OCR Text |
Show The Ogden August 1, 2011 Valley news PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Your Community Newspaper Photo by Kevin Mikkelsen Roadwork on North Ogden Divide on Schedule— Mountain pass may open before August 15 By Shanna Francis Weber County engineer Mike Tuttle says that the North Ogden Divide will be open by the anticipated August 15 date, and perhaps even as early as August 5. On Thursday, July 28, crews were grading and preparing for resurfacing of the roadway. “All that is left to do now is put up the retaining walls, guardrails, and stripe the road. We plan to do a final walk through on August 5 to make sure we can check everything off.” Closed since June 1, road crews have been working to widen the mountain divide over a 700-foot section on the east side. Initially planned to reopen July 1, unstable rock and debris on the side of the mountain roadway created a dangerous and unsatisfactory baseline to begin improvements. An additional $120,000 was added to the project budget to loosen and remove layers of unstable soil and rock before the initial work could begin. Mechanically stabilized earth walls were also erected. The mountain road project is being completed as part of a partnership between UDOT and Weber County. Liberty Cemetery board Monument honoring veterans dedicated in Huntsville Cemetery. Photo by Laurie Allen of Huntsville. Huntsville Celebrates Dedication of Military Veteran’s Monument ny and pledge of allegiance by the Huntsville 1st Ward Scout Troop with Brigham McKay leadA significant number of people braved ing under the direction of Scout Master Preston inclement weather on Memorial Day to honor Cox. The opening prayer was then offered by veterans and participate in a dedicatory program Gregg Roylance after which Aimee Erickson that culminated in the unveiling of a statue to sang “The Star Spangled Banner.” Jim Truett, Huntsville Mayor, next gave honor all who have served in the military. remarks with a short history about The statue, created by sculptor the statue, recognizing the sculpJeff Wolf, with the visual design tor, Jeff Wolf. He thanked the developed by Steve Johnson, is many people who had contributed entitled “And Some Gave All.” financially to the statue, mentionIt is a realistic depiction of an ing that when people work togethauthentically rigged rider less caver, much can be accomplished. He alry horse after a battle. The piece told that there were more people won best of show at the Design from Huntsville serving in World Conference of the Palm Springs War II, per capita, than any other Westfest in March, 2011 where town in the country; Huntsville is the sculptor named it, “Unspoken very proud of this fact. Honor.” It is a beautifully renLouis Johnson read a poem dered, impressive and artistically entitled, “A Soldier Died Today” significant piece. by Vincent Vaincourt. Troy Despite the day being cold, Brunker of American Legion Post blustery, and rainy, a sizable 129 played Taps. crowd gathered to be part of the All veterans attending the procelebration. At 11:00 a.m. as the Troy Brunker plays taps. gram were then invited to participate in the program began, the rain subsided. Onlookers had been greeted with 90 flags, unveiling of the statue along with the sculptor. which lined both sides of the entrance to the The American Legion, Post 129 of the Valley, Huntsville cemetery, the road leading to the under the direction of Commander Bradley cemetery, and flanked the flag pole and monu- Brooks, fired a twenty-one-gun salute. Elder Marlin K. Jensen then gave the dedicament. It was an impressive site. Under Program Director, J.R.Johansen, the tory prayer. Elder Jensen, a Huntsville native, is program was begun with a flag-raising ceremoMONuMENT cont. on page 9 By Suzanne Ellison Ferre By Shanna Francis Sirens could be heard throughout Ogden Valley on the afternoon of July 21 after a Salt Lake City man apparently lost control of the bicycle he was riding on Powder Mountain road and crashed. Twenty-five-year-old Tyler Cevering Soelberg, formerly of Farr West, died shortly after arriving at McKay-Dee Hospital by ambulance. According to his brother and brother-in-law, who were riding with him before the accident occurred, the three were coming down the steeply-graded Powder Mountain Road around 2:30 p.m., traveling about 40 to 45 miles per hour. After noticing that Tyler was no longer following behind them, the two traveled back Unexpected Visitor Drops into Eden By Shanna Francis The pilot of a glider made an emergency landing in a pasture within the Eden Hills Subdivision in Eden on July 20. Pilot Dave Mockler from the Ft. Worth, Texas area says he had only flown twice before in Utah. He was on the first of a nine-flight competition that was taking place during the week in the Logan area when he made the unplanned landing in Ogden Valley. Mockler, who had begun his flight in Logan from the Cache County Airport, was trying to make his way back to Logan and when he looked over the situation on the Ogden Valley side of the mountain, and was unable to find enough lift to make it back out of the valley. Linda Babcock of Eden, whose husband took the glider pictures, stated, “Fortunately, Mockler didn’t land on any of the myriads of rock piles in the pastures in our area, but landed safely.” Later, Mockler’s wife and daughters drove over from Logan with his glider trailer to rescue him. Before leaving, Mockler was working with the Weber County Sheriff’s office, hoping they could help him find other gliders who may also have had to make an emergency landing in the Valley. A second glider also landed in the high mountain Valley. Thunderstorms in the area contributed to the emergency landings. Mockler stated, “There were a lot of land outs that particular day,” a term used for unplanned landings. He explained that he had EDEN VISITOR cont. on page 9 What’s Your Blood Sugar, Today? Alternative Options Available for Type II Diabetics By Chris Stevenson Three-and-a-half years ago, life was different—very different. At 270 pounds, the idea of participating in a sprint triathlon was completely foreign—a thought that if ever suggested would have been thoroughly rejected or laughed off as a totally absurd idea. It all started about four years ago when I heard reports that Type II Diabetes was resolved after having gastric bypass surgery. I thought that made sense, since people would lose weight, but the claim was losing diabetes before losing the weight. As a diabetic at the time, I was very skeptical and suspicious of such claims. Upon further research I discovered it was true! I spoke with weight-loss surgeons, researchers, and patients and reviewed dozens of news stories on the topic. Medical journals were also confirming the claim. This was very exciting up the hill. They found Tyler off of his bike and news to me since diabetes runs in my family. on the ground seriously injured about one half My mother died from complications of diabetes. to three quarters of a mile below the resort area I have three brothers who are diabetics—one of which who is blind due to the disease. approaching mile marker ten. Paramedics who arrived treated Soelberg for head, neck, and torso injuries. A doctor at McKay-Dee hospital said that injuries were serious enough that the victim could have died of trauma from any of the three injured areas. Tyler went into cardiac arrest at the scene of the accident. He had been wearing a helmet at the time. Members of the Soelberg family from Farr West, were staying in the Wolf Creek Resort area for the week. After emergency personnel were called, family members were also notified of the accident. His parents arrived at the scene before Tyler was transported to the hospital. Cyclist Loses Life after Accident on Powder Mountain Road has an opening for a new member. See page 5 for details. I had been a diabetic for approximately ten years when I first heard this news. I was experiencing all the ill-effects of the disease—dry mouth, frequent urination, the high blood sugar “buzz,” some neuropathy, etc. Additionally, although imperceptible on a daily basis, my body organs were being adversely affected by constant high blood sugar levels. It is similar to smoking. One does not immediately feel the ill effects of smoking one cigarette, but has ugly cumulative repercussions. High blood sugar, over time, is the same way. Eventually, it can destroy vital organs in the body, such as the kidneys. Over 18 million people in the United States have full-blown Type II diabetics. There are another estimated 7 million who are diabetic but they don’t know it; it hasn’t been diagnosed yet. Type II diabetes means an individual is insulin resistant. A diabetic’s cells resist the insulin that helps deliver glucose or sugar to the body’s cells. Consequently, the glucose or DIABETICS cont. on page 8 Pressure Mounts for Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Executive Director to Step Down By Shanna Francis On June 23, Utah Governor Gary Herbert stated, “There are big changes coming to the state’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.” In a June news conference aired on KUED Channel 7, the Governor also stated that he’s already interviewing replacements for two DABC commissioners whose terms were up at the end of June—Chairman Sam Granato and Vice Chairman Gordon Strachan. Both were appointed to the board in 2007 by former Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. Though recently confirmed by the Utah Senate as Herbert’s choice for a position on the state’s economic development board, Granato has expressed interest in the executive director position of the DABC. DABC began looking for a new director after coming under fire for the loss of almost $300,000 after an Eden liquor outlet went under in 2010. Once two new commissioners are named, Herbert added, they can then move forward with selecting a new executive director to oversee DABC. A recent legislative audit blamed “poor management” by the department for the questionable losses. The Associated Press recently reported that Republican Senator John Valentine of Orem said that Dennis Kellen should resign because the department failed to alert liquor commissioners about mounting losses at the privatelyowned store that the state contracted with to sell alcohol in the mountain town of Eden. An audit of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control states that the state office also failed DABC cont. on page 8 A Weber County dump truck was filled with dyers woad after the noxious weed cleanup on July 16. Approximately 100 volunteers and service workers scoured Ogden Valley, ridding it of dyers woad that was going to seed. Unable to contain all of the woad collected, additional woad was piled in several places throughout the Valley, waiting for the county to pick up and dispose of the statelisted noxious weed. Shown from left to right are Steve Clarke of Eden, Julianne Lewis, Hannah and Laura Warburton, Representative Gage Froerer, Shanna Francis, and Jerri and Dave Winder. See pages 3 and 11 for more cleanup stories and photos. |