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July 27, 2009

Safe at home - LDS baseball players place integrity before innings

By Craig Howard, News Editor
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July 27, 2009 —
"I want to compare faith to winning a race... And where does that power come from, to see the race to its end? From within."

Eric Liddell - British runner and Christian missionary who declined to run the 100-meter race in the 1924 Olympics because it was held on Sunday. Liddell eventually won the gold medal in the 400-meter run.
The cleats were replaced by dress shoes; the baseball glove was put aside for scriptures and Brandon Byers walked to a chapel instead of the dugout.

It was Sunday and Byers - a junior at University High School in Spokane Valley - knew he was in the right place.


Brandon Byers, a junior at University High School, competes in baseball and wrestling. This summer, he was on the roster of University's American Legion AA squad. Contributed Photo.

While his team was preparing to compete in the second round of the Washington State American Legion AA Tournament, Byers - a starter for much of the season - was speaking on the importance of covenants at the Belle Terre Ward Sacrament meeting. It was a decision that had been made at the beginning of the season - no games on the Sabbath, no wavering, no problem.

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Is It Time To Start Your Own Business?

By Sherrie Hibberd, Employment Specialist, Spokane Regional Employment Office
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July 27, 2009 — How crazy do you have to be to start a business in these difficult economic times? Just ask Chris and Gary Swiss who recently opened a new restaurant called, appropriately enough, Crazy G's.

When Gary, an engineer for semiconductor companies in California and Arizona, retired he and Chris decided to move to Spokane to be near family.

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By Dennis West, Publisher
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