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Show c ommunity ews Sentinel The process of politcs A2 • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010 36 East 300 North Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Lane Henderson Publisher Namon 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 eniire content of this newspaper is Copyright © 2010 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 $34.00 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 ro J-Marr 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. to revive dormant careers and unemployed politicians Galloping Geezer hoping for a gig with the Gary Davis new governor, if we got a new governor. There were people with a cure for zits, Not many years ago the good citizens of California guaranteed weight loss got fed up with the one-par- methods and flat earth adcourse all the ty rule that had run the state vocates. Of 1 "candidates * had to pretend into a giant sink hole and to be running for governor, decided to recall the Governor, a man named Gray Da- but in fact most were simply seeking publicity for a vis. This created a political personal cause far removed circus, the likes of which from the political arena. had never before been witAs a California resident nessed in the Golden State. at the time, and with a name If you had $2,400 dollars nearly identical to that of the, to spend for 15 minutes of then governor, I thought it fame, you could get your would be fun to throw my name on the ballot and be- proverbial hat in the ring to come a candidate for gov- further muddy the water and ernor. For your money, you create angst at the Los Angegot a blurb in the booklet les Times and other liberal that went to every voter in publications who were in the the state, a little about your tank for the incumbent govpolitical philosophy, edu- ernor. My thinking was that cation, vocation, web site, many of those foolish enough motto and whatever else to have voted for Gray Davis you wanted to pack into the first time around either your limited space. wouldn't notice the differThis opportunity brought ence in spelling or would forth a virtual cornucopia simply consider it a typo. of kooks, charlatans, poliA good deal of creativticians, (did I repeat my- ity went into preparing a self?), and snake oil sales- bio for the various "candimen of every imaginable dates," and a fair amount stripe. There were show- of latitude was taken with biz personalities seeking the truth. Since my voca- Help us build it!f Guardian of Your Community News tional/educational history is about as interesting as the fishing channel, I decided to simply list myself as an "activist," which can cover a lot of territory. I settled on the motto of "one dog, one vote." I thought this was silly enough to entertain my friends and nutty enough to garner votes from the PETA crowd. In the end, I passed on the opportunity and put the money in soybean futures. A bad choice. Had I stuck with my original plan, I might have been able to parlay the notoriety into a gov- ernment gig and live handsomely off the taxpayers instead of simply remaining one. I've been thinking however that in the current climate, this could be a good time to resurrect my political aspirations. Voters are ticked off, more angry than I've ever seen them, and I've been following the political scene for over half a century. There's a feeling that elected officials no longer represent the views of those those who put them into office and they're in a, "throw the bums out" frame of mind. I haven't decided yet what office to seek. Maybe US Senator Bob Bennett has done some stuff lately that displeased lots of folks, so perhaps his job would be ripe for picking. Right now, however, I'm in the the slogan phase of my campaign. After I decide on that, the job tiling will work itself out. How 'bout: "When things get hairy, vote for Gary!" No? "Davis will save us?" OK, the slogan thing is still a work in progress, but so am I. Geezmailipil940@ msn.com Letters to the Editor Olympic events ^:w-^ F ^y r vv/.^^^^te!^^ 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. Every dollar counts! Thank you for your support! It only happens ev- with what one of the US ery four years, so I had athletes said about ours. to watch the Olympic On a scale from one to opening ceremony. It 10, I give them a negabegan with sadness due tive two. They looked to the death of the luger terrible. The worst of the from Georgia. But the worst. show must go on, so it Overall I found the did. ceremony interesting The Canadian ab- with its special effects. origines had one bigThings rising from the pow-wow in their native floor and the aerial baldress to start it off with let. The best song was lots of color. When the countries K.D. Lang's rendition came in, the athletes of "Alleluia," which was looked so spiffy. Even followed shortly after the ones in the floral with the worst when the pants. I have to agree big-haired diva sang the Olympic song. I fought to stay awake. I had to see who would light the Olympic torch. It was impressive even with the glitch. Comparing the summer and winter games, the winter athletes are a bunch of dare-devils, because of the danger they face. I'll be the couch potato for a couple of weeks, nervously watching the TV to see how our Utah locals do. C.C. Berrett Spanish Fork CONTRIBUTIONS T O DATE $20,000 Cemetery Clean-up Spanish Fork City Parks Department would like to thank all those who decorate the Cemetery for the holidays. The springtime is fast approaching and because it is impossible to maintain the property with all the flowers in place, on Monday, March 1, 2010 the cemetery crews will dispose of all remaining flowers and memorabilia not removed from the grass area. Artificial flowers in monument vases are not removed by the city crews because they do not obstruct landscape maintenance. Those individuals wishing to remove the flowers and memorabilia they placed must do so on or before Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. This would include all plants, cut flowers, potted flowers, artificial flowers and plants, baskets, containers, stands, and other memorabilia that were placed by the citizens for the holiday season that would obstruct the trimming and cutting of the grass. Some grave markers provide room on the concrete skirting around the headstones for placing these items that won't conflict with the string trimmers and mowers. Patrons are encouraged to use these areas only and keep all items well away from the grass. Thank you. Spanish Fork Parks and Recreation |