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Show - F.O. , . r BULKtATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID OGDEN, UTAH 8440 PERMIT NO 278 d w L'itlt m 841C1 3 TTto Beni lomoiTiirf North Ogden, Utah r Vol. 3 No. 10 1 Thursday, April nd1 .. arjitoafeaSfcaii 6, 1978 mpmm mki Ljjjujij Water outlook good M.irch snow measurements on the headwaters of the Weber and Ogden Rners bv the Soil Conservation Ser. ire show the water outlook is above average, and considerably better than last year at this time. Accrording to Earl Spendlove, District Conservationist in Ogden, the water content of the snow on the Ogdfn River is 143 percent of average, and 111 percent of normal the Weber water content of 39 5 inches This is 134 percent of norma! at 29 5 inches Farrmngton Canyon Lower had 68 inches of snow and 30 of water The long time average is 22 inches, and the low recorded was in 13 with 6 3 inches either river Parleys Canyon Summit had 53 inches of snow and 22 2 inches of water for 124 percent of normal The deepest snow on the Weber was found at the head of Farmington Creek where 94 inches of snow had a 1 Riv or The survey showed 117 inches of snov with a water content of 50 2 inches on Ben Lomond Peak. This is 142 percent of normal. Last year, a new record of 6 8 inches of water was established on this course On Ben Lomond Lower, there were 54 inches of snow, with 23 1 inches of w.oer, for 163 percent of average, the hii'ne.'t percentage recorded on either st : eain brow depth at Cutler Creek was 96 indie-,- , wilh4l 3 water Average water content is 14 5 inches Monte Cristo had 96 inches of snow win 27 7 water, which is 106 percent of trie normal of 26 inches Last years wa.er, 2 inches There was 23 3 inches of water in 50 inches of snow at Dry Bread Pond. The normal water content is 18.9 inches Iast year's water, 8 6 inches On the Weber River watershed. Horse Ridge had 49 inches of snow and 22.0 inches of water for 96 percent of normal Last years water content was 20 percent of norma! Kilfore Creek, with 14 0 inches of water was 103 percent of normal Chalk Creek No 1, with 63 inches of snow and 23 7 inches of water, was 106 percent of normal at 22 4 inches Chald Creek No 3. at a lower elevation, had 16 inches ot snow witn 6 0 inches of water lor 81 percent of normal, the percentage recorded on 1 11 Civic League presents check NORTH OGDEN Civic League members, Mrs. Charles McVey and Mrs. Howard Shaw present a check for $3,321 to Mayor Eldon McColley, for the purchase of picnic tables for the bowery area of the new Lomond View Park in North Ogden. This money represents two years of making and selling plum pudding for the holidays by the 35 members of the league. Ever since the organization was founded, nearly 21 years ago, the ladies have worked to improve the community. Their first project was the building of the swimming pool. Mrs. James Morgan is president of the Civic League. National Libra ry pa BY BRENT RIDE Beacon Writer This is National Library Week and for her eighteenth year at Weber High School. .Maxine Williams is busily engaged in Library Week activities. Mrs Williams has been working at the Weber High School Library since and she remarks'Things have really changed in eighteen years." She commented on some of those changes The most obvious change, ac cording to Mrs. Williams, is the change in the amount of materials available at the library. Eighteen years a library contained only books. Gradually a few audio visual aids were acquired and now all kinds of audio-visuequipment is handled through the library. With the broader offerings at the library has come a new name. The library has become a Media Center. Not only does the Media Center at Weler contain, 1.1,000 books, it subscribes to 70 periodicals and several newspapers including the "New York Times and the "Christian Science Monitor." The Center also offers films, filmstrips, recordings and slide presentations with individual and group viewing facilities Working with Mrs Williams is John Oliver, who is the media coordinator. Together they are responsible for all additions to the library of the Anot hr i change commented cm bv Mrs Williams is the change in the 1959 e "Students are getting smarter every year, remarks Mrs. Williams. "More students know where they arc going earlier." She calls this change Great. According to Mrs. Williams, many more students are using the library and the diffulty of the material checked out has increased greatly. Another thing that has increased is the price of books. Several years ago the average cost of a book was $5 The average cost has now risen to $12. With 13,000 hooks, that would cost $12 each to replace. Mrs. Williams is very busy keeping track of the library's Every books. book that is checked out contains a card which is filed to account for the book Also, lx inks remaining in the library must be carefully organized. "If a bonk is in the wrong place, it is as good as lost, "said Mrs. Williams. Assisting the librarian are several student aides, but the biggest job is an annual inventory. Inventory includes not only counting books, but making sure that every book s properly accounted for. a correctly placed on the shelf and catalogued in the card file Rut not only must be counted and a Media Center inventory is quite a task. But. inspite of all the additnal tasks a that have come to her in the Media Center. Mrs. Williams has not lost the old fashioned art of being helpful Her willingness to assist was evidenced by the number of times she was interrupted in our interview to check out a book, answer a question, make a photo copy or just say"helIo. When asked what she had learned in her years, she responded, "The biggest thing Ive learned is how little I know. Sales tax distribution study done A local option sales tax distribution study will he conducted through the Weber State College Center for Business and Economic Training and Research under the direction of Dr. Rodger S I.awson. center director. Assisting will be Dr Jean B White, professor of political science, who recently completed extensive work on a water quality study will be expected to produce recommendations on a thorny problem which for some time has vexed Weber County officials and to municipalities in the county-ho- w allocate sales taxes most equitably among the different governmental unit. State law appears to say that sales taxes should be distributed on a point of sale basis within a county, unless there is written agreement otherwise. In Weber County the distribution has been one a population formula, apparently on a gentlemen's agreement" basis only. Now some communities such as Riverdale want to break away from the arrangement and others which have little local retail business say they will be hurt financially. About 10.0in from WACOG and V her State w ill be used to finance the study MRS. MAXINE WILLIAMS, ob lor IS yeors. l.bronon ot Weber High, hos been on the I appreciate this opportunity to "voice an opinion" as a councilman for North Ogden City. My city assignments are Health, Recreation, Parks and Beautification. I have one suject to bring up that embraces in a a small way all of these catagories t me first of all tell you that I do believe in Baseball. Hot Dogs, Apple Pie. Chevrolet, Health, Recreation, most of all Parks. Beautification-an- d I believe in North Ogden City. Now, let me stir up some dust and potential vote loss from the 0 to 16 age bracket I don't believe in Walk-A-Thon- Dr. Lawson said the study has been asked by the Weber County Council of Governments v M.WCimiSTIWsKN I5Y Rock-A-Thon- It said he and Dr White "r will lead research into the issues to see if "better ways to go" can he found pushes Councilman voices sfcl ?P'nion Utah i odi student When todays students are receiving widespread criticism. Mrs. Williams had some good things to say atxuit young people. McWHIRTER holds scales as Gary Furhiman aluminum tube into snow to take a snow sample. DAVID Lazy-A-Thon- 1 don't believe in wasting thousands and thousands of man hours" by having south walk, ride, rock or skip while tx'ing fed and entertained along the me dear up now- - I'm 100 way. for the donation of money to percent the worthy causes that these Thons" are organized for, but what about the idea of doing a little public service while collecting for a worthy cause? How about a or a or M.TI.I.H EH riter Beacon The citizens of North Ogden are facing a possible two to three hundred percent increase in their garbage fees The North Ogden City Council, in their regular weekly session discussed the need for the increase. Sleep-A-Thon- It Clean-A-Tho- Work-A-Tlio- n Almost everyone I've talked to would be more willing to donate more money if there were some worthy accomplishment taking place. Parks could be cleaned, trash from roadways, elderly citizens yards, church yards or school yards could lienefit. How about, rather than a ten cents a mile pledge, ten cents for each hag of trash I'd rather pay for that! ! There could be additional revenue raised from recycling aluminum cans, bottles and other items It wouldn't be simple, but it would be productive in a day when nonproductivity is the trend Unless my orthodontic patients are the exception. I get the feedback that the youth of today would join in on this constructive effort and enjoy it as much as spending a day ac- complishing nothing but raising money for a worthy cause. I said before that what I would write ahout would encompass all aspects of a little my city assignments-llealt- h; labor would be good for the youth involved. Parks: couldn't the parks be cleaned? Recreation: the Clean-AThowould be good recreation, Beautification: it would make the whole country-sidcity, county, state e and nation cleaner and more beautiful. Maybe the idea will catch on North Ogden is a beautiful place to start and live! Our Beautification Committee will he composed of seven or eight individuals appointed by the mayor with Monday meetings, direct feedback to the council and a voice in the planning and future of North Ogden City. It w ill be a great spot to start your civic call and volunteer. re s bv U Mayor McColley presented a survey which showed that the residents of North Ogden now pay the lowest rates the county and the survey also showed that the city is losing 38 cents on each and every trash pickup This deficit 52 will increase to approximately cents Julv t Different proposals were discussed with Councilman Colvin stating he Mieved that the payment should Councilman I)oman meet the cost to $ 1 fee the fee is 50 $2 a suggested ow $1). Councilman Doman stated that along with an increase there should he a provision exempting one person residence as well as fixed income people The council members agreed that a rate increase was necessary before cost increase goes into effect but the to hold oil making until more specific decisions final any figures are in. Mayor McColley said he hoped to have these figures by next week so residents of North Ogden should know exactly what the increase will be in the next couple of weeks members decided The home occupation ordinance was discussed again at last night s council meeting with Counctlmen Colvin and Doman reporting to the full council on their work towards refining and clearing up certain portions of the ordinance Major McColley said that it would be better to have the ordinance with proposed changes completely drawn up and in front of each council member before a discussion is held The matter was tabled and will be pul on next weeks agenda In other business, Marv Carter once again questioned council members as to the progress of the Lake View Heights subdivision Mrs. Carter questioned whether the grading in the area was being done correctly. City Administrator Dennis Shupe said he was satisfied that the work being done in the area was satisfactory and according to the drawn up plans. Mrs Carter then asked about the city s master drainage plans. Mayor McColley stated that there was no master plan but everything that could lie done towards a master plan is tieing done Mrs Carter then asked that all development in the area be stopped until the master plan is finished The council did not act on her request hut Shupe said that the committees that are working on this plan are in the process of getting their reports to the planning commission for their action Carter then asked Mayor aUmt his pledge of not sjending any North Ogden money on the LakeView project The mayor stated that there had been no spending of the money. The mayor then told Mrs Carter that this was not campaign time Mrs McColley Mrs Carter said her group, the North tgden Community Council, was considering a lawsuit against the city and the developers for the cost to the citizens of North Ogden for the m city personnel The Mayor said the council had heard her debate tx'fore and the subdivision had been approved and the mayor said "lets go ahead." A request to rezone a section of the city txiunded by 4 no 4 50 East and North was presented to the council by Tom Taylor Taylor asked that the zoning he changed from commercial one to commercial two The council took the request under advisement and referred the request to the planning commission The matter will lie brought up before the commission at their April 19 meeting The water conservation issue was tabled until the council members can meet w ith officials of the North Bench Pipeline Company26nn-265- 0 - In other business. Councilman Christiansen announced the dates for the annual spring clean up in North Ogden The dates are April 24, 25, and 26 The council also approved a new subdivision in the North Ogden area The Carriage Hills estates, a 20 acre tract in the Kruitland Hoad Mountain Drive area near lnn North was approved for the construction of 1.1 hours The approval is subject to certain restrictions and agreements between the city and the developers. Reed Mackley and Bud Nichols |
