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Show The Ogden Valley news Your Community Newspaper June 1, 2019 USPS MARKETING MAIL POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Residents, Property Owners Invited to U.S. 89 Open House The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) held a project update open house for the planned widening of U.S. 89 in Davis County, on Tuesday, May 21 at Layton High School. Members of the project team were available to answer questions and provide details about the planned work. The UDOT project team has been working since March 2018 to develop the design for U.S. 89. Earlier this year, UDOT announced that U.S. 89 would pass under the cross streets instead of over them, as a result of feedback received from the public during the project’s State Environmental Study (SES) as well as input from the Community Coordination Team and the design builder, Oak Hills Constructors. With this change, the updated design is now available on the project website, http://udot. utah.gov/us89 (click on the Project Map tab). At the open house, residents and property owners were able to review large printouts of the project design and get specific information about improvements planned in their area. Several graphics and posters provided additional details about the project’s phasing and schedule, the frontage roads being built on each side of U.S. 89, and the new interchange designs. Right-of-way representatives were also be on hand to answer questions about the process. For those unable to attend the open house, open house materials are posted online at https://publicinput.com/C236, as well as on the project website. Comments and questions submitted online will be collected, and responses “Big Boy” traveling from Evanston, Wyoming, May 8, to Ogden. Photo by Vic Saunders. See more photos on page 8. Sixteen-year-old Eden Youth Captures Ogden Marathon 5th-place Win in Men’s Half Marathon Sixteen-year-old Mason Froerer of Eden captured an impressive 5th-place win in this year’s Men’s Half Marathon Division at the 2019 Ogden Marathon. Mason states, “I started running when I was about seven. I love running because it makes me feel free and it makes me forget about everything; I can just get lost in the moment and take in the amazing views we are surrounded by. “I’m also inspired by my mom and dad because my mom has shown me how amazing running is and she makes sure I’m training properly. My dad also inspires me because when I just want to go downstairs and rest, he comes in and tells me to go run and pushes me to be my best. “The main reason I started running was that I had asthma and wanted to get rid of it so I started running and running until it started to clear up. And now that it has cleared up, I have been able to increase my speed and run faster. “This was the first half marathon that I have run. My mother and father would not let me run a half until I was 16 to ensure my bones were developed and I was putting in the Mason Froerer MARATHON cont. on page 10 County Residents Alerted to Emergency “Code Red” Program By Jim Truett, Mayor, Huntsville Town Dear Residents of Huntsville Town, and Weber County, in today’s world where things are always evolving, I would like to share with you this great tool called “Code Red.” Code Red is a way on notifying you if there ever is an emergency in your area such as. • Missing person • Flooding • Fire advisory Earthquake Evacuation notices Possible dangerous individual(s) Hazardous material spills Shelter information Dangerous animals wandering our town Active shooter Viral outbreak/health advisory This tool is similar to a reverse 911 call. Many of you in Huntsville experienced this last fall, when an injured mountain lion was spotted in town. This program allows participants • • • • • • • • USDA Forest Service & State of Utah Sign Shared Stewardship Agreement Today, May 22, U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue joined Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert to sign an agreement between the Forest Service and the State of Utah focused on shared stewardship. As part of this Shared Stewardship Agreement, the State of Utah and the USDA Forest Service are working together to identify and map priority landscapes that will guide activities across jurisdictional boundaries. Utah and the Forest Service will work in partnership to restore these priority landscapes using all tools available, including existing programs Snowcrest Jr. High Teacher Roger Howell Retires The Howell family celebrated Roger Howell’s retirement with an Open House Monday, May 6 at Weber High School where he greeted friends, family, and many students. Roger taught school for 45 years: U.S. History, Utah History, World Civilization, Geography, Math, Physical Education, and Weight Training. Mr. Howell also coached sports for 39 years—baseball, football, basketball, and wrestling at Highland Junior High and Mound Fort Junior High, and was Athletic Director at Ben Lomand High School. For the past eleven years, Mr. Howell has been an amazing, dedicated teacher at Snowcrest Junior. The community would like to congratulate him on his well-earned retirement, and thank him for his years of service to our youth. Pictured left is Roger Howell. Reebok Ragnar Wasatch Back 2019 Slated Runners forcome June together in Logan, Utah The race that started it all, Reebok Ragnar Wasatch Back, returns to celebrate its “Sweet 16” on June 14-15, 2019. This is where runners come lose their breath from the views, the elevation, and their team’s witty banter over various coming of age movie quotes! Please note that approximately 5,000 runners will be making their way through Ogden Valley—about 426 Ragnar teams. back at Utah State University to kick off their adventure, conquering one of the more difficult races in the Ragnar series. From there, teams run two days and one star-filled night through friendly communities and up stunning green mountain sides. Runners then make their way through the wildflowers traveling over Avon Pass and into a postcard-worthy countryside dotted with horses and quintessential barns RAGNAR cont. on page 11 Liberty Eighth Grader Sets up Instagram Program to Help Save the Planet My name is Katie Montgomery, and I’m 14 years old. I believe that we are just letting the planet die. We are leaving trash all around, everywhere, and few are doing their part to pick it up. So I decided to do just that. I organized a trash cleanup day with my friend Rally Carver. With the help of Aria Kelson, we set it up on Instagram—@savetheheckinplanet. I came up with a quote that is in our bio on that account, such as Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative “Don’t wait for the change, be the change.” I and the Governor’s Catastrophic Wildfire Reduction Strategy. “This agreement is about setting priorities together and combining resources to achieve healthier forests for the people of Utah,” said Secretary Perdue. “We will use every available authority and tool at our disposal to support partnership efforts to improve forest health and target treatments in areas with the highest payoffs. We want to leave America’s forests better than we found them and that means creating meaningful stewardship partnerships that proac- CODE RED cont. on page 6 OPEN HOUSE cont. on page 6 set up events on that account, so feel free to check it out! Our first event was held Friday, May 17. It was just after a rainstorm, but even then, people showed up to help. I thought we didn’t have a lot of trash up here in the valley laying around; but, I came to find out that there are loads and loads of trash. We ended up filling 12 LIBERTY cont. on page 11 FOREST SERVICE cont. on page 12 Spark Change: A new program launched by the state to help prevent wildfires By Shanna Francis Utah state leaders are asking residents to help prevent Utah wildfires by going on line to take the Utah’s Wildfire Prevention Pledge. It’s easy, and only takes about three minutes. The pledge is also designed as an educational tool, listing simple but important things you can personally do to prevent wildfires, then asking you to check each item as a pledge to against risky behavior that can contribute to wildfires. The list includes the following, and states, “Please SparkChange, by pledging to take these actions:” • Only start a campfire in an approved fire pit, or an area cleared of all vegetation. • Never leave a ire unattended. • Always make sure your fire is completely doused with water and smothered with dirt before leaving. • Don’t start a fire on a windy day. • Keep lighters and matches out of the reach of Shown above, from left to right, are eighth-grade Snowcrest Jr. High students Makenna Westra, children. Alayana Whitaker, Ellie and Allie Clark, and Noelle Tuttle, who helped with a student-led project SPARK CHANGE cont. on page 6 to clean up litter in Eden. |
