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Show Thursday, March 20, 2008 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Comments How to handle rising Editor: If gasoline prices hit $4 per gallon as many economists econo-mists predict, an estimated 65 percent of American car owners say they will dramatically change their driving behavior, according accord-ing to a survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation Cor-poration for our association. associa-tion. According to the survey, 91 percent of drivers are driving less and 75 percent are maintaining their vehicle vehi-cle betterbecause of rising gas prices. Other specific behavioral changes were carpooling (31 percent), purchasing more fuel efficient effi-cient vehicles (30 percent) and making greater use of public transportation (24 percent). Driving less might not be an option for you, but performing simple and inexpensive vehicle maintenance main-tenance will not only save Springville Herald 269 E. 400 South Springville, UT 84663 An edition of The Daily Herald a Lee Enterprises, Inc. r Newspaper Subscriptions S Delivery Service .. J75-5103 News & Advertising ..489-5651 Fax .489-7021 E-mail artcity3vpro.com Springville Herald, Daily Herald edition 1 (USPS 51 3-060) a weekly newspaper published at 269 E. 400 S. Springville, Utah 84663. Periodicals Postage Paid at Springville, Utah 84663 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Spring Herald, 269 E. 400 S. Spring, Utah 8A663 Member. fcuditSuteau A G(tuaKH News : . We wecome news tips. Call 489-5651 to report a news tip or if you have a comment or a questions, ? We welcome letters to the editor. All letters must include the authors name printed and signed) and a telephone number. We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, punctuation, taste and length. Letters are welcome on any topic 1 The Springville Herald Customer Service 375-5103 489-5651 Fax 489-7021 239 L 400 S, Springville, Utah 84663 cdennishera!dextr0.com Manager .mover Lcom Eltor Marria Harris Typesetter Shern Harris Janeal Duffo Said Newsllems to us at worn J jfjf J J if a -t r ' l. f '"Si V gas money, perhaps as much as $1200 per year, but will also improve your vehicle's safety and dependability. The Car Care Council offers these gas-savings maintenance and driving tips: Check your vehicle gas cap. About 17 percent of the vehicles on the roads have gas caps that are either ei-ther damaged, loose or are missing altogether, causing 147 million gallons of gas to vaporize every year. When tires aren't inflated inflat-ed properly, it's like driving driv-ing with the parking brake on, and can cost a mile or two per gallon. A vehicle can have either ei-ther four, six or eight spark plugs, which fire as many as three million times each 1,000 miles, resulting in a lot of heat, electrical and chemical erosion. A dirty spark plug causes misfiring, misfir-ing, which wastes fuel. Spark plugs need to be replaced re-placed regularly. Citizens should attend caucus meetings Tuesday, March 25 Editor: I write to those who want to change the world. When I grew up it seemed nearly almost every child wanted to change the world. My friends wanted to be teachers, astronauts, movie stars, sports heroes, veterinarians, nurses, and even one aspired to be President Pres-ident of the United States. And then we grew up and forgot our call to make a difference. Today we often of-ten feel overloaded by the infusion of daily demands in our technology-driven world. Perhaps we may think, "I am just one. How can I make a difference?" Unfortunately, this sort of thinking means we have surrendered to the status quo. Freedom is not for the status quo. The early American Amer-ican colonists were not satisfied sat-isfied with the status quo when they revolted against British rule. Under their courage and conviction the United States of America has become the free nation we live in today. The American colonists understood what we have now forgotten: it only takes one to make a difference. One act of kindness, one move toward freedom or one vote can change the world. Yes, even one vote. Voting is one way in which we can change the world, or at least one nation. And yet if the actions of one can enable change, how much J jid) a m Wo help you crests your invitations your way bfetinctiva. enofakind ehsta i ! f invitations etetignsd to fit your ttyb, your personality ena your Dudg; m Cotat n& of eur designers today to ." w I RKhedute vttif eftnatiitatiftn and to e& &cJi&Ju! ymtf hew easy m$ invitation ean .V' V . Til ' Call ustodav to teara mmt 014533213 gas prices An air filter that is clogged with dirt, dust and bugs chokes off the air and creates a "rich" mixture - too much gas being be-ing burned for the amount of air, which wastes gas and causes the engine to lose power. Replacing a clogged air filter can improve im-prove gas mileage by as much as 10 percent. Keep your car properly proper-ly tuned. A 21st Century tune-up can improve your gas mileage by an average of four percent. Fixing a serious maintenance problem, prob-lem, such as a faulty oxygen oxy-gen sensor, can improve your mileage by as much as 40 percent. These simple vehicle maintenance steps can add up to serious savings. To learn more about how to maintain your vehicle and reduce your fuel expenses, visitwww.carcare.org. Kathleen Schmatz ' President & CEO Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) greater is the ability to enact en-act change through the voice, actions, and votes of many. ' We've heard it before-perhaps before-perhaps as repetitively as our morning alarm clock -that voting is our right, our patriotic duty. Yet we have apatheticaUy pushed the snooze button on our right and duty to vote. To those who have resisted the snooze button, who have raised their voice, put their lives on the line, and stood against a field of opposing views to stand up for one's beliefs, I salute you. The price to vote, to speak out, to be an American is not free. It is very expensive. expen-sive. We should not forget the many men, women, and children who have gone to battle for our freedoms, especially the right to vote. Sadly, we live in an age in which the act of voting has slipped from its place of prominence. It is no longer considered an honor and privilege. Instead, we are annoyed by the constant campaign ads that interrupt our television programs or by campaign mailers that fill our mailboxes. We have become immune and apathetic about voting and what it means to our country. coun-try. Freedom is not free, nor is it cheap. Voting is not an inconvenience; in-convenience; it's a privilege. Voting is the very least we can do in defense of freedom. free-dom. We have a right and ff, wJ VJ J V 1l eonsuitawen end to &m afiotttebte your wedding fee! . 0 'TheRoad'isa worthwhile read Editor: When Oprah Winfrey asked Cormac McCarthy in an interview what he wanted readers to get from his latest book, "The Road," he responded that he hoped "that we would just simply sim-ply care- about things and people, that we be more appreciative." ap-preciative." He continued, saying, "Life is...good, even when it looks bad. And we should appreciate it more. We should be grateful" I was happy to read Debbie Deb-bie Balzotti's review of "The Road"' in the Springville Spring-ville Herald, and I agreed with her statements about how sad and gritty the book is. Perhaps it is among the harshest and most harrowing har-rowing books I have read in my life. It is also one of the more uplifting books I have read in my life. This story of a postapocalyptic America called me to remember how fleeting and flimsy our material ma-terial possessions are and to realize that if I were lacking sustenance I would readily read-ily trade a house or a car or anything I owned to obtain ob-tain sustenance. It loosened my obsession with material possessions and made me step back and realize how much I take for granted. I think that the warnings warn-ings from last week's review re-view should be taken into consideration. The work isn't pleasant. It is bleak. I feel that if all novels were as harsh as "The Road," I would have to refrain from reading novels altogether. But read in conjunction with happier works, "The Road" is among one of the best novels of this decade. I found it deserving of the abundant accolades it received. re-ceived. ion Ogden , Springville an obligation to vote. Some will declare the lack of voting vot-ing is a right, but I say abstaining ab-staining from voting is an act of ignorance and precludes pre-cludes your voice from being be-ing heard in the American symphony that cries for freedom and liberty. Regardless of the political party to which you affiliate, I implore you to join me on Tuesday, Mar. 25, at 7 p.m. at your neighborhood caucus cau-cus meeting to cast your vote for delegates to represent rep-resent you at county and state conventions. Those delegates will have extraordinary extraor-dinary influence on who is elected governor, attorney attor-ney general, congressman, state legislator and other elected offices. Exercise your vote; attend your caucus cau-cus meeting. To find your caucus location, contact the Republican Party at www. utgop.org or the Democrat Party at www.utdemo-crats.org. www.utdemo-crats.org. This is your call to change the world. Start by attending attend-ing your caucus meeting. Stan Lockhart Chairman, Utah Republican Party. DWq) QRTHQUDONTf.es Brian F. Trapnell, D.M.D., P.C 187 East 400 South Springville , C30-! With Full i I Orthodontic J Treatment ! ($250 Value!) ! With this coupon only. I - , Not valid with other offers. ' Offer expires 33108 . Tliiebaud exliibit in : Springville! A- If you haven't heard, an exhibit of one of the most famous fa-mous pop artists of the 1950s and 60s, Wayne Thiebaud, is comingTo our Springville Museum of Art! This very important national exhibition will open Friday, Mar. 28, and be at the museum through July 27. An exhibit of this magnitude just doesn't come to a community the size of Springville, but it is. Our museum director, Very Swanson, worked with Salt Lake City art collector Diane Stewart and Santa Fe art dealer Gerald Peters to get the exhibit ion here. The importance of it is hard to explain to those of us who enjoy, art but do not know a lot about it. This exhibit ex-hibit is probably the most valuable our museum has ever shown; the works to be exhibited are worth some $100 million. The exhibit will include 84 paintings and drawings spanning Thiebaud's 70 years of creating art. And this important "show is free to the public. The Springville Museum of Art is the envy of other art museums in the state since we secured this show. It is one that you must not miss. If you have been driving by the art museum and thinking how you need to pay a visit, this is the time. Thiebaud is a leading American pop artist who began focusing oh objects of mass culture, such as lipsticks, toys, pastries, boots and other objects. You will probably recognize one or more of his paintings. They are colorful and playful. Wayne thiebaud is &7 years old and has a fondness for Utah. He spent part of his childhood north of St. George. From 1929 to 1933 he lived at Thorley Ranch. He will be honored at the opening of the show as one of the "Honored "Hon-ored Artists of Utah." Tliiebaud will be at the museum on Saturday, Mar. 29, from 1 to 5 p.m. Tickets are still available for the Conversation Conver-sation With the Artist from 1 to 2 p.ra. Call the museum, 489-2727 for information. From 2 to 2:45 p.m, there will be a book and poster signing by Thiebaud and from 3 to 5 p.m. an exhibition opening and reception to which the public is invited. Plan now to attend the "Wayne Thiebaud, 70 Years of Painting" exhibition. Mapleton police report Mapleton police had 35 calls last week with 10 of them for animal problems. They had one traffic accident acci-dent with no injuries and one small field fire at 800 E. 400 North. Nathan R. Hatch, 335 E. 1875 South Springville, was arrested for an outstanding outstand-ing warrant. 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