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Show ommunity lews A2 • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2008 -N E W Coveting what matters most S- Spanish Fork 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Line Henderson Publisher Narnon Bills Editor Dana Robinson . . Assoc. Editor The Spanish Fork News is published each Wednesday for $37.50 per year in area and $41.50 out of area by J-Mart, 280 North Main St., Spanish Fork Utah 84660. Email stories to editor@spforknews.com Email ads to ads@spforkncws.com Call us at 794-4964 POSTMASTER Send address changes to Spanish Fork News 280 North Main St. Spanish Fork, Utah 84660 The entire content of this newspaper is Copyright© 2008 Spanish Fork News. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the editor or publisher. Application to mail at periodicals postage rates is pending at Spanish Fork, Utah. DEADLINES Weddings, anniversaries, missionaries, 1st birthdays, articles, photos, letters to the editor Friday, 12 p.m. Display advertising and classified advertising Thursday, 12 p.m. Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News ALL IN A DAY'S WORK: The two photos above were taken on the same day — within hours of each other, in fact. They illustrate the huge contrasts that can happen in a day's work at a newspaper. What this day will bring Newsprint Musings Namon Bills Other people have jobs where they get bored. As MM MM I write this, there's a guy outside washing windows. I wonder if he ever gets bored with his job. I would. But I have to admit that 1 half envy that window washer. At least he can-set his own schedule. Mi MM ^ ^ been Robarge Collision does outstanding repair work, and their customer service is even better. I have had them repair four vehicles and have not been disappointed one minute. Your vehicle always comes back looking better than ever. They even work with your insurance company and keep you informed through the whole process. I would recommend them to anyone! Cindy Shepherd Spanish Fork 97.86% Customer Satisfaction Rating Exceptional Care, Collision Repair 798-1967 • 570 SOUTH MAIN ST. • SPANISH FORK I try to set my own schedule, but when you work at a newspaper — especially a small one — more often than not your schedule tends to be set for you. You never know what the day will bring. jii Things happen. It's.. because they happen that I have my job. If things didn't happen, there would be nothing to report and we would go out of business. But things have always happened, and they don't show any signs of stopping. Or slowing for that matter. Things don't just happen during normal business hours. They may happen early in the morning or late at night. They may happen at any other time. But when you work at a newspaper and things happen, your schedule has been set for you. Happily, most of that schedule consists of things that are planned. I like planned. Planned means you know what your schedule SHOULD consist of during the day. In "The Truth," a classic novel about news papering, author Terry Pratchett wrote, "The world is made up of four elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. This is a fact well known even to Corporal Nobbs. It's also wrong. There's a fifth element, and generally it's called Surprise." I think his book is aptly named. I like planned. I don't like surprises. But — given that things happen — to a certain extent, you have to expect the unexpected. You can't stick too carefully to a plan, because there's no knowing when it will change. Sometimes it's good unexpected. Maybe that person you've been trying and trying to get a hold of for an interview unexpectedly calls you back — before deadline even! Sometimes it's bad unexpected. This happened just the other day (on my "day off," ha, ha!) as I was folding laundry and got a call about a house fire. I hate those calls. But things happen. So I grab my camera, run out the door, and try to locate and interview the erstwhile homeowner. Working at a newspaper also makes it hard to plan your wardrobe. I walk into businesses on a Friday and get all kinds of apologies about how it's dress-down Friday. I didn't really notice. I'm a t-shirt and jeans kind of guy anyway. (Maybe I could just start apologizing to people that it's dress-down Monday ... and Tuesday, and Wednesday ...) Sometimes I get thinking, maybe I should dress more professionally — you know, dress for success. But how do you define success? If never knowing what the day will bring is part of your job, maybe dressing for success means wearing clothes you're not afraid to ruin. It might also mean being ready to run home and change at the drop of a hat (or at least a phone call). I might be going to a funeral in a church or a traffic accident in the snow — none of which were part of my schedule at the beginning of the day. On February 7, 2008, I spent the day at a high school journalism conference. That was scheduled. I returned to the office around 3:30 p.m., planning to head home and relax. Before the day was over, I had covered a house fire and a ballet practice — ashes and beauty — and all after I thought my day was done. So on certain mornings I find myself vjndering what this day will bring. Whatever it is, I probably won't be bored. Let your VOICE b « HEARD Write a letter to the editor. Email editor@spforknews.com or mail to The Spanish Fork News 280 N Main St., Spanish Fork, UT 84660 I |