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Show Volume XXV Issue VII The Ogden Valley news Page 3 June 1, 2018 Letters to the Editor U.S. Senate: Vote Kennedy on June 26 This primary election in Utah is important. We will be electing candidates to compete in November for Orrin Hatch’s U.S. Senate seat. There are two choices for Republicans: Dr. Mike Kennedy and Mitt Romney. During the April caucuses, Mike Kennedy beat Mitt Romney. Mike should rightly be our Republican candidate in November; however, Romney chose to collect signatures via the dual track system so he can get another bite at the apple and undermine the caucus results. The differences between Mike and Mitt are clear. Mike Kennedy • Mike is from Utah. • He is a physician and family doctor. • He graduated from Brigham Young University. • He has served us in the Utah legislature since 2012. • Mike is a rock-solid conservative. To learn more about Mike go to his website at <kennedyforutah.com> Mitt Romney • Mitt is from Massachusetts and only recently changed residency to Utah. • Mitt graduated from BYU. • Mitt was Governor of Massachusetts where he governed as a very liberal Republican. • Mitt implemented Romney care in Massachusetts, which served as the basis for Obamacare. • He was anti-second amendment and promoted strict, northeastern gun laws. Mike Kennedy is a Westerner who represents our values. He has a long term, consistent conservative track record that can be relied on. In contrast, Mitt Romney is a long-term liberal Republican. He is using Utah to advance his political ambitions similar to when Hillary Clinton moved to NY to safely run for her Senate seat. Mitt’s long-term track record is liberal regardless of how he has tried to reinvent/ spin himself recently. This is a David versus Goliath struggle. Mike beat Mitt in the caucuses despite being outspent nearly 15 to 1. Mitt has the establishment behind him and the money. Mike, on the other hand, has the people behind him as evidenced by his caucus win. If you want a conservative Utahn to represent you and promote our Western values, vote Dr. Mike Kennedy. Spread the word. ber of runners should be comparable to last year’s numbers—approximately 5,000. This amounts to about 426 Ragnar teams. Runners will be at Liberty Park again this year for the route’s first major exchange point. Runners will begin arriving around 9:00 a.m. and be cleared out from that area by around by 8:30 p.m. Huntsville • 1900 N. • 7800 E. • Main St. • 200 S. • 300 S. • 500 S. Snowbasin Area • Old Snow Basin Rd. • Trapper’s Loop Memorial Day Cemetery Schedule May 28, 2018 Each year on Memorial Day, the American Legion Ogden Valley Post 129 holds Military Honors Memorial services at four Ogden Valley cemeteries. The schedule is as follows: Liberty Cemetery 3900 N. 3500 E. Liberty 9:00 a.m. Lower Eden Cemetery (Meadow View) 5100 E. 2200 N., Eden 10:00 a.m. Upper Eden Cemetery (Mt. View) 5500 E. 2770 N., Eden Continued Effort to Stop Dyer’s Woad Now in its Eighth Year I have a hard time believing that this was our commitment to rid the Valley of dyer’s woad, eighth year in our community effort to eradicate dyer’s woad from the Valley. I would personally like to “thank” all the participants who came out May 9 to help in the 2018 annual Dyer’s Woad Roundup. It was a great success because of your involvement. It was a gorgeous “Ogden Valley” day, and we made excellent progress in eradicating this weed from our Valley. Many people I talked to agreed that our efforts are paying off, and that the eight-year investment in clearing our Valley is obvious in many areas. Special thanks to all the stakeholders, including the U.S. Forest Service, UDOT-State of Utah, Weber County, and Weber Pathways, and all the sponsors who so generously gave to this fun event. All the private citizens who took time from their busy Saturday schedule also need to be recognized for their selfless efforts in removing weeds both from public and private property. I know that those people who have made a personal and have been persistent in doing so over the past eight years, will testify that we are making great progress. However, we must continue the fight. I would encourage all private landowners to do their part now to remove this weed from their property. If we are to accomplish our goal of eradicating this weed from our Valley, it will require that all owners become involved with this effort. Voluntary removal is by far the best avenue; but knowing that some owners will not take responsibility, Weber County has agreed to notify property owners asking for compliance of the existing weed ordinance. Again, many thanks to all those who continue to help in this great effort, and I hope to see all of you again next year as we continue down the path of a woad-free Valley. Rep. Gage Froerer, State of Utah, House of Representative Memorial Day Observance Jim Vetter, Liberty This Year’s Reebok Ragnar Wasatch Back Moves Thru Ogden Valley Friday, June 1 Moving into its 15th year, the Reebok Ragnar Wasatch Back race will be held June 1-2 and, once again, runners will make their way through Ogden Valley. In Weber County, runners will come through the area between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Friday, June 1. This year’s numRoads Impacted by This Year’s Ragnar Race Liberty • SR-162 • River Road • Liberty Park Eden • 5500 E. • SR-166 • 1900 N. Guest Commentary 11:00 a.m. Huntsville 12:00 p.m. 5500 E. 100 S. Huntsville After the ceremonies, a potluck lunch will be held at the American Legion Post 129 at 1:00 p.m. in Huntsville located at 604 S. 7800 E. Please bring your favorite dish! For more information, call Clay Poulter at 801-391-0919 or 801-745-3802. Memorial Day reminds us of our duties towards the wounded soldiers and the bereaved families, orphans, and widows of our dead soldiers. We should honor the dead by adorning their sacred remains with flowers and garlands, and show our gratitude towards them in the following ways: • Adorning the graves of the soldiers with flags or flowers. • Visiting cemeteries and memorials. • Furling the American Flag at half-mast until noon. • Furling the “POW/MIA Flag.” • Keep silence for a minute at 3:00 p.m., “National Moment of Remembrance” and Every second Saturday in May, postal workers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America collect non-perishable food items during the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive—the largest one-day food drive in the county. This year, the Eden and Liberty letter carriers collected two carts full of food from generous community members. Photo courtesy of Eden letter carrier Tiffany Brewer. Photo by Eden post office employee Tiffany Brewer. listen to Taps being played. • Take a pledge to aid the disabled veterans, widows, widowers, and orphans of the dead and keep it. • Offer thanks to veterans and appreciation for the ultimate sacrifice of soldiers to their bereaved families. Also, this Memorial Day, as a means of protecting our sacred freedoms, which so many have died to preserve, let us diligently reflect upon and remember the words of William Pitt, “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” |
