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Show November 1, 2004 The OGDEN VALLEY NE PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON | EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTS VILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 Ogden Valley Medical Clinic to Close Doors By Renee West, MD On November 18th the Ogden Valley Clinic will be seeing their last patients and closing their doors forever. I have always wanted to start a small hometown clinic and the Valley seemed the perfect place to achieve my dream. I live here—my family, friends, and neighbors are here. I wanted to be a part of this communiIt took me two years of persistence to convince the Ogden Clinic to back me up on this idea; after all, IHC had opened a clin- ic in the Valley several years ago and down after only a year or two. But pharmacy across the street at the Market, the Physical Therapy clinic us, 7 >, Photo courtesy of Janet Cazier of Liberty Rocky Mountain goat stops traffic in Ogden Canyon . Early Saturday morning on October 16, Mike Crook of Ogden was fishing on the north side of Ogden Canyon close to the Indian Trail trailhead. He was returning to his car when he caught sight of something out of the corner of his eye. It was white and shaggy—was it a dog? No, it was a strong and healthy Rocky Mountain goat. He focused on the agile animal, watching it as it began moving sure footedly down the face of the steep mountain terrain. The goat ended up on a ledge overlooking the canyon road below. Cars traveling the canyon began noticing the mountain goat too. Families with children were especially excited to see this novelty. Mike called his wife asking her to bring their 10, 9, 8, and 7 year old children to the canyon to see the goat. Mike said, Ogden Valley Girls Lead the Way for Weber On Wednesday, October House Park in Salt Lake City rainy and cool, but the girls in ched and ready to go. The gun 20 at Sugar the day was red were psysounded and oto From left to right back row: Front row: they were off. The top eight 5-A girls crosscountry teams in the state were about to battle it out to the finish while sloshing through wet grass, and oT Beck fact we took all insurances, I and salaries Unfortunately, most of service, staff sup- members. of the time, this was a negative number and to make up the difference, I worked a lot of extra weekends and night shifts downtown in Urgent Care to cover the difference. After two years, it has begun to put a strain on myself and my family. The reason I am going into this detail is not CLINIC cont. on page 9 Community to Walk Out On Domestic Violence—Footsteps to light Community Connection (YCC) of Ogden/Northern Utah announces the 7th annual “Footsteps to Light” Empowerment Walk to be held Thursday, October 28, 2004. The entire community is invited to meet at YCC, 2261 Adams Ave., at 5:15 p.m. for gathering and refreshments. At 6:15 p.m. participants are invited to walk from YCC to the Ogden Municipal Amphitheater for an evening of entertainment and awareness. The walk will be led by the Ben Lomond Bagpipers and will be accompanied by dozens of bikers from the American Bikers Aimed Toward Education (ABATE). An estimated 500 people are expected to participate in this walk against domestic violence carrying banners and signs showing their support in the fight against this terrible and all too prevalent crime. The story of domestic violence victim Peggy Klenke will be highlighted. Each child who has lost a life as a result of domestic violence in the past year in Utah will be honored with a single balloon being launched as their names are read. A candlelight vigil will also take place as names are read of all Utahns who have died in domestic violence-related incidents. One of the names that will be read this year will be Lori Hacking. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, one in four American women will be physically abused at some point. Utah is certainly not immune. Northern Utah’s abuse rate is 42 percent above the national average of domestic violence incidents. Both Ogden City and Weber County have issued proclamations declaring October as Zero Tolerance to Domestic Violence Month. For more information, contact Rebekah Clements, Zero Tolerance to Domestic Violence Program Coordinator at (801) 612-9568. of. Eden Captain Whitney Beck, Captain Camille Hilstrom, Savannah Burton, Angela Baker, Kristy Binks. puddles, courtesyOOF C plies, “They thought it was great!” Apparently, many others thought so too; cars began slowing down with many of them pulling off to the side of the road to gain a better view of the animal. A Weber County Sheriff arrived to monitor the minor traffic jam in the canyon created by the unique spectacle. CANYON cont. on page 13 Your home honors with a 2nd place win in the 5A state Cross Country Championship. The last time the Weber High girls cross country team | brought home a trophy from State was in the thought I had a really good shot at developing a successful clinic in Ogden Valley. But a little more than two years after opening our doors, we are still not seeing enough patients to cover overhead expenses. Although I work for the Ogden Clinic, I am an independent physician. I am not paid a salary. My pay is what is left after I pay for rent, utilities, phone Ogden Canyon Hosts Shaggy Visitor—Spectators slow traffic By Janet Cazier and it shut with a Valley behind mud, and up and down hills. The nationally ranked team from Fremont High prevailed with a Ist place win. But the girls in red from Weber High also brought Letters to the Editor... Page 2 Announcements .... Page 6 Historical Article.... Page 9 Calendar of Events.. Page 14 Classifieds ......... Page 15 The North Ogden Kelsee Green, Anna Tanner 1981. Ogden Valley was well represented as six of the seven varsity runners were Valley girls. Maybe it was the high altitude training, or the rainy day at Sugar House Park; the cold and rain seemed to ignite the group of girls from the Valley as they lead the way for Weber High. Finishing for Weber were Anna Tanner (Liberty), Kelsee Green (Eden), Angela Baker (Liberty), Whitney Beck (Eden), Kristie Binks (North Ogden), Savanna Burton (Huntsville), (Huntsville). and Camille Hillstrom Congratulations also goes to Kami Hogge (Eden) who earned the Academic All-State Award for cross-country. Divide is open! Photo cour ee of lame Christiansen of Liberty : The Christiansen family of Liberty, owners of Eats of Eden restaurant, recently held their annual employee Halloween party, which included pumpkin carving and a contest for the best costume. Zach Chapman took Ist prize, Clarisa Killian 2nd, and Chris Gillis 3rd. The annual event also marks the introduction of winter menu items offered by the Eden eatery—hot soups including the famous Eats of Eden chili, and the customer’s choice of yummy toppings—jalapefio peppers, cheese, onions, and sour cream. Pictured are Clarisa Killian, Tanya McFarland, John Storey, Andrea Bembeneck, Lindsey Bundy, Zach Chapman, Mitch Mahas, Chelsie Drebenstedt, and Chris Gillis. |