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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper January 1, 2008 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Ve Vant Eyore Blood! Sixth grade students a Valley Elementary are once again sponsoring an annual blood drive—originally the Katie Spainhower Blood Drive—on Wednesday, January 9. Blood donations make it possible for any child in Ogden Valley to receive free blood donations should the need occur. Save your blood for a fun night where sixth grade students will entertain you with poems, magic tricks, and jokes while you help save a precious life. You will also be able to enjoy a “blood and guts” treat while you donate! Ogden Regional Mobile Unit will be there to administer blood services; blood type finger testing will also be available. Please plan to support this annual event. To donate, visit Valley Elementary’s Media Center from 1:00 to 6:30 p.m. Eligible donators must weight at least 110 pound, be 17 years of age with a parent’s permission, or 18 years or older otherwise. It must also have been at least six weeks since your last blood donation. Other health factors may apply. Contact the Ogden Regional Blood donation unit, or a sixth grade Valley student for more information. Remember, one pint of blood is equal to 3,500 calories. Donate a pound by giving a pint on January 9, 2008! Thank you for your unselfish help. Moon over Snowbasin. Photo by Gary Nate. Ogden Valley Planning Commission Adds Caveats to S.R. 39 Monte Cristo Pass Closed for Winter Approval of Powder Mountain Rezone Request— The Utah Department of Second permanent access road required Compiled by Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News On December 10, 2007, the Ogden Valley Planning Commission held a public meeting to consider several agenda items, including a petition by Daly Summit Consulting to re-zone property located at Powder Mountain Resort. Petitioners submitted the request in August of 2006 with supporting materials required by ordinance. In addition to the required materials, a Fiscal Impact Report was submitted along with an Environmental Report consisting of a Climate Report, Geologic Study, Soils Report, Vegetation and Wildlife Report, Open Space Report, Preliminary Drainage Study, Cultural Resources Study, Mountain Avalanche Analysis, Noxious Weed Plan, Wildfire Protection Plan, and a copy of Draft CC&R’s (Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions). A Traffic Impact Study (TIS) along with a TIS Update was also submitted and reviewed by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). UDOT explained they would not plan on making any road improvements to the Powder Mountain Road prior to any development taking place, and only limited improvements could be made thereafter. The proposed Master Planned Resort covers a total of 7,961 acres, 3,486 of which are located in Cache County; however, the amendment only involves the rezoning of 4,475 acres within Weber County and would change the zones from Forest Residential-3 (FR-3), Forest Valley-3 (FV3), Commercial Valley Resort Recreation-1 (CVR-1), and Forest-40 (F-40) to Forest Valley-3 (FV-3), Commercial Valley Resort Recreation-1 (CVR-1) and Forest-40 (F40). The current Powder Mountain Resort area was historically used as grazing land for a family sheep and cattle business until ski resort operations began in 1972. The area remains bordered by these traditional agriculture-based land uses to the north, U.S. Forest Service lands to the west, and State owned lands that make up the Middle Fork Wildlife Management Area to the south and east. Powder Mountain Resort currently operates three lodges with four restaurants, a rental shop/ski school, and seven lifts servicing 2,800 acres (5,500 total accessible acres). Housing and other accommodations near the resort consist of approximately 20 single-family dwellings in nearby subdivisions and about 57 combined units within the existing Columbine POWDER MTN cont. on page 17 Transportation (UDOT) advises motorists that State Road 39—the Monte Cristo mountain pass between Huntsville and Woodruff—is closed for the winter season. The pass is closed from milepost 37 in Weber County to milepost 68 in Rich County. Signs are posted to notify the traveling public. Heavy snowfall on this road exceeds the Department’s capacity to clear and maintain it for travel during the winter months. The road will re-open next spring as weather conditions permit. Fire Burns Liberty Garage on Christmas By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News A Christmas day blaze heated things up for the holidays as a Liberty garage burned. The structure, made of rough cut and untreated lumber, sent flames into the night sky around 7:30 p.m. Highway 166 was blocked to through traffic until the fire could be contained. The garage, owned by Shaun Story, is located at 4053 N. 3500 E. Weber County Fire Captain Kim Holmes stated that the fire started at the back of the garage where a wood-burning stove was in use. “It sounds like the stove was heav- ily stoked and the damper wasn’t shut. A really hot fire probably created enough heat that surrounding materials may have combusted.” Firemen from both of Ogden Valley’s fire stations—numbers 62 and 65—were at Eden Station #62 having Christmas dinner when the alarm sounded. “Fortunately, both stations were able to arrive within minutes after the call,” stated Holmes. “Also, the owner was able to safely get his snowmobiles out of the garage, along with his two vehicles and a 55 gallon drum of high octane gas before we arrived. The good FIRE cont. on page 10 On December 20, a powerful winter storm rolled through the valley bringing thunder and lightning, hail, wind, and snow. Photo taken by Larry Zini of Huntsville. Snowcrest Hosts Brenn Hill at 2nd Annual Talent Show and Dinner Snowcrest Junior High School invites the community to their 2nd Annual Skyhawk Talent Showcase and dinner on Friday, January 18. Snowcrest students will audition for the opportunity to perform and entertain the audience. To highlight this special night, the amazing talent of local singer/songwriter and cowboy poet Brenn Hill will open and close this fundraising event. Over the course of his career, Brenn has received a total of 13 Academy of Western Artist Will Rogers nominations, is the AWA’s reigning Western Male Vocalist of the Year, and has received a nomination in the same category again this year. This fundraising event is a great TALENT SHOW cont. on page 14 Utah Winter Games Kicks Off Third Annual Winter Fitness Program It’s time to put down the remote, put on the coat, and get outside because WinterFit season is here. The nation’s only statewide, entrylevel winter fitness program is gearing up to help all Utahns enjoy winter instead of hiding from it or dreading it! The average American gains four pounds during the winter. The average Utah Winter Games WinterFit participant A hollow shell of a garage that burned Christmas Day evening is all that remains stand- lost four pounds—and that made team ing the day after. Vehicles, snowmobiles, and a 55 gallon drum of octane gas were members very happy! A community outreach effort organized retrieved from the burning structure before it became fully engulfted. by the Utah Winter Games, WinterFit is a fun group fitness program where teams made up of anywhere from two to ten people get together, choose a captain, register online, and start improving their members’ health. There are two basic categories, Weight Loss and Minutes of Activity, and each team can choose to be in one or both programs. Teams can be made up of co-workers, friends, families, and/or neighbors. Last season, groups of employees formed teams to compete against each other inside an WINTER GAMES cont. on page 19 |