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Show THE Page 2 OGDEN VALLEY NEWS March The OGDEN VALLEY NEws Volume XI Issue XI 15, 2005 Letters to the Editor Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 745-2688 Cell: E-Mail: slfrancis@att.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 745-2879 Fax: 745-2879 E-Mail: crwendell@att.net erwendell@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. Let- 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 & homecoming and Eagle Scout announcements free of charge. We invite residents to send their announcements to: The OGDEN VALLEY NEws PO BOX 130 EDEN UT 84310 If you would like your submitted items NEws, while respecting all property received, will take no responsibility for lost or mises items. Please remember to keep a copy for voureelh Invitation for Articles The staff of The OGDEN VALLEY NEws welcomes the submission of articles by our readership. We invite you to submit local pertaining to contemporary i issues, as other material that may be of interest to our readers. We also invite you to submit to the paper, or notify the staff of local events. Awards that have been earned by the reader, family members, neighbors or friends are also sought. While the staff of The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS) ee the Ws Safety Issues Generate Interest for Construction of Jr. High Track It would seem that spring has arrived. The snow is melting; the birds are singing, a" it outs have begun, and so has track. Two-day-a-week informal track practice bee the beginning of March and the team will be “pounding the pavement” in full force by the end of March. I write this letter as a reminder to drivers that starting at the end of March, approximately 40 to 50 Snowcrest students will be running every afternoon from about 2:45 until 4:00 out on the roadways in Ogden Valley. Because we do not have a track, the team runs on local roads, preferably on the less traveled ones. River Road is one of the usual places to run so to high school students and parents driving home via River Road, please slow down and be aware of runners. Regardless of the weather: rain, snow, sleet, or hail, the team will be running. As Ogden Valley continues to grow, so does the traffic. Over the last few years of coaching, it has concerned me more and more that someone is going to get hurt. These kids are my responsibility and I take it very seriously. Last year while driving by in his car, a high school student threw a cup of ice at one of the running Snowcrest students. The impact dropped the student to the ground. Had another car been behind the high school student’s car, the result could have been tragic. The situation with the driver was resolved quickly, but I am faced with the same dilemma—how do I keep these kids safe? 1 believe the answer is a track on Snowcrest’s property. We have the room and are currently trying to figure out how to raise the necessary funds. We’re not talking about Inspirational Thought “Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow any The OGDEN VALLEY News has the sole authority to edit and locate any classified advertisement as deemed appropriate. It also reserves the right to refuse any advertis- Note: The contents of The OGDEN VALLEY N chted. T, his nuk lication 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. Deadline for material for the April 1 issue of the OVN is March 23. You go along in life and the brick wall finally gets in your way! My husband Jim gets diagnosed with AML Leukemia, and life as you know it stops completely. We don’t have health insurance at that moment, but America has programs to help called Medicaid. This worked until the ugly time of relapse, so why can’t he get help again? e’re new in the Valley, came after ten years pining for rest from the big city and now recovery. America has fallen short for our family— no services for a disabled, dying man. We’re pretty sure there are many others in the same predicament, and you may know someone. The doctors say that as hard as it is to get back once again into remission, this has to happen. And then, to save his life, he needs to get a bone marrow transplant. This now seems like a long shot. But Jim has much more music to create, albums to complete, and great advice to give so we push the brick wall. He fights his way to remission, gets a sibling marrow match, and is now ready to go after another long fight. The transplant team is now ready to receive him for the procedure that can save his life; all that is in order. But the number on his head is $100,000—an initial fee—and he has to get it before he falls out of remission. He has about four weeks left. Thank you. Theresa and Jim Anglesey, Eden 11 AM —-3 PM $29.99 per person ($14.99 children under 12) The OGDEN VALLEY NEws’ liability on account of errors in, or omissions of, advertising shall in no event exceed the amount of charges for the advertising omitted or the space occupied by the error. ityfor Valley Resident Needs Expensive Bone Marrow Transplant—Seeking Donations to Save Life Sunday, March 27" ber of the person submitting the material. any advertisement in this newspaper. The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS is not responsible for ny claims0: iiscivents in 1 this newspaper. Cynthia Beck, Eden Disability means just that, but the law makers haven’t been lobbied to change the two year waiting time for younger patients that have certain life threatening or medically needed operations. We’re not talking about improving quality of life; we’re trying to SAVE A LIFE! So we live a death-camp lifestyle in the midst of others who are free to choose life. Perhaps if he were a poor foreigner living in America, he could have a better chance to financially overcome this obstacle. But we live in a free enterprise culture, so we have to lean on our friends and neighbors in order to give Jim a second chance at life. Why did Medicaid turn him down? Since he’s on disability, why can’t Medicare kick in when he needs it? We can’t answer those hard questions now, but we have to collect a lot of bucks in a short time to match the number on Jim’s head. Why does this happen in America? I wish I could help others we’ve heard about in this same condition. But we hope to gather a few bucks from a lot of people because it takes a long time to organize fundraiser activities. Jim doesn’t have long to get to the starting line and meet the LDS hospital transplant team with their entry fee. Jim is young and healthy, and the doctors say he is a great candidate for this expensive procedure. | think he is a wonderful individual and that his life is worth saving. Harsh as the facts are, this is for real. You can come over and meet this courageous neighbor of yours, and if you feel you can help make a difference in the next four weeks, please help save Jim’s life. We only need $250 from 400 people. But [ll bet that if everyone in this Valley gave $25, we could get Jim down to LDS hospital. We even have a car! We’re asking that friends and neighbors help by making a tax-deductible donation on Jim’s behalf to Circle of Friends Trust, 5425 W. Wild Oak Dr., West Jordan, Utah 84088. Easter Brunch at Wolf Creek Grille the right to select which material will be considered for publication. All material, to be considered, must be submitted with The OGDEN VALLEY NEws does not ee promote or g of any product 0 d newspaper. Advertisements are the sole repent of the advertiser. The OGDEN xy NEWs hereby ¢disclaims all oo a huge eight land track, just two lanes, paved and marked for accurate timing and distance. Not only would a track benefit the school, but I believe the community would use it as well. We have received one bid so far, and are hoping to get a few more. Snowcrest has offered to fund 1/2 of the cost of the track, but the community will have to come up with the rest. I’m open to suggestions and would appreciate input from the community. Please contact me or Mr. Stillwell at Snowcrest. See you on the roads. Reservations recommended gee ZT guns paste e§ p- aia No? Chef Christy Brand brings her famous Easter Brunch to Wolf Creek “* “+ ** “* + ** *¢ *¢ *¢ Made-to-order omelets & crepe stations Ham & Roast Beef carving stations Poached salmon Egos Benedict Dessert station Pastries & breakfast breads Salads & Fresh Fruit Other standard breakfast items Much more! Please call 745-3737 x 213 for reservations. WI Geek RES ORT 3900 N. 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