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Show Page Two - The Springville Herald - July 21, 1999 EDITORIAL Who is responsible? Gun control this subject has been on the tongues of every citizen in the United States lately. What to do about it. Do we need it? We have had children killing children in more incidents than we ever thought possible lately. Why? We have many people saying there should be strict restrictions on gun ownership. Others say the right to bear arms should be modified or eliminated. Those who are most vulnerable to crime say that it is too easy to get a gun, and they need to make it harder. Figures say that crime overall is declining, yet murder rates in the United States remain much higher than in the rest of the Western world. And kids killing kids is higher than ever. Why? Are the violent images on TV and movies and music, videos and the easy access to weapons pushing teens over the edge? We think so. What is the subject of most video games being played by every age that can push a button? Does the responsibility for keeping violent materials away from children fall on parents? And who is responsible for violent entertainment? We call on the entertainment industry to cut back on violence voluntarily-before they are slapped with lawsuits like the tobacco industry. They need to accept responsibility for what they promote. They need to make products that they would want their children exposed to. As for guns, you are probably safer with a gun in your home than having a car in your garage or a swimming pool in your back . yard. If you own a gun, sure, you need to be careful. You don't want your children to have access to it. But the danger of firearms is exaggerated. Deaths relating to firearms, including murder, accidents and suicides, amount to just a little more than one percent of the annual deaths in the United States. Rather than strict gun control, lets hit the problem where it starts-in the entertainment industry! Cannon speaks out on religious liberty U.S. Rep. Chris Cannon of Mapleton (R-Utah), today offered the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives Representa-tives on HR 1691, the Religious Liberties Protection Act. "Mr. Speaker, I rise in support sup-port of HR 1691, the Religious Liberties Act of 1999. This legislation, legis-lation, introduced by my friend Congressman Canady, is an important step in preserving the freedom that the Constitution affords to all religions in America. Ameri-ca. A little over ten years ago, 200 of the nation's leaders from all sectors signed the Williamsburg Williams-burg Charter. It affirmed that, "Religious liberty in a democracy is a right that may not be submitted submit-ted to vote and depends on the outcome of no election. A society is only as just and as free as it is respectful of this right, especially toward the beliefs of its smallest minorities and least popular religious communities." The provisions included in the Williamsburg Charter reflect our commitment to respect and accommodate ac-commodate the philosophies, practices and needs of the many diverse religions in this nation, even when doing so is inconvenient inconve-nient or annoying. But the realization of these principles is not always simple. The growth of government on every level combined with government's gover-nment's inherent tendency to over-regulate, often requires occasional legislative clarification. clarifica-tion. Given the complexities, there is no practical way to measure mea-sure whether anti-religious motivation moti-vation plays a factor in such iff (USPS 513-060) Published Weekly by Art City Publishing Co., Inc. 161 South Main Street Springville, Utah Publisher.... Martin W. Conover Editor Patricia Coriover Periodical Postage Paid in Springville, UT 84663 Postmaster send change of address notice to: The Springville Herald, 161 S. Main, Springville, UT 84663 Subscriptions in Advance per year $20 Out of County Subscriptions per year $23 , v Per Copy 500 delivered by carrrier, per month $2 Member Utah Press Association matters as cities' planning and zoning decisions. But in Senate hearings on this subject there was testimony that, "Since the Smith decision, governments gov-ernments throughout the U.S. have run roughshod over religious reli-gious conviction. In time every religion in America will suffer. . . Must a Catholic church get per-; mission from a landmarks commission com-mission before it can relocate its altar? Can orthodox Jewish basketball bas-ketball players be excluded from interscholastic competition because be-cause their religious beliefs require re-quire them to wear yarmulkes? Are certain evangelical denominations denomi-nations going to be forced to ordain female ministers?" I believe that a balance can be struck, but we don't have a balance bal-ance today. It is somewhat ironic that under current First Amendment principles, a city can totally zone out a church that desires to construct con-struct an edifice for its members and the surrounding community, but cannot zone out of its community com-munity a sexually oriented adult bookstore. Religious freedom is one of the First-Freedoms in our Republic. Repub-lic. The right to religious liberty applies to all, from border to border, in every State across this nation. Such freedom should never depend upon the amount of religious sensitivity in a particular particu-lar community, or on the willingness willing-ness of local governments to craft appropriate exemptions for religious reli-gious practices. I urge my colleagues to support sup-port the Religious Liberties Protection Pro-tection Act with a yes vote. " Albam To the People of Springville: This is the first time that I have been to the USA. I came for ; something beautifulto show the loving people of Springville a piece of Albanian folklore treasure. trea-sure. I was overwhelmed when I saw the hospitality towards our group and the interest of every angle of our Albanian culture. . I would like to thank the organizers of the Springville World Folk Festival for the gracious invitation to come and share the Albanian culture with them. We, as a group, also appreciate ap-preciate their hospitality. ; The Republic of Albania is a small country in the Balkan pen-, insula, but in comparison with the small population, it is rich in folklore. Folkloric research began only in the second half of the 19th Century. Since then, the research has continued and will -continue in Albania. It is the same in Kosova, Macedonia and Monte Negro, where there are many ethnic Albanians. Because of the many Albanians in Italy and Greece, the opportunity to create folk archives in those Springville police report The Springville Police Department Depart-ment responded to 314 calls during the past week, including seven auto burglaries and 1 1 auto accidents. One auto accident at 296 W. 700 South resulted in an injury. Two cars stopped for a pedestrian and a third car ran into the stopped cars. One driver was transported to the hospital. Items stolen from various cars and trucks in separate incidents included speakers, a generator, a purse, a CD player, a wallet, a stereo and a cell phone. The Springville Fire Department Depart-ment responded to a house fire at 296 W. 700 South at 3:20 a.m. on July 15. The fire did extensive damage to the home and the incident is under investigation for possible arson. There was a report of a resi-; resi-; dent getting a bill from AT&T: Wireless for a cell phone that they had not ordered. It was discovered that the cell phone had been ordered by someone in New York. The case is now being investigated in New York. Reports of theft included the theft of old checks and VISA cards that had not been activated from a home and the theft of a vacuum pump used to clean air conditioners. Flash powder wrapped in paper and tape was found in a mailbox. There was a gas skip reported at Utah Service. A street sign for Spring Oaks Drive was stolen. A woman reported that her check book and credij cards had been taken while she was at work. Two female juveniles were arrested for shoplifting makeup and earrings at Reams. They were issued citations and released. re-leased. The statue called "Frog Ball," which was placed in the community commu-nity through the Statues to Live By program, was reported stolen. Arturo Cardenas-Villa, 340 E. 600 North, Orem, was arrested and released on a citation for aiding juveniles in being out after curfew. Ryan Clements, 173 E. 300 South, Springville, was arrested and released on a citation for illegal consumption of alcohol. . Nathan Dale Holley, 133 N. 1230 East, Springville, was arrested and released on a citation cita-tion for illegal consumption of alcohol and possession of paraphernalia. para-phernalia. Thomas W. Cloward, no address, tried to sneak into the Folkfest, was caught and asked to leave. He refused arid was arrested arrest-ed and charged with trespass, disorderly conduct and interfering with the arresting officer. Erica L. Ernst, 1060 E. 450 North, Provo, was arrested on a DUI offense. Anya Taggart, 392 W. Center, was arrested on a warrant. Several juveniles were arrested for being out after curfew. cur-few. Half the labor force will be over 40 by the year 2005. Most Christians observe Easter Eas-ter on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. m MMm mi countries has come. These archives ar-chives are used in order to publish pub-lish folk materials and to study Albanian folk culture. In 1974, the Institute of Folk Culture, near the Acadamy of Sciences in the capital of Tirana, Albania, was created so scholars there could also create a folkloric archive. These archives are treasures. trea-sures. The archive in Tirana holds 35,000 songs (both with and without lyrics), 2,000 filmed dances, 1.5 million registered verses, and over 200,000 proverbs, prov-erbs, fables and legends. The publications about Albanian Alba-nian folk culture and studies continue. For example, magazines maga-zines like, "Kultura Popullore" (Folkloric Culture) in Tirana, and "Gjurmime Albanologjike-Foll-klor dhe Etnologhi" (Folkloric Research-Folklore and Ethnology) Ethnolo-gy) in Prishtina are published regularly along with the periodical periodi-cal "Ceshtje te Folklorit Shquip-tar" Shquip-tar" (Problems of Albanian Folklore), Folk-lore), out of Tirana. With the collection of so many materials and continuing COMMENT PAGE Thank .you mlmmdml Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity op-portunity to thank the many people who helped prepare and serve food for the World Folkfest picnic at Kelly's Grove. If it wasn't for the many volunteers, this task would be impossible. We served almost 1000 people up the canyon. And without the help of the Springville LDS Stakes, Springville Youth Council and Host Families we would not have been able to do this. I also would like to thank the people who came to my home Players deserve equal chance Editor, As a life long resident of Springville! it seems the older I get, the more Springville seems to change. As a young man growing gro-wing up in town, we would always be able to find something to do at the swimming pool, bowling alley, movie theater or a number of other distractions to chose from; choices I wish my kids could have now. Sadly, many of those choices have disappeared dis-appeared and we obviously have a group of city officials who don't seem to be able to see this because their own children are children of privilege and do not need inexpensive alternatives. More's the pity. One possible glimmer of hope used to be the youth sports, programs. pro-grams. Now, I have a good deal of respect for the efforts of the recreation officials in town; theirs is often a thankless job and requires re-quires many extra' hours. But I won't sing their ballads too loudly loud-ly because they have chosen how they spend their time and occupations; occupa-tions; the work comes with the choice. I can only imagine the relief felt, when in trying to fill coaching rosters for the many teams, parents with ability and time come forward and lend assistance to carry-off an other Magazine covers shocking Dear Editor, Although Utah Valley is full of grocery stores with competitive competi-tive prices, it's difficult for our family to find one where we feel comfortable shopping. I'm sure many customers are offended by the stores that subject all the customers to a measure of pornography, por-nography, simply for . trying, to use the checkout counter. . I've been shocked and embarrassed embar-rassed to see some of the magazine maga-zine covers displayed unashamedly unashamed-ly at the checkout. In the checkout check-out aisle at least one has the choice of looking at the magazines maga-zines or the candy bars, which is disturbing enough, but the magazines maga-zines at the ends of the aisles are '. mere for all to see, including little children. I don't want to send my children into such stores, when I know they can't avoid seeing the magazines! studies, scholars have seen a conclusion for Albanian folklore. Some motifs and artistic elements in the songs, dances and legends hqld similarities tiiroughout the Balkans, but one will find Albanian Alba-nian folklore individual, specific and original. Because of these similar motifs mo-tifs it is important to study the folklore of the Balkan people in general, apart from the nationalistic national-istic mentality. In fact, all of the Balkan people have expressed good relations between one another. an-other. But politicians that create a nationalistic mentality have made a difficult situation for the Balkan people. Our contribution to promote pro-mote peace and understanding would be to show similarities as well as our individuality through dance. I think that the folk group members from the Balkans must participate in international festivals. festi-vals. I would like to express the importance of sociality of the Balkan states, just as the United States have already done for the creation of non-governmental organizations. and helped cut up the fruit to serve the dancers Saturday evening eve-ning at the high school and those who came from the LDS Stakes and Youth Council to help serve and clean up. We very much appreciate all of you, and I want yOu to know this. This could not have been accomplished without each and everyone of you. Many thanks goes to Springville Spring-ville Floral, Steiner's Floral and Mapleton Floral for their beautiful beauti-ful floral arrangements. They . donated for the receptions at the Art Museum Saturday and have wise impossible task. Perhaps the only frustrating aspect in all this, is the sub-culture that has developed within those parental ranks to serve personal desires for what in many cases is the under-achieving or under-accomplished child that, despite truly gallant efforts, does not possess the talent or ability to shine. , Then is when the subculture sub-culture raises its ugly head. During practice times, when every parent has the right to expect mat these volunteer coaches, coach-es, train and instruct all players equally, it quickly becomes evident evi-dent some teams have been fielded field-ed only for the benefit of the coach's child. Dominant time is spent for the one or two while all the others shag the balls to keep their effort alive. Most of all, when it comes to the end of the season, try asking any coach . about an All-Star game. For the last six years, we have always been told that there are no All-Star games, only to find out from the coach's wife that player and coach are in some other town playing in an All-Star game. At times, the extent of the story told to put off other parent's paren-t's queries is elaborate and detailed, de-tailed, yet one or two weeks later, there always seems to be an I think the quality of those magazines has slowly grown worse and worse, until we hardly realize that the covers with the familiar titles now are displaying pornography. But the subtleness with which it came doesn't make it any less serious. I believe that there are many in our community who are con-, con-, cerned, and I would like to know how other citizens feel and their ideas for dealing with it. Maybe we simply need to let the stores know how we feel. I imagine they will respect the opinions and beliefs of their patrons. ' Talk to the manager of your favorite store, or write them a letter. 1 I believe this small step can make a difference in keeping our community clean and wholesome, so if it matters to us, lets do something about it. Thank you. Julie Flake Springville tGui GUSH It is necessary that the USA helps us with this problem; not only in the way of folk aware ness, but also in bringing people together and building friendships. The Albanian College of Folklore has been created through competent organizations. With tho rifiiifi'rvric . that Alhania has experienced, the college has the job of caring for and . to keep alive the folk movement. The difficulties are many, beginning with those that are financial. Therefore I see the importance of creating close ties between the college of Folklore and the USA. In Albania," as in every nation, help for international festivals must come from various sources. I would like, in the future, to meet again here in Springville; together with all of you as well as the groups from the Balkans and around the world. Thank you, Prof. Dr. Agron Xhagolli Institute of National Folk Culture . decorated the stage for the performances. per-formances. Also I wish to thank all those who showed up on Thursday morning to put up the tents and Monday morning to take them all down. Your help was also appre-cistcd appre-cistcd Again, THANK YOU from the bottom of any heart for all of your help andxlonated time. Jack Cluff Board of Directors (socials, equipment) Springville World Folkfest All-Star game somewhere. I will be the first to admit that my. child's play is not always of "all-star" caliber, but during several different seasons and occasions, my child or other's play were definitely of such standing, only to be told there is no game after -the regular season is concluded. Shame on you Alan Curtis, to allow this to happen. If we all pay equal fees, then we all deserve equal opportunity, if our child's performance warrants such. At the very least, every child should be able to believe outstanding performance will be acknowledged. It should not be left up to the coach of each team to pick the team stars. We all are fairly certain how those choices will be made and there are a few coaches who make no bones of why they coach arid why their child becomes be-comes the post season representative representa-tive of the team-performance not withstanding. Also, Mr. Curtis, why is it that for the scheduled post season games this year, the city's post season tournament didn't dictate who moves on to the UBBA games, but this year it was the regular season winloss record. This was apparently decided only after a coach who, is a ranking official with UBBA, was soundly beaten in post season play in the first round and would have otherwise other-wise been ineligible for UBBA games. This decision, was given to other coaches only two days before second round play in city tournament and enabled the beaten beat-en team to move on and left others turning in their equipment. You don't really run this kind of a program, do you Alan? If this is true, show some honor and rid the league of these practitioners practitio-ners of fraud or step down yourself your-self It's no wonder sportsmanship is so hard to teach and why the extended athletic programs at the high school have become such a derision, where character cannot be learned on the playing field. Who's going to teach it? Having now assailed this wondrous sport, and in light of the many threats our coaches and young "sportsmen" have been dishing out at night and in obscurity, obscu-rity, you will understand why I remain anonymous. - Name Withheld r |