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Mark G Fuellenbach Publisher - Hal C Edwards Editor Editorial Make Sure The Performing Arts Center Is Large Enough For All Initial planning is under way for a new Some we understand would prefer a small intimate facility while others want a considerably larger building We favor a facility with a total seating capacity of 1800 to 2000 people which could be divided acoustically lor performances drawing smaller crowds Such a facility would support the convention center which will be advertised for bids within a few weeks performing arts center at Sevier Valley Applied Technology Center The facility will be designed to support the performing arts and will double as a platform on which to teach students the skills necessary to support the performing arts Opportunities for training in cosmetol- ogy carpentry electrical electronic and multi-media production skills will abound We congratulate everyone involved in the project for their foresight and conviction to upgrade cultural opportunities for the region Efforts to ensure our recent economic growth continues to require such a facility to serve the cultural needs of our present and future region residents certs while the Centrum on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City seats about 5000 The Shakespearean threatres there seat about 770 people each The Richfield High School auditorium seats 650 law enforcement protection medical facilities and education — we must also provide recreational and cultural opportunities for community members The performing arts center is the next logical step to fill a void which reauires regional residents to travel to either Cedar City or the Wasatch Front to fill ment among those involved in planning the performing arts center is the seating capacity of the facility It would be a grave mistake and a waste of scarce resources to build the facility too small Letter s To The Editor What is Your Opinion? This newspaper welcomes opinions bom its readers concerning any subject pertinent to southern Utah While there is no restriction in length we request good judgment and letters which are to the point Anything of a libelous nature or defamation of characto will not be considered for publication letters must be signed with the writer's name address and telephone number which must be published along with the letter Deadlines for letters to the editor is Friday at 12 noon Good For Kanosh Hats off lo the sheriff in Kanosh Recently the sheriff and nine deputies raided a drinking party in Kanosh and arrested several adults and teenagers The teenagers were charged with illegal possession of a controlled substance but more importantly the adults were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and supplying alcohol to a minor The sheriff stated that problem is getting worse and he attributed it to the parents just turning their heads like it was someone clsc’s problem Those adults (who arc probably just teenagers over 21) who supply alcohol to minors should receive stiff punishment Minors who are arrested for drinking should not be released until they reveal the source of their alcohol Sevier County needs to pull their collective heads out of the sand and realize that the problem is just as serious here in our own back yard and will only get worse until we take steps to stop the flow of alcohol to minors The adults who choose to drink can continue I suppose until they create a problem for themselves Milo Medley Monroe local merchants held a drawing The prizes in this drawing were (and I quote the Feb 2 1994 edition of The Salina Sun) "Win one of 3 trips to be given away" The winners were supposed to be able to choose between four days at Disneyland Lake Tahoe or Las Vegas or three days in San Francisco Nowhere in the ad did it say you would have to pay anything It only said that three trips would be given away Well since my wife and I were married last July and have not yet been able to afford a honeymoon you can imagine how happy I was when I found out on Valentine’s Day that I had won My wife got very excited when I told her that we could finally go on a honeymoon But our joy was very When we went down to claim my prize we were given a packet and told that all the information was in it When I read the packet I found out that I had to send S50 to set up the reservations This money was to be refunded at the end of the va short-live- d cation but that makes no difference if you don't have the money to send in the first place Also if when you decided to go was in their peak season (with no information as to when that was) there was an additional S 10 per person per night charge that was not to be refunded These fees covered the motel room Could Have Been Worse My heart goes out to the family of the boy who was hurt in that ATV accident last week in Central I’m glad it wasn’t any worse than it was it could have been Part of the purpose of the Paiutc ATV Trail Committee is to promote the safe use of ATVs and we have gone to great lengths to make riders aware of Utah’s ATV laws By Hal Edwards' some welcoming gifts and one free meal meals and the transportation costs both directions In other words these trips that were to be given away would cost quite a bit (more than poor people like me could afford) had no choice but to return the packet and tell them that they I enough to afford their free trip I think that a drawing with such a misleading advertisement is in very bad taste and nothing more than a very sick joke I hope that those responsible got a real good laugh (Hit of destroying our shortlived dream come true Randy Dciilaf Salina It appears to be some kind of requirement to tell everybody the terms of the lease or sale which is much above and beyond the large to read the small print and have found there arc at least two major obstacles The first is that the print is usually so small it can't be read The other is that if I can read it I don't understand it type which wc can sec I have tried ' With the Salt Lake City-base- d air fare wars between Morris Air and Delta Air Lines there is a lot of advertising from both of these companies to lure travelers If you notice when the big S39 or $49 or $59 price is blown up in the ad you'll usually sec an asterisk by it When you go to the bottom of the page lo sec what the asterisk refers to you will sec about four or five lines of the smallest type possible and you probably need a magnifying glass And what docs the small print say? Usually it goes on and on about restrictions such as a required Saturday night stay all flights may not be available all the lime you might have to get reservations a year in advance and a whole host of other things which makes you wonder if the discount price is Utah's ATV laws allow riders between the ages of 8 and 16 to ride on "public lands" only if they are state certified They also require that all riders under the age of 18 wear a helmet while riding other real adventure with small print Have you ever tried to read nearly every city and town in three counties to help them develop their own specific ordinances for ATV use In addition to state law those ordinances specify a speed limit for ATVs and require that riders under the age of 16 also be accompanied by an adult when riding Wc hate to sec anyone have a bad experience with an ATV They arc fun recreational vehicles but can be dangerous when used by younger riders without proper suThank goodness this latest dent was not more serious The Paiute ATV Trail Committee hopes that all ATV owners and riders can learn from the experiences of others Safe and careful riders conforming to the law not only enjoy the sport longer but will help preserve the privilege of riding for the inci- rest of us Paiutc ATV Trail Committee Roger A Foisy Chairman Fully Agrees I would like to respond to Newell Hales' article I agree completely with what he said He has done his homework and (Continued On Page 3-- An example of this was in the Saturday edition of The Salt Lake Tribune in an ad for an Acura Legend L The ad said that you could lease this car for $399 per month for 36 months with $1999 down Then the asterisk showed up And this is part of what the asterisk referred lo in type about as small as you can get and still have it exist: Available except in Texas through 22894 at participating Acura dealers to qualified lessees approved by American Honda Finance Corp Subject to availability Advertised lease rate of S399month is for a closed-enlease for the Legend L th d automatic (with available leather-trimme- d interior) with MSRP plus destination charges equaling $36485 Taxes title license and registration insurance and optional equipment and services not included Thai's just the start A little farther the small type says that due at lease signing are consumer's $1999 down payment first month's lease payment refundable security deposit equal lo one month's payment rounded to the next highest $25 increment (except where security deposit not collected) title license and registration fee and tax lo the extent applicable Total of monthly payments is $14364 (plus tax as applicable) Option to purchase at end of lease for purchase price of $1970190 plus applicable tax and official fees except in MA NV and SD where no purchase option is available And there's more but I think you get the poinL However the very last part of the small type message stated "Make an intelligent decision Buckle up" Probably the most intelligent sounding thing there Why arc these small print messages on the theatre screen the TV screen and in print advertising so we can hardly read or see them? If anyone has the answer I’d like to know worth the hassle And the biggest part of the fight is trying to read the small print and then make sense of iL pervision and training So in addition to the fees I w'ould have to cover all additional Remember the warning wc always hear when wc sign our lives away to buy something?: be sure and read the small print and our own local ordinances The committee worked with Giveaway Is Costly Recently The Salina Sun the Gunnison Valley News the Manti Messenger and the Ephraim Enterprise in cooperation with several Cuff We salute those involved in the performing arts center project and challenge them to ensure the facility will meet the cultural needs of the majority of regional residents Apparently the only point of disagree- Off the We arrived at our recommendation by looking at the populations of the areas the facilities serve The Sevier Valley region is larger than the Ephraim area but smaller than the Cedar City area and we added a few seats to allow for population growth in our area Just as we must provide the infrastructure — roads and streets utilities fire and Kanosh leads the way! frnrtr - Snow College's Activities Center in Ephraim seats just under 1600 for con- Going to the movies can be an- the copyright date as the credits are rolled? And if you do can you read the Roman numerals? If you arc in a theatre and watching the big screen your chances are probably better than watching it on TV And if you stay long enough after "The End" is shown you might find out who the third assistant director was who trained the stunt dogs and w ho the caterer was for the Australian Outback shots in the No it wasn't the latest Danielle Steele Sidney Shelton or Tom Clancy paper back It wasn't a steamy sex novel or even a best seller I wasn't even trying to skim over a report or proof a letter It wasn't even bumper stickers But try it on TV I can hardly wail to get the name of the best boy or the gaffer or the key grip But the way the credits arc flashed you might gel to read one out of about 10 that will be blipped in front of you question is "Why in there the first place if them put you can’t see them? I suppose it might have something to do with credit laws I don't know Maybe it's so the boy friend or the great-uncof someone who made it big in Hollywood (such as the fourth assistant horse trainer) can see how well their friend andor relative did I guess my le Then there are the car commercials on TV Notice that along with telling about the virtues of the vehicles there often appears half a screen full of small print If it remained on the screen for five minutes and was in type large of us still enough to read most couldn't get through iL I was driving down the road and just about missed the turn because I was too engrossed in my reading No I was reading personalized license plates People arc touting everything from their hobbies to their occupations from nicknames to real names to catchy little sayings It's amazing to see what people come up with a little imagination I passed a bright cherry red Mercedes Benz and I thought the plate said "BEAUTY" which it was Then I looked a little closer The plate actually said "BEAT Y" I was chuckling at that when I passed a blue BMW with a plate stating "Y WINS" I also saw plates saying "YES UTES" and "GO COUGS" While some are easy to figure out like "SUE’S Z" on a 280 Z or "59 CHEVY" on a '59 Chevy or "BUGSOUT" on an exterminator's truck Others get a little more tricky I passed a car with a plate "LNVNOl" At first I didn't think it was a personalized plate Then 1 realized it said "I envy no one" I saw one car who's owner must be in to flying The plate said "AV8TOR" And one who’s owner must be a jewelry said "VVSL" which I’ve been told is a pretty good rating for a diamond (very very slightly included) I saw one car a pretty little Lexus that posted "PAID 4" and another a beat up old something that said "IN DEBT" which means the same as the one that said "IOIOIO" I’ve seen a place setting for eight in plates for folks in health care: "OBGYN" and "BB DOC" "EYE DOC" and "20-20- " "NO 1 RN" and "NURSE" "ZGOODDR" and "FMLYDR" I passed one car perhaps belonging to an insurance salesman which said "N SUR IT" and another that could have been a realtor that said "BUY IT" There was a car w ith ski racks that said "LUV2SKI" and another that said "LUV2GLF" My mother an avid whistler has a personalized plate that says just that — "WHISLER" And my husband's plate says "KRAIG" I used to drive around with my name "JAN F" but this year for my birthday my mom the WHISLER gave a new set of plates I'm now driving around with plates that say "JUSTUFF! t t I |