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Show Volume XXIV Issue XX The Ogden Valley news Page 3 November 15, 2017 Local Businesses Team up to Fight Hunger in Utah ing each week. There are seven food bank affiliates in Weber County. It is estimated that of the 48 million Americans facing hunger, 417,000 of them Utah home. Facing hunger means they are Ogden Valley businesses like Valley Market, call sure where their next meal will come from. Clearline Transportation, and Rocky Mountain not also known as food insecurity. Home Inspections have teamed up to make a It isAccording to the No Kid Hungry program, difference in Utah this holiday season. Heather one of every five children this year will experiL. Smith of HomeSmart Advantage explains, ence not having enough food or not knowing “We have been collecting food over the past where their food will come from. few weeks and will continue to do so up until Smith added, “Just three weeks ago, some Thanksgiving. of the affiliates, We will pick like the one at up bags of food First Baptist from anyone Church in Roy, and accept them were told there being dropped was no food to off at our offices deliver for them around Northern to give out! It Utah. The food is shocked everygoing directly to one. No food to area food banks, give out! They and every single had never had penny of money that happen donated will be before. Over the spent on food past two months, and other items; they have had nothing will be more days than held back!” Shown above, from left to right, are Shawnette Prueitt, of no canned Hunger & Debbie Brook (Guranteed Rate Mortgage), Heather Smith, not vegetables or the Utah Food and Susie Spainhower—all, except Debbie, represent fruit. It’s heart Bank A c c o r d i n g HomeSmart Advantage Realty and live locally. For several breaking. of this to the Utah weeks they have been collecting food and financial donations adds“All up to why Food Bank, last for Northern Utah Food Banks. They recently collected four we are year, Utah Food truckloads of food donated by shoppers at the Valley Market the foodhosting drive. Bank distribut- in Eden. Even though it ed 31.8 million taking time away from our families, meals via a statewide network of 141 partner means backs and feet from being on the paveagencies located in all 29 counties of the state. aching and time off work, it is totally worth An example of a partner agency would be First ment, it! No child or parent should have to wonder Baptist Church of Roy where over 200 families where their next meal is going to come from. are served each week, most of which have chil- No one should show up to the food bank to see dren. The Utah Food Bank delivers food there it closed. We want to make a difference and weekly from its main warehouse. Volunteers have love, love, loved how generous and kind unload the truck, check every single item for the patrons of Valley Market, and store owners, safety and expiration dates, organize it for have been. distribution, then help every family and person For more information on how to help, come through to get what they need. Jim and contact Susie Spainhower with HomeSmart Pat Panagoplos direct the program, with 30 to Advantage at 801-940-2168, or donate to your 40 volunteers of all ages and backgrounds help- local food bank. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2017 6:00 P.M. EdEN Park PaVIllIoN 2100 North 5600 East, Eden, UT 84310 A WOLF CREEK WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TO DISCUSS THE 2018 oPEraTING BUdGET aNd IrrIGaTIoN CoNNECTIoN aNd IMPaCT FEE CHaNGES All district residents are invited to attend. For more information call 801-745-3435. Bailey’s Christmas Trees Come by for a Sleigh Ride and select your Christmas Tree. 3908 N. 3300 E., liberty Open Saturdays 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Other Days by Appointment For an appointment and/or information call Wink the Reindeer 801-791-1545 or 801-745-6639 letters to the Editor Let’s Work Together to Help Hadley I wanted to find a way to help my nephew’s little girl, Hadley Willson. This is how I think I can do it. I want to offer my talents, skills, and equipment to anyone who might need them. All of the money you would pay me would go, instead, to the Willson family. So here is how my offer works. I will pay for, and haul, to anyone north of Salt Lake City and south of the Idaho border, anything that will fit in my dump truck! After you receive my bid for the work, you won’t have to worry about another thing—I’ll haul it. Screened topsoil, road base, sand, rock, gravel, boulders, cow shit, or anything else from the Wasatch Front. You won’t write the check to me; it will be to the Willson family. Just please remember that this money is going to help a pretty little girl and her family to make her life as good as can be as she fights, what doctors call, the ravages of a “diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma brain tumor, a nonoperable stage-4 tumor that is one of the most devastating of pediatric cancers.” Please text me with your bid (801-4300894) and what you want, and I will simply go with the highest dollar number. Thanks everybody. THIS FAMILY NEEDS HELP!!!! John Montgomery, Liberty Thank You Ogden Valley! The Wolf Creek Foundation hosted its 33rd military family retreat October 13 thru October 15. For the past few years, members of the community have volunteered to serve the seven meals involved over the course of the weekend of this family support effort held in Eden. The response has been overwhelming and we are very proud to be part of such a generous community. We would especially like to thank the students from Waypoint Academy. They volunteered for two meals and helped with the families’ Amazing Race on Saturday. Thank you Waypoint! The interaction between volunteers and retreat participants brings the quality of the retreat program to a whole new level. Families leave knowing that they have the support of the local community, while volunteers leave with a greater sense of what these families sacrifice for the freedoms that we may, at times, take for granted. Col. Kolbe, 75th Air Base Wing Vice Commander, commented after a retreat, “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: Bonnie Watts; Tim, Chloe, and Arianna Ludlum; Darin, Kjirstin, Devyn, Hayden, and Trygg Mich’l; Teresa Boyington; Christina Witt; Jeannie Wendell; Paula Califan; Tonya and Emily Blackford; Allie Clark; Susie and David Rady; Jori, Aspen, Hunter, Justin, and Ridge Torman; Steve, McKenzie, and Samantha Munson; Laura and Tayla Dunning; and Huntsville’s Waypoint Academy Students. We are indeed honored to live and work among such fantastic people! Sue Munson, Wolf Creek Foundation An NFL Three Pointer Point one – The National Anthem is most appropriate for patriotic events such as Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day and others. Having professional football players stand before a game for the anthem is totally unnecessary; their participation adds nothing to the spirit of patriotism or love of country. The league, or its owners, should suspend playing the National Anthem before a game indefinitely; it is not a political toy to be tossed about. Point Two – Taking a knee in football signifies giving up as when a kickoff receiver decides not to run the ball back or when the quarterback kneels on the last play of the game. Players should stay in the locker room or stand or sit on the sidelines before the game. Point Three – Professional, millionaire football players have, with help from one of their own, become victims of “victimology.” Black U.C. Berkley Professor John McWhorter writes in his book Authentically Black that victimology, as promoted by Al Sharpton, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and others, encourages a mindset of victimhood that gives power to those who exploit it for political purposes. The President’s comments and players’ reactions have distorted the focus of the protest and have generated more heat than light. Extra Point – This brouhaha has infected the NFL and caused many fans to turn their TV dials to other sports. We’d all be better served if the protests were more clearly identified and an in-depth examination made of the core enumerated points of the protest. Perhaps, too, the President should keep his comments to himself on some matters. John W. Reynolds, Pleasant View |