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Show THE GREEN SHEET 2 Thursday, Sept. 1, 1988 Price Of A Ticket Alone Wont Insure Performing Group's Future It is no secret to anyone close to the OUR READERS WRITE busi- ness end of an arts organization that ticket sales alone cannot support even the most amateur group. Theatre troupes, opera companies, symphony orchestras, dance organizations and other arts entities must rely on financing from private and government sources. The raising of funds is critical to their existence. For local community groups it is the one area of expertise that is usually missing from the cadre of dedicated volunteers who fight for, work for and support the arts. 'Murray and Sandy and to some extent Riverton, Midvale and West Jordan have set a fine example in promoting the arts. Murray has its amphitheatre where a major musical is presented each summer and where the Murray Symphony presents a series of concerts, both with help from Murray City. Sandys Arts Council supports a musical, a symphony and chorus and to a certain extent a ballet troupe. The Riverton Arts Council produces a summer musical and sponsors other events each year and West Jordan has a fledgling community orchestra. Midvale hopes to join the ranks of those producing musicals next summer. City Fathers in those community recognize that the arts are an important aspect in the quality of life their citizens enjoy. Many see the arts as an extension of community recreation programs that include sports, parks, patriotic celebrations and a variety of other expenditures that appeal to a wide variety of the population. Often, the arts seem under funded. The costs of bringing a performance to fruition are great because of royalties, music, the expertise of craftsmen etc. Yellow Journalism Seniors Take A Stand EDITORIAL It is well and good that some public funds can be set aside for these things. However, the responsibility cannot end with the government entity. In order to insure that arts groups can sustain life there must be an outpouring of But that alone is not sufficient. The bottom line is money. It must be raised through the participation of private citizens and where possible, the business sector of a community. Those who administer the funds must in turn be responsible and above board. Where government funds are combined with community resources there must be accountabli-t- y from within the arts organization. Murray is faced with the loss of its symphony orchestra. For too long it has been a n operation. Its very survival now depends upon greater community involve-jnenThere should be a functioning board of directors with input in all fiscal decisions. Said board must take control of efforts to raise the money necessary to continue. Patrons must recognize that the price of their ticket will not buy the symphonys future. Efforts to raise dollars must be supported by those patrons and by members of the orchestra itself as well as the community at large. No doubt the Murray Symphony and other struggling arts groups in the valley can be saved. But it will not happen without community support and involvement. Government alone is simply not the answer. two-perso- t. To the Editor: To The Editor: At last, the true colors of some of our local media As chairman of the State Board of Aging and to show forth, and it appears to be Adult services, I would like the boards unanimous are beginning in "yellow journalism." vote to support the position of the American Assn, of dominantly yellow, as not I but am offended, surprised, to find out that Retired persons and other senior organizations in Deseret News, the Salt Lake Tribune, KSL The opposition to the tax initiatives to go on record and KUTV (Channel 2), each gave $7,500 before the public. to the big guns politicians group which has formed As appointed board members, our responsibility is few to fight the publics tax initiatives. These are a for to advocate for and represent the interests of seniors to look we sources that in Utah. It is the boards position that the hatchet of the major media and reliable news coverage on issues that approach the initiatives take is not in the best objectivity interests of aging programs. A 23 precent cut in pertain to each of us. It has now become increasingly state funds will result in drastic reductions in evident that these bedfellows have succumbed to the that drive this state, and care and other political power brokers nutritional, transportation, their abandoned have positions of neutrality. support services and the closure of many senior I am one who is not impressed. As I view TV centers. Reductions in medical assistance will assure that many' seniors go without preventative coverage of the tax issues, and as I read the countless horror stories in our major newspapers, I and maintenance care-t- he likely result will be the need only remember that I am getting a biased need for longer-tercost care in the future. higher from those who pretend to know more than version Reductions in county revenues will only exacerbate me. I wonder how many other controversial issues the impact. As a board, we are continually seeking more the media has sold out to for a chance to gain some efficient methods of delivering services. If there are political clout and capital hill back scratching. I areas of goverment where cuts can be .made think, as always, one must view the news with consider the prudently as supporters of the initiatives contend, skepticism and always remember to then lets examine them specifically through the source. established legislative and appropriations process. Parker Davis Lets not resort to sweeping measures which will Glen Lake Salt undully impact our most needy citizens. TV-Radi- o, in-ho- Bill Larson Chairman State Board of Aging and Adult Services Heard That Song Before Magna Editor: In the article regarding the tax limitation movement that appeared in The Green Sheet Oct. 25th, John Memmott of Taxpayers for Utah complains that the debate over the issues contains a great deal of rhetoric. Rhetoric? Thats all I have ever heard from Taxpayers for Utah til it sounds like a record used, reused and abused. And now Mr. Memmott wants to play for us a recording of that "Just One More Time." The same good old oldie old lines, same old lyrics and if you will, the same identical "rhetoric" of flawed statement transcribed from a recording made in California over 10 years ago. I mean Californians learned it by heart. So now we Utah taxpayers have heard it so many times that our subconscious may be tempted to believe it. Could that be the strategy and intention of Taxpayers for Utah? Leads one to wonder. And now let us play for Mr. Memmott and oldie but goodie, "It Seems To Me Ive Heard That Song Before." And how about an encore of a nostalgic ballad, "Its A Sin To Tell A Lie." It is time that Taxpayers for Utah understand that "We the People" are the real life taxpayers and that we have taken the legal steps that our precious State Constitution endowed us with: Redress of grievance through the initiative process. We are fed up to here with unnecessary and stifling overtaxation. Now Memmott has the idiosity to tell us we are not rational for using that kind of thinking. Who knows it better from experience than we as individuals? What valid integrity does Taxpayers for Utah have that gives them the credibility to know what is better for us than we do? I believe it is now time for us to repeat for them what we were yelling and chanting over a year ago. No- w- all togethe- r- No more taxes. . . No more taxes (repeat). In closing Ill ask Dick Haynes to serenade Taxpayers for Utah with his great past hit, "Youll Never Know If You Dont Know Now." Paul V. Cushing Murray , Board Members: Lawrell Jensen, Roosevelt Elaine Bennett, Salt Lake Daniel Gallego, Ogden V. Lucile Hutchings, St. George Phileon B. Robinson Jr., Provo Real Purpose Of Life To the Editor: I would like the opportunity to respond like so facts that Mr. Ryan has many others to the stated. First of all I am a Utahn who knows that there needs to be improvements made in this state. On the same note I want to help make those improvements like so many other caring citizens do. I know that there are these types of people because of the concern over the candidates running for office in the upcoming elections. That in turn affects state growth, stability, taxes and improvement. There is also great concern over the Central Utah Project and the tax initiatives. There are a lot of areas where improvements need to be made. Along with this there has to be just as many solutions, and that is where it depends upon those who care to help find those solutions. I appreciate the research you have done, Mr. Ryan, in pointing out the problems of the state. Now you have to dump your "the sky is falling" attitude and help your fellow Utahns find and implement the solutions. Last of all, Mr. Ryan, if you had done research in church affairs as thoroughly as youve claimed surely you would have found out that though this is the land of Zion, it was never promised by the Lord to be easy. Since the beginning of time humanity has been faced with problems great and small. How we handle those problems is the real purpose for life on this earth. J.C. Burton P.S. One last comment. Dont go down in history as a "Cryan Ryan, go as a "Tryan Ryan." Wonderful Experience Blame Man, Not God Dear Editor: Regarding Albert Potters letter condemning God for killing women and children during the war, I would like to offer a quote from Joseph Fielding Smith: "Plagues, violence, depression follow disobedience. It is not the will of the Lord that there should come upon the people disaster, trouble, calamity and depression (as we have got into the habit of speaking of some of our trouble), but because man himself will violate the commandments of God and will not walk in righteousness, the Lord permits all of these evils to come upon him. In the beginning, the Lord It was his blessed the earth for mens sake intention that men, if they would only keep the commandments of the Lord, should have the good things of the earth and live in peace and happiness in the spirit of righteousness. . . But, men are rebellious; they are not willing to live in that law and profit thereby. . . they pursue another course, and the result is that the blessings of the Lord are withdrawn, and in place thereof come calamity, destruction, plagues and violence. Men have themselves to blame." First Day Is A Traumatic One I half expected her to stomp her foot and refuse to go. She had been hinting all weekend that she was just not excited about this first day of school business. "Ive done it before and it isnt any fun, she , ... stated. I tried to cajole her into thinking it wouldnt be that bad. "Think of how nice it will be to see all the kids," I told her. "They wont like me. "Im sure some of them will." "Dont count on it." "Youll get to wear your new clothes," I said, trying to appeal to her vanity. "I can wear them to church." It was obvious I was going to have to take a new approach. But what? Id always found the first day of school to be kind of exciting. Except when we had moved to a new town, which we did fairly frequently when my father was a construction worker. It was always kind of fun to discover who your new teacher would be, although most of the towns we lived in were small enough that there was only one for each grade, so you had a pretty good idea when school ended in June whose face you would see in September - so you could either dread or anticipate. I -- didnt really have any background in urban education to share with her, but I always assumed it would be kind of fun to go into a big school and see which of the lists posted on the doors contain your name. It was fun to wear new shoes and new clothes. Of course that was back before it wasnt fashionable to assume the "Thrift Store" look. Charmayne Kasparian Bennion Unfortunately, Ive never in my background that would lost my taste for the feel of instill any great excitement in new clothing. her. Id just have to get tough. New shoes are, however, another story. I knew she wouldnt be excited about them either. After all, they pinch. I always kind of looked forward to a new course of study. It was exciting to look through the new reading book and find out what kind of thrilling stories wed be reading. Of course, we all had reading books. Today I cant find very many teachers on any level in the three area school districts who have even complete classroom sets of textbooks. She didnt seem oveijoyed about the prospect of new school supplies either. Her innate frugality tends to cause her to reuse anything she can. Which is a good thing. Our house is in jeopardy of being overtaken with rubber stamps and all those other things she thinks are "so cute that I couldnt resist it. Obvjously there was nothing its just going to be up to you to make it a good year," I counseled. I experienced a moment of terror when it looked like she would attack me with the curling iron she was using. I figured I might get away with just one more comment. I weighed my words very carefully. After all I didnt want to say something that would drive her back to bed or cause her to insist that she would not, under "You know, any circumstances, "You go. cant live without that monthly pay check. You have to go," I told her. "You have a contract." Her last comment was that she had lived through 32 including those that resulted in obtaining her own education. "I guess Ill live through one more," she sighed with a note of resignation. back-to-school- s, that week. Longer correspondence may used as As I See It commentaries on a space available basis. Primary consideration will be given to those submitted by people with expertise in the topic about which they write. A brief description of that expertise may accompany the submission. All submissions are subject to editing for space and be clarity. They may addressed to: The Green P.O. Box Sheet, 7187, Murray, Ut. 84107. be m QJ. heart-warmin- g Peggy & Butch Valko Greg, Amy & Emily Arroyo Grande, Calif. The Green Sheet welcomes contributions from readers for either Letters to the Editor or As I See It. Letters should be confined to a length of about 250 words and not contain libelous comments. They must be signed and must be received in our office no later than 10 a.m. Tuesday for publication Editor: We have just had a wonderful experience! We had the pleasure of hosting four young men from Taylorsville, Utah during the Western Regional Babe Ruth Tournament held in Arroyo Grande, Calif. These boys, as a matter of fact all the boys on the team, were considerate, appreciative and perfect gentlemen. We shouldnt be suprised after meeting the many parents who followed their boys to California. They too were very caring and generous people. Taylorsville brought gifts for the host families and for the players on the opposing teams. We found their gestures were a fine example of the way we would want our children to act if they were ever fortunate enough to participate in such an exciting event. These boys played some baseball and great showed outstanding sportsmanship. The people of the Five Cities area grew close to this group from Utah. There were people from our area who did not host boys and were still at the Babe Ruth Field cheering for the Utah team. We Personally had David, Troy, Jeromy and Matt stay at our home and we feel like we made some lifetime friends. Thanks to all in Taylorsville Utah that supported this team and helped them find their way to our town and our hearts. SHARED OFFICE AVAILABLE Tired of working out of your home? Professional Office space for lease from 3540 Associates at the 6.R. Harmon Building 3540 So. 4000 West Most prestigious location in West Valley City. Shared office suites with many amenities. 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