiesta Days. So, all of this begs the News. He has served capably question: who will run the as my right hand and left-brain News? The same talented for some time. He, too, is a fellow that has run it from convert to the minutia and St. behind the scenes almost since Jude. You will be well served, we started — Namon Bills — rest assured. will take the helm. Effective Thank you again for immediately, Namon is now supporting The Spanish Fork the Editor of the Spanish Fork News. It has been a ride — like the old white roller coaster at Lagoon — full of ups and downs, with a few bumps, a rush of emotion and fun, all at breakneck speed. So hang on and have fun. My ride may be over, but yours has just begun. Au revoir. Letters to the Editor Responding to a response While I know that my newer letter to the editor (this one) will not result in complete understanding of my intended meaning, I have a few minutes that need to be occupied. So the result is as follows. (I know - and you are likely accurate when you think the time could have been better spent) As I read the response to my letter to the editor in the Spanish Fork News, I was reminded of a statement that explained to me why written communication is at best a tenuous way to exchange ideas. Why? The writer and the reader seldom if ever bring the exact same meaning to the words used in the writing. In addition, the grouping of meaningful thought units is perceived differently, and both the writer and the reader approach the same material with a different mind set. No wonder that in international relations as well as in council meetings, reaching a common understanding is at best difficult if not near impossible. The responder to my letter indicated that my purpose of the letter was based on gender and that issues were much more important to consider. I agree about the issue aspect, so gave what I consider to be the more important issue of the election in the major paragraph in the letter when I stated, "In the decision making process, the members of those councils certainly had different opinions, but their decisions were made in an atmosphere of civil discussion without contention. As a result, we were able to achieve justifiable pride in selecting progressive projects for the development of the city's electrical system; major improvement in the condition of the streets and roads; an organized system for a much improved water system; and, the creation of a recreational program second to none as well as other improvements which have made Spanish Fork a desirable city in which we choose to live." ". . . decisions were made that helped support the family values as expressed in the City's motto of Pride and Progress. The climate in council meetings during these times seemed to be without the hindrance of a contentious attitude." A more important issue in this election, to me, is the selection of a group of council members who will create and work within a climate of civility where meaningful dialogue may take place without contention being a hindrance to decision making. Without civility in discussions, there often develops the climate of A heart-felt thanks power politics with some person(s) becoming overly aggressive or even verbally abusive in trying to "have their way." Or maybe worse, a person may essentially withdraw from the discussions and merely sit passively by and contribute little or nothing more than a vote. In deciding how I would vote I tried to recall the times when I thought our city had functioned in a productive manner. I reached my decision by, as stated in my letter; "In deciding the direction for the future, a worthwhile activity seems to be to pursue a review of the past in order to find which decisions were beneficial to the town and citizens as well as the atmosphere in which conclusions were reached. As I have reflected on the past, I have concluded that, for me, the time when we were represented by a lady on the council (Thora Shaw and Lil Shepherd) or a lady in the Mayor's chair (Marie Huff), decisions were made that helped support the family values as expressed in the City's motto of Pride and Progress. I have concluded that we should seriously consider the example of the past and in November, select a lady to be a part of the new city council. James Dunn Spanish Fork This article is a big "thank you" to those who saved the life of our wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend on Saturday, Sept 22. Rather than writing an obituary, we are blessed to write this thank you to those who followed their hearts and were in the right place at the right time to make a miracle happen. To Kelly who pulled Diane from her car as she lay collapsed over the steering wheel and his wife Lisa for their courage to start CPR - "thank you\" To the neighbors who came running to help breathe and pump oxygen through her body, Gayle and Lauri - "thank you\" To those who called 911 and voiced encouragement, Chris and Bobbi "thank you\" To the police, Officers Gordon, Harward and Beddos, who arrived on the scene with training and equipment to get her heart in rhythm - "thank you". To the ambulance crew Andie, Mike, Colby and Mario, who did CPR and helped stabilize Diane in route to the hospital, "thank your To the ER and ICU staff at Mountain View Hospital who cared for Diane as she lay in a coma for 24 hours and to the cardiology staff at UVRMC who diagnosed Diane and provided loving care as she regained her strength and returned home - "thank youX" And lastly, to you who are reading this article who prayed and sent your loving wishes, we appreciate so much your wonderful support and love as our family has faced enormous sadness, despair, and rejoicing - "thank youX" Diane's family Spanish Fork Unlikely gratitude for an abundance of tomatoes There and Back Again Shirlene R. Ottesen I lied! I lied when I said that the Ottesen Garage/Canning Kitchen was closed for another season. It was only a few days later, after all the equipment was put away, that Ed and Liz picked more tomatoes and so we got everything back out again and did more tomatoes. I think I use more tomatoes than anything else that we bottle, except for jam. I always put a quart in my homemade vegetable beef soup. I make a quick chili several times during the winter and all it takes is a quart of whole tomatoes, a pound of browned hamburger, a can of small red beans and a package of chili seasoning, and it's ready in no time. Oh, and I usually cook some onion to add to it. So, once more the pots and pans and everything were put away. Then the other night, when it was going to be real cold, Liz went to the garden to pick a few tomatoes to have in case the temperatures got near freezing and here she came with two more buckets, which was over a half bushel. Barbara happened to come by our house that night and said she could use a few more, so we got everything back out again and we did 14 quarts that night. But, now, we are really done. We couldn't let those tomatoes go to waste, and probably there are some of you who have been through the same experience. There are times when I think I'm just too tired and I don't want the mess and I don't want to spend the time doing it. Then I think about some of our ancestors who suffered so much in their lives as they crossed the plains to Salt Lake. In 1994, the autobiography and history of John Lowe Butler was published. He and his wife, Caroline, were baptized in 1835, so they were participants in all the early happenings of the church. They followed the Saints all through Missouri, Iowa and Nauvoo, and also See OTTESEN • A3 |