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Show Page 2 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXVII Issue VIII September 1, 2020 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 September 15 issue is September 3. Letters to the Editor Weber High PTSA Seeks Donations for Installation of Water Bottle Filling Stations Dear Friends of Weber High, The past six months have been crazy! We are all still adjusting to our “new normal” lives. As we’ve approached the new school year, our students have been excited to return to the halls of Weber! However, some things inside our school will look different than when students left in March. In our attempts to increase safety for all our students and to protect their health, Weber High has had to shut down their normal drinking fountains. As a result, the administration wants to install eight new drinking fountains that include bottle filling stations so that students have access to water at school and, at the same time, are protected. Weber High is funding two bottle filling stations, but the school has asked the PTSA to help raise funds to install six additional stations. We are reaching out to friends, family, and members of our Ogden Valley, North Ogden, Pleasant View, and Harrisville communities to assist in this fundraising effort. Our goal is to raise $8,760! We are asking for donations of all sizes. If you are a business or individual who donates $100 or more, we will include your logo on a banner honoring our generous Weber High donors. Donations can be made via checks payable to Weber High PTSA. You may also mail checks to: WEBER HIGH PTSA 430 W WEBER HIGH DR PLEASANT VIEW UT 84414 Donations may also be made via PayPal at weberhighptsa@gmail.com or at https:// weber.wsd.net/index.php/parent-services/ ptsa and click on the “Donate” button or via MemberHub at <https://weber.new.memberhub.store/store> Thank you for supporting our fundraiser. We are committed to helping protect all our students at Weber High. If you have any questions, please email us at weberhighptsa@gmail.com. Thank you, Maria Johnson, Weber High PTSA President Chris Earnest Weber High Principal All is Not What It Seems… Regardless of the Name We are witnessing a fulfillment of Isaiah’s Prophesy that a man will be condemned for a word, and that evil will be called good and good evil. Just like the play in grammar school, “Garden of Eden,” where one little boy was complaining saying, “The snake gets all the lines.” He certainly gets them all now. It seems this COVID19 thing is affecting the ability of many to think logically, and causing people to accept every wind of doctrine that comes their way. Take for example, the words “complete” and “finished.” If we marry the right one, you are complete, but if you marry the wrong one, you are finished. And if the right one ever catches you with the wrong one, you’re completely finished. In the War in Heaven, the bullets were words and changes in ammunition affected the battle. So, “they” changed the meaning of words so as to deceive and trick us in our understanding of events such as what is going on in the world right now. Timeless principles and proven methods of dealing with problems are being discarded for new and destructive ways. Slippery definitions are making their way into our vocabulary, which then distort and confuse. These new definitions are designed to make lies sound truthful and to make murder sound respectable—even encouraged. For instance, the sign held by a protestor that made the news that read, “Save a life; kill a cop.” Timeless and proven principals now mean turning back the clock; limiting government means abandoning the poor; unemployment now means liberation (from being trapped in a job); mobocracy now means a plebiscitary presidency (Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2013); Winston Churchill was mocked by some who called his words “terminological inexactitudes.” Used cars are pre-owned, food storage is hoarding, and the natural act of marriage is heterosexist oppression. The dole became welfare and is now called an entitlement; whoredom has almost disappeared and whores became prostitutes, then streetwalkers, then “ladies” of the night, and now… escorts. Blind people are now sight-challenged; short people are now height-challenged. Satan’s use of changing definitions is devilishly brilliant. On a lighter side, a Russian joke claimed that communism is the path to peace. As evidence, the Moscow zoo has a lamb and a lion lying down together in harmony. When the zookeeper was asked behind the scenes how this could be, he replied, “I toss in a new lamb in every day.” Think things out because all is not what it seems. Lonnie D. Crockett, Ph.D., Huntsville Solutions Needed for Rising Number of Recreationists in Ogden Valley & Rising Property Taxes There is a lot going on these days in our world… COVID, social isolation and distancing, civil unrest, political election suspicions, school controversies, and so many others, not that any of us need reminding. But some local issues, too, seem to be getting out of hand. I would like to address a couple of them. 1. Recreational Ogden Valley Parking; or, more precisely, the lack of recreational parking. On Saturday, August 8, Pineview’s main marina on Highway 39, did you notice the traffic jam around noon? Both lanes of traffic were backed up by the onset of boaters trying to get into the marina and also the mass of cars parked on both sides of Highway 29 near Wind Surfer Beach—and on the east side of Pineview, the same scenario could be found near Middle Inlet and Spring Creek. In Weber County’s infinite wisdom, the solution is to put up no parking signs and ticket the offenders. I imagine the 4th of July made them a lot of money. I understand people wanting to recreate in our beautiful valley, and we are not going to stop them, but there doesn’t seem to be a plan. We can’t just ticket offenders, remove parking areas by scraping the shoulders from our highways, and think that the problem will go away. Is there a plan for additional parking areas? How can we accommodate all these folks and their safety? And, better yet, who will pay for it? Could we generate revenue for such Valley improvements by solving this problem? I think so; other recreational communities have. For example, Sedona, Arizona has implemented an area recreational pass that can be purchased for different lengths of time from local shopping outlets, or from self-service kiosks at trailheads. Every car, RV, or motorized vehicle must display that pass in the visitor’s windshield to access the trails or other recreational areas. Bikers and walk-ins do not need a pass. The money raised is then used to improve and maintain these areas, add additional parking areas, and otherwise plan for growth—without adding additional costs to the residents. It seems to work there. Other ideas would be to implement a shuttle bus system to beach access points, or improve access with new trails or steps leading the reservoir where there is existing parking space. It could be a good opportunity for Weber County to show they care about solving problems instead of making money from them. 2. Weber County Property Taxes. When are our elected officials for Weber County going to help improve the economic impact of seniors who live in the Valley? Why should Valley residents over 65 have to pay and budget for annual property tax increases or property taxes at all? Valley seniors should be locked in to a set number and that’s it. With the influx of multi-million dollar homes, second homes, and part-timer vacationers, why should seniors continue to carry a burden into their supposed golden years? Weber County’s property taxes are managed by several county offices—the Recorder/Survey office, Assessor’s office, and Clerk/Auditors office. These offices estimate fair market value, calculate property tax rates based on budget requirements, and then figure the total taxable value. Whew, a lot of people on your payroll. Then the Treasurer’s office sends out the final bill. This is all based on the annual budget that our County Commissioners’ approve. Why can’t our elected officials propose some relief for our seniors? We should not be penalized because big money is putting up big houses. Yes, our values go up, but the mainstay seniors are not selling their homes or speculating on market trends. Maybe it’s time to look at incorporation again. A lot of Weber County paid offices and officials love the money machine called Ogden Valley. How about giving some back? NORDIC VALLEY cont. from page 1 trail development,” Fessler said. “This expansion will eventually more than triple our skiable acres. Today we’re creating trails to service and support the new lift.” Nordic Valley also launched their 2020/2021 winter season passes August 20. Nordic Valley is one of eight Power Pass resorts (including Brian Head, who joined the Power Pass family earlier this year). The Power Pass—Nordic Valley’s headlining season pass—offers winter access to all eight mountains spanning more than 4,000 acres in Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico; plus, year-round, lift-served mountain biking at Spider Mountain in Texas. Nordic Valley will offer additional pass options, including the new “My Weekday” pass that provides access to Nordic Valley for the 2020/20201 season for as low as $75 at the time of launch. The resort also announced—for the first time ever—pass purchases will be available on a no-interest payment plan. For more information, please visit <www. nordicvalley.ski> Brandon Fessler, Nordic Valley general manager. “Our team has worked hard to realize that dream, and we cannot wait to share it with our guests, our friends, and our neighbors this winter.” Fessler says he expects around 50 of the 300 acres in the expansion area to be skiable for this winter. Trail counts and types will be announced at a later date. “Right now, our focus is on the installation of the lift and Phase 1 of Bob Bachman, Eden |