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Show Opinions Page 2 The Gunnison Valley Gazette Kicking bricks Just A Thought By MARK HENLINE When I was growing up the kids in my neighborhood spent most of our summer evenings playing night games. Our favorite games to play were Hide and Go Seek, and Kick the Can. We usually played in my yard because we had so many good hiding spots. We had a fence on the north side of the yard and an irrigation ditch on the south. In the yard we had six large, mature ash trees which were great for climbing, and lots of bushes around the house to hide behind. When we played Kick the Can, we would set the can in the middle of the lawn, then the person who was “It” would close his eyes and count to fifty. While he was counting everyone would hide. When he opened his eyes he would begin the search. If he spotted someone he would jump over the can and yell, “Over the can on Joey,” or “Over the can on Ronna,” then that person was caught. The last person to be caught would be It in the next round. Of course everyone would be free if someone could manage to kick the can without being caught. When the can was kicked everyone could run and hide until the person who was It could retrieve the can and put it in its original spot and the game would start all over. One particular evening we were playing Kick the Can in my yard and we were using a big can, the kind that Tang used to come in. As we played, my mind began to device a rotten plan. When it was my turn to be It, I began counting and while my friends were running to hide, I grabbed and brick and put it under the can. I was laughing so hard to myself I could barely yell, “Ready or not you shall be caught!” I began looking for people and had caught one or two before I decided it was time to bait in my victim. When the time was right I walked toward the back yard past a thick group of bushes where I knew someone would be hiding. As I passed the bushes my friend, Darin Hardman bolted out and ran past me on a dead run. As he passed he mockingly laughed at me because he knew there was no way I could beat him to the can. I just turned, Homespun Philosophy by Gene and Donna Peterson The greatness of the human soul, Is not its genius, glory nor love; But the kindness it extends to all, And a faith in the God above. Family Heritage Financial laughing at what was about to happen. Darin kicked the can like he was trying to kick it clear into the street, but it only went about a foot. Darin went down hard and began screaming in pain and flopping around like a fish out of water. I was laughing so hard my stomach hurt. As Darin began to cry and didn’t jump right up, my young mind began to realize the seriousness of what I had just done and it suddenly wasn’t funny. I certainly knew that if one of my younger brothers told my dad what I did, he wouldn’t find it funny at all and I would be in big trouble. Then I heard someone say, “I think his toe is broke,” and I felt myself get sick to my stomach. It suddenly became very important to me that Darin get up and be alright. I bet I told Darin that I was sorry about twenty times that night. Darin was a tough kid, he limped around for a few days but as far as I knew he never told his parents, a fact I was very grateful for. I was thinking the other night, that many times in our life it’s like someone sneaks a brick under our can. Darin was so sure that he had a victory; he couldn’t see anything standing in his way when suddenly he was blind sided. Often times in life we are blind sided by things like a promised pay raise that never comes, an expected Christmas bonus that doesn’t arrive, an unexpected death or illness that changes our life and our plans, or a business opportunity that looks so promising but fails miserably. Often times we get so excited and prematurely jump the gun only to find ourselves kicking bricks. The longer I live in this old world the more wisdom I find in the saying, “Never count your chickens before they hatch.” It’s just a thought. That’s just like a man Club News By HARRIET BAUMGARTNER The Ladies Club met last week at Dora’s. She made finger sandwiches with tuna fish and served tropical punch that was slushy. Elda drank too fast and got an ice headache and had to go lay down on the bed for a while. The sandwiches were good but the bread wasn’t the best. She always prided herself on the bread she made but she hasn’t made it from scratch in years because she kept forgetting to knead it after it rose. Time after time she’d walk into the kitchen and discover dough all over the table and realize she’d forgot it was there. Helen told her if she would sell the house and get a smaller one she could probably go back to baking bread again. Hazel wanted to know what a smaller house had to do with baking bread and Helen explained it to her and then she knew what she was getting at. Hazel is slowing down a little. It seems like we are all explaining things to her more often. Ruby gave a report on where to get the best deal on Harriet dear, When you miss the news deadline and I pick up my Gazette and your “newsie” article just isn’t We’re Growing! New Spanish Fork office! 1-800-584-1890 Great Rates • Honest Service Fast Closings • No Surprises Your Loan Specailists will keep you informed every step of the way! 528-5933 Single Tan • $3 Tanning Passes 12 Tans • $32 19 Tans • $45 26 Tans • $55 Best Prices in Town!!! Please call or drop by for an appointment! WEATHER Lane Henderson, Publisher Mark Henline, Editor & Advertising Jodi Henline, Office Manager Call: (435) 528-5178 for subscription, news or advertising. FAX: (435) 528-5179 E-mail gazette@gtelco.net The Gunnison Valley Gazette is published each Thursday by Gunnison Valley Gazette, L.L.C., 328 North Valley Drive, P.O. Box 143 Gunnison, Utah 84634. Bulk rate postage (permit No. 11) is paid at Gunnison, Utah. 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He doesn’t try to hide the fact that he likes it when there’s a fight among the ladies. He always calls it a debate. We are planning to attend the festivities in Mayfield on the 24th. Dora said she wishes they’d do something about the flies from that barn across the street. Last year she set her punch down and when she picked it up it had blow flies in it and she nearly swallowed one before she saw them in her glass. Ethel said that from watching people and things in Mayfield over the years she has decided that they are different up there. She said she’s not even sure they run the ward the way they’re supposed to. She said she’s heard stories about things that go on up there that raised her eyebrows. Edgar said he knows a lot of folks from Mayfield and they like to do things their way and maybe they don’t do anything about the flies so people from down here won’t stay so long when they go up to the celebration. Helen said if those flies are there on purpose somebody needs their head examined because flies are nothing but a nuisance and shouldn’t be used to bother people. Edgar went out to get the van and I swear I saw him grin when he got down the porch steps. I doubt some of our ladies will ever learn to shut up when Edgar starts in on them. That’s just like a man to get satisfaction from causing women grief. A LETTER TO HARRIET BUMGARTNER “Finding a loan solution for your budget” Chontae Thompson & Susan Heringer our prescriptions. It sounds like getting them through the post office is the cheapest. Elda had come out of the bedroom by then and she said her nephew gets her pills in Mexico and sends them up to her from Arizona. I think it would be fun to take a trip to Mexico to get our medication but Edgar said with gas prices as high as they are we wouldn’t save anything in the long run. He said we need to go around to some of the farms and see if we can find a farm worker who goes back and forth to Mexico to see family but it has to be somebody we can trust with our money and prescriptions. Ethel put it into a motion but it didn’t even get a second. That made her mad. Then Ethel started in on the poor president for the high price of pills and gas and the general mess the country is in and that got Eula going. Eula told her in no uncertain terms that because the president had the sense to get a war going in Iraq saves American lives. As soon as Eula said that Ethel asked her about the thousands who have died over there and Eula said that’s different and Ethel said when a person is dead, they’re dead. And they carried on that spat for 10 minutes. It livened up the whole meeting. Edgar was sitting out on the porch listening through the screen door and he said it’s good to hear people debate things because that’s what the 4th of July is all about. He said we need more debate on things that affect so many families Letters to the editor... Know your buying powerFREE PRE-Qualification First Home • Next Home Refinance • Construction • Condo Commercial • Multi Family & Industrial Loans Available Access your Equity Thursday, July 26, 2007 there—well I just need to read it every week to keep up on what’s going on around the valley. I like your view on the village happenings—or not happenings. This was news to me, a few days ago or where have I been? Gunnison City has a new employee with a uniform with fancy embroidery telling us of his calling. It’s the animal control officer—it is the dog catcher to me. Oh well, and I’ll bet ya Elvera’s great-granddaughter did the needle work on that shirt and hat. Ya know it’s almost a lost art. It’s still the dog catcher. The traffic on Main Street has made the farmers look up and take notice since the fires have made the roads close. Edna said Satterfield’s or Satterwhite’s (I forget) ought to get up on Mayfield Canyon and start chopping and harvesting the timber as fast as they can before we have another controlled burn out of control. Timing is it. I say strike when its hot before it gets hotter. There’s one other thing for sure, those fires have made Five Star and Subway so busy it takes forever to get your food, like a half hour and then some. Mmm, mmm, good! I’m not cookin’ tonight. Speaking of food—there has been a ton of families enjoying the beautiful Gunnison Park. From Ethyl’s point of view, it’s always nice to see families together forever. Whoever keeps the park clean sure enough deserves a great big green ribbon. It always looks so good. I didn’t make it to the 4th parade, but Edith said it was so good. She said she got sprayed a couple of times and it was refreshing and she has naturally curly hair so it didn’t matter anyway. The worst part of the parade was all the papers and wrappers litter after the parade was over. How will we ever teach these young uns to pick up after themselves? Ella likes the cow entry. She thinks that the paper litter could be solved in a heart beat if those who don’t pick up the papers had to pick up after all those cows! Harriet dear, I missed you last week. Hope you are easy to find this week. My man told me, “Don’t you send this; you mind your own business.” I wanted to write to you because I thought it would be fun… and it was. Wish I could join the Club. Your friend, Flo Now Playing At The Casino Star Theatre Transformers Playing July 27 through August 2 Rated PG-13 New Summer Hours!! Mon-Thurs = 7:30 pm nightly Fri & Sat = 7 pm & 9 pm Tuesday Night is Bargain Night! All seats just $3.50 Ticket Prices $5.50 - Adults $3.50 - Children under 12 & Senior Citizens |
