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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper Red Fox in Ogden Valley June 15, 2012 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Wasatch Back Ragnar Relay June 15-16: Traffic information for Ogden Valley noted By Jim Huddle Spring is well upon us and with the warmth of the season comes nature’s spring babies. Some common ones in our lovely valley are the adorable red fox kits. The litters typically have two to six kits, and are born in the early spring. Then a few weeks later, they emerge from the den and provide a wonderful sight for those observant enough to spot them. Best viewing times are usually morning and evenings, as the young kits will be sleeping during the day. Older litters will become more active later in the day, though, as the growing kits play and fight, developing the skills they will need to be successful as adults. Wolf Creek Resort Loses Financial Battle: Assets divided between speculators and creditors them to pay off creditors. They had an estimated debt of $10 to $50 million, as reported by On June 1, Wolf Creek Properties LC lost its a June 2 article in the Standard-Examiner. When no acceptable bids were offered in the final financial battle on the auction block as Rob Olson, owner of Erklens & Olson Auctioneers, first round of bidding, a second round was initiated, where the tried to garner company’s varia sufficient bid ous assets were to auction off auctioned off. the resort in its America First entirety at a fair Credit Union, bid that would who is the lien satisfy creditors. holder on Wolf The high bid of Mountain Ski $7 million was Resort, had the rejected; the high bid of $7.1 resort has an million to take appraised value back the ski of $28 to $34 resort. Zion’s million. The Bank took back auction was part the resort’s of a Chapter 11 premiere golf bankruptcy plan Wolf Creek Auction. Photo by Bruce Grandin. course, where it that was filed in 2010 so Wolf Creek could sell assets as part of WOLF CREEK cont. on page 8 a proposed restructuring plan that would allow By Shanna Francis Utah Business Names Eden Woman as One of Thirty to Watch Noting the higher-than-average percentage of In May, Utah Business magazine named “30 women to watch” within the state. Among them women in the workforce within the state, the article adds, “Women and business go hand-inwas Eden resident Linda Carver. The hand in the Beehive State. And nothMay 1 article states, “In Utah, women ing makes that clearer than our annual are natural and effective leaders. 30 Women to Watch program, which Utah women are creative entrepreshines the spotlight on women who neurs who start and grow successful are exceptional leaders, entrepreneurs businesses; they are seasoned execuchange-makers, mentors—and shining tives who help their organizations examples to the men and women who exceed goals and achieve greater sucwork in their industries.” cess; and they’re a driving force that Linda was awarded this honor propels nonprofit and government by Utah Business for her exceptionorganizations to more efficiently and al contributions in education and in effectively carry out their missions.” the community. She is currently The article also notes that there the Assistant Superintendent of the are 66,300 women-owned businesses Linda Carver Weber School District, and is Board within the state, which, together, contribute $11.4 billion to the state’s economy Chair of America First Credit Union. She has each year. This information was garnered from worked in the school district for almost 30 the latest American Express OPEN State of years, beginning her career working with adults, Women-Owned Businesses Report. The article helping them complete their education; working also notes that there is a greater percentage of with special education students; and student Utah women who are in the workforce than that of the national average. UTAH BUSINESS cont. on page 7 The underground dens in the valley are usually out in open fields, yet almost always within a couple of hundred yards of water. Surprisingly, quite a few dens are within a few yards of the roads and provide easy viewing of the growing litters. Caution should be taken to remain at a distance so as not to stress the aniRED FOX cont. on page 11 With the 9th annual Wasatch Back Relay just days away, Ragnar Relay Series is offering support and information to residents and businesses along the course. We realize that an event of this size is exciting for some but an inconvenience for others. Ogden Valley is an integral part of the Ragnar experience and it is our hope that advance notice will help alleviate some of the travel stress that can occur as runners and vans pass through the community. The following streets and locations will experience heavy traffic from 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 15 through 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 16. Impacted roads within Eden, Liberty, and Huntsville will involve the following: • SR-162 (Liberty) • River Road (Eden/Liberty) • SR-166 (Eden) • 1900 N. 7900 E. (Huntsville) • SR-39 (Huntsville) • Old Snow Basin Road • Trapper’s Loop • Liberty Park • Snowbasin Resort For a printable map highlighting routes, visit <www.ragnarrelay.com/i/WB/countynotify/WeberCounty2012-PRINT.pdf> Residents and businesses should also know that a community hotline will be active throughout the event. Any problems or questions can be addressed at (661) RAGNAR-9. Prior to the race, many questions can be answered on our website, www.ragarrelay.com and calls can be directed to Kent Phippen/Race Director or Rick Larsen/Community Relations at (877) 83-RELAY. High School Softball: Weber wins 5 games in 2 days to claim 5A title Warriors beat Copper Hills twice, pay price for losing on Tuesday By Amy Donaldson, Deseret News TAYLORSVILLE — McKenna Bull’s hand was swollen and her forearm was throbbing with pain, but no one ever considered her taking her out of the 5A state championship softball game. “She’s carried us this far, she could carry us the rest of the way,” said an emotional Weber head softball coach Melinda Wade after the Warriors earned the 5A championship with a 2-0 win over Bingham and two victories against the team that sent them to the one-loss bracket of the double elimination tournament on Tuesday — Copper Hills — 9-3 and in the final game, 8-6. “She’s unmatched. She’s tough as nails. That kid is so tough. She was having some pain, but she decided she was going to push through and she did.” Bull is the key to why the team was ranked No. 1 most of the season and the reason it won the Region 1 title without a single loss. “We came into (the last two days) feeling we were the best team, but we knew we’d have WEBER SOFTBALL cont. on page 13 North Ogden Divide Site of New Film Production By Shanna Francis Many driving over the North Ogden Divide on June 6 or June 7 may have wondered about what was going on at the parking lot at the top. Cars lined the road, and rows of trailers and motor coaches were stationed at the trailhead. Utah has become a hub for filmmakers, and the top of the North Ogden Divide was just one of several scenes for a new supernatural horror film being produced. The movie is being created with a sizeable 65-member crew and a relatively small cast. While most of the actors are from the Los Angeles area, all the crewmembers, except for two, are Utah-based. The team will be in Utah shooting for a total of about five weeks. Footage was also shot earlier in North Ogden. While the assistant producer was not at liberty to divulge many of the details surrounding the film at this point, a sign at the trailhead read that the feature film “Nightlight” is being filmed by NLHL, LLC. Asked about their choice of Utah to shoot FILM PRODUCTION cont. on page 8 SUP Monument on North Ogden Divide Restored and Rededicated By Shanna Francis On Saturday, June 2, the historical monument at the top of the North Ogden Divide was rededicated in a formal ceremony after Andrew Crookston completed his Eagle Scout project to raise the funds for repair of the monument that had been supporting lime-stained damaged plaques. The monument had also been overrun by weeds. The monument was originally built in 1984 by the Ogden Pioneer Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers, who sponsored its erection in conjunction with the Boy Scouts of America to commemorate the historical trails used by the Shoshone Indians, trappers and explorers, and early pioneer settlers who moved into “New Hole,” an early name for the Valley. It tells about the early settlers who first grazed cattle in the valley during the summer of 1856, and of the first herd house built in Eden the following year. The Forest Service, whose property the monument rests on, was threatening to take down the monument that stood in disrepair, unless it could be cleaned up and restored. Andrew Crookston, now 18, the son of Paul and Kimalee Crookston, is a member of Troop DEDICATION cont. on page 9 1940 U.S. Census Community Project Makes Historic Records for 18 States Searchable by Name: 75 Million names now indexed through national volunteer effort The 1940 U.S. Census Community Project announced today that its searchable index of 1940 U.S. census records has reached—and surpassed—the halfway mark toward completion. Thanks to the efforts of more than 125,000 volunteers, more than 75 million names from the 1940 U.S. census have been indexed with 18 state records already available to the public on all Project partner websites, including the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Archives. com, FamilySearch.org and <findmypast.com> The records will also be made available in more than 7,000 public libraries nationwide in the coming months by ProQuest. The national service project, the first and largest of its kind, aims to establish a comprehensive searchable database and make the 1940 U.S. census records available for free. Following just two months of volunteer indexing, records for the following 18 U.S. states are currently available and searchable by name, location and family relation: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, 1940 US CENSUS cont. on page 8 Members of the Crookston family and Sons of Utah Pioneers members at rededication of Indian Trails Monument on the North Ogden Divide. |