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Show Volume XIX Issue VIII The Ogden Valley news Page 3 August 1, 2011 Editor’s View Translator Board Releases Updated Channel List The following is an updated list of chan- must use a converter box. nels, networks, and call signs now available to “Some analog channels are still available; Valley residents, according to the Ogden Valley however, the Ogden Valley Translator Board canTranslator Station Board. not continue to maintain the old equipment that Board representatives state, “If you cannot sustains analog and, therefore, will have to shut receive all of the following channels, rescan the analog channels down within the next year.” were also very supportive when made aware of the your television in accordance with your ownFor more information, you may contact board community initiative to rid Ogden Valley of this er’s manual and/or check the alignment of your member Keith D. Anderson at 801-745-4404. noxious weed. UDOT and the U.S. Forest, impor- antenna. If you have an analog television, you tant neighbors in Ogden Valley with substantial Channel, network, and Call Sign land holdings, were also supportive. The Weber County Sheriff’s Department also joined the effort, 2-1, CBS, KUTV-HD 7-1, PBS, KUED-HD 13-1, FOX, KSTU-HD and supervised a group of volunteers from the 2-2, - , KUTV 7-2, PBS, WORLD 13-2, - , KSTUANT Weber County jail who spent the morning trying to 4-1, ABC, KTVX-HD 7-3, Spanish, V-me 14-1, IND, KJZZ clear public lands and right-of-ways of the weed. 4-2, - , KTVX-SD 9-1, UEN, KUEN 16-1, ION, KUPX Volunteers worked tirelessly during the 4-30, WB, KUCW-SD 9-2, UEN, MHZWRLD 16-2, - , qubo morning, moving throughout the Valley on pri- 5-1, NBC, KSL-HD 11-1,-PBS, KBYU 16-3, - , IONLife vate and public lands to remove the seed heads, 5-2, Sports, KSL-US 11-2, - , BYUtv depriving millions of new dyers woad seeds the 5-3, Weather, KSL-WX 30-1, WB, KUCW 11-3, PBS, Create opportunity of finding a spot in Ogden Valley to germinate and continue the cycle of regeneration. Again, many thanks to Representative Froerer and his wife Gloria for their support—for First Annual Dyers Woad Roundup A Success By all accounts, the community’s First Annual Dyers Woad Roundup in Ogden Valley, held July 16, was a grand success. Each spring for many years, The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS has endeavored to educate and remind Valley residents about the responsibility of clearing the state listed noxious weed from their private property, which is mandated by state law. Letters to the Editor Brad Brower (center) of Middle Fork participated in the cleanup as part of his Eagle project for Scouts. He is shown (from left to right) with his grandfather Jerry Allred (Middle Fork); Representative Gage Froerer; his brother Chris from Spokane, Washington; and his great-grandfather Dewey Taylor, also from Middle Fork. While many have made various efforts to respond to this call, others have been less conscientious or haven’t had the means to address the problem. The complete eradication of dyers woad, or any other noxious weed, is hampered by the same age-old problem; unless there is buy-in from everyone in the community to address the problem, the efforts of those who expend the resources to do so are hampered by The Cut Hut Staff Helps Fellow Stylist On June 19, Father’s Day, friend and fellow hair stylist Jill Marie Olson, with her husband and two children—Gage (5) and Gentry (7 months)—were hit head on in a car accident by a man who had fallen asleep at the wheel. The driver of the car that hit them had no insurance. Jill’s son Gage was killed on impact. Friends from the Cut Hut have been cutting hair for free Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. during the Pictured above are Jace, Dax, Alli, and Andrea month of July, asking, instead, for donations to and Shawn Durrant of Huntsville. help Jill pay for medical and funeral expenses. Jill suffered multiple fractures, including rallying around this cause—and for the luncheon, two broken legs, a broken arm and wrist, a which they generously donated for volunteers at broken collar bone, and broken toes. She has their Century 21 Real Estate office in Eden. been receiving medical treatment and physical Also, thanks and kudos to the many volunteers, including families and scout groups, who braved the heat to cut and pull hundreds of dyers woad plants. There was even a volunteer As owners of Wasatch Paving, we’ve had from as far away as Layton. We would also like many inquiries about out-of-area contractors to thank the many businesses who generously coming into the Valley doing work. These peodonated gifts for the drawing that was held after ple come every year under different names from lunch was served. These businesses include: places as far away as Louisiana and Texas, or Alpine Pizza, Carlos and Harleys, Craig Bonham as close as California. They get Utah Business with Harley & Bucks, Chic Style Boutique, Licenses and tell people they’re “local.” This Club Rec, Diamond Peak, Dottie Becks, Eats of is all well and good, but there’s usually a catch. Eden, Eden Coffee and Cocoa, Harley & Bucks, l They tell you they have “extra” roadbase, asphalt, crackseal, sealcoat, concrete or roofing Iverson Dental, Joan Woodruff, and Valley Hair. materials from another job. If they in fact do, it’ll be too cold or set up for adequate compaction or coverage to hold up long term. If they’re that far off in their job measurements, they’re incompetent to begin with. They’re always ready to “make a deal” before you can take the time to get competitive bids and pricing. l Pricing less than what local contractors are quoting usually means you won’t be getting the amount of materials you should be, especially if it’s being sprayed on. l They may give you an amount their truck, therapy at McKay-Dee Hospital. Thus far, Cut Hut and Fresh Market (at 25th and Harrison) staff have raised over $1,500 to help. Last Saturday, Fresh Market sold over 250 root beer floats to help, and employees donated money. If clients would like to still donate to Jill, the Cut Hut will give a discount on services in return. Zions Bank has also set up a fund in Jill’s behalf, “Jill Marie Olson Benefit Fund.” For more information, please call the Cut Hut at 801-334-0999. Kari Byington Cut Hut owner, Ogden Residents of Ogden Valley . . . Avoid Being Conned Shown from left to right are Deborah Hegg, Dee Coyle, Ellen Fowers, and Miranda Menzies. those who don’t. Soon, a self-defeating attitude is generated community-wide, which leads to little being done to address the issue at all. The task seems futile as one neighbor clears a field, and the neighbor next door does not. This sense of futility was, in great measure, buried after Representative Gage Froerer took the cause on personally. He called a meeting with representatives from UDOT, the U.S. Forest Service, Weber County, and a couple of concerned community members who had approached him about the uncontrolled spread of the weed in the valley. Weber County Commissioner Kerry Gibson Eden Hills residents Wally Waite and Richard and Weber County Weed Control Officer Jim Parks and Pricilla (Pat) Frost helped in the cleanup. Thanks also to Eden’s Mad Moose for organizing and providing lunch services, including preparation of the lunch at a reduced rate; Red Moose Lodge and Eden Coffee and Cocoa, who provided chairs and tables for the event; and the staff of Century 21 Gage Froerer Realty who were indispensible in the planning, organizing, and managing of the event, along with Laura Warburton. We would also like to thank others who have continued to battle dyers woad throughout the summer, including Weber Pathways, who organized and held a Dyers Woad Roundup II on the Wolf Hannah Warburton and Kayden Gibson with Weber Creek Canyon Trail on Saturday, July 30. County Commissioner Kerry Gibson and James Thanks to everyone; together we can stamp out Parks, Weber County Weed Department Supervisor. the spread of dyers woad in beautiful Ogden Valley. AL D N E! A S AL S • • Huge thumbs-up from TruTV’s Haunting Evidence Star, PATRICK BURNS! Our sincere thanks to the following great establishments for carrying our book: Dottie Beck’s * Valley Market * Mad Moose Cafe * Chic Style Boutique Free Spirit Holistic Mountain Spa * Alpine Pizza Eden Coffee & Cocoa Company * Snowberry Inn Valley House Inn * Huntsville Barbeque Company Planet Rainbow * Grounds for Coffee * Hastings Bookstore Union Station * Crowley Gallery & Café * Wisebird Bookery Book Signings: Aug. 6: Hastings: 1-3 p.m. Oct. 1: Planet Rainbow: 11-4 p.m. Oct. 7: Crowley Gallery: 6 p.m. Oct. 15: Dottie Beck’s: 1-3 p.m. Oct. 22: Hastings: 1-3 p.m. Oct. 29: Wisebird Bookery: 11-3 p.m. GREAT GIFT IDEA FOR ANY OCCASION! Only $10.00! agitator or tank can hold, but that’s not what they’re actually carrying or what you’ll get. l They usually ask for cash and, once you’ve paid for work done, you’ll never see them again, and usually long after you realize what problems they may have left behind. Here are some of the standard practices that should be included in any agreement you make to have work performed: l Asphalt and concrete are only as good as the materials underneath them, especially in our Upper Valley where we are sitting on so much subsurface water, with continual extreme freeze and thaw conditions. Subsurfaces need to be compacted roadbase. Asphalt needs to be 3 inches deep. Overlays should be 2” on sustainable surfaces, and concrete should be a minimum of 4”. l Make sure you’re getting Sealcoat, Crackseal, LETTERS TO EDITOR cont. on page 10 |