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Show THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 2 “= July 1, 2006 The OGDEN VALLEY Letters to the Editor NEWS Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: Weber County Departments of Health and Animal Control Should Enforce Law 745-2688 Fax: 745-0062 : 791-4387 E-Mail: slfrancis@att.net Jeannie Wendell erwendell@att.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. Let- Weber County Departments of Health and Animal Control, thank you for your response to our concerns about the lack of care involving Dr. McKay’s neglected sheep in Huntsville. With all due respect to animal control officers who found no signs of abuse because the sheep are being fed, this may be true, but there is more involved in providing basic husbandry and care for livestock than feeding them; there are issues of overcrowding, blatant neglect to provide vet and farrier treatment, and failure to keep clean living conditions for animals. Admittedly, Utah laws are sorely behind the times. Still, there are several problems with Dr. McKay’s naive defense of her actions. An examination of state law regarding the keeping of livestock requires they be kept in accordance with “humane animal husbandry practices,” practices set and followed by her own peers in the reserves the right to edit or decline printing of any submissions. 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While the staff of The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS invites the submittal of information and articles, we reserve the right to select which material will be considered for publication. All material, to be considered, must be submitted with ber of the person submitting the material. ity for anyd. ‘Ss ult of any advertisement in this newer The OGDEN VALLEY NEws is not responsible for any claims or tisements in this newspaper. Location(s): 1. 200 South from 7500 to 7300 East (approximate length: 1200 feet, width 28 feet) 7400 East from 100 to 200 South Cee ia length: 600 feet, average width 28 feet) Special Note: The existing asphalt at these locations is| wider than the specified 28 foot aving width. This is due to parking areas. These parking areas will not be paved at this time. Therefore, it will be required to taper the outside edges to meet flush with the existing asphalt. There is one area of exception for this; on 200 South from 7400 to 7300 East on the south side of the paving, a vertical edge will be left. This edge will be left so that an asphalt waterway that will be built after the completion of this project can tie into this vertical edge The town engineer will designate the location of the centerline of road Specification: The asphalt material shall be an AC-10, 1/% inch oil mix that meets Weber County Specifications. PG grade oils may also be used if the mix is UDOT approved. 3/4 inch mixes may also be approved. All asphalt surfaces will receivea sak coat per industry standard prior to placie the overlays. Inspirational Thought EEE "Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. — Albert Einstein Ogden Valley Mortgage Construction Loans Conventional & Unconventional Loans 100% Financing Hang your feeders now. ‘ m im ti ye <= is June 30. 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A 2% crown will be placed in the road with the high point being in the center of the d for all overlays unless directed otherwise by plan. To create a 2% crown on the overlays may require a variation of thickness in the overlay with 2 inches being the minimum thickness. No independent compaction testing will be performed, therefore, particular attention will be placed on achieving a uniform rolling pattern and obtaining a consistent density nearest optimum as possible based upon standard practice. Any unsightly EERE EE & BEST-1 Hummingbird Feeders 5 . ross@ulahmortgagepros. com yr tg jage EEE = | ai bai 801 _oeee’ WWW.C EERE ; reserves the right to refuse any advertising. issue of the OVN Cheryl Smith, Executive Director Wasatch Humane | The Hummers are here! § The OGDEN VALLEY NEws has the sole author- Deadline for material for embarrassment, when someone can treat animals this way and get away with it, and yet we who might step on her property to take photos or to give them food are held as criminal trespassers, as we were threatened by animal control. 0 is the county attorney, please? If the majority of reasonable citizens and her neighbors in Huntsville object to the standards of care she is giving these animals and you’ve received as many complaints as you say you have, then clearly something is wrong. Then it is high time that the laws be updated to reflect the community’s evolving values and priorities. Huntsville Town Accepting Contractor Bids e Town of Huntsville, Utah is requesting quotes for a 2 inch asphalt overlay of approximately 1800 ft. at the center ‘business district in town. We must be completed before October 1, 2006. Special consideration will be given to contractors who can complete earlier than the must “complete before” A numeric factor will be multiplied to your bid based on the proposed completion date for bid evaluation purposes only. They will be as follows: 0.9 for July, 0.95 for August. No factor will be added to dates later than these. The following is an example of how this works: If contractor “A” has a bid of $30,000 and a proposed completion date of July 30, then his bid would be evaluated at (30,000 x 0.9) $27,000. If contractor “B” has a bid of $29,000 and a proposed completion date of August 15, then his bid would be evaluated at (29,000 x 0.95) $27,550. If contractor “C” has a bid of $28,000 and a proposed completion date of September 15, no factor will be added. The successful bidder would be contractor “A,” and his payment would be based on his original $30,000 bid 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. The OGDEN VALLEY News does moe soe promote or sale of any product or service advertised in i this newspaper. Advertisements are the sole ead of the advertiser. The OGDEN VALL x NEWS hereby disclaims ¢ all Habis sheep industry, which includes the need for shearing the sheep, which are a cross between hair breeds (don’t require shearing) and wool, which yes indeed do, contrary to her argument, as other sheep men will tell you. That Dr. McKay has chosen, or refused, not to, means her sheep are susceptible to maggots, skin disease, infection, and lameness. I have sent photos to you that our volunteer took, herself a sheepherder and vet tech, showing dead animals lying about the feces-mounded property, and the carcasses of which most surely leach disease into the soil and nearby water. Her fencing is also woefully inadequate for the safe-keeping of animals, which also jeopardizes passing motorists. That Weber County government officials continue to ignore this problem and defend it is a horrendous miscarriage of priorities, an We love to see the smile that appears on a customer’s face the first time they take their new bike for a ride. That smile stays with you too, whether it’s riding on the Eden bike trail with your family, or cruising the smooth single track at Snowbasin. At Diamond Peak we are passionate about bikes. From the skinny-tired road racing machines to knobby-tired mountain bikes, we love them all. That’s why we are so excited about the new line of high quality bikes from TREK. Stop in today to see our great selection. 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