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Show The OGDEN May 15, 2000 VALLEY NEWS BULK RATE POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Your Community Newspaper Inside This Issue: To Sleeping Beauties Page 2 Spring Brings New Life to the Valley Multi-Faceted Artist Creates Diverse Work Page 4 By Cindy Beger Utah Family Had 8 Reaseons to Celebrate Page 5 Airfare Biology Page 6 Attitude is Everything Page 6 Trees Add Beauty Page 7 Credit Card Solicitations Page 7 What is YourReal Health Status? Page 8 Calendar of Events Page 9 A new foal romps near its mother. Talented Huntsville Student Wins Prestigious Award minate what can often seem to be a rather mundane world. And whereas most students are content to just ‘get Gifted twelfth grade student the assignment done,’ Johanna consisJohanna Droubay, from Huntsville, tently produces writing which is as was recently honored creative as it is beautiful, with the first place as complex as it is accesaward for her poem Tree sible, and as searching as in an award ceremony it is confident. Being a held April 29 at the teacher, I appreciate this; Holiday Inn Hotel in as a writer, I am proSalt Lake City. foundly moved by it . . . The 53rd Annual Johanna is a student posJunior Creative Poetry sessed of a boundless Writing Contest was curiosity, a vast and sponsored by the Utah embracing intellect, and State Poetry Society, the is truly one of the most Salt Lake Tribune and gifted students to pass the Utah Arts Council. through my door . . . “ Johanna took the first Additional awards place award in the 11th credited to Johanna Johanna Droubay and 12th grade, Division include: “E” category. There were 1,174 1st place – Scripto magazine writing entries in this year’s writing contest. contest – Weber High School Johanna began writing at a very Outstanding performance award for early age, and has continued to do so. work in The Crucible at State 4A Writing is an integral part of who she Drama Competition is. Johanna had written many stories 3rd place in State – one act competiover 400 words long before she was tion – The Crucible in first grade—having learned to write 3rd place in State – classical scene in phonetically from her preschool Romeo and Juliet teacher Margaret Johansen, formerly Best Actress award – region drama of Eden. competition Her mother states, “She’s always 1st place in region one act competiloved to write, she wrote poems from tion – The Crucible 4th grade on, won reflections conJohanna is also a correspondent for tests, and loved acting in the Varsity Prep magazine, providing Shakespeare festival at Valley updates on sports, music, drama, and Elementary.” debate at Weber High. The magazine Johanna was also recently named is a new publication devoted to high the Sterling Scholar in English for school activities in Utah. Weber High School. Mr. Ottley, her Johanna is the daughter of Michael English teacher at Weber writes, “Her and Rosie Droubay of Huntsville. writing reveals a young woman who She will be attending Reed College in is constantly searching for new and Portland, Oregon this fall. insightful ways to describe and illuBy Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News Staff Announcements Page 10 Clean Up the Abuse Page 11 Activities Slated for Kids Day Page 11 Two Warrior Debaters Place in Statewide Competition Page 12 Student News Page 13 Sports News Page 14 - 15 Government/Planning News Page 16 A Big Bear in Huntsville Page 17 Heatstroke Page 18 Community Emergency Response Team Page 18 Classifieds Page 19 County Hears Petition to Upzone Nordic Valley Property See related Poem Trees on page 18 On Tuesday evening May 2nd from 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. the Weber County Commission Chamber was full of Nordic Valley residents and others opposing a petition by Ayla White, the newest owner of the Nordic Valley golf course, to conditionally re-zone portions of the Nordic Valley Golf Course property. There were a few other items on the agenda that were quickly dealt with, or tabled for discussion at the end of the meeting, so the time allotted could be focused on discussing this hot topic. Re-zoning of the Nordic Valley Golf Course has historically drawn sharp criticism from many living near the golf course. Ayla White proposed conditionally rezoning parcels, totaling approximately 13 acres that are currently zoned FV-3 (Forest Valley, 3 acre minimum lot size) and 0-1 (Open Space) to FR-3 (Forest Residential, medium density residential) to build 240 condominiums along the fairways of the golf course. FR-3 zoning allows up to 20 condominiums per acre. Ms. White also proposed re-zoning a 4.98-acre parcel that is a mix of FV-3 and O-1 zoning to a CVR-1 (Commercial Resort/Recreation) conditional zoning. In her petition, she stated she would construct a building covering 38% of the 4acre parcel that would be used for a 60dwelling unit condo-tel that would include up to two lock-out rooms per dwelling. The petition also stated the commercial building would incorporate a golf club-house, day spa/fitness center, swimming pool, restaurant/snack bar, conference/education center, and retail shops into the facility. Ms. White stated at the meeting that the restaurant would seat 300, 208 of which, I believe, she said would be banquet facility seating. The plan as presented was not favored by Nordic Valley residents. Kelly Grier, of Weber County Planning, stated she had received 19 e-mails and 45 phone calls in opposition to the proposed conditional rezone of the parcels. In addition to the calls and e-mails received, of the approximately 50 people attending the meeting, and the 20 or so who voiced their opinion, none were in favor of the re-zoning petition, or for the proposed project. There was one phone call, Ms. Grier did state, favoring the petition. The petitioner asked for conditional zoning changes, which, if approved, would then require detailed site plans before a permanent zoning status would be granted, but it appears the scope of the proposed project is out of proportion to anything the township residents find acceptable. Some residents say that they are not totally opposed to change in Nordic. Nordic Valley was originally planned as a summer housing development only. Residents who live there yearround are pleased that, because of change, they are able to do so. In the report sent to the Liberty/Nordic NORDIC cont. on page 3 |
