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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper June 15, 2013 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Ragnar Relay Runners Expected in Ogden Valley in June: Traffic delays expected This week, locally grown Ragnar Relay will celebrate its tenyear anniversary with events and activities, including this year’s Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back, which will be held over a three-day period—June 20 thru June 22. It will have a record number of participants—17,500—who will be split between a Thursday to Friday relay, and the remaining (and majority) running on the traditional Friday to Saturday event. Ragnar Relay represenatives state, “We realize that while a race of this size does bring excitement to your area, it also affects you and your routine. We would like to minimize this impact by letting you know in advance which roads will be affected.” Runners will be striding through Ogden Valley, arriving over Avon Pass from Cache County, and moving out via Trapper’s Loop. Traffic delays should be expected. Roads and sites impacted include the following: SR-162 (Liberty); River Road (Liberty); SR-166 (Eden); 1900 N., 7900 E. (Huntsville); 100 S., 8600 E., 500 S. (Huntsville); SR-39 (Huntsville); Old Snowbasin Rd.; Trapper’s Loop; Liberty Park; Snowbasin These streets and locations will have heavy traffic from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 20; and from 11:00 a.m. Lupines erupt in the Craig perennial garden. Photo by Dennis Craig of Liberty. RAGNAR RELAYcont. on page 10 For 8th Year, Huntsville Town Ogden Valley Charity Garage Sale Honored as a Tree City USA Elisabeth HillstromCelebrates 15 Years! would have been twen- Elizabeth Stitt decided to have a garage sale Huntsville officially proclaimed Monday, Huntsville received its 8th-Year Award as a Tree City USA at the annual Awards Luncheon April 22 as Arbor Day for 2013. Sandy Hunter, held April 16. The Awards Luncheon was host- Huntsville Tree Committee Chairman; Max Ferre, Huntsville Town ed be Red Butte Gardens Councilman; and Morgen in SLC by the Utah Dept. Mendenhall, Utah State of Natural Resources, Area Forester, joined the Division of Forestry and 3rd Grade of the Valley Fire and State Lands in Elementary school in an partnership with the official Arbor Day celeArbor Day Foundation bration. The third grade to promote Tree City presented songs and USA communities. The poems. Sandy Hunter Tree City USA Program presented the school with in Utah has grown every an official Arbor Day year and Huntsville was flag, Morgan educated the one of 82 communities to students on the benefits of be awarded the Tree City Shown above are, from left to right, trees, and Max thanked the USA award for 2012. Huntsville continues Sandy Hunter, Huntsville Tree Committee students for their program. The Tree City USA to meet the four standards Chairman; Morgen Mendenhall, Utah State to become a Tree City Area Forester; and Max Ferre, Huntsville program provides comUSA Community; Tree Town Councilman with students at Valley munities with opportuCity USA communities Elementary at Huntsville’s annual Arbor nities for grants for tree planting and care and must have a tree board, Day Celebration. a tree-care ordinance, a comprehensive com- education about the benefits of trees. More munity forestry program, and an Arbor Day information about Tree City USA can be found at www.arborday.org/TreeCityUSA. observance and proclamation program. Ogden Canyon Alert! 24-Hour Road Closure Announced Beginning 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 through 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 12 SR-39 through Ogden Canyon will be closed to ALL through traffic for approximately 24 hours beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 until approximately 8:00 p.m. Wednesday evening. The contractor will need the use of both lanes of traffic to perform a critical crossing of the existing 72-inch Pineview Water line. The location of this closure will be approximately 1,000 feet west of The Oaks restaurant (approximate address of the closure is 700 Ogden Canyon). During these closure hours, all canyon residents living west of 700 Ogden Canyon will have to enter and exit the canyon from the west (the bottom of the canyon). All residents living east of 700 Ogden Canyon will have to enter and exit the canyon from the east (the top of the canyon). Ogden Valley residents will need to use alternate routes during this closure. Don’t Forget to Vote! Library Capital Improvements Special Bond Election - June 25 ty-one years old in May. She might have been and give the proceeds to Make-A-Wish. The married by now, maybe even had a child; she first year the garage sale was just for kids, and might have gone on to college and maybe even it made $226 for Make-A-Wish. Elizabeth have graduated; she might have decided to serve decided to do a garage sale the next year, too, a mission for the LDS church. But to help Make-A-Wish. none of that was to be. Fifteen years Other neighbors, the Broderick ago, Elisabeth’s beautiful life was family of Huntsville, lost an infant cut short by an inoperable cancerous son to birth defect trisomy-18 in tumor when she had just finished first January 2000. McKay Dee Hospital’s grade. Labor and Delivery Unit provided That year—1999—was when the them with special memorabilia of Ogden Valley Charity Garage Sale their baby to help them deal with the started. Make-A-Wish Foundation loss. In his memory, the Labor and of Utah had given Elisabeth a horse, Delivery departments of McKay-Dee which she named Carrots; a corral; and Ogden Regional were added as and feed for a year. Sadly, Elisabeth two more beneficiaries of the garage was only able to enjoy her horse for Elisabeth Hillstrom sale. That money was earmarked by a short time before passing away in the hospitals to help provide memory June. That summer, in 1999, in memory of GARAGE SALE cont. on page 11 Elisabeth Hillstrom, thirteen-year-old neighbor Weber School District Board Adds New Member the Utah School Boards Association Board of Compiled by Shanna Francis Directors. Mr. Hansen was born and raised in Payson, The Weber School Board recently selected new member Scott Utah and graduated from Payson High School. He is an Eagle Scout. He earned Hansen from Liberty a Bachelor’s Degree in Design as its newest member. Engineering Technology from Hansen filled a seat left by Cheryl Brigham Young University and a Ferrin of Eden, who left the board Master of Business Administration before her term expired to accept an degree from Utah State University. assignment with her husband Mark He worked for over 20 years in to serve in the Philippines for The various Engineering, Project Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Management, and Executive Saints. Management capacities at Morton Hansen represents Weber School International and Autoliv, Inc., District Precinct #6, which includes including six years working in a portion of North Ogden and all of Japan and four years in Thailand as Ogden Valley. He has been a member of the Board of Education since Mr. Scott Hansen President of Autoliv Thailand. He was awarded a Juris March 2013 and is currently representing Weber School District on the Ogden Doctorate degree from Brigham Young Valley Parks and Recreation Committee, Ogden/ University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School in Weber Applied Technology College Board, and BOARD MEMBER cont. on page 12 Members of the Salt Lake City Police Utah Again Recognized as Richest Motor Squad Visit Ogden Valley Compiled by Shanna Francis State for 6th Year On Wednesday, June 5, members of the Salt Utah has been recognized again, for the One of the attributes specifically mentioned Additional information is available on the County website at <www.co.weber.ut.us> sixth year in a row, for being ranked number 1 for its economic outlook. Each year since 2008 the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has found Utah as the number one state for economic outlook in the 6th edition of the Rich States, Poor States, ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index. The Economic outlook rank is a forward-looking measure based on the state’s performance in 15 important state policy variables. “Utah again being recognized as the number one state for economic outlook is an outstanding tribute to this great state and its hard working residents,” Governor Gary R. Herbert said. “Economic development is one of my top priorities, and the recognition from ALEC-Laffer demonstrates how the partnerships built between the State of Utah, and Utah businesses have produced positive results.” Reasons for Utah’s success are a stable and predictable business-friendly environment, a low cost for business, a low corporate tax rate, tax rebate incentives, international business, expanding exports, and its focus on STEM education. in the ALEC Rich States Poor States report is Utah’s proactive work in solving pension liability problems. Many states have needed to address huge unfunded pension liabilities and Utah took pension reform head-on by eliminating its old defined benefit pension plan and creating a new system. These actions have resulted in Utah being recognized as a model for the nation in pension reform. Utah’s collaborative efforts in the public and private sectors have made the State standout above the rest. Spencer Eccles, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, noted, “We are confident that as Utah continues to move forward in an expanding global economy, the State will receive even more recognition as a premiere destination for business and careers.” As Arthur Laffer and his collaborators noted in the Rich States, Poor States report, “With solid empirical research and the latest data on state economies, the evidence is clear on which state tax and fiscal policies directly lead to more opportunities.” Utah, with its number one economic outlook rank, is showing the way to economic prosperity. Lake City police motor squad were out on the roads in Utah for some annual training. These squad bikes were lined up outside of Carlos and Harley’s and The Shoppe Around the Corner in Eden while inside the restaurant enjoying lunch. The purpose for the motor squad training is to make certain each candidate is able to operate a motorcycle under various conditions required in the line of duty. The group is also asked to participate in more than 300 special events per year on top of the hundreds of traffic incidents officers respond to during their regular shift work. Once accepted as a member of the squad, it is rare for the officer to leave; thus, before being accepted into the unit means having to meet a corps of challenging competitors since turnover is limited. On the same day as this picture was taken, a member of the squad was injured on I-15 when loose debris from a vehicle flew out and hit him. UDOT Director Kevin Griffin reminds drivers to make sure carried items are tied down securely. He states that every year, nationwide, 25,000 accidents involve litter on state highways, and over 700 in Utah alone. “In the last five years, we have actually had five deaths related to debris and litter on our highways.” |
