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Show Page The Ogden Valley news Volume XVII Issue XX April 1, 010 The Ogden Valley news Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 801-745- 688 Fax: 801-745-006 Cell: 801-791-4387 E-Mail: slfrancis@digis.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 801-745- 879 Fax: 801-745- 879 E-Mail: crwendell@digis.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 Five Goats Killed by Dogs March 19, 2010 was a very sad day here on 3800 E. in Liberty. Some very angry dogs came through and killed five goats in the neighborhood. Two of them were goats we were keeping in our barn for our neighbors because they do not have proper protection for them during the winter months. The neighbor thought they had moved them to a safe place. They did not know there are very irresponsible neighbors who let their dogs roam. Family dogs are fine as long as they are with family. When allowed to roam at night, or in the early morning hours, they can run in packs and cause heartache. Fortunately, there were no children out, like in the extreme case several years ago when a child in Huntsville was killed by dogs. The memory never goes away; we remember. Sandy Tuck, Liberty Helicopter Creates Noise Pollution in Eden The helicopter flies nonstop through the Valley; does this have an environmental impact? You betcha. It is noise pollution as defined in Wikipedia, “Noise pollution (or environmental noise) is a displeasing human-, animal-, or machine-created sound that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life.” Well, the Valley has human, animal, and avian (bird) life that is being disrupted. Does Diamond Peaks really think that the people who moved up to the Valley for the rural environment want a helicopter flying continuously over their homes? Or, that tourists want to listen to noise as they ski, swim, walk, snowshoe, etc? Have they considered the polluting contributions to the (so far) non-air-polluted Valley? The helicopter is not green in any way, shape, or form. My understanding is that Diamond Peaks received a cease-and-desist order that was lifted by our Weber County Commissioners under a loop hole for disasters. There is no disaster! Powder Mountain has always had the best snow in Utah. It does not need a helicopter for pristine snow. The helicopter is for only a few. It causes distress to tourists and residents alike who live or come here for relaxation and the outdoors. Stop the helicopter and restore the peace for which the Valley is known! Denice Haldeman, Eden Everyone Is Responsible for Being Engaged In the Political Process Last night I attended my first caucus meeting, although, earlier, the excuse, “I don’t have the time!” kept going through my head as I tried to figure out how I would fit one more thing into an already busy schedule. But I finally decided that I could no longer sit idly by, uninvolved. But, I rationalized, all of my life I have been a registered voter and have voted in elections. We as citizens of this country are busy; however, we must remember that we are creat- ing the future, which is based on our current actions. The choices we make each day, today, will impact our lives for years to come. They will affect our children’s and grandchildren’s lives as well. It is imperative that each—every one of us—educate ourselves about the political process and get involved. Many have given their lives for this amazing gift of freedom—the freedom to speak our mind, live in peace, and vote according to the dictates of our own conscience without fear of reprisal or retribution. I don’t have the time, but I must make the time to be politically engaged, and not expect others to carry all the responsibility for ensuring that these American freedoms are maintained. Jeannie Wendell, Liberty Lawmakers’ ‘Secret’ Article Embarrasses Utah I understand that our intrepid state legislative leaders Waddoups and Clark wrote an op-ed in a national paper. Didn’t hear about it? Here’s the gist: They want to do a mini-secession from the union! That’s right; they want to go it alone in three or so areas like education, transportation, and Medicaid—the top three for which Utah receives billions. They want to stop sending our tax dollars currently going to the feds for those programs and give up all federal payout dollars for them. Easy . . . right? Quoting the article, “We recognize that, fiscally, this is not the best deal for Utah.” And, “It would be far better for a state or two to fail . . . .” While the Legislature is trying to deal with a $100 million shortfall in the state budget, our leaders, in a “secret” article, are advocating making it worse and are suggesting that their experiment might fail, at our peril, since they expect that Utah will only get 70 cents on the dollar for our efforts. They didn’t include the governor when they proposed this plan, but did include Rep. Bishop, who promised to bring legislation before Congress to support it. My first reaction was embarrassment for the people of Utah who already have to endure much ridicule from the rest of the U.S. In fact, the headline was “A modest proposal . . .,” which appears in the title of several famous satirical books, a clear jab at the authors’ ideas. Utahns have a right to know what our elected leaders are advocating. Larry Bennington, Eden High School Youth Raise Money for Haiti It gives me great pleasure to share with Ogden Valley News readers and Valley residents the commendable actions of some of our community youth. A group of young ladies in the Valley gathered to raise funds for Haiti— Weber High School students Caitlin Stack, Chelsey Kidd, Shelby Anderson, Susannah Scheuermann, Angelica Iniguez, Hailey Maxwell, and Heather Powell. The group inspired many Valley residents with their generosity and energy. The girls baked many yummy treats and raised $451 in just two days! We would like to thank Valley Market for allowing the youth to set up a table in their parking lot. Also, we would like to thank Heaven’s Best Carpet Cleaning for donating all the supplies for the baked goods. Future donations can be sent to: RED CROSS 2955 HARRISON BLVD OGDEN UT 84403-0984 You may also call the Red Cross at 801627-0000. Thanks girls! Laura Burkhard, Eden Helping Haiti at Valley Market. |