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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper Red Cross Calls for Blood & Platelet Donations: January 15, 2014 PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO WSU Announces $125 Million Fundraising Campaign Donors with O, A- and B- blood types especially needed In conjunction with its 125th anniversary, Weber State University has announced Dream 125: The Campaign for Weber State, the largest fundraising initiative in the institution’s history. The university’s goal is to raise $125 million by June 2016. In announcing the public phase of the campaign, university officials revealed Weber State has already received $101 million in gifts and pledges since the campaign’s quiet phase began in 2008. As of December 2013, 10,690 alumni, friends, and organizations had contributed to the campaign. The university anticipates a 20 percent increase in the number of $1,000 donations this fiscal year. To date, 17 donors have made gifts or pledges of $1 million or more to the campaign. “Weber State has had a profound impact on this community for 125 years,” said Alan Hall, chair of the Dream 125 campaign steering committee and the university’s board of trustees. “As alumni of this fine institution, my family and I owe so much to our alma mater. This campaign will provide the financial foundation to continue to educate students for another 125 years.” Hall and his wife Jeanne graduated from Weber State. Their six children and their children’s spouses have all earned degrees from WSU. Campaign proceeds will address three key areas: Providing opportunity for students through scholarships and unique learning experiences; advancing knowledge by equipping faculty and staff with the tools and training needed to stay at the forefront of their disciplines; and enhancing campus resources by investing in state-of-the-art facilities and technologies. “The Dream 125 campaign will support new learning opportunities for our students, and provide greater access to a college education through innovative programs, such as Dream Weber,” Hall said. Established in 2010, the Dream Weber pro- As severe winter weather begins to subside, the American Red Cross is asking all eligible blood and platelet donors to help offset a weather-related shortfall in donations. Approximately 280 blood drives across 25 states were canceled across the U.S. due to snow and extreme cold. The blood drive cancellations resulted in a shortfall of nearly 8,400 blood and platelet donations since January 2. Residents in unaffected areas can help boost donations immediately. Blood drives at designated sites in Utah will offer extended hours to allow for more blood donation appointments. “It’s the blood products already on the shelves that help save lives when severe weather hits,” said Julia Wulf, chief executive officer of the Red Cross Blood Services Region. “Thanks to generous Red Cross blood and platelet donors, blood products were available for patients who still needed transfusions despite the weather.” Platelet donors, as well as blood donors with the most in-demand blood types—O positive and negative, A negative, and B negative— are urgently needed to give blood in the days and weeks ahead to offset the shortfall. Platelets, a key clotting component of blood often needed by cancer patients, must be transfused within five days of donation, so donations are constantly needed. Red blood cells, the oxygen carrying component of blood, are the most widely transfused blood product and must be transfused within 42 days. How to donate blood - Simply call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in RED CROSS cont. on page 10 Photo taken by Rosie Droubay. WSU CAMPAIGN cont. on page 8 Eden Resident InductedMuseum Intolocated Skiin Hall of Fame Snowbasin Resort Kicks off Month of Skier the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah. and Rider Safety Awareness Initiatives Perkins says he began skiing as a teen at Ogden native Dean Perkins was inducted into the Jean and Will Picket Intermountain Snow Basin. He attended Ogden High School schedule includes: Compiled by Shanna Francis Ski Hall of Fame September 26, 2013. He says where he also played tennis. After high school, he was excited to look back on a life well- he skied for Weber College (now Weber State lived. The event was held at the Alf Engen Ski University) and the University of Utah. Perkins now lives in Eden. An article on Perkin’s induction, which ran in the Standard-Examiner, quotes Perkins as he explains his regard for Snowbasin Resort, “’(Snowbasin) has meant a lot to the community. It’s a damn fine ski resort, I’ll tell you.’” The article continues, “Perkins skis most winter mornings around 9 a.m. at Snowbasin, but says he is starting to have some vision problems and has trouble walking at times. However, as he enters into yet another ski season with another honor, Perkins said he would Pictured from left to right are Scott Buehler, Kelly Buehler (Dean change nothing in a life Perkin’s daughter), Deano Perkins (son), and Dean Perkins; and Jeff, SKI FAME cont. on Bonnie, River, and Dakota Hyde, also of Eden. page 11 Community Asked to Participate in Charrettes Designed to Help Shape Ogden Valley’s Future The students and professors are coming! Utah State University Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning have already started work on their creative ideas for the future look and feel of Ogden Valley. They call it a design charrette. Professors and student team leaders for the 15 projects will meet with Ogden Valley residents on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Weber County, Ogden Valley Branch Library in Huntsville. Each team is assigned one of the 15 topics listed below. They need your involvement and ideas. Please help set the direction for the future of Ogden Valley. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 1. What makes Ogden Valley unique and special? How can the Valley maintain this unique specialness? 2. What makes each community unique and special? How can each community maintain its specialness? 3. Discover potential and future opportunities for the Ogden Valley Region 4. Future alternatives for Pineview Reservoir and its waterfront 5. Future alternatives for Huntsville City’s annexation property 6. Where are future and existing village and 12. 13. neighborhood centers; what should they be and how should they be developed Pineview Reservoir - land use, new development, waterfront protection, water quality protection. Development and open space preservation cluster techniques, TDR’s, new communities, where, how, etc. Property ownership and property rights should there be guidelines, committees, controls? How? Examples? Agriculture - can and should it be a part of the valley? How? What conservation tools should be used? Wildlife - habitat and conservation - How can conservation work on private lands? Resorts - what is their contribution, what is their relationship to the valley, and what relationship should they have? Moderate Income Housing - where, how, what should it look like? Part of neighborhoods? Huntsville - what should it be and how should it grow? Snowbasin’s Pineview’s waterfront property - what should/could it become? Interactive Activities to Include Avalanche Awareness, Snowsports Equipment Safety Demos, and Opportunities to Close the Mountain with Ski Patrol In support of the National Safety Month awareness initiatives spearheaded by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), throughout the month of January, Snowbasin Resort will host skier and rider safety awareness programs that resort guests are invited to participate in. Activities will include avalanche awareness courses, snowsports equipment safety check demonstrations, opportunities to meet an avalanche dog, close the mountain with the ski patrol, and more. “The safety of our skiing and riding guests and employees is incredibly important to us. We view Safety Month as an opportunity to further educate our guests on the importance of safety on the slopes,” said John Loomis, general manager of Snowbasin Resort. “The interactive activities we have planned will offer simple tips about making good decisions that we hope will help keep people safe when on the mountain.” Snowbasin Resort’s Safety Month event Meet an Avalanche Dog – January 18 – 20. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., guests of all ages are invited to meet the avalanche dogs that assist ski patrol. Meet on Earl’s Plaza. Earl’s Plaza Safety Booth – January 18-20, 25, 26. From 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., guests are invited to stop by the safety booth on Earl’s Plaza to learn about on mountain safety, and have a chance to win a prize. Close the Mountain with Ski Patrol – January 18-20, 25, 26. Interested skiers and riders of intermediate and above ability level are invited to close the mountain with ski patrol. Those interested in participating will meet at 4:00 p.m. at the top of Needles. Safety Booth Search & Know the Code – January 18-20. Join Snowbasin Resort’s ski patrol and safety personal at our booth on mountain from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. during the day to learn about resort safety, and promoting NSAA’s “Know the Code.” Terrain Park Challenge featuring SmartStyle – January 25 & 26. Join the Snowbasin Terrain Park crew at the bottom Orson’s park from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for the Terrain Park Challenge featuring the SmartStyle code. For more information about Snowbasin Resort and a complete schedule of events, visit <www.snowbasin.com> The Chordettes Delight Community Shown above is a picture from the Chordettes’ Christmas concert, an annual gift to the community. The event was held at the Hearthside in Eden. This year’s performances were held December 8 and 9. Members include Laura Guthrie, Nicole Fuller, Cariane Bowles, Linn Lund, Tia Shaw, Kay Kilgore, 14. Suzie Wood, Sidney Saline, Becca Nielson, Colleen Wilson, Holly Shaw, Heather Mitchell, Stephanie Murray, Jodi Booth, Michelle Hardy, Jan Rollo, Vicki Wight, Chelsea Barker, Lori Durrant, Toni 15. Fielding, Cathy Stoker, Jan Welsh, Morgan Creager, Sharon Moss, Brenda Murray (director), and Joyce Montgomery (accompanist). This year marks Brenda Murray’s 18th and final year directing For more information call Sherri Sillitoe at the choir, and 28th year participating with the group, both singing and directing. Thank you Valley Chordettes for sharing this Christmas concert each year with the community. 801-399-8791. |