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Show Letters to the editor Another tale Editor: In a great and glorious city called Cedar City, not far far away between the great mountains, but nestled at the foot of a beautiful mountain," there exists a large group of highly intelligent and fun-loving students, who don't believe in fairy tales but in the realities of life. These students feel like they are enlightened and reasonably good examples of the youth of the area. As they have grown up in this wonderful town of Cedar City, they have heard tales of the mighty Sadie Hawkins Day, brought about by some fun loving persons of the past. This event has become legend in the history of Cedar High and something that is looked forward to from elementary school. . Granted, this event can, on occasion, become hazardous. But didn't riding your first bicycle or crossing a busy street the first time by yourself create hazardous conditions? What dignity is lost in sharing a couple of da ys in an atmosphere of pure fun? Boys and girls need the opportunity op-portunity to associate with each other in sutuations that are just for fun. Lasting friendships are formed because of this activity, with no thought of any passion. And, even kids realize that boys and girls can be friends without getting into trouble. It takes someone with a corrupt and illicit mind to make something dirty out of the Sadie Hawkins dance. We thank the administrators for realizing that this is one event that can be totally enjoyed and participated in only by the youth. Perhaps whoever wrote the letter is a little bit envious of Chamber lacking? Editor: I am writing today about an issue which has been a concern with myself tor quite some time. What I am going to talk about is no( associated with any peronal feelings against anyone in particular, and I realize that not everyone may feel as I do. Whoknoas. w hat might be said might be com pSetely wrong, if this is the case I would appreciate being set straight on j the following matters. 1 fee! at this time that the Cedar City Chamber of Commerce is sincerely lacking in w hat 1 feel their purpose is. which is as I understand it to promote our community in which we have all on our own choosing decided that this is where we would live and raise our families. But to me this is fast fading. Heads of households have been forced to leave this area and seek jobs elsewhere in places like Tonopah, Vernal, Delta or wherever it might be. It would certainly cer-tainly seem to me that many of them did not want to leave considering that the majority that I know have had to leave their wives and families here while they make a living in some far out iirea. Is that we want Cedar City to be? Maybe we place too much burden on other people like the Chamber while we all sit back on our laurels and expect everyone to do the work for us and have them patronize our places of businesses, 1 am a businessman in this area, and I too have a stake in this area not only f'-.-.i'iallv. but my family also. So . . maybe we have brought most of ilus dilemma upon ourselves, but I cannot completely agree with this. We are supposed to have a full-time person working out of the Chamber of Commerce Com-merce office, in which I have failed to see any substantial direction or efforts being carried out in either promoting Cedar as a retail center or an industrial center. I've also noted that whenever the Chamber sponsors a promotion of any sort that it revolves strictly around the "downtown" merchants. That's garbage. There is everybody divorcing themselves from one another over the fact that someone might, just might, get a few more greenbacks than themselves! I pose a question: Is not only the Chamber of Commerce doing its part lor the community, but are we also? Now I know that while half the businessmen in town read this and even some newly elected officials in town would probably like to ring my neck, even though they wouldn't admit it. I would propose that we all become united in what ever we may do, and throw out the ideas from the "old school." In my business I would certainly like to earn all that I can, but we have the good old American way of competition. Now if Mr. Jones down the street is on the ball and beats me on a sale, well that's a little tough luck, but now let's emphasize this somewhat. I lost the sale, but Mr. Jones picked one up and the money will be kept local and turned over in the local economy. But maybe tomorrow 1 11 get the sale. And in effect we will bring more people here. But we have got to do our part! It was certainly cer-tainly better to have the cutomer go to another place of business in town than to have gone to St. George, Salt Lake or Las Vegas. So whether you shop at K-Mart, Albertsons. Fenney's. Southern Utah 01 f ice. Cardon's or Mr. H's let's get united, stay united and be happy that the money is here and that in one way it will affect us ail for the better. Name withheld upon request the fun lime created by this activity. As for us. we have lost no dignity, lost no respect, but we have only formed friendships that we hope will last a lifetime. With Redmen Pride in our school and in our activities, we unashamedly sign our names. Gary Chidester Sue Mathesoo Val Armstrong Angie Clark Rick Bairett Danny Bulloch Robert Nakken Rob Behunin Greg Bulloch J. Emroo Tripp Danny Harris Kevin Garrett Mike Garfield John Davis Lanae Murie Scott Carter Stacey Brown Scott Rhodes Gretchen Bulloch Steve Esplin The real world Editor:" This is a response to the letter from "Name withheld by Request' concerning con-cerning "Sadie Hawkins Day" which appeared in last week's Iron County Record Fairy Tales are exciting to listen to. but let's face it, we are living in the real world. I. was chairman of the 1380 "Sadie Hawkins Day" week, so I feel like I was deeply enough involved to know the problems as well as the fun and excitement associated with this traditional Cedar High School activity. There could or might be an element of danger associated with almost any " activity that a school has and if parents wanted to look for these dangers they probably wouldn't let their kids out of the house. For instance, anyone that participates in sports could have an accident, someone could get their fingers cut off in shop class, or someone might even get hit by a car if tin'ii Mommy doesn't hold thvir hand crossing the street to the school. The responsibility of parents is to . educate their children on all the dangers of life and how to avoid them (including boy-girl relationships). If the children are not aware of all the problems associated with growing up by the time they are in High School then the problem is the parents' not the school, faculty, or the kids. "Sadie Hawkins Day" has been enjoyed by many over the years in Cedar City. I enjoyed it and my parents enjoyed it over 25 years ago and still talk about some of the fun times they had back then when it was called "The Girl's Day Dance". I haven't talked w ith anyone that feels like they lost any dignity or sacrificed any of their standards in the good, clean fun that is and has been associated with this Cedar High School tradition. This dance has an opportunity for many boys and girls to participate in a boy-girl activity that wouldn't have otherwise. By the way. "Name Withheld by Request" if you were more informed you would know that ninth graders were only allowed to chase ninth graders this year and anyone not wanting to be involved in "Sadie Hawkins Day" need only sign off their name.' Let's not let a great tradition like "Sadie Hawkins Day" go down the drain, but instead let's concentrate on making it bigger and better than ever. I feel like I speak for the majority of people who have experienced this fun and exciting tradition and invite any of you who have been involved over the many years of its existence to also express your views. With pride in Cedar High School and its traditions and with hope that this particular tradition will continue throughout many more years to come so that someday I can talk to my kids about the fun I had on "Sadie Hawkins." I sign my name with no embarrassment. . Scott L. Bulloch |