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Show Page 2 The Ogden Valley news Volume XIX Issue VII July 15, 2011 The Ogden Valley news Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 801-745-2688 Fax: 801-745-0062 Cell: 801-791-4387 E-Mail: slfrancis@digis.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 801-745-2879 Fax: 801-745-2879 E-Mail: crwendell@digis.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. 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. The Ogden Valley news , while respecting all property received, will take no responsibility for lost or misplaced items. Please remember to keep a copy for yourself. Invitation for Articles Letters to the Editor Dog Off Leash Kills Pet Cat on Owner’s Property It is against the law to walk a dog unleased in Weber County. Around 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, a woman hiking a Highland Trail in Wolf Creek did just that. Her medium-sized black dog with a blue collar ran off, attacked, and killed our lovely black can right on our own property. I know; I was a witness. When I screamed at the woman to call her dog, she did so, never bothering to see if my beloved pet was all right. The cat suffered in agony and died an hour later. I wish the woman would come to say she was sorry that her dog killed our cat. It is our hope that she and all other dog walkers will leash their pets. It is the law! Nancy Dubenezic, Eden Wolf Creek Foundation Thanks Valley Volunteers The Wolf Creek Foundation hosted its twenty-first military retreat the weekend of June 24 through June 26. For the past two retreats we have asked members of the community to volunteer to serve the five meals involved over the course of the weekend. The response has been overwhelming, and we are very proud to be part of such a generous community. The interaction between volunteers and retreat participants brings the quality of this retreat program to a whole new level. The families leave knowing that they have the support of the local community and the volunteers leave with a greater sense of what these families sacrifice for the freedoms that we often take for granted. Some of the comments we received include: “The team here worked wonderfully, always smiling and chatting. Much made this a pleasurable experience.” “The volunteers were fantastic, happy, friendly, and just awesome. The food was phenomenal. The place is beautiful! The people were beautiful; we will definitely come back here on our own. Thank you! Thank you!” Col. Kolbe, 75th Air Base Wing Vice Commander stated, “In my career, I have never experienced such wonderful community support.” We would like to sincerely thank the following people for making this retreat such a great experience – June Anderson, Elaine Gonino, Karen Smith, Lori Hogge, Travis Hogge, Madison Hogge, Ryan Hogge, Rhett Hogge, McCall Hogge, Ana Summers, Emily Summers, Leslie Nixon, Bailey Summers, The Parkinsons, Nancy Echols, David Schwartz, Doris Swartz, Rebecca Morris, Val Pierce, Susan Grotegut, Neil Grotegut, Joe Kelley, Gloria Kelley, Savanna Jarman, Jaxon Coles, Deb Nicoll, Chris Nicoll, Richard Menzies, Miranda Menzies, Hoodoo Fudgearound, Vickie Collins, Nathan Collins, and Mitchell Collins We are indeed honored to live and work among such fantastic people. Sue Munson, Wolf Creek Foundation Ahhhh! Summer Dreaming We’ve just experienced another Independence Day, the quintessential American holiday. There are many things that make it so— the warm summer days, a long weekend, parades, picnics, fireworks, children out of school, swimming, and boating; the list is endless. Observing how we Americans celebrate the 4th you would be compelled to believe it impossible to have more enjoyment, more pure fun that we do. Even if you had to work the holiday, hopefully you found time to get into the spirit of the season. This holiday in particular reminds us of our heritage; it marks the beginning of the formation of a great nation. It also reminds us that there is a “price of admission” for living in a free country. If in your enjoyment of this great holiday you overlooked the reasons we celebrate Independence Day, don’t worry about it— there is always the 5th, 6th, etc. And, we still have almost four weeks before the USA becomes insolvent and our economy dissolves, or so it would seem. There’s a good chance that government spending won’t be cut and the debt ceiling won’t be raised and the result will have dire consequences or not, depending on whom you believe. Maybe if we raise enough “heck” before early August, the folks in Washington will get off their duff and do the right thing. On this question of government doing the right thing, the words of Alexander Hamilton are helpful. In Federalist No. 1 he wrote, “It seems to have been reserved to the people of this country to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not, of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend, for their political constitutions, on accident or force.” This is a question that must be answered every time we go to the polls to vote. Casting an uninformed vote would qualify as an “accident,” and being coerced to vote or not would count as “force.” It seems that maintaining the right balance of power in government is a fragile proposition. “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for. Protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” Ronald Reagan, who gave this advice, knew the truth about freedom. We might ask, “Are we part of the one generation that will lose freedom or are we part of the generation that will turn the tide of poor government?” Recently, northern Weber County students in 4th through 12th grades wrote 1,055 essays about freedom as part of an effort to win scholarships. They wrote about the Liberty Bell, and the Federalist Papers and their authors— Hamilton, Madison, and Jay. Fifteen students won scholarships ranging from $2000, to $100. More amazing than the number of students who took up the challenge is the content of their essays. If you are looking for a reason to be hopeful for the future of our country, you would find comfort in the thoughts of these students. Their understanding of the sacrifices made by previous generations and those required today should be an inspiration to us all. It’s true, we Americans know how to have fun and are quite good at it. We also know how to be serious and meet a challenge. When it comes to our future, don’t bet against the American spirit prevailing. John W. Reynolds, Pleasant View The staff of The Ogden Valley news welcomes the submission of articles by our readership. 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