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Show Page 2 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXII Issue VIII June 15, 2014 The Ogden Valley news Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 801-745-2688 Fax: 801-745-2688 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. 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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 July 1 issue is June 18. Letters to the Editor Weber County Community Response Team Welcomes New Leaders Dear Valley Residents, After being in charge of the Community Response Team (C.E.R.T) for the past few years, Wayne Hillstead and I are stepping down to turn this fantastic program over to your new leaders: Vickie McKenney, Captain; and Richard Menzies, Larry McBride, and Gary Fulmer. We are very excited for Vickie and her team. Please support them. Please become C.E.R.T trained, take the next class coming up this fall. We all need to know how to help our own families, neighborhoods, and the community. With the increasing natural disasters, wildfires, earthquakes, and microbursts, we need to be trained and have access to the same, coordinated information. Also, thank you for donating items for our C.E.R.T sheds. Thank you for supporting Wayne and I; and, again, encourage you to support your new leaders and take the C.E.R.T training. Thank you, Darla Weston, Huntsville Is Law Just An Idle Threat? I have been trying to hold my tongue about a problem that is growing to extreme in our valley, in Ogden Canyon, and, in general, in our beautiful state of Utah. One of the most painful things for me is to experience is, what I refer to as, an “idle threat.” About seven years ago, I came from California as a transplant to enjoy my retirement in beautiful Ogden Valley. Since then, I have been very disappointed with the idle threat to homeowners, etc., who disregard laws and ordinances that aid with keeping our land beautiful and safe. I am referring to six items in the OVN’s last issue dated June 1, that mention dyer’s woad (on pages 1, 4, 11, and 12), and how “Utah State Law Requires Property owners to Eradicate Dyer’s Woad from Property.” If, in fact, we need to “destroy dyer’s woad—it’s the law!” as noted on page 11, why it that each year there is an increase of this weed, and I seem to be one of only a few people in the valley who cares, and who clears their property each year, which takes several days and many hours of time. Has law enforcement ever cited even one person for violating this county ordinance and state law, or, as I have asked, “is it just an idle threat?” HOODOO (Roy Easley), Eden Canyonlands Also Deserve Protection I agree that Rep. Rob Bishop should stop fussing over President Obama’s decision to designate the Organ Mountains-Desert Peak region in New Mexico as a national monument. This area is a beautiful monument to western history. It contains a petrified forest, desert grasslands, and petroglyphs that detail the history of three Native American tribes that lived there. Nearly half of our country’s national parks were first protected via the Antiquities Act. Utah also has several places deserving of protection. As a Utahn with ten grandchildren, I would love to see The Greater Canyonlands region designated as a national monument. It is one of the Colorado Plateau’s most critical watersheds. Seven endangered or threatened species find refuge there. The Greater Canyonlands was home to dinosaurs, and more than 12,000 years of human history, from Ice Age hunting camps and ancestral Puebloan sites, to a hideout for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. A presidential proclamation protecting Greater Canyonlands would be a wonderful gift to the world and the citizens of Utah. It would ensure that one of the world’s most amazing landscapes is protected for Utahns, Americans, and the whole world to enjoy for all time. It would provide economic benefit to local communities as well. I hope Utahns will encourage President Obama to visit our state to see firsthand what is at stake, and then act to protect this precious and irreplaceable part of our natural heritage for our children and those to come. Marion Horna, Eden FrozenTheStar Headlines Mormon Tabernacle ChoirneerPioneer Day Concert artist who brought magic to website <motab.org/pioneerday> hymns as they unite listeners in harmonilife as Prince Hans in Disney’s blockbuster film Frozen will headline this summer’s Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square’s Pioneer Day concerts. Santino Fontana joins the Choir in two gala performances entitled “A Summer Celebration of Song,” which will be held on July 18 and 19 at 8:00 p.m. in the Conference Center. The concerts will be conducted by Mack Wilberg, music director of the Choir, and Ryan Murphy, associate music director. For full concert details, go to this special page on the Choir’s “We are delighted to have Santino Fontana join us for this year’s concerts,” said Mormon Tabernacle Choir president Ron Jarrett. “His musical talents will delight audiences of all ages whether he is singing Broadway favorites or beloved classical numbers.” The summer concerts are held in conjunction with community-wide Pioneer Day celebrations to celebrate the arrival of Mormon pioneers to Salt Lake City in the summer of 1847. Jarrett said, “The Choir will capture the courage of these early settlers by singing pio- ous appreciation for such sacrifice.” Free tickets are available on a first come, first-served basis beginning Tuesday, June 17, at lds.org/events, by calling 801-570-0080 or at the Conference Center ticket office. Concert policy limits tickets to those ages eight or older. Standby seating will be available each evening, with the line forming at the north gate on Temple Square at 6:00 p.m. To make the concert available to audiences around the world, the concert will be streamed live on Saturday, July 19, at 8:00 p.m. at <motab.org/pioneerday> |
