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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper December 1, 2011 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Photo by Dennis Maher Ogden Nordic Now Open The third annual fashion show fundraiser was held at Snowcrest Jr. High on November 11. For the story and more photos, see page 13. Photos by Ann Montgomery of Anniemations Photography. Considered by many to be one of the most extensive and best cross country ski venues in the state of Utah, Ogden Nordic at North Fork Park is now open. Ogden Nordic offers both types of cross country skiing, classic and skate as well as snow-shoeing, on over 30 kilometers of groomed trails. The new Nordic Center will be open Thursday to Sundays through the season from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with free hot chocolate and rental skis for children and adults alike. Learn-to-ski clinics, weekly races, and monthly moonlight glides are offered though the season. Visit www.ogdennordic.com for schedule of dates and times. The daily fees for skiing at Ogden Nordic are $5 for a single or $10 for a family. These fees cover the cost of operating and maintaining the extensive grooming equipment. Season passes are now available for purchase on our website. Ogden Nordic is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization operated by volunteers who give their time teaching at, and grooming and operating the Nordic Center. If you are interested in volunteering for grooming or taking a shift at the Nordic Center, sign up at the web site or call Jim Halay at 801-690-1722. See page 11 for more information on programs being held at Ogden Nordic. FEMA Proposes Changes to Flood Insurance Hey . . . What’s With the Pink Flags Rate Maps: Ogden Valley residents may be impacted Lining the Road in Ogden Canyon? By Shanna Francis The Weber County Engineering Office has announced that their office is currently working with the State of Utah, Division of Emergency Management to update the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM). While the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which issues the FIRM maps, is interested in modifying the maps for all areas of Weber County, Ogden Valley property owners who have property interests along the North Fork, South Fork, and Middle Fork Rivers, along with the Wolf Creek drainage area in Eden, will probably be most affected by proposed changes to the maps that cover Valley regions. In conjunction with the proposed updated maps, representatives from the Division of Emergency Management will hold a session for elected officials, followed by a public open house scheduled for December 6. The open house will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a presentation at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Weber County Commission Chambers at the Weber Center, which is located at 2380 Washington Blvd. in Ogden. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit public input from those whose properties may be impacted by the proposed changes to the FIRM. The Weber County engineering department has placed a copy of the preliminary maps on the county web site, which can be accessed by visiting <http://www1.co.weber.ut.us/engineering/firm_maps/index.htm> To view specific maps of Ogden Valley, click on boxes 0250E, 0238E, 0239E, 0243E, and 0244E. For questions you may have before the December 6 meeting, please contact Amisha Lester, Risk MAP Program Manager for the FEMA cont. on page 10 By Shanna Francis Like most Ogden Valley and Canyon residents and commuters, the small, windwaving construction flags seen down near the ground alongside the road in Ogden Canyon is enough to elicit extreme stress and anxiety from the most stoic individuals who use the canyon ingress and egress to access the upper mountain communities of Eden, Liberty, and Huntsville. I assume that’s why I have been receiving many inquiries, such as, “Hey, what’s with all the pink flags in Ogden Canyon?” You know, the ones situated on one side of the road, or the other, and threaded together by the pink striping the crisscrosses back and forth across the road . . . the ones that can be seen almost the entire distance of the canyon? Small, brightly-colored, low-flying plastic flags attached to spindly wires that are stuck in the ground usually mean that construction work is eminent; construction work usually means torn up roads; and torn up roads usually indicates, at worse, those dreaded road closures— at best, annoying and obnoxious delays. So, what is going on? What’s in store for Valley and Ogden Canyon commuters? In a recent conversation with Craig Frisbee, Manager of Public Utilities for Ogden City, I learned that nearly all of Ogden City’s water supply comes from the water in Pineview Reservoir and the fresh-water springs found at the bottom of the reservoir. This water is filtered at the water treatment plant at the top of the canyon, and is then carried down the narrow canyon to Ogden City water users via two large water pipes—a 36-inch line and a 24-inch line. During the last three years, the city has been conducting a condition assessment of the pipelines. According to Frisbee, they found that the CANYON cont. on page 8 Valley Resorts Now Open for Skiing Snow on the floor in Ogden Valley and blanketing the surrounding mountains is a sure indicator that it’s time to dust off the skis and snowboards because area resorts are opening. Powder Mountain Powder Mountain’s 40th winter season officially And They’re Off . . . Over 100 people braved below-freezing temperatures in Eden on Thanksgiving morning to do a good deed and get some exercise before their Thanksgiving dinner. A donation of food was the only cost to enter the race. Pictured above, runners begin the Thanksgiving Day Charity 5K and 1.5 mile Run in the parking lot of the Eden LDS church located across from Snowcrest Jr. High School. Valley Market donated water for the event. Pictured right is the truckload of food collected. Photos by Dennis Crandall. Black Friday Gift Card Sale Give the Gift of Powder and make someone’s holiday season. Through December 2, 2011, $60 gift cards are on sale for $55 and $120 gift cards for $105. Gift cards are available online or by calling the ticket office at 801-745-3772, extension 134. Powder Mountain Resort is located 19 opened November 22 with miles from Ogden and the Sundown lift running 55 miles from Salt Lake for night skiing from 3:00 International Airport. The to 9:00 p.m. Adult night resort offers over 7,000 passes are $18 and chilacres of skiable terrain, dren ages 7 to 12 are only 144 runs, snowcat skiing, $15. Children 6 and under powder country, backcan ski free with a paying country tours, 2 terrain adult. parks and lessons from “Everyone is excited to the Burton ‘Learn to Ride get back on the snow and the Center’. Readers of Ski opening conditions are good. Photo by Dennis Maher Magazine consistently rate It’s like a huge family reunion as we see old friends and familiar faces back after Powder Mountain #1 Value Ski Resort in North summer break. It’s one of the best times of the year America. Snowbasin for many reasons, including lots of shredable powResort - Snowbasin der back in our mountains,” commented Gregg Resort began their Greer, CEO of Powder Mountain. Come enjoy the 2011 - 2012 winter holidays with good reason to be thankful. For more information on Powder Mountain season November 24 with more than 12” of skiing, visit their web site at www.powder- new snow. With extensive snowmaking capamountain.com and/or their Facebook page at bilities, Snowbasin boasts a base averaging www.facebook.com/powder-mountain for openVALLEY RESORTS cont. on page 11 ing dates and announcements. Weber County Sheriff Lieutenant Named as New Ogden Valley Precinct Commander (1992-1999), and a Snowcrest Junior High DARE Officer and School Resource Officer for three years. During six of the last seven and a half years, he served as a Precinct Commander By Shanna Francis in Washington Terrace. He is also a certified Incident Command instructor Lieutenant Kevin Burns with the for the Sheriff’s Office. Weber County Sheriff’s office was Additional ties to Ogden Valley recently assigned as Commander of include his service as a GOAL the Ogden Valley Precinct. His new Foundation Board member, and his assignment follows the death of forefforts helping with Snowcrest Jr. mer Precinct Commander Lt. Philip B. High’s basketball program in 1998 Howell, who died of kidney cancer on and 1999. September 6, 2011. Lt. Burns states that he grew up in Lt. Burns brings to the position 22 Clearfield, and, when not working, he years of law-enforcement experience. Lt. Kevin Burns likes to hike and bike. He also says He served ten years with the Ogden that he is a self-proclaimed gym rat, Metro SWAT Team, with three of those enjoying his 5:00 a.m. gym time. years in a leadership position. was a DARE Lt. Burns adds that he is very excited to be Officer for seven years at Valley Elementary working in Ogden Valley. The snowstorm that hit Ogden Valley on November 13 has left the fields and the plowers fallow. |