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Show Page The Ogden Valley news Volume XIV Issue XVIII December 1, 007 The Ogden Valley news Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 745- 688 Fax: 745-006 Cell: 791-4387 E-Mail: slfrancis@att.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 745- 879 Fax: 745- 879 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. Letters must be signed and the address of the writer submitted. The Ogden Valley news reserves the right to edit or decline printing of any submissions. Announcements Sought As a community service, The Ogden V alley n ews will print local birth, wedding, obituary, anniversary and missionary farewell & homecoming and Eagle Scout announcements free of charge. 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Note: The contents of The Ogden Valley News are copyrighted. To protect this publication 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. The deadline for the OVN December 15 issue is December 1. Letters to the Editor CERT Continues to Train New Members—Thanks community for support Our local CERT added seven new members this fall. They recently graduated by responding very impressively to a mock disaster held at Valley Elementary. They are now trained and certified to help themselves and then the community when a disaster hits. This training is recommended for everyone. Ogden Valley CERT from HEL— Huntsville, Eden, and Liberty—would like to thank both Terry Hancock of Valley Market for his continuing support of CERT and Tommy Lee of Valley Elementary for his support and cooperation. Without them, our mission to prepare the valley for emergencies would be much more difficult. And, as always, we would like to thank The Ogden Valley news for their support in letting Valley residents know what CERT is, and what we are doing for the Valley. Wayne Hillstead, Ogden Valley CERT Ripping Apart Wilderness Areas for Seasonal Home Owners Not a Good Idea Why is it so necessary to hurry up and re-zone the wilderness area bordering Powder Mountain turning it into a condo city? There are already many perfect, ready to build on one-acre and three- acre lots in Ogden Valley—all within a few minutes of three great ski resorts. Growth is inevitable, but re-zoning a wilderness area to provide seasonal homes for part time residents is not inevitable. Maybe after Ogden Valley is completely built out would be a better time to consider tearing into the home of so much incredible wildlife. It clearly states on Powder Mountain’s ski brochure, “Dogs not allowed, this is a watershed.” Why would we re-zone a watershed to build a bunch of condos. It doesn’t make any sense. Dennis Maher, Eden Zogmaister Foolishly Pats Herself and Other Commissioners on the Back Marshall Thompson’s article in the Standard-Examiner reports a $37.6 million surplus in Weber County. He attributes “fiscal responsibility” as one of the main reasons for the surplus. Commissioner Zogmaister goes on in the next paragraph to state, “The best part about the surplus is that it comes without a tax increase or without raising the property tax rate! Commissioner Zogmaister, where have you been the past year? The commissioners raised the county tax rate just a couple of years ago, and now you and Commissioners Dearden and Bischoff and Assessor Madsen are responsible for the sporadic and inequi- table increases in property taxes heaped on Ogden Valley residents—this year alone by 100% or more in many, many cases. It would be interesting to see how much of the $37.6 surplus was created by property taxes contributed by Valley residents! Commissioner Zogmaister goes on to say that Valley residents are a “little sensitive about taxes right now . . . .” I sure hope we remain a “little sensitive” through to the next County Commission and County Assessor elections! In Thompson’s article, County Controller Dan Olson goes on to inform us that they will find some place to spend the surplus—roads, equipment, whatever. Returning the money to Weber County residents in the form of property tax relief would be the correct thing to do! And it sounds like it’s time to lower Weber County’s property tax rate. Fiscal responsibility should be exercised by Commissioners Zogmaister, Dearden, and Bischoff; and by Assessor Madsen and Senators Froerer and Christensen to correct the property tax burden created and now shouldered by Weber County residents. Richard Evans, Eden Monsters’ Ball a Frightening Success The Monsters’ Ball presented by The Red Moose Lodge was a huge success, and is now sure to be an “Absolute Must Attend” event in the future! Guests from around the world were in attendance with several well-known appearances—Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner, and the Muppets, including Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy! Also in attendance were a foreign sheik accompanied by his personal belly dancer, pilots, nurses, a doctor, and even a Tokyo Geisha. Catered by the famous Harley and Buck’s Grill, the party stayed alive well into the night with dancing, a trip through the frightening wax museum, and a Monsters’ Toast. A number of great prizes were given away for “Best” and “Scariest”individual and couple costumes, as well as prizes for the “Costume that Never Should Have Been!” Prizes included gift certificates for less hours transforming the lodge into night stays in the new Honeymoon Suites the haunted hotel, along with D’Arcy at The Red Moose Lodge, dinners at Vandenberg, Judy Lewis, and Luanne Harley and Bucks, and lift tickets to Persinger for all of their time, commitPowder Mountain resort. Cobwebs, ment, and dedication of planning, protombstones, smoke-filled sculls, unset- moting, and ensuring the success of this tling fog, and even a boiling caldron fun and ghouling 1st Annual Monsters’ overcame the lodge while eerie music Ball. A big thank you, also, for the time and sounds, and bloody footprints haunt- and effort of many employees of The Red ed the hotel. Moose Lodge and Destination Eden. A special thanks goes to tarot card reader Amy Berry who donated her time Destination Eden giving personal insights into the guests’ futures. A professional photographer was also available to capture the experience with memorable photos for couples and friends. Proceeds from the event “At first, dreams seem impossible, will benefit the Snowcrest Jr. High track then improbable, then inevitable.” project. Applause and congratulations belong --Christopher Reeve to Sherry Shaum, who spent count- Inspirational Thought |
