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Show Volume XX Issue XI The Ogden Valley news Page 11 July 1, 2012 The Amazing Raise is Brought to You by the Community Foundation of Ogden Valley CFOV benefits the charities working together to benefit residents and the thousands of visitors who enjoy the Valley. Through the Amazing Raise, the Foundation will help RAISE awareness about these non-profits and assist them to RAISE funds. A special group of Pioneer Donors has given money that will be used to match funds raised by the non-profits during the AMAZING RAISE giving period, July 4 through September 17. They challenge you to join them in generous giving. Visit <www.cfogdenvalley.org> We will be featuring each of these non-profits in every issue of The Ogden Valley News. We encourage you to check them out. Featured Non-Profit of the Week WEBER PATHWAYS Who we serve: Do you remember a time, maybe when you were a kid, when you could run through fields, climb trees and mountains, and explore the valley safely and by your own free will? Lately it seems that open space is slowly slipping away and high speed traffic is increasing. Weber Pathways is a nonprofit that works to protect areas for people to safely recreate outdoors, so even if you have grandkids now, you can still climb a tree if you want to. What we do: Weber Pathways’ mission is to plan, promote, and construct a network of non-motorized public pathways and related open space in Weber County. We have worked on and contributed to many projects such as the Pineview Loop Trail, the Centennial Trail, the Bonneville Shoreline Trail-North and the Rail Trail. We believe that pathways make our community a better place to live in. So, if you like to hike, bike, horseback ride, run, skip or jump outside, or maybe just sit on a bench and enjoy the view, we are here to serve you. Why give to us: A donation to Weber Pathways is a donation to trails. Would you like to make a contribution to the trails that you use, or maybe commit to building more? Would you like to make your community a healthier, safer, enjoyable place to recreate; and preserve its natural beauty? Let us and your community know with a donation to Weber Pathways. Donations made to Weber Pathways during the Amazing Raise Giving Period, July 4 through September 17, will be matched by the Community Foundation of Ogden Valley. Funds will be used in Ogden Valley. Hot, Dry Weather Could Increase Problems with Bears: DWR provides tips to keep you and the bears safe The hot, dry weather Utah is experiencing could increase the chance that a black bear wanders into your camp site or cabin area this summer. John Shivik, mammals coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says the dry conditions have reduced the amount of natural vegetation that’s available to the bears. Not having enough natural vegetation forces the bears to wander more in search of food. “The wandering they’re doing increases the chance that a bear will come into your camp site or cabin area this summer,” Shivik says. Fortunately, Shivik says you can do several things to lessen the chance that a bear picks your camp site or cabin area as a place to wander into: • Store your food and scented items, such as deodorants and tooth paste, in areas where bears can’t get them. Inside a trailer or in the trunk of your car are good choices. • Keep your cooking grill clean. And clean anything you used to prepare, eat or clean up food. • Keep your campsite or cabin area clean. Don’t toss food scraps and other trash around. • Never feed a bear. Bear Safety Tips - More tips on how to stay safe in bear country, including what to do if you encounter a bear while hiking, are available at <http://go.usa.gov/WDW> Wild Aware Utah also provides information about bear safety. You can access the information at <www.wildawareutah.org> “Even if it isn’t a dry year,” Shivik says, “you should always follow these tips. Bears are always searching for food.” Shivik says if you follow these rules, you’ll not only help yourself, you’ll help others too. He says a bear may not visit your campsite while you’re there. But the food you leave out and the litter you leave behind could bring a bear to that same area after you leave. And that could create a serious problem for people who camp in the area after you. The Fourth of July . . . A Time for Reflection in question on July 2, 1776, when George By Shanna Francis It’s that time again, time for parades, fire- Washington circulated his General Orders, and works, hotdogs, and chili dogs. But let’s not On December 8, 1941, when Franklin D. forget that it is also a somber time, a time to Roosevelt went before Congress to report the reflect on the freedoms we enjoy as citizens of near-total destruction of the Pacific Fleet at this great nation, and upon those who have, and Pearl Harbor. Perhaps the most perilous epicontinue, to sacrifice so much for these free- sode in our history began on January 20, 1961, when John f. Kennedy appeared in the living doms and the heritage that is ours. July is a time to pause and reflect, while rooms of America to inform the nation for the first time that Soviet the noise and energy nuclear missiles had been swirls around us, to take a installed in Cuba and that, moment to review the past, in the effort to force their even as we look confidentwithdrawal, the nation ly to the future; to pause must not shrink form and review the words and the threat of ‘worldwide deeds of those who went nuclear war.’ before so we can confi“And some of the most dently pass on the legacy enduring speeches of our to those who will guide history have been acts of this great nation into the solitary defiance and contime ahead. One way to do science, whose authors such is to study the words of past American heroes . . Photo by JoAnn Christensen of Nordic Valley. were reviled, jailed, and even killed. When . lest we forget. Angelina Grimké denounced slavery in 1838 Alex Barnett has captured and compiled a collection of great speeches that moved and Elizabeth Cady Stanton demanded the America and shaped this great nation’s spirit, vote in 1848, it was scandalous for a woman in a small book titled “Words That Changed to address a crowd of men on any topic. Elijah America: Great Speeches That Inspired, Lovejoy’s defense of himself and the freeChallenged, Healed, and Enlightened.” The dom of the press proved to be the abolitionist book’s introduction captures the essence, publisher’s last public statement before he power, and importance of words in the building was murdered by a proslavery mob, Susan B. Anthony argued for woman suffrage in 1873 of our nation. “A great speech has a unique power to chal- while under indictment for the crime of voting, lenge and inspire. Speeches tipped the colonies and Emma Goldman and Eugene Debs were into open revolt and sparked the Civil War. both imprisoned for their vocal opposition to Speeches contributed directly to the abolition U.S. involvement in World War I. . . . “The words of the great American orators— of slavery, won women the right to vote, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, sent millions of Americans across the ocean to fight wars in Europe and Asia. At every pivotal Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, moment in American history you will find a Martin Luther King—today have a quality of great speech. . . . they are themselves important prophecy about them. These men and women historical events. After Patrick Henry stood up correctly named the great issues of the day, in the Virginia legislature and demanded liberty glimpsed the path that America must follow, or death, the Revolutionary War was nearly and inspired the nation to great acts. Because inevitable. James Madison’s 1788 speech in of their vision, courage, and success, their support of the proposed Constitution may well words sound natural to our modern ears. In a have saved the document from the dustbin of time of great loss and uncertainty, it is good to history. In landmark speeches in 1917 and be reminded of America’s triumphs and catas1941, both Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. trophes, and to find comfort and guidance in Roosevelt convinced a nation leery of foreign the words of the men and women who shaped entanglement that its own interests were vitally our country.” It is my hope that, as Americans, we will involved in a world war that was leveling Europe. Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 address to the take the time to readdress the great words of nation after a skirmish in the Gulf of Tonkin led great Americans, and their vision and hopes for the future; and to again address and discuss directly to the escalation of the Vietnam War. “Many speeches also provide remarkable these poignant, relevant thoughts and dreams snapshots of the most dramatic hours in our with our children and families so they are not history. The very survival of the nation was lost or ever forgotten. God Bless America . . . . TIGER MUSKIE cont. from page 1 Penne added, “Tiger muskies are a fish that provide a lot of excitement to avid anglers and to the beginner or casual fisher too.” According to Penne, the state of Utah has a budding tiger muskie hatchery program; however, at this point, to acquire the desired number of fish for annual plantings within the state, many still have to be brought in from neighboring states. Pictured right are baby tiger muskie being released. Photos courtesy of Chris Penne, DWR aquatics biologist, South Ogden office. Subscriptions available for out of area residents at $18.00 annually. Send payment with mailing address to: The Ogden Valley news P O BOX 130, EDEN UT 84310 Just in Time to Celebrate the 4th of July SummeR TRunk Show July 13-16 “Every member of the state ought diligently to read and to study the Constitution of this country...By knowing their rights, they will sooner perceive when they are violated and be the better prepared to defend and assert them.” --John Jay While teaching American History at local colleges, Mr. Crockett was appalled at the ignorance of our young people when it comes to the founding of this country, its organic origins and the Constitution. He therefore decided to teach a free 8-week class at our library on basic Constitutional Principles to get the word out. The book is an easy read and written to simply explain the Constitution and the principles contained therein. 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