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Show The OGDEN September 1, 2001 VALLEY NEWS PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Your Community Newspaper Inside This Issue: Nordic Valley Residents Asked to Participate in Fuel Reduction Program Page 4 Teenager Makes a Difference Community Pathways Workshop Held Ogden Valley Library September Schedule Page 5 Unique Businesses Open Doors in Eden’s Historic Blacksmith Shop Page 5 A Blueprint to Success Page 6 What Can You Do if Your Child Lies? Page 6 Support Group Announces Schedule Page 7 Ogden Canyon Club News Page 7 A Natural Look at Horsemanship Page 8 AYSO Soccer Season Ready to Kick Off Page 8 Young Runner Keeping Pace with Dad Page 8 Calendar of Events Page 9 Announcements Page 10 Eden Student Receives Awards for Artwork Page 11 Herbal Supplements and Remedies part 1 Page 12 EconoMe Begins! Page 13 We Salute . . . Marv & Madeline Evans Page 13 Historical Home in Eden Still Stands Page 15 Classifieds Page 15 From left to right, Carli Ammon, Elizabeth Stitt, Sarah Allen, Katie Stitt, and Brooke Broderick take a quick break for a picture for The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS. The garage sale, spearheaded by Elizabeth Stitt, raised $900 that was donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and local hospitals for their bereavement program. By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News Staff What do Valley kids do to have fun? A group of Huntsville teens have a great time organizing and hosting what’s becoming an annual event in Ogden Valley—a garage sale to raise money for non-profit charitable organizations. Fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Stitt first organized the event three years ago in honor of 7-year-old neighbor Elisabeth Hillstrom who passed away in June of 1999 after a valiant battle with cancer. The Make-A-Wish Foundation, a nonprofit organization that grants wishes to children with life threatening illnesses, had recently made a wish of Elisabeth’s come true—she was presented with her very own horse which she promptly named Carrot. The Make-a-Wish foundation not only provided Elisabeth with a horse, but also supplied the material and labor for the construction of a corral to house the horse in next to the family’s home. They also TEENAGER cont. on page 2 Balloon Fest Flies High By Jeannie Wendell array of colorful balloons that launched Friday through Sunday. Twelve balloons participated in the balloon glow on Saturday Ogden Valley’s Eden Park hosted yet night. About six balloons took to the air for another successful Balloon Fest the last a launch on Saturday night. The first time weekend in August. the weather permitted in The sky was filled with two years. Weather 24 colorful balloons that plays an important part took to the air to comin pilots’ decision pete for cash and prizes. whether to fly or not— “Smokey Bear”caricathe final decision being ture balloon was left to the pilot’s discregrounded this year, but tion. The fireworks joined a host of others in show on Friday courtesy a spectacular show of Komatsu Equipment across the autumn sky dazzled the crowds. in beautiful Ogden This year’s event Valley on August 25 and included live entertain26. Scores of cars and ment from singer Jessica people converged on Missner, Ayrion Adams Eden Park to enjoy live and her clogging troop, entertainment, food and Kapp Bros., Flew the the spectacles showCoop, and Ryan Shupe cased, not only in the Smokey Bear smiles for the crowd at & the Rubber Band sky, but in the many the Balloon Fest. along with many others. booths around the park Early Saturday and as well. Sunday mornings, the excitement in the crisp This year the weather cooperated to morning air was palpable as the crowd provide a beautiful background for the vast BALLOON FEST cont. on page 3 Ogden Valley News Staff The Ogden Valley Chapter of Weber Pathways held its second community workshop for the Pathway Master Plan at the Ogden Valley Branch Library in Huntsville on Thursday evening, August 23. National Park Service staff members Kay Salazar and Deborah Weinstein conducted the workshop with the assistance of Ed Radford, chair of the chapter, and Geoff Ellis, executive director of Weber Pathways. The National Park Service does not own any lands in the Valley but is assisting in the development of the Master Plan through its community-based Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program. The meeting began with introductions and a report of the results of the first community workshop, which was held in June. Fifty-four people had attended that event, and most had filled out a comment sheet that asked their opinion on various aspects of the pathway planning process. Participants had responded that safety was the most important pathway issue in Ogden Valley—providing pedestrians and bicyclists with a way to get off the highways. Promoting health and a sense of community were also important to respondents. When asked at the June meeting about how to avoid negative impacts, many had indicated that working cooperatively with private property owners and respecting their rights, as well as trail maintenance and litter cleanup, were most important. Among respondents, the most popular trail activities were walking and hiking, followed by bicycling, skiing, and horseback riding. Participants had also been asked to draw on a set of maps, the trails that they might like to see in the Valley. They had created a “wish list” of 49 trails. The most common suggestion for trails called for Old Trappers Loop, a Pineview Loop, and a pathway in Ogden Canyon. Twenty-three people attended the workshop on August 23. Although this turnout was less than at the first workshop, the participants showed great interest in the project and became very absorbed in the public input process. Divided into four groups, they were given a matrix containing the 49 “wish list” trails and were asked to rate the trails on various criteria such as their value for recreation, transportation, and historical use. They also indicated whether they thought each route should be an unpaved trail, a paved trail, or a set of bike lanes along a highway. Finally, each person voted for the top 16 trails that he or she would like to see constructed or preserved in the Valley The groups engaged in some productive discussions, and their only regret is that there just wasn’t time to thoroughly analyze all 49 trails! They made sure to rate their favorites, however, which included a loop around Pineview on the highway, a pathway in Ogden Canyon, a Pineview shoreline trail (which wouldn’t PATHWAYS cont. on page 2 |