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Show July 15, 2004 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT ca |Your Community Newspaper 7 -_ on po as +G : a POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 7E : Pan ae a a ms, ie f- a ie » Cancer Screening Clinics Offered by Weber-Morgan Health Department The Weber-Morgan Health Department, 2570 Grant Avenue, Ogden, offers cancer screening clinics for women 40 to 64 years of age. Call 399-8161 for an appointment. All screenings are performed by female health care providers and include a breast exam and instructions on breast self-examinations. Pelvic exams and/or pap smears can also be scheduled by calling the Health Department. Women ages 50 to 64 years, who qualify by income, will be seen free of charge and receive a voucher for a free mammogram at a local hospital, and a certificate for free groceries. Qualifying women ages 40 to 49 years can be screened and receive a voucher for a free mammogram, but will need to pay a fee between $5 and $30, based on family size and income. Encourage the women in your life to take an active part in their health by participating in cancer screenings. HE’S OUT-INOUT-IN... Huntsville 4th of July festivities a big hit Tommie Lee, Principal of Valley Elementary, along with many other brave souls, dared the crowd to dunk them in the Dunking Booth sponsored by St. Florence Catholic Church as part of the Huntsville 4th of July festivities at the Huntsville Park. Other dunkees included: Heather Jorgensen, Father Charles Cummins, Scott Layton, Angel Truett, Chris Osmond, Lynn Graves, Pauline Maxwell, and the Snowcrest Jr. High Cheerleaders. Brandon Fsiler and John Lewissof Eden. Local Bike Riders Making a Difference On July 23, 2004, John Lewis and Brandon Fuller of Eden, and Tim Trickler of Logan will set off on a 4,000 mile bike ride across America, hoping to raise awareness and monies for medical research. They’re hoping that their 40 day, 40 night trek across country will raise $250,000 for the John L. and Melissa A. Lewis Foundation to help fight juvenile diabetes and Waldenstroms’ mactroglobulinemia cancer through the solicitation of pledges of one cent per mile, or more. The cyclists are calling their effort the “Because You Can” endeavor. They will begin their journey in Florence, Oregon on July 23, 2004 and then head towards the east coast, hoping to arrive in Yorktown, Virginia by September 2, 2004. They will ride, on average, 100 miles a day, traveling unassisted by support vehicles, carrying their own equipment in packs that will weigh between 30 and 50 pounds, 8 of which will be water. The highest elevation they will climb to is 11,500 feet while crossing Hoosier Pass in Colorado. Doctors and dieticians estimate that the riders will each burn, on average, 10,000 calories a day, and will probably need to con- sume about 150 grams of protein to maintain adequate muscle tissue. The public is invited to follow along on this fundraising adventure, making contact with the riders themselves by logging on to <www.BecauseYouCan.org> <A major D.J. in Chicago, Kevin Mathews, will also be cheering the riders on and lending support by broadcasting their progress throughout the Midwestern states. John Lewis states, “Hopefully our efforts, and taking time away from our families and jobs, will show that we can each make a difference, ‘because we can.’” Residents Polarized on Incorporation By Matthew Evans Standard-Examiner staff mevans@standard.net EDEN — Signs of strife abound in this sleepy Ogden Valley hamlet—250 signs, to be precise. That’s how many red-and-white signs are posted in lawns throughout the community. The signs protest an effort to turn the community of 600 landowners and about 1,500 residents into a bona fide city. The latest step in that process—a $15,000 feasibility study—started in April, four months after 197 Eden residents signed a petition asking Weber County to look into what would happen if Eden were to become a city. The study’s findings are expected in a month. Depending upon the results, life in Eden could be forever altered. Some feel the change would be a blessing; others believe it a curse. Those who asked for the study say incorporation means local control, something they feel is missing. Far too often, Weber County’s leaders ignore the concerns of residents, said Paul Judd, chairman of the Ogden Valley Business Association. That’s what prompted the formation a year ago of the Eden Incorporation Research Citizens Committee. If the city incorporates, residents would be able to elect their leaders. Today, he said, Eden is at the mercy of the County Commission and those appointed to the Ogden Valley Planning Commission. “The reason why we want incorporation is plain and simple. We want a vote,” said Judd, an Eden resident for more than two decades. “Who wants to live in a place that’s ruled by appointed kings? This is about democra- cy, period,” he said. Opposition Others aren’t so sure. They fear the incorporation effort is an attempt to skirt the Ogden Valley master plan, which aims to preserve the rural nature of the valley through stringent rules on developers. Also, with such a small tax base, they fear costs for services would skyrocket and the quality would suffer. So, an opposition group was formed, which purchased the signs asking voters to reject the proposal to incorporate Eden, should the effort make it to the polls. “This is not old versus new, and we’re not anti-growth or anti-progress. A spectrum is represented (in this group),” said Lee Schussman, an Eden resident whose family moved from Ogden five years ago. “The one common thread is we feel this incorporation effort is an end run around the master plan, which was a well-thought-out effort to include everyone in the way this valley was developed.” The community of Eden came into being in 1859. It’s changed a little since. 1859 roots The Eden General Store now faces competition from a convenience store and a grocery. There is also a car wash, a bank, pizza parlor and condos and subdivisions for retirees, skiers and snowmobilers. For the most part, though, Eden remains a place marked by farming and ranching and open spaces. In spring 2003, a group of about 90 residents gathered to discuss forming a township planning commission, as their neigh- bors in East Huntsville and Liberty/Nordic Valley had done. “Many felt the decisions being made were not in the best interest of Eden, and there was nothing we could do about it,” said Dick Manley, another member of the Eden Incorporation Research Citizens Committee and an Eden resident since 1988. “We don’t have enough votes to put our own candidate in there.” Many at the meeting were perturbed that Eden was featured prominently in brochures touting Ogden to tourists, while the voices of its residents were being ignored. A decision that really riled residents, Manley said, was one that allowed Wolf Creek Resort to build a RV storage facility in a prominent location. Nearly everyone at the meeting liked the idea of an Eden with its own politicians, Judd said. “With local control, we can elect them in and we can elect them out,” he said. “It’s not another layer of bureaucracy; it’s opening up government to the people in this community.” Research committee That meeting was the genesis of the Eden Incorporation Research Citizens Committee. The group tinkered with boundaries a few times before circulating the petition in late fall 2003. Committee member Steve Clarke said the sole aim of the boundary changes was to cut costs. “We were just trying to get the boundaries to the point where it was economically viable to have a city,” said Clarke, who has INCORPORATION cont. on page 13 Letters to the Editor. Page 2 Calendar of Events.. Page 14 Announcements.... Page 6 Classifieds ......... Page 15 Historical Article.... Page 9 |
