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Show The OGpEN VALLEY NEWS February 15, 2006 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID £ RMIT Ni 3DEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-843 10 HUNTSVILLE-843 17 HCR 843A0, Ice e Skating In Huntsville Ice Skating in Huntsville has a long and prolific history dating back to Jefferson Hunt 4 During, winter meetings with forged steel blades were strapped to the beaver ee boots that had been handcrafted by one of Jefferson’s wives often impressed the small gathering by performing Pirouettes on the frozen riverbe Some 75 years later, Whiskey Joe and Chris the Danishman were frequently challenged to a game of two on one drop in hockey at the town square by a young man named Gordie Howe. Apparently, the young Canuck spent winters away from frigid Saskatchewan to visit Grandma Howe in the more temperate Huntsville climate These tales may be a bit historically challenged, but certainly would not be the first stories with a slight embellishment or two ICE SKATING cont. on page 10 Salt Lake Woman Receives Minor Injuries in Accident with Bus By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News On Wednesday, February 8, a 29-year-old Salt Lake City woman crashed the Volkswagen Jetta she was driving into the back of a Weber County School bus. The bus had stopped to let its last two students off for the day at 3615 N. Wolf Creek Dr. near the Wolf Lodge condominiums in Eden when the driver of the car plowed into the rear of the bus. According to a Weber County Sheriff report, the woman, who had been following behind the bus up Wolf Creek Drive on her way to go skiing at Powder Mountain, had taken her eyes off the road for a moment before crashing into the bus. Neither of the students were injured, nor the 41-year-old male driver of the bus. The car’s airbags deployed, causing minor injuries to the woman who was treated by medical personnel at the scene and released. She was cited for the accident, and the car had to be towed. UDOTBegins I-15 Overhaul in Weber County— New lanes will double capacity on I-15 north of 12th Street to 2700 North if additional funding is made available during the legislative sessi “I-15 is in urgent need of repair and expansion in Weber County,” said John Njord, Executive Director of UDOT. “By adding two new lanes in each direction, we will double the capacity through this area, reducing traffic congestion and improving the efficiency of our roadway for commuters and commerce.” In order to better understand the needs of the community, UDOT commissioned a Dan Jones survey last year of Weber County residents who drive I-15 at least twice a month. The survey results showed that expanding I15 is a high priority for Weber County resi- When asked to rank traffic congestion Mi NG Tera f hearing at its ‘monthly.‘meeting, February 27, septic systems 2006, 4:00pm, to vote on imum lot size for te mean to yo u? developed if F this proposal passes: Needed Iasructre includes storm water control andf cesses, adecuate sacl only limiting f factor level P system. Beauty, pleasure, and tranquility are what the scenery affords us living along the Wasatch Front. However, on January 28, I observed a scene in stark contrast to what we enjoy here each day. Last August my wife Elaine and | had the peivieee of leading a ve N Because this catastrophe happened five months ago, we, like so many, believed that ual must be getting back to normal for the eople of Louisiana and Mississippi. It did *t take long to find out how wrong we were n the days that followed poner rayec All Course inspection. But this story isn’t about the racers. This is the REAL story of World Cup ski racing— the story of the workers behind the racers. WORLD CUP cont. on page 17 Let’s Not Forget in Weber County. What Boos) septic UDOT cont. on page 17 on By Pastor Dominic Gonino, Fellowship Bible Church P UBLIC BEARING Tam Yeine Needs to be L their list of concerns for the future of Weber County, 57 percent said that traffic congesion was at or near the top of their list. Project Overview The I-15 NOW project includes major improvements between 31st Street and 12th Street in Weber County, including: ¢ Four additional travel lanes from the Interstate 84 merge to 12th Street in den. Interchange reconstruction at 31st Street, 24th Street, 21st Street and 12th Street. * Replacement of 18 bridges, construction of 2 new bridges, and rehabilitation of 4 bridges. ¢ Noise walls in various sections to miti- —tThe real story Bode Miller, Daron Rahlves, Hermann Maier, Fritz Strobl, Didier Cuche, Benjamin Raich, Andre Aamodt. These are just a few of today’s greats of men’s World Cup skiing. They speed down steep ski slopes covered in rock-hard ice. They reach speeds of 80 miles per hour and more. Besides a helmet, they’re just in thin racing suits. a The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) today kicked off the largest roadway reconstruction project in Utah since the reconstruction of Interstate 15 in Salt Lake County began in 1997. The I-15 New Ogden Weber Expansion (I-15 NOW) will add more lanes to I-15, facilitating a better flow of traffic and safety improvements for motorists traveling through Weber County. When the $214 million project is completed, motorists driving through Weber County will enjoy four travel lanes in each direction from 12th Street in MarriottSlaterville to 31st Street in Ogden. Travelers will also enjoy a safer, more efficient route after UDOT reconstructs several interchanges and brings the interstate up to current design standards. -15 NOW project also includes the option to extend the reconstruction of I-15 World Cup Ski Racing By Helene Liebman ‘on the table. by the disaster. Street after street, mile after mile, we saw nothing but “homes” that looked like piles of construction trash. We saw roofs sitting on the ground with walls crumbled below them or laying 20 feet from where they had once been supported. We saw refrigerators resting on top of housetops, and huge piles of debris formed by bulldozers that had cleared the streets to allow for the passage of cars and other vehicles. As we climbed out of the van to take pictures, we noticed that there were no sounds coming from this neighborhood; it was now a ghost town. Therewere no animals, no children, no birds—nothing. Lakeview was once an upper class neighborhood that we didn’t see much of on the news. But the storm and the levy breaks that resulted did not discriminate between the KATRINA ‘Not only will the Canyon be impacted, but Ogden Valley, and even the countyas a whole could be adversely affected by reducing septic lot size requir ements. The comoS a the environment will feel the impact of this proposal should it be cont. on page 16 ship oO However, BP pIENs What can you do? physically ease Seon ee a rmngeuaeo SN of Health,and your Countly Commissioners. That go resulted and help. in funds = ‘1. Contact the Board of Health -= see contact {information on| o back 2. Attend the PUBLIC at 4:00pm in God and make ‘your voice heard! PUBLIC HEARIN February 27 at 4:00 p.m His Health |Department uildin Auditorium 477 23rd Street, Ogden tour the 9th Ward and the Lakeview areas impacted Titus Project Work Team from left to right back row: Pastor Dominic Gonino, Elaine Gonino, Myra Gonino and Carmen Gonino. Front row: Steve Ransom, Dave Phillips, Michael Calkins. | |