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Show Volume II, Issue VII The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 3 1 April 2000 Tips for Conserving Utah’s Water Ta ke a s econd to think about t h e w ater s ituatio n in Uta h. Our t h i r st f or w ater is growing e ve ry d a y. I ncr eas ing popula tion, w a t e r pollution , a nd rising i n f r a str uctur e co sts a re stressi n g o ur ability to me et expa ndi n g n eeds . Each o f us c an do our p a r t to cons er ve this pre cious r e so u r ce. D i d you know tha t in Uta h, if e v e r y per s on: S h o r tened their showe r to 5 m i n u tes , each person c ould sa ve 2 5 g a llons of wa te r, and Uta h w o u l d s ave 52.5 million gallons of water p er d ay ! Turned o ff t h e fau cet wh i l e brushin g t h ei r t eet h , E ach p erson c o u l d s av e 6 g al l o n s o f wa te r, an d Ut ah wo u l d s av e 1 2 . 6 million g al l o n s o f wat er p er d ay ! And each h o u s eh o l d i n s t al l ed a 1.6 g al l o n t o i l et , each p ers o n could s av e 1 6 g al l o n s , an d Ut ah would s av e 3 3 . 6 m i l l i o n g al l o n s of water p er d ay ! Gran d t o t al . . . 9 8 . 7 m i l l i o n ga llons o f wat er p er d ay s av ed ! How el s e can y o u co n s erv e Utah’s wat er? PROPOSAL cont. from page 1 t h e G ener al Plan. Afte r several c o m ments wer e ma de ve rbaliz i n g t he concer ns of the a ttend e e s, Gr egg Cha mbers, c urre nt o w n e r of the pr operty now for s a l e , comm ented tha t the wa y t h e Valley is today, compared to w h e n he was y ounger, it is a l r e a dy r uined. “ There is no p l a n ning.” A n Ede n resident b l u n t ly r etor ted, “We do ha ve a p l a n , and I belie ve a high rise d o e sn’t f it in [ with this pla n].” I t was noted by projec t pres e n t e r s that M r. Patte rson wa s t r y i n g to pr ovide a fre sh alte rnat i v e f or high tech investors who a r e l e aving the ove rbuilt Silicon Va lley. T h ey al s o rel at ed t h at Mr. Pa t t ers o n was wel l es t ab lishe d i n h i s co m m u n i t y, an d i s known fo r h i s v o l u n t eer wo rk . “ He ha s s p en t a g reat d eal o f v o l untee r h o u rs b u i l d i n g p u b l i c parks, et c. i n t h e L i n co l n , Nebra s k a area. M r. P at t ers o n would b e wi l l i n g t o h el p o rg an ize oth er l an d o wn ers al o n g t h e river to b u i l d b i k e o r wal k i n g paths or t o s et u p areas fo r fi s h ing a nd p u b l i c en j o y m en t . ” T h e parce l M r. P at t ers o n i s s p ecu l at ing on h as ap p ro x i m at el y 2 5 0 fee t of ri v er fro n t ag e. Render ing of the proposed fiv e-story p ro f es s i o n a l b u i l d i n g . Renowned Artist Michael Coleman’s Work Displayed An ex h i b i t o f wi l d l i f e p r i n t s b y ren o wn ed Ut ah ar t i s t M i c h a e l C o l em an i s n o w o n di s p l a y a t t h e Og d en Val l ey B ran c h L i b r a r y i n Hu n t s v i l l e. C o l em an , wh o wo r k s f r o m h i s h o m e i n P ro v o , i s a s m u c h k n o wn fo r h i s t rav e l i n g a d v e n t u res as fo r h i s art. H e o f t e n p ai n t s wh i l e o n t rip s t o e x o t i c l o cal es , an d h i s s t u di o i s p a c k e d wi t h an i m al h ead s a n d s k i n s , b i rch -b ark can o es , r i f l e s a n d snowshoes. L a s t y e a r, C o l e m a n t o o k f i r s t p l a c e i n t h e P r i x d e We s t a t t h e National Cowboy Hall of Fame i n O k l a h o m a C i t y, O k l a h o m a — considered by some to be the most prestigious award a western artist can win. Sports Afield magazine heralded him as one of A m e r i c a ’s t o p t w e l v e o u t o o r artists. T h e l i b r a r y ’s p r i n t s h o w w i l l hang through April 15. |