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Show Davis County Clipper A4 Thursday, November 4, 7 999 VrA-- lOk Santa's Helpers needed to help deserving children once again With the breezes of autumn still unseasonably warm, it's almost hard to imagine that the Christmas season hits full stride in just about three weeks. With all the joy of the Christmas season for most folks in Davis County, its also a pretty tough time for thousands of others. The ones we are talking about are those for whom the season becomes a time of anguish as they worry about how they will provide a Christmas for their kids. In our experience in years past, these people tend to be single parents, those who have been suffering from debilitating illnesses or families where someone is unemployed. Despite the county's overall affluence, there are many still struggling to make ends meet. And their plight is distressingly real. Weve also noted in past years how many wonderful Davis County residents have expressed concern for others during the Christmas season. They've been willing to give of their substance to help make sure that needy children do not go without. A goo many of those who have volunteered to help in past years have been people of average means, but with large hearts. It has been clear that some have been stretching to be able to include a few more children under their figurative Christmas trees. But it is also clear in talking to them that they possess great concern for others. We commend those who have made the commitment to share during the past Christmas seasons. We honor their commitment and goodness, thanking them for their generosity. At the same time, we are asking the residents of Davis County to once again open their hearts and take part in the Clipper's annual Santas Helpers program. We have already received calls from a number of families anxious about the upcoming season. Many won't have much of a Christmas without the help of their Davis County neighbors. If you can find it in your means to help someone this Christmas, 1 and tell our receptionists that we urge you to call us at you'd like to take part in the Santa's Helpers program. We'll help you find a family to share your holiday joys with. To us, you'll be a Santa's Helper. But to those you help, you'll truly be a Christmas angel. 295-225- Help light up the night with Dipper's Electric Light Parades While were on the general subject of the Christmas season, wed like to ask the residents of Davis County to help make the season bright (literally) for all the children of the county. And that's by participating in the Clipper Electric Light Parades coming near the end of this month. In North Davis, the Clipper Today, the North Davis Chamber of Commerce and the Kaysville Chamber of Commerce plus cities, of all volunteers and been have sorts police departments working behind the scenes for months to make this years parade a success. The same can be said in South Davis. But wed like to remind churcti choirs of all sizes and denominations to take part. We need thei music and cheer. We'd like to ask businesses not to forget to take a little time and place an entry in the parade. Their support in years past has made a huge difference. We also request that civic groups, schools, city officials, youth councils and others take a little time to have fun while participating in these parades. In South Davis, the parade takes place in Bountiful on Friday, Nov. 26, beginning at 7 p.m. In North Davis, the parade begins in Kaysville at 6 p.m. Nov. 29 and starts again in Clearfield at 7:15 p.m. For those of you mentioned above, we hope you'll help us light up the night again this season. And for all the residents of the area, we hope you'll come on down and enjoy the traditional kick-of- f of the Christmas season here in Davis County. The parades are always a magical way to start the holiday season. 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Box 267, Bountiful, Utah 84011-026- r 2ILA people are still coming in, starting a play twenty minutes late is totally inexcusable. Perhaps if the play start- ed on time, people would realize that tardiness is not acceptable and there would not be so many latecomers for the next performance. Another thing that was very irri-tating was the noise coming from the 3 IM A A m&zrfccmm J ; i j audience. Beeping watches, the detective who saw the video to close to a microphone. rustling of candy wrappers, and the ! rattling of ice in drinks are very dis- - J trading, especially during a play as charged with emotion as "Phantom. A simple announcement asking peo- pie to turn off the alarms on their watches and remove the noisy wrap- - j pers from their candy prior to the j show would go a long way in cutting down the unnecessary noise. ( Also, while I realize that I attend Monday night performances and I should expect a large number of fam- - ! ilies in the audience, I was shocked at J the amount of talking that was going on during the performance. If a child i (or adult) cannot sit still without talk- - ! ing for the duration of the play, he or she should not be there. It was dis- trading and disrespedful to the rest t of the audience and the adors. I am j all for getting children involved in the arts when they are young. I believe the arts should be an integral ! part of everyones life, but proper manners for a member of the audi- ence must be taught, and children can leam. When I saw "Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, there were a large number of children in the audience, but they were very it was obvious they had been taught how to ad in a theater. On a family vacation a few years ago, son to we took my then see "The Phantom of the Opera in San Francisco. Before we went, we told him exactly what was expeded of him, and he was on his best behavior the entire night. He loves going to the theater, but even he was affected by the disturbances Monday night. Frankly, the numerous distractions and the late start time were the only reasons I did not give exclaim, "I'll never be the same. If SNAILS: Okay, call them escargot if you wish; to me, they are still silly creatures filled with protein and absolutely no taste. A snail simply takes on the flavor of whatever its prepared with; along with it being bland, it has no texture, making it runner-u- p to a soggy multi-grai- n Cheerio. VIOLENT HATEMONGERS: These folks make the nightly news at least once per month, either by dragging black adults behind cars on because the actors certainly deserved one. It is a shame when a wonderful production does not get the attention it deserves and the praise it is worth because of the actions of others. I would love to continue supporting RMT because I believe they have an excellent produd, but when I go to a play and cannot enjoy it to its full potential, I question whether or not it is worth it. Ruth Cannon, Bountiful iCMfTKWEfOUKm'fll Tfce nad wancia in politics. XJfWnHMEIMW omct tmMumsesi wnHOjff my at XT zfiiy USIENBW IN Oil i Wife tut tsr&mnmi J J J : ! Some things are simply worthless d; views anchovie does is expressed in this column are the opinion of the perform great damage to the pizza, the world's greatest culinary achieve- The writer and not necessarily those of the ownership or ment. agement of this newspaper. walked into a bank lobby last week and was immediately harangued by a staff member who disagreed with my support of the Legacy Highway. She didn't call me a neanderthal, but she did pointedly remark that I should not kill creatures and organisms for the express purpose of laying asphalt. "We live in an ecosystem in which we should value all entities, she said. Your statement that the Sierra Qub should value humans over the life of a slug is shallow. We should not wipe out a species simply so human beings can drive faster. Do you really think some things are worthless? "Yes, I said. "Rap music immediately comes to mind. So do fruit wedding dress or Pat letting Buchanan come I cakes. "No, limit yourself to living things. ..things that breathe and things that grow. Can you honestly tell me some living things have absolutely no value? Yes. I can. And here's mv list: INFANT CHILD MOLESTERS: Last week a Tooele County man was charged with one count of rape, two counts of sodomy and three counts of aggravated sexual a abuse on can you believe it The man even baby. videotaped the rape, causing a police Putting anchovies on pizza is like tossing hot chocolate on a man- such child molesters are convicted, my suggestion is to sentence them to a form of punishment; maybe pouring gasoline down their throat and then entering them al in a circus fire-eati- contest. WASPS AND HORNETS: No one who has ever tried to relax on a patio can argue with my contention that these insects have no purpose in the universe other than to frustrate grown men sipping lemonade. I doubt very much that a wasp belly will ever contain serum to prevent cancer, I feel strongly that hornets wings will never be an ingredient to eliminate the flu. Therefore, I have no problem spraying my own private ecosystem space in an attempt to make these flying beasts gasp and fall to an unforgiving pavement. And Im not against splattering one against the wall either. ANCHOVIES: Theres supposedly a noble history behind anchovies, and to this day the bulk of our anchovies come from a Spanish practice of peasant women salting the fish and preparing it in a special wrapping on white European sand. Hogwash! All an time-honor- bumpy rural roads or mutilating homosexuals. As human beings, these hatemongers are worthless. Only as human pinatas, will these jerks serve a purpose. STINKWEED: Is it a plant? No, it's an atrocity. Our planet is not enriched by it and our front yards are not aesthetically elevated by it. So go get the chemical spray gun! The woman in the bank will probably not endorse my list of valueless beings. Shes more concerned with assuring that dragonflies are not exterminated by Nissan Pathfinders. Of course, I know one thing that would help her change her mind: Make her drive to Salt Lake city every single day at morning rush hour. trying to keep the rural feeling by building prison walls? Who has the biggest voice the o home owners or the millions of freeway drivers. And what will out of state drivers think of Salt Lake City and surrounding country when they cant even see it? Lastly, lets build Legacy Highway, but without prison walls. My wife and I drove to downtown Salt Lake City and back. It was extremely depressing. Those walls are ruining the personality of Utah. I wonder what Brigham Young would well-to-d- Sound walls are really just prison walk Editor: Many years ago in Germany, President Reagan said; "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. In a similar vein I would like to say: Mr. Head Honcho of UDOT, tear down these walls these prison walls. (noise barriers). If you think this is a good idea, why not build prison walls along State Street, 7th East, 13th East, Broadway in New York City, Market Street in San Francisco, or the light rail system. (By the way, I am 100 percent in favor of light rail.) Are people aware that light rail extended not only from SLC to Ogden, but also to Provo and Logan? Why didn't they build prison walls along freeways 10, 20 or 30 years ago? Prison walls are senseless, degrading, unsightly, depressing, ugly (in spite of the pretty little wave marks they put along the top of them). It's beautiful and soothing to look at the sides of the freeways and see the beautiful houses, trees, motels, schools, the old theater in the round, the sagebrush and the Great Salt Lake and the mountains. Also, don't build berms. They are less ugly but they cut off the view also. The home owners who can't stand the sight or sound of the freeway should build their own prison walls around their homes, or they should move to Ibapah, Utah. Where the heck is Ibapah? It's at the foot of Ibapah Peak, and the silence is deafening and the out of doors is endless. If you want to know more well-to-d- o about Ibapah, call me at I love city life, and I also love the I spent five years great in the Navy during World War II in Korea. A lot of that time was on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. About five years of my early life I lived in row houses in Washington, D.C., Chicago and San Francisco. In a row house you open the front door and you are right on the sidewalk and the busy street. It was a fun life. Later for 17 years I was a Boy Scout leader. We spent much time camping in the Wind River Mountains, the Uinta Mountains and the mountains by Bryce Canyon. I grew up in Ogden in the 20s, 30s and 40s and I have lived in Bountiful for 295-183- 3. 44 years. When I was 69 I climbed to the top of Ben Lomond Peak with my two sons. I live just off 5th South, where there is heavy traffic, including trucks and ambulances. I dont mind the noise at all. Last week I telephoned an old friend of mine in Farmington, a consulting engineer. He agrees with me concerning these prison walls. This consulting engineer says that UDOT has the money to build the prison walls, so they feel they might as well build them. What a dumb bit of reasoning. Is this the way our tax money should be spent? Are you planning to build prison walls along the Mountain Road past Fruit Heights and ruin the view of the mountains, hills, valleys and Great Salt Lake? Do you realize that the Wasatch Front is one of the large population centers in the United States and is getting larger all the time? Are you have said. Ronald F. Hubbard, Bountiful Actions of others hurt great production Editor I attended Rodgers Memorial Theatres production of Phantom on Monday, October 25, and feel that I need to comment on a few aspects of the performance. First, the production itself was outstanding. It was as well done as many of the plays I have seen done at Pioneer Memorial Theatre and the Utah Shakespearean Festival, especially considering RMTs relatively limited resources. I am a season ticket holder to RMT and every show I have seen, while not always the caliber of Phantom, has been a bargain for the price of admission. However, low ticket prices should be no excuse for low standards of professionalism, which were shown by both the theater management and the audience. My family and I, along with about half of the audience, were in our seats ready for the play to begin at 7:30 p.m., the time which was printed on our tickets. The rest of the patrons slowly trickled in, and the overture finally began at 7:50. It does not matter how many seats are empty or how many ld "Phantom a standing ovation, Let's respect what we already have in WX Editor I recently received a campaign flier for an individual who was running for city council. It deeply troubled me. This individual is relatively new to the area. I've been a Woods Cross resident most of my life. I grew up here and chose to raise my family here. For 49 years I've watched the community grow and develop. Years ago I watched new residents move in and build new homes next to our farm, and then complain about the smell. I watched them pull our barbed wire fences down and put up flimsy art deco replacements and then complain when our cows pushed through them. They built their homes in run-oand drainage areas and then complained when irrigation water seeped into their yards and homes. My concern deals with those who move to the area because of what it is and what it offers specifically a relaxed way of life, and then want to change it, to shape it to their accustomed surroundings and personal desires. I like my city the way it is without all the new, fancy and costly falderal. I'm not against new residents or growth. I'm open to that, but I resent newcomers coming in and telling me (an old timer) that this or that needs to be updated, modified, streamlined andor brought into the 21st century, etc. How about a little respect for what we have here already? Robert J. Ellis, Woods Cross ff West Bountiful b a great place to live Editor As a resident of West Bountiful I enjoy our rural atmosphere with big cities and services close by. I love our school and how our children enjoy safe passage to and from school. Our parks are beautiful and well-kep- t. We draw many people from different communities for soccer and baseball and other sports. This is a great place to live. In this election year we have the opportunity to vote. I have met most of our new candidates, and I'm impressed by their excitement and enthusiasm for the future. I realize that City Council work is largely volunteer service, and I appreciate the time spent by our g council members. Lets show our support for our great city by getting involved in the many service activities we have here. Ellen Jeppson, West Bountiful out-goin- |