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Show Page 2 The Ogden Valley news Volume XX Issue XIX January 15, 2013 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. Letters to the Editor A New Year’s Message and Happy New Years! With a new year in front of us, let us remember to appreciate every moment of life, notice everything positive, and stop looking backwards—hanging onto hurtful past experiences. Look only to the present and the future— therein lies your happiness. Think of all the They lead you down the narrow path, of the wild stories of mindless wrath. We all know that driving The North Ogden Divide or Trappers Loop in the winter presents special challenges. Closing the Canyon at 8:00 p.m. is very dangerous to Valley residents, especially our teenage children. Driving from school activities over the North Ogden Divide at night in the winter is extremely dangerous, especially during storms. Driving over Trapper’s Loop at night in the winter in potential white-out conditions, presents the It’s been a long time since I was young enough to have a curfew. And even when I did, I was able to sneak out under the wire plenty of times. After my divorce at 50, my kids did try and keep tabs on me and my comings and goings; however, not to much avail. “Free tips on the do’s and don’ts of dating” from those whose bottoms you’ve powdered is an interesting concept! A crazy role reversal at that stage of life, I thought. None-the-less, I managed to make it The staff of The Ogden Valley news welcomes the submission of articles by our readership. We invite you to submit local historical accounts or biographies, articles pertaining to contemporary issues, and/or other material that may be of interest to our readers. We also invite you to submit to the paper, or notify the staff of local events. Awards that have been earned by the reader, family members, neighbors or friends are also sought. While the staff of The Ogden Valley news invites the submittal of information and articles, we reserve the right to select which material will be considered for publication. All material, to be considered, must be submitted with the full name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the material. Just to sell you the future they seek, and a commercial or two to pay for their week. Happy New Year! Name on File So sit there and wait for calamity. Woe is me, the ignorant free. Jason Thomas, Huntsville Closing Canyon in the Evening Very Dangerous to Valley Residents Canyon Curfew! Really? Invitation for Articles They enrage you, infuriate, tantalize and hold. They feed you images lined with freaks and gold. For what it is worth, they bring you the light. It holds you in front of that box through the night. 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: 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. the safest or easiest solution to any problem. You cannot possibly grow in character as a human being if you take the easy way out. Woe is Me! Woe is me, the ignorant free. The ones who worship mass media TV. The ones who believe anything they see. Because they know nothing of history. Announcements Sought The Ogden Valley news PO BOX 130 EDEN UT 84310 things you should do, need to do, CAN do! Focus on these things, not the things that were denied you in the past. Don’t spend another second regretting, blaming, worrying, or being angry. Take hold of your lives now and go forward with bold ideas, work hard on your ideas, and don’t ever look for same dangerous conditions. Drivers will face highway isolation, the very real possibility of hitting a large animal, and accidents that might not be discovered until who knows when. This is absolutely unacceptable and another solution needs to be found. We have all been cooperative about dealing with canyon closures. This does not induce a cooperative spirit. It smacks of not wanting to pay for the extra people involved to keep the can- yon open. It also smacks of “poor homework” done by all involved. The company had plenty of time and did plenty of research. Conducting this project in the middle of winter was an interesting choice at best. If they have discovered problems, this is their problem and should not put residents in danger on top of being inconvenienced. back on my feet again. Then, just when I was beginning to feel like a grown up, an independent adult . . . CANYON CURFEW! What is Canyon Curfew? You must be home by 9:00 p.m. on weeknights, but you may stay out until 10:00 p.m. on weekends. Really? It’s been awhile since I had to clock watch on a date. I suppose there is a lesson here . . . somewhere . . . . Patience is a virtue . . . ? All good things come to those who wait . . . ? Truthfully, though, just between you and me, I’d rather be in my nice warm car, taking and extra 20 minutes to get home via an alternate route, than those hardworking guys who have to pull the night shift to improve our quality of life here in the valley. I guess there’s a “thank you” for them in here somewhere—if you look hard enough. gun case for many years. Although this rifle is not considered to be an assault rifle, and in all those years it has not gone out and engaged in a random shooting spree, it would seem that something else is required. If the deranged mental attitude of someone is not involved, the rifle/pistol etc. alone will not cause these tragedies. The national organized gun lobby suggests that we go to loggerheads with this murderous element and match gun with gun. I suggest prevention is the smarter way to stop these incidents—before they get started. There are hundreds, maybe thousands, of gun laws on the books today, yet these events still occur. These gun laws need to be reviewed, since some are made by people who don’t know much about guns and are a collection of, sometimes, a contradictory mish-mash of band-aid-type efforts to correct a multitude of real and imaginary prob- lems that reflects their ineffectiveness. If we spend all of our resources on further gun laws and ineffective, and even damaging, procedures we bring attention to our inability to identify the real problem and, for the most part, waste much of our time and efforts chasing our tail, since the mentally ill and criminals do not abide by any laws. If the government approves a ban on the sale of assault-type rifles and the extended round magazines (which I approve), it will not change much since there are thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of these rifles and magazines already in the hands of private citizens. And the only people to be affected will be the reputable gun dealers. There must be 1000 times more sales of weapons between private citizens than from gun dealers. Sally Lindsay, Huntsville Gaye Hogge, Eden Gun Laws I am certainly appalled at the accepted nationwide gun lobby’s attitude about its statement that we should have armed enforcement agents in every school in America. This is like accepting defeat. If we wait until the terrorist has his weapons (regardless of type) and is in position in the schools (let us not forget the shopping malls, and theaters, etc.), we have lost half of the battle and are playing defense only. I would have thought that a national organization would have a smarter, more thoughtful plan, addressing the reasons these people do these terrible things (mental health issues are the obvious real problem) and would go on the offensive. You cannot even win a ball game playing only defense. I have an old military-type rifle made for war. It was the U.S. Military standard rifle in years gone by. It still works and is still a nice rifle and can be used for hunting and targets. However, I don’t use it anymore and it has been quietly undisturbed in my Richard Reeder, Eden The OgdenValley news’liability on account of errors in, or omissions of, advertising shall in no event exceed the amount of charges for the advertising omitted or the space occupied by the error. The Ogden Valley news does not endorse, promote or encourage the purchase or sale of any product or service advertised in this newspaper. Advertisements are the sole responsibility of the advertiser. The Ogden Valley news hereby disclaims all liability for any damage suffered as the result of any advertisement in this newspaper. 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. 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