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Show Volume XIV Issue XXII The Ogden Valley news Page 15 September 1, 2007 Gold Medal Champions Liberty Park Receives Face Lift Over the past year, Liberty Park has been replacement and had to be removed. While undergoing some beneficial changes. With the equipment was purchased last year, it the awarding of a RAMP grant last year, the couldn’t be installed until earlier this spring. park has been undergoing a revitalization This installation was not a simple proprocess. New kitchen equipment, a sound cess. Park representatives state, “It took system, and an army of local tents are just men several weeks a few of the to get the playadditions that ground equipment were obtained into the ground with the help and ready for use. of RAMP Long time Valley funding. residents Clair R A M P Hill and Clifford (Recreation, Holmes led the A r t s , battle of installMuseums, ing the equipment. and Parks) Without these two funds are colmen’s expertise lected from and stick-to-itivesales within ness, the playthe county. ground equipment One penny is would still be just New playground equipment at Liberty Park. collected for a pile of metal every $10 purchase. Approximately 3 parts. The Liberty community is deeply million dollars are collected annually to grateful to all who contributed to the consupport community art and recreation pro- struction of the new playground.” grams countywide. The park is now ready for years of At the Liberty Park, the most recent and enjoyment by Liberty residents, and their visible upgrade has been the replacement families and guests. of old and worn playground equipment. Come and enjoy the new and improved Some of the equipment was in dire need of Liberty Park. Front Row: (left to Right) Cheyenne Tanner, Erica Olpin, Taylor Gustafson, Jordan Valdez. Back Row: Assistant Coach David Tanner, Shaylee Crowton, Taylor Hughes, Cassidy McKee, Madison Summers, Amber Daly, Courtney Lamborn, Head Coach Bob Valdez. Utah Wildcats competitive girls 13 year Springs Olympic training facility. Michelle old basketball team won the gold medal at Kwan was the keynote speaker and torch the Utah Summer Games. The girls had a 7-0 lighter at the opening ceremonies. Olympic record at the games to win the gold medal. athlete hopefuls performed, and Air Force They were invited and played in the Academy Soldiers posted the colors. The “State Games” in Colorado Springs, experience was very positive and motivaColorado the first of August. One team tional for all involved. from each State, for each sport was invited. The Wildcats Team consists of girls Money from the tournament is donated from Ogden Valley, Ogden, North Ogden, The Humane Society of the United to the Olympic Athletes at the Colorado and Layton. States (HSUS) applauds Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. for giving proposed felony-level animal cruelty legislation top priority in his calling of a special August 22 legislative session. Utah is one of just seven states left in In keeping with a new Similac on store shelves when the vouchers the nation without felony-level penalties for even the most heinous acts of animal state contract, nutrition- go into effect,” she said. The changeover is not likely to affect cruelty, including intentional torture, poiists in Women, Infants and Children division at the infants currently receiving the Enfamil soning, and burning. Both the Utah House and Senate approved versions of S.B. 190, the Weber-Morgan Health brand. “The brands are nutritionally the same,” or “Henry’s Law,” in the last legislative Department will begin issuing vouchers for a new brand of infant formula on October Jenson says. “There are slight changes in session, but closed down shop before the the texture and odor of the product that versions could be reconciled. 1, 2007. On Thursday, Huntsman called a spe“This will impact 1,600 infants in the might be noticeable in the baby’s stool.” WIC and the American Academy of cial legislative session and included legisWeber-Morgan area,” says WIC director Colleen Jenson. “We want to let program Pediatrics recommend human milk for opti- lation to enhance the penalties for animal participants know they will need to look for mal immunologic and nutrition benefits; cruelty as one of four pieces of legislation the Ross Similac Advance brand when they however, in cases where breastfeeding he’d like debated on August 22. Henry is a small Chihuahua mix dog exclusively is not possible, formula may are shopping at the store.” who was blinded by a leaf blower and The changeover is a result of multi-state be provided. For more information on any of Weber- then, later, placed in an oven and burned contract negotiations after longtime providers Mead-Johnson, the makers of Enfamil, Morgan Health Department’s WIC pro- by his abuser Marc Christopher Vincent. Vincent pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor did not bid for the WIC program. This will gram, please call 801-399-7200. The hours of the WIC clinic extend animal cruelty charge, was fined $500, be the first change of infant formulas in into the evenings to accommodate working and was sentenced to six months in jail. more than a decade. Jenson says retailers also need to be parents. aware of the change so they can begin Hours are as follows: stocking the new product. “We are seeing shelves and shelves of Mondays & Thursdays, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. the Enfamil brand, and we are concerned Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. that there won’t be a large enough supply of Fridays, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Humane Society of the U. S. Applauds Utah Governor for Taking Animal Cruelty Seriously WIC Officials Alert Parents and Retailers of Formula Change— He served only four months. Felony level charges would have allowed for stronger penalties as well as enhanced tracking of such a crime, providing an important tool for curtailing violent crimes. Since research shows that perpetrators of animal cruelty are more likely to engage in violence against humans, enhanced penalties for animal cruelty protect both animals and our communities. The HSUS, which has more than 44,000 members in Utah, urges the state’s legislature to pass legislation to make crimes like Henry’s abuse a felony, punishable by up to five years in prison, and a $5,000 fine. The Humane Society of the United States is the nation’s largest animal protection organization—backed by 10 million Americans, or one of every 30. 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