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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Opinion 4 WEDNESDAY MAY 21, 2003 Letters to the Editor What is your opinion? This newspaper welcomes opinions from its readers concerning any subject. Anything of a libelous nature or defamation of character will not be considered forpublica tion. Please limit your letters to 300 words or less. We reserve the right to edit for clarity or length. Letters must be signed and include your full name, address and telephone number. Limited to one letter per person per month. Greyhound fun Thanks for your support Dear Editor: The family of Trent Glazier would like to express their thanks for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time. We appreciate so much the cards, flowers, food, and money that have offered encouraging words and have sustained us. Thanks to the Kanab Third Ward for their compassionate service - and for their continued support. Thanks to the Mosdell family for their special caring way that seems to answer every question and takes care of every need. We are so lucky to have you in our community! Thanks to our friends and family that have all gone above and beyond the call of duty. You have been there for us and have answered a lot of prayers through your service. We feel so blessed to live in such a close-kni- t, caring community that not only shares in the laughter and good times, but is also there to share in the grief and tears. These last few months have been very trying for our family and it has been so comforting to feel all of the thoughts and prayers that have been offered in our behalf. Thank you so much. Thank you for sharing in our great memories of Trent, for keeping those memories alive, and for helping us go on. Kim, Delaneys & Garth & Mason Glazier Deanne Glazier Rosanne Tietjen Kanab Fredonia High DECA thanks Dear Editor: As a member of the Fredonia High DECA, I would like to thank all of the people and businesses who helped make our trip to Orlando a great success. We are all very appreciative and thankful to these people. also like to thank Crystal Holliday for all her efforts to make DECA very successful at Fredonia High School. Also, I would like to thank her for all the help she gave me on her own time to make our presentation a success. Last, but not least, I would like to thank her for making our trip a time we will never I would forget. Ashley Kimball F.H.S. DECA , Fredonia Dear Editor: Thank you for opening your town and your hearts to all of us greyhound lovers from all over the country. My husband and I had never attended one of these gatherings before and it was such a special time. We were so happy to be part ofyour wonderful town for a few days. Your generosity to help make this so special did not go unnoticed. We are hoping to visit your wonderful magical town again at more gatherings in the future. Sincerely, Debra and Lloyd Stray Shawna, Mackey, Free, Roo and Koi (parrot princess) Dupont, WA barryscartoons.com Hats off to Claudia Dear Editor: Once again, Claudia Presto has put Kanab on the map through the annual Greyhound Gathering. And, she has achieved this with only a smattering of local help and support. In fact, in some circles, there are outspoken rumblings of disdain and disrespect for the event. To those who take such attitudes shame on you. The people who Claudia brings here year after year are among the nicest, most Sunshine Dear Editor: I would like to thank the entire staff of the Southern Utah News for giving me the opportunity to be their Intern this year. I have learned so much about the field of journalism, as well as ethics and honesty. Thank you Dixie, Dennis, and friendly Michael and Sharlotte, Ill miss people imaginable. And, for as next all much as five days and nights, you year. Sincerely, they bring commerce and interest in Kanab (e.g., people who Amy Sue Heaton buy from Kanab businesses, future retirees, potential business Editors Note: Amy is a ray of sunshine herself! Well miss you. owners, etc.). If anything, it would seem re- Good luck on your very bright sponsible for the city to provide future. Claudia with some form of exBelt up traordinary recognition, as well as all the support she needs to Dear Editor: continue this benevolent moveFrom May 19 to June 1, law ment, not only for the endan- enforcement officers from over gered greyhounds, but for Kanab 12,000 enforcement agencies at large. across the United States will be Harold Brain sending a simple message to Vermilion Espresso Bar motorists-if are not and Cafe a safety belt,you will wearing be tickyou eted. Together, state and local law enforcement will place special emphasis on state roadways around the 2003 Memorial Day weekend. The goal of the safety belt campaign is to send a message that safety belts and car Thanks a ton seats save lives. Dear Editor: This crackdown on safety belt I would like to take the time to violations sounds like a tough thank everyone at the Southern approach. But consider these Utah News. Your coverage of facts. Failure to buckle up conthe Greyhound Gathering 2003 tributes to more fatalities than was great. Thanks a ton. any other single traffic safety Mike & Dee and hounds related behavior. Nearly half of Tex, China and Page the passenger vehicle occupants kind-hearte- d, killed in crashes last year werent using seat belts or cured in child safety seats. se- Over the years, highway safety professionals and law enforcement have used a number public service campaigns to draw attention to the seriousness of highway fatalities and persuade people to buckle up.. We want to make sure everyone is aware of this campaign and its conse- - SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS AAA Deadlines FRIDAY 1 PM See LETTERS, Page 5 Hi COUNTRV'S COt-O- HOMEll,TOWN NEWSPAPER The Southern Utah News (ISSN No. 0049-165is published every N. at Main 26 St. Utah 84741 SUN serves Kane . The Kanab, Wednesday and Arizona the County, Utah, Strip. Please address communications by mail to: 26 N. Main Street, Kanab, Utah 84741 , telephone fax 435:644-292- 6 or sunewskanab.net. rates available upon request. Second Class postage paid at Advertising Kanab, Utah 84741 . Newsstand price is 60c per copy. Yearly subscription rates to Kane County addresses and Fredonia and Moccasin, Arizona - $25; others - $35 (out of U.S. - $50). 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