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Show July 15, 2005 PRSRT STD. POSTAGE on PERM AIT WY , A EDEN l i: POSTAL PATRC EDEN -LIBE! ny “sto OGDEN C. ANYON: Cat HCR 843A0, Natural Resource Assessment Underway Utah’s soil conservation districts, along with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Utah Department o Agriculture & Food, invite you to share your views on the most pressing natural resource Davis, and Tooele counties by taking an on-line survey. The survey can be found at the Utah Association of Conservation Districts’ es web site at <www.uacd.o) Interested a who would like a hard copy of the assessment survey or additional information will find contact information for their local conservation district on the web site. You are also welcome to provide input by attending a Soil Conservation District monthly meeting. The survey will evaluate the current conditions of the state’s natural resources and dominant land uses, identify natural resource the conservation districts’ future site and projects will be based. We want to hear your recommendations on where natural resource problems are and how we can work together to solve them For more information, Weber County residents can contact UACD Zone Lone Ken Mills at 801-3933830 ext. 15 Photo courtesy of Stephanie Children attempt to catch fish in a pond at the Liberty Fourth of July festivities. It’s official. Nordic Valley Ski Resort is now owned by Wolf Creek Resort and has been renamed Wolf Mountain. The new owners plan to take time this summer to give the resort a general clean up, and repair existing equipment and buildings. Resort official Rob Thomas noted, “Our facilities improvement schedule includes demolition of some of the old buildings, recontouring and grading of the parking lot, reworking the entryway, and cleaning up the big white barn. We’ve already made our commitment for a state-of-the-art Bombardier groomer that will greatly increase the consistency of our snow quality. I have visions of perfect corduroy and schools of young skiers enjoying it “Our objective is to make Wolf Mountain the best learning hill in the west, and keep the prices as affordable as possible,” commented Cindy Beger, Wolf Mountain’s new Ski School Director and 25 year PSIA instructor. “| have just begun the recruiting process so we'll have a full team of instructors by the time the snow flies.” Long range plans call for the addition ofa tubing hill with skier’s bridge, a zip line, and the addition of trails for cross country skiing, biking, and hiking. The Wolf Pass is already on sale at Wolf Creek Resort. This pass includes year-round access to Wolf Creek’s Recreation Center with year round fitness center, racquetball courts, and game room; and summer-long access to the pool and tennis and volleyball courts; and unlimited day or night skiing at Wolf Mountain. Steve Roberts, Wolf Creek’s on a Member, describes the combined “Tt’s an incredible family value at the inicadusiary price of $699. Wolf Mountain offers the most affordable skiing and riding in Utah. This is an ideal setting for the entire WOLF MOUNTAIN cont. on page 12 LDS Church Commemorates Founding of Church—200th Anniversary of Prophet The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sponsoring a pageant to commemorate the 175th Anniversary of the founding of the church by the Prophet Joseph Smith as well as the 200th Anniversary of the Prophet Joseph Smith’s birth. The pageant will be held Saturday, July 16 in the Dee Events Center on the campus of se State University at 5:00 p.m. and 8:30p The pag cant, A Mighty Change,” will include more than 4,500 youth presenting a celebration of music, dance, and pageantry. Additional performers will include John Schmidt, Cherie Call, Enoch Train with special musical arrangements by m Cardon. Projected video clips relating to the theme, “A Mighty Change,” will be part of the presentation as well as submissions on display in the concourse of the building. The general public is invited to attend. The 8:30 p.m. performance will also be broadcast live to local LDS meeting houses in the area. Over 232,000 general admission tickets will be available through local wards and stakes in the area, including cities from North Salt Lake to North Ogden If you are interested in attending, please contact a member of an LDS bishopric or stake presidency in your area, or call 801-629-8141. Bicyclists Complete Ride ‘AstOsS America loved to have stopped at McDonalds and had a greasy hamburger with fries but it would have killed me—I wouldn’t have been able to By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News Thirty-eight year old John Lewis of Eden and 33 year old Tim Trickler of Hyde Park recently returned from a 3,728 mile bike ride that took them from San Francisco, California to Yorktown, Virginia. Except for taking two days off, the two rode everyday averaging 104 miles per day—sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on the weather, topography, or how far they had to ride to find food and a place to spend the evening. Early on during the trek, the two sent their camping gear home, finding the extra weight was slowing them do When it came to eating, Lewis stated, “We learned early on how important it was to eat the right kind of food. What you eat really affects your body’s ability to perform. You just notice it more when you’re expending the kind of energy we were each day. I'd BECAUSE YOU CAN! CHARITY BIKE TRIP cep ne at the necessary pace to keep on sche e “Vocal riders set off from San Francisco, California on their coast to coast journey on May 15, 2005 to raise money for the International Waldenstrom’s macroglobuBICYLCLISTS cont. on page 3 Businesses in Old Town Eden Plan Community Events By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News Businesses in Eden’s Old Town Square have pulled together to offer the community and visitors shopping specials and exhibits in an effort to draw traffic back to revitalize the area. The Hearthside, Eden General Store, Dotty Beck’s, and Aspen Log Homes ar inviting the community to “come on over and see what’s new in old town Eden during the weekend of July22 and July 23. In conjunction with the commercial offerings Friday and Saturday, members of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Camp Eden, 30 Nordic Valley Ski Resort Under New Ownership— Name changed to Wolf Mountain will also be holding a dedication ceremony of a new monument honoring the settlement of Eden and its founders. The monument is being built in the northwest corner of the Eden Park and will also support the old Eden School bell that served the school and the community until about 1947 Beck’s will be hosting an open house on July 22 to celebrate their grand opening. The mother-daughter trio of Becky Toone and Emily Fuller; Dottie Satterthwaite and Jenny Good; and Pat Millet and Michelle Wahlen have combined their talents and flair for decorating and accessorizing to OLD TOWN EDEN cont. on page 12 Honoring Huntsville’s Veteran Heroes ae Photos courtesy of Jeannie Wendell/OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Huntsville Town honored its veterans in this year s Fourth of July Patriotic Program “Honoring Huntsville 's Heroes.” Shown but not in order are: Preston Jackson, LeMoyne Hislop, Jewel Richardson, Stanley Wangsgaard, Ray Walker, Quinn McKay, Wallace Jensen, Art Mumford, Karl DeVries, Jesse Tracy, Christie Phippen, James Marker, William Poulter, Leon Sorensen, Orvis Peterson, and Glenn McKay. |