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Show Page 10 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXI Issue II May 1, 2013 Club Rec Receives Award for Services Huntsville Fourth of July Booth Info Eden’s Club Rec recently received a prestigious award for outstanding support from the Golden Spike Snowmobile Club. Pictured above, at left, is Casey Pratt, co-owner of Club Rec, accepting the award from Dennis Kowalewski, president of the GSSA Golden Spike Snowmobile Club. The photograph was taken at Carlos and Harleys on April 13. Club Rec is owned by Casey Pratt, Paul Avner, and Levi Melehes. The Valley business rents snowmobiles, water craft, ATV’s, and dirt bikes from their shops in Eden, at Pineview Reservoir, and on Monte Cristo. According to GSSA, Club Rec has gone the extra mile by providing excellent service and rental equipment and the use of their facilities to GSSA club and their guests. For more information about Club Rec and their services, visit their main office/store at 2429 N. Highway 162 in Eden, or call 801614-0500. Shown above are Casey Pratt and Dennis Kowalewski. hunt wild turkeys in Utah this spring, but didn’t draw a limited-entry permit, no problem. Utah’s general statewide turkey hunt is about to begin, and there’s no limit on the number of permits available for the hunt, so you won’t have a problem getting one. Permits may be purchased at <www.wildlife.utah.gov> Permits are also available at DWR offices and from more than 300 hunting license agents across Utah. Those who were 15 years of age or younger on January 24 can hunt starting April 26. Adult hunters can join the youngsters starting April 29. Turkeys Doing Well - Jason Robinson, upland game coordinator for DWR, says turkeys are doing well, especially in southwestern and south-central Utah. “Southern Utah has a lot of turkey habitat, including lots of oak brush,” he says. “Turkeys do really well in that type of habitat.” Robinson says the number of turkeys across Utah should be similar to, or a little higher, than it was in 2012. He credits the optimistic outlook to a warm, wet spring in 2012, and the ability turkeys have to escape inversions. “Wet, warm weather in the spring gives hens more nesting cover,” he says. “It also provides more forbs and insects for newly hatched poults (chicks) to eat. Plenty of poults that were born last spring made it to winter.” Snowfall in higher elevations was lighter than normal this past winter. When inversions set in along the Wasatch Front, many turkey poults and their parents escaped the snow and cold by moving to open, south-facing slopes at higher elevations. Robinson says biologists also moved tur- overabundant to areas that have good habitat for the birds. That’s increased the number of turkeys in those areas. “We also brought turkeys in from South Dakota and released them in eastern Utah this past winter,” he says. Obtain written permission before hunting on private land. “River bottoms are great places to hunt turkeys,” he says, “but many river bottoms are on private land. You must have written permission to hunt on private property.” Be courteous to other hunters. Make sure of your target and what’s beyond it. “Successful turkey hunters are very well camouflaged,” he says. “Many of them use calls and decoys to attract turkeys to them.” If you’re moving through the woods, and you spot something that looks like a turkey, it might actually be someone’s decoy. “Make sure it’s a turkey before you pull the trigger,” he says. Also, only turkeys with beards may be taken. All tom turkeys have beards. About 10 percent of hen turkeys have beards too. “You may only take a bearded turkey,” Robinson says, “so, before you pull the trigger, make sure the turkey you’re shooting at has a beard.” Following are some additional details about the statewide hunt. Permits are available now and may be purchased anytime between now and when the season ends on May 31. Remember that once a permit is purchased at www.wildlife.utah.gov, it will take about five to ten days for your permit to arrive in the mail. You must receive your permit before you can hunt. If you buy a general turkey permit, you can hunt anywhere in Utah that’s open to turkey hunting. For more information, call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the DWR’s Salt Lake City office at 801-538-4700. Fourth of July Booths - Applications for 4th of July Booths are now being accepted. Preference will be given to residents of Huntsville Town proper on a first-come basis until May 1, 2013. After this date, applications will be open to all interested parties. No applications for booths will be accepted after June 20, 2013. NO EXCEPTIONS! There will be no duplication of booths, given our small venue. Space and power sources are limited, and, again, will be given on a first-come basis. Huntsville Town reserves the right to sell all drinks, Huntsville Tee-shirts, ice cream bars, candy, and illuminating glowstick items. To reserve booth space, please email Huntsvilletown4th@gmail.com to receive an application. Booths are $100, with a $50 refundable deposit, per the following terms. Please write two checks. Mail them to us with a selfaddressed, stamped envelope. Your un-cashed check will be returned to you if your space is left in good condition. If we do not receive a return envelope from you, and your booth is left in good condition, we will shred your uncashed check. You may email your scanned form to Huntsvilletown4th@gmail.com or mail it with your two checks to: HUNTSVILLE TOWN 4TH BOOTHS PO BOX 108 HUNTSVILLE UT 84317 You may direct all questions to Wendy at <Huntsvilletown4th@gmail.com> USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Champions Statewide Turkey Hunt Starts Soon Compete in Ogden and Ogden Valley May 3-5 For those who want to keys from areas in Utah where the turkeys were Nearly 500 collegiate cycling competitors from more than 100 schools from across the country will descend upon Ogden for the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, May 3 thru May 5. They will compete for one of the 18 Collegiate Road national titles up for grabs. The community is invited to gather and cheer on these elite collegiate athletes. The USACycling Collegiate Championships will begin with a Team Time Trial on May 3 at Antelope Island. A Criterium Championship will make circuits through downtown Ogden on May 4 from noon until 6:00 p.m. The Road Race Championships for both men and women will take place May 5 in Ogden Valley, Ogden Canyon, North Ogden, and the North Ogden Divide from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Road closures will occur in downtown Ogden for the Criterium event only, as well as rolling road closures in Ogden Canyon, Upper Ogden Valley, North Ogden, and on North Ogden Divide for the Road Race Championships. Please adjust activities or travel plans that may be affected. Criterium Championships, May 4 - At approximately 8:00 a.m. on May 4, Ogden City will begin setting up for the Criterium Championships and close downtown streets creating a loop from 25th to 27th Streets from Grant to Ogden Avenue from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Championship will occur from noon until 6:00 p.m. The race will make continual laps on a course that requires the following closures: 25th St. from Grant - Ogden Ave. Ogden Ave. from 25th - 26th St. 26th St. from Ogden Ave. - Grant Ave. Washington Blvd. from 26th - 27th St. 27th St. from Washington - Kiesel Ave. Kiesel from 27th - 26th St. Grant Ave. from 26th - 25th St. Sunday Road Race Championships, May 5 - There are no hard closures occurring during the Sunday Road Race Championships. Beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m. on May 5, rolling closures will occur in Ogden Canyon, Upper Ogden Valley, North Ogden, and on North Ogden Divide causing short delays as cyclists travel the course. Rolling closures will temporarily allow cyclists to pass. Traffic will be allowed to cross the course during the race under direction of race marshals at intersections. The Ogden City Police Department stresses that residents should remain patient when driving in the area of the event. Everyone should drive cautiously, limiting speeds. The Women’s Championships will occur from 8:00 to 11:30 a.m. with the Men’s from 12:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Competitors will begin and finish at Eden Park, 2150 N. 5500 E., Eden. The women’s race will make two small laps before completing one large lap. One “small loop” is approximately 24km; one “large loop” is approximately 53km. The men’s race will make three small laps followed by a larger loop around Pineview Reservoir on the following course: Small Loop 1900 N. (State Route 166) and Highway 39 around Pineview Reservoir down to the dam. State Road 158 N. Continue to E 2200 N. Back on 166 N. 5500 E. More information at <http://ridewithgps. com/routes/2179168> Large Loop Follow1900 N. (State Road 166) and Highway 39 around Pineview Reservoir down to the dam. Proceed down Ogden Canyon to 12th St. and Harrison Blvd. North on Harrison Blvd to 1700 N. North Mountain Road north from 1700 N. to 2600 N. 2600 N. west to 1050 E. 1050 E. north to 4100 N. 4100 N. east to go up over North Ogden Divide 2500 E. Nordic Valley Way Hwy 162 158 E./2500 W./5100 E. N5500 E. More information at <http://ridewithgps. com/routes/2179178> For additional course map information visit <www.usacycling.org/collegiate> For questions regarding the event, visit www.visitogden.com/usac or call 801-778-6254. UDOT WORK cont. from page 1 from S.R. 39 to the North Fork River bridge to extend the life of the roadway. • Application of chip seal from the North Fork River bridge up to the first Powder Mountain gate. Project Impacts - Work on this project will be conducted Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. During this period, S.R. 158 will be reduced to one lane at various locations along the project route. Business and residence access will be maintained throughout the project. Minor delays and possible noise and vibration are expected. To receive regular updates, email the project team at <sr158@utah.gov> More information can be accessed via the project hotline at 855-762-ROAD (7623), or visit the UDOT website at <udot.utah.gov/go/ sr158> cally allocated to make safety improvements on S.R. 158 from its junction with state Road 39 at Pineview Dam to milepost 8.1. The project includes the following improvements: • Realignment of the “Y” intersection at 2200 North. • Upgrades on the bridge over North Fork River. • Creation of turn lanes at intersections with Willowbrook Lane, Moose Hollow Drive, Elkhorn Drive and Fairways Drive. • Addition of guard rails at appropriate locations. • Placement of asphalt to level lanes at intermittent spots throughout the project corridor. • Application of chip seal from the intersection Subscriptions available for out of area residents at $18.00 annually. Send payment with mailing address to: The Ogden Valley news P O BOX 130, EDEN UT 84310 Land needed! PreserVaTiOn. PrOTecTiOn. sTewardshiP. I have a client looking for a “very special” 3 - 25 acre piece of land to build his estate in the Ogden Valley. Privacy and fantastic views a must. approvals for all utilities, preferable yet not necessary. no HOa a plus! Please contact Ken Turner Associate Broker Preserve Ogden Ogden Valley’s grace. 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