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Show A2 • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 ommunity ews Guardian of Your Community News entmel 42 East 300 North Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Lane Henderson Publisher Namon Bills. Editor Dana Robinson . Assoc. Editor The Sentinel is published each Wednesday for $37.50 per year in area and $41.50 out of area byJ-Mart, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork Utah 84660. E-mail stories to cditor@sfsentinel.com E-mail ads to ads@sfsentinel.com Call us at 801-794-4964 The cmire content of this newspaper is Copyright © 2009 The Sentinel. All rights reserved. No part of 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 $37.50 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 The Sentinel, 42 East 300 North, Spanish Fork, UT 84660. DEADLINES Weddings, anniversaries , missionaries, 1st birthdays, articles, Ready or Not Dawn Van Nosdol I am just a little bit concerned, as most of us are, about some of the items that are being discussed in our political circles. I'm not going to talk about them, but I am going to discuss something that the Federal government has already done that is going to affect all of us, and quite soon. I listen to the news, but I didn't know anything about this until an e-mail was sent to me with an attachment to an article from TIME, com and a news clip from FOX News. (A link to the article, news clip and the email message, are posted at www.apreparedhome.com) The news report was about a two-inch fish known as the Delta Smelt that lives in the water that is used for irrigation for most of California. Apparently the little minnows get caught in the large irrigation pumps where they pump the water into the two canals that runs two-thirds the length of California and provides water to the food producing areas of the San Joaquin Valley. The ecologists complained to Washington saying that these fish were an integral part of the local ecology and that the huge pumps had to be shut down in order to save the minnows; and believe it or not, Washington did just that. The contracted amount of water promised to the farmers has been cut by 40% since June of this year and now the farmer's livelihoods are dying along with the crops meant to feed us. The farmers have been using this water since 1968. Third generation farmers are possibly going to lose their land because of the lack of water, and Congress, who originally promised the water to the farmers, are now reneging because of this little fish, that has always been there, and it is going to cost us all quite dearly. The once fertile lands of California, that used to that we will have to start produce most of our fruits ordering more produce and vegetables that we eat from foreign countries at a very reasonable price, and send even more of our are no longer producing. American dollars and jobs Governor Schwarzenegger out of the United States. could declare an emergency Other problems are the and turn the water back on, additional concerns that but he hasn't and once the come with the already trees die, it will take several skyrocketing unemployyears before newly planted ment in California, that fruit bearing trees will be will bleed into surroundcommercially viable again. ing states and last, but not California is already in the least, the health risks of middle of a natural drought possibly more e-coli and and now the politicians salmonella scares because have taken away the plen- the production of the imtiful irrigation water they ported produce isn't as promised to the farmers, closely monitored to the leaving an artificially cre- standards that American farmers adhere to. ated wasteland behind. Look out for your walCalifornia, Arizona lets - I have a feeling that and Florida are our biggest producing states of food prices are going to oranges, grapes, almonds go up. It is almost like the and most of the fruits and politicians don't believe the vegetables that we eat. American people are having Some problems that will a hard enough time with the be caused by the shortage economy in the first place. of crops coming What was/is the government thinking? from Now would be a good California time to think about getting a variety of seeds to grow your own garden next year. Some of you may have concerns that you don't have an area to garden in, but you do have other options if not: you can always container garden (less weeding, but high yield) or you can make a deal with someone who has a garden plot and water (water is very important to growing food, as California well knows) and weed and tend the garden, and then share the produce. This isn't the end of the world, but with all of the unstable times, and unstable politicians and their unstable programs and ideas, this would be a very good time to go to the food storage worksheets, posted at www. apreparedhome.com, find out exactly what you need in your food storage (including seeds) and consider what the prophet Brigham Young once said, "You can't plow a field by just turning it over in your mind,1' so stop thinking about building your food storage up and just do it. photos, letters to the editor Friday, 12 p.m. Display advertisements, classified ads, Business Index Friday, 12 p.m. Great deaU are waiting for you at Crisp**! 795 North State Rd. 198 Salem Courtesy photo 801.723.0500 NOW OPEN SALEM HILLS PHARMACY A d e a r and refreshing differenceihghapfflaey. <-*,, PHARMACIST BRENT WARREN Serving the entire Salem, Woodland Hills area and beyond. • Locally owned and operated to serve you • Refills done online, over • Competitive prices / &(•:/- t h e phone, or in person .•;;• Unrivaled service ;% * Prescription transfers ; \ • Prescription delivery for the ' • Compounding pharmacy (call for details) home-bound Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday-Saturday GOOD Phone: 801-723-0570 • Fax: 801-723-0575 NEIGHBOR PHARMACY Inside Crisp's Grocery - 795 N. SR 198, Salem " t " '"' HAPPIEST PUCE ON EARTH: Pictured above is the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse before Cinderella's castle, at DisneyWorld in Orlando, Fla. Verla Richardson visited DisneyWorld with her daughter and grandchildren. Times of happiness and mourning in Benjamin the Lehi City Cemetery. ••• Verla Richardson has returned home after a trip to Kathleen Olsen Orlando, Florida, where she A long ago resident of met her daughter, Jackie Benjamin, Edward William Mortenson and family who Ashby, died on Thurs. Aug. had flown in from Puerto 27, 2009 at the Utah Valley Rico. Jackie's husband, Medical Center. He was liv- Kevin, who works for the ing in Lehi at the time of his FBI, was in Orlando for a death. He is survived by his convention. While he atwife and four children plus tended his meetings, Verla, 25 grandchildren and 39 Jackie, and Jackie's chilgreat grandchildren. One dren enjoyed Disney World. brother, Marvin, and two Verla was in charge of the sisters, Maretta and LaVetta baby of the family while Jackie tried to keep up also survive. Funeral services were with the older children. At held on Wed, Sept. 2,2009, the end of the convention, at the Lehi East Stake Cen- Kevin joined his family for ter with burial following at more fun at "the happiest 'Round and About Benjamin place on earth." Verla reports it was a lot of fun but she was kept very busy. ••• Sisters of both Benjamin wards are reminded of the General Relief Society Conference set for Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Spanish Fork West Stake Relief Society is planning a supper for Relief Society members beginning at 5 p.m. that evening which will be followed by the direct broadcast of the conference at 6 p.m. This is always a special evening and sisters in our Benjamin wards along with sisters from other wards are urged to attend. |