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Show Opinion PAGE A2 Just a Thought Summit County News AUGUST 1, 2008 Regional News Notes BY CHERYL OVARD DMV New Office Hours Everyone Loves a Parade! Beginning Aug. 4, the Summit County Department of Motor Vehicles will have new hours in all areas: Park City DMV - 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday (Closed Friday); Coalville DMV - 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday with 1/2 hour lunch (closed Friday); Kamas DMV - 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with 1/2 hour lunch open Wednesday only. Antelope Island State Park Aug. 1 - Sept. 30 Antelope Island State Park - Syracuse Art Gallery: Debbie Goodman displays paper collages in the visitor center art gallery. (801) 725-9263. Aug. 8-10 Rockport State Park - Wanship 15th Annual Rockport Dam Jam: Bring your instruments and join in the fun. Jam sessions continue all day and into the night. If you don’t play, come and enjoy the music. Enjoy a potluck dinner each night. Camping is available. (435) 336-2241. Mom’s for Clean Air Meeting Scheduled Please join us for the next monthly meeting of the Park City chapter of Utah Moms for Clean Air. The meeting will be held this coming Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Please note that we’ll be meeting in a different location this month: Park City Library Building, 1255 Park Ave., Park City, Room 201 (in the University of Utah classroom space). We have an exciting meeting planned! Carol Potter, with Mountain Trails Foundation and the Share the Road alliance, will be talking to us about the Complete the Streets Coalition, an organization that is trying to change the way roads are planned, designed and constructed so as to account for the needs of all users, not just automobiles and motorized vehicles. Following Carol’s presentation, we will break up into committees to discuss upcoming projects. The four committees are: Anti-Idling, Air Quality Monitoring, Education and Outreach and Fundraising. If you haven’t already signed up for a committee (or more than one!), please contact us today: Kathy - (435) 659-1688; klofft@alliancelegalonline.com: Mary: (435) 659-1117; MaryJacquin@yahoo.com. We look forward to seeing you Tuesday, Aug. 5! Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District Photo by Don Kerr CHERYL OVARD SCN Editor Songs have been written about parades - “I Love a Parade”! It is evident that everyone loves parades, as they flock to the numerous ones both in town and out of town. July is a great month to celebrate parades - as there is much to celebrate - freedoms are celebrated on the 4th and Oakley, Park City and Henefer each had their parades. There are kids and people and floats and horses and flags and candy and queens and balloons and … the entrants list goes on and on ! People’s chairs can be seen even the night before with blankets laid over their “spot” to save a space to be able to sit for the parade in town. Kids gather their sacks in preparation to find every last taffy and gum thrown from the floats and drivers as they pass by. “I Love a Parade” - can be seen in the smiles and slow “queen-like” or fast and excited waves from those ‘parading by’. The Henefer parade watchers got a laugh at the “Henefer Angels” as they passed by on the bikes of all sizes and shapes - and they loved the sounds of the horns and sirens, especially of the new fire truck for the North Summit area. Oakley had several marching groups - and the bands were especially fun as the South Summit Band passed by - and the beating of their drums made everyone’s heart thump with them! The Atkinson Clowns had a stream of children following them - and kids filled their candy bags quickly as everyone drove by. Park City had people out in ‘droves’ - weather was good and the morning air was almost cool as everyone lined up to see the array of floats made by the many businesses. Most inspiring were the many American Flags - in a variety of sizes and shapes. Viewed from the balconies it was a sight to make each parade-goer proud to be an American! The candidates for this voting year were also out to wave and introduce themselves to each person as they passed by! The parade of athletes for the Triple Crown Tournament which was held in many ball fields all over Summit County had their weekly parade down the Old Main Street in Park City each Monday to introduce the new age groups to everyone. It brought back memories of the days when the 2002 Olympics were here! It was exciting and fun for both the athletes who dressed up for the occasion and the on-lookers who cheered for each and every team to wish them well in the tournament. This year a Summit County Team led their week’s age group proudly as they were the first in line of the athletes from all over the country as well as Canada! Fiesta Days - just last week had their parades. It was well planned ahead for - as was evident by the many floats (fun to share the ones from the 4th one more time, too!) Kamas on-lookers enjoyed the floats, horses, clowns and candy for the kids! It certainly was a fiesta for the many who lined the streets well ahead of time for the best view. The Pioneer Days were remembered in their theme of “Thinkin’ Back…Movin’ Forward”. The kids had their chance to also get in the act on the 26th - as they traveled from City Hall to the other end of the street and back. The 24th of July was also celebrated by other kid’s parades, such as the one in Henefer. It, too, gave kids a chance to shine as parents lined up to admire and photograph their tots and other children enjoy their moment being in the lime-light! Rodeos in the valley also paraded their queens on horseback from all over the county! The “Colors” are also presented in a parade of young ladies carrying the flags of the united States of America! The parades are a tradition from ancient times, and will always bring a spirit of hope and peace to everyone. Yes - everyone loves a parade! The Administrative Control Board of the Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at Trailside Park, 5715 Trailside Drive, Park City. Open House For Saundra Toole Memorial Building Doug Toole, PT, Wain Allen, MD and Chris Vernon, DDS are pleased to announce the opening of their professional offices in the ‘Saundra Toole Memorial Building, located at 142 South 50 East in Coalville. There will be an Open House on Saturday, Aug. 2, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The public is invited to come and view the new facility and visit with the proud partners and staff. Attention Kids and Pets!!! The HIGHLY anticipated and exciting annual Summit County Pet Fest has a TIME CHANGE this year. Wednesday, Aug. 6, is the date with registration time at 12:30 and the actual contest starting at 1 p.m. Come for a great afternoon of prizes and fun galore! Any questions contact Melanie Bosworth (435) 336-2761, (435) 783-1018, (801) 803-1629. Henefer Home Has Marijuana Plant growing - East Henefer Road Site This is not the first time that marijuana has been found in Summit County - but it is not really common in this climate. According to Josh Wall of the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, regardless of how it got there, it is illegal to have in possession on private ground. This plant was found at a new construction site by the East Henefer Road at the first part of July. Sheriff’s report’s stated that it was found outdoors, and on someones property. As there have been several people on the grounds, it is not known how the plant got there, and no suspects have been cited. Recycling Tip For The Week… Paper Recycling: Hard Cover Books To Greeting Cards When people think of recycling paper, they often think only of newspapers and white office paper. But there are lots of other kinds of paper that can be placed in your curbside bin or Recycle Utah’s self-service bins. Hard cover books can be recycled. Most encyclopedias, outdated textbooks and torn or poorly bound books cannot be reused. The hard covers are recyclable in the newspaper bin. Paperback books can be recycled. Outdated telephone books, torn beach books and old manuals fit into this category. Spiral bound notebooks are recyclable if the metal or plastic binding is removed and recycled separately. Greeting cards can be recy- cled along with unwanted flash cards, index cards and recipe cards. Glossy magazines, catalogs, advertisements brochures can always be recycled. To stop unwanted junk mail go to: www.obviously.com/junkmail for tips and directions. For more information call Recycle Utah at 649-9698. Deadline is Tuesday for all articles. The Summit County News Has New Fax Number (435) 336-5502. Letters To The Editor Policy The Summit County News welcomes Letters To The Editor on any subject. They must adhere to the following guidelines: They must be received to the Coalville Office, P.O. Box 7, Coalville, UT 84017 no later than Monday noon to be considered for that week’s issue of the paper coming out on Friday. The letters must be hand signed with full address and telephone number of the person writing the letter. No letter will be published under an assumed name. Name may be withheld on request at the discretion of the managing editor or publisher of The Summit County News. They must not contain libelous or slandering material. Writers are limited to one letter in two weeks. Please try to hold the length of Letters to the Editor to approximately 300 words. 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