Ogden Valley News | 2016-07-15 | Page 2

Page 2 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXIII Issue XII July 15, 2016 The Ogden Valley news Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Cell: 801-791-4387 E-Mail: [e-mail] Jeannie Wendell Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail] [e-mail] 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 August 1 issue is July 15. Letters to the Editor Thieves in Huntsville Area A reminder to all . . . there have been multiple car break-ins around Pineview Reservoir this summer, and the thieves have also struck in Huntsville Town. Please remember to remove any valuable items from your cars at night. It is sad to report but times, they are a changin’. Be smart and lock up your homes, cars, and valuables during the day as well as the night. Let’s work together and watch each other’s homes and yards, especially when we know someone is going to be out of town. At a meeting once with the county sheriff, I was told that burglars have been so bold as to even walk into someone’s open garage and steal bikes and other valuables when they see the owners out in the back yard mowing the lawn or working, and suggested that garage doors remain down to keep valuables safe and out of sight. This is a great community; let’s keep it that way. Gail Ahlstrom, Huntsville Play Defense to Block Corrupt Hillary Utah is doing political soul searching this year. Like most Utahns, I voted for Ted Cruz. We are now left with the choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. A Clinton Presidency leaves no questions of what we would get: Her corrupting ways and influence, a left-wing domestic agenda, a destabilizing of the Middle East and weakening of our international standing, an undermined 2nd Amendment, more liberal Supreme Court nominees that have been turning the court against us for decades, less domestic security due to poorly screened peoples from terrorist nations, and the surrendering of our sovereignty to globalist government and interests. There are certainly concerns about Trump and his evolved conservative views. His questioning of Mitt Romney’s religion was stupid. However, there is at least a chance he will deliver on some conservative positions: the 2nd Amendment, Supreme Court nominees, trade, immigration and the reversing of “Obamacare.” Some current and former public servants are undermining a GOP win in November. What benefit does a Clinton win delivered by these Republicans serve? Are their personal feelings and passions overriding common sense? Is their allegiance to certain business interests and open borders more important than our Republic and the wellbeing of the American people? Are their core priorities more aligned with the Democrat Establishment than that of their right-of-center constituency in Utah and America? Why are they fighting Trump harder in some ways than they fought Obama in 2012? One has to seriously consider their actions and words. It would be great to have a Ronald Reagan to vote for in 2016; however, this is not the case. One can vote for something or one can vote to block a bad alternative. At a minimum, Utahns should consider voting to block a Clinton Presidency. We can’t afford her team on the field. Play defense this year. WATER PAYMENT cont. from page 1 year—in January 2016—the balance due was not paid. Instead, Weber Basin allowed Summit to enter into an extended payment plan. As of mid-June, Summit still owned about $146,000 to the district, and was making weekly multithousand-dollar payments through the summer month with the final payment due June 30. A Weber Basin representative reported that the final June payment was made as required, with 2017’s $277,000 payment due again in January 2017. Flint added that it is not uncommon for the district to extend payment plans to their customers. Also, had Summit not made the final June payment, the board would have con- sidered the situation and either come up with another arrangement for payment or revoked the contract. however, if Summit defaults on their annual contracted payment for the right to use this water, Weber Basin’s water board has the ability to cancel the contract. According to Weber Basin’s General Manager Tage Flint, if Summit defaulted on the contract and had to draw up a new one with Weber Basin at today’s rates, they’d have to pay $425 for each acre foot of water—or about $595,000 annually. In a phone interview, Flint stated that according to the contract between Summit and Weber Basin, the annual water lease payment to the water district is due each January; however, this Jim Vetter, Eden Inspirational Thought “Watershed protection is a means of protecting an entire aquifer, lake, river, or stream by managing the entire watershed that drains into it. Clean, healthy watersheds depend on an informed public to make the right decisions when it comes to the environment and actions made by the community.”