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Show Page 2 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXIII Issue XIII August 1, 2016 The Ogden Valley news Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 801-745-2688 Fax: 801-745-2688 Cell: 801-791-4387 E-Mail: slfrancis@digis.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 801-745-2879 Fax: 801-745-2879 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 August 15 issue is August 1. Letters to the Editor Ogden Valley Bulldog Football Director Retires If you have had a child play football in the Valley in the past several years, know that it would not have been possible without the hundreds to thousands of hours that Ty Barrong has donated to the program. Ty served for the past four years as Director of Ogden Valley Football, working to keep tackle football in our Valley for our kids. He also recruited coaching staff, was a liaison between the Wasatch Front Football League and Ogden Valley Football, implemented a Board of Directors, procured new and badly-needed equipment, and sacrificed countless Saturdays getting up early to set up the field to then sit through four games in the hot sun or pouring rain and then tear it all down. He also had to deal with crazy football moms and dads (and a coach or two), doing all of this without complaint or a paycheck. Ty has now stepped down from this position and has left some pretty big shoes to be filled. If you happen to see him out and about, please be sure to tell him thank you for doing such an amazing job! Ogden Valley Football Former Eden Woman Recalls 30 Years Caring for Children in the Community Life is short, no matter how old we are at passing. Thinking over the remarkable events of my 75 years, thus far, I have been thinking a great deal about the 30 years I served in childcare in my home in Eden, Utah. Great were the experiences shown and love expressed! Over these many years since, I have wondered how my “childcare children” are doing now. To all involved, parents or child, I’d love an update on their lives! I do not have a computer so it would be great if you wouldn’t mind writing that important update to: DEANNA MILES, 11287 S WHEATLEY HILL DR, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84009 Thanks for 30 memorable years in childcare! Love to all! Deanna Miles, Formerly of Eden Help Your Community Volunteers Throughout the year your community volunteers are hard at work providing amenities and activities that benefit Ogden Valley. Now it’s your turn. The Community Foundation of Ogden Valley (CFOV) needs every citizen of this valley to step up and participate in its yearly fundraiser. This is not a fundraiser that benefits only one cause; it is not held to raise money for businesses. It is the one and only fundraiser that benefits the nonprofits of Ogden Valley—equally. Since 2012, thanks to the efforts of CFOV and its many generous sponsors and Match Donors, over $400,000 has been infussed into the Ogden Valley community. Year after year, the same generous folks who have an enduring love of this valley have stepped up with gifts—large and small. But there is a very large portion of valley residents and visitors who have remained apathetic to the work done by the few to benefit the many. If you are one of these, it is time to examine your love and loyalty to this beautiful place in which we live. It’s now your turn to step up and help! Get online, go to cfogdenvalley.org and scroll through the different non-profits and donate something—however small. Click on “events” and “click here to enter to win.” Buy a virtual golf ball and enter to win big prizes at this year’s chopper drop on August 6. Proceeds go directy to our Valley non-profits. I love this valley and know the hard work and passion that our volunteers invest in it every year. It really is time for the many to support the few. Come on, Ogden Valley…. The remake of a 1977 epic TV mini-series “Roots” required reexamination of data relative to the history of slavery in America. While much of the blame for slavery is placed on Southern plantation owners, often overlooked is the role of African slave traders and their accomplices, the ship owners, who indulged in trading slaves, molasses, and rum—a very profitable enterprise in the 18th century. The 2016 version of “Roots” also traces the journey of slaves as they became “freemen” then citizens of the USA. Important steps in this progress were The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964; among events affecting progress were the Great Depression and two World Wars. In the 52 years since 1964, progress made in equal rights and opportunity has been quite impressive, at least statistically. Apparently for many, it’s still not enough. Today African Americans are strongly represented in every sector of American society and many excel in their chosen fields. Whether in sports, arts & entertainment, the military, politics, government of all levels, medicine, business, you’d be hard pressed to find a sector where African Americans do not excel and often dominate. Yet, we have a growing race division that seems intractable, one that seems to fly in the face of reason, especially given that we have a President who is of African descent. One whom many expected could deliver on his promise to unite us. Perhaps we need to reexamine our roots. The problem may be one of expectations. Today black youth have the highest levels of unemployment, are more likely than most to be killed in gang violence, and more likely to be in prison. Is all of this due to prejudice? Is it the government’s fault, the parent’s fault? What role does portrayal of violence in the media play? How big a role does mental illness play? As Dallas Chief of Police David Brown sees the dilemma, police have become the scapegoats, “Every societal failure, we put it on cops to solve. That’s too much to ask. Seventy per cent of the African American community is being raised by single women. Policing was never meant to solve all of these problems.” America’s societal “ovaries” are being impregnated with the seed of violence producing offspring prone to violence. We are literally drowning in a sea of media violence from TV, movies, videos and the evening news. Yet, this is not seen as a cause for concern; easier to blame guns than fix the root causes. Some, including our President, would like to blame guns for everything wrong in America; however, it’s a simplistic response but one he has chosen to invoke at every opportunity. He’ll certainly get to check the box for “consistency” but will have achieved little with respect to gun violence and racial relations. High expectations were held for candidate Obama who vowed to improve racial relations, but he has failed to do so. Activists continue to rage on, goaded by advocates of “victimology.” Protests and riots gain short-lived but frequent attention and much hand wringing with little movement toward solutions. Riots may have reached a “point of diminishing returns” in that the resulting harm to national unity will suffer and we as a nation will suffer. Our enemies won’t have to come here to destroy us, we’ll self-destruct. Obviously, now is the time for a reexamination of our societal “roots” and the resolve to identify real causes of our disunity and, most importantly, go about fixing them. One eloquent speech, even a dozen, will not solve the problems of racial tension—only real and directed actions will work. Otherwise, we may as well adopt the attitude of callous pessimism that deaths from terrorism and racial conflicts are less than those from auto accidents so why worry. We must decide what kind of country we want to live in. RESTRICTIONS cont. from page 1 Here are some tips: • Ensure that your campfire pit is in an area where the fire may not spread to other vegetation. A distance of 25 feet is recommended from the fire pit to other combustible materials. • Keep the fire no larger than 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height. • Have a means to extinguish the fire. • Fires must be attended by an adult at all times. • Completely extinguish the fire when done with the activity. If you need further assistance, please contact Weber Fire District at 801-782-3580 or visit <www.weberfiredistrict.com> Sharon Holmstrom, Eden Roots Redux Weber County and it is important that everyone use good judgment when deciding to have a campfire. If a campfire gets out of control and creates a wildland fire, the individuals responsible for the campfire may be held responsible for the costs associated with fighting the fire. We ask the public to please exercise good fire safety practices when having campfires. John W. Reynolds, Pleasant View Brandon Thueson, Fire Marshal, Weber Fire District |
