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Show Page 8 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXIII Issue III April 1, 2015 Frozen Hearts Ball Brings Dance Revival to Eden’s Hearthside On February 22, romantics from around the valley gathered to dance the night away at the Frozen Hearts Ball held at the Hearthside in Eden. Sponsored by Ogden Valley Arts, attendees were swooned by the sounds of the A grand hors d’oeuvres buffet provided gourmet calories to fuel everyone’s energy demands. More dances are anticipated soon, and as several in attendance suggested, “Maybe with a few dance lessons offered beforehand!” Historical Perspective - Constructed in 1929, under the direction of Bishop Charles Alexander Hogge, the recreation hall at the Hearthside, the final addition to the historic former LDS chapel in Eden, was built specifically to provide a valley-wide location where the youth in the community could get together to dance. Saturday night dances were a staple of Ogden Valley’s Frozen Hearts Club Band, aka West Wind, featuring Jake Martin, Mark Harris, Brian Keith, Eric Storey and Sam Harris. The set list was diverse and entertaining. From Bobby Darin to the Beatles, Queen, Huey Lewis and others, variations on vintage dance moves kept everyone laughing and sometimes tripping and crashing! Ogden Valley Beatles Brian Keith, Eric Storey, Jake Martin, and Sam Harris. the young valley culture in those days. The late Virginia Stallings and longtime Eden residents Melba Hogge and Lou Jean Wilson reminisced about the weekly Saturday night dances with the Ernie Jensen Orchestra, “We were packed elbow to elbow and could hardly move! It was so much fun!” According to LaVerna Burnett Newey, author of Remember My Valley, the newly constructed hall “could fit 350 people and 100 extra could be squeezed on the stage when needed.” Dance tickets were 35 cents to waltz and fox trot yourself into utter exhaustion. In 2015, more than 85 years later, the community can still pack the dance hall floor! Watch for future events! Utah’s Business Community Unites with “Leaders for Clean Air” United in their concern over Utah’s air quality and the associated health impacts, 13 Utah business leaders recently announced the formation of Leaders for Clean Air™, a non-profit organization founded to provide the targeted push they believe necessary to build demand for electric vehicles in the local marketplace. Leaders for Clean Air believes electric vehicles will be a transformational technology for those seeking to improve air quality throughout the state, and efforts encouraging the deployment of charging station infrastructure will be essential in expediting the public’s adoption of electric vehicles. This proactive business effort currently represents Utah-based businesses 3form, Backcountry.com, Black Diamond, Cubiscan, Ken Garff, Lancer Automotive Group, Packsize, Rumor, Sorenson Capital, Strong & Hanni, Uinta Brewing Company, Utah Paperbox, and Vivint, all of which have installed electric vehicle charging (EVC) stations at their business locations. “We all have to do our part to improve our air quality, and Utah’s business community is stepping up with a new initiative to move the ball forward,” said Governor Gary R. Herbert. “By working to make it more practical to own an electric vehicle in Utah, Leaders for Clean Air is helping to advance an important new technology that has the potential to boost our air quality efforts.” With a unified vision to improve Utah’s air quality, the goals of Leaders for Clean Air™ are two-fold: • To unite Utah business leaders in establishing 2,000 Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations for employees who commute with zero-tailpipe emission vehicles. • To assemble a group of leaders who employ 100,000 employees, collectively. Leaders for Clean Air was conceived and led by Packsize® CEO Hanko Kiessner. To date, Packsize International installed 16 electric vehicle charging stations. As a result of this initiative, roughly 15 percent of commuter miles to and from Packsize are now tailpipe emission-free and Packsize employees save about $1,000 annually in fuel, service costs, time, and vehicle depreciation compared to their former mode of transportation. Leaders for Clean Air is a pay-it-forward model, meaning an interested business receives a free charging station and installation recommendations, and in return is asked to make an investment of approximately $550 to pay-forward the EVC station to the next Utah business. To learn more, visit <www. LeadersforCleanAir.org> Ogden Valley Ski Completes Busy Two Weeks of Competitions A couple of busy posed of Katie Townsend, Cooper Harrison, weeks for local ski- and Luc Rochat, skied very well at times. In ers began with the U12 the SG, our first-year U16 Katie Townsend and U10 Intermountain finished with a strong 23rd and Luc Rochat 44th. Championships at the In the Men’s SL, Cooper finished with a Canyons, where Bella Foos, solid 11th place and Luc 38th; while in the ladies Jimmy Walsh and Reagan Harrison competed. GS, Katie Townsend won the “moveup” award In the U12s, Bella placed on the top 5 podium for moving from start number 85 to finish 31st. with a 3rd and 4th place, along with a solid 7th- in the Ladies SL, Katie finished 27th; while in place finish. Jimmy and Reagan also ended up the Men’s GS, Cooper moved up nicely from with some nice results with Reagan wrapping start position 70 to finish 32nd and Luc in at 49th. up the event with the 9th spot in the Slalom. OVST’s Michael Townsend is off to races The Ogden Valley Ski Team (OVST) hosted in MN and elsewhere in the Western U.S., and the Intermountain Finals at Snowbasin with Kyle Ahmann is competing this week in spring teams from throughout the division compet- F.I.S. events at Mammoth, CA, while many of ing. OVST had 40 competitors take part in the athletes listed here will be gearing up for this event, with many taking home top 10 one more event scheduled for April 11-15 in medals. With OVST’s Tommy Pinkas taking Utah at Snowbird. Gold both days in the U14+ category, Gold Finally, the Snowbasin/OVST All-Stars by Dyllan Guay and Silver by Kira Thomas in wrapped a very successful season this past the U10 SL, with weekend medals also going Saturday, March 21, with a head-to-head to Sydney D’hulst, Mackenzie Kubick, Liam race and BBQ on Snowbasin’s City Hill. Bown, Maddox Lister, Andy Pinkas, Finley Approximately 100 athletes ages 6 to 12 took Pinkas, and Rome Carver. part in this 14-week program. This program Bridger Harrison, Tommy Walsh, and focuses on skiing fundamentals and skills in a Andres Torres, along with Natalie Quinn and fun and exciting environment with Snowbasin Mikayla Guimond, represented OVST at the Resort as the classroom. Athletes are assigned Tri -Divisional Championships in Big Sky a certified coach and work on progressing in Montana. In the Super G, OVST’s Bridger free skiing with some racing and all-mountain Harrison finskiing rolled ished in 6th into the mix. place, just Many of the a mere 0.22 All-Stars are sec. out of moving onto first. the Ogden Also, a Valley Ski great race Team next was had season while by Tommy many more Walsh, with will return an 11th place for another and Andres fun season Torres in at with the Allth 68 . In the Stars. U14 girls, T h e N a t a l i e O g d e n Quinn conValley Ski tinues to Team is Photo courtesy of Gordon Perry. shine with a part of the 19th place and non-profit Mikayla Guimond moved up nicely from way Ogden Valley Winter Sports Foundation with rd back to the 43 spot. Unfortunately, OVST’s approximately 200 families participating in Emma Morgan and Pearl Marden stayed home programs such as ski racing, all-mountain and from this event with injuries. freeride skiing. With the support of Snowbasin In the GS, Bridger Harrison was on the Resort, Powder Mountain, and Nordic Valley, podium with a 3rd place (fastest 2nd run) and the OVWSF may have a program for you. For Tommy Walsh 8th. The event was capped off information on getting involved with either with a slalom as Natalie continued her strong the OVST or Snowbasin All-Stars, please visit championships with a 13th-place finish while www.ogdenvalleyskiteam.com or <www.snowthe rest of the team skied well but were plagued basin.com> with some falls. Gordon Perry is the Director of Ogden At the U16 Western Region Championships Valley Winter Sports Foundation, and can be held in Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, our team, com- reached at 435-714-3692. WEEDS DAY cont. on page 12 shovels if possible. Please join the Ogden Ranger District, Weber Pathways, Ogden Trail Network and Ogden Valley as we work to protect our land by preventing the spread of noxious weeds in Weber County. For more information, contact Lisa Thompson, Volunteer and Partnership Coordinator, Ogden Ranger District, 801-4581704 (lisathompson@fs.fed.us) or Rod Kramer, Outreach Coordinator, Weber Pathways 801393-2304 (rod@weberpathways.org). Individuals, families, businesses, and church and community groups are being asked to save one of the three dates and participate in this year’s volunteer service day. A lunch and raffle items will be offered in Eden on May 9 to those who participate in the event. and Ogden Valley area. Invasive weed species threaten the ecological integrity and biological diversity of plant communities within the project area and have caused adverse impacts to recreation, wildlife and other important social and resource values. Target weeds include, dyers woad, puncture vine, dalmation toadflax, myrtle spurge, leafy spurge, yellow starthistle, whitetop, burdock, and hounds tongue. Control methods will include hand pulling and possible bagging. 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