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Show The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS August 1, 2005 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID A RMIT NO. 11 SDEN UT POSTAL PATRO) EDEN-LIBE! RTY- al HUNTSVILLE-84317 Motorcycle Accident Shuts Down Ogden Canyon — Mail carriers injured By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News A motorcycle accident in Ogden Canyon on July 29 shut down canyon access to the Valley for about 45 minutes. The accident occurred around 2:15 p.m. just west of The Alaskan Inn. A woman, following a group of cyclists who reportedly drove down off of Monte Cristo at high speeds, caught up with the bikers at the Chevron Station in Huntsville where they stopped before proceeding on through the Valley. The woman then called 911 to ask for a patrolman to handle the speeding incident. One of the cyclists then took off and headed down Ogden Canyon. According to Sergeant Morrow from the Weber County Sheriff’s office, 24 year old Jason Green of Hill Field failed to maneuver a corner and slid his bike into a concrete barricade, then bounced back onto the roadway before coming to rest. He was transported to a local hospital with a concussion, severe Photo taken by Larry Zini of Huntsville on June 28, 2005. ACCIDENT Evening storm over Pineview. Balloon Festival Scaled Back— Celebration will feature Hot Air Ballooning Sden’s 11th Annual Ogden Valley Balloon Festival is scheduled for August 19, 20, and 21 and will feature between 25 and 30 hot air balloons competing in various aeronautical challenges. In contrast to years past when the festival included many additional attractions such as art and craft booths, continuous live entertainment, and kids’ games, this year organizers have scaled back the activities to focus on ballooning. According to Balloonmeister Mike Bauwens, I 1s ball i 2 Il the coun- try, “I am thrilled the event is being scaled back. This is the only festival I’ve attended that has so many activities besides ballooning going on. We’re used to being the featured entertainment, and are glad the organizers are heading that direction.” The 2004 festival was a terrific event, with non-stop entertainment and a wide range of activities. But the impact on the community was too great. “Because we had some traffic issues last year, we were working very closely with the staffat Weber County to come up with a better traffic management plan. As we got further into the process, we came to the realization that this event had really outgrown the Valley, and the impact on the community and BALLOON FESTIVAL cont. on page 3 Forest Service Asks for Community Support— North Arm Shoreline Bridge to Be Replaced By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News US. Forest Service representaves are asking for support from the community to help combat vandalism of public property. Forest Service Recreation Manger Rick Vallejos is asking parents to eon with their teenagers about the dam oP inflict on private and public property. Recently, the Winter’s Grove C. ineioiad sign was destroye beyond repair by paint from paintball guns that was splattered all over the Forest Service sign. Winter’s Grove is located east of Anderson’s Cove off of Highway 39 in Huntsville. Vallejos is concerned that paintball enthusiasts are unaware of the destruction the paint from paintballs can cause. Unfortunately, a chemical used in paintballs dissolves the 3M sheeting used to coat Forest Service signs. “Often, those shooting paintball guns think that the paint is water soluble and harmless; thus, they may not understand the negative ramifications of shooting the signs with paintball guns. However, the paint does destroy these types of signs; the paint is not harmless. We want the public to know that shooting paintball guns at public signs is a waste of public resources. Parents can help by providing rules and parameters for paintball equipment use.’ The recen tly destroyed sign, which was only two years old, is valued at $250. Also lost is the 1 with having g the sign installed and, more recently. Forest Service property located near the Pineview North Arm Shoreline Trail that was destroyed this spring—not by vandalism but by heavy rains and mountain snowmelt—is also slated to be replaced. An approximate 26 foot span of bridge was washed away earlier this year. A log jam may have contributed to its collapse. Weber County has committed $6,000 in funds to help cover the costs of rebuilding the bridge. The Forest Service will provide equipment and labor. The Forest Service is waiting for the surrounding riparian area to dry out and for final approval before moving ahead with the project. cont. on page 15 The Settlement of Eden Cc omen & fe Ogden Valley ee Francis The town of Eden was named after the biblical Garden of Eden. Before Eden was surveyed and laid out in 1865, the valley was the summer hunting 8grounds for Shoshone —— As early 1825, trappers of the Hudson Bay Fur On a = 2005, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Eden Camp, held a ceremony to dedicate the Eden School Bell Monument that now stands in the Northwest corner of the Eden Park across from the General Store. Boy Scouts of America Troop 31 of the Eden Ist Ward officially began the ceremony by posting he ¢ Rosemary Waite then led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Musical numbers were offered Indian trails throughout the valley, then known as Ogden’s Hole. the valley excellent for thei naturally by the mountains with plenty of feed and offered srastus below what was later called Geertson Canyor Sydney Teeples: built a cabin on he a h Fork an Stephe n K. Wi Ibur settled in the area that later became len. The first permanent settlers came over North After the unveiling of the monument by the Eden Camp Daughters, rena Erich Sontag of ringing of the old school bell by former school teacher Virginia “Judy” McEntire Stallings. The following narrative is printed on the new monument’s plaque. water. lesy Oofe of7 Shanna rancis/OGDEN ‘al S The Eden School Bell Monument that now stands in the corner of Eden Park across from the General Store. EDEN River and Stream long and harsh, with the snow reaching six feet deep in places and the temperature as low as 46 legrees below zero. The Utah Black Hawk MONUMENT cont. on page 16 Corridor Ordinance Being Considered By Weber County By Shanna Francis Ogden cw Phot News July, the Ogden Valley Township Planning Commission voted 4 to 2 to recommend to Weber County Commissioners the adoption of a River and Stream Corridor ordinance designed to promote, preserve, and enhance valuable natural resources and to protect them from potentially irreversible impacts induced by development. Keith Rounkles, owner of the Oaks Restaurant in Ogden Canyon and Verl Creager of Eden generated the two dissenting votes. In January of 1998, Weber County adopted the Ogden Valley General Plan which acts as the legal basis for guiding and directing planning and zoning decisions—all of which should be consistent with the General Plan. Section Four of the dae cour Valley sy of Shanna Francis. /OGDE N VALLEY Scott Layton from the U.S. Forest Service inspects a sign destroyed by paintball eniieustas at the Winter s Grove campground in Huntsville. streams and on both Fork, South Fork, sides of the and Middle North Fork Rivers. Seven years after the adoption of the plan, a River and Stream Corridor ordinance is finally being considered by the county. As currently written, the proposed ordinance states that, “Structures, buildings, accessory structures, and parking areas shall not be developed within 75 feet on both sides of year-round streams as determined from the high water mark of any stream.” The proposed setback requirement on both sides of the Weber River and the North Fork, South Fork, Middle Fork is 100 feet, and 50 feet on both sides of the Ogden River below Pineview Reservoir. River and stream setback requirements STREAM CORRIDOR cont. on page 17 Letters to the Editor... Announcements .... 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