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Show Page 2 The Ogden Valley news Volume XX Issue XI July 1, 2012 The Ogden Valley news Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 801-745-2688 Fax: 801-745-0062 Cell: 801-791-4387 E-Mail: slfrancis@digis.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 801-745-2879 Fax: 801-745-2879 E-Mail: crwendell@digis.net crwendell@msn.com Opinions expressed by advertisers, columnists or letters to the editor are not necessarily the opinions of the owners and staff of The Ogden Valley news. guidelines for Letters to the Editor Letters should be 300 words or less. Letters must be signed and the address of the writer submitted. The Ogden Valley news reserves the right to edit or decline printing of any submissions. Announcements Sought As a community service, The Ogden V alley n ews will print local birth, wedding, obituary, anniversary and missionary farewell & homecoming and Eagle Scout announcements free of charge. 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Note: The contents of The Ogden Valley News are copyrighted. To protect this publication and its contributors from unlawful copying, written permission is required before any individual or company engages in the reproduction or distribution of its contents, by any means, without first obtaining written permission from the owners of this publication. The deadline for the OVN July 15 issue is July 1. Letters to the Editor A Night to Remember On June 1, 2012, the setting sun threw eleven gift baskets waiting to be auctioned off book-launch-guests, in her Carolina Blue chifan orange glow through the west-facing win- or raffled to lucky guests, gifted by businesses fon dress, anxiously awaiting the arrival of her dows into the Ogden Union Station. Inside, at on 25th Street, such as Bright Blessings, All beloved Stefano. I could almost hear one of the Gallery 51, a book launch for our new spooky/ About Socks, Color Me Mine, Ogden Organix big engines hiss as it steamed into the station scary book, Tales from Two-Bit Street and Salon, Green the World, The Queen Bee, and stop at this very platform, now a gallery, in Beyond… Part I, was in full swing. Great Harvest, Union Station Fermentation, Kera Erickson’s story, Night Train, and I could Co-conspirator Lynda Scott and I never and Crowley’s Gallery and Café. Well-known just see her memorable conniving Evangeline could have hoped for a better book launch! All author, Wendy Toliver (Lifted) and Patricia standing there, looking for the perfect gentlethe time we spent preparing for this evening, Bosanno (Faery Sight), donated two really man to spin her evil tale to. And I shivered now had paid off. We sent out more as I thought of Christy Monson’s story, than a hundred invitations but never Always and Forever… and how a little expected such an amazing turn out. girl called Martha witnessed the fire While, of course, there were friends that destroyed the first Union Station and family of the twelve authors who centuries before. I again looked at the came to support us, there were also scene in front of me, feeling thankful lots of people we did not know. And for the staff at Union Station who were then there were our new friends, who so helpful, doing it all to our specificatook time off from their 25th Street tions. The janitors who set the gallery businesses on this extremely busy up so perfectly, with a smile, and the night—the First Friday Art Stroll and 25th Street businesses, Boyer Retirement the car and motorcycle show—to supGroup, Ogden Blue, Roosters, Kallee port our book launch! The launch Genta (State Farm) who enabled us, seemed to have brought everyone through their sponsorship, to secure together, to celebrate the “birth” of our perfect venue. Perhaps we had a our charming spooky little book. The little bit of help from “others” too—the authors of the stories in the book were, ghosts of 25th Street. Perhaps they had just like Lynda and me, clearly oversomething to do with it all, helping us whelmed, marveling at the enormous Shown above are the authors whose stories appear in the new make it all happen. Perhaps they were response. book Tales from Two-Bit Street and Beyond… Part I. The picture glad the talented authors told their stoThe scene took my breath away. was taken June 1 at a book launch for the new title by authors and ries so elegantly. We could not have Friends, old and new, and family were co-editors Drienie Hattingh and Lynda Scott at the Ogden Union done it without the wonderful people sitting, standing, eating, visiting, and Station’s Gallery 51. who helped make it a success. And for laughing (our little book tucked under Lynda and me, we could definitely not their arms) while the rhythmic, and sweeping beautiful gift baskets with signed copies of have succeeded in this book production withmusic, provided by SugarTown Alley, filled their books. Two New York Best-Selling out our husbands, Mike and Johan. They had the gallery. And local photographer, Al Perry’s authors, Susan Squires and Stan Trollip, donat- to “fend for themselves” as we spent countless beautiful 25th Street photos beautified the walls. ed signed copies of their books. And some days, weeks, and months, reading and editing It was plain to see that everyone was enjoying lucky guests received gift certificates from the book—and after the book was done, workthemselves immensely. Their plates were filled places such as Karen’s Café, Ume, Jack ‘n Jills, ing and planning this magical night. with mouth-watering food provided by several Bravura Boutique, and Imaging Depot. Tales from Two-Bit Street and Beyond… restaurants on Historic 25th Street, such as TwoTaking it all in, I marveled at the fact that Part I, is sold at the following stores. In Ogden Bit Street Café, Roosters, Tona, Lucky Slice, Lynda and I managed to secure Gallery 51 Valley and Ogden Canyon: Valley Market, Great Harvest Bread, Goats and Gardens of for our book launch. A more perfect venue Mad Moose Café, Chic Style, Eden Coffee Eden, Pampa’s and yummy little cupcakes from could not have been found. This space was and Cocoa Company, Alpine Pizza, Huntsville Vintage Cupcakes. Tons of fruit, cheeses, and actually the platform where travelers boarded Barbeque, Alaskan Inn and Planet Rainbow. In crackers were provided by two author friends, the big old steam trains! With all the stories the Ogden area: Hastings, Wisebird Bookery, who also have stories in this book, Michele in our book still fresh in my mind from read- and Grounds for Coffee on Harrison Blvd. McKinnon and Christy Monson. Many guests ing and editing them countless times during On Historic 25th Street: Queen Bee, Roosters sipped at the wonderful wines provided by the preceding months, I closed my eyes and Restaurant, Athenian Restaurant, Ogden Blue, Patricia Bosanno, Free Spirit Holistic Mountain the present disappeared. It was as though the Green the World, Bright Blessings, TwoSpa of Eden, and Chris and Kim Greene. The characters in the stories came alive. I saw Bit Street Café, Sweet Pop ’n Café, Ogden freshly starched black, mood-setting table cloths Margaret O’Leary, in Sandee Drake’s story, Organix, Crowley Gallery and Café, and Ogden were sponsored by Model Linen in Ogden. Susan Jones, get off a steaming, hissing train Union Station. Children ran around, holding little bags with hope in her eyes, looking for a new life of colorful popcorn provided by Sweet Pop in Ogden. Then I “saw” Patricia Bassano’s Drienie Hattingh, ‘N Café. In one corner of the gallery stood ill-fated Amelia standing here, between our Eden |