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Show COMMEK TCDAfi le &prfngoiUe Heralb OPINION LETTE W Page Two July 1, 1982 The Fine Print By Rodd G. Wagner The neatest folks jQve grey hoir Grandparents are the greatest. When I moved from home to attend BYU, I was never all that homesick. I'd waited for the chance to be out on my own for years, and when I got it, I never looked back longingly. Part of that might have been I knew I couldn't do anything about it whether I liked it or not. Minnesota is more than a tank of gas away, and therefore out of range except at Christmas and once or twice in the spring. It's that way for a lot of college students, but I was a bit more lucky, because in Ogden there's a wonderful couple that spoil me, feed me and give me all the attention I need on a moment's notice. They are my grandparents. grand-parents. Grandparents are truly an inspiration in-spiration to watch, but you have to watch very carefully to get the message. There are little things, like the way they look at each other, which have mountains of wisdom in them. Having never gone out with the same girl for more than a year or so, it's comforting to know that it's possible to live and love one of the female half for over 50 years. Watching my grandparents when they look at each other makes the idea of marriage (eventually, not very soon, but eventually) seem almost bearable. And having been in this world for nigh onto 70 years, my grandparents have had a lot of time to think about the problems you face in this life. Though I Playhouse The Springville Playhouse announces the first in a series of summer sum-mer productions for the young people of the city. This is one of the activities ac-tivities sponsored by the Springville City Recreation Recrea-tion Department. Under the direction of Merle Schreiner, plays by these former child ac are Dresented bv vounc tors. Some of these young actors ac-tors of years past have themselves become drama directors, acted in high school and college plays, filled missions, and have held positions of executive ex-ecutive leadership. These are the rewards of work and concentrated effort actors for audiences of young people and adults rather than plays acted by adults for young audiences. au-diences. For several years a group of young people have had repeated experience ex-perience in dramatic productions pro-ductions and have become competent enough to handle a three-act three-act play. This summer they asked to try a mystery play. It will be the fourth full-length play for this group. ' Mrs. Schreiner has encouraged en-couraged these young actors ac-tors because of her belief that dramatic experience (is valuable in developing jthe" ability to work together, to gain poise Hand confidence before an audience, to create Understanding of characterization, to foster friendship and to develop qualities of leadership. . The cast members of the current three-act play Cat O' Nine Tails are working hard in rehearsal rehear-sal and are showing a real sense of responsibilty and talent, she said. The cast and the director hope that many will avail themselves of the opportunity oppor-tunity to encourage the young actors with their presence at the coming production of this three-act three-act mystery play. Curtain time will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Thurs-day, and Friday, July 7, 8, and 9, in the Arena Theater, 50 So. Main, in the Civic Center. Cast members are: Michael Poulsen, Kimberly Bachelder, John Boyack, Mike Swendsen, Lorena Bartholomew, Bar-tholomew, Janna Palmer, Ryan McQuivey, David Black, Dana Francis, Fran-cis, and the Cat O' Nine Tails. After investigating the drug situation in Springville for our front page story today, several points have come across strongly to us at this newspaper, which we feel an obligation to express for the community's good. First, we have a real and strong concern about the abuse of drugs in our1 tfity. While we greet the news of the problem's decline over recent years with satisfaction, we are certain that the situation will continue to be serious, no matter what the scale or severity. Drug abuse has a history almost as old as mankind, a fact which when combined with common sense tells us that the problem will never be under total control in Springville. A drug problem is part of Springville, as it is in every area of the country. Secondly, we were negatively impressed with the outward appearances and apparent ap-parent character and achievement of some of those who use drugs on a regular basis. "You would be shocked if I told you some of the people I know are using drugs," said Det. Chuck Senn. He was right; we were shocked. These people lend an air of respectibility to self-destructive habits. Particularly among teenagers, their charisma may serve in future years to turn the problem back into an upswing. Thirdly, we feel by far the greatest progress which can be made against the drug abuse situation lies in the home, in caring and sensitive parents who maintain communication with their children through the critical, emotional teenage years when most users begin their habits. Last of all, we feel impressed to encourage en-courage every member of the community to learn all he or she can about the problem tickets may-be obtain- and to take reasonable steps to confront ed at the door or from the problem within their jurisdiction, cast members, t Again, Det. Senn made it clear that the police cannot possibly stop the situation. The Owl and the Pussy- As with any other large scale venture, the SauSUV'n fightagainstdrugabuseisonewhichmust Edward Lear involve the entire community if it is to be effective fSktaTiSK, Cooperation with police, an ear to the misfortune is to do it ground and a watchful eye are just several solemnly. of the steps an average citizen can take to Montaigne help control the problem. we hope that through increased awareness and community action, the current decrease in Springville's, drug problem may continue as it has over the past several years. don't take advantage of it as often as I should, it's always comforting to know that Grandpa (we call him Papa) is there to talk over a problem. I know he's had to have faced, in one way or another, most every problem I come up against. The same is true of Grandma (we call her Gigi (pronounced Jee-jee)). She's invaluable for advice (admonition is a better word) on girls and cooking, etc. This last weekend I decided I needed to get away and reestablish my sanity (what was left or ever was, that is). While I was at their home, we didn't really go anywhere or do anything except go to church on Sunday. That's the joy of going to the grandfolks place -there's never any pressure, any need to talk if you've got nothing to say or any need to be anyone but yourself. There's something to be said for a grandmother's cooking too. Somehow in her kitchen, even cold cereal tastes better. Leftovers taste like full-blown dinners and dinners taste like feasts. With an editor's eating habits being what they are, every one of us ought to have a grandmother like mine for the occasional square meal. In fact, I've become so accustomed to the advantages of having my grandparents grand-parents around, that should I ever have cause to leave this area, I'm going to sneak up to Ogden with a large suitcase, suit-case, catch them when they're asleep, pack them up and take them with me -because grandparents are the greatest. If the nose of Cleopatra had been a little shorter the whole face of the world would have been changed. Pascal Sty (UPS 513-060) Published Weekly by Art City Publishing Co., Inc. 161 South Main Street Springville, Utah 84663 Phone 489-5651 Publisher Martin W. Conover Editor Rodd G. Wagner Managing Editor Margaret R. Fleenor Entered ac second class matter at the Post Office, Springville, Utah 84663 under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1897. . Subscription! in Advance par ysor $11.00. Out of County Subscriptions par yaor $12.50. Par copy 30'. Oalivarad by corriar. par month $1.00. Member Utah Press Association Weekly Press Association ' National Newspaper Association u y m Blackhawk Subdivision 600 South 1600 East Pleasant Grove, Utah PRESTIGIOUS VIEW LOTS in PLEASANT GROVE Beautiful, serene location. View lots. All priced at $13,250.00. Only 10 down. Seven year call clause. Just $300 Closing Costs. 8'2 interest (APR 87a). Monthly payment of $103.49. Payments increase 10 per year with no increase in interest! All loans fully assumable for same terms. For More Information Call Larry at 373-2473 Eves. 756-3136 , Vantage Corporation 54 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84144 A Subsidiary of Deseret Federal Savings Daughter blasts O'Hara account Our report biased, cays local couple Hi? Editor: For the past week since reading the article on my father, Don O'Hara, it became very clear to me why I never subscribed to this small-town tabloid. I am amazed at the insensitivity of your bold, black headlines. He went from being a "Springville Man" in an article one week to having his name emblazzoned in bold type the next. Your reporter, Mr. . Wagner sensationalized a simple hearing in a very biased manner after the judge admonished him against such a thing. . This is a difficult situation at best for our family. We really didn't need some man dressing up in journalistic clothes cruicifying him in print. The fact : that he didn't get the whole story did a great injustice to us as a family, and to readers who will form opinions simply because they read about it in the paper. The public has a right to know the things that affect their community, the press has the responsibility to supply all the facts before printing. The men involved in this suit have vowed to continue their persecution per-secution and prosecution until Don is "six feet under." How convenient you are making it for them. I found real irony in your priority of news, worthy material. Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson, who is a Senatorial candidate seemed to find himself on page two with only a caption to keep him warm. Don is a good, kind, caring man. It's a shame that no story has ever been done on his humanitarian acts. There were no reporters around when he came to the aid of a family torn apart by a train wreck, or when he has given help to countless people who had no food to eat, clothes to wear, or beds to sleep in. There are people in this town who know the generosity of this man. It is also an irony that the men in this lawsuit have also been recipients of Don's generosity. For some reason, they have opted to' forget. Many times I witnessed them eating my parents food and spending days and days at my parents home. As' I look back and remember these incidents in-cidents and now in the light of what's happening, I see these people as (problems) in my parents lives. In a few months your readers and probably yourself will have forgotten this incident. My younger brothers and sisters and I will not. Those children will go to school with other children who have listened to their parents accounting of this and they also will feel the pain involved. No matter how this turns out, impressions im-pressions formed because of this article will stand. What a travesty that this "Springville Man" who worked so hard to establish himself now has to begin again. Hopefully when and if there is a trial the reporting will be done in a more responsible manner. man-ner. Please print this as Don needs to have a support system on his side too. Thank you Christine Lambert 466 E. Center Editor: We were always under the impression that journalism jour-nalism is supposed to be unbiased, giving equal amount of space to both sides of an issue, not leaning lean-ing toward one or the other, and then allow the readers to make their own decisions. If that is the definition of journalism, jour-nalism, it certainly did not apply to the June 24th article concerning Mr. Don O'Hara. The first thing that we felt was improper was you placed this article with bold headings on the front page, when at the same time, Ted Wilson was in town. You put him on the second page with only a caption under a picture. Now really, what is more newsworthy... a current senatorial candidate can-didate or a hearing? What are you running a gossip paper or a newspaper? We felt this article on Mr. O'Hara was totally one-sided. You devoted 12 paragraphs to the article, all of which were devoted to the prosecution side of the issue with the exception excep-tion of one-half of a paragraph. We also noticed notic-ed this was the second or third such article you have published in the same manner these past couple of months. The readers we are aware of found Don guilty in their minds and never had the opportunity to hear the things pertaining to Don's defense. We have to take a few moments to speak on Don O'Hara's behalf. There are few men we have met as selfless as he. He has ' spent his days bailing people out of hot water,, and has never been' , demanding of any thing'in "! -return. 7 "f We have to say hdw'"' callous and unfeeling iti's5, that people have to be like ' this toward others. TWs''. man has never done'."' anything but try to be fli"-' friend because he valifes?v!-friendship valifes?v!-friendship so highly. Hfe-c;' has always felt you dp'".rf" everything you can "to,;i" help those you care for. Mr. Don O'Hara has done so much more for this community and hiV' church than some of those we have voted in to local1'1-? offices. This paper has no' ; right to condemn him so:'' We believe Don will be found innocent as , heV should be, but it will be .-!, too bad that his name and,,'..,, reputation have been done so much harm Jo.,-, These things can never be:, undone. .'. , '. 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