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Show The Ogden Valley news Page 12 Volume XVI Issue XII June 15, 2009 Ogden Valley Pathways Student Essays Weber County Man Catches Record-Sized Smallmouth Bass Note: The following essays are from sixth grade students who entered their essays in Ogden Valley Pathways’ annual contest. This year’s theme was, “How can I preserve and maintain existing Ogden Valley pathways? By Shanna Francis How Can I Preserve and Maintain the Existing Ogden Valley Pathways? By Karlee Baugh How can you preserve the Ogden Valley pathways? I will leave only footprints and follow the trail. I will pick up litter that others have disrespectfully left behind. By preserving our existing pathways, we may let others see the breathtaking nature that Ogden Valley has provided us with. When you leave only footprints and follow the trails and don’t cut through them, you don’t destroy the beautiful plants, trees, and shrubs that thrive on the sides of the trails. Leave only footprints so you can enjoy the pretty trails that rise and curve with the natural surroundings. By maintaining the Ogden Valley pathways, we can always remember the peaceful, clean, calm places that you’ve been to. Did you know that almost everyone litters and doesn’t care enough to pick it up? Thanks to those who don’t care; that gives us an extra job to clean our trail. So please, preserve and maintain our existing pathways. It’s the nature the way the Indians saw it. HIGH ALTITUDE cont. from page 8 climbing is the one camp all four of my kids are thrilled to attend. It is the only camp of its kind so my nephew and niece from Kaysville signed up as well. I am so grateful to Caralee and Chandra for giving my kids the chance to learn this exceptional sport.” Due to the camp’s overall success, HAF is happy to add a few more to the schedule for a variety of age groups. The schedule is as follows: WE ROCK: Oneday adventures for adults, couples, & families – 4:00 p.m. until dark on Thursday, July 9 & August 20. This climbing group is designed for adults, couples, & families to explore Ogden’s climbing with a great instructor and without having to invest in all the expensive gear. Limit 10 people/group. $40/person or $75/couple. KIDS ROCK: Rock Camp for Kids ages 7+ - M/W/F, August 10, 12, & 15. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This camp is designed for kids to explore the climbing areas that Logan & Ogden have to offer. $190/person, per week. TEENS ROCK: Rock Camp for Teens 11+ - M/W/F, August 3, 5, & 7. 9:00 a.m. Help Out By Lexi Harris One day in the summer my mom and I were driving down past a downtown pathway. The condition of the pathway was not good. It was littered and old; it had garbage all over—soda pop cans, plastic bags, candy-bar wrappers, and even old shoes. The next day we drove down the same road by the pathways. I was happy to find that people were cleaning up the pathways. They had brooms, rakes, litter bags, and other things. After they were finished, the paths looked almost new. I think that we can follow the example of those people by helping out in our communities. Cleaning up can help make you happy along with people who take the time to enjoy the pleasures of the pathways. Imagine if you and your family wanted to take a walk down one of the pathways but the conditions of the pathway are so bad that you don’t go. That would be disappointing. So, make a difference by volunteering to help clean up Ogden pathways, and make a difference. to 5:00 p.m. This camp is designed for kids 11 & older. Will climb in various locations in Ogden & Logan. $190/person, per week. GIRL’S NIGHT ROCKIN’ OUT: Women’s climbing group – 4:00 p.m. ‘til dark on Tuesdays, July 7 & August 11; and Thursdays, July 30 & August 6. $40/person. PICTURE THIS NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY Day Camp: Monday, August 10, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ages 9+. This camp will take participants to North Fork Park for hiking, instruction in photography technique, & a fire roasted lunch! Participants will need to bring their own cameras. $40/person. Includes lunch. HAF, soon going into its fourth year of business, is dedicated to continually bringing quality opportunities for people of all ages to become active—both indoors and out. HAF High Adventure Camps are part of a great summer camp line up including Karate, Tumbling, Cheerleading, Art, Water Works, Science, and more! To register, call Caralee at 801391-7091 or e-mail us at <hafutah@gmail. com> You can also find us on the web at <www.gmail.com> Sign up today! girth along with the length, another calculation could have been used in the competition Sidney Reeves of Ogden caught a record- that was indicative of the true weight of the breaking 8 lb 1 oz smallmouth bass on fish as found earlier in the day on the scale. Jordanelle Reservoir on May 20 at the Utah Reeves reflected, “Unfortunately, I failed to Bass Federation draw tournament. The fish measure the width of the fish. While I believe outweighed the current state record-holding this would have ensured a 1st place win in the smallmouth bass by almost a pound. competition, it still would According to Reeves, not have ensured the formal he was fishing with his documentation of a recorddraw partner in the combreaking fish within the state petition at about 8:00 a.m. for catch and release since when they saw a “flip flop,” the Utah State Division of or “thong” floating in the Wildlife Resources only water. The two boated over considers the length and to the debris, associating it not the girth. I believe this with a marker, a floating policy needs to be corrected device tied to an anchor to more accurately reflect that some fishermen use the true size of fish for the to mark a hot fishing spot. record books. I would like to Reeves stated, “It wasn’t see the catch and release cria marker, but I still cast a teria changed to length and lure using a number eight girth. This was an amazing test line near the thong. catch and I am thankful to My line started swimming have landed her.” so I immediately set the Sidney Reeves of Ogden with his The Utah Division of record-sized small mouth bass hook. The fish then dove Wildlife Resources lists the like a submarine, and I caught Wednesday, May 20, 2009 largest smallmouth bass at Jordanelle Reservoir during the knew immediately she was caught within the state at a big fish. Since there are Utah Bass Federation draw tourna- 7 lbs. 6 oz. and 22 inches ment. The monster fish weighed in no carp in Jordanelle, I was in length. It was caught wondering what type of at a staggering 8 lbs 1 oz, and was in 1966 by Alan Iorg at 21¼ inches long. Reeves stated that fish it could be that could Midview Reservoir (Lake be this big. She fought is was caught on a dropshot with a Borham). number eight test line. hard and well. As she came The world-record smalltowards me, she moved in mouth bass weighed in at 11 pounds 15 ounces, a wobbling, side-to-side motion because she and was caught by D. L. Hayes in 1955 while was so fat. She finally gave up and turned trolling a pearl-colored Bomber at Dale Hollow side ways. It was then we could see that she Lake, which is situated near the Tennesseewas a smallmouth bass, and we went into Kentucky border. shock. My partner Roger Mezenen got the Reeves has a history as a winning bass net. When she finally fell into it, I gave a big fisherman. In last year’s competition, he sigh of relief because I knew that I had just took a first place position as a co-angler, and landed a record-sized fish.” third overall. This year he took home a secReeves nicknamed the fish “Thong.” ond place win as co-angler. After netting the fish, they weighed and Reeves also represented Wyoming in the measured the aberration with the paper tour- Bass Federation Nation National Competition nament ruler. Because fishing at Jordanelle in Florida at Lake Toho in 2007. He then is catch and release, they then had to release moved up to nationals, competing against all the monster fish back into the reservoir. of the state winners from each of the six U.S. Completing the days’ round and returning divisions. He finished 22nd out of the 58 top back to the launch, Sidney learned that the bass fishermen in the nation. formula used for determining the official Sidney Reeves is the owner of Northern weight of his smallbass trophy-sized fish, Fitness Personal Training Studio in North which was very broad around the girth but Ogden. For more information about fishnot very long, calculated the weight at only 5 ing or health, nutrition, and personal trainlb 7 oz. If Sidney would have measured the ing, contact Reeves at 801-603-0497 or EDITOR’S VIEW cont. from page 3 plants by breaking the stem off close to the base, and spraying the herbicide onto the top state and county officials and let them know of the newly capped stalk. The Utah State you support efforts to address the problem. University Extension Office recommends the Yes, there are other noxious weeds that need use of one of these five chemicals: to be controlled, but dyer’s woad is of prime importance too. If you see this noxious weed • 2, 4-D growing on your neighbors’ property, give • 2, 4-D in combination with Pelar them a gentle reminder that state law requires • 2, 4-D in combination with Dicamba that it be removed. If you know someone (Banvel) who needs help, let’s line up volunteers who • Round-up or Diuron (Karmex) can assist in the effort. Let’s teach our youth • Metribuzin (Sencor) about the importance of eradicating the weed Kathey Bardwell from the Extension so they can help in its removal while they are Office stated, “There is no way that our counout and about walking or playing. With all the rain we have received, now is ty weed department can handle the removal a prime time to pull the weed out by the root of all of the dyer’s woad in the county. All before it’s too late. If unable to do so, at a property owners have to do their part to help. minimum, cut off the flowers or green seed- It is mandated by state law.” Let’s all get serious about dyer’s woad, lings before they can mature and germinate. and eradicate this noxious weed once and While use of an herbicide is most effective before the plant bolts (goes into its growth for all. 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