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Show Page The Ogden Valley news Volume XV Issue VIII April 1, 008 The Ogden Valley news Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 745- 688 Fax: 745-006 Cell: 791-4387 E-Mail: slfrancis@att.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 745- 879 Fax: 745- 879 E-Mail: crwendell@att.net crwendell@msn.com Opinions expressed by advertisers, columnists or letters to the editor are not necessarily the opinions of the owners and staff of The Ogden Valley news. guidelines for Letters to the Editor Letters should be 300 words or less. Letters must be signed and the address of the writer submitted. The Ogden Valley news reserves the right to edit or decline printing of any submissions. Announcements Sought As a community service, The Ogden V alley n ews will print local birth, wedding, obituary, anniversary and missionary farewell & homecoming and Eagle Scout announcements free of charge. 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Note: The contents of The Ogden Valley News are copyrighted. To protect this publication and its contributors from unlawful copying, written permission is required before any individual or company engages in the reproduction or distribution of its contents, by any means, without first obtaining written permission from the owners of this publication. The deadline for the OVN April 15 issue is April 1. Letters to the Editor To Save a Farm, We Must First Save a Farmer It seems like there is never a shortage of fundraisers wanting a piece of our tight budgets, but I was glad to see residents joining together to help out the Woolsey’s. As was mentioned in the March 1 article entitled “To Save a Farm, We Must First Save a Farmer.” Saving a local farmer is definitely a worthy cause and I encourage everyone to dig deep as farming season is just around the corner. The article stated that the Woolsey’s were among the last remaining full time farmers in the valley, but I would go out on a limb and say they are probably THE ONLY full time farmers in the valley. The Woolsey’s have farmed some land of ours for years, and I know first hand their “love for the land” and their tireless work ethic. As sick as it sounds, it seems as though they enjoy hard work and farming. A recent Weber High School newspaper had a photo of Lew Woolsey with his home baked John Deere tractor cake. Hopefully it still has a cab after their recent roof cave in. As of March 27, 2008, the donation link was still available at the Ogden Valley Forum <www.Ogden-Valley.blogspot. com> Also, donations may be made to Donation account #553317405 in person at any Zion’s bank or sent to: same area, or provide alternative resources for wildlife. We have failed miserably on the first option, so the only other way is to provide an alternative. Those who have helped with wildlife feeding recently, as individuals or organized groups, are to be applauded. I thank you all! Those who have not, have a wonderful opportunity to help as well. Folks like Walt Prothero and thousands of other dedicated sportsmen statewide raise over $30 million annually in Utah alone in support of wildlife programs. With these few lines, I could attack or make accusations on evils ranging from golf to religion, but I won’t. I’ll just point out the sad but true fact that money rules the earth. Next time something like this offends you, rather than criticizing it, try getting a group of people together who share your same “fire for life,” raise $30 or $40 million annually, and then donate the money to further your cause. Whether we choose to hunt and enjoy wildlife or simply kill it by crowding it from its home, we all need to better care for our disappearing animal world. As for myself, Mr. Prothero, and millions of other true wildlife advocates, well, we will just keep doing what we love and by doing so, continue funding these important programs. ZIONS BANK THE WOOLSEY FARM RELIEF FUND 2555 WOLF CREEK ROAD EDEN UT 84310 Sincerely, Richard L. Sorensen, Huntsville Wildlife in Greater Need This letter is in reference to March 8 letters that appeared in the StandardExaminer regarding Mr. Prothero’s “fire for life.” Northern Utah wildlife is suffering from the ravages of the most devastating winter in recent history. Deer, moose, elk, and turkey are all wandering the neighborhoods in desperate search of forage. Of course, we have had winters like this in the past, but not with this effect. Why? Critical wildlife habitat is being eaten by animals of a different specie—humans! Developers, realtors, and, eventually, homeowners are consuming a vanishing resource—wildlife habitat. We are all to blame. In order for human habitation to co-exist with wildlife we must do one of two things; either avoid habitation in the Douglas M. Allen, Huntsville Former Valley Resident Will Walk 60 Miles to Raise Funds to Fight Breast Cancer Dear friends and community members, I have taken on an incredible challenge. On September 12-14, 2008, I’ll be walking 60 miles over the course of three days, camping out at night with thousands of other women and men taking this journey with me. It’s for an event called the Breast Cancer 3-Day, which benefits the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. Every advancement in breast cancer research, treatment, education, and prevention in the last 25 years has been touched by a Komen for the Cure grant. They are working hard to build a future without breast cancer, and I plan on raising a minimum of $2,200 to help bring us closer to that goal. Please consider making a donation of $100. If you can’t give this amount all at once, you can spread it out over four months, using the payment plan option if you donate online at <http://www.the3day.org/> Also, please ask your employer if they will double your donation with a matching gift. If you can’t make a donation of $100, remember that any amount will help—every dollar counts. I am personally committed to the challenge of helping to raise funds to help find a cure for breast cancer. As a mother, I don’t ever want to leave my daughters without a mom at the hands of this disease, which takes the lives of so many women each year. I am committed to doing my part in helping find a cure so that no moth- er or daughter will ever have to say goodbye to the ones they love in losing the fight with breast cancer! Without a cure, one in eight women in the U.S. will continue to be diagnosed with breast cancer. To make a donation, visit http://www. the3day.org/ and click on “Donate Now” and search for my personal fundraising page. If you don’t want to donate online, call 800.996.3DAY to donate over the phone. I would like to reach my fundraising goal by July 1, 2008, so don’t delay! Thank you for your support, and helping me save the lives of mothers and daughters everywhere! Wendy Einarsson, Formerly of Eden The Changing Technology: Voting As we see technology today changing stronger and faster than ever before, even some aspects of life that we never thought we’d see a huge technological impact on are being hit by the digital tsunami. One such aspect is our Constitutional right dating back to 1787—the right to vote. There are people worldwide (including our Founding Fathers) who have, and would, shed blood to the very end to get their voice into a fair election. But will our elections continue to remain fair as the electronic age rushes in? Before the new millennium, there were paper ballots cast that would leave a digni- fied record of which president was picked by “We the People.” Whenever there have been close elections in our history, and that very record was challenged, the paper trail was as good as stone for telling who was really in public favor. Whenever a document is to become a bona fide legal document, it is written and signed on paper. Since the elections are very legal, highgravity events, they most certainly are legal documents as well. Does the proposed solution to the “hanging chads” problem have a paper trail? Who is behind the wires and servers checking out which presidential buttons were pressed? Let’s keep the elections fair; those who fought for the ballot would still continue the fight. Robert Ratcliffe, Huntsville LETTERS TO EDITOR cont. on page 17 Inspirational Thought “So many of us make a great fuss of matters of small consequence. Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way.” -- President Gordon B. Hinckley |