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Show Volume XXVIII Issue XI The Ogden Valley News Page 7 July 1, 2021 Donations Still Sought for Outdoor Community Icon Saturday, June 19, the area has been felt by many. The creativity Snowbasin hosted the Inaugural Basin Beastley Bike Race—a fundraiser for long-time Snowbasin employee Tim Eastley who has done so much for the Ogden outdoor community, including helping to grow the high school mountain bike scene. He is currently recovering from a recent medical emergency. Snowbasin Resort Communications and Events Manager Megan Collins stated, “As such, we wanted to reach out to ask for your support of Eastly and his family.” In conjunction with the bike race a silent auction was also held, with items donated from an array of local organizations including Kuhl, Roosters Brewing, Slackwater, Daily Rise Coffee, Gear 30, Simply Eden Soaps, The Front Ogden, Gnarwalls, New World Distillery, Mountain Luxury, and more. Plus, Eastley’s parents brought a signed NFL football from Franco Harris when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Tim Eastley is originally from Pittsburgh and loves the Steelers. While many came to the race and silent auction, help is still needed; it’s not too late to donate! Please visit https://bit.ly/basinbeastleyfundraiser and donate today! Donations can be made in $25 increments. Collins added, “Anything would help! He has a long road to recovery.” A long-time Terrain Park Manager and Summer Trails Manager, Eastley suffered a major stroke at the end of this year’s winter season. Tim’s impact on the ski and bike community has been profound. His award-winning work and dedication to the progression of athletes in and hard work by him and his team have also made an impact for good on the guest experience for years at Snowbasin. Overseeing the development of the new park rope tow or the many years of the Pond Skim, Tim has contributed to the success of the resort for a long, long time. Tim’s stroke has been incredibly impactful to his family, and wife Sandy and their two young children have started to weather the storm it has had to their family. Collins stated, “We are a tight family here at Snowbasin and while we’ve rallied behind one of our own for several months now, we also recognize that a larger community of support is necessary to help Tim on his road to recovery. To this end the Basin Beastly was created with all proceeds benefiting the Eastley family to help cover medical expenses, but additional help is still needed.” Tim Eastley is a man who loves the outdoors. From 1978 to 1984, he was a BMX Schwinn Team Rider. After many years of BMX biking, he found the love for mountain biking in 1990. In the winter months following the bike season he picked up snowboarding and never looked back. He was a competitive snowboarder from 1991 to 1999. After his time on the circuit, he looked for a way to find a career in areas he was passionate about, which led him to Breckenridge, Colorado in 2000 to work on their terrain parks. He was in Colorado through 2007, and then found himself in Utah. He has led the Snowbasin Terrain Park Team since 2008 and when Snowbasin began summer operations, he was the creator of the Mt. Ogden Midweek Bike Series in 2015. In 2016 he became actively involved with the Utah High School Mountain Bike Race Program. Historical Names Identified Eighth-grade Huntsville School graduation class of 1920-1921 In the May 15, 2021 issue of the paper, we ran a photograph from Vicki Roberts Jorgensen where she ask if anyone could help her place the names of these year-end students in the correct order matching the order of the students. She wrote, “I have the names of the students from an old newspaper, but now need help identifying faces to names. Names: Thelma Petersen, Marlow Stoker, Clifford Rasmussen, Elmo Grow, Irene Newey, Harvey Brown, Jesse Brown, Darwin Engstrom, Charles Smith, Jean Berlin, Doris Wangsgard, Owen Felt, Archie Thurston, Joe Shupe, Newel Burrows, Louis Olsen, Virginia Mae McEntire, Mae Melle, and Bruce Shields. A thank you to Jan Stallings White who sent us the names in the correct order for the Huntsville School graduating class of 19201921. They are as follows: Bottom Row, from left to right: Darwin Engstrom, Ken Christiansen (spelling?), Jean Berlin, Principal Charles Isaac Grow, Virginia Mae McEntire, Charles Smith, and Archie Thurston. Middle Row: Louis Olsen, Bruce Shields, Joe Shupe, Owen Felt, Clifford Rasmussen, and Marlow Stoker. Back Row: Doris Wangsgard, Virginia Felt, Mae Melle, Thelma Pearson/Petersen?, and Irene Newey. Inflation is Back: What you can do about it? By Don Hickman, Certified Master Financial Coach, June 18, 2021 After 15 months of a global pandemic and an economic crash, now inflation is back. The next “Big Bad Wolf” has arrived at our doorstep (see my April 2021 article “Financial Peace and the Three Little Pigs” (visit ogdenvalleynews.com to view). Almost everything costs more right now. It’s as if we’ve moved to California, with gasoline prices approaching $4.00/gallon, housing prices going insane (See “Why is Utah’s housing market so ‘insane?’” - Deseret News), and your used car is more valuable today than when you bought it two years ago (See “Here’s why car prices have gotten so high, so fast. And why they’ll keep climbing” - CNN). If you are like most people, your income probably has not gone up at the same rate. This means you have even less money to spend after inflation. If you let the “Fear of Losing Out” overcome your common sense, you might be at risk of ending up with enormous financial stress when the bills come due. My clients are asking me what they should do in this crazy season. Some are afraid that prices will keep going up (which they may do, for a season, but not forever) and it will be even harder for them to buy that house or car or go on vacation. They want to buy now, even though they do not have the money to do so. I remind them that the math we learned in elementary school still applies. If they are living paycheck to paycheck right now—if they have “more month than money” right now—then it will be even worse in the future if they impulse buy that high-priced house or car with a loan they cannot afford. Here are some things everyone can consider: • Check your family budget and tighten it up to account for the higher costs of everything. • Make sure you can pay for the “four walls,” i.e., food, rent/mortgage, utilities, and transportation. You must be able to pay for these items to take care of your family. • Review your planned “big purchases” (house, car, truck, trailer, vacation, etc.) and determine whether you can now afford them without wrecking your future finances. • If you do not have the money right now, give yourself some grace, and continue putting money aside for when you will be able to afford these big purchases. • The pandemic is in our rear-view mirror, the economy is roaring back, these crazy prices will stabilize, and you will be able to buy when the time is right for you. If you are under financial stress, have a hard time preparing a monthly family budget, need some advice about how to pay off debt or to save for retirement, you are not alone. Seventy-eight percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and half do not have the cash to pay for a new washing machine. Half of Americans over 55 years old have zero retirement savings. If this sounds like you, contact a financial professional. We are here to help you, especially in these crazy times. Helping Hand Financial Coaching Helping Hand Financial Coaching is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business in Ogden Valley owned and operated by Don Hickman. Don is a Dave Ramsey certified Master Financial Coach. He helps turn financial nightmares into American dreams and financial stress into financial peace. Don has helped hundreds of individuals and couples better understand their relationship with their money, learn to live on less than they make, and to plan and create wealth for their futures. You can contact Don at 385-2440395 or thehickmangroupllc@gmail.com or visit his website at <https://ramseycoach.com/Don-Hickman> GUARDRAIL cont. from page 1 heavy layer of gravel also made it difficult for vehicles’ tires to gain traction in the soft, deep layer of gravel. After the situation was brought to his attention, Weber County Commissioner Gage Froerer got involved, along with the county’s principal engineer Gary Myers, who contacted UDOT reps who quickly worked to resolve the problem, modifying the parking area so it is once again accessible to trail users. See response article on page 13. |