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Show Volume XVII Issue XXI The Ogden Valley news Page 11 April 15, 2010 FIRE cont. from page 1 Freedom Essay Contest Update Sherene. “It all happened so fast. Thirty minutes before calling 911, I was casually thinking about a neighbor’s burning garbage. We were so lucky that my husband was here. We were lucky that we were all still here. We were all getting ready to leave, and our 12-year-old daughter would have been home alone; she was going to stay behind because she wasn’t feeling well.” No smoke alarms went off because the smoke had been contained in the attic and wall within and above the entryway. Five to six engines responded to the emergency call. Initially, fire crews had difficulty discerning where the fire was coming from. They ended up cutting a hole in the wall behind the stove. There they found a Shown are areas of the Keith resi- c h a r r e d Not dence where firefighters had to mess. long after break into a side wall and attic extinguisharea to contain a fire that caused ing the fire, damage to the Eden home after emergency erupting on March 30. Firefighters personnel believe the fire could have been left, and smoldering for as long as a week e v e r y o n e before bursting into flames. The felt fortufire is believed to have been started nate that from wiring that was situated too the damage was close to the flue of the wood burn- relatively ing stove. minimal. However, within a short period of time, an electrician came so wiring could be reconnected around the damaged area of the Keith home. It was then that another hot spot was found above the stairs when the electrician noted the wall was too hot to place his hands comfortably against the ceiling. Emergency personnel returned to find another burning area in the attic where charred trusses were found. Sherene summed it up, “The attic was toast.” A Kiwanis representative stated, “We want to reward every student who devotes his or her The North Ogden Kiwanis Club recent- time and resources to learning more about, perhaps, the most important gift ever— ly announced the winners of the freedom.” Freedom Essay Contest for Weber Congratulations are in order for District area school-aged youth in all students who participated in the grades 4th through 12th. Every stuessay contest, and for the students dent who entered a valid Freedom whose essays were judged as worEssay received a participation award. thy to receive cash awards. Please In addition, one essay winner from note that three Ogden Valley students grades 10th through 12th received a were recognized for their essays— $1,000 CD Scholarship for the essay Stephanie Hedges, Colton Scott, and judges as best, one 4th thru 9th grader Sherene Keith points out the wall that caught received a $1,000 Savings Bond, and one 4th Marguerite Bennett. North Ogden Kiwanis thru 6th grader received a $750 Savings Bond. Club Freedom Essay Contest winners for 2010, fire on March 30. However miserable the mess, however Second and third-place winners in each grade according to the top five essays in the three age categories, are as follows: frightening the scare, Sherene says that she category also received a smaller cash award. feels that her family was fortunate. “What is Senior High School Name City Standing Award amazing, considering the amount of smoke, Weber Matthew Mason North Ogden 1st Place $1000 CD you would have thought the whole house would Weber Rebecca Tanner Pleasant View 2nd Place $l50 check have burned down. We were told by Eden Fire Fremont Sydnie Huss Plain City 3rd Place $75 check Station firemen that everything with this fire Weber Stephanie Hedges Huntsville 4th Place gift coupons went right. Fremont Kaitlyn Lowder West Haven 5th Place gift coupons “We also had incredible neighbors here helping, carrying out valuables and taking them to their homes for safe keeping. I was not cool Junior High School Wesley Johnson Pleasant View 1st $1000 S. Bond under pressure, and there were neighbors that Orion nd Home School Colton Scott Ogden 2 $100 check were helpful in helping us with decisions, like rd Vanessa Jardine Pleasant View 3 $50 check getting valuable documents and other items out Orion Snowcrest Marguerite Bennett Liberty 4th gift coupons in case the whole house erupted in flames. Sara Hathaway Harrisville 5th gift coupons “Even complete strangers stopped to help. Orion One man who we’d never met before, Shawn Durrant, whose home had been recently burglar- Elementary School ized, stopped to help. After leaving, he went Plain City Madison Jones Plain City 1st $750 S Bond downtown, bought sheet metal, and returned to Plain City Walter McConkie Plain City 2nd $75 check cover up the outside holes because he new a storm Lomond View Braden Youngberg Pleasant View 3rd $50 check was forecast to blow through. This stranger spent Green Acres Emily White North Ogden 4th gift coupons the entire day helping us. We are so lucky. The Plain City Karley Kunz Plain City 5th gift coupons people made the difference that morning. We also received about 50 calls and texts from people who For more information about next year’s contest, or the North Ogden Kiwanis Club, contact were concerned. We even had offers from others John Reynolds at 801-782-8077 or e-mail through email at <wbarn28@aol.com> to move into their homes.” The Keiths have five children. Sherene KIWANIS cont. from page 1 literacy programs, North Ogden Kiwanis mentioned that one week earlier the family had members also purchase trees for parks, clean had a Family Home Evening on fire safety. She the funds for the books—$3,000—to purchase up litter around the north end of Washington and her husband Mark realized that the needed this round, with the Weber School District Boulevard, and provide numerous additional to get rope ladders and other items so that their Foundation matching their funds for a total services for the community. They also host children wouldn’t be trapped in their bedrooms of $6,000. an annual essay contest on freedom. if there were a fire. “If the fire, where it was Carol North, an employee of Majestic Chantry encourages others to particilocated, would have accelerated during the Elementary, and member of the Kiwanis pate in this service-oriented organization. night, our kids would have been trapped in their Club with husband Gordon, coordinates the “Anyone from the Ogden Valley area is bedrooms. You think it will never happen, but program each year, negotiating prices on welcome to join the North Ogden Kiwanis you need to be prepared.” books, ordering them, and arranging pickup Club. We meet the first and third Tuesday of The Keith family also feels fortunate that by school representatives. each month at the North View Senior Citizen they are able to remain in their home while The North Ogden Kiwanis Club is part of Center in North Ogden.” repairs are being made. an international organization. Their mission If you would like more information about is to serve the children of the entire world. joining the Kiwanis, or would like to donate To raise money for their service projects, to the club, call Nancy Chantry at 801-782the North Ogden Kiwanis Club provides a 4261. Nancy states, “We work with children, breakfast at North Ogden’s annual Cherry one at a time. That’s what we’re about.” Days celebration, hosts a golf tournament, Again, students, teachers, and staff at and maintains several coin fountains around Valley Elementary express a big thank you the Ogden area to raise money for youth to the North Ogden Kiwanis Club for their scholarships. generous contribution. Besides assisting schools in the area with By Shanna Francis Celeste C. Canning PLLC Attorney at Law 2590 Washington Boulevard, Suite 200 Ogden, Utah 84401 Local: (801) 791-1092 Office: (801) 612-9299 Email: ccanninglaw@aol.com Meeting the Legal Needs of Small Business and Their Owners FREE Initial Thirty Minute Consultation. Appointments in Ogden Valley upon request. On Wednesday, April 7, members from the Kiwanis Club of North Ogden, Utah delivered books to Harrisville’s Majestic Elementary where representatives from six Weber County schools, including Valley Elementary, were able to come and select 12 sets of books--enough readers for 12 classrooms—to take back to their home school. The Kiwanis have donated over 22,000 books to area elementary classrooms during the last five years. Shown above, from left to right, are Valley Elementary Reading Specialist Sherene Keith, Kiwanis club members John Reynolds, George Comber, Roger Blair, Janet Millard, Donald E. and Nancy Chantry, Carol North (program organizer), and Gordon A. North. Mother’s Day Buffet Sunday, May 9th ... Because life is too short to hate your hair. Presented in Earl’s Lodge 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Adults $39.50 Children 6-12 yrs. $20.00 Under 6 free Reservations required. Please call (801) 620-1021 www.snowbasin.com |