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Show The Ogden Valley news April 15, 2008 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Your Community Newspaper Semi-annual Ogden Canyon Cleanup Scheduled Weber Fire District firefighters practice ice rescuing maneuvers at Pineview. In conjunction with Earth Day, the Ogden Canyon Cleanup will be held April 19. The Ogden Canyon Club will join forces with the Utah Rivers Council and the Sierra Club. Community volunteers—that means YOU!—should meet at the Alaskan Inn at 9:00 a.m. The Ogden Valley/Canyon community will clean the shoulders of the road up through Ogden Canyon from the mouth of the canyon to Pineview Dam. Members of the Sierra Club and the Rivers Council will clean from the mouth of the Canyon down to the 21st Street pond. At noon, volunteers will meet at the Sports Park Pavilion near Dinosaur Park for a light lunch courtesy of The Oaks Restaurant, The Gray Cliff, and Snowbasin, a Sun Valley Resort. For more information, call Nick Breeze at 627-2777. Do your part to serve your community. See you there! Firefighters Practice Ice Rescues on Pineview On April 1, 3 and 4, firefighters from the Weber Fire District refreshed their ice rescue skills at Cemetery Point on Pineview Reservoir. This year they reviewed how to get someone off the ice if they had not fallen into the water, but still could not make it back to the shore, either because of melting ice, or ice that shifts away from the shore. They also reviewed how to get someone out of the water after falling through the ice and are clinging to it. The firefighters put on special dry suits that are insulated and attached to ropes, allowing the wearer to be pulled out of the water, either with a patient, or back to the shore solo. The suits are twice as buoyant as a life jacket, so it takes time maneuvering in the suits to learn how to swim and perform a rescue with them on. The rescuers also took out a sled that is buoyant. The sled slides on top of the ice or floats on the water, and is used to retrieve patients. It distributes the rescuer’s and/or victim’s weight if the ice is weak. Victims are then pulled out of the water, placed on the sled, and brought off the ice and back to shore. When firefighters are called out to an ice rescue, a quick response time is critical. Practicing rescue procedures prior to an actual emergency allows fire district personnel to perform their job quickly and efficiently. Chris Whetton from the Weber Fire District stated, “Every year we respond to a variety of ice rescues—everything from dogs, people, and snowmobiles that have broken through the ice.” Wolf Creek Utah Goes Private— Writing Funky Tales About Little Town Blues tion spot. After writing several books documenting Park City’s quirky appeal, Announces name change Ringholz and her husband Joe decided in Wolf Creek Utah, Wolf Creek’s 3,000acre master-planned residential and resort community located in Ogden Valley, has announced that it has transitioned into a private club and resort community, and will soon unveil new membership opportunities available for Wolf Creek Utah owners and residents, current members, and individuals living outside of Wolf Creek Utah in select nearby communities. “Wolf Creek Utah is proud of our new position as the leading private, family-friendly resort and club community in northern Utah. The privatization of our golf course and community allows Wolf Creek Utah to deliver high quality services and amenities to our members,” said Bill Cox, general manager of Wolf Creek Utah. “Later this year, we plan to begin construction on the renovation of our member’s clubhouse, the family pool, and the interim member fitness center, and we look forward to the completion of the Wolf Creek Utah Family Adventure Village as well.” EffectiveApril 10, 2008, the club will begin using the name Wolf Creek Utah to identify the club’s private amenities and remaining properties. The change reflects Wolf Creek Utah’s focus on differentiating the resort and club from other resorts in the mountain west. “We feel our programs set the standard for excellence in family fun experiences,” said Cox. “Even though our golf course and dining rooms are now private, we will continue to support our community and region with outstanding recreational opportunities and special events, such as the Balloon Festival and Music in the Mountains.” Wolf Mountain, Wolf Creek Utah Adventures, The Orvis Store, The Gift Shop (formerly Connie’s Corner), and the Wolf Creek Liquor Cellar will remain open to the public. Wolf Creek Utah Adventures, The Orvis Store, The Gift Shop, and the Wolf Creek Liquor Cellar have relocated just down the road from the clubhouse at 3718 N. Wolf Creek Drive. Beginning Sunday, April 13, restaurants at Wolf Creek Utah, including The Grille and WOLF CREEK cont. on page 10 Compiled by Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News Note: The first section of this article about Raye Ringholz was taken from an article titled, “Writing Funky Tales About Little Town Blues,” which was first printed in the University of Utah magazine “Continuum.” The author of the article is Melinda Myers Vaughn, and is being used by permission. Writer Raye Ringholz fell in love with Park City back when the quaint mountain town hardly had a full-service grocery store, and the narrow staircases that trailed down the mountainsides were more risk than attraction. But in the 20 years that Ringholz lived there, Park City’s atmosphere evolved form that of cozy ski village to a ritzy vaca- 1995 that it was time to pack up and escape the scenic time-share resort. “We were there in the olden days,” she says. “I remember when we first bought our place in the old part of the town. Everyone said it’d be cheaper to just tear it down, but we wanted to keep it funky. That’s the problem there now—the funkiness of the town is almost gone.” The demise of the Old West’s distinctive towns is a top of consuming interest for Ringholz. Her book “Paradise Paved” explores growth and the ways in which residents battle or encourage it. “Paradise” is a follow-up to her 1992 book “Little Town Blues,” which first documented the various stages of change in small Rocky Mountain boroughs. A firsthand witness to the phenomenon, FUNKY TALES cont. on page 12 Winter Sport Flies to New Heights at Powder Mountain The first annual SuperFly Open snowkite festival was held February 8, 9, and 10 at Powder Mountain Resort. “We had some basic goals when we planned the festival,” states Les Vierra, event coordinator and owner of Utah Kite Addiction. “We hoped to add another great community sponsored event to the area, promote snowkiting, help preserve snowkite access at Powder Mountain, and provide a venue for snowkiters to meet, ride, and have a great time. All those involved agree that the event goals were met, and that the festival was a great success.” The event, in part, owes its success to all of the riders who came out and put on an impressive display for the sport of snowkiting. Over fifty snowkiters from all over the United States and various other countries came together to share in the addiction of snowkiting. During the course of the SuperFly Open, hundreds of resort spectators were able to witness, some for the first time, snowkiters in action as they jumped, slid, and flew through the air. In addition, up to three Half marathon runners participating in the Striders Winter Racing Circuit made their way trainer kites were flying during most of through Eden on April 5. Beginning at the South Fork Camp ground, the athletes completed the event, allowing spectators of all ages the race at The Red Moose Lodge. Drivers should also watch for foot traffic and use caution to check out the sport on a hands-on basis. as runners compete in the Strider’s 30K on April 26, and The Ogden Marathon on May 17. Event coordinators estimate that approxi- mately sixty people had the opportunity to fly a trainer kite for the first time. Event coordinators and SuperFly Open participants would like to thank all those who sponsored the festival. “The presenting sponsor, Best Kiteboarding, led the charge and provided huge support from the beginning,” states Vierra. During the event, Best Kiteboarding kept the trainer- POWDER MTN. cont. on page 10 |
