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Show Wasatch Canyon Reporter LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: rxrenoeo Dance Rewn ‘Dear All: I love you! You do a great . and I appreciate you. I’m an Alta skier (4 trips a season). We ski at “home” in between. 1.e.: the Sierra, N. Tahoe to be exact. Next April will herald my 75th birthday - Yeh! Keep it up please. —Naomi Wain, San Mateo, _ California PS: Loved your editorials. Editor’s Response: I cut my journalistic teeth in San Mateo. Selling ads, and penning some of the worst material ever suffered by a web press. San Mateo Weekly was the dread newspaper. I imagine they throw them on your doorstep still. We’re glad you enjoy the paper. Hello: I was happy to see that you used -my poem, “Avalanche,” in the March 5. issue. Just two things: would you please remit $10 payment for the use of the poem and would you please send me another tearsheet for my records. I’d really appreciate it. Thank you. Sincerely, Lee Bellavance, Salt Lake City | _ man who can keep up with my active © life and still let me win solitaire. Signed, Ego Femme Fatale Control Freak [name/phone withheld to protect the euilty] PS: If you would like to meet I can do a power lunch at my office as long as it’s a vegetarian meal with no dairy, refined sugar, lots of caffeine, buy and if we do not like each other I will refund your half the money.” Dear John & Dave: You are awesome! Thank you Just FYI - your write-up generated more feedback than any of the others previously so you’ve got some pretty - good readership out there! Katie Kuhn, Park City (...and Maui, and Aspen; and...) | Editor’s Response: Thanks, Katie. Don’t forget us when you sell that triple-platinum album. paycheck. Undiscovered but tremen- dously talented writers and photographers use the Wasatch Canyon _ Reporter to hone their skills and get exposure. We are sure you have experienced this exposure: “Lee Bellavance? THE Lee Bellavance? The one with that great poem in the WCR??!?” | If cash is the goal, then become a pagemill, and start cranking out the material to the wealthier newspapers in the valley. Ours is a purer purpose. — Editor’s Note: The following was the sole response to our personal ad in the last issue. It is printed here for PERSONAL AD I SAW IN THE you for your support Doctors Dear Stud, I would paraglide with you some like to day. I am studette who on a typical day up at our work, please don’t hesitate to call 486.3161. — —Diane V. Kelly, SUWA, South 1100 East, Salt Lake 1471 City, 84105 Editor’s Note The Southern Alliance wonderful La for a quick windsurf, then to Our Readers: Utah Wilderness is helping to protect the Utah wilderness that we they on a quick road bike tour to my studio where I record all sorts of entirely amazing music. I then come home to - my -semi-rustic acreage mountain home to consume red wine and movies. I am looking for that special me to stop are drinking-or —_—_—-- understand how strict, die, to Our Rec Well, folks, what do you think? This . is a community newspaper, which will reflect the values and needs of our readers, as long as the don’t conflict with our whims. Stand up and be counted! We have recreated Mr. Arenaz’s letter verbatim to allow you insight into how and what he writes before voting yea or nay on why is it so popular with the world? Simply stated, man has taken the word of God-perverted it-turned it be a “no-punch-pulled,” no simony column (OK, we admit it — we had to look it up: “simony (sim-on-ee) n the buying or selling of positions in the Church”’). Mail your vote now! into a literary masterpiece, intitled [sic]; “Devotion Made Easy.” Now; since man is not infallable [sic], his idea’s: [sic] to save the world, “ain’t gonna work.” Only God’s ideas, are going to save the world. This is my idea. I would like to have a, “no-punch-pulled” column in your publication. (for which I want to simony) The disclaimer for example, may read: (This publication, and it’s [sic] believe owners in the new ae ideas are good for progress. Whether _ the | Arenaz ideas are good, or evil, mankind can gain knowledge from both. Etc.) Public aged. response will be encour- At first thought, one might think it will only be negative; however, there is a very large population, who have quit organized reli- gion, who seek just such a column. The column newsbreaking will talk about the stories, and by using ~ THE FOLLOWING DISPATCH FILED this would IS THE BY OUR FIRST FORMER PARK - CIDENTALLY OUR NEW BUREAU CHIEF: Dear. Editor: Life in Southern LOS ANGELES California is an adjustment needless to say. Between WCR duties I start working next coffee, Sir?’ Surf has been fair, 3-5 feet with the occasional Big Set.I try | to surf everyday & prime myself for when the staff comes for a visit. —Kris Severson, Los Angeles Editor’s Response: Thanks for | checking in, but we want the real dirt on Hollywood. Who is getting conjugal with whom, etc. Spare us ‘no details. Editor’s Note: This is more of aa ‘Letter to the Publisher’ as it was left under the wiper of his vehicle. Admittedly, Mr. Bresee was taking up two spaces, however this note was alone, I will the prophets he sends to mankind, to left on a Saturday when almost no one at our office tower is generally at work (we, of course, work seven days a week). Normally the staff of the WCR takes the utmost care in park- bring them knowledge. Not soothsay- ing, but on this day a lapse resulted ers, but truth tellers. Men who have the courage to stand along against the in the following: “It’s very difficult to park under this bldg. When you park like this, no | one can park next to you. Please be more careful parking. If you take the left side - pull left. Not right. Thank inevitably lead to revoanti-government groups it Satan’s way-through God still offers us His will be preached witness to all the end will come.” The time has who love God, counted. turned to Jesus Christ, and he saved in all the world as a nations and then the come now, for those to stand up, and be —John A. Arenaz, Midvale cy 7s | week on a show called “Sliders” which ts a sci-fi type of thing (Friday nights on Fox13 in the Salt Lake area). I think I’1l have my own director’s chair in no time, but until then...”’Can I get you another cup of illustrate word | CiTy BUREAU CHIEF, NOW REPORTING FROM THE CITY OF ANGELS, AND COIN- why they happen, and what can be done about it. The number one weapon of Satan, is to keep the people in ignorance. God’s way, “And this gospel of the kingdom I Note his column. Remember, Page 4 a Christian Editor’s and self-denying His Gospel is. Then versy, which lution. The want to do bloodshed. and land that is underwater! Dear Madam/Sir: I am a man of God. At one time, I was a man of Satan. When Doctors told other world. You and I know, if you accept my colum [sic], it will cause a contro- information on joining and helping the fight against those SOBs somebody elected to represent Utah. Unless then The number one weapon of God, is stopped our paraglide to work, and mountain bike | “protected” wilderness will consist of roads, powerlines, rights-of-way home to my retriever puppy. We go five to drinking or die, I all enjoy so much. Call or write for WCR: and told me to stop concept of how of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and for John A. allowing us to name your business as one of the supporters for 5. 7 million areas of wilderness in Utah. It’s been an incredible year for Utah wilderness, highlighted by the Senate blocking the Utah delegation’s anti-wilderness bill in March. While they may well try to push their inadequate legislations through yet again this year, the now national nature of this issue will make it that piles more difficult for them. If you have any questions about your enjoyment. The sender and the recipient are now happily dating. “THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO. A Bible, material. Having learned His Gospelfrom a point devoid of of preconceived ideas; empirically, I discovered that today’s organized religions, are not teaching His precepts. Instead, they are teaching their own. One need only read Chapter 7, in the book of “At one time I was a man of Satan. When _ Dear - Wasatch Canyon Reporter: Thank the Matthew, but no fat, preservatives or MSG. You Editor’s Response: And we were happy to use it Lee, but, while we welcome contributions of all kinds we do not, unfortunately, have fat in the budget to pay people (please see the fine print on page three). We are more of a stepping-stone to the huge me. This miracle inspired me to read you.” Editor’s | Response: May we humbly suggest that when you are confronted with a nearly deserted parking lot in which one vehicle is taking up two spaces — DON’T PARK NEXT TOIT! hope — |