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Show Page 12 The Ogden Valley News Volume XXX Issue VIII July 1, 2023 20 Years Ago: Valley Participates in This Year’s Parade of Homes Compiled by Shanna Francis This year’s Northern Wasatch Home Builders Association Parade of Homes featured three homes in Ogden Valley. A total of 28 homes were highlighted in this year’s event held June 6 through June 15. Homes shown in the Valley were located in Huntsville, Liberty, and Eden. The Lodge at Ski Lake, built by Calute Homes, Inc., is located at 1946 S. Costina Lane in the Huntsville area. This 7,116 sq. ft. home is valued at $800,000 and boasts six bedrooms and five bathrooms. Morningside Lodge, constructed by Regency Construction, is located at 948 Yacht Circle Drive, Eden. This 6,346 sq. ft. home featured a suspended staircase surrounding a massive log, and covered decks with a panoramic view. The home has a cedar and stone exterior. The third home, Tehana, is located at 6730 N. 2100 E. in Liberty, and was built by Land to Sky Construction, Inc. This home seemed to be a favorite of many. The 5,000 sq. ft. home, valued at $900,000, has a hybrid timber frame structure, state of the art gourmet kitchen, and a wrap around deck structurally held by heavy timbers. LIBERTY cont. from page 3 problems. Our system has at all times had to contend with internal encroachments upon Liberty. Greed in economic agencies invades it from the Right, and greed for power in bureaucracy and government infringes it from the Left. Its battles against betrayal of trust, business exploitation, and all forms of economic tyranny have long demonstrated that it was no system of laissez faire. Its battles against the spoils system or the expansion of bureaucracy have long demonstrated its live sense of opposition to the subtle approach of political tyranny…. It is now claimed by large and vocal groups, both in and out of government, that Liberty has failed; that emergency encroachments upon its principles should be made permanent. Thereby are created the most urgent issues: first, whether we must submit to some other system by which the fundamentals of Liberty are sacrificed; and second, whether, even if we make these sacrifices, we shall not defeat the hope and progress of humanity. These are not partisan issues. They are the greatest issue of American life. It is my hope to show that to resume the path of Liberty is not to go backward; it is definitely to choose the sole path of progress instead of following the will-o’-the-wisps which lead either to the swamps of primitive greed or to political tyranny. The hope of America and the world is to regenerate Liberty with its responsibilities and its obligations—not to abandon it…. Over a period of twenty years, I have been honored by my country with positions where contention with the forces of social disintegration was my continued duty. I should be untrue to that service did I not raise my voice in protest, not at reform, but at the threat of the eclipse of Liberty. Nor is it my purpose to criticize individual men. This is solely an issue and will be met by honest men as an issue. For once again the United States of America faces the test whether “a nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.” Note: This narrative was part of the introduction of a book written by Herbert Hoover, “The Challenge to Liberty,” published in 1934. Hoover served as the 31st President of the United States between 1929 to 1933, facing the challenges of the Great Depression. whole of human experience has shown that. And this devotion to freedom is not an abstraction… for it is solely through the release of the constructive instincts and aspirations of man that society may move forward to its primary purpose. That high purpose is human betterment. Its distinction in American life is its ideal for betterment of all the people. Out of our philosophy grew the American Constitutional system where the obligation to promote the common welfare was mandatory and could be made effective; wherein was embodied in its very framework the denial of the right of the government itself or of any group, any business, or any class to infringe upon essential liberties; wherein the majority was to rule; where government was to be “of laws and not of men”; whereby the individual was guaranteed the just protection of these rights by its tribunals—the structure of American Democracy. Out of these ideals, under this philosophy, and through this structure we have developed the principles and forms of our social, economic, and governmental life—the American System. The rise of our race under it marks the high tide of a thousand years of human struggle. Upon it our country has grown to greatness and has led the world in the emancipation of men. When these boundaries of Liberty; are overstepped, America will cease to be American. From the creativeness of mankind’s liberated mind and spirit has come the host of ideas, discoveries, and inventions with their freight of comfort and opportunities. And with all of them has come a burden of difficult problems to Liberty. Today, these complexities, added to the aftermaths of war, loom large, and the voices of discouragement join with the voices of other social faiths to assert that an irreconcilable conflict has arisen in which Liberty must be sacrificed upon the altar of the Machine Age [or technological, information, digital, media, or any other age]. But Liberty is a living force, expanding to every new vision of humanity, and from its very dynamic freedom of mind and thought comes the conquest of its ceaseless Snowcrest PTO Art Winners Isabelle Primm (left) and Kate Watson were selected by faculty and staff to receive this year’s Snowcrest PTO art scholarship award. Each year the PTO purchases artwork from two students to be hung in the Snowcrest library for future students and community members to enjoy. We’d like to congratulate Isabelle and Kate as this year’s recipients. We sold our house last summer and had a hard time finding an open storage unit up here in the valley. Everything was booked! We found a good deal on a container and had it placed on our property next to Liberty Park to hold a few things while we moved. The dark red color made the interior get really hot during the summer. As we looked into painting it we stumbled onto a few examples of murals painted on containers. One thing led to another and we contracted my young, artistic sister Rachel Koch(@craftandpen on instagram) to incorporate our family motto “stay wild” into a mural design. We love how it turned out! Hopefully, our neighbors do too! Photo taken by Jim Stuart. Weber State Launches Talent Ready Cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure Apprenticeship Weber State University is launching a new program for students pursuing cybersecurity and information technology degrees. The Talent Ready Cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure Apprenticeship program aims to help students upskill and gain technical training. Students will interact with WSU instructors and business professionals while gaining experience performing real-world cybersecurity and IT responsibilities. The program also allows students to be paid while completing their academic studies. “There is a great demand for cybersecurity and IT professionals due to the daily increase in cyberattacks worldwide,” said Brian Rague, associate dean for WSU’s College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology. “Graduates in this field are going to have a wide range of job opportunities at various companies.” Rague said the importance of secure data and smooth operational integrity is rapidly increasing in industries such as healthcare, public utilities, aerospace, and defense contracting. Students who apply and are accepted to the program are then interviewed to determine which tech company best fits them. “This program is very engaging for our apprentices,” Rague said. “One of the perks is that students receive guidance from professionals already in the field and get on-the-job training.” The program will last for two years and can fund 65 students. Applications for the program are accepted on an ongoing basis. Steps to apply for the apprenticeship opportunity are provided on the Utah Technology Apprenticeship Program website, which can be accessed at weber.edu/CS/apprenticeship.html. FREEDOM cont. from page 3 the written word, as well as the world of an outstanding artist and celebrity. Her elegies, or poems of heavy re昀氀ection, were published in both London and American newspapers, which led to her becoming recognized internationally. She was often asked to write for others and was considered a “lively and brilliant conversationalist.” She had several opportunities to mingle with Boston’s high society, conversing with “learned men about literature and signi昀椀cant topics of the day,” as noted by Anna Khomina in an article titled, “A Poet Enslaved and Enlightened: The Life and Poetry of Phillis Wheatley.” Phillis’ book of poetry was published— Poems on Various Subjects: Religious and Moral. She became the 昀椀rst English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book and was recognized at this time as a free slave by the Wheatleys. Thereafter, Phillis married another emancipated slave but died alone not long after, her two young children preceding her in death and her husband in debtors’ prison. She was left poverty-stricken and destitute. Despite her di昀케culties throughout her short life, “Wheatley praised God as good—a God of kindness, mercy, and love.” This July—and always—let us remember and embody the honorable elements of this “Principle” called freedom by respecting the freedoms of all in the many multi-faceted ways freedom is embodied and expressed, “impatient of oppression.” which allowed her to learn and come to know “that there’s a God, that there’s a Saviour too.” While she was grateful for the opportunity to learn of God, expressing gratitude about being transported to America from “the land of errors,” she bitterly opposed the slave trade, knowing that it went against the Christian values she cherished. She understood that freedom was God-given, and slavery was a hypocritical act entered into by those who considered themselves pious believers in God. She wrote, “In every human Breast, God has implanted a Principle, which we call love of Freedom; it is impatient of oppression, and pants for Deliverance.... and I will assert that the same principle lives in us....” In this case, the “us” being the numerous slaves living in bondage. But the innate longing for freedom cries out from all. Phillis often rewrote books and newspapers into overt and controversial arguments for freedom. Her writings drew public responses from renown 昀椀gures such as William Legge— often referred to as Lord Dartmouth—who was Secretary of State for the Colonies. She was also recognized by Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Je昀昀erson, as they were part of an ongoing imperial controversy at that time. Phillis often compared the American colonies’ relationship with England to a slave’s relationship with a slaveholder. Thus, she entered the world of politics through |