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Show New York, leaving in her wake (or was it their' s) four husbands behind her. Susie's motto was " Why live if you can't enjoy yourself?.,. Why indeed?...Strike a vein? Hallelujah!. ..Put aside those homogonized hosannas and shout out a geniune one of y ou r o w n .Shalom. ..May you find in your Easter basket sunshine and rainbows rain-bows and butterflies... and - hope. From,.' me to you... Jamie.. .-' - ' ;'::' ' " V'.'. : $y, lamie 0Aon , "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Helen Keller "Ain't it the truth." ' Jamie Olson "Wonderful quote (Helen's, not mine). Whenever I reread re-read it (and I do often . because it is one of my favorites) I am struck by the faith and courage of that incredible . lady. It always moves me to be reminded .that she was constantly risking and putting her faith on the line This, is a good week to re-examine one's faith. ; Spring.. .the combination of both Passover and Easter, always represent to me a symbolic new year. (A more appropriate beginning than some blizzarding day in January, don't you think?) It is when we are consistently reminded of struggles and achievements ancient and timely, whatever hat or yarmulke your, faith wears; I think it is the perfect season ro re-evaluate those well meaning resolutions and start anew. - (I mean who doesn't try on a bathing suit for the first time of the year and immediately resolve to lose ten pounds and exercise every day.) There is a special wonder in the air... it is the miracle of birth... Budding aspirations and crocus'... a roMn's , nest with nature's own Easter eee colorings... crawling out trom under winter's heavy blanket of , snow, to be caressed by the warm sunshine. Here, now, in Park City we face a clean (forget the mud) new season. What will we each chose to do with it? .. . Become involved I hope... . Be concerned about our health services; the city's responsibility or the county's? (Isn't it true for example! when an ambulance ambu-lance leaves Park City for Salt Lake City it is without a ; doctors radio until it reaches the bottom of Parleys Canyon Can-yon some twenty five minutes min-utes away?). v. Sit in on a planning commission meeting meet-ing and make yourself heard (Can condominiums on Norfolk Nor-folk really be needed)... The senior citizens bus serves a much needed purpose in town and does a commendable commend-able job... But, have you ever considered finding out who these senior citizens are that don't drive and volunteering to run errands for them? How about simply resolving to look for the good and appreciate the little things people do to add sunshine in your day... Last week I tried just that. ..Tea and donuts at Bumps Burgers and Kathy : remembers after the short time I've been here, I always like jasmine tea and honey.., At the Post Office my mail included postage due magazines. maga-zines. The lady there smiled and said, don't bother, we'll get it next time... At the Park City Florist I ': listened to Roselyn Grose tell longtime long-time employee Gwen Larson she had some fresh eggs for her. I inquired where one . might purchase some and... the very next day Roselyn had two dozen waiting for me in the flower box... Banks and -bankers both usually awsome institutions... Donna Deardon at First Security, proving the exception, making mak-ing my transition into a new town go smoothly... A neighbor neigh-bor inviting me to visit his church on Sunday and then coming by an hour before with the gentle nudge I needed to venture into a new congregation... The goodness is all around here. Faith and risking... almost seems like two incongruios thoughts. It is however that very faith which allows one to risk.. Park City was founded by individuals who personified these qualities, not by nebishs or nerds. Just one such individual was Utah's 'Silver Queen" Susanna Egeria Bransford Emery-Holmes Delitch En-gal En-gal fcbeff, who graced the state from 1859-1942. She traveled from Paris and Peking to San Francisco and i |