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Show The Ogden Valley news July 15, 2011 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Your Community Newspaper Eden Baby Makes Entrance into the World at the Top of Ogden Canyon— Dad delivers! By Shanna Francis Some things just can’t wait! That’s what Alicia and Cole Messerly of Eden learned on the way to the hospital where they anticipated welcoming into the world, the newest member of their family—Hadlee Mae. However, Hadlee had a different plan in mind. Mom says that she had been in labor for three days, even traveling down to the hospital earlier in the week, thinking it was time to deliver her and Cole’s new daughter. But she left the hospital empty-handed because her contractions weren’t consistent, and she was only dilated to a three. At about 1:00 a.m. on Friday, June 24, two days later, Alicia says that she was awakened by a very strong contraction. She and Cole hurriedly prepared to make another run to the hospital. They also carried their three-year-old son Colton out to the pickup truck with them, and called Alicia’s mother, asking her to meet them at Rainbow Gardens so Colton could go home with grandma. But some things don’t work out quite like you plan. Alicia explained, “By the time we made it to Maverik, my contractions were two minutes apart; before making it to the spillway, they were 1½ minutes apart. By the time we were crossing the dam, I could feel the baby dropping. As we began to head down the canyon, I Becky Shaw Lincoln as “Lady Liberty” in the Huntsville Fourth of July parade. Rock Fall and Instability Delay Reopening of North Ogden Divide By Shanna Francis Representatives from Weber County’s engineering department have announced that the North Ogden Divide will not open on July 1 as originally planned. North Ogden Divide Project Manager Rick Nelson of Utah Stanley Consultants explained that engineers found that the planned improvements could not safely be executed because of layers of unstable soils and rocks in the targeted area, which created a hazard to workers, and a situation that wasn’t conducive for completing the initially planned work in a satisfactory and effective manner. An additional $120,000 was needed to execute necessary preparatory work, which has included the use of climbers who scaled the mountainside to loosen and remove the layers of unstable soil and rock—some of the rocks being as large as the bed of a pickup truck—before the mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls are erected. Efforts to widen the road, straighten curves, and install guard rail meeting today’s standards began June 1, and was expected to take Mother Nature Packs a Wallop A fast-moving front blew in from the south- port and the roots ripped out a propane line. No west during the evening of June 28 at approximately 7:22 p.m., leaving a path of destruction in its wake. A microburst, lasting only about 45 seconds to a minute and a half, hit Leon Fielding’s home. It downed a large blue spruce in his yard and snapped off tree limbs. The uprooted spruce landed on Mr. Fielding’s car- one was injured. Mr. Fielding stated, “The strong wind came in and quit as fast as it started.” The microburst followed the same path as an earlier microburst in April, taking down another large mature tree in front of the historic McKay home. approximately four weeks to complete. When work began, geo-technical engineers found the unstable soil in areas where new retaining walls were planned. This layer of unstable earth was not detected during the investigative borings and design phase. It was only later that it was determined that the lose-hanging rocks created a significant safety hazard. Because of the added labor needed to finish the road project, it is now anticipated that the North Ogden Divide will not reopen until August 15, 2011. Mike Tuttle from the County Engineering Department reported, “We are very sensitive to the needs of those this closure affects, and we are doing everything we can to ensure we re-open the North Ogden Divide as quickly and in as safe as manner as possible. Our number one concern is in protecting everyone who uses this corridor.” This project is being completed as a partner- A microburst uprooted Leon Fielding’s blue spruce and destroyed his carport in Huntsville. ship between UDOT and Weber County. For additional information, contact county engineer Mike Tuttle at 801-399-8374. Police Report was trying to repair the tubing on an oxygen By Shanna Francis The Weber County Sheriffs’ office reported that an 18-year-old woman suffered head and neck injuries after falling off a horse on Saturday, July 2. Bailey Hood was riding in the Liberty Park arena when the accident occurred. She was taken to Mc Kay-Dee Hospital after the accident was reported at 9:30 p.m. During the same evening, a 38-year-old man suffered severe burns, primarily to his hands, near Dry Bread Pond campground in the South Fork area. It was reported that the burn victim EDEN BABY cont. on page 6 tank that was being using for medical reasons when it exploded, igniting his hands on fire. Weber County Sheriff Mark Horton stated that the man suffered third-degree burns on one hand and second-degree burns on the other. Investigators were unsure as to why the tank exploded. “There were no flames around, no one was smoking, there were no pilot lights,” Horton said. The victim was taken to Mc Kay-Dee Hospital by ambulance. Community Asked to Participate in Effort to Clear Dyers Woad from Ogden Valley By Shanna Francis ing. Please make arrangements to meet at the school before 9:00 a.m. to attend the informational meeting and obtain large orange collection bags from Weber County’s Road Department. It is suggested that participants bring gloves, a sharp digging tool, and/or pruners for collecting woad seeds a brimmed hat, and plenty of water. The Weber County Sheriff’s Department will also have crews on hand to help with the clean-up event. Representative Gage Froerer of Huntsville, and owner of Century 21 Gage Froerer real estate office in Eden (2405 N. Highway 158), has generously offered, along with his staff, to provide and serve hamburgers and drinks for volunteers at 12:30 p.m. following the cleanup effort. The luncheon will be provided in the Century 21 parking lot located west of Wells Fargo Bank and Maverik gas station on The entire community of Ogden Valley and Ogden Canyon are being asked to participate in a Dyers Woad Eradication event slated for Saturday, July 16. The day will begin at 8:30 a.m. with an informational seminar regarding the Utah state-listed noxious weed and the best way to eradicate, manage, and control the spread of the weed. Weber County Vegetation Manager James Park will be on hand at Snowcrest Jr. High to provide the information and answer questions from the public. Afterwards, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, the community is being asked to participate in the Valley-wide effort—to disperse into the community and clear dyers woad. Weber County has offered the use of dump trucks that will Austin Lee, a sixteen-year-old Weber High in Utila, and his troop and scout leaders in the be parked at the junior high in Eden to receive nd School student from Huntsville, went the dis- Huntsville 2 Ward. the bags of woad and woad seeds that will be tance to finish his Eagle Scout Project. This On June 3, after two flights, two ferry rides, and collected by community members that mornDYERS WOAD cont. on page 3 summer he and his family traveled to Honduras fourteen hours of travel, the Lee family arrived on to deliver school supplies to the Republica de the island of Utila. On June 8, they traveled to the Honduras School on the island of Utila. Republica de Honduras School and Austin delivHonduras is one of the poorest countries in ered close to 150 pounds of school supplies: pencils, the western hemisphere, with about pens, erasers, crayons, glue sticks, sixty-five percent of the populasoccer balls, playground balls, tion living in poverty. The averjump ropes, Frisbees and over three age Honduran receives 6.5 years hundred dollars in cash. of formal schooling. Forty-six perThe school’s students, teachcent of kids who start school in the ers, parents, and PTA president Honduras never finish sixth grade. were at the school to meet the Honduras schools often lack basic Lee family. The students were furniture, equipment, and materivery excited. They especially als in their classrooms. There are loved the crayons and the small about 45,000 children who are of scissors. They were all very school age in the Bay Islands of grateful for the supplies and conHonduras, where Utila is located. tribution to their school. Many children in the Honduras stay Rodger Mehrer, from the at home rather than go to school. U.S. Embassy in Utila, called to They remain at home to help their tell Lee, “The school was blown families work due to their level of away by the visit and donapoverty; they cannot afford to pay tions that had been provided.” Austin Lee at right. for their children to go to school The students in Honduras sent a and they need the extra income. In addition, because T-shirt to Austin Lee to thank him for his efforts. parents did not attend school, they tend to not see the The school sent thanks and appreciation to all importance of an education. who had given so much to their school. Those who do attend school often lack basic Austin and his family would like to say supplies, and cannot afford textbooks. thank you to all the family, friends, scout leadIn March of 2011, Austin Lee started col- ers, members of the Huntsville community, and lecting donations of school supplies and cash to the Huntsville 1st, 2nd, and South Fork wards for purchase supplies for the school on Utila. He their kind and generous support of this project, Volunteers working at the 13th Annual Chairty Garage Sale held in Huntsville on July 1 and 2. coordinated the project with the help of Rodger and the children of Utila Pictured above but not in order are Leslie and Elizabeth Stitt, Sherry Spainhower, Lynne Graves, Mehrer, volunteer warden for the U.S. Embassy Austin is the son of David and Pam Lee of Huntsville. Cindy Hillstrom, Dave Richardson, Laurel Kirkham, Kent Bennion, and Craig Bates. Local Youth Travels to Honduras to Complete Eagle Scout Project Annual Charity Garage Sale a Success |
