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Show vLafceUd Rowicrt boll Summer it usually defined as lhal sirrUh if lime Ktwecn Memorial Day and labor Day, or students or parents wuh students that definition Is shaiply t ut, I or those of us out of shoul and in the MutkpUve the edivs lend to blur. Residents in the Mississippi Kiser drainage will talk about this summer for generations. lor hual residents the news may not have been that disastrous, but it was for some, as C buries Du kens said in "The Tale of 1 iso C ities," the best of times, the ssorst of times. The lakeside Review informally asked sutne residents what ssere the Kst things to base happened this summer anJ also is hat was the downside to the season "I he best was Judy Allen, Davit High travel, seeing the C anadian Ktxkics, doing a mountain run at Sun Valley and a mountain raie in Sheridan, Wyo. a mountain race is the first person out 16 miles on vs hates er trad they designate anJ back. There are different distances, different terrain. but it is a great way to we areas that you might not normally see with the trad marked ,so you can't get lost and you dont need a nup or compass. "In the Canadian Km kies. I did a lot of hikes, saw a lot of wildlife including bear on numerous occasions. We did a few runs from Lake l ouise to Lake Moram which is about 12 miles up in the Rockies. 1 he dillicult part of the summer was all (fry wij he cam h.i ah an hoi said. I renter i all, am le tarn Wcbe Mullm studen ck h in, ih ho a J yi aiJ of ih ei wh i' I . rahe rrm. b I I II Cora s an ng. i!i :ome l I ha ounu :r." v lcadi Tuesday Opimon 31 1953 3 made all the difference STREET TALK these drownmgs. In terms of search work, K was disappointing, I'm with Kutky Mountain Kestue Dugs, NVe had a search in August in conjunction with Summit County tor a woman who haJ been up visiting her son at Seoul camp and got lost. She walked out about 14 miles away at (dam), Ue were able io talk to her afterward, lor me it was the first Itse-lin- d we had all summer with me King wuh the group. I he group had others. 1rior to that we had Ken on all the drownmgs in fhg and 1 idle Cottonwood canyons as well as assisting in the search for the little Ten-to- n Ky who drowned in American I ork. So lhal was the tough part of the summer. " Die Kst part Merrill Dibble, Layton of summer was high school graduation. After that we went to Idaho, on a vacation with my friends. My friend has a house on the Snake Kiser and we went up and messed around on the riser for three days. Wc went water skiing and canoeing, lie has a swimming pool that is naturally heated because he has hot springs by where he lives. And we just hung out with the guys. "The downside was seeing the people wc hung out with at school and knowing they arc having fun getting ready to go back to school but we're not. And all mv friends leasing on missions. Not much of a down- Smith-Morehou- Aigfel Realizing potential What was good, bad about this summer? lay Tjy Lakeside se LhlIJ U-Allen Dibble I l Hading side really, but the summer was l short." "I he Gaya Lynn Hading, Clearfield Kst was inosing down here so I can gel on with my life. I mused from Lovell. Wyo Keause my brother is here and because what f want to do in School at the University of Utah is the only college that teaches what I want. It's speech pathology. It's a lot like speech therapy. "I dont know if much can lop lhal because Cm starting all over again. It was lime to quit sitting in limbo. My husband and I have Ken separated so n was lime to move on. "My kids have done really well this summer in sports and the things Ise really wanted them to do. They are now finally old enough to do it and K involved with it. "I canT think of much of a downside." Denma Huff, Layton The Kst of the summer of 93 for me and my family was the fact lhal it never got really hot. It was pleasant weather and that allowed us to do a lot of things. Wc had time to go camping. Were going up camping now. m fact, wuh Iam. Pam i the emotion that encompasses dll 111) ilillcjhuoj L Rhoades Huff my motorcycle club It's a good lime to lung out with them. We're headed to Jorda-nell- e, "Die worst is that my wife had io go to Oklahoma to take care of her sister alter she got bucked off a horse. Her sister got thrown oil a horse, over a feme and into a snowplow. She got pretty busted up. My wife had to go help her where it was really fun. We survived hete though." Donald Rhoades, Syracuse "I think the Kst and the worst was that it was so cool. It's nice when its cool and we enjoyed that. Hut your tomatoes and melons and MulT dont do good when it's not hot. "I and my wife volunteer out to the park on the island. We quite enjov that, Wc work in the information Koih, Wesc Ken out there for the last four weeks answering questions. I'll tell you the people out of the country enjoy it a lot more than the people right here. We're asked all kinds of question. And those wc can't answer we write it down and the county or paiks people tell memories I mm a sery rail) at' Ifrll dd Icrent, levs lti.ui I Hud li fit in every where. to K untune' but myself I illicit wit m a iimidi full uf people with nothing Imt loneliness at mv tide 1 hough 4 Millie always up (Hared on m face, nitide my heart wav crying GUEST COLUMNIST li t hard for me to imagine what my life would K like had I eumc io w dvr Bavm. So much not hat thaiiycd khcn I think about where ft e tome from. I appreciate where Im going that much more. At a kid, I dreamt of Kvommg a great and tuetettful person: a doe-loa lawyer, cten a professional basketball player. The thing I didn't dream about however, was the one thing 1 K'tame: a dtug addict. r. us. J Corj kWl WHAT Yotf HM KMUflTHs SUMMER sitHer. When I found drugs at the age of I thought had lound nn best friend. When I was loaded. I was prettier, funnier, and more popular I could talk to anyone, do anything 1 was the person I always wanted to K The pain that used to K a constant companion was gone. Ii seemed I had found a magic carpel that would tarry me to my dreams I had life in the palm of my hand and was headed for the top. or so I thought. Betore long, the drugs turned on me. I often woke up dirty and sick, trying to piece together the scattered memories of the night before. The drugs weren't working anymore. The pain was back and twice as intense. 12. & 1 tried different drugs, more drugs, mixing drugs but nothing worked. My magic carpet had losi its powers. I was addicted and willing to do anything for drugs. The morals and values I had grown up wuh were replaced with the desperation to keep my addiction alive. I spent my days and nights on the streets searching for the perfect high, the ultimate escape. The only thing I found however, was the cold, angry face of death. When suicide became an option. I knew I needed help. I $ The first few weeks at Weber Basin were hard. I had no social skills, no idea how to interact with peoI was afraid ple. and no to let people get to know me for fear that I would be rejected. I was convinced that I was unlovable and unworthy. I worked hard at portraying the image of a rough and tough street girl. That wav people would not sec the scared little girl crying inside of me. self-estee- Job Corps put wayward life on right track Who am I? was the question .! accomplishing many interesting I GUEST COLUMNIST kept asking myself while wasting jour months of my life in a Utah e felony. How jail for a third-degre- could I have let myself drop to the cvel of dirt without trying to pull nyself from the gutter? What was I loping to gain by playing out the ole of a misfit in society? It was coming, the time when all Jnen and women learn from the mistakes that have put them in the Aery place that I was suffering in. It ivas my time of reckoning, preparing to face the judge, knowing that one word could mean a lifetime of pain and punishment. The judge's question, What do Guilty, you plead Mr. Bonnin? your honor," I respectfully replied. 'Son, you have two choices. You lave the choice of enrolling in a prison diversion program at Weber (Basin Job Corps, or accepting the further penalties of serving tasks. one-to-fi- years in prison. In total astonishment, I naturally chose the best of the alternatives. At this point in life, I had been given a last fighting chance to and to seek prove my the person who lies within me. I was interviewed in jail by Mrs. Alma Welde, one of the counselors at Weber Basin Job Corps. On Jan. 14, one month after the interview, I began my program with a jail jumpsuit for clothes and no idea of how to succeed. Everyone looked at me differently from the other students on campus because I had the appearance of a criminal, yet I was given more hospitality than 1 had expected. I soon found that I be- - Randy Bonnin self-wor- th - Essay winner, Weber Basin Job Corps longed in this place and had many things to explore and learn. After about six months of disciplinary action from trouble and stubborn-headednes- s, I began to set goals for myself and try to find my values without cutting any corners. I put my heart and soul in searching my inner self and found a person that devoted his time to Now, I am completely opposite from the way I was before. I am a leader instead of a follower. Of course, I make mistakes through my perilous journey of learning, but Ive gained one important standard I live by: never give up until it's over! There are so many things to this day that I thank Weber Basin Job Corps for. I have learned to be flexible, adaptable, and overcome situations common to most students. I have indulged in just about all levels of center training. I am now a vice president in my dorm, a recreation committee member and a squad boss on our Weber Basin firefighting team. Also, I am the treasurer for the student government which corresponds with my trade, accounting. I have completed my high school education and finished a leadership training program with numerous awards. It really feels good to know that this has been accomplished within an period. I am proud of what Job Corps has done for me. It is a pleasure to have been given a chance to reveal valuable secrets I have learned through the hardships of growing. How funny it seems that getting in trouble like I did was one of the best things that happened to me. Someday, I will be able to repay my gratitude to someone who needs help like I did. I have traveled a great distance to find myself. I am on my way to unlocking the door of success. Determination is th my key. Bonnin is the center's second-plac- e winner in the Joint Action in Community Service cssav contest. .ETTERS Resident didnt paint whole picture of issue read with great interest the jpen letter to Kaysville developers written by D.R. Chambers. I can understand his frustration and safedead-en- d ly concerns at having his ,treet of Hods Hollow become a ihrough street to the Coventry Place subdivision in Kaysville City. However. I believe his comments directed toward county residents who pay no city taxes" are unjustified. We became involved when we accidentally found out that the Hods Hollow neighborhood was Irving to keep their street closed ind proposed to divert all traffic to 3ovnton Road, a countv. partially private and partially dirt road. I Since moving in with 50 girls, I have learned many valuable things. I have learned that there arc people in this world that are sincere and caring. It is OK now for me to let them know me, to let them love me. I have learned how to hold myself accountable for my actions. I have learned the valuable art of compromise. I can now respond to situations instead of simply reacting. 1 am a dorm leader. I am trusted with responsibility and respected as a person. When the girls have a problem, they are comfortable comcare about ing to me for help. each of them in a way Ive never cared for people before. 1 The staff at Weber Basin believed in me when I thought I had nothing to offer anyone. They told me I was special and made me believe it. I grew to realize that I was unable to love other people until I . could love mvsclf. . We were looking out for our interests also, but unlike Mr. Chambers, we were willing to take our share of the traffic. We believe they should take their share of the traffic also. Our voice in the council meeting was simply to point that out. Mr. Chambers wanted all the traffic routed to our road because of safety issues of children in his neighborhood. It may surprise him to know that wc also feel our children arc worth protecting. We also have a disabled child, toddlers and school-age- d children in our neighborhood who like to play in the street. What completely confuses and angers me is that it would appear that Mr. Chambers believes only his neighborhood need be protect to ed. He seems very near-side- d this issue in that he is unable to see the whole picture." I empathize with the members of the planning commission and city council in having to make unpopular and difficult decisions. There was no doubt that they have struggled intensely with this issue. I believe they were courageous in making the appropriate choice for the entire population and not just a select few. In conclusion, I believe Mr. Chambers' letter contained tones and that were passive-aggressi- a somewas generally distasteful what sour grapes" approach to this issue. Jayne Ldgrcn Taylor Kaysville Grazing-fee- s proposal could cripple state The Clinton Administration has demonstrated some ambivalence concerning agriculture. While acknowledging that agriculture is America's number one industry, providing 21 million jobs and the single largest contributor to our net trade balance" (Presidential proclamation. March 20, 1993), some actions, including the recent proposal to more than double grazing fees, are less supportive of agriculture. The proposed increases in grazing fees and the proposed controls on water rights could deliver a devastating blow to Utah's economy. About of the state's in onc-four- th come is derived from agriculture, and 45 percent of that is due to beef and sheep production. The grazing fees and other proposed changes threaten much of this income. Government ownership of land is accompanied by enormous power. This authority should be exercised judiciously. In the interest ol fairness and economic good sense, grazing fees should give our farmers and ranchers an opportunity to make productive use of public lands. All of us will benefit. Rodney J. Brown Dean of Agriculture Utah State University II. Raul Rasmussen, director Igneulture Experiment Station Today can do that. Because of the great strides I have made since I've been here, I gained the confidence to run fop vice president of the Student Council and I WON!! I couldn't have done that if it weren't for this center. I When 1 came to Job Corps, I had no idea what I was looking for., The gifts Ive received have far surpassed my expectations. I have been given a future, and the skills and abilities that dreams are made of. I no longer need the illusion of a magic carpel, for reality is finally my friend. Larson is the first-plac- e winner in the Joint Action in Community Ser-ui- c essay contest at the center. The theme n as "How Changed My Life. " Job Corps |