Show Something To Smile About Ruth Makes Parking a Pleasure i n J Jr rr I i I RJ if I r f r. r j It I I I I it i u A s sI sy I y um j J Ili a aoa oa Ruth has been working at the Redwood pay lot for the past four years Brian Perkins Faculty Staff Editor Every morning two things can be counted on the sun will shine and Ruth will be at the parking ticket booth booth oo For Forthe the past four years s p-s Ruth has been the smiling face visitors students faculty and staff see every morning Ive never missed a day She proudly says She is well known throughout her department department department depart depart- ment for being the single most reliable person 1 I I IJ I. I Showing up to work with a smile every day for the past four years is an accomplishment for anyone Add to that the fact that she is two eighty-two years young and it becomes even more special Ill be three eighty in December she said When asked what it is that she would wish for on her birthday her reply was Maybe an ice cream cone Ruth was born bom in Michigan and came to Salt Lake City in 1970 Since being here she has kept herself busy with several jobs around the area Besides she has worked for 7 11 and K is by far the most fun she has had on the job She also has several hobbies such as sewing knitting and gardening Every week she brings in several bouquets of roses for her work co-work- tl ersI ers I have two twenty-two rose rosebushes rosebushes rosebushes bushes she asserted proudly the secret is cutting the blossoms blossoms blossoms blos blos- as soon as you can The bouquets last longer and the bushes flower more This is welcome advice for those of ofus us born om without green geen thumbs is the mother of four children thirteen grand grandchildren grandchildren grandchildren children and four great-grand great children With all of the activity generated by work family and hobbies the lifelong lifelong lifelong life life- long philosophy of this vibrant woman is apparent Dont get bored She says with a smile and the conviction conviction conviction tion of someone who truly believes in the words I dont don't have time to be bored She defined what boredom truly means by saying Boredom is what happens when you think there ther is nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing to do but there is always something to do If everyone lived by that train of thought it would indeed be a different world As we all know not only offers education at a low cost it also offers low cost temporary parking This benefit benefit benefit ben ben- of affordable parking does not stop some people from trying to get by without pay pay- ing Mrs is always amazed when someone tries to beat the gate There is a timer and a sensor that closes the gate automatically Ive I've seen the gate broken several times What is so amazing about people rushing the gate is that they are usually trying to get out of paying a dollar or less It is really too bad that people are so desperate because repairing the gate costs more than the cost of parking I It c n bg g be se seen seen by y those entering o Salt Lake Community College Colleg that the sun in the sky y also shines from the soul of Ruth There could be no better person to provide visitors visitors visitors tors with a positive first impression of Her demeanor says that she is a person who person who is truly happy My house is paid for my caris car caris caris is paid for and my furniture is paid for This job at Salt Lake Community College helps me afford an ice cream cone from time to time Who knew that sunshine in inthe inthe inthe the soul could be fed by a frozen treat |