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Show The Ogden Valley news Volume XXII Issue XXI Page 11 January 1, 2015 Eden’s Mountain Performance Massage Moves to New Location Come check out Mountain the care we give our clients. Our goal is for Performance Massage in its new you to obtain results. Being an athlete myself, location above Diamond Peak I understand the importance of doing your best Mountain Sports in Eden. and having the ability to recover quickly. Owner and massage thera“I’m also excited to intropist Shawn Carolan states, “In duce everyone to our new masaddition to our deep tissue sage therapist Julia. She is very sports massage, we now offer dedicated to helping people feel fascial stretching therapy. Every better, and we are very lucky ten years of our lives, we lose that she has joined the Mountain ten percent of our flexibility. Performance Massage team. 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His divine example of love, service, and forgiveness gives Christmas true meaning. “When we keep the spirit of Christmas, we keep the Spirit of Christ, for the Christmas spirit is the Christ Spirit. It will block out all the distractions around us which can diminish Christmas and swallow up its true meaning. “There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus Christ. Because He came to earth, we have a perfect example to follow. As we strive to become more like Him, we will have joy and happiness in our lives and peace each day of the year. It is His example which, if followed, stirs within us more kindness and love, more respect and concern for others. “Because He came, there is meaning to our mortal existence. “Because He came, we know how to reach out to those in trouble or distress, wherever they may be. “Because He came, death has lost its sting, the grave its victory. We will live again because He came. “Because He came and paid for our sins, we have the opportunity to gain eternal life.” (President Thomas S. Monson, 2011 First Presidency Christmas Devotional) The Christmas season is a time to reflect and act upon the blessings and opportunities we have because of the birth, life, Atonement, and Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. As our Heavenly Father “so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son” (John 3:16),we express our love toward one another and toward God and his precious Son by giving of ourselves. Making Christ the center of Christmas might seem like the most natural thing to do during the season that bears His name, but so often the true meaning of Christmas manages to get lost amid the chaos and the cash registers, the presents and the parties. While these things may indeed create a joyful noise, it is still noise, and they can sometimes drown out the quiet, peaceful, reflective side of the season. Ultimately, Christmas is what we make it—and we’re in a position to ask more of ourselves and of each other than festively wrapped gifts and endless dinner parties. We can ensure that our children GENERAL PLAN cont. from page 1 Second, a Water Committee (WC) will tackle questions relating to water quality, quantity, and water governance in the Valley. The WC will meet at least twice, once in December and once in January, to help develop a collaborative understanding of Valley water issues. It includes representatives from the State Division of Water Rights, water companies in the Valley, and citizens. Minutes from each CAC and WC meeting will be available online. Members of the WC, and who they represent, are: Kenneth Bousfield: State of Utah Tage Flint: Weber Basin Conservancy District Miranda Menzies: Wolf Creek Water Pen Hollist: Liberty Water Cal Welling: Eden Water Scott Richardson: Huntsville Water Bill White: Huntsville Water Ryan Jolley: Huntsville water consultants Brandon Thueson: Ogden Valley Fire Chief Kenton Moffett: Ogden City Water Dana Shuler: Weber County Engineering In January, the General Plan moves into Phase 3 of its process: land-use scenarios and community choices. In this phase, the community helps develop and test scenarios that compare different ways to achieve each aspect of the vision. Live Scenario Workshops and webbased engagement will be used, and the planning team will pose a series of questions that explore planning options and consequences. Next, a Community Choices Workshop will be held to test and refine big ideas based on public input and technical data. When these workshops are complete, a preferred land use scenario will be selected. The preferred scenario becomes the basis for developing the new General Plan, which will be ready for public review this summer. Please make sure to review and provide your comments at <www.ValleyPlan.com> Public participation and comments are welcomed at all times. than get, this year. We can give Christ the gift of a gentle heart, and we can focus on the gifts we can receive from Him: forgiveness, love, and eternal life. When looking for the true meaning of Christmas, we have only to look within: we each have the Light of Christ within us, and it is ready to be recognized and ignited and put to good use. But to understand that light, we must first come to better understand Jesus Christ Himself, and in doing so, to better understand our own potential. Our Savior spent much of His mortal life ministering to the sick and to the sinners, helping them to understand their true worth. By serving those around us, we gain and reflect some of Christ’s empathy and compassion. And what time better than Christmas to begin making this a year-round practice, to regularly engage in the kind of service that can work amazing changes in our hearts. Just as the Savior forgave others and taught forgiveness during His life, we can exhibit gratitude for this amazing gift by setting aside the burden of harbored resentments against others and by actively forgiving them. This too is a CHRISTMAS cont. on page 12 Two of Three Wild-Hatched Condors Have Fledged in Northern Arizona & Southern Utah Program biologists from The Peregrine Fund and Zion National Park have confirmed that two California condor chicks have left their nests and taken flight in northern Arizona, but hopes of a third chick successfully reaching the fledgling milestone in Southern Utah have been dashed by a lack of visual observation. The third chick was Utah’s first wild-hatched condor chick. Observations of the condor parents visiting the Utah nest cave suggested the chick was doing well during the six months leading up to fledging, but by late November, a month after the predicted fledge date, biologists noted that something was wrong. The Utah chick quit coming out to the cave opening, and soon after, the parents decreased their visitation to the cave. After multiple trips to investigate, biologists concluded that the chick had not survived. “Although two out of three 2014 condor chicks surviving to fledging remains encouraging, the loss of Utah’s first chick is a hard reminder that critters have a tough go of it in the wild. It’s just a shame that we weren’t able to recover a carcass to examine what might have provided clues as to the cause of death,” said Chris Parish, condor program director for The Peregrine Fund, which manages the wild Arizona-Utah flock. As for the other two condors now gracing Arizona’s skies, both birds appear to be doing well since fledging. Condors, like other wild animals, are most vulnerable in their first few months. That is why condor parents tend to their young for a year after fledging. UTA SERVICE cont. from page 1 There are now 73 condors in the wild in Arizona and Utah, including the two new fledglings. A total of 25 chicks have hatched in the wild since condors were first reintroduced in Arizona in 1996. The recovery effort is a cooperative program by federal, state, and private partners, including The Peregrine Fund, Arizona Game and Fish Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona Strip Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, Grand Canyon and Zion national parks, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and Kaibab and Dixie national forests. Did You Know? • • • • • Prior to reintroduction, the last wild condor in Arizona was sighted just south of the Grand Canyon in 1924. Condors reach maturity at about six years of age. They usually produce one egg every other year. The condor is the largest land bird in North America. The birds can weigh up to 26 pounds and have a wingspan up to 9½ feet. Condors were added to the federal Endangered Species List in 1967. Lead poisoning is the leading cause of death for California condors in Arizona-Utah, with 23 deaths confirmed since 2000. Additional Powder Mountain Stops • Powder Mountain Park and Ride Lot (north of additional pass options for ridership. Riders Valley Market) should check with individual resorts for details. • Powder Mountain Outpost •Wolf Creek, N. Wolf Creek Drive at the corner Downtown Ogden Stops of Moose Hollow Drive in Eden th • Summit Hotel, 247 24 St. • Ben Lomond Hotel, 2510 Washington Blvd. Additional Snowbasin Stops • Hampton Inn and Suites, 2401 Washington • Lakeside Village Properties, 60186 Utah Hwy Blvd. 39 in Huntsville • Hilton Garden Inn, 2271 S. Washington Blvd. • 12th Street and Washington Blvd. For a route map and complete schedules, visit • Rainbows Gardens, 1871 Valley Dr. www.skiogden.com or <www.rideuta.com> |
