Burley to read Sunday booze ordinance again

This is classic:

Burley to read Sunday booze ordinance again

By Damon Hunzeker
Times-News writer

It's all about free agency versus governmental restriction of individual rights - and if you're looking forward to ordering a shot of Jagermeister in Burley this Sunday, you'll have to wait at least two more weeks.

The Burley City Council agreed by a vote of 4-2 Tuesday night to allow a second reading of the proposed ordinance that would allow Sunday liquor sales in the city. Council members Dennis Dexter and Steve McGill voted to suspend the standard three-reading rule and vote on the matter Tuesday night. Instead, it will be either voted on or postponed by another two weeks during the Dec. 2 meeting.

Several people showed up Tuesday to oppose the potential ordinance - which City Attorney Randy Stone presented as a change that will allow the sale of liquor on "Sunday, Memorial Day, and Thanksgiving."

Burley resident Tony Hart stood up and said, "A lot of traditional things go by the wayside just because somebody else does it. I've lived here for 50 years and seen the deterioration of the community."

The remarks prompted Jim Bryant, also a longtime resident, to angrily denounce Hart's position.

"I'd like to take it back to the 1800s when it was our right to drink on Sunday, when it was our individual rights to do what we wanted without people like Tony telling us how to live our lives," he said.

Others in the audience of about 25 people related the issue to religion.

"We just let our barriers down a little bit, pretty soon they're all gone," Dan Crane said, "There was a law written down 6,000 years ago about keeping the Sabbath holy. What about the other things this will bring?"

Crane went on to cite increased law-enforcement costs and, without explaining a connection, erosion of the Constitution.

Forrest Hall lectured the city council about three evils in society: drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.

The first, he said, groups the only illegal intoxicants and seemed to suggest that the latter two should follow.

Hall praised the lack of tobacco smoke in most public places nowadays and said, "Alcohol is probably the most wicked of the whole bunch. Why should we support a person who wants to sell alcohol in the first place?"

Tawnya Hale, representing Nelson's Cafe and Pilot Lounge, pointed out, as she did at the previous meeting, that the business is already paying for a yearlong license, which is useless 52 days out of the year, and that bars already sell beer and wine.

Owner Shirley Middleton said, "As for Sunday being the Lord's day, every day is the Lord's day - and people who don't realize that need to take a closer look at themselves."

The overt opponent on the city council, Vaughn Egan, said, "I am strictly against whiskey on Sunday - for many reasons, and the majority of citizens in this city know what those reasons are."

He didn't mention any of the reasons but said that he would continue to support the ban "for the rest of my days on this earth."

Councilman Dennis Curtis, while voting in favor of a second reading, said, "If a man wants to sell hay on Sunday, I could care less. I've always been for commerce."

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how'd he do that?

sayers is getting older. perhaps that explains it, or perhaps he really is my dog after all. i took him out the other day, and when it came time to go home i told him to get in the car. "kennel" in dog speak. so, he made an amazing leap into the back of the car (car mind you, not the truck). and then he slipped, or something, and fell out of the car right onto his back. his clean, white back mind you. the one that had just been bathed mere hours before. of course we were in a parking lot, landing in parking lot grease puddles. yes, that is my dog. i told him he was a good pooch, try it again. i'm still not sure what happened the first time.

We're Outrageous

first of all we had a yard sale in the middle of november and everyone was freezing. but they came. but, our prices were enough to scare them away. one woman just walked off the property at the idea that we would want fifty cents for an assortment of fabrics. there were probably several yards there, but apparently our high prices were enough to make her take her business elsewhere. she was only willing to pay a quarter. she was rather upset as we called after her that a quarter would be fine... and didn't look back. of course there are the people who seemed shocked that so many things were "only" a quarter. it's amazing to me how many people thought they were getting deals and yet how many people thought they were getting ripped off. my favorite of the day was the guy who got upset because we did not provide him with a box to take his hangers from the free pile after the sale was over. who complains about lack of service at a yard sale? when it's over? and it's free?? seriously people. you confuse me.