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Show Page The Ogden Valley news Volume XVII Issue XIII December 15, 009 The Ogden Valley news Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 801-745- 688 Fax: 801-745-006 Cell: 801-791-4387 E-Mail: slfrancis@att.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 801-745- 879 Fax: 801-745- 879 E-Mail: crwendell@att.net crwendell@msn.com Letters to the Editor Opinions expressed by letters to the editor are not necessarily the opinions of the owners or staff of The Ogden Valley news. Long, Overdue Thanks Given This “thank you” is long overdue, but better late than never. I want to thank the Robert Jones family and the boys of the Liberty 1st Ward for their help in the past few years. When I have been stuck in the snow at my house, they have helped me dig out two or three times when no on else would. Robert’s son Chase, who is currently on an LDS mission, is the very best example of a great kid. Thanks again, Robert and Chase. Sincerely, ing shoddy delivery and wrong mail, and find it interesting that I received the same reply as you, “What do you want me to do, fire her?” My complaints and concerns have gone nowhere. Perhaps now something will be done. Chuck Retallick, Liberty Thank You “Bernie Madoff” Thank you Mr. “Bernie Madoff” for your letter November 15 regarding Huntsville mail service. I, too, have contacted the postmistress regard- Carol Tompkins, Huntsville Hey Brewers, Let’s Get Together 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. 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The Ogden Valley news is not responsible for any claims or representations made in advertisements in this newspaper. 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 advertising. 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 January 1 issue is December 15. Ever since I left Colorado for the beauty of Utah, I have been brewing my own beer. This is a passion that my friends encourage. I feel that now that Utah has loosened the beer laws a bit, it is time that I come out of the beer closet, so to speak. In past years I have met some very nice folks that also enjoy brewing here in our val- ley, both beer and wine. I would like to join in our shared passion, and band together as a group. I envision gatherings sharing our creations, some friendly competitions, and learning better ways to nirvana. So if there is anyone out there who would like to join an association of fellow brewers please contact me and we will gather the info and set a date for the first of many festivities. We will have two categories of members, those that brew and those that just enjoy the fruits of our labor. Happy Brewing. Nicholas Kneipp, Liberty 801-710-6695 Significance of “Holy Days” Offered Holiday means holy day; a day set apart for worship of a deity. In Luke 1, the angel Gabriel announces the impending conception of John the Baptist to his father Zacharias, a temple priest who finished his service obligation “Abia,” the eighth service period in the month of Tammuz (June). Six months later, Gabriel announced to the engaged couple, Joseph and Mary in Nazareth, the impending conception of Jesus Christ. The couple then went immediately to Jerusalem for the “Feast of Dedication” that winter during the month of Kislev (December). Hearing the news of their pregnancy, John leaped in his mother’s womb and was born three months later at Passover, 14 Nisan (March - April). Jesus was born six months after that as shepherds were bringing their lambs down from the hills to shelter. The date was the eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles ending on 14 Tishri (September - October), which made rooms at the inns of Jerusalem hard to come by. Caesar Augustus used this festival during Rome’s eighth month to tax citizens in their native cities; Joseph and Mary being related to King David—Mary through his son Nathan, and Joseph through his son Solomon—made their way to the city of King David, “Bethlehem,” giving birth in a manger as rooms there were also hard to come by. On Sunday, following the first full moon after the spring equinox, at first light, Easter completes the seven day Holy Week. Roughly, nine months later, but precisely three days and nights after the winter solstice, Christ is born on the holy day known for several thousand years as Sol Invictus. Are you sure you know who Saint Nicholas, Sol Invictus, and that Christ is? Howard Ratcliffe, Huntsville Protection of Water Resources Should Be a Top Concern in Powder Mountain Fight My wife Dorothy and I are relatively new to Utah, coming form Star Valley in Wyoming, and have seen only a limited time of the accelerated growth in Ogden Valley and the recent efforts to develop an expanded home division on Powder Mountain that is an important concern to many people n the Valley. I listen to, and read about “crowded roads,” “denial of civil rights,” “profit-only motives on the part of the developers,” etc. There is only one issue that, if not already addressed, I think is of paramount importance and that is supplying potable water to an estimated ultimate dwelling unit count of perhaps one thousand. Our October water bill from Wolf Creek Water shows we used 58 gallons per day for the two of us, retired, senior citizens—no pets, no children. I could easily imagine it being 150 gallons per day for a larger family or commercial rental usage. An estimated 150 gallons per day for one thousand dwellings is, of course, 150,000 gallons of water being used per day. Our most recent years in Wyoming saw the rapid development of coal bed methane gas wells, and natural gas wells, and the ongoing concern with water usage and ground water as well as surface water contamination. That is a real problem at present. The reservoir being constructed in the Denver area reflects urban-community growth and its pressure on water resources. This par- ticular activity is endeavoring to obtain use of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir and the piping of its water to Colorado. Realistically, arid years in the West are real, known, and have had an impact on commerce and home development for some time. Here in Utah, there is presently a concern in the southwest quadrant due to Nevada/Las Vegas efforts to increase water supply. I would like to suggest you endeavor to engage water resource managers and determine if this is a concern and publish your findings. Paul Nemetz, Eden Lost Wallet Returned to New Zealander During my years of riding the roads surrounding the reservoir on my bike, I have found wallets, check books, bungees, tools, pocket knives, water bottles, blankets, clothes, and other junk and stuff—did I mention bungees! October 31 was decent for a ride and I left a bit late—about 4:00 p.m. As I was getting up to speed about 200 yards north of the Port Ramp road, I saw what, obviously was, a woman’s wallet lying open just off the pavement and barely into the dead weeds and grass. The wallet was gold and yellow and earth colors, and would be hard to see unless one was right on it and going slow enough. I stashed it in taller grass to pick up on my return, and continued my ride as shadows were rapidly creeping east. When I got it home and could put on my glasses to check it out, I found it was completely in tact—divers license, credit cards, business cards, money, etc. and the loser was from New Zealand! After my shock of what I had found, I began looking for anything that might allow me to somehow contact Sally, the owner. Everything in the wallet was New Zealand-ish except two local business cards from the area. A Costco card had an “801” number written on it—possibly a cell phone—so I gave it a try and got a Costco employee who did know this Sally and knew she worked for Broadmouth Canyon, but didn’t know what the company was, nor did I. I Googled Broadmouth and from the webpage, which led me to the business owner’s cell phone number, I was able to reach the owner, Mr. Rulon Jones, and he happened to be in Eden at the time. Sally happened to be within fetching distance so he put her on the phone. From there, the now-very-happy young woman only had to travel two miles to retrieve her wallet and was most happy to get it back, particularly as she was going back home to New Zealand in two days. Though she had her passport, which would probably be enough to travel on, she would have had difficulty with anticipated duty fees on the items she was taking back home, not to mention the mess she’d have to deal with at home trying to replace everything. She and a fellow, also from New Zealand and working for Broadmouth Canyon, decided she had left her wallet on top of an SUV at Smith’s on 12th Street, which somehow managed to remain on top of the vehicle until they picked up some speed on the straight stretch along highway in the Port Ramp area. Fortunately, it fell exactly where it did and not in the road to be damaged, nor into taller grass further off the road where it may have only been found by Adopt-a-Highway folks at some point months or years away. The woman and her co-worker had backtracked to and from Smith’s, but the color of the wallet made it hard to see from a car. Everyone has left something on a car top at some point and driven off. Fortunately, this incident had a good ending. I did find another wallet while riding about two years ago. That fellow had left it on to of a gas pump. Unfortunately, the next guy pumping gas decided to take the credit cards, and then toss the wallet along the road. The driver’s license was still in the wallet, so the guy did get it back. Mike Roundy, Eden High Altitude Fitness is now enrolling for preschool, classes, and daycare! EXCITING AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS Art Theater Dance Tumbling Karate Gymnastics HAF now offers theater and Spanish classes! |