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Show 5 Ive said it before and, dang it, Ill afternoon starting times of football games. They all start either late in the afternoon or are played under the lights at night. Coaches and players alike under this arrangement need not miss class time in order to prepare for a game, for the most part. There are some drawbacks, of course. The outcome of at least one game this season was not decided when it extended into overtime and eventually was called due to darkness. An alternative to such situations, although a costly one, would be to install lights, facilities which only a few of the schools have at present. action on the gridiron will undoubtedly bring a compromise in dealing with the problem of keeping students and faculty members in the out-of-sta- te classroom. Greater travel distance and shrinking daylight hours in late October and November will necessitate starting times moved closer to midday. Far fewer schools will be involved, however. Applying the later starting times to winter and spring sports activities would also be recommended, assuming the ad watch lightning? I have always loved flying. As a child, my most common dream was that of being able to flap my arms and take off like a bird, soaring above the rooftops and laughing at my earth-boun- d friends below. My most precious toys were a set of little plastic airplanes, and Im sure I drove my parents out of their minds with my constant air raids. The first time on an airplane, I nearly wet my pants I was so excited. Even today - or at least a month ago - I would have given anything (except money, Im extremely poor and a terminal tightwad) to be able to fly around the country, watching the countryside far below me from the window of a 727. But no more. Had I been a witness to the first flight at Kitty Hawk, knowing what Ive learned in the last month about the wicked beasts, I would have very quickly invented the first surface to air missile and blown the ; pitiful prototype all over North Carolina and neighboring states. Lets just say Ive become intimately acquainted with the airplane, and I now see it and everything associated with it in its true nature. In late August a business trip took me to nine cities in 10 days. Among those cities were Denver, Laramie, Ft. Collins, Colorado Springs, Albuquerque, El Paso, San Diego and Honolulu. During that time I spent more than my share of time on buses and airplanes, hopping from one city to the next. At the start of the trip I was eager to get on those silver birds; by the end of the trip United Airlines couldnt have given away a lifetime flight pass to this kid. Ive had it with airports and stewardesses and luggage claim checks and flight schedules and gate When the wind blows violently, as if trying to shake the trees loose from their moorings, I sometimes step out to the patio to become one in a degree - with that violence. One day when the wind was coming from the south with such force that the backyard was a maze of whipped limbs and leaves I saw a sheltered nook at one side of my back door and I quickly stepped out to its safety. It was an created by some odd placement of buildings and I stood there for at least 15 minutes watching the chaos, within feet of me, but scarce - er Hawaii. numbers and Of course, I jump and quake at flashes of lightening and thunder just as much as anyone, but isn't it exciting? Oh, Ive spent hours at windows, watching storms circle the valley and then double back and hit us again. Tremenbeautiful . . . frightening dous . . . and the weather man has the nerve to call it bad. I turn out all lights when a storm, no matter what kind, comes after dark and sit and watch. Passing car lights reveal the loveliness of falling snow and lightening illuminates itself. The fury of a wild wind storm is hypnotic and I like to think of how cavemen, eons ago, must have stood (just as I do) helpless before the onslaught of nature-let-loosFrightened, but also fascinated. Ethel Bradford Everyone feels the excitement of a rain storm. Scientists now explain that exhilaration by telling us that the storm releases ions in the air which we breath. If that is so, Ill accept their prosaic words, but . . . just the same, I love the way everyone walks more briskly ( not just faster ) . We run, jump, skip, laugh and speak as if it were all a glorious game. Our eyes light up and suddenly the whole world is a more alive place to be. Ions or not, I love it. agree Ive never seen tornadoes and such but just consider. If we saw only one snow storm in our whole life . . . only one violent wind . . . only one storm . . . and only one fog, we would stand outside watching every changing mood. Wed hate to miss any aspect of it, and would talk of its beauty and excitement for the rest of our lives. So, so, so. Bad weather? No, its not bad, just different. To me theres just no such thing as bad weather. I like it all. Now I hur-rican- s, Correcting The Error To the Editor, I think if your newspaper is going to take the time and put forth the effort to conduct these opinion polls, you should at least print what is ac- curate or correct. A glaring error was made by someone there at your place by switching my opinion with anothers on the issue of Mrs. Ferraros qualifications for filling in the office of Pre-sieof the United States. It has been a great source of embarrassment to me already and the paper just arrived this morning. The opinion printed under my picture was as far from my true opinion as Mondale and Reagan and I demand through this letter of protest a printed correction. Bill Wright Sheet The Green note: (Editors nt September 13, 1984 Under normal conditions a trip such as that would be just over Unfive hours in duration. fortunately, nothing about that flight was normal, and we spent more than 10 hours in a 747. As the flight crew was preparing for takeoff, a sudden electrical failure knocked out the lights, the everything engines, everything. Even the tacky hula music coming over the intercom ceased its incessant, swaying bray. Several attempts at restarting the plane ended the same way: the lights came on, the music began, the engines kicked over and the contents of the plane heaved a sigh of relief; only to be followed by another electrical breakdown. After five or six tries at restarting the airplane (punctuated, incidentally, by the predictable and cries of Get a horse! Whatsamatta, got a dead battery?), it finally started, and the pilot came on the intercom to inform us that the problem has apparently been solved. Green Sheet Peter Bernhard ATTN: 155 East 4905 South Murray, Utah 84107 Dear acknowledges its error and Peter: The Third Annual Salt City Classic is over, but anparently not the riders' enthusiasm for what happened on that memorable day or the oromise of what is to come in 1985 when the "Fourth Annual" will take on new and far more significant dimensions. The oromise of what is to come stems from your ''alued mnort this year. We say thank you for the nrintinq of orograms, letterhead, envelopes and business cards so nraciou.slv orovided a a oromotion contribution to salt City Classic. -- Tn 1983 we riders lined started field a of 107 riders. Tm- - year ovr waitino for the gun to sound. Even whn th four hour race was over (for the overall winner, 96.9 mils later), two days of telephone callers oraised the course, safety controls, the organisation, community involvement , and th duality of prizes from spirited oromotional sponsors like you. One experienced observer said, "If you keep aoina as you ar- now, you'll soon be second only to the Coor's Classic of international 200 bicycling fame up . " Our oldest entry, old Milo Hadlock of Murray, 1982 National Masters Bicycle Pacing Champion, rode 87.4 miles n the allotted four hours. When he picked up his orize, he had nothing but good to say. Skilled and riders alike acknowledge the Salt City Classic as a significant intermountain bicvcle race for 60-ye- ar non-skill- "all-comer- Call me picky, but to a journalist, little qualifiers like apparently can make a big difference in the meaning of ht movies and no smoking - fasten seat belts signs and metal detey ctors and baggage machines. But most of all, Im tired of the little foil package of peanuts that the stewardesses pass out in an attempt to appease hungry, weary travellers. I, like millions, of skeptics before - dating back to the first time prehistoric man laid eyes on the first flying reptile - now declare: If God had intended man to fly, he would have given him wings. 20, 1984 too. -- Why this drastic change to the opposite pole? Thursday, Sept. man No wonder primitive assigned a god to each type of storm and thought they were angry at him when the violence was unleashed. I would have done the same. Im sure, and would have bowed down low before it, often y- word viously that tiny hadnt escaped his ears, either. Do we have an apparent problem, or is it apparently fixed, or Little beads of sweat what? began forming on his forehead and his eyes darted nervously about the cabin. By now, the engines had started up again and just as we were about to jump ship, the plane lurched forward. Trapped. Despite all the foreboding Continued on pages The group I was with boarded in San Diego, anticipating the sunny beaches and blue waters of Iam pleased as if given a present when I waken and glance out over the golf course and see . . . nothing. Nothing but a great big blanket of fog and I love it. Its mysterious and brings (to me) a feeling of closeness, privacy, coziness and dreaminess that is irresistible. I feel like Im in a cocoon. It turns the familiar world into an unfamiliar one and the heart that doesn't quicken and miss a beat to that strangeness is beyond my understanding. I hate to see the fog rise and disappear. God-mad- Loved Flying, But No More think it was the flight to Honolulu that cured me of my flight fever. I remember when my brother, Spencer, set up photographic equipment outside so he could be e ready to catch the wonder of fireworks, and know he must have felt the same wonder as I do. I hope we (my brother and I) arent the only ones, because, if we are, the rest of the world is missing an awful lot of excitement and beaut- those views to school officials, whose action can then best reflect the desires of the community. I hair on my head even fluttered. Incredible. ly a a dark cloud or two appears on the horizon and the TV weatherman chants the litany of . . . Looks like bad weather is with us again. Every little change, other than sunshine, is heralded by such words and I ask, Wbat do they mean by bad weather? And who says its bad? Not me, by golly, and I dont think Im the only one either. I cant be the only one who shivers with delight when the world becomes white and softly rounded with a thick layer of snow. If Im at work, Im drawn like magnet to the windows to watch, and cant wait to get home so I can open the draperies and glory in seeing the world change before my eyes. Surely there are others who love to listen to the wind and rain as they waken us in the night with their fury. And ami the only one who gets goosebumps as I get out of bed to stand at a window to justments can be made as easily as for football and that the changes are offset by putting to good use the otherwise lost classroom time. Educators around the state are also addressing the lost classroom time issue as it pertains to travel. Many students in drill teams vocal and instrumental music groups leave the classroom behind for a week or more year year to travel to other states and sometimes out of the country. What parents and other interested citizens must do before this decision is made is to let their views be known on the matter. They must weigh the educational value of the trips being made against the value of the time lost in the classroom. The next step, of course, is to relate Post-seaso- n One day, Ill get even with Orville and Wilbur. It angers me every time say It again. School Adjustments Necessary schedules. Many schools this fall have followed the patterns of others and eliminated mid- GREEN SHEET Dang It, Who Says It's Bad? ? Qnmmsmt Numerous adjustments aimed at improving students chances of gaining a better education are being made in Green Sheet area schools and around the state. Just how far educators will go toward achieving their goals in this area is not certain, but they deserve public support for making the effort. Hopefully, in the long run, a change here and an adjustment there will produce a more sound school system and, ultimately, to better educated students. One of the current targets is the disruption of class THE ed apologizes to both Mr. Wright and to Fern Gerrard, whose comments were interchanged. Mr. Wright actually said, Thats a hard question, because she was unknown to me before she was nominated. I still dont know much about her. She isnt as qualified as Bush, because he has been in the vice presidency four years. There are many fine women serving as leaders of nations in the world, so I dont see her sex as an issue. Mrs. Gerrard actually said, Shed be a good president, because she is strong and you have to be strong in her position. She is definite in her opinions and she showed her strength in the way she handled the criticism about her taxes. She has already shown she is a fighter and I feel she would rise to meet the challenge of the presiency. s." Program A Success Dear Sirs, the sentence. That word doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Jack CFO, The thought of flying in an airplane whose engines might decide to take a breather at any moment had me on edge. I was ready to crack. Just as I was about to practice my primal-screarelaxation training, the man sitting next to me shot a nervous glance in my direction. What does he mean, aphe croaked. Ob- parently? Once again the completion of the annual yard beautification awards program sponsored by the West Valley Area Chamber of Commerce is at hand. The success of this project is due chiefly to the Green Sheet staff and particularly to the very fine articles (by Olga Milius) and pictures writ- Tyler Salt Citv :las ic M. L. D. Muir Mayor, Murray City ten and m 4768 South Brown Street Murray, Utah 84107 each printed about spotlighted yard. Comments of the owners have been very positive and without exception they have asked that a sincere thank you be extended Continued on page 6 801 268 8001 The Green Sheet People Poll If You Were Given $1,000, With No Strings Attached, What Would You Do With It? A $ i' . Jason Carone Millcreek Holly Kay Midvale I buy a piece of land. Yes, on a down that money think Id put I know. piece of land. Im practical, a thouNow wait a minute, I only get sand? Well, if I got a million, I could do a lot, if you know what I mean. But a thousand dollars? That just isnt enough to do anything with. "Id Id buy the whole GI Joe factory Im one of their biggest fans. It would cost about $100,000, so Id need -- - more money, but somehow Id pay it off. I could get a job as a chef or an electrical engineer. If I had money left over, Id buy some plastic to make more GI Joe toys and try to speed up delivery of the stuff." Deanna Sommer Murray What are we supposed to say? Are we supposed to do something with it, like give it to the poor? Id probably put it down with some other money to get my new house. Or maybe just pay my bills. I think Id take it with me when I go to Germany. That way I could spend an extra week there. civic-minde- d Lainie Buffington Millcreek Id buy a dirt bike, then Id buy a house because the dirt bike would only cost $50. Id have about $100 left after the bike and the house, so Id go on a trip to New York and see Michael Jackson. I could stay two nights and two days, thatd be $100 worth. There would be $5 left and Id just keep it. Evan Cline Bennion Id spend it. Just a thousand dollars, though? That doesn't go very far. Id use the money to get away on a vacation to some resort with the family. What if there was any left over? There wouldnt be. Id make sure it was all gone on the trip; probably do some sightseeing around Utah." . LesCarrigan Midvale That really isnt enough money to do what I would like to do. I already have enough money to buy what I want for that price, so I really wouldnt need it. I have children and thats where I would put it. My daughters husband Is going to school at BYU and needs help. I would give It to them. |