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Show Volume XXI Issue I The Ogden Valley news Page 3 April 15, 2013 Community Takes Opportunity to Say Thank You Many at Sgt. Hadley’s farewell open house held April 3 had many good things to say about him. The Halay’s, Jim and Ruthann, owners of Alpine Pizza, stated, “Sgt. Hadley was involved and instrumental in helping our residents understand and form successful Neighborhood Watch Programs. We will miss his friendly face while on patrol protecting us. Come into Alpine Pizza and try the ‘Ryon Special!’” Another wrote, “Ryon has been a wonderful asset to this Valley. His friendly face was always a welcome sight to our small town of Huntsville. He provided a great service to all of us. We will miss him.” Weber County Sheriff Clint Anderson said, “Ryon is a great role model that exemplifies community policing.” At the open house, Sgt. Hadley was honored with a plaque that read, “Sgt. Ryon Hadley, thanks for your leadership and dedication to the citizens of Huntsville and Ogden Valley.” Again, Sgt. Hadley, thank you for your many years serving the communities of Weber Retired Weber County Sheriff Sgt. Ryon Hadley at farewell open house. County. Pictured, from left to right: Stacey Bundy (daughter), Hannah Bundy (granddaughter), Colleen Pontius (sister), Merlin Pontius, Edward Hadley (father), Suzan Hadley (wife), Retired Sheriff Ryon Hadley, Mark Hadley (brother), Barry Hadley (brother), Maureen Condie (sister), and Brett Hadley (son). Photos taken by Bruce Grandin of Eden. Pictured, from left to right: Corp. Nealy Adams, Weber County Commissioner Matt Bell, Huntsville Mayor Jim Truett, Lt. Kevin Burns, ASAC Forest Mike McKinney, Retired Sheriff Ryon Hadley, Sheriff Terry Thompson, Chief Deputy retired Paul Newey, Deputy Sheriff Paul Miya, Deputy Sheriff retired Tom Lowder. Huntsville Town News Clean-up Day Slated town bonding experience. Please label your for May 4 - Huntsville Town Clean-up Day will be held May 4, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Breakfast in the Huntsville Park will be served at the Southwest Pavilion, and will include egg crescent sandwiches, doughnuts, and drinks. Please come help support our town by volunteering a couple hours of service. Areas of Service include the cemetery, water plant, and raking of park areas and trimming of trees, trimming of trees and clean-up along First Street, and fix fence at the town dump. Please bring your gloves, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, and your families to share in a belongings. If you have a truck and trailer, please bring them to haul the debris to the dump. It’s springtime, and the town could really use a face life to take us into the summer. For more information, call Bill Wangsgard, Chairman, at 801-745-3047. Green Waste Facility Now Open - Due to our early spring, The Huntsville Town Green Waste Facility is now open on Saturday’s from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. The facility will remain open on Wednesday evenings as long as demand necessitates. Visit www. HuntsvilleTown.com for the latest details and hours of operation. Congress Fixes Conservation Stewardship Funding: Center for Rural Affairs offers Farm Bill and Helpline to assist producers Farmers tions, there is speculation it will likely be in ranchers will again have the opportunity to apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), which rewards producers for conservation practices on working lands, thanks to passage of legislation that replaces the funding for 2013 CSP enrollment that was accidently cut off in the government spending bill that passed last October. “This legislation removes the remaining obstacles to farmers and ranchers having the opportunity to enroll in CSP this year,” said Traci Bruckner, Assistant Policy Director for the Center for Rural Affairs. “It is a welcome move by Congress to address this oversight because there are farmers and ranchers who have been waiting to sign up for this program and each year there are twice as many, or more, applying than can receive contracts under available funding.” According to Bruckner, USDA can now proceed with enrolling just over 11 million acres of farm and ranch land in the program this year, bringing the program to a grand total of 62 million acres by year’s end. The funding error was fixed by a bill that would provide continuing funding for the federal government for the next six months—the remainder of the 2013 fiscal year. The Senate passed the bill on a 73 to 26 vote on March 20, followed by passage in the House of Representatives on March 21 by a vote of 318 to 109. “We’ve pressed for this result since last October when the first government funding bill accidentally shut off CSP enrollment for 2013, so we want to celebrate this,” added Bruckner. “And we’re going to continue working with farmers and ranchers who want to apply to the program.” Bruckner encouraged potential applicants to move forward now, before planting season is underway and many become too busy in the field to get away. While CSP is a continuous signup program and producers can apply to enroll at any time of the year, USDA applies a cut-off date for applications to be considered during a particular fiscal year. Once the cut-off date is past, producers may continue to apply for the program, but they will not be considered for entry until the spring of the following year, in this case spring of 2014. “We know the previous sign-ups have yielded some great success stories for farmers and ranchers, but also some disappointments and frustrations,” Bruckner continued. “That’s why we want farmers, ranchers and others to call the Center for Rural Affairs’ Farm Bill Helpline with questions about the application process and to share their experiences, both positive and negative.” While the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) has yet to decide on a deadline for farmer and rancher applica- May. That short timeline should provide further motivation for farmers and ranchers to visit their local NRCS office now and start the application process right away, suggested Bruckner. “CSP is one of the most popular conservation programs at NRCS, enrolling nearly 39,000 farmers and ranchers operating 50 million acres of farm and ranch land under five-year CSP conservation contracts worth $3.5 billion,” said Bruckner. “Through our helpline you will speak to someone who is knowledgeable about the program rules to help you understand how to participate in the program.” Producers can call 402-687-2100 and ask for the Farm Bill Helpline or send an email to tracib@cfra.org to access assistance from the Center for Rural Affairs in applying to CSP as well as other conservation and related programs established in the Farm Bill. Potential applicants should also visit their NRCS local service center <http://offices. sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs> Alpine Pizza is Moving! Construction Coupon $15 OFF Dinner for Two Not valid on holidays. or with any other offers. One per customer. Expires 6/15/13 508 Ogden Canyon, Ogden www.grayclifflodge.com 801-392-6775 Happy 100th Birthday Aunt Gladys We Love You! Jan & Gary In the very near future, Alpine Pizza is moving next door to Diamond Peak Ski Shop in Eden. At the new location, which is nearly double in size of our existing store, we will continue to offer our fine pizzas; however, in addition, we are expanding our menu to include several pasta dishes, new and exciting salads, appetizers, and desserts. Our new restaurant will also have a limited restaurant beer/wine permit. In order to facilitate the move, Alpine Pizza is closing for about six to eight weeks, beginning April 20. We would like to thank all of our regular customers for their support through the last ten years, and ask for your patience during this time of transition. Please watch this newspaper for more information on the exact reopening dates at our new location! Jim and Ruthann Halay Alpine Pizza and Pasta 801-745-1900 www.alpinepizza.com |