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Show July 1 03.qxd 12/7/2021 4:12 PM Page 1 The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Your Community Newspaper Community Hike Planned to Celebrate Return of Wolf Creek Park to the County By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News Nearly eight months after the Utah Supreme Court ruled the Weber County Commission Wolf Creek Park land sale to Rulon Jones null and void, on June 4, the county recorded a quit-claim deed for the controversial 160 acre parcel, legally changing ownership of the property back to the county from the hands of Jones—former Denver Broncos defensive end, turned entrepreneur. Jones had been using the property as part of a large game hunting preserve where, for a price, domestic elk could be bagged within the shadow of Powder Mountain. Plaintiffs in the case are celebrating by hosting a 2½ mile hike, giving Valley and Weber County residents an incentive to view the property that has been returned to them. The hike will by held Saturday, July 12 at 8:30 a.m. Free sourdough pancakes will be served at the trailhead prior to the hike. The trailhead is located about ½ mile above the Wolf Creek Resort clubhouse on the left side of the road. Kent Fuller, petitioner in the Wolf Creek Park lawsuit, encourages, “Come hike or ride your horse to see why this wildlife mountain park and trail were worth fighting for. The old saying, ‘Use it or lose it’ could apply to this precious land that the Utah Supreme Court ruling has made possible for us to enjoy.” For more information, contact Fuller at 745-6621, or Ben Toone at 745-6617 or 7456666. PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Living with Fire The Beauty of Summer Photo courtesy of Dreinie Hattingh of Eden. July 1, 2003 Nordic Valley, in coordination with the Weber County Fire District, is forming a Citizen’s Wildfire Council. The purpose of the council is to provide community wildfire awareness, activate community members to implement firewise activities, develop a community wildfire plan, explore funding strategies through grants and foundations, and implement firewise projects and methods to sustain community wildfire preparation and response efforts. Nordic Valley, along with Causey Estates, have been identified as two of the county’s greatest wildfire concerns due to this year’s severe drought conditions and uncontrolled vegetation growth, which creates ladder fuels—vegetation that allows a fire to move from lower growing plants to taller ones. We are at a critical point as members of the Nordic Valley community to form a council and address the issues regarding our properties and the protection of our assets against wildfire. Nordic Valley community homeowners are invited to attend a meeting on Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00 p.m., at the home of Sue Hansen, 2420 Nordic Valley Drive. For further information and directions call 745-0391 or 710-3833. Be a part of your community and participate in a community project that may save a life or a home—maybe your own. PREVENTING WILDFIRE 1. Define and Create “Defensible Space” Defensible space refers to that area between a house and the surrounding wildlands where the vegetation has been modified to reduce the wildfire threat. A defensible space can be as simple as a properly maintained backyard. When creating a defensible space consider the type of vegetation surrounding your home and the slope of the building lot. Houses located on sloped lots or where the natural vegetation has a tendency to dry out as the summer progresses, require a larger space. Depending on the slope and vegetation, the recommended minimum “Defensible Space” will vary from a 30-foot perimeter for level lots, and up to a 150-foot perimeter for sloped lots. 2. Break it up Interrupt the layers of vegetation to provide for separation between trees and small groups of shrubs. This can be achieved through the use of nonflammable products such as crushed rock or organic mulches that help to retain ground moisture and keep flammable nuisance weeds down. Construction of hard surfaces such as patios, sidewalks, driveways, as well as rock and FIRE cont. on page 2 Pineview Dam Update The current work on Pineview Dam has necessitated several temporary closures of Highway 158 across the crest of the dam since June 6, 2003. These closures allowed for the repaving of a section of the road north of the spillway gate on June 6 and 9, as well as the installation of safety guardrails on June 13 and June 16. Reclamation required the contractor, CM Concrete, to obtain permits from the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) before these temporary closures. A traffic light controls the one way traffic across the dam at present. Highway 158 will close again in late August 2003 when the new construction on the downstream berm begins. Also, because of excavation work on the dam embankment, UDOT and Reclamation are requiring that trucks with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) exceeding 12,000 pound find alternate routes other than Highway 158, which crosses the crest of the dam. Both agencies see these detours as likely and necessary until construction is completed in 2004. For more information, please contact Rick Scott at 801-379-1220, or Don Merrill at 801379-1074. Eden Residents Build Toys for Children All Over the World By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News Eden Sun Devil Jr. Posse queen contest participants from left to right: Ellie Pilkington, Tristan Van Dyke, Maddie Jenkins, Dylan Hoyt, Kylee Johnson, Crystal Sanone, Tiffany Hazeldine, Ashley Schmittling, Emily Harris, Casey Hood, Alina Peterson, Shyanne Hood. Eden Posse Royalty Named A group of Ogden Valley girls participated in the Eden Sun Devil Jr. Posse queen contest held in the Eden Park arena. Competitors go through a rigorous schedule, attending a horsemanship clinic as well as a personality and appearance clinic. In the clinics they improve their horsemanship skills, learn answers to horsemanship questions, and learn riding patterns for each age group. The personality clinic consists of modeling and personality questions in preparation for a one-minute interview with the judges. On the day of the contest, the girls get their make-up on, hair done, and outfits looking just right for the judges. They each draw numbers then wait their turn for their personal interview with the judges. The judges will ask questions that pertain to their personality, such as, “If you had a million dol- lars, what would you do with it?” Then the girls groom their horses just right, saddle up, and wait to enter the arena. They run through the assigned horsemanship skill patterns. The judges in the arena then ask the contestants horsemanship questions. After each girl has their turn, they dismount and vote for miss congeniality, and wait for the final results to come in. This year, a number of awards were handed out: Miss Congeniality — Tristan Van Dyke Most Improved Rider — Dylan Hoyt Horsemanship for each age group: Queen — Kylee Johnson 1st Princess — Tristan Van Dyke 2nd Princess — Ellie Pilkington EDEN ROYALTY cont. on page 3 A group of men from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Wolf Creek Ward in Eden recently made a trip to Salt Lake City to deliver handmade wooden toys they had built to donate to children all over the world, primarily in less developed countries. The toys were presented to Doctors Chris Christensen and Susan Puls, neonatal resuscitation medical consultants for Humanitarian Services of the LDS church. Christensen and Puls, in addition to Deb Whipple, direct teams of neonatal doctors, respiratory therapists, and nurses from all over the world who travel to developing countries to teach birth attendants how to most effectively resuscitate newborn babies in order to decrease mortality rates. These teams will travel to about 20 countries by the end of 2003. This summer they will travel to Ecuador, Bolivia, Madagascar, and Honduras, taking with them the donated wooden toys. What Can You Do To Help Those in Need Throughout the World? Volunteer at an agency that assists people in your community. Established community organizations offer many opportunities to serve, including providing meals to the homeless, teaching adults to read and mentoring at-risk youth. Such service not only blesses those in need, but also fosters unity. Give generously to the Church’s Humanitarian Aid Fund. All money donated to this fund goes to help the poor and needy of the world without regard to race, religion, or nationality. Donate usable items, including clean clothing, to Deseret Industries. Not only will this benefit the needy within your community, bus surplus items are sent to the Latter-day Saint Humanitarian Center for worldwide relief efforts. Volunteer to work at a bishop’s storehouse, cannery, or welfare farm. Some of the commodities produced at these facilities are used to provide humanitarian aid. The Church sponsors humanitarian relief and development projects around the world, benefiting thousands each year. These projects include emergency relief assistance in times of disaster, such as sending hygiene kits to Iraq following the recent outbreak of war. Hundreds of full-time volunteers with skills and experience in education, agriculture, social work, business, and medicine serve throughout the world. Since 1986, the Church has assisted with over 144 disaster efforts, such as assisting with Africa famine relief and flood victims in Europe and Chile in 2002. Since 1986, the Church has provided cash donations to 150 TOYS cont. on page 10 Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . Page 2 Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6 Historical Article . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9 Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . Page 14 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15 |