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Show THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 2 Volume VI, Issue VIII August 1, 2002 Letters to the Editor The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 745-2688 Fax: 745-0062 Cell: 791-4387 E-Mail: shannafrancis@att.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 745-2879 Fax: 745-2879 E-Mail: crwendell@att.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 VALLEY NEWS will print local birth, wedding, obituary, anniversary and missionary farewell & homecoming and Eagle Scout announcements free of charge. 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USBR Should Consider Alternatives for Pineview Road Closure I think most of us who live in the Valley have already had our fill of highway construction projects this summer. The I-15 work between 31st and 12th street grinds traffic to a halt all day, and since Wall Avenue and 1900 West both have construction projects, the alternatives are very few. Ever wonder how highly educated people plan something so diabolical? The work on Pineview Dam is now going to close the Eden highway from mid-July through mid-October, and we are told the North Ogden Pass will also be under construction and closed off and on. All I know about the Pineview Dam work is what I read in this newspaper, which says the work is basically on the spillway. I find it hard to believe that there is no way to keep that road open. The Bureau could remove the guardrail on the lakeside and build up a large work area with fill on top of the rock dam. The road might have to be closed sometimes, but not for months. And even if they had to dig a trench across the road, it could be bridged, at least for cars and pickups—it’s done all the time. If you don’t like the road closure thing, the e-mail addresses for two U.S. Bureau of Reclamation contacts are in the July 15 issue of the OGDEN VALLEY NEWS. Also, while I’m on the soapbox, how about talking up the idea of getting the USBR to build a nice bridge across the narrows which would eliminate the narrow dam roadway and “falling rocks” hazard. Then they could work on the dam all they wanted, without making our lives miserable (remember, they promised this project is not the last). Terry Paasch, Eden Thanks Liberty Days Volunteers! Liberty Days was a great success again this year! We can attribute this to all the great volunteers who helped. Many of our volunteers have helped year after year, and for others this was their first opportunity. In either case, we couldn’t have accomplished it without them. They are simply the best! Inspirational Thought “Success is never final, and failure seldom fatal.” -Author Unknown The deadline for material for the August 15, 2002 issue is August 7, 2002. Did you . . . Attend our fantastic breakfast? See our first annual Pony Express Race? Enjoy the tribute to Blue Stone? Join in on our Volleyball or Arm Wrestling tournaments? Put you and your horse to the test in the Jackpot? Watch your child participate in the Pig Chase, Chicken Catch or Muttin’ Bustin’? Enjoy watching people devour watermelon or pie? View the astounding work in the homemade afghans and quilts? Enjoy the sounds of the band Fourth Priority? Dance to your heart’s content? Watch the best Fourth of July fireworks ever?!? There was so much more . . . but the point is, if you participated in any of the great events during Liberty’s Fourth of July, you reaped the efforts of our great volunteers! Kent D. Boyington, Liberty Resident Thanks Supporters of Legal Battle to Overturn Park Sale to Jones Many caring citizens who have donated funds to enable Utah’s Supreme Court Judges to hear arguments on court case #20010142, Citizens vs. Weber County and Rulon Jones, are anxiously awaiting the verdict. The 1200 protest signatures given to Weber Commissioners five years age should have red flagged this land sale of 160 public acres to Rulon Jones MONUMENT cont. from page 1 Rosemary came up with the idea of a statue honoring the early settlers in 1995. She was raised in Huntsville, and grew up as a childhood neighbor to Franz (Bud) Johansen, who has since become a renowned sculptor and artist. Rosemary contacted Bud about the idea, and asked if he would be interested in creating the sculpture. After consenting, he began work on the project in September of 1997. The life size bronze statue, dedicated in October of 1998, depicts an early Huntsville family, whose primary way of life in the Valley was one of working the ground, creating irrigation systems, planting orchards and crops of for $32,000. We are fortunate to have this case before Utah’s highest court. To void this sale will prevent a public park from becoming a commercial wildlife killing field for Rulon’s personal gain. Thanks to the many citizens who have helped fight this illegal sale. Soon we will all know if our efforts have been fruitful. Ironically, an article appeared in the Standard-Examiner, taken from the Associated Press: “Feds pay $2.3 Million to Buy Development Rights for 160 Acres to Preserve Sawtooth Mountain View. A proposed subdivision posed a threat to the view that many believe is Idaho’s crown jewel.” Those who are familiar with Wolf Creek Mountain Park, next to Powder Mountain Ski Resort, realize this is one of Utah’s “crown jewels.” Because of those who have generously donated, the cost to preserve Wolf Creek Park has already been paid. Its fate is now in the hands of five judges. Thirty years ago, Commissioners with foresight acquired this pristine 160-acre park for public outdoor recreation, paying well over $200,000. In contrast the past sell to Jones for $32,000 was shocking! Since then, Weber County Commissioners have spent far more tax dollars to make sure Rulon Jones could keep this public park, than they received from the original sale to him. To overturn this illegal sale will right a wrong, while upholding the County’s General Plan, Utah’s State Code and, above all, it will restore public trust in local government. Kent Fuller, Eden alfalfa, raising cattle, and running mills. Huntsville and the surrounding areas were agriculture communities where people both worked and lived. This pattern, began by the first settlers in 1860, continued until after World War II. The names of residents who lived in or around Huntsville prior to 1950, which are still missing from the monument, are needed to complete the monument. For more information, or to submit a name for placement on the historical monument, please contact Rosemary Waite at 745-4401, Willamena Richardson at 745-2096, or Ila Berryessa at 393-3980. Murder Mystery Dinner August 22nd Reservations required 508 Ogden Canyon Ogden, Utah 84401 392-6775 |