Volume XXV Issue III The Ogden Valley news Page 11 April 1, 2018 Diabetes by the Numbers Do you pay Valley Pharmacy attention to health news? If so, you may know that the diabetes epidemic is enormous! But there could be a surprise or two for you in the numbers below. Nearly 1 in 10. That’s how many people have diabetes in the United States.1 5.4 percent. Fortunately, the number of new diabetes cases fell an average of 5.4 percent between 2008 and 2012. Researchers think some of this success is due to overall declines in obesity rates.2 Double trouble. Some racial and ethnic groups, though, are still seeing a rise in diabetes rates. Native Americans have twice the rate of diabetes as non-Hispanic whites. Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks don’t fare much better.1 Perhaps most humbling of all? Researchers predict that half of black women and Hispanic men and women will develop type 2 diabetes during their lifetime.3 8.1 million. Could you be one of the 8.1 million Americans who has diabetes but doesn’t know it?1 Diabetes may sneak up on you in the form of prediabetes. It causes high blood sugar and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. That’s when your body doesn’t use the hormone insulin the right way. Lifestyle changes that increase activity and take off extra weight can often prevent prediabetes from becoming full-blown diabetes.1 In fact, the National Diabetes Prevention Program has cut people’s risk of type 2 diabetes in half with diet and exercise.2 Over 45. Clearly, lifestyle changes can make a huge difference. They can help prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. That’s why a U.S. task force now recommends that every American over age 45 be screened for both prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.4 176 billion. That’s how much money people spent on diabetes medical care in 2012. Those with diabetes, on average, spend more than twice that of people without the condition.1 Seventh. According to the Center for Disease Control, diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2010.1 Together, let’s make sure this statistic doesn’t include you. See your doctor to be screened for diabetes, especially if you are obese, have a family history of diabetes, or are over age 45. Don’t waste any time getting to your doctor if you have symptoms of diabetes. These may include: • Needing to urinate often • Extreme thirst • Feeling very hungry, even after eating • Feeling very tired • Blurred vision • Cuts or bruises that heal slowly5 If you don’t manage diabetes well, you’re at risk for serious complications. These can range from skin infections and nerve damage to vision loss and kidney disease—and, yes, even death. 6 Healthy eating and exercise is a winning combination for some people with type 2 diabetes. Others need insulin, other injectables drugs, or pills to stay healthy.7 Don’t hesitate to get the help you need to stay on track. Let’s head your numbers in the right direction. Note: Nothing herein constitutes medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, or is a substitute for professional advice. You should always seek the advice of your physician or other medical professional if you have questions or concerns about a medical condition. This article was provided courtesy of Valley Pharmacy, which is located in Valley Market in Eden. For more information call 801-745-1800. Wasatch Backcountry Rescue Fundraiser Announced: Funds needed for training operations We live in Utah to play year-round but winter is close to our hearts. Ogden Valley is a treasure with three ski areas moments from our front door. We love the snow, we love the powder, and we love to play but there is danger right on the edge we know about but keep from the front of our minds. According to the Utah Avalanche Center, there have been 102 human caused avalanches in our state in 2018 alone— danger happening while we are out having fun. Avalanche! You hear it, you feel it, and then you are swept down—unable to control your destiny. If you are lucky, your body is safe and your head is out of the snow when the tumult ends. However, this isn’t always the outcome. Fortunately, we have Wasatch Backcountry Rescue (WBR) providing rapid response for avalanche rescue, winter related mountain rescue, and medical evacuation incidents, and the necessary training and education provided for these professionals and their search and rescue dogs. Snowbasin is home for WBR trained Flint, Stash, Jiggs and Molly. Powder Mountain is home for Grizz, Tasha and Kashi. These furry rescuers and their handlers go through two years of intense training then continue yearly with additional classes. One dog can cover the size of two football fields in 30 minutes, a feat that would take 150 two legged trained searchers to accomplish in the same time. They are truly lifesavers and deserve to be supported. WBR is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that works under the direction of five Wasatch Front county sheriff’s Search and Rescue divisions. Entirely through donations to WBR, dogs and trainers attend domestic and international dog training schools, snow science workshops, and avalanche training that help provide the training and experience needed for rescue efforts. They also bring new ideas into the organization. In order to stay on the cutting edge of professional backcountry rescue, research, and training, it is important to continue to attend the top snow science, dog training, and backcountry rescue schools. Without donations, this group of critical rescuers couldn’t maintain the level of expertise in the backcountry that they do. The organization is host to WBR International Dog School, which is held every odd-numbered year in January in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. It is a four-day training program open to all Avalanche Rescue K-9 teams. It is the oldest school of its kind in the United States. WBR also hosts a three-day Dog School open only to WBR members on even-numbered years, as well as monthly training days at various WBR member ski areas, Snowbasin and Powder Mountain being two of them. The instructors are from some of the most experienced and highly regarded avalanche rescue programs in the world. These programs include Wasatch Backcountry Rescue, Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association, Swiss Alpine Club, Alaska SAR dogs, and the International Commission for Alpine Rescue. On Wednesday March 28 you are invited to come and join the Snowbasin Avalanche Rescue Dog Fundraiser at Alleged on 25th Street in Ogden. There will be awesome prizes in the silent auction from New World Distillery, Free Spirit, season ski passes, items from Kuhl, an elusive Wildcat chair, donations from local artisans, and tons more. Lucky Slice will donate proceeds from sales that night when the fundraiser is mentioned. We all love dogs but we love their faces more when they save our lives in the snow! Come meet some of our rescuers and show your support for our four-legged guardian angels! AVALANCHE cont. from page 1 dog-fundraiser> Select date as March 28, 2018. Please come meet the avalanche dogs and raise money for a great cause. For more information, please visit www. snowbasin.com or call 801-620-1000. About Snowbasin Resort Snowbasin Resort is an all season recreation resort located in Huntsville, Utah, less than 35 miles North of Salt Lake City. Top rated by Ski Magazine in the categories of Service, Lifts and Grooming. organization that provides response teams for avalanche rescues and educational courses. They have been instrumental in the success of Snowbasin Resort’s avalanche search and rescue dog program. The avalanche dogs will be present to show their appreciation for all the donations. If you can’t make it to the event you can also donate online at <www.snowbasin. com/events/detail/snowbasin-avalanche-rescue- Receive a $25 Gift Card for a New or Transferred Prescription Coupon expires 4/30/2018 and is not eligible for Medicare or Medicaid. Must present coupon to redeem. Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Closed Sunday This pharmacy is independently owned and operated under a license from Health Mart. Wolf Creek Nears Completion of New Pro Shop Building Undoubtedly, the weak winter snowfall was a downer for much of Ogden Valley, but the silver lining to the lackluster ski season has been the extended building season, and the steady construction of the Wolf Creek Resort pro shop, restaurant, and members’ lounge. The new building will include a 1,350 sq. ft. golf pro shop and Wolf Creek store located near the existing cart garage and putting green. Also, there will be a 2,000 sq. ft. wedding and event venue with kitchen on the ground floor. This four-season, elegantly designed room will be open to the public as a bistro and rentable event space with expansive views of the golf course and the community’s beautiful mountain valley. On the top floor will be a 2,000 sq. ft. members’ lounge and viewing deck where Wolf Creek golf members can relax with their guests. There will also be and outdoor fire pit with, arguably, the “best views in the Valley.” Members will also have access to a locker room for their golf and/or ski gear. Open to all will be a spa room for massages and esthetician treatments. This quiet space will have a private entrance and be available for rental use. With the first golf tournament slated for May 31 and the first Music on the Patio event of the season coming June 8, this new building has progressed at a record-setting pace and is well on the way to being completed. REOPENING cont. from page 1 vacant space begging to frame a work of public art. The addition of the lighted sculpture finally completes the building as it was envisioned by the original architect.” Also new to the renovated lobby space is an elaborate new exhibit case provided with private funding. It will feature a natural history display titled, “Home.” The exhibit is being curated by Lezlie Sokolik, Library exhibition and marketing manager. Background - After welcoming more than 23,000,000 users, the Main Library building infrastructure presented significant life/safety hazards. A feasibility study conducted during 2012 found that renovation of the Main Library would be less expensive than building the same square footage new at another location. Voters approved issuing general obligation bonds to fund $16.8 million in upgrades. Designed by John L. Piers and built during the mid-1960s by Hogan-Tingey Construction at a cost of $1,750,000, the Main Library was the first County Library in Utah. The stately structure was furnished with trappings created by the famous design teams of Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson, and manufactured by Herman Miller. Herman Miller is still considered the preeminent manufacturer of modern, industrial furniture. Many original Eames pieces are still in use at the Main Library. Members of The Utah Heritage Foundation consider the Main Library to be “one of Utah’s finest examples of modern architecture.” In 2004, the Foundation presented the Weber County Library Board with an award for “making stewardship of this remarkable building one of their highest priorities.” Local historical groups also worked to see the Main Library renovated and refurbished. The Weber Heritage Foundation pledged a portion of the proceeds from their annual home tours to help refurbish the Library in keeping with its original style. Library goers will still use couches designed by the Eames team; enjoy lounging under the large bubble lights, designed in the style of George Nelson; and get the time of day from restored Howard Miller timepieces central to the second the third floor lobbies. Like the classic furniture pieces still in use at the Main Library, Miller produced trendsetting avant-garde clocks that, today, stand in collectors’ galleries. Library Capital Plan - Renovation of the Main Library will be the third project completed with a $45,000,000 bond approved by the public during 2013. Additional parking and storm water sumps were added at the Ogden Valley Branch, and a new Headquarters Library opened during 2016 in Roy. A complete upgrade and expansion of the North Branch is also nearing completion, with a grand opening set for late May of this year. cal building elements, such as strict symmetrical elevations, building proportion, and scale. Buildings were often constructed on a podium, or base, to emphasize their importance in the community. Jim Harvey, Weber County Commission Chair and current member of the Library Board of Trustees, added his voice to a chorus of those singing praises for the renovation effort. “The finished product exceeds all expectations—it’s gorgeous, spectacular,” he said. Library Board Chair, Diana Allison, was quick to acknowledge the work done by EDA Architects and Wadman Corporation, the general contractor, to maintain the building’s grand architectural style while reinventing it with a robust technology infrastructure. An expanded children’s area; teen center; digital commons; large, technology-centric public meeting rooms; and an outdoor plaza and program space; are just a few of the new amenities added during renovation. Features of the library that will be discussed during the tours, for example, will include the acoustical ceilings that run uninterrupted from one end of the building to the other and flow out to the soffit. Difficult to install, but with the benefit of being able to be cleaned and maintained throughout the life of the facility, the perforated gypsum board was produced in Germany. The Main Library installation is the largest on the North American continent. “LED lighting, efficient heating and cooling systems, additional restrooms, expanded public services, and advanced building security all blend together to create a welcoming and safe environment,” Brennan said. Kathleen Jensen of Huntsville, also a member of the Board, stated. “The building is spectacular; great pains have been taken to preserve the original character but it is so much lighter and brighter with improved tinting on the windows and new LED lighting. It is a beautiful, technically updated version of its classic self.” Public Art - Lynnda Wangsgard, Library Director, noted that one of the most stunning new enhancements is the addition of a lighted sculpture in the central atrium area. The work was commissioned with private funding and produced by Gary Vlasic in collaboration with Prescott Muir Architects. “It is destined to become an artistic icon,” she predicted. Vlasic will attend the grand reopening and rededication to meet the public and speak about the process of creating the sculpture that extends from the roof on the third floor all the way down into the central gathering space on the ground floor below. A large atrium fixture was eliminated from the original project in 1966 when funding ran short. “The result,” Wangsgard said, “was a Wolf Creek new pro shop under construction. Wolf Creek Golf Resort currently has 125 golf members and families, not including the members of The Club (gym). With these soon-to-open amenities, the resort has seen an increase in membership, and hopes to increase the membership by an additional 25% by the end of the year. For more information about Wolf Creek Golf Resort or membership, please contact Bruce Summerhays at 435-773-2037.