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Show E Submit a Guest Editorial or Opinion at our office, locat & Opinion ed at 538 South State in Orem. , Deadlines are Monday 10:00 a.m. All submissions are subject to editing tor length, and The Orem-Geneva Times reserves the right to publish or not to publish a submission. A2, Thursday, August 28, 2003 ( Editorial ) J . ... T I M E 5 COMMENTARY fchdrail's peon- J3(ii)toirDste siinidl Parentis meedl M he mm M Governor Michael Leavitt held hands with Bonneville Elementary School students to escort them safely on the first day of school Tuesday (August 26), as part of AAA Utah in ist annual "School's Open- Drive Carefully" campaign. AAA and the governor want to remind motorists to be more careful care-ful and watch for children as they make their way to and from school. The governor gave the children tips for being safe pedestrians, about crossing streets safely, and also about paying attention to driveways when they are walking. walk-ing. After the walk to school, the governor spoke to parents and children in the school auditorium. "According to the Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System at the University of Utah, over 300 school age children were hit by cars in 2001 " said Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah spokeswomen. spokes-women. "AAA Utah hopes to reduce pedestrian crashes, injuires and deaths by raising the awareness of parents and motorists with this program." . Traffic becomes very complicated compli-cated around school when schools open," said Governor Leavitt. "Motorists should take extra precautions pre-cautions when driving in school zones, near playgrounds or in neighborhoods where students are present. It is not only young children with little pedestrian experience who are vulnerable, all school-age students have high numbers of pedestrain crash incidents." inci-dents." "The parents, teachers and staff at Bonneville Elementary would like to thank Governor Leavitt for reminding their students stu-dents to think about safety," said Craig Rusech, principal of Bonneville Elementary. "This important message is a very good way to start our school year "Utah Highway Patrol trooop-ers trooop-ers will pay speical attention to school zones in the next few monts," said Col. Scott Duncan. ; The Utah Valley Elder Quest of the Center for Lifelong Learning at Utah Valley State College is composed of some 200 local senior citizens, many of whom are involved in recalling and writing down their memories and life experiences, such as the one presented here. (Sm Eld&t duett Memmied Mom 3 Briefed the Piedident RICHARD RASMUSSEN Captain, USNR (Ret) General Goodpaster, lia-son lia-son officer between the President and the Pentagon, came to Staff College. I gave a briefing on the Rad "logical Effects of a hypothetical nuclear attack, targeting 25 American cities. In two weeks, came a summons to give the same briefing to the President and his cabinet at 3 PM on Wednesday., with visuals that respected space and portability. Vince Faletti, artist, and visual aids, worked feverishly and overtime to convert the 30 charts, with an easel, to 30 slides to project on a screen. The Orem-Geneva Times 538 South State Street Orem, UT 84058 An edition of The Daily Herald, Pulitzer Newspapers, Inc. Subscriptions & Delivery 375-5103 News & Advertising 225-1 340 Fax 2251341 E-mail oremtimesnetworld.com USPS 411-711. Published Thursdays by Pulitzer Newspapers, Inc., 538 South State Street, Orem, Utah 84058. Periodicals postage paid at Orem, Utah 84059. Postmaster: Send address changes to P.O. Box 65, Orem, UT 84059. 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We were a bit shocked when General Goodpaster said he had failed to tell us they never used projectors in the Cabinet Room during a Cabinet Meeting because they were never allowed to turn the lights out- thus for security purposes and to protect the President, the safe and approved method was to use charts on an easel. Of course, we had left the charts back in Battle Creek. Vince again worked feverishly with visual aids people in the Pentagon to convert the slides back to charts. The lettering had to be at least one and three quarters inches high, because the President could read letters that size from across the table. He did not sit at the head of the table, but on the side at the center with cabinet members on each side. General Goodpaster kept saying that the charts were for the President and that seemed to motivate the workers. We were on time at the Cabinet Room with 30 charts and an easel. Vince was exited to move the charts as I spoke. Goodpaster explained the need to be familiar with this part of the nuclear threat. I was nervous, but I gave the briefing. The President appeared to be intensely interested and asked several questions- mainly about my source of sources for the information. I said that we had worked with a combination combi-nation of nuclear physicists physi-cists and meteorologist. His questions were logical and pertinent. He obviously obvious-ly understood the briefing very well. Not so, with the Secretary of State, Christian Herter. He acknowledged his puzzlement puzzle-ment over the fairly technical tech-nical aspects. The President said, jovially that he problem was that they didn't store Fallout in a bank vault. Herter had been a banker. Goodpaster said then that they would follow up with additional information and explanation. explana-tion. The President thanked us quite sincerely for coming. com-ing. He complimented Vince for his part with the briefing, observing that he knew Vince was responsible responsi-ble for the visuals. Of course, Vince was pleased. The President then, Dwight D. Eisenhower, put his hand on my shoulder and said, cordially, "Good job, son." I was an admirer of this President for a long time, and still remember how his hand felt on my shoulder. KEYY programming for the week of September 1 st Dr. David Jeremiah is exploring, "The Authentic Christian Life", on "Turning Point". These programs are aired weekdays week-days at 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. "Angels: Good, Bad and Ugly" is Dr. Tony Evans topic the next few weeks on "The Alternative" -broadcast weekdays at 10:30 a.m. KEYY is a non-com- mercial Christian Radio Station broadcasting 24 hours a day to Utah Valley and is located on the AM Band at 1450. Spanish language programming pro-gramming airs Saturdays from noon to 5:00 p.m. Complete program pro-gram schedules are available avail-able by contacting the station at 374-5210 or by visiting their website: www.keyy.com POP Timpanogos Green v& 7 Fourteenth Anniversary! Timpanogos Storytelling Festival AUGUST 28-30, 2003 It's Timpanogos Storytelling Time, As young and older listeners convene To hear the tales that very seldom rhyme. They marvel at the story-time cuisine, Selected by the tenderhearted tellers. The characters are, sometimes, forest-dwellers, Or even royalty. The big surprise Is often there, before your very eyes! Turn off the television! Touch the tale That puts Pinocchio inside the whale! It's time to heal the hollow of the heart, And learn to love the storyteller's art! It all began a few short years ago, When Karen Ashton stopped in Tennessee To see a special storytelling show. And with that storytelling recipe, She brought it home to Orem, quite intact, And said that Orem should get in the act! The Friends of Orem Library were sold Upon the Festival, which they would hold. And storytellers came from far and wide To ply their art for children, starry-eyed. Tradition sprang from every precious page To fascinate the folks of every age! The Ashton Gardens, soon, became the scene For tents to shield the stories from the sun. And then, for every hour in between, There was a tender tale for everyone. The Festival raised many bags of gold: Enough for Orem's treasury to hold. A library for children, soon, was built By citizens, without a glint of guilt. For many years, the storybook tradition In Orem is a winning proposition! Imagination paints the stories' hues In scarlet reds and bumble berry blues! This week, the Olmstead Canyon Park will plant And host the Timpanogos Festival, While storytellers enter to enchant With torrid tales, quite unconventional. As stories leap to humor and enthrall, They may unleash a forest waterfall; Or elves and fairies, delving in the dell, To rescue from her fate, a demoiselle. The wit and humor storytellers bring Is often set to music, when they sing! No one should show such stories unconcern, For they reveal, so much, we need to learn. So, let them tell their Timpanogos Story, In classic tales in all their gleaming glory! And may their stories celebrate this truth: Imagination thrives in every youth! "Children love to be alone because alone is where they know themselves, and where they dream." -Roger Rosenblatt, The Man in the Water, 1994 DJADUNES Because of the increase of new stories & advertising SUBMITTED TO THE OREM-GENEVA TlMES, OUR DEADLINE FOR NEWS & ADVERTISING IS 10:00 A.M. MONDAY. ITEMS NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO THE OREM-GENEVA TlMES AT , 538 South State, Orem., ; Entries may be edited for length and content. If you, have any questions please CALL OUR OFFICE AT 22S-1340 |