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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back, June 19-20: Ogden Valley Balloon & Artist Festival Planned for August 14 – 16 Imagine a crisp, cool, picture-perfect morning amidst the dramatic backdrop of the Wasatch Mountains when, suddenly, 15 colorful hot air balloons begin inflating simultaneously. An amazing sight! The Ogden Valley Balloon and Artist Festival is scheduled for August 14, 15 and 16. The event will be held at Eden Park, the site of the first Valley Balloon Festival held in 1994. The festival offers affordable fun for the whole family. This year’s event will feature balloon launches, art booths, pie eating contests, continuous live entertainment featuring an eclectic selection of music, family games, and a diverse group of local food vendors. The popular Balloon Glow will take place Friday and Saturday evenings, August 14 and August 15, at dusk. At approximately 8:45 p.m., hot air balloons will begin inflating simultaneously, their intense flames roaring—a spectacular sight against the night sky. The fundraiser breakfast for the Ogden Rescue Mission is back! Friday thru Sunday, beginning at 7:00 a.m., a traditional breakfast will be served at Eden Park, with all proceeds benefitting the Ogden Rescue Mission. Entrance to the festival is free. Nominal fees for family games and vendor food will be charged. VIP parking will also be available, and can be purchased at <ogdenvalleyballoonfestival.com> This event is made possible by generous donations from sponsors Ogden Regional Medical, RAMP, Weber County, Pepsi, and Legacy Sponsor Nordic Valley. For more information and a full schedule of events, visit <www.ogdenvalleyballoon- Pictured is McKayla Thomas competing in the 100 meter hurdles. In April, she set a new state festival.com> record. Photo courtesy of Gerald Halliday. Adopt-A-Trail Marker Missing: Donors ask for its return Eden resident Marion Horna recently report- sixth-grade students about the value of their ed, “It’s with sadness that I notify the commu- service cleaning up the trail and the work they nity that someone has taken the Pineview West do removing dyers woad if this trail marker is Forest Service not returned?” A d o p t - A - Tr a i l The Valley marker sign desElementary placard, ignating the and services for its sixth-grade stuconstruction, were dents from Valley paid for by a personal Elementary School donation, and erected as the adopters of on the trail through this trail.” donated time and U.S. Forest energy. It was situService personnel ated near the parking confirmed that it lot at the North Arm was installed proptrailhead. During this erly by Eden resiyear’s sixth-grade dents Steve Clarke hike and trail cleanand Marion Horna up project, pictures on May 7. were taken with the Pathway rep- Above is Marion Horna with Valley Elementary sixth- students around the resentatives and grade students in a picture taken this year in May with new trail marker. donors are appeal- the newly-installed Pineview West Forest Service AdoptHorna concluding to whomever A-Trail marker sign at the North Arm trailhead in Eden. ed, “It would be wonremoved the trail marker sign to please return derful if the trail marker were returned.” it—no questions asked. Horna added, “The Otherwise, if you have information on the community would appreciate its return very missing marker, please contact Marion Horna at much,” and then asked, “what kind of a mes- hornadad2@gmail.com or the U.S. Forest Service sage is the community giving to our Valley Ogden Ranger District office at 801-625-5112. Community Foundation of Ogden Valley (CFOV) OVerDRIVE Campaign Kicks into Gear Soon CFOV will launch its annual giving campaign on July 4. Through its fundraising efforts in 2014, CFOV was able to distribute $140,000 in grants to participating nonprofit organizations. In 2015, CFOV is hoping that the Ogden Valley community will kick into OVerDRIVE and help CFOV to OVerACHIEVE last year’s results and bring even greater support to the 18 local nonprofits that serve Ogden Valley with their programs. CFOV raises money in several ways, including its Match Fund and the CFOV OVerDRIVE campaign, as shown in the diagram. The Match Fund is used to multiply the contributions June 15, 2015 that are made by individuals and families via the OVerDRIVE campaign from July 4 thru September 30. During the OVerDRIVE campaign period, CFOV invites and encourages individuals in our community to make contributions to the participating nonprofits of their choice, all of which provide services for residents of and visitors to Ogden Valley. Donation forms will be distributed with The Ogden Valley News, and will also be available in locations throughout the Valley and online at <www.cfogdenvalley.org> At the same time, and prior to the start of the OVerDRIVE campaign, CFOV seeks individuals/businesses who are able to make donations of $1000* or more to the Match Fund. At COMMUNITY cont. on page 13 Runners will be using Valley roads & facilities Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back, the country’s biggest 200mile overnight running relay, is once again generating a lot of excitement from Logan to its new finish line at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah. Taking place June 19-20, Wasatch Back is better than ever with a streamlined course and a new 10.5-mile Ragnar leg that is more challenging than ever with 2,800 feet of elevation gain. “This year is set to be the best yet,” said Tanner Bell, Co-Founder and President of Ragnar. “Between the unparalleled beauty of the course and the camaraderie in the van, this year’s Ragnarians are in for the time of their lives.” More than 10,000 runners have been training for this overnight relay for months in anticipation of the unforgettable experiences they will have with their family, friends, and colleagues as they work together to cross the finish line. Local communities along the course have also been preparing for this annual event. Schools, including Morgan High, North and South Summit High, Park City High, and Rocky Mountain Middle School will serve as relay exchange points where students will raise funds selling food, provide access to hot showers and indoor sleeping for runners. Each year these fundraisers generate more than $15,000 for youth programs, in addition to the nearly $178,000 donated along the course through Ragnar’s Extra Mile Program. Many of the nearly 1,000 teams are running for a cause, and each of them inspires us. A few standout inspirational stories for the 2015 race include: RAGNAR RELAY cont. on page 13 Valley Athletes Named as Standard All-Stars: New state record set for 100 meter hurdles by Eden student McKayla Thomas of Eden was recently hon- Examiner. Of these 77 athletes, 18 were then ored by the Standard-Examiner as an All-Star, selected for the All-Stars team. McKayla was an honor given once a year to exemplary high selected as one of these elite high school athschool athletes in recognition of their stellar letes. athletic high school performance. Weber High School Senior McKayla On May 14, seventy-sevThomas was selected as an en 2014-2015 Standard-Stars All-Star for her achievewere brought together for a ments in Girls Track. special awards presentation Thomas broke the Utah high where guest speaker Coach school state record for the Bob Craven shared an inspi100 meter hurdles with a rational message with parspeed of 14.34, topping the ents and students from his 2009 record of 14.37; thus, extensive coaching career. she captured the first place However, the highlight of the title in the 100 meter race for evening was the announceall 5A schools in the state. ment of this year’s All-Stars, She was also ranked in the who were selected from top 15 in the 200 meters, McKayla Thomas among the 77 Standard-Stars high jump, and medley recognized throughout the ATHLETES cont. on page 10 school year in a weekly feature of the Standard- Valley Residents and Stakeholders Asked to Participate in Planning Survey: Must submit by June 17 By Krissy Nielsen, Community Planner, Logan Simpson Consultants from Logan Simpson thank you for your participation at the April 30 Ogden Valley General Plan Update Choices Workshop. As the meeting concluded, the consulting team lacked clear direction on one key question: How might residents want to modify future land-use outcomes for the Valley? To answer this question, and as promised at the end of the workshop, a survey was created. The purpose of this survey is to describe a range of options and solutions, and to obtain specific citizen direction for a future land-use program in Ogden Valley. Since the workshop provided in-depth information and discussion, this survey is intended as a follow-up for those who attended the workshop. If you haven’t yet, please take the time to take the survey by visiting <www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2153258/ Ogden-Valley-Land-Use> If you have any questions when you are taking the survey, please do not hesitate to contact me at knielsen@logansimpson.com or Buck Swaney at bswaney@logansimpson.com for an explanation. Please note that the cutoff date to take the survey is Wednesday, June 17. Red Cross Urges Summer Blood & Platelet Donations to Prevent Seasonal Shortage Donors can help save lives by giving during “100 days of summer, 100 days of hope” campaign The American Red Cross urges donors to choose their day to give hope to patients in need by donating blood or platelets during the “100 days of summer, 100 days of hope” campaign officially sponsored by Suburban Propane. “Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and vacation season, and the start of a seasonal decline in blood and platelet donations,” said Kimberly Houk, Communications Manager, Lewis and Clark and Arizona Blood Services Region. “By choosing a day to give blood or platelets, volunteer donors can give hope and help maintain a sufficient supply for patients in need.” Summer vacations and travel can contribute to less availability for people to give blood or platelets. In a spring survey of Red Cross blood and platelet donors, nearly 90 percent indicated plans to take vacations this summer. However, patients don’t get a summer holiday or vacation from needing lifesaving blood. The Red Cross relies on volunteer donors for the 15,000 blood donations needed every day to support patients at about 2,600 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide. RED CROSS cont. on page 13 Judith Boulden of Liberty took this picture on May 21 of a young male moose on in North Fork Park in Liberty. |
