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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper August 1, 2010 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Snowbasin Public Hearing— Opportunity to study proposal The Weber County Planning Commission will hear public comment on Snowbasin Resort’s master plan on Wednesday, August 4 at 5 p.m. in the Weber County Commission Chambers. This rezone request is the first application of the new Destination Resort Zone Ordinance, which benefits the resort by allowing a single zoning approval to support their entire master plan. This is contingent on assuring the Planning Commission the plan is well-conceived and brings a fair benefit to the Valley as a whole. This application is of particular importance because its impact on Ogden Valley sets the example and the tone for future developments. The magnitude of the resort size, its coverage of the Valley from the reservoir to the top of Mt. Ogden, its use of SR167 (Trappers Loop), and inclusion of commercial properties designed to serve Valley residents make it a landmark application. Every Valley resident will benefit from being informed. In the opinion of the GEM Committee Snowbasin management has done an extraordinary job of understanding Valley issues and needs and has made a real effort to support our General Plan and to provide tangible benefit to the Valley. Contributed by Steve Clarke, GEM Committee Chairman. For more information, contact him at <sdclarke@oValley.net> The Gunners won first place in the U12 Boys High Valley Shootout in overtime. Pictured above back row left to right: Coach Chad Booth, Peter Tanner, Bodie Sorensen, Michael Wendell, Carver Booth, and Jaden Walker. Front row: Jordan Rasmussen, Garrett Christensen, Nate Preston, Taylor Booth, J.J. Leo, Targhee Cannon, and Sam Chournos. See page 11 for more soccer news. Valley Resident Becomes Mt. Ogden Rotary Club President Work on the North Ogden Divide is scheduled to begin in August. Watch for signs posting the actual closure date. What’s Happening to Pineview Water? On Wednesday August 11, the Ogden Valley GEM Committee is sponsoring an update on Pineview Reservoir’s water quality. USU Professor Darwin Sorensen and his research associates The club is currently preparing to host its 7th will present their efforts of the last year to understand the issues driving water quality in Pineview David Crim of Huntsville became President of the Mt. Ogden Rotary Club on July 1, 2010. Annual Rubber Duck Race on the Ogden River, Reservoir and its watershed. The meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Ogden Valley August 28 at 12:00 noon. One thou- Library at 5 p.m. Dr. Sorensen is a master at making difficult things simple. Come and learn the Other officers inducted this year sand numbered ducks will be dropped good, the bad, and the new news. For more information email <sdclarke@oValley.net> were Cory Gardiner, Treasurer, and off of the Ogden Rodeo Stadium Rebecca-Ory Hernandez, Secretary. bridge and floated down the river to Founded in the United States as the finish line across from the Prairie a community and vocational serSchooner Restaurant. All proceeds vice organization in 1910, Rotary from the race will benefit the Boys & International has grown to include Girls Clubs of Weber/Davis, and the 32,000 clubs from 200 different counIn the recent Utah High School Rodeo finals the role of Miss Clearwater, the heroine of our Weber County/Ogden City Schools tries around the globe. melodrama “Powdervictims” 3rd Grade Dictionary Project. The two local youth excelled. Over 1.2 million Rotarians are fundraiser. club is currently seeking prizes and Trevor Knighton of Liberty business and professional leaders unitAllie and her mother donations from local businesses and competed in calf roping and ed to provide humanitarian service Adrian both train horses residents to support the event; many steer wrestling earning high and to build goodwill and peace in and teach students using businesses have helped out including scores qualifying him for the world. the HELP method—Horse Snowbasin-A Sun Valley Resort, who the July nationals in Gillette, The object of Rotary is to encourEmpowered Learning age and foster the ideals of service in David Crim of donated a season ski pass for the 1st Wyoming. Trevor, grandson of Darrell Poulsen of Liberty, Principles. This method place race duck. each Rotarians’ personal, business, Huntsville. concentrates on building the Entries are $5 each, or buy a conducts a very rigorous trainand community life. Rotary’s motto connection between horse “Service Above Self” exemplifies the humani- Quack Pack-6 Ducks for $25. Entries are ing program. Allie LaSalle of Eden won and rider in any discipline to being sold by club members and volunteers tarian spirit of the organization. create an equal and trusting The Mt. Ogden Rotary Club meets every from the Boys & Girls Club at the Saturday the first round in pole-bending. In addition to being an partnership. Anyone interTuesday at noon to enjoy club fellowship, man- Ogden Farmer Markets. ested in HELP lessons may For more information, contact Howard honor student at Weber High, age current and future humanitarian projects, call (801) 745-0252. and learn more about our world from interesting Green at 801-394-1544 or email: <howard@ Allie trains her own horses for competition. Some of you Congratulations Allie greensinsurance.com> guest speakers. Allie LaSalle of Eden. will also remember Allie in and Trevor! Eden Riders Merit High Scores In Utah High School Rodeo Finals Resort Reveals Long-Term Development Plans to the Public Ogden Valley Planning Commission. “We had such a bad experience with Powder Mountain, and still do, that to see the manageSNOWBASIN — Snowbasin opened its ment open their plans, even though this (the books Thursday to residents interested in the development) is in the future, is really nice,” said Gary Fullmer, of Eden. resort’s long-term development plans. Eden resident Stan Cohen said the development seems well-planned and it will be an asset to the valley. Becky Zimmermann, Design Workshop president, said she had not had any negative comments from residents. Most people were curious about what was happening and were there to get information. Zimmermann said getting to this point has been a multiyear process. She said the company did an in-depth study of the land and let that dictate where development would be. They also met with the Holding family, who own the resort, to find out what their vision was for the area. While the proposal is a land use plan, Many Valley residents attended the open house held at Earl’s Zimmermann said the Holdings have a more encompassing Lodge on July 15 to glimpse Snowbasin’s future plans. vision of what the resort would and how the development should take place “We really need to educate people and need be within the community. to get their reactions, and we need to do it before Huffman said earning the respect of the the final presentation,” said Wally Huffman, community has been very important. director of resorts and resort development for “At the end of the day, we’ve got to do Snowbasin and Sun Valley. business here, we’ve got to live with these Huffman said they expected about 200 peo- people,” he said. ple over the course of the open house. “I think this process, as full of anxiety as People gathered around the maps and bind- it may be, will answer a lot of questions about ers with the complete proposal, asking questions how we’ll do it and when we’ll do it.” of resort managers and people from Design Huffman said the people he talked to were Workshop, the Denver-based company that cre- most interested in the timing of the development and finding out when things would begin. ated and designed the proposal. Ogden Valley resident Marc Silverman Many residents were happy to be able to study the plans and find out about the proposal RESORT cont. on page 8 before the resort’s Aug. 4 presentation to the By Di Lewis Standard-Examiner staff dlewis@standard.net Arise! Valley Teens Perform in Youth Spectacular With majestic mountains and colorful sunsets as a backdrop, many youth from throughout the Valley participated with 3500 other teenagers from the Ogden area in an LDS sponsored event at Weber State’s football field. Stadium seats were full for both the dress rehearsal on July 16 as well as the performance on July17. When all the youth were on the field, stadium records for attendance were broken. The theme of the event was “Arise and Shine Forth That Thy Light May Be a Standard to the Nations.” The high-energy performance of song and dance thrilled both spectators and participants alike. After months of practice, it was estimated that the combined travel distance for participants equaled four times around the earth. The stirring finale of the performance chalMany youth leaders willingly gave of their time lenged those on the field and those in the to make costumes, give rides, help with props, stands to commit to arise and shine forth in and staging the event. their personal lives. Over 3500 participated in the “Arise” production held at Weber State University on July 17. |