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Show Page 2 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXVIII Issue I November 15, 2020 The Ogden Valley news Staff: Shanna Francis Tel: 801-745-2688 Fax: 801-745-2688 Cell: 801-791-4387 E-Mail: slfrancis@digis.net Jeannie Wendell Tel: 801-745-2879 Fax: 801-745-2879 E-Mail: crwendell@digis.net crwendell@msn.com Opinions expressed by advertisers, columnists or letters to the editor are not necessarily the opinions of the owners and staff of The Ogden Valley news. guidelines for Letters to the Editor Letters should be 300 words or less. Letters must be signed and the address of the writer submitted. The Ogden Valley news reserves the right to edit or decline printing of any submissions. Announcements Sought As a community service, The Ogden V alley n ews will print local birth, wedding, obituary, anniversary and missionary farewell & homecoming and Eagle Scout announcements free of charge. 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Note: The contents of The Ogden Valley News are copyrighted. To protect this publication and its contributors from unlawful copying, written permission is required before any individual or company engages in the reproduction or distribution of its contents, by any means, without first obtaining written permission from the owners of this publication. The deadline for the OVN December 1 issue is November 15. Letters to the Editor Local Heroes Save Eden Man’s Life During the wild 90 mph wind storm on September 7, our local heroes helped save my husband’s life. After my call to 911 and following instructions to begin CPR, the Weber Fire District’s Eden and Huntsville units responded within 11 minutes and took over. Their immediate, fast action was one of the main reasons they were able to happily and heartily shake John’s hand this last weekend in person—six weeks after the crisis. All too often first responders never know what the eventual outcome is of their heroic acts so, in this case, having had to restart John’s heart three times, it was especially miraculous. We have since found out that only 6% of cardiac arrest recoveries at home are successful. It took even more heroes and heroines at McKay Dee Hospital’s ICU, the heart health unit, and the neurological rehabilitation unit to continue their careful follow-up work so that John was able to experience a total recovery. Twenty-three days in the hospital with 24-hour care involved over 100 people! There is no real way to thank all those involved, but it is our hope that everyone in the Valley will appreciate who/what we have here, and take a moment to say thank you to our local heroes every time you see them. Linda and John Babcock, Eden Shown right, from left to right, are Mike Cosby, Captain John Wood, John Babcock, Austin Larsen, and Jake Judkins. Not pictured, but on the team that was present for the rescue, are Rashelle Johnson, Sarah Norton, and Chee-Keong Bostron. The team received an award (pictured above, left) for their heroic efforts and their excellence in methodic procedures to save John’s life. A Blast from the Past I am Neil J. Ferrell (the little one in the photo), and lived my wonderful life in Huntsville from birth (January 7, 1933) to graduation from Weber High School (June 1951). The day after graduation, I left Huntsville to enter Summer Quarter at the University of Utah. I did not realize that I would not return to the great life I had experienced in that wonderful valley. Since that day, I have lived in eight different states and have been involved in projects in thirteen states, Hawaii, Canada, England, France, Germany, and Mexico. I credit the wonderful experience of growing up in Ogden Valley and the wonderful people who had turned from their own difficulties to give me guidance and courage to overcome my weaknesses and fears of youth. When I did return to Utah, I came right to Huntsville to see my old haunts and the memories of my youth. It only took about 20 minutes to realize that the Ogden Valley that I remembered did not exist anymore. So I went to work digging through my records and journals to secure names, dates, and activities that would support a personal history that would demonstrate how important Ogden Valley was in my development that made it possible for me, in later years, to have the courage to accept responsibility for millions of dollars for research assignments (related to peaceful use of nuclear energy) and the design and fabrication of large automatic manufacturing machinery for the Wood Products Industry. My personal history was written to my children, grandchildren, and great-grands. The picture was taken the summer of 1936 at our home across the road from the Rowe family and kitty-corner from Chris Wangsgard’s home and one block west of Grandpa Johansen’s home and farm and is the cover page of my personal history. My father and mother were John William (Bill) Ferrell and Majorie Evelyn Johansen Ferrell. My grandparents were Peter Johansen Stevenson and Lizzey, and John Ferrell and Solena Chapman. When dad and mom were married in the temple, all of them lived in Huntsville. The title of the history, Bridges, refers to the fact that in high school, I chose a road that I would travel both as a career and spiritually. I want my family to know that this chosen road had many interruptions, rocky ridges, broad rivers, and pitfalls. Thanks to my resolve while in Ogden Valley, I never changed roads, but built bridges over the rough terrain and continued on my chosen road—both spiritually and temporally. In the picture, from the oldest: William Rex Ferrell – Known as Bill after leaving Huntsville. He was born June 11, 1924, and served in WWII as 1st Lieutenant in Philippines. He became Captain of the California National Guard and Supervising Engineer, Los Angeles Co. Flood control, and owner of Pacifica Engineering Co. He has passed away. Verna B. Ferrell Fletcher – Was born January 31, 1927 in Ogden, Utah. She was President of Weber County High School by appointment, since the elected President was called to active duty in the military. She was also a piano teacher. Joyce Ferrell Montgomery – Born November 4, 1931 in Huntsville, Utah. She was active in music in the Valley and was a piano teacher. Neil J. Ferrell – Born January 7, 1933, American Fork, Utah. I would like to hear from any old friends and people who may know me so I may learn of your experiences over the years. My address is: NEIL FERRELL 896 N 290 E AMERICAN FORK UT 84003 801-809-1927 Neil Ferrell, American Fork Eden Post Office Fails to Provide Adequate Reasons for Failing to Deliver Mail First and foremost, let me preface this letter by saying that I have nothing but the utmost respect for the United States Postal Service. I believe they are a crucial part of our community and I know that their job can be a thankless one. In the past, at my prior home, we had one mail carrier in particular who went above and beyond on many occasions, and was great with our Airedale terrier, Noel. She would always bring our large envelopes and packages right to our front door and she would always leave a treat for our sweet pup. If we happened to be outside when the mail came, Noel would greet her right at her vehicle, the carrier would happily give her a treat, the carrier even cried with me when I told her that Noel had passed away. We personally went into the post office up here Eden prior to beginning construction on our new home to ensure that when we constructed our freestanding mailbox it would meet community specifications as well as USPS specifications. This would be our forever home and we wanted to be sure that we were following and adhering to construction and cosmetic guidelines as well. We spoke to the postal worker and gave them the exact physical address of our home. We even went into specific details as to the exact location, specifically telling them it was a new home on 20 acres of private property. The road to our property is a county road and sits at the end of the Preserve. As a county road, it is maintained by Weber County as well. The postal worker assured us there would be no problems. The furthest mailbox on the road from our own is under one-third of a mile and takes approximately one minute to reach our mailbox at the end of the cul-de-sac. We went to the post office on August 26 to fill out and submit our change of address form for our new home. We spoke again with the postal worker, telling them our new address. We were told for a second time that it would be no problem. We were following LETTER cont. on page 15 |
