A decision has been made about Stansbury Days which several people are disappointed with. Beer will be served (“Beer to flow over objections at Stansbury Days festival,” Aug. 5). I am not in favor of this decision. The Tooele Transcript wrongly reported that I was not in attendance at the latest Stansbury Park Community Association meeting wherein the vote was taken. I was there, but I am no longer a voting member of the board because I did not seek re-election in May. My vote could have made a difference. Because there are many people in our community who have an opinion on this subject, I think that this is a critical time to come together as a community, putting differences aside. I am going to continue to plan Stansbury Days, making it the best event possible. We need to move forward, appreciating those who have dedicated their time to plan Stansbury Days even if their decisions are different from ours. If we want to have community events to draw us in together, we need to have people to organize them. The community needs to support those who are willing, or be willing to do it themselves. I think the lesson to be learned is that complaining does a little, but getting involved does a lot. If you want to have a say in what happens at Stansbury Days next year, now is the time to get involved. My vote could have made a difference and yours could have too.

Gwen Ruebush

Stansbury Park