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Show Value Speak Plucking prejudice out of the roof by Joseph Walker The roots of prejudice run deep. How deep exactly, no one knows. I don't think it's genetic, since no one has discovered a bigot chromosome to blame for the interactive messes we create. Still, there's little doubt that prejudice is more than just a bad habit. Although we tend to focus on the socially unacceptable actions of some bigoted people, the roots of prejudice have less to do with behavior than how we think and feel. Eventually, it boils down to a sincere belief that A is superior to Bwhatever A and B happen to represent. Which is fine, 1 guess, if you're talking about cars, colleges or breakfast cereals. cere-als. But we get into trouble when we use a sliding scale of relative value with people-individually or collectively. The minute we begin to believe that one person or group is inherently superior to another, a seed of prejudice is planted. And lately, those seeds have been taking root in fertile soil-civil soil-civil rights advances of the past 30 years notwithstanding. In an era when few things are more "politically incorrect" than racism, rac-ism, hate crimes are on the rise. People are lashing out at other people for the flimsiest of reasons: rea-sons: skin color, ethnic background back-ground or religious preference. Of course, we should have known better than to think philosophical philo-sophical fashion alone could eradicate this monster. Growing up during the "Wonder Years" of the late 1960s, I was aware of how "un-cool" it was to be racist. And I honestly believed I was immune to the disease. My best friend was Native American. My favorite food was Mexican. I was even willing to trade my Mickey Mantle baseball card (the one that is probably worth about $15 million by now) for a Willie Mays. Still, I knew my commitment to race relations was shallow, at best, if only because there were so few minorities in my home town. Where I come from, claiming claim-ing to be non-prejudicial is about as meaningful as claiming to be the official blacksmith of the Indianapolis 500. It wasn't until I was in high school that I actually came face-to-face with a black person, and my reaction to that experience troubles me to this day. Going into our game with West High, we were all a little intimidated. They had several black players, and we were sure this gave them an advantage. We played like we expected to lose, and it didn't take long to turn that expectation into reality. From my usual spot on the bench I watched our opponents with appreciative awe. But when coach signaled his surrender by sending me into the game, admiration turned to fear. As usual, I spent my time on court trying to stay out of the way. When I wandered too close to the action and started jockeying jockey-ing for position under the basket, my legs became entangled with someone else's and we both crashed to the floor. As I lay there trying to decide whether to feign injury or outrage, I noticed that the guy on top of me was darker. And I don't think I'll ever forget the anxiety that realization caused me. We scrambled to our feet scowling at each other with macho ma-cho bravado. Then his scowl broke, and he extended his hand. I shook it limply, but I couldn't help noticing how... well, ordinary ordi-nary his skin felt. Our eyes met, and in that instant I realized that they weren't just the eyes of A Black Person. They were the eyes of another teenager. And some how my fear melted in the warmth of new-found commonality- Recently, I've been remembering remember-ing both of those feelingsthe anxiety and the warmthas I read about contemporary racism. And it seems to me that prejudice isn't really about hatred; it's about fear. Like most creatures, humatJs instinctively react to something different with a sort of cautionary fear. And that's OK. Otherwise, none of us would have survived our first close encounter with a weed-eater. But because we don't like how it feels to be afraid, we conclude that we don't like whatever what-ever makes us feel that way. And sadly, that's where it ends for many people who don't know how to wade through their fears to the safe comfort of understanding, understand-ing, tolerance and acceptance. They remain fearful. And a new prejudice is born. That's why we need to get to the heart of prejudice-which is, not coincidentally, the heart. That'll be tough for those whose biases are covered by layers of anger and mistrust. But we can make a difference in the future if we start teaching our children now that all people are valuable no matter what they look like, where they come from or what they believe. If we can raise a generation that is able to accept differences more than it fears them, we won't just overcome prejudice. We'll pull it out by the roots. 1 iV h If Vl 't F f ' D. Shane Rogers, 13, son of Dave and Sarah Rogers of Springville, Spr-ingville, will recieve his Eagle Scout Award on February 2, 1992 at a Court of Honor in the Springville Stake Center. Shane is a member of Troop 67, Springville Spr-ingville 7th Ward. He is in the Eighth grade at Springville Jr. High. He attended Timberline and is a member of the Order of the Arrow. For his Eagle Project he organized and participated partic-ipated in cleaning the grounds at the Arts Park in Springville. He also had to clean the ditch that runs along the back of the park. Shane would like to thank everyone who helped with his project. Attend and Support Draw nearer to God S He will draw nearer to you. Allen's Super Save Foods & Drugs 340 South Main Springville 489-4377 Sncbon 80 West Center Springville 489 3218 uu 489-3698 7717 NORTH MAIN A little less of me, A little less of you, and a little more of us. DJ Dance Systems Member of QUDIO Desert West Record Pool VISIONS 4898235 151 South Main Springville The mind forgets, but the heart always remembers. State Farm Insurance Auto life Fire & Health E. Dean Brian 52 East 200 South Springville 489-9444 Co WING ENTERPRISES Little Giant Ladders Scaffolds, ladder access., fool & die machine & Mfg. 1325 Industrial Circle Springville 489 3G84 UbiM J XL3 Boy wins Hawaiian trip Ten year old Joseph Alan Twelves, who attends the Sandburg Sand-burg Elementary School in San Diego, California, was the grand prize winner in the Kodak Alan Page Challenge in the Great Cities Essay Contest. He was chosen out of 23,000 fourth graders across the country. Joseph is the son of Van and Kelli Twelves, former residents of Springville, and grandson of Rhea Twelves of Springville and the late Wendell Twelves. Alan Page, a former NFL Football star, asked fourth graders grad-ers to respond to the question: "With an education, the future is yours," What does that mean to me? Joseph won a Kodak Star 935 camera and a $100 US Savings Bond for winning first place in the San Diego School District. For the grand prize, Joseph and his parents tlew to Hawaii this week for the Pro Bowl Football Game on Feb. 2. Joseph's teacher was also awarded the same prizes. priz-es. In his essay, he compared himself to a tleik'lini; eaule and Astronaunt to speak to Scouts Astronaut Joe H. Engle will be the guest speaker at the annual Hobble Creek District Eagle Banquet set for next Wednesday evening at the Hobble Creek Stake Center said George Schmidt, Sch-midt, district advancement committee com-mittee chairman. The annual banquet is held each year to honor those young men who have earned their eagle in the previous year. Over 100 young men advanced to the eagle rank in 1 991 , a record for Hobble Creek District. Parents, sponsors, the young men and special guests are invited to this annual event. A special flag ceremony featuring fea-turing 130 flags will start the event according to Schmidt and other special awards will be given during the evening. General Engle is retired from the Air National Guard, the US Air Force and the NASA Astronaut Astro-naut program. He is currently an engineering consultant and simulation simu-lation evaluation pilot for the 30 National Aerospace Plane. He is from Dickinson County, Kansas, and graduated from the University of Kansas in Aeronautical Aeronau-tical Engineering in 1956. In March of 1966 he was one HOBBLE CREEK STAKE SIXTH WARD Sacrament Meeting 3:00 Sunday School. Primary 4:20 YW. RS. PM 5:10 Bishop J. Neil Strong 489-6833 ELEVENTH WARD Sacrament Meeting 11:00 Sunday School. Primary 12:20 YW. RS.PM 1:10 Bishop John F. Strong 489-4069 FIFTEENTH WARD Sacrament Meeting t 2:00 Sunday School. Primary 12:20 YW. RS.PM 1:10 Bishop Fred Hulf 489-5536 TWENTIETH WARD Sacrament Meeting 9:00 Sunday School. Primary 10:20 YW. RS.PM 11:10 Bishop D. Ray Reutzel 489-91 1 1 TWENTY-FIFTH WARD Sacrament Meeting 8:30 Sunday School, Primary 9:50 YW. RS. PM 10:40 Bishop Dennis Ward 489-9613 TWENTY-EIGHTH WARD Sacrament Meeting 1 1 :45 Sunday School. Primary 12:05 YW. RS.PM 1:50 Bishop Lorry K. Johnson . . . 489-3714 KOLOB STAKE FIRST WARD Sacrament Meeting 1:00 Sunday School, Primary 2:15 YW. RS. PM 3:10 Bishop J. MackBoyack .... 489-6642 SECOND WARD Sacrament Meeting 1:00 Sunday School, Primary 2:15 YM. RS.PM 3:10 Bishop David J. Moyle .... 489-7563 TWELFTH WARD Sacrament Meeting 9:00 Sunday School, Primary 10:15 YW. RS.PM 11:10 Bishop Robert Jones 489-4214 FOURTEENTH WARD Sacrament Meeting 11:00 Sunday School, Primary 12:15 YW. RS.PM 1:10 Bishop Steven Jackson 489-4205 TWENTY-FOURTH WARD Sacrament Meeting 9:00 Sunday School, Primary 10:15 YW. RS.PM 11:10 Bishop B. Lynn Crandall . . . 489 7161 TWENTY-SEVENTH WARD Sacrament Meeting 1 1 Sunday School, Primary 12:15 YW. RS PM I 10 Hishop St till f int'ririiiftjri . 4H9 42M Joseph Alan Twelves how it needs preparation before it can take on the duties of an adult. He said. "An honestly earned education will grant one of my fondest wishes: To share the freedom of art eaule." of 19 astronauts selected for NASA space missions and was the back-up lunar module pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. He was the commander of one of two crews that tlew the Se Shuttle "Enterprise" approach and landing test flights from June through October 1977. General Engle was the commander com-mander of the space shuttle "Discovery" "Dis-covery" on its flight which was launched on the 27th of August, 1985 in which the general and crew deployed three communications communica-tions satellites and performed a successful on-orbit rendezvous and manual repair of ailing SYN-COM SYN-COM IV-3 satellite. He has logged over 224 hours in space. General Engle is married and he and his wife, Mary, have two children, Laurie and Jon. Jon is a USAF fighter pilot. Think about this: the sudden breaking off of . a thought is known as aposiopesis. The United States has more tornadoes annually than any other country in the world. MAPL.ETON STAKE FIRST WARD Sunday School. Primary 11:00 YW RS.PM 12:00 Sacrament Meeting 12:50 Bishop B. Ray Anderson . . . 489 3259 SECOND WARD YW RS.PM. Primary 11:00 Sunday School 12:00 Sacrament Meeting 12:50 Bishop BndBrinkerhojj . . .489-8073 THIRD WARD YW. RS. PM. Primary 1:00 Sunday School 2:00 Sacrament Meeting 2:50 Bishop Leo Thomsen 489-6891 FOURTH WARD Sunday School, Primary 9:00 YW. RS. PM 10:00 Sacrament Meeting 10:50 Bishop J. Reed Hansen .... 489 501 1 FIFTH WARD YW. RS.PM. Primary 9:00 Sunday School 10:00 Sacrament Meeting 10:50 Bishop B. Taylor Harper . . . 489-3931 SIXTH WARD Sunday School. Primary 9:00 YW. RS.PM 10:00 Sacrament Meeting 10:50 Bishop Jo L. Knight 489-5945 EIGHTH WARD Sunday School, Primary 1:00 YW. RS.PM 2:00 Sacrament Meeting 2:50 Bishop Kenneth H. Jones ..489 3113 NINTH WARD Sunday School, Primary 1:00 YW. RS.PM 2:00 Sacrament Meeting 2:50 Bishop Joseph M. Kirby. . . .489-7859 TENTH WARD Sunday School 11:00 RS.PM 12:00 Sacrament Meeting 12:40 Bishop Hal Black 489-9674 SPRING CREEK STAKE FIRST WARD Sunday School 1 00 YW. RS. PM. Primary 2:00 Sacrament Meeting .2:50 Bishop Ridge Phillips 489 4132 SECOND WARD Sunday School. Primary 9:00 YW. RS. PM 10:00 Sacrament Meeting 10:50 Bishop Nicholas Cronk . . . .489 6238 THIRD WARD Sunday School. Primary '):(K) YW. RS I'M ':.rr S, r.imi'iil Mivlimi IO:.riO Hislum ( Huu r Ntisiii 'W 'HxISt January 29, 1992 - The Jr. Seminary At the conclusion of the second sec-ond term, the Springville Jr. High Seminary is pleased to recognize the following honor students who received an A for academics and an H for honor in citizenship: Damon Argyle, Jared Badger, Kyle Bake, Amber Banks, Julane Barker, Elizabeth Barnes, Jessica Barney, Melanie Bartholomew, Nathanael Bartholomew, Marissa Bellows, Summer Benson, Heather Heath-er Boel, Jeremy Bone, Marcus Boyer and Megan Boyer. Kimberly Brown, Shannon Brown, Tiffani Carlson, Candace Child, Crystal Chi Ids, Memorez Clark, Derek Claybrook, Tiffany Clements, Cory Guff, Emilee Condie, Kelli Dalton, Adam M. Davis, Jennifer Davis, Brad Daybell and Andrea Dobson. Kimberly Ewing, Melinda Faux, Benjamin Fawson, Claire Finch, David Gadd, Kathryn Gardner, Jonathan Giles, Lance Greer, Melanie Hanks, Beth Manna, Lucas Hansen, Gina Harmer, Jamie Hatfield, Emilee Heaps and Thomas Higginson. Heather Hillier, Adam Hjorth, Kacy Hone, Kenneth W. Jack-man, Jack-man, Adrienne Jackson, Bryan Jackson, Jenette W. Jay, Justin Johnson, Jeff Johnston, Mark Judd, Heather Kenney, Richard Kunkel, Karalee Lambert, Cor-dell Cor-dell J. Larkin and Stacy Larson. Rani Law, Monica Leroy, Leslie Lewis, Stacie Lowe, Bart Madson, Jeremy Masterson, GloraJean McConnell, Rachel What's Hobble w i j February 3-8 Scout Week 5 Eagle Recognition Banquet Hobble Creek Stake Center 6 Eagle Papers Due 415 South 200 East 8 Merit Badge Pow Wow Hobble Creek Stake Center Advanced Comm. Training Price, Utah 9 Scout Sunday Your Church FOURTH WARD Sunday School. Primary 11:00 YW. RS.PM 12:00 Sacrament Meeting 12:50 Bishop Ray Bartholomew . .489 9536 FIFTH WARD Sunday School 9 00 YW. RS.PM. Primary 10:00 Sacrament Meeting 10:50 Bishop Harlod Johnston . . .489 7462 SIXTH WARD Sunday School. Primary 1:00 YW. RS.PM 2:00 Sacrament Meeting 2:50 Bishop Reed Argyle 489 5830 SEVENTH WARD Sunday School. Primary 9:00 YW. RS.PM 9:50 Sacrament Meeting 10:50 Bishop Dale Black 489 9892 EIGHTH WARD Sunday School. Primary 1:00 YW.RS. PM 2:00 Sacrament Meeting 2:50 Bishop S. Harold Smith .... 489-6565 NINTH WARD Sunday School. Primary 1:00 YW. RS.PM 2:00 Sacrament Meeting 2:50 Bishop Berton Andreasen . . 489-9185 TENTH WARD Sunday School. Primary 11:00 YW. RS.PM 12:00 Sacrament Meeting 12:50 Bishop Stephen Rogers .... 489-9823 ELEVENTH WARD SINGLES Sunday School 11:00 RS.PM 12:00 Sacrament Meeting 12:50 Bishop Kent Blackly 489-6796 Activities Hotline 489-5341 SPRINGVILLE STAKE FIFTH WARD Sacrament Meeting 9:00 Sunday School. Primary 10:15 YW. RS.PM 11:10 Bishop Alan L. Croshaw . . .489-4932 SEVENTH WARD Sacrament Meeting 1 1 :00 Sunday School, Primary 12:15 YW.RS. PM 1:10 Bishop H. Jerry Smith 489 6974 EIGHTH WARD Sacrament Meeting 11 :(X) Sunday School, Primary 12:15 YW. RS.PM 1:10 Bishop Kent Walker 489 9078 TENTH WARD Siicriinu'iit Movting 1:00 Stintliiv School. Priiiiiirv 2: 15 YW KS I'M ::io Hi.sh. Mm iirlis 4S 7472 Springville Herald - Page Seven Honor roll Merrill, Angela Miner, Olivia Miner, Kristi Morgan, Jeffrey Mottisahw, Kent D. Moyle, Miranda Murdock and Shanda Murray. Tiffany Murray, Heather Newton, Angelia Nielson, Amy Noxon, Jared Olson, Jan Ostler, Chalan Palfreyman, Ryan Park, Kara Parry, Emily Petersen, Wendy Petersen, Nathan Peterson, Peter-son, Benjamin Rees, Karin Rob-bins Rob-bins and Wendy Robertson. Korile Rodeback, Melissa Roundy, Erin Sacks, Leslie Sheldon, Shel-don, Ian Shockley, Katie Smith, William Staheli, Suzanne Steff-ens, Steff-ens, Brad Strong, Ryan Sumsion, Dayna Tanner, Lisa Tew, Justin Tranchell, Nathan Treanor and Nathaniel Walpole. Jolene Walker, Amy Weight, Mielinda Whitney, Hayley Wilson, Wil-son, Clark Wiscombe, Christina Wolfgramm, Tara Workman, Melody Worwood, Dawn Wright, Rebecca Young and Matthew Zierenberg. Some experts estimate there are more people studying English in China than there are people in the United States. New Year's Day has its origin in Roman Times, when sacrifices were offered to Janus, the two-faced two-faced Roman deity who looked back on the past and forward to the future. ScouiinG Corner J going on in the Creek District SIXTEENTH WARD Sacrament Meeting 1 00 Sunday School. Primary 2:15 YW. RS.PM 3:10 Bishop Martin Palmer 489-5328 TWENTY-THIRD WARD Sacrament Meeting 9:00 Sunday School, Primary 10:15 YW. RS.PM 11:10, Bishop Alan M. Bird 489-9082 FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor John Rogers 489-8082" Office Phone 798 947a Meetings held at I 730 East 800 North, Spanish Fork ; Mail P.O. Box 49, Springville ; Sunday Services Sunday School 9:45 am; Morn. Worship 11 am; Eve. Worship 6 pm; COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - Rev. George Lower 489-8501 ; 245 South 200 East Sunday School 9:30; Worship 10:30; Fellowship Hour After Worship; Kitchen Cabinets & Formica : Counter Tops r 1298 Norm lfiOOWea 489-935t; rMaoleom.UT S4464 Stetner's Flo 460 North Main Springville 489 MC Compro ; For all your computer hardware and software needs. Personalized programing availible. 489-8235 At- City FufcliKlrft Publisher of 4 fturlngullle Herald 161 South Main SpringvHte 'Hfi)rGr1 -4219v-5l: 1 |