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Show Volume XVI Issue XII The Ogden Valley news Page June 15, 2009 MTC Takes Precautions Regarding Swine Flu Weber County Sheriff’s Office Adopts New Patrol Parents of missionaries entering the are also being notified that only missionaries System—Number of officers in Ogden Valley increases Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah will be allowed inside the buildings. This is are being asked to pay particular attention to the physical condition of their missionary sons and daughters and to delay their arrival at the training center if they show any signs of illness. The caution comes on the news that three missionaries at the MTC have been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus and another 17 have tested positive for the type A flu virus. The affected missionaries have been isolated from the rest of the approximately 2,000 missionaries currently residing at the MTC and are being cared for by the center’s medical staff until they pose no medical risk to others. All are expected to make a full recovery and their parents have been notified. Parents and family members coming to drop off missionaries at the MTC this week ORDINANCE cont. from page 1 Destination & Recreation Resort Zone DRR-1,” which can be found underneath the heading “Pending Projects.” The county is also considering a new Hillside Development Ordinance that can also be accessed under “Pending Projects.” An interesting component of the proposed Destination and Recreation Resort Zone Ordinance is the incorporation of a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) component. TDRs allow private landowners to sell their development rights—on approved properties that meet outlined development standards—to resort developers who desire to increase density allowances above what is allowed under current zoning regulations. The reasoning behind TDRs is to provide financial compensation to property owners who are willing to retain their land as open space for such uses as agriculture, or otherwise. They retain ownership of the land with all accompanying legal rights of ownership, such as the ability to sell or convey title, and may utilize the property for most other purposes other than residential or commercial development. For more information, visit the Weber County web site or call the planning office at 801-399-8791. to prevent additional exposure to the missionaries from outside sources. Elder Richard G. Hinckley, executive director of the Missionary Department said, “As always, the well-being of our missionaries is our top priority. We are erring on the side of caution and taking all necessary steps to ensure they are in a healthy environment. The MTC medical staff is following an established protocol designed to deal effectively with issues related to communicable diseases.” As a preventative measure, missionaries scheduled to depart from the MTC to missionary assignments are being delayed a week to ensure they are free from illness. By Shanna Francis The Weber County Sheriff’s office has announced the implementation of a new patrol system in the county. Beginning in April, they changed from operating under a platoon concept to a precinct model. Under the previous platoon concept, one platoon was assigned to the Ogden Valley. Each platoon shift consisted of two sergeants and seven to nine deputies covering the entire county. Under this system, only one deputy was assigned to Ogden Valley during each shift. Now, under the precinct model, in total, one lieutenant, two sergeants, and eight deputies are assigned to the Valley. Within each shift, one sergeant and two deputies are on duty; thus, increasing the number of officers working the Valley at any given time. Weber County Sheriff Lieutenant Phillip Howell stated, “I think the precinct concept does a couple of things. It should increase the individual deputies’ knowledge of the area they patrol because they will be there on a regular basis in an ongoing program; they will gain increased knowledge of what’s happening in the Valley. It will also enhance community policing activities. In my opinion, it’s a good thing. It will provide more community-type efforts, officers becoming more involved in the community, rather than just responding to calls. Because they will come to know the area better, they will respond in a more focused manner.” BATTALION cont. from page 1 The musical takes a unique approach in that Jefferson Hunt, senior Mormon officer in the Battalion, returns to Huntsville to address the audience as he reflects on the events from his own personal journal. Hunt, as most people know, eventually traveled into Ogden Valley and settled Huntsville. According to Huntsville Mayor James McKay, Jefferson Hunt held such a dominant personality that many of the soldiers continued to follow him even after being released from the U.S. Army and helped in the settlement of the Valley as well. Both the mayor and Skeen believe it is only fitting that the musical be presented in the very town square that was settled by Hunt over 150 years ago. The musical actually begins in England as three couples are about to embark on a journey to Nauvoo where they believe life will be ever so blissful in their new home. But things don’t always work out the way we would like. Months later, we join them as they sit in desolation on the frigid prairies of the Iowa Territory with no money or supplies to continue on and no hope of returning to the homes they have just fled. There is much confusion over how the Battalion came into existence as many people believe it was a cruel act of the government to “draft” the men after failing to protect them from mobs back in Illinois. “Not true,” Skeen says. “Brigham Young, his agents, and a special friend in Col. Thomas Kane worked extremely hard to get the enlistment concession from a reluctant President James C. Polk.” But rather than develop a script on the historical details of the Battalion experience, the musical focuses on how the men and women responded on a more personal level. “I can’t imagine how difficult it must have been to leave your wife and children stranded in such a fragile condition and go marching off 2,000 miles not knowing whether you would ever see them again.” The storyline of the musical is built upon journal entries not only from the soldiers but from the women they left behind as well. This historical-based musical will be performed at the Huntsville Park in the outdoor theatre on June 26 and June 27 at 7:30 p.m. both nights. The event is being presented free of charge thanks to donations by a loosely-formed group known as “Friends of the Battalion.” Many cast members are locals but will be joined by others coming to perform from Texas, Washington, California, and Idaho—nearly all direct descendants of Battalion members. The audience actually becomes part of the production as they are seated in a typical pioneer campsite setting. “This is a fast-paced production with some special effects that I think will be very entertaining for the audience,” Skeen comments. the Battalion. They made the longest march in military history consisting of 2,000 miles, from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego, California. “President Brigham Young told them, “Brethren, you will be blessed, if you will live for those blessings which you have been taught to live for. The Mormon Battalion will be held in honorable remembrance to the latest generation; and I will prophesy that the children of those who have been in the army, in defense of their country, will grow up and bless their fathers for what they did at that time. And men and nations will rise up and bless the men who went in that Battalion. These are my feelings in brief respecting the company of men known as the Mormon Battalion. When you consider the blessings that are laid upon you, will you not live for them? As the Lord lives, if you will but live up to your privileges, you will never be forgotten, without end, but you will be had in honorable remembrance, for ever and ever.” “In addition to the 500 men, some of the officers chose to take their families and their possessions and their own wagons at no expense to the government, which the Army permitted. There were 15 or 16 families, including 50 or 55 children and dependents, who left Council Bluffs with the Battalion.” BATTALION DOG TRAINING FACILITY AGILITY OBEDIENCE HERDING PRIVATE & GROUP LESSONS IN HOME CONSULTATIONS CALL: SHAUNA 801-745-2535 … A MUSICAL PAGEANT WHERE HISTORY, FAITH & ROMANCE COME TO LIFE … th th June 26 & 27 Entertainment begins at 7:30 p.m. Huntsville Outdoor Theatre (will move indoors for inclement weather) Free Admission www.battalionmusical.blogspot.com |
