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Show Page The Ogden Valley news Volume XVIII Issue III July 15, 2010 Zions Bank Launches Free Mobile Banking Services Zions Bank, a subsidiary of Zions Bancorporation, announced the launch of its Mobile Banking service today, adding to the already comprehensive array of banking and financial services it offers. The free Mobile Banking service, available at www.zionsbank. com, allows consumer banking clients to use their mobile phones to access their Zions Bank accounts, view balances, and transfer funds. According to a Pew Internet survey, 58 percent of all Americans use mobile devices for non-voice data communications on a typical day. And research by TowerGroup indicates that by 2012, 108 million consumers will be banking on mobile devices. By offering a Mobile Banking service, Zions Bank fulfills its goal of creating value for customers by keeping in step with developing trends in financial services technology. “Mobile Banking is the foremost service for our valued clients who are on the go and want anytime access to their banking information,” said Zions Bank President and CEO Scott Anderson . “Zions Bank is excited to be able to provide customers with this safe, convenient, and hassle-free service.” Zions Bank Mobile Banking is as secure as Online Banking and uses a number of the same security features and provides the same high level of protection against fraud and identity theft. A PIN or password is needed to access the application and no personal data or bank account information is stored on a phone. “Zions Bank assures our customers that they can conduct mobile transactions without worrying about the security of their personal and account information,” said Matt Wilcox, interactive marketing manager for Zions Bank. “Protecting our customer and their information is always a top priority.” Getting started with Mobile Banking is easy and takes just a few minutes. Clients simply go to www.zionsbank.com, log into Online Banking and choose “Mobile Banking” from the Account Services tab, then follow the stepby-step enrollment process. A text message plan is not required to use Zions Bank Mobile Banking. However, mobile devices must be able to receive a text/SMS message and running the application requires a data plan. For more information and to see demonstrations of Mobile Banking services for BlackBerry and iPhone, consumers can visit <www.zionsbank.com> Letters to the Editor LETTERS cont. from page 3 can. Huntsville was settled in 1860 by pioneer stock. It was a peaceful, beautiful little valley for about 100 or more years. About 1957, the Bureau of ‘’Wreckin’ Nature” as my father used to say, raised Pineview Dam to its current capacity, thereby flooding our beautiful pristine homeland, changing the Valley forever! All of this was an irrigation project for the lower valley. Recreation was not the principle use. A few years passed and someone discovered that the flooded area had some nice sandy beach area. Enter the U.S Forest service to create a busy, noisy marina and campground. Where? You guessed it, right next to our peaceful, beau- Douglas M. Allen tiful cemetery. It was “low blow number two.” Huntsville All of the remaining shoreline is now hundreds Pineview Toll Fees—Who’s kidding who? Steve Werner’s June 8 guest commentary “Just Say No to Huntsville Tax” in the Standard-Examiner was a little hypocritical. Werner said, “American Land & Leisure, which cares for the Forest Service beach, has fought very hard to keep expenses down and keep the entrance fee at a reasonable level. The $3 Huntsville road tax represents a 30 percent fantastic breakfast with all the fixin’s—in spite increase in the cost for Utahans to visit this of the inclement weather. beautiful beach.” Owners and staff of the Valley Market wish Mr. Werner fails to mention that his to thank all of the Ogden Valley for their con- American Land and Leisure (AL&L) has continued support. sistently and persistently increased their fees to the regular users who buy a season pass—the same users who travel through his toll booth to use the boat ramp on a regular basis. A few short years ago the fee for a season boat launch pass was $90 but it has increased annually since that time. In 2009 the price was $110 and this year it is $120. The pass is only valid for launching a boat at Pineview. If users wish to visit the beach without a boat, then they pay $10 in addition to the $120 already paid. Guest Appreciation Day at Valley Market The Valley Market’s Sixth Annual Guest Appreciation Breakfast held on June 12 was a great success due to over five hundred wonderful and hungry guests! The combined families of Terry Hancock and Tom Ferguson served a of acres of noxious weeds. What does Huntsville gain from “Cemetery Point?” Incredible traffic, noise, garbage, crime, drugs, etc. No revenue whatsoever! The only problem with the toll booth is that it’s about 50 years behind schedule. I thank Mayor Truett and the council. Oh, I almost forgot—recently, someone representing American Land & Leisure attended a town council meeting and blundered, ‘’Why did you build your town on a lake if you didn’t want recreation?” Gee, the poor fool was only wrong by 100 or so years! Werner forgot to mention that American Land & Leisure charges $10 per car and has put up hundreds of ‘’No Parking” signs around the areas they want to control. The users have seen no increase in services or improvements to infrastructure—only increased fees. In comparison, a season pass to Willard bay is $75 (substantially less for seniors). That pass is also valid at Bear Lake and other State Parks. In recent years American Land and Leisure in conjunction with their landlord the US Forest Service, has quietly blocked access to many popular Pineview beach access points as a way of forcing recreation users through their toll booths at Anderson Cove, Cemetery Point, Port Ramp and Middle Inlet. Off road parking is no longer allowed and has been blocked with wooden barricades and accompanying “No Parking” signs. The net result is that AL&L is able to squeeze $10 out of many more users who visit the “beautiful beach.” The “beautiful beach” is on public lands that have apparently been taken from the public. Who’s kidding who? Regen Sorensen Huntsville MONUMENT cont. from page 1 Valley Market Sixth Annual Guest Appreciation Breakfast held on Saturday, June 12. COMMENTARY cont. from page 3 Ask yourself, why would these incumbent fear the electronic signatures of Utah before the election or suffer the wrath of voters politicians citizens? It obvious that they fear too much who have been painfully learning over the years participationisby citizens in government that in Utah, lobbyists and money talk, and the decisions. How dothe you feel about that? big money wins every time. It is no accident that the incumbent powers Zini in Utah tried to exclude electronic petition sig- Larry Cumberland, natures but were recently handed a defeat in a Frank Huntsville courageous ruling by the Utah Supreme Court. For more information, please call Steve Johnson at 801-745-0634; Suzanne Ferre at Suggested ideas for funding would be to 801-745-3098; Willow Buttars at 801-745cast an edition of a small version of the large 2294; or Becky Wood at 801-745-3301. You bronze that could be sold to businesses and indi- may also visit <www.huntsvilletown.com> viduals. This alone should cover most of the cost. Also, Steve Johnson is willing to donate a series of existing fine art prints to be sold to help cover costs. He is also in the process of doing a painting of the same image, “The Rider Less Horse” and copies of that may also be sold to help with costs. Information and prints were available at the “Once we roared like lions for liberty. Now we Huntsville Fourth of July celebration. This is a bleat for security. The solution for America’s great endeavor to honor those who have served problems is not in terms of big government, but our country. Fundraising will begin now and all it is in big men over whom nobody stands.” are welcome who would like to donate. -- Norman Vincent Peale Inspirational Thought |