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Show I I History of Ben Lomonds name BY GI.EN PERRINS AM) WANDA MONTGOMERY DEHAAN Beacon Writers Beautiful Ben Lomond, highest peak in the county with an altitude of 9,985 feet, "uas named by Mary Wilson Montgomery qf North Ogden. She was only 18 years old when she came to North Ogden as a convert to Saints Church. She was the Latter-damarried to Robert Montgomery, a member of the royalty in Scotland but who was disinherited for marrying a commoner. The couple received their endowments in the Salt Lake Temple in 1879, and came to North Ogden. Mrs. Montgomery was homesick and lonely, but was comforted because she lived on the extreme northern side of the valley, at the base of a beautiful mountain east of Great Salt Lake, and resembled Loch Lomond (Lake Lomond) in her native Scotland. Her Lomond was smaller with foliage and trees growing near the top, but the countour of the peak and surroundings were the same, except larger. At the time John Bailey, father of John Bailey, Jr., was chairman of the North Ogden Town board, and when she asked the town board if she could name the friendly peak Ben (for big) Lomond, members agreed. So the beautiful, big mountain was as officially named Ben Lomond, noted on page three in the book, Beneath Ben Lomonds Peak, by Milton R. Hunter, and published by Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Weber County Chapter. The book, however This mountain was just states: named by a woman who came from Scotlland and settled in North Ogden during the pioneer period. She called the highest peak to the north Ben Lomond because she said it looked so much like the Ben Lomond of her y old photograph in Glen Perrins archives shows North Ogden residents who loved to hike raising Old Glory on Ben Lomond Peak in 1886. Note the fog bank below the hikers, and count the stars in Old Glory. The stars were 6 down and 8 across stars. The flag pole was an old pine tree, stripped of its branches, and held up by a pile of rocks. THIS RARE native land. Mrs. Mary Wilson Montgomery, who named the peak, was my aunt, said Mrs. Henry J. (Wanda Montgomery) De Haan, of 2421 Tyler Avenue, Ogden, because she was the sister-in-laof my father, Hyrum Montgomery. She was a remarkable pioneer woman. From its summit one can see as far north as Logan, clearly distinguishing the Logan Mormon Temple, the L'tah State University, and other prominent landmarks and one can see comparably just as far to the south and to the West. It stands as a silent sentinel and from the base of the rocky peak, the valley slopes gradually to the townsite of North Ogden. The soil is fertile, adapted to raising all kinds of fruits, vegetables and grains Ben Lomond has become a favorite peak for Weber County hikers Each year since 1924, a group of people have climbed to its summit. They go by automobile to the Ben Lomond campgrounds, and from there they follow a trail on foot up the steep incline making the climb in four or five hours. The late William Z. Terry was a booster of these hikes. A splendid patch of trees, tall and straight, suitable for poles and building purposes , once stood at the foot of Ben Lomond on the upper edge of Pleasant View townsite. The pioneers called the spot Pole Patch, and these trees furnished excellent logs for their homes. Later some of the settlers built their homes of adobes, and still later the homes were made of brick. In 1884 John Daniels and Henry Daniels and Edwin J Pickford began operating a brickyard. But the largest early day brickyard of North Ogden was established by William Bailey on Vi tti ffrii iifti u His his property west of town products were used in the construction of many of the business blocks in Ogden. One important building composed of Baileys bricks was the Loan and Trust Building at the corner of 24th and Washington Boulevard, now the Eccles Building. During this period, as noted in Beneath Ben native Scotland organized at Weber High School organizational meeting for the Weber High School Booster Club will be held March 22 at 7:30 pm at Weber High School. The meeting will be for all persons interested in the active support ot Weber High School athletics. This meeting will be an organizational meeting and officers will be elected Pat Whittemore, a Weber High School athletics supporter, is involved in getting this booster club started and is also involved in writing the bylaws for the new club. In the past, there have been only a few parents who have met together m a supportive effort and we need to get this club organized,' said Mrs Whittemore. She said that the objective of the club was to promote and support all the athletic programs through participation in supportive events and to An rTflrfirVilTfiT with the school administration and the student leaders ot Weber High School cooperate We hope the booster dub will help enhance the image of Weber High School. she said tu All interested persons are invited to a,nd 3 U fr-nf- TO 150 U.S. POSTAGE PAID OGDEN, UTAH 8440 PERMIT NO. 278 North Ogden, Utah Vol. 3 No. 7 W L Peak Booster club to be BULK RATE r Lomond volume, the Storey Brothers operated a large brickyard on Washington Avenue west of the residence of Robert G Montgomery, a descendant of the woman who named the beautiful Ben Lomond peak, Ben Iximond, after the mountain in her Thursday, March 16, 1978 m yiilWl WWDliljm it ByPTA IV program BY SUE ELLEN SIMS Beacon Edi Ur At each of the 1977 eight regional ITA hearings on Television and It's Effects on Children, the National ITA was asked to develop a prime time television program guide that assist parents in supervising their children's television viewing. The request for guidance came not only from parents and teachers, but would guide given also from members of the general public seeking program information beyond the few descriptions found in newspapers. In the fall of 1977, PTA members from thousands of local units in all 50 states and the District of Columbia actively engaged in monitoring television. North Ogden and Pleasant View PTAs were involved in this monitoring of television shows. The t Lomond View PTA was especially involved and parents and teachers were assigned certain television shows to watch and at the end of the . watching period, the results would be sent to the national PTA. The monitoring dates were Oct. 21 to Dec. 2 1977 and those watching analyzed in three areas: quality of life, offensive content and program quality. Action Center The National PTA-Thas completed their analysis of the networks and their programs and the results show that CBS was the best rated network and the PTA believes that CBS is trying to improve family viewing. One special concern are the CBS Moies and Kojak which rate poorly for both gratuitous violence and overall quality. Worthy of special mention is Sixty Minutes. The ABC network was the most hostile to the PTA television concerns and ABC is distinguished by leading in worst overall quality with bottomrated Soup, Redd Foxx, and Threes Company. Especially commendable for family viewing are Eight is Enough and Donny and Marie. Close to the top ten with some adult interest is Family which may be viewed with the children present. NBC is to be commended for Little House on the Prairie, Grizzily Adams, World of Disney and Mulligans Stew which has been cancelled. Another sequence of monitoring will begin in the spring and the results be available in early summer. w ill Kindergarten registration announced ROGER OSTLER is the new owner of a North Ogden grocery store, The Supermarket. Ostler is happy and pleased about the people in North Ogden and about working in the area. New business in area RY SUE ELLEN SIMS Beacon editor If you are a regular customer of you've noticed that theres a new face around its the new owner. "The Supermarket as it is now called is owned and operated by Roger Ostler. Ostler is a native of Ogden and a graduate of Ogden High School and Weber State College. He graduated from WSC in 1971 with a degree in banking, finance and management. He and his wife Kathy have three children. I have been associated with the. retail business when I worked with American Drug and Hamilton Drug. But in the last few years I have been in a working with my father-in-la- Tews Food-A-Ram- grocery store in Syracuse. When I had the opportunity to buy this one in North Ogden in January, we decided to, commented Ostler. Ostler said that hes excited about business and the people in North Ogden. We have a group of loyal, regular customers that are friendly and concerned about the business and we appreciate this and want to serve the people of North Ogden." We have the same things that a larger grocery store would have. For instance, we have only one row of cereal instead of five or six. We are concerned with variety, not quantity," he said. "A local business and the local newspaper have the same needs. Without supporting each other, no one profits, he concluded. Registration for next years (1978-79- ) kindergarten in the Weber School District will begin March 21. Registration will be for all children in the district who will be five (5) years old by October 31. Registration is by appointment only, and only on specific days. A schedule is being mailed to parents. Parents who do not receive notification are asked to contact their school principal for information. Due to tight scheduling, it is recommended that parents not bring other children with them. Any child whose fifth birthday falls on or before October 31 may enter kindergarten at the opening of school in September of the same year. In the event that parents desire entrance for a child w hose bir thdate does not meet the above criteria, they may receive consideration by calling Pupil Counseling and Career Services at before April 1, 1978. Registration days are as follows Plain City April 20 and 21 Green Acres April 24 North Ogden Elementary April 14 Lomond View April 11 V Parley Bates April 12 1 winners, North Ogden Elementary School: back row, Donnette Farnsworth, Sherry Stone, Danny Doman, Sharon Arrington, Rebecca Buckway, John Arrington; second row, Kim Harriss, Terry Farnsworth, Bonnie Smith, Jennilyn Hellstrom, David Jones; front row, Mark Strawn, Tammie Linsley, Chad Ferrin, Kirk Halliday, Shaun Harrop, Johnathon Hurd and Mike Stokes. SPELLING BEE Weber County spelling bee to be held March 22 A district spelling bee will be held again this year in the Weber School District. The renew'ed tradition of holding a spelling bee which began two years ago in the Weber District has since spread to other parts of the state of Utah. The spelling bee, which is a direct outgrowth of the Weber School District Foundation, resulted from a contribution by an anonymous donor who desired that the spelling bee carry the names of two Weber District School teachers Mercy and Helen Perry. for this years spell-off- s spelling competition are currently being held with cone finals scheduled for this week. This years final spelling bee is scheduled for South Ogden Junior High School the evening of March 22 with competition scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Following the competition an awards program will be held where plaques and special certificates will be presented to winners. The philosophy behind the spelling competition was well expressed by the donor who stated, Why shouldn't students who excel in spelling and other academic pursuits be given the same type of recognition as those who excel in athletic competition? Apology given Council An apology was given to the North Ogden City Council by the United States Forest Service concerning the recent "bombings of North Ogden homes. Dee Ritchie, a representative from the Forest Service, came to the Tuesday night meeting to apologize for the accidental hitting of the homes w hen the Forest Service was trying to deter avalanches in the North Ogden Divide. "The investigation is now complete," said Ritchie. "The sites on the guns were too high and the person shooting the gun that hit the homes, did not review the situation enough. It was a personal mistake. Ritchie said that the artillery guns would not be used to control avalanches but that some other types, probably the hand charger or a gas propelled avalauncher would be used. The Forest Service appreciates the cooperation that we have always had with North Ogden City and hope to continue that association. We have lost a lot of time and money and ac cidents never have been profitable, commented Ritchie. North Ogden Mayor, Eldon McColley said, It was an unfortunate circumstance and there were a lot of concerned citizens. But with your assurance, we feel confident. The council also discussed the deletion of the use of a letter credit in The letter of the ordinance recommendation has been used twice and it doesn'tgive the control we need in the building of a subdivision," said City Administrator Dennis Shupe. "There are still a variety of other to the council that all council members attend a meeting that would discuss the solid waste suggested problem in the area. Now the solid waste is being controlled by the county and there might be private firms that could do the job more economically and better," commented Erickson. The meeting will be March 30 and all council members are invited to attend and after listening to the information given, a decision will be made. Lew Wangsgard, city engineer, on the water project that is ways to have control." reported review was made by Shupe in conjunction with the garbage fees. He reported that in comparison with other cities in the area, the collection fees in North Ogden are very low. "We have to look at it, the $1 collection fee is no longer realistic," he said. now in progress in the North Ogden. "Most of the things are on schedule, but there are some things that will A Councilman Lee Erickson, said have to be put back, Wangsgard. "Because of weather conditions and some shortages of men, and no locations for some of the projects we have fallen a little bit behind schedule. |