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Show THE Page 2 OGDEN VALLEY NEWS December The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 745-2688 Fax: 745-0062 Cell: 791-4387 E-Mail: slfrancis@att.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 745-2879 Fax: 745-2879 E-Mail: crwendell@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- 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 returned, please send a stamped, selfaddressed envelope. 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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. Letters My husband and | were traveling in Scotland in July. At the last moment, while packing for the trip, I tucked into my suitcase one of the T-shirts I had purchased at the Valley Market; you know, the one proclaiming Eden as the best little town in Utah. Several days into our trip, we were staying at a bed and breakfast in a small village on the west coast of Scotland. To give you an idea of how small Arisaig is, we did not have an address for the Bed & Breakfast and the owners said, “Just stop and ask anyone how to get to our place; they will now.” The second day there I wore my bright yellow T-shirt, and upon returning to the &B later in the day, we found a couple sitting on a bench by the front door. We greeted each other, and then the gentleman, with a heavy accent said, “I luff Eden!” Needless to say, I was taken back and responded by touching my shirt and asking, “This Eden? How do you know Eden?” Turns out, he is a professor at the university in Bonn, Germany with a PhD in Microbiology, and in the early 90’s had taken some classes at Utah State in Logan. He made many trips to the Valley, skiing on all the mountains, shopping at the Valley Market, and eating at the various restaurants. He fondly remembered the hamburgers from The Shooting Star Saloon in Huntsv ee e I am, in a small village in Western "Scotland, discussing a small town in Northern Utah with a college professor from Bonn Germany. Shows you what a small world it is. More importantly, it tells me that if anyone ever visits our beautiful Valley, they never forget it! Susan Carl Se California & Eden, Utah Inspirational Thought "Effective people are not problem-minded; they’re opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems." --Stephen R. Covey Homes be Issue VI 15, 2006 to Best Little Town in Utah Volume XIV the Editor (Continued on page 20) Controversial Bomb Scheduled for Detonation Earlier this year in Jue, an explosive called Divine Strake was placed in the Mercury, Nevada nuclear testing site. Originally, it was to be tested in late June, but public outcry postponed the test. Now the government wants to light it off again this month. This bomb is the size of a Boeing-747, and it is made of ammonium nitrate (fertilizer) and fuel oil (diesel fuel). This ANFO bomb will create strong, gathering updrafts (like a thunderstorm), and eject a mountain of uranium-laced soil (from 50 years of testing) 10,000 feet into the air. The air currents at that altitude will carry all that radiated soil right into Las Vegas, southern Utah, and even the Colorado River (Lake Meade). From there, it will pollute the water supply for Los Angeles. It will pollute our air, water, and even the ground that the local livestock feeds on. When the livestock eat the radiated grass, their meat, milk, etc. will also be radiated. The radiated agricultural products will circulate around the region, infecting many more than just those within 200 miles of the test This bomb serves no military value; it’s too heavy to be used effectively as a bunker buster. Knowing all this, why would our own government want do something like this, especially after seeing the devastating effects of testing fallout on the central Utah down winders? Powder Mountain, and Snowbasin. The ordinances, as currently proposed, envision a pictorial valley floor where development will be limited. In their view, it is vital that resort property owners be able to view the valley floor with horses and cows grazing in open fields. They want this slice of paradise preserve What is the Stakeholder’ s Committee willing to do to ensure that the vision they developed of Ogden Valley is preserved? They are willing to promote ordinances that allow seven unelected Ogden Valley Planning Commissioners to help determine the following: ° ° Robert Ratcliffe, Huntsville Ogden Valley Property Rights Under Assault A very small group of Valley citizens called the Stakeholder Committee has been meeting for many months to help shape the fate of the upper Ogden Valley. These few citizens have been appointed to make recommendations on how our Valley should look, where we can shop, where we can build our homes, and how we can use our property. They envision recreational resort areas as high density housing and commercial enterprises. These types of a gate are directed to areas such as Wolf Cre © Scenic View Corridors: Minimum 100 ft set backs from the front of major roads and highways in the Valley the scenic view of the mountains from your property is determined to be special, they may enact any amount of an easement they deem necessary to preserve these scenic views. There are no payments to you for losses inflicted upon the use of your property. This is your contribution to the over all Valley charm Scenic Ridgelines: These ordinances determine what a ridgeline is, and which ridgelines need restrictions imposed on those who own the property. Of course, the property owner will contribute his/her property rights free for the welfare and overall Valley charm. Animals Sensitive Areas: If you own property in a designated animal sensitive area, restrictions will be placed on your property regarding the protection of wildlife. Division of Wildlife Recourses will have to do a study on your property to see what wildlife restrictions you will need to comply with, and what enhancements to your property you may need to make when developing zane property. Water Recharge Areas: Additional restrictions will be placed on your property to protect these water sources. You may be able to build only on 20% of your property. If you have a small lot, you may be able to build a shop but not a home. LETTERS cont. on page 21 & HomesitesAvailable Now! Great Resort Communities Edgewater Ridge at Ski Lake | * The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS does moe soe promote or sale of any product or service advertised i in this newspaper. Advertisements are the sole responsibility of the advertiser. The OGDEN ‘ALLEY NEws hereby disclaims all liabil- to choose from. Come to beautiful oleXA Se lr LY 1a Serious 4-Seasow mea Chalets now under construction.* *Also taking reservations for future phases. 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