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Show THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 2 Volume II, Issue VIII 15 April 2000 Letters to the Editor The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 745-2688 Fax: 745-0062 Cell: 941-1957 E-Mail: shannafrancis @ worldnet.att.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 745-2879 Fax: 745-2879 E-Mail: crwendell@msn.com Barbie Sunderland 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 VALLEY NEWS will print local birth, wedding, obituary, anniversary and missionary farewell and homecoming Eagle Scout announcements free of charge. 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All mate- Praise Be for Walking Grandmas charmed by the story that I had to write and tell all of you what a wonderful community you live with Jake, someone wants neck®“ rancher 1n to Bicknell threatened to shoot our dear family member, it felt like someone had just threatened to shoot my only son! I cried to my sister [Julie Eden, Aldrich], about who how lives worried seriously said, 1n I was “You better bring Jake here to live with us.” Julie already has three dogs, a set of quadruplets and a ferret named ”Stinky” but some people just have no bounds to their heart, them. and my sister is one of We packed up Jake and brought him to Eden believing that the community lives up to its name. About one month later Jake turned up missing. Because Julie knows how much we all love this dog, she hesitat- ed for a couple of days to tell me that he was missing, but with great trepidation informed me on the third day. I was devastat- ed, worst, fearing the since cutest found. related, “The go by my house near- little grandmas’ She bunch of ‘walking account of errors in, or omissions the amount of charges for the advertising omitted or the space occupied found himself lost so had sat down on the friendliest step that The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS’ liability on of,advertising shall in no event exceed by the error. The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS does not endorse, promote or encourage the purchase or sale of any product or service advertised in this newspaper. I First thing Monday morning, I called the “dog cops” and prayed that they would be able to tell me they had Jake safe and sound in their impound. I couldn’t even describe Jake’s coloring to the woman at the pound without squeaking out crying sounds. She sadly informed me that she had no record of Jake. 1 resumed my forlorn sobs after hanging up. I faxed Julie a picture of Jake to post everywhere she could— like she had nothing better to do while raising six-year-old quadruplets! Later, Julie happily informed me that Jake had been As 1t he could turns find, out, which Jake was to hear looking a strange I was so dog for the weekend. Thank you all for your years of graciousness to my good sister and her family, and for putting up with my story about our beloved dog. But all, thanks and praise for walking grandmas! you Nada. Jeanne Aldrich Bicknell, be Thank ForaslongasIcanremember, you were vested in your building lot when you had been through the subdivision process and gained final approval {rom Weber County. All of the Weber County Departments, including the Health Dept., had to give their approval before this process was completed. You had to jump through a lot of hoops and satisfy a lot of people that you had met all of the county requirements, including water, Recently the Weber County Health Department decided to revisit the 1ssue of vesting. The definition seems to be that you are not vested in your building lot until your home 1s actually on your lot. You affect deal?” building may ask, me? Let’s lot “How how zoning and, sure years 1t’s time enough, to from your acre and lots you bought approved. tions were that lot 40,000 change applied from or feet the one- already been These existing situagrandfathered Dept. to seems will you sell that building lot you need to sell if you have to disclose to future buyers that it really may not be a building lot after all? There 1s no such thing as an approved county building lot. They were just kidding when they approved your lot. In other words, you can have no confidence 1n anything Weber County tells you, or even gives you 1n writing. Buyer beware! Seller beware! In fact, everyone had better beware. If this concerns you, please give me a call to find out what is being done to prevent this total of your property PaulL. Judd Utah Corrections In the March issue of OGDEN VALLEY NEWS, article Center Town, erroneously stated that, “The developer claims to have approvals from the state and county for the proposed sewer system.” made no The such developer claim, and has yet received such approval. any room including cabins Sunday-Thursday only, please 621 hpa (1 435 Ogden Canyon the an titled New Commercial Proposed for Huntsville 30 O [T to at any time, and be to past situations. How had not sq. in the Valley, had Health lot dream city they and city new the think that they alone can retroactively apply rules with full 1tmmunity for the future pain, suffering and loss of use they will cause. Who would buy any piece of land in the Valley 1f they knew the rules could and if 1t can the that ago meet the current standard, you will be out of luck until a sewer system comes on line. Your only recourse will be to sue whomever a lot size Liberty, told that your lot will need to be re-perked, county/city did not eliminate perversion rights. home you’ve saved for. You visit the Health Dept. to get a septic tank permit and you are sewer lot size to a three-acre minimum they Now you decide build the other minimum you checked with Weber County been approved. until codes work. When the changes an electrical code, do not go back retroactively make every home 1n the bring their home up to the code. When county changed this does What 1s the big say you bought a ten loss This 1s completely out of line with The Utah Weber County Health Dept. Changing the Rules Again new the system 1s 1n. advert complete chaos. at the that someone for Jake and coming to pick him up. harbor had home of Mikenna and Nathan Warnes—Nada’s grandchildren. Mikenna and Nathan had made Jake a bed and a house and had dressed him up. They were so, so sorry else was to septic, road frontage, etc. realized that I had forgotten to give Julie his collar. I spent all day Sunday crying, as did my children. sports above with the looming possibility of someone being so cruel and, bless her dear heart, she calmly and honest you. My sincere thanks to Mikennna and Nathan and their great parents who must be great adopt him or take him home with them, but when recently a “red- ly every day and one of them by the name of Nada Warnes thought that the same dog she had seen posted as missing, might be the same dog that her grandchildren had taken a shine to around the place.” rial, to be considered, must be submitted with the full name, address and telephone nember of the person submitting the material. in with so many good, and caring people among I am from southern Utah, where ranchers shoot dogs just because they can. 1 recently arrived from Canada with my well-loved German Shepherd named “Jake.” Everywhere I go suffer Not valid with other offers or discounts. Good until 4/30/00 has not I 1 1 I 1 1 | 1 I | 1 1 1 1 I ol Daily Tours - 1 to 3 p.m. www.alaskaninn.com |