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Show 1987 Thursday, April 30, Mssngr Mother s Day 1 Trivia pforc We invite Letters to the Editor from our readers. Letters must be brief (we reserve the right to edit to 500 words), not libelous, and in good taste. Letters must be signed and names will be withheld only for Justifiable reason. Any one writer may not submit a letter more than once a month. Letters must be submitted to the Messenger-Enterpris- e exclusively. Goin9 down the road, feelin9 bad years ago when the folk music craze was on, I used to occasionally hear a plaintive tune called, Goin Down the Road, Feelin Bad. It was written by a parent taking a four-datrip with the children in the car. We dont make long trips in the car. By that, I mean that we dont travel far. Actually, the truth is that we dont travel far before any trip becomes a long trip. Those of us who begin to hear before we pass the city limits sign, come to drive to St. regard a four-hou- r Marco the Polo used way George to contemplate returning to Cathay from Venice. Twenty-fiv- e y There are no impromptu weekend jaunts at our house. A three or four day holiday outing must be preceded by weeks of planning and preparation, and even at that, we will still find ourselves with an anxiously d a squirming driver, and two people riding shotgun, looking for a bush tall enough to provide privacy along the Interstate. Breathes there a Mom with soul so dead, who never to herself hath said, The next time I ride in this car nobody is eating ANYTHING white-knuckle- r, in here": Potato chips and pretzels are the bane of a traveling parent's existence. Theyre hungry, so you hop out of the car at a pit stop and buy potato chips. They eat potato chips and then they are thirsty. You buy them drinks, and either can they drink the whole in three gulps, which leads to an anxious search for facilities with plumbing on 50 miles of bare road outside Beaver, Utah, or else they only guzzle an ounce and then try to balance the open can of pop somewhere in the car, which leads to interesting patterns of soda pop on young ladies attire, and in turn, to death threats. Children who toss things out of open windows while Daddy is driving are a road hazard they dont tell you about in Driver Ed. Have you ever pulled into a roadside rest full of State Troopers with a bawling, Stephanie fell out of the window and Daddy ran over her!? These boys are accustomed to dealing with armed Cuban drug runners. It takes a lot of time to explain to their satisfaction that Stephanie is a Beansie doll who got THROWN out the window. Your only hope is that one of the boys in brown will recognize you as the idiot who was stopped in the borrow pit on the freeway, plucking pieces of styrofoam doll stuffing out of the gravel along the white line. If you can produce Stephanies remains, things will go more smoothly. Trying to explain that you left the mangled Stephanie at Milepost 210 can be a little hairy. Utah state law presently requires that children under five be restrained in safety seats in the car. Its a step in the right direction, I think. Next year we can get the state legislature to go for straitjackets for everyone under seven, and the year after that if we can get mandatory silencers . . . Until then, we are stuck with Robert Brenchleys observation that there are three classes of travel: first class, second class, and with children; and the knowledge that out there on American highways this summer are a lot of parents and kids on vacation, goin down the road, feelin bad. Snow College did. The watch tower, the likes of Big Ben of London was no good, give it to some other town, and so they did. The acres are now an empty lot in town with weeds and debris, an ugly site to say the least. Lets destroy the old, ugly buildings. We dont need them. And so they did. What was the plan for the Town? There was none. A smaller town with the county seat just 15 miles south was having problems also. What shall we do? We have old building and old homes that we can not afford to live in. Destroy them? No! was the answer. The city made a plan. Let's put our old buildings and huge old homes into old fashioned stores and the owners could live on the upper floors. Just take out the couch and chairs and personal belongings and put in very special shops. It's a risk, but we dont want to destroy any of it. And so they did. would like to comment on your April 9 Edition of The Messenger in regards to honors given to Sterling Scholars. Im sure everyone will agree that striving for intellectual achievement and development is a worthy and honorable pursuit and worth commending, but 1 disagree with the narrow and limited view KSL Don Olsen portrayed for the pursuit of knowledge and intellectual achievement. Intensive studies have shown that the human mind has an extreme and vast potential for learning, and have indicated that only a very small portion of the mind is actually used. I cannot understand why a few are encouraged to develop their mind and talents and the majority of society discouraged and even intimidated into thinking they dont even have a brain at all. Every single human being has God talent and abilities. Some talents manifest themselves at different times in different ways, but make no mistake, we all have inherent unlimited abilities. A look at history will show that knowledge and understanding and scientific achievement being accom- given News and Views by President Steven Bennion n one-fourt- h loads. Its old age became its growth. Its landscaping and painting and desire to do it was community wide. It shows its beauty by the pride of its people to keep its old by caring. The other town. Oh yes, its now a waste. Other stores have closed their doors. The streets are empty. The free parking doesnt draw many people to it. The results of no planning. Think about it Manti. It wont do it by itself. You have what its all about. You can destroy it. Its the cheapest and easiest way out, or you can be a community of proud, caring people that shows. Your town deserves its heritage. Dont be foolish. Plan ahead!! My home town is no longer a desirable town to live in. Dont let it happen to your hometown. Make something of it. Jim Burnidge Manti. plished by those whos unending faith and belief that they could solve some problem or make something better without any promise of reward or monetary gain resulted in their success and benefitted the whole of society. Knowledge and understanding sometimes require abandonment of former philosophies and theories. Dont discourage anyone from questioning current academic philosophies and practices. I wish we could reach out to all fellow human beings and unlock that vast potential for learning and intellectual growth that is inside us all. The ability to grow and learn and the potential to create something new is not just reserved for a particular social group or class, but is for all who believe in a idea and see it through. It is not enough to say that a few are soaring above the crowd as eagles while the majority of society shall remain terrestial bound; but rather every single human being has the inherent ability to learn and understand and to make a contribution to that great storehouse of knowledge. We can all soar like Eagles. Sincerely, Kerry Dyreng Manti. Opposed to prison "uneconomic To the Editor: One of the most exciting school year dimensions of the 1986-8at Snow College has been the enrollment of 79 older students who were employed by the Sperry plant in Ephraim prior to its closure. Through a federal trade act, these individuals have received some support to help continue their education. Snow College has been delighted to have these people on of the 79 campus. Seventy-sevestudents are women and they have made remarkable contributions on campus and to the learning environment at Snow College. Many of these people have come to college with some trepidation about their ability to compete and to handle the work load after having been away from school for many years. The coordinator of this program, Sandra Lanier, speaks with great enthusiasm about the commitment and dedication of these students. I have, likewise, heard many of our faculty comment on their excellent contributions to their classes as participants and as people who are eager to learn. The ages of these students range from the 20s to the mid 60s. Their academic performance has been outstanding. Thirty of these individuals attained the honor roll at a 3.5 grade point average or better during winter quarter while another 23 had a B average or better. I can assure you that there are many students who have not done nearly this well on campus, so this reflects on the high level of performance of these students. And while some students have had to take developmental courses to prepare them for full college course work, that number winter quarter, was only about of the students. The excellent work that these students are doing brings into focus the importance of Snow College serving students and prospective students of all ages. In fact, during winter auartcr, there were over 300 To this day this little town flourishes with people coming from miles around and also by the bus students, 25 years of age and older, enrolled at Snow. Learning is important to us not only in our younger years, but throughout our life. I want to personally commend these students for the excellent job they have done and for their courage and commitment to return to school. Many of them have had to make substantial personal sacrifices in order to do this. I salute them for their commitment and for the efforts they are making to enhance their own learning and to prepare themselves for new opportunities. The importance of learning has recently been emphasized through documentaries that have been featured on ABC television. These will continue throughout the coming year as numerous organizations, including the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, spotlight the need to eradicate illiteracy in the United States. As a result, many people are finding joy in helping others learn to read. Illiteracy among those even in their 60s is not an uncommon problem in the United States. We have about 23 million adults in the United States who are functionally illiterate in both reading and also in numerical skills. We have more than another 30 million who cannot read, write or compute beyond the eighth grade level. In a world that is becoming more complex and more challenging regarding the skills needed to contribute in society, these numbers are alarming. We certainly hope that people in the Central Utah service area will take advantage of the opportunities provided to enhance their skills and learning. I again wish to salute the former Sperry employees and all the students who have added such a rich dimension to our campus this year. I commend them for their dedication and for the things they are learning to enrich their lives now and in the future. As a short term resident of the Manti area, the events of this past year have proven to be of an interesting and significant nature to myself and family. I hope an outsiders opinion may be of some value. As we are deluged with the seemingly overwhelming public" support of the proposed prison facility, it has been my uncomfortable position to be opposed to such development in this area. My reasons are as uneconomic as they are personal. doubt if anyone in this area is opposed to the economic benefits to our county. It seems to me that the majority of those in favor are either in some form of state of local government, or in an economic position to benefit directly by the services rendered to or by the proposed facility. 1 cannot fault this; I just wonder how the general population" feels. On the other hand, perhaps we should take a look at some of the 1 benefits of the facility. Having lived in a small community with a state facility south of town, the impacts to the town were significant to those of us who lived there. There was not a large population base to mitigate the negative aspects of our temporary residents. After the community had two violent murders committed by a former inmate of the facility, and a third attempt occurred two doors down from where we were living, I decided my willingness to live in the area didn't include jeopardizing my families safety or peace of mind. Perhaps it was coincidence, but as the crime rate increased, as well as the associated problems in the public schools, we decided the quality of life we sought in the area was no longer there, and we moved. My parents experienced a burglary by a habitual criminal, who recruited his accomplices from a minimum security work-releas- e program. Its AGD(3'uQKl of items from the Renovation of the Manti Stake Center will be held Oeifto r 10:00 a.m. 2 Old Manti High School Shop Dldg. The auction will be various items, such as church pews and benches, etc. O Association, including 1985 and 1986! Ifit9s ugly, tear it down Manti and Ephraim are presently deeply involved in beautification projects. Committees are busily engaged in enlisting the aid of all citizens in this worthwhile effort. It seems to me that is one of the best projects in which we could become involved. Our little towns have many beauty spots of which we are deeply proud. There are also still many eyesores of which we ought to be ashamed. Highest on the list of these are the many old dilapidated buildings, most of which have had to be propped up for years. Destitute of paint, ramshackle, practically useless except as breeding places for skunks, these old shacks do more to detract from the attractiveness of our towns than all the weeds although the put together weeds themselves I sL Five times Best Editors Column by Utah Press Sterling Scholars To the Editor: i 3rd place in Nation for Editors Column in 1981 Plan ahead for town 2 . . . by Max E. Call by Pal Mellor To the Editor: My home town had everything going for it. The town fathers said they had no use for an old historical watch factory. ..destroy it, and so they Pog are bad enough. Most of these monstrosities e outlived their have usefulness. Yet some of the owners resist their demolition on the theory that someday it may have a use. About the only use they can serve is to furnish fuel for someones warm fireplace. If you are the owner of such an eyesore, I suggest you take a look at it and ask yourself if it really contributes to the beauty of the town. If not, you ought to either demolish it yourself, or let some civic groups do it for you. I'd like to suggest that scout a policy: "If it moves, salute it; if it doesnt move, pick it up; if its too big to pick up, paint it! Id like to add one more: "If its too old to paint, tear it down. are only 239 Christmas? Just days until like to know. thought youd Did you know there A kindergarten teacher was asked the other day by one of her pupils whether the rabbit they were playing with was a girl or boy rabbit. The teacher said she didnt know. One of the youngsters volunteered, "I know how we can find out! Bracing herself for the worst, the teacher said nothing. "We can take a exclaimed the pupil vote, enthusiastically. My daughter Judy is a Weight Watcher but she admits she hasn't been to a meeting in a month of sundaes. long-sinc- troops, priesthood quorums, service clubs, cities whatever make an offer to help the owner clean up these old buildings. If we accomplished nothing more than this this summer, our cities would be much more beautiful. When I was in the army we had If you don't think plain English can be confusing, how about this conversation I overheard in a hardware store: "Do you have any bulbs? "For what? "No, two. "Two what? two-wa- "Yes." "No." A friend of mine told me the other day he saw snakes and cucumbers in his dreams. I asked him if he had seen his doctor. "No, just snakes and cucumbers, he replied. Not so trivial: Women can keep a secret as well as men. It just takes two of them to do It. tough for me to get excited about a similar situation in this area. MHS Quality of life does include who our children go to school with, who we find on our street comers, and whether or not our homes are liberated of their possessions without our consent. The bottom line in any area is the people; the good, and the bad. I earnestly believe this area is what it is because of it's people. That community character, that special personality of the county will change. club banquet The issue is not whether or not we economic development. Change is inevitable. We decide if it is to be for the worse, or for the favor better. The prison is a proposal that should be evaluated on all of its merits, and not become an act of economic frustration or desperation. Its something to be lived with a long time after the decision is made. Perhaps if we had all been more involved in the railroad possibilities we had a year ago, we wouldnt be feeling the pressing need to grab the scraps the State chooses to toss to Central Utah. Kelsey Phelps Manti four-vol- t, tt booster tonight at 7:00 Manti High Schools Booster Club will hold its annual banquet in the school cafeteria on April 30 at 7 p.m. Snow College baseball coach Steve Gardner will be the guest speaker. Each sport will be recognized. Altogether about 150 boys and girls in everything participate in them from volleyball in the fall to cross country in the spring. The athletes and their parents, the coaches and their wives, are invited to attend. The cost: SI. 00 per family. Booster Club membership fees of S5.00 for the 1987-8will also be taken that night. Please plan to attend and give the boys and girls your support, ask Marie Stevens and Claudia Olsen, who are heading up the arrangements for the banquet. 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