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Show Volume XVI Issue XI The Ogden Valley news Page 11 June 1, 2009 Doug Lythgoe Earns Prestigious Designation to Help Homeowners in Danger of Foreclosure Doug Lythgoe of RE/MAX Community in able as I work with sellers and lenders on S. Ogden has earned the prestigious Certified complicated short sales,” said Lythgoe. “It Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designa- is so rewarding to be able to help sellers save tion, having completed extensive their homes from foreclosure.” training in foreclosure avoidance Alex Charfen, founder of the and short sales. This is invaluable Distressed Property Institute in Boca expertise to offer at a time when Raton, Florida said that Realtors® the area is ravaged by “distressed” such as Doug with the CDPE deshomes in the foreclosure process. ignation have valuable training in Short sales allow the cashshort sales that can offer the homstrapped seller to repay the morteowner much better alternatives to gage at the price that the home sells foreclosure, which virtually destroys for, even though it is lower than the credit rating. These experts also what is owed on the property. With may better understand market condiplummeting property values, this Jamie and Doug tions and can help sellers through the can save many people from foreemotional experience. Lythgoe closure and even bankruptcy. More The Distressed Property Institute and more lenders are willing to consider opened in January 2008 and provides training short sales because they are much less costly on-site and online. The CDPE is the premier than foreclosures. designation for Realtors helping homeowners In the Wasatch Front area, more homes in distress and handling short sales. than ever are in danger of foreclosing. It “Our goal is to educate as many people as is happening in all price ranges. Local possible so we can help as many homeownexperts say that even high-priced homes are ers as possible,” Charfen stated. not immune. Utah saw an 87% increase in For more information about CDPE desigforeclosure’s in 2008 alone. nation or to find a certified distressed Realtor “This CDPE designation has been invalu- in your area, please call 1-800-482-0335. OUTBREAK cont. from page 1 children of kindergarten age now receive the vaccination combined with their tetnus and diphtheria shot. As of the last day of school at Valley Elementary, 51 to 52 cases of chicken pox had been reported—an outbreak that has plagued Ogden Valley students and their families this spring. L’Estrange stated that while there HISTORICAL cont. from page 9 mas, and celebrated with a merry ball. Too soon it was over, and I was making money at last. I became a T.N.T., which meant “Trained Nurses Tramps” and that is what happily and for sometime I became, along with girls from all over the U.S. A. After returning home, I was kept busy on special duty. The work was tedious and trying so when the County Hospital called me to work there, I went gladly. Room and board were welcome and my roommate was friendly. The first day of working I was filling a tray of 6 o’clock medicines when I heard a scream, shrill and stabbing. It filled the room and was frightening. Quickly I asked, “Who is that person in such terrible pain?” The nurse working with me seemed unconcerned at the horrid cry. She had heard it too often; lifting the tray she answered, “That is Mrs. Brown over in isolation. No other place to put her. She is a charity case, advanced carcinoma of the face, and drugs don’t help much anymore. I’ve got a hypo ready for her now. Come over with me and see for yourself.” Mrs. Brown—the name haunted me as we crossed the courtyard, climbed the wooden steps of a building condemned but not torn down, entered a dismally lighted room crisscrossed with strings that led from bed to bathroom, to table and chair and back to bed again. There was nothing more in that room, nothing more than an old woman, a painracked woman whose white hair was scant and wispy, whose faded bathrobe hung in loose folds over a small, gaunt body, whose worn slippers covered dragging feet, whose face was a piteous remnant, whittled by disease and by surgeons. She stood before us, unseeing, pleading for relief. We gave her the narcotic, put her to bed in preparation for the sad night, and she pulled the covers over her head. I remembered long ago the night Mrs. Brown and her daughters had come to my have been clusters of the contagious disease in other areas of the state, Valley Elementary manifested a higher number of cases this year than any other school in the county. For more information about these and other communicable diseases, or for more information on immunizations offered by the Weber-Morgan Health Department, call 801399-7252. division. Where were the girls now I wondered, for I knew they would never desert her, so I watched for them. Two days passed, and then I saw them in the dusky evening, walking slowly across the courtyard, up the wooden steps, when the scream of pain came, stabbing and engulfing them. They opened the door and closed themselves in with the darkness; Mom and her girls. Three years after entering we took State Board examinations and graduated in exercises held at the Assembly Hall on Temple Square. Since we started in October, we worked all summer. No time off was given me for the six weeks I lost having small pox, for no vaccinations had been given us due to interference of war and the flu. The girls who had entered in January and June left one by one. Our class followed them in the fall of 1921. 1920 Arnold married Ruby Salt June 23, 1920. 1921-1922 I left the hospital and moved to our house on Ninth Ave. where Moiselle, Erma, George, and Gladys came and went according to school, work, and sometimes sickness. Aunt Tillie had decided that I should be a school nurse and I wasn’t yet mature enough to disagree; she made arrangements with the North San Pete School Superintendent to start as soon as possible. For two weeks I worked with the Granite school nurse and then, not very well prepared, green, timid, and a little homesick already, traveled by train to Mt. Pleasant. The highlight of that year was a workshop with government doctors on arrested T. B. cases, a two-week, interesting program. Otherwise, I did physical examinations (or so it was optimistically called) on every kid up to the tenth grade, gave talks, made home visits, and made somewhat of a reputation, mainly because I followed a nurse who was a dismal failure. Because of lack of money, schools there closed April 1, and I left for home in snow piled up three feet and still snowing. High Altitude Fitness Begins Daycare Program High Altitude Fitness is no ordinary daycare. High-energy sports, technical dance moves, graceful gymnastics, and solid educational classes have combined to create a cutting-edge child care hybrid that is sure to make a difference in the lives of kids throughout Ogden Valley. High Altitude Fitness now offers several daycare options for Ogden Valley children. Designed to meet the needs and schedules of today’s busy families, the program offers all-day and half-day daycare choices for children three years of age and older. In addition, parents of elementary school-aged children can take advantage of summer child care as well as before and after school daycare programs. After most daycare options in Ogden Valley were eliminated, many parents were left searching for solutions, but to no avail. High Altitude Fitness’ commitment to the community inspired owners Chandra Barrong and Caralee Burton to create a preschoolbased daycare program that is as unique as their gym and fitness classes. “We’re taking a modern and healthy approach to daycare that will create strong physical and mental fitness habits in children while offering viable daycare and preschool solutions to parents,” Barrong said. “The whole family can benefit from this program.” Unlike many other facilities, children have the opportunity to participate in several activities while in daycare including preschool, tumbling, gymnastics, dance, art, and lots of physical activity. “Our top priority is helping children have a wonderful time through physical play and exercise,” Burton said. “We are aware of the recent downward trends concerning children and their fitness levels. To combat this we utilize a combination of fun and exercise that has proven to be very successful with children.” Recent studies have shown that children in the United States are less fit than they were a generation ago. Many are showing early signs of cardiovascular risk factors from poor diet and physical inactivity, which is leading to excess weight and higher blood cholesterol levels. Increased physical activity has been associated with an increased life expectancy and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. High Altitude Fitness has incorporated physical activity into their daycare and preschool programs with the goal of enhancing the lives of children. Limited space is available; High Altitude Fitness encourages parents to sign-up children as soon as possible. High Altitude Fitness has been serving the Ogden Valley for over two and a half years. Continuing its mission to help its members achieve their optimal health and fitness goals, High Altitude Fitness offers custom-tailored classes, exercise programs and personal training to assist people in attaining the highest results. High Altitude Fitness is renowned for its small, personal classes and enriching preschool programs. With its owners heavily involved in the gyms programs, High Altitude Fitness is continually committed to changing lives by helping people reach their individual potential. For more information, contact High Altitude Fitness at 801-745-2653. Major Changes in the Works for I-15 The Utah Department of Transportation has been restricting northbound traffic on I-15 between 500 North and I-215 while changes were being made as part of the ExpressLinks project in North Salt Lake. They have also been closing on-ramps during the end of May. These ramp closures are in connection with the shift to a new lane configuration in the area. Southbound I-15 will also be restricted to one lane from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on both Wednesday June 3, and Thursday June 4. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes such as Legacy Parkway, I-215, and I-80. During these restrictions, crews will remove lane lines and re-stripe the Interstate to accommodate a new traffic configuration. Upon reopening June 4, all traffic will be relocated onto what is usually northbound I-15 in a 3x2 lane configuration. Moveable barrier will be used to provide three lanes of traffic in the peak direction. This traffic configuration will extend through project completion in fall 2010, allowing the project to progress more quickly while maintaining the current number of lanes in the peak direction. Additional impacts associated with this project include consecutive southbound ramps closures beginning June 4 through fall 2009. The following ramps will be closed: • Southbound 2300 North on- and off-ramps to I15. • Southbound 900 West on- and off-ramps to I-15. Additional ramps closures will occur in late summer. All northbound ramps and Beck Street will remain open until September 2009 when widening activities will switch to the other side. ExpressLinks construction will increase traffic congestion and cause delays. Motorists should use alternate routes during construction whenever possible. Suggested detour routes include Legacy Highway, I-215 to I-80, and U.S. 89. UDOT’s I-15 EXPRESSLINKS project will add express lanes in each direction from 500 North in Salt Lake City to the I-215 ramp in Davis County. In order to accommodate the new width of the freeway, bridges at Beck Street, U.S. 89, and 1100 North will be replaced. The bridges at 800 and 1100 North will be replaced by one bridge at 1100 North. This project is scheduled for completion in fall 2010. 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