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Show Volume III, Issue VII THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 5 February 1, 2001 Valley Residents Reminded to Be a Good Neighbor wildlife, lock up your dogs.” A young moose “hanging out” in the Eden Hills/Patio Springs area has been More and more people are making looking particularly lean and scraggly. that move out to the countryside. This Neighbors were wondering if they could can become a problem when large tracts or should put feed out for him. of land are subdivided into small lots According to Corneselli, it is against the with high density housing over tradition- law to feed the wild game. He also said al large that the game winter Division habitat. of Fish What do you a n d do when G a m e moose, elk, w e r e and deer monitorstart hanging ing the out in your natural front and food supbackyard? ply for According to the game, L o u and there Corneselli was still with the plenty of Northern f e e d Region of available the Utah in Ogden A moose nibbles on an Eden resident’s trees. S t a t e Va l l e y . Division of Fish and Game, the best “Food supply is not a problem.” thing you can do is to stay away from the Corneselli did warn that residents wildlife—“just leave them alone.” This should be wary of the game, especially time of year, after the rutting season, moose, because they will attack humans they are already stressed and are trying if provoked, or if they feel threatened. to rebuild their energy reserves. Any He also warned that moose can move a additional stimulation or interference out lot faster than most people think, even of the ordinary tends to create more through heavy snow. Another reason to stress for the animals. One of the largest just stay out of their way. stressors for wildlife is the myriad of Being a good neighbor in Ogden neighborhood dogs that are allowed to Valley also means being a good neighbor roam and freely harass them. “If you to the local wildlife—that means not want to do something nice for the interfering or being nosy. By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News Staff Ogden Valley CERT Team Receives Donations Chuck Millet, Ogden Valley CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Team Leader, reports that donations made to the area CERT team have been outstanding. A special thanks goes to the Swanson Foundation for a generous $2,000 cash donation, in addition to supplies that were donated last fall valued at $5,000. Michael Taggart, son of Douglas and Erin Taggart of Liberty, of Troop 249 made six body splints and donated them to the Ogden Valley CERT Team as an Eagle Scout project. Millet said that the goal of the local CERT Team for 2001 is to obtain a radio relay station that will allow reliable FM communications throughout the entire Ogden Valley area, without dead spots, in the event of an emergency incident. CERT needs to raise an additional $8,000 in order to fund this goal. A training class began Thursday, January 25 at Snowcrest Jr. High for new CERT members in Ogden Valley. Call Linda Spencer, Assistant Team Leader, at 745-0805 for more information, or if you are interested in attending this very beneficial training. Start the New Year off right! $ WOW $ Great American Realty (801) 745-6000 Start your New Year off right by letting Great American Realty help you keep one of your New Years Resolutions! For a limited time only, Great American Realty will save you 11/2 % on your listing commission. This savings could add up to thousands of dollars in your pocket. Contact our office for details! |