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Show (CwMm(Bmit Free Press - Wednesday, April 29, 1987 - Page 2 Scholarship pageant deserves community support Saturday night, seven beautiful young women will compete for the opportunity to represent Lehi for the coming year. The road to the pageant is not easy. For months the contestants have prepared, honing talents, developing poise, studying current events and history, and, more recently, preparing for the pageant's production number. Rewards of pageant participation can be numerous -including scholarships, awards and opportunities. For the winner, the pageant will be an opportunity to serve the city throughout the year. As Miss Lehi, the pageant winner will represent the city in numerous parades, at ground breaking and ribhon cutting ceremonies, as well as other official events. By representing the city in these events, the new Miss Lehi will have an opportunity to pay back her community for what the community has given her as a city resident. The new queen will serve as a role model for other young girls, and will learn lessons of service and poise that will benefit her throughout her life. She will also have the opportunity to compete in the Miss Utah pageant next year - for a title that includes even more opportunities for growth and service. The pageant also benefits other contestants, who learn valuable lessons about life as they set a goal and then work towards it. That's why such pageants are worthwhile, especially Why did this boy leave Welsh home? "Grandpa," asked my grandson, "Why did you leave home when you were a boy?" What could I tell this wisp of manhood? There are some things hidden away in the treasure chest of my memory that have been hidden for these many years. Perhaps it started on that Saturday morning when I was about the age of this I of Newport. continued on my way until I came to Twmbarlym Tump. A high rounded hill that some said was a burial place for ancient britons, but this had never been proved. I climbed to the top and looked westward and there was the sea. I could see the waves, (heir tips touched by the morning sun rolling ever onward. I thought of a poem I had learned in school. "Rool on thou dark and deep blue ocean, roll." Now, my little grandson, how can I describe my innermost thoughts. Was I destined to spend my life in the village below and be buried in the cemetary on Glonshon Hill? Or would I someday board a ship and sail to foreign lands? I was a good student in the Gwyddon elementary school. Once I won a shilling for writing the best essay. I took it home and told father about winning the prize. He took the shilling and said, "It will go toward a pair of shoes." Now, mind you. Father was not a cruel man, in fact he was a good, religious man. but he believed in the old world tradition that were it not for the parents children would not be born, therefore it was up to (he children to repay their parents for the privilege of being born into the I world. This belief of mv father's would browsing the year. jSI By TOM B GRIFFITHS affect my future life. My boyhood was idyllic. I had the mountains, the trees and the brook. You may think that I was a bit daft when I refer to the brook as my friend. I knew every foot of it from where it gushed out at Pontypool Mountain to where it flowed into the reservoir. You see, my boy, a brook has a language of its own. If you are in tune you can hear its language. In the early spring when it is bankfull with winter's rain and snow its voice is strong and vibrant, but in summer it is like a bedtime lullaby. I loved the trees and the birds that nested in them. Once I climbed a big oak tree to look into a magpie's, nest. What a thrill this was, for there in the nest were four magpie eggs all maltled in color and one egg that was all blue. This was a cuckoo egg. The cuckoo is a scheming bird. It lays its eggs in other birds nests and leaves it to the other bird to raise. When I was 12 years old, tragedy came into my life, my mother died. At 49 she had brought 13 children into the world and her heart suddenly failed her. There are some things I would like to hide from my memory such as Mother's burial in the little cemetary on Glonshon Hill. In those days the mourners walked back of the hearse to the cemetary. The villagers who attended the funeral sang as they walked. And they sang not only with their voices but with their hearts. But this is what I would like to erase from my memory. At the conclusion of the graveside services the grave diggers started to fill the grave. As I left the gate of the cemetary I could hear the rocks falling on the casket. Well, my boy, its your bedtime and I haven't fully answered your question. But in the days to come I shall tell you more of my life. Some of it is sad, but most of it is happy. Horses for adoption to be shown in Lehi About 40 wild horses and possibly burros will be seeking homes beginning in mid-MaThey will be checking out qualified adopters at the following locations: Lehi Rodeo Grounds, May 16 and 17. West 29 and Jordan Rodeo Grounds, May 30. Adoption hours are from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturdays and from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Sundays. The BLM charges $125 per horse and $75 per burro. There is no additional charge for a colt that goes with a mare. Each animal has been examined by a veterinarian and vaccinated. People wishing to adopt a wild horse or burro must provide their own trailers for transportation and have adequate food and shelter for the animals. After one year, if the adopted animals have been treated humanely, adopters will receive a title certificate. For more information on how you can adopt a wild horse or burro, please contact the Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake District, 2370 S. 2300 West, Salt Lake City 84119; telephone "Personally," he complained, "the carrots taste just as good when you buy them, don'tcha think?" Rick Worthen wholeheartedly agreed with Kip. "All my kids care about are the pumpkins. Just so we have punkins for Halloween," he said. "And I can buy 'em as good as I can raise 'em." They didn't come right out and say they'd rather tee off than shovel deep, but the handwriting's on the wall. Those guys are gardening only because of their little women. "Kip needs to set an example for his three boys," Paula said. "Those kids need to know where their next bite is coming from -- good old Mother Earth. They need to learn how to use a shovel and a hoe, and that is something they learn from their dads," she said as she looked hopefully for an affirmative nod from Kip. "We need to teach the By BETTY FOWLER crop. i could perfect my golf multi-purpos- Organization. Last year the Division of Surplus Property distributed more than 13 million dollars worth of federal supplies and equipment within the state of Utah to local and state government units, universities, school districts, hospitals and other public non profit organizations. game in response. So what could we leave out that would make 23 people call to complain? You see, the problem is we just have so much space to put the news - and we almost always have more news than we have space. Small papers live by a creed that paraphrases the New York Times: "All the news that fits, we print." And that's where we get in trouble. It comes down to deciding what news is most important to put in the newspaper, and it's a judgment call. After all, every story is the most important to the people involved in the story. And so who is to decide whether we run the story about the horseshoe tournament or the music recital, if we have to pick between the two? Just for your information, here are the guidelines to determine what goes in the paper and what doesn't : Nearness - The main point of a community newspaper like this one is to tell about what is going on in the community. If we are faced with two stories, and one takes place in Provo while the other takes place in your home town, we run the home town story - always. Timeliness - This is tough for a newspaper that only comes out once a week in a community covered in varying degrees by three daily newspapers. Still, we try to keep our news fresh. And if a meeting is happening this week, we make a real effort to get in this week's newspaper. Size - How big is the event? A fire that burns down a home is a bigger story than a brush fire. The greater the magnitude of an event, the greater coverage it should receive. Of course, it's a newspaper's job to carry a wide range of news to appeal to a broad of readers. And we try to do that, too. the editor's 1 column -- . n -- By MARC HADDOCK concarried the publication troversial letter, but 23 people didn't call me up to complain - and not anywhere near 23 people showed up to picket the store. Not even the stupid things I said about Highland a couple of years ago prompted 23 phone calls. There were about six calls then, most of them from people who were really angry. And I could tell by the way people looked at me that they didn't agree with my opinion. But 23 people didn't let me know they were angry about it by calling. At this paper, we've left out the TV listings when we had to, and didn't get 23 calls. We've held the list of babies for weeks and didn't get 23 calls. Several other stories have gathered dust for a week or two without prompting that kind of e letter-writer'- ." cross-sectio- n Importance - How many people does the story affect? We try to run stories affecting more people before stories that relate to a smaller group, if we have to make a choice. Policy - Some stories are defined by policy, although newspapers tend to be pretty flexible. Nevertheless, we try to keep promotion pieces to a minimum and put real news in these pages. Newspaper policy, by defining what types of stories can or can't run, help us do that. So, what did we leave out? Well, last week we left out the weekly of Storm installment "The Testament." That's right, "The Storm After all, it doesn't meet any of the criteria I've listed above. Nevertheless, we have made a commitment to our readers to carry this installment package, and when we make that kind of commitment and fail to deliver, we let you, our readers, down. But last week there just wasn't any place to put "The Storm Testament" and, in a wreckless moment of decision, I said, "Let's leave it out one week and see if anybody notices." Test-ment- WE BRING YOU noticed and just thought the newspaper had done something stupid again. But they won't have to worry any more. We might make stupid mistakes, but we try to only make them once. There's a lot of Storm Testament in today's newspaper. Read it and enjoy. And if you find something else stupid that we've done, call us and let us know: We like to hear from you, even if it's just because we fouled up. $28,000... equipment when out professional carpet cleaning crews drive up to your door. We m RrfJA 34 95 I With Coupon O I ANY I IVINft niWIWn ROOM AND HALL OR QREATROOM ANO HALL $4995 0 j z I With Coupon o use (he newest Truck Mounted carpet cleaning equipment and can oiler you the finest possible cleaning at economical prices. ' f ANY THREE (3) BEDROOM TRAFFIC AREAS IV wT fr Jy xy IHM mm h Include: M Owe r Srvlcs Mir 7 t wo.0 MajEDfilJiHKSSliHE o a vtcwaii r o MiIIIHIIIWJi'IUI!i'iI 1 z o I I I I Professionals IJLJ .1U4 . J . I WHEN OUR TRUCK PULLS tjp, THE DIRT PULLS OUTUI Phone the J3 fs Our Restoration v; ( $4495 With Coupon A J COUPON ." They noticed, all right. Twenty-thre- e noticed enough to call up and complain. Who knows how many 1 ANY LIVING ROOM ANdTI HALL OR DEN 4 HALL c the National Association of State Agnecies for Surplus Property. He is also a past president of the Western States Surplus Property Kip said, "I have a hard enough time growing grass, now she wants me to raise our grub? " Dale Ekins says that he has gardening down to a science, he "let's Karen do it." Kip says that they don't make water the plants, and harvest the Every once in a while, we will do something really stupid in the ' newspaper. I know. Some of you think we do something stupid every week. But we only hear about the really stupid things we do, and even then complaints don't come in large numbers. There just aren't enough readers in our coverage area to generate a lot of comment, because most of you have to be pretty upset before you are motivated to pick up the telephone and call in a complaint But last week we did something stupid enough to prompt 23 people to call and complain. For a newspaper our size, that's a landslide of public concern - the kind of complaint we aren't going to take for granted. We know that for each person who took the time to call, there a lot more of you out there who were upset - to varying degrees - but who weren't upset enough to register a formal complaint. What prompted this extraordinary public outcry? And it was extraordinary. Nothing I've seen since I've been in the newspaper business has prompted 23 calls. The outrageous editorials I wrote at BYU (where we had a lot more readers - and a share of kooksi only brought in a couple of letters - the idiotic type for which college newspapers are noted. When I was with the Emery County Progress, I ran a letter in which the writer called local construction workers who were building UP&l.'s power plants "trailer trash." The letter got a lot of people exercised, to the point that they set up a picket line in front of s the newly acquired store. grocery The television stations came to cover the picket lines after my small o of forme, Hon." boys to get down to the basics." She didn't get it. Instead, he fussed and fumed, complaining about the time it took to get the garden ready, shovels and hoes to fit his hands. "Us taller guys have a problem getting rakes and hoes to fit our arms. There just aren't any that fit. All the shovels and hoes I've ever His motto is: used are "If I had to grow what I eat, I'd be a lot skinnier, and a lot shorter." He has a point there. Gardening must be a snap for shorter guys. Just ask little kids who can reach the dirt without even trying. I've always wondered why short people have the best gardens. Anyway, it's time to plant some seeds. Ruth Wing says you shouldn't set flower plants out till at least the middle of May, but Lowell Brown has planted geraniums and flowers in little pots all over his patio. "I watch them pretty close and if it gets a little nippy, I just cover them up," Lowell says. Mothers Day is the traditional day to have your seeds in the ground. And, there's always hope for Paula. She can watch how Karen does it. That's what M.O.M. stands for. Mom on mulch. It's just too bad that isn't compatible with P.O.P. - Pop on the Putting Green. What did we do to prompt 23 phone calls? 524-534- GOP women to meet The Utah County Republican Womens Club will hear from Bill Arseneau during the organization's monthly luncheon on Monday, May e room at the 4, in the Orem City Center. The program begins at noon and is open to all interested women in the county. Arseneau is responsible for both state and federal surplus property He programs in the State of Utah. also serves as secretary treasurer the time it takes to raise a few scrawny carrots," he said woefully. Gardening takes all the joy out of the season, according to the two Nature Boys. But Paula has it all figured out. She'll entice Kip by telling him how a nice garden-induce- d tan will look after a shirtless few hours in the yard. "A tan looks good on Kip," she said. Sandra just laughed when Paula mentioned tan. "You mean freckles and red skin, don't you?" she asked. "I can see it all now. Get out the sunscreen, and umbrellas, folks. Just mowing the lawn without a hat does it to poor Rick. Ha ha." Rick wasn't laughing. "My word, I grew up with a garden," Sandra said. "I can't do without baby carrots, peas and new potatoes, not to mention beets and greens. That's the least you can do believe it -- 30 . you better This weather is wonderful for golfing, admits Kip. "What about gardening?" I ask innocently. "Well, that's just it," Kip said. "Why is it that everybody expects us to put on our overalls, straw hats, boots and reach for hoe this time of had seen there was kindling stones and climbed the green path to the top of Rhysog Mountain. I looked down and saw where I lived. A long row of houses, over a hundred of them. Ours was number 96. Above the houses a field of gorse was in bloom giving a little gold to the world. In the reservoir a trout rose for a fly causing a circle that looked like silver when touched by the sunlight. I continued on my way until I could look down in the main valley. There were little towns that blended into each other. Yes, I can remember their names. Cwmcorn, Crosskeys, Risca and then the city - Golf or gardening? What's summer for? boy. wood for the stove, had my bowl of porridge and now I was ready to do that which I loved. I went out of the back garden gate and down to the brook. I crossed on the stepping on the local level where a larger percentage of girls can enjoy the benefits of pageant participation and where community members can identify more closely with the young woman who will be responsible to represent them throughout the year. That's why dedicated committee members work long hours, often with little recognition, to make certain the pageant experience is beneficial for the participants, and entertaining for the audience. And that's why community members should support Saturday night's Miss Lehi Pageant at Lehi High School. The pageant and its outcome is significant for the contestants and the community. CLEANING socialists: ' |