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Show Letters to the editor as he has. He needs to think more about all the people and not just a portion of them. Cedar City really needed this new bowling alley. The adults in town now have some place to spend a few hours besides the local bars, lounge and Elks lodge. I think the restricted beer license is stupid and uncalled for. Mr. Lipscomb should have his license without any restrictions. Name withheld by request ...Ornottobeer Editor: It never ceases to amaze me how some people seem to learn how to rationalize their "common sense" and usually end up with "nonsense!" I speak in reference to our city council's recent vote to allow beer to be served in a "restricted" manner at the new Cedar City bowling alley. My question to our council is this: How can you say your are listening to the majority of the citizens of this community when in your own council room you vote against the feelings of those who care enough to come and voice opinions at your own meetings? Several citizens voiced their opposition op-position to beer being served in this issue, but you (the council) chose not to heed the voice of the majority, but to listen to the one or two involved in the business instead! When only one or two individuals stand and say that 40 percent (wherever this "out of the air" figure came from) of the league bowlers in this community wouldn't bowl without being served beer, or that leagues will be shut down, or that perhaps they won't even open the doors without having a beer license, it sounds as if our council was given the ultimatum of "bowl with beer or don't bowl!" Another question has been raised here. Can a "restrjcted" license, as it has been deemed, even be enforced by the City in a court of law? Was the City attorney even consulted before this precedence setting decision was voted on by our council? It sure seems to me that this "restricted" version of a beer license tends to open a "can of worms," rather than solve a problem. I have no problem getting along with all people, whether they drink or don't drink, and I have talked with several league bowlers, some who drink, and some who don't, and I just can't see where this 40 percent figure was arrived at. League bowlers have been driving 100 miles round trip to St. George to bowl and no one was served beer at the score tables there! They didn't shut down leagues there! Nor did anyone quit bowling in Richfield because no beer was served there. Neither have these other two establishments went bankrupt because they didn't serve beer. I'm sure there are plenty of league bowlers (both drinkers and non-drinkers) non-drinkers) who feel that a bowling alley should be for bowling enjoyment and not a public lounge. I know that in past elections that I have tried to vote for the type of individuals in-dividuals that I felt would back up their decisions with the type of moral backbone back-bone that any community could use more of. I don't believe our "elected" officials should rationalize the type of atmosphere that lots of people are striving to find in this community because of the demands of a few profit seekers! I believe our City Council has set a dangerous precedence with businesses that we may try to attract in the future. I guess in a nutshell what I'm trying to say is this, our council has rationalized its "sense" because of someone's "non-cents." "non-cents." Steve Mangum The Iron County Record welcomes letters from all responsible individuals or groups. Letters should be typed or printed neatly, double spaced. Also, no letters will be printed that are not signed. However, if the writer requests, with good reason, that his name be withheld from publication that request will be honored. rlhanks Editor: Again this year, it was the pleasure of the Chamber of Commerce to host the annual Feshman-New Student Dinner at Woods Ranch. Over 500 students attended and were treated to a dutch oven potatoe, barbecued chicken with all the trimmings, dinner. Rod Hammer, Chamber of Commerce Com-merce chairman of this event, Richard Dotson and Al Tait, college co-chairmen, co-chairmen, express their appreciation to the many college and Chamber members who helped make this dinner a success. Special thanks to the many Cedar City businesses who donated food or gift certificates, and we welcome the college students back to Cedar City this fall. S. Garth Jones Executive Secretary Cedar City Chamber of Commerce To beer... Editor: ' 4 Writing about the restricted beer license for the Alpine Bowling Lanes: I've been in a dozen alleys up north around Salt Lake. It comes to my mind that everyone has a lounge. They sell beer and alcoholic beverages. Never once have I seen a person drunk or disorderly. If the people in .the Cedar City area would quit trying to push their moral standards on everyone else, there would not be such stupid items put upon our local government to handle. While exercising with a few games of bowling and having a couple of beers, most people will leave feeling much better but not intoxicated. Go sit at a local bar, put on the music and try having just a couple beers without exercise. Shortly you will be drunk. As for the bowling alley being family entertainment, try making a bowling alley prosper with the handful of our parents that take the time to take the -kids out bowling. Most of these families leave that to the : children's church leaders. . : Do the few people in Cedar City really think Mr. Lipscomb would risk what he has invested in our town to sell a kid a bottle of beer for a buck. Mr. Shirlee teaches school at our high school and he should know better then anyone what a kid can got a hold of right on the school grounds. If Mr. Shirlee wants to run for mayor of Cedar City, I think he should consider the fact that not all people have the same beliefs |