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Show The Ogden Valley News June 1, 2022 Your Community Newspaper USPS MARKETING MAIL POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Work on North Ogden Divide Begins: Closure Planned for All of June By Shanna Francis In February, Weber County Commissioners earmarked and approved $1.4 million for upgrades on the North Ogden Divide. These upgrades are slated to be completed this summer. Beginning June 6, the county will implement a full closure of the North Ogden Divide. It will remain closed for up to four weeks, as specified in its construction contract. According to county engineer Gary Myers, the hope is to complete the work within the window of time between Memorial Day weekend and the fourth of July; July 3 is the tentative date for the reopening of the muchused mountain road. Myers also noted that the county has been coordinating the Divide closure with UDOT and their upcoming project to complete the asphalt work on the bridge near Gray Cliff Lodge. Ogden Canyon bridgework will be delayed until after the completion of the North Ogden Divide project to accommodate traffic loads in and out of the Valley, according to UDOT representative Mitch Shaw. A set date has not been determined. During the North Ogden Divide closure in June, work will include a new 2-inch-asphalt overlay along the entire 4.5-mile length of the mountain road from Liberty to North Ogden. The new asphalt will extend from the base of the road in Liberty all the way west to the first stop sign coming off the Divide on 3100 N. in North Ogden. As a result of raising the asphalt, guardrails on the mountain road will also have to be raised to meet legal height requirements. In addition, new guardrails will be erected as needed. The Huntsville Cyclekart Grand Prix 2 was held May 13 and 14. This photo taken and submitted by Sam Crump. See more photos of the event on The county encourages commuters to plan page 13 and on The Ogden Valley News’ Facebook page. accordingly. U.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2022: Two Cents Increase for Forever Stamp The United States Postal Service recently filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes to take effect July 10, 2022. The new prices include a two-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 58 cents to 60 cents. The proposed prices, approved by the Governors of the U.S. Postal Service, would raise First-Class Mail prices approximately 6.5 percent which is lower than the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual inflation rate of 7.9 percent as of the end of February. The price changes reflect a judicious implementation of the Postal Service’s pricing authority provided by the Postal Regulatory Commission. If favorably reviewed by the PRC, the singlepiece letter additional ounce price would increase to 24 cents, the metered mail 1-ounce price would increase to 57 cents and the price of a postcard stamp would increase to 44 cents. A one-ounce letter mailed to other countries would increase to $1.40 cents. The Postal Service is also seeking Kelli Booth of Eden was recently honprice adjustments for Special Services products including Certified Mail, Post Office Box rental ored with the 2022 Utah Governor’s Award fees, Money Order fees and the cost to purchase by Governor Spencer Cox. She is a teacher at NUAMES, a charter public school located in insurance when mailing an item. Davis County. The proposed Mailing Services price changAt an awards summit es include: held May 10, individuals and Product Current Prices Planned Prices Letters (1 oz.) 58 cents 60 cents companies were recognized Letters (metered 1 oz.) 53 cents 57 cents Letters additional ounce(s) 20 cents 24 cents that have made long-time Domestic Postcards 40 cents 44 cents significant contributions to International Letter (1 oz.) $1.30 cents $1.40 cents Utah’s economic developAs inflation and increased operating expensment, local communities, es continue, these price adjustments will help and industries. Recipients with the implementation of the Delivering for of the governor’s summit America plan, including a $40 billion investawards live and work fullment in core Postal Service infrastructure over time in Utah and have supthe next ten years. With the new prices, the ported the local economy for Kelli Booth Postal Service will continue to provide the lowfive years or more. est letter-mail postage rates in the industrialized world and offer a great value in shipping. The PRC will review the prices before they are scheduled to take effect. The complete Postal This Memorial Day, several POSTAL INCREASE cont. on page 3 service members will be honored at our Valley cemeteries. Honor ceremonies will be as follows: • 9:00 a.m., Liberty Cemetery: Tyrus B Clark Killed in action during WWII. card-worthy countryside dotted with horses and • 10:00 a.m., Lower Eden Meadow View quintessential barns. After each team member Cemetery: Allen Blair Thompson - He passed completes their two legs (or 4 if you are runaway in 1985 in Santa Clara, California. He ning the ultra), your team will cross under the served in Korea and Vietnam. orange Ragnar arch together at one of the best • 11:00 a.m., Upper Eden Mountain View finish lines ever at Snowbasin Resort. Tired but Cemetery: Jack Calvin Fuller - Killed in triumphant, you’ll do together what you could never do alone. Please be advised that travelers using roads throughout Liberty, Eden and Huntsville on June 11 may experience delays. Registration is now closed. For more information, visit runragnar.com/event-detail/sprint/ Save the date! This year’s annual, MASSIVE, wasatchback_sprint. Huntsville Charity Yard Sale will be held July 28 through July 30. Once again, all proceeds from the sale will be donated to charitable causes. This year they will go to Seager Memorial Clinic, a online at vote.utah.gov. Unaffiliated and unreg- 501(c)(3) nonprofit free medical clinic in Ogden istered voters can still register at this time. and to other local charitable needs. Start saving your items now that you’d like to Registered voters who do not receive their ballot in the mail by June 17 should contact the donate to the sale—gently used household items, clothing, books, tools, toys, etc. But remember county’s Elections Office. In person voting will be held at the Weber donations will only be accepted July 11 through Center (2380 Washington Blvd., Ogden) June July 25. At this time, donated items can be deliv22, 23, 24, and 27 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and on Election Day, June 28, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDEN WOMAN cont. on page 2 action during WWII. • 12:00 noon, Huntsville Cemetery: Henry Weitzel - American Civil War. He served in an important regiment after enlisting at age 13 and mustered out at age 16 at the end of the war, which was very common during the Civil War. If you have any knowledge or information about any of these veterans to be honored, please contact Suzanne Ellison Ferre at 801660-0032 or suzhvl@hotmail.com so she can include this information in her remarks on Memorial Day. Start Collecting Your Items Now for This Year’s Huntsville Charity Yard Sale! Weber County Announces Primary Election The 2022 Primary Election will be held Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Ballots will be mailed out to eligible voters, according to voter’s party affiliation, starting June 7. Voters must be of legal voting age (teens who will turn 18 by the November General Election are eligible to register to vote and may vote in the Primary Election though still only 17), citizens of the United States, and reside in the precinct in which they are registered. Voters can verify party affiliation, registration status, view a sample ballot and register • Utah Businessperson of the Year — Davis Smith • Utah Business of the Year — HealthEquity • Utah International Business of the Year — Walker Edison • Cameron Russell Williams Rising Impact Award — Gladymir Philippe • Utah Energy Pioneer Award: Individual — Craig Wagstaff • Utah Energy Pioneer Award: Business — Rio Tinto Kennecott • Utah Energy Pioneer Award: Community — Emery County Commission • Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology: K-12 Education — Kelli Booth Grave Sites Honored Memorial Day 2022 Ragnar Sprint Wasatch Back 2022 Wasatch Back is returning in 2022 as a one-day event! This will be everything Raganarians love about Wasatch Back, all squeezed into a one-day adventure! Runners will come together June 11 in Logan to kick off their adventure, conquering one of the more difficult (read: rewarding) races in the Ragnar series. From there, teams run through some of Utah’s most Ragnar-friendly communities, and up the most stunningly green mountainsides. You’ll make your way through the wildflowers in Avon Pass and into a post- Eden Woman Earns Governor’s Medal for Science & Technology ered to the Slade home located at 8870 E. 500 S. in Huntsville. Please note that we can only accept furniture in very good condition. Please do not donate mattresses, televisions, or anything that is broken, ripped, faded, stained, or in poor condition. Nor are we accepting large furniture items this year. We’d like to limit furniture items to under 30 pounds. And, once again, please, no donations before July 11. For additional information, or if you have questions, contact Chelsea Slade at 385-288-8415. ELECTION cont. on page 10 Bear Conflicts May Increase During Drought Years: Here’s How to Stay Safe Black bears are the only species of bear in Utah, and they live and roam across much of the state. The likelihood of conflicts with bears often increases during drought years when a bear’s normal food supply is decreased, leading them to seek alternate food sources. Bears typically come out of hibernation in March or April, but similar to last year, they emerged a little earlier than usual, due to the low snow conditions and early warm weather. Drought conditions impact plants and other root-like vegetation, which make up 90% of a black bear’s diet, so Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists think bears may be looking for alternate food sources in other areas this year. “The lower food supply could lead to more bear conflicts this summer as bears look more broadly for food,” DWR Game Mammals Coordinator Darren DeBloois said. “We’re anticipating a possible increase in incidents this year of bears getting into people’s garbage and scavenging for food.” Bears have an amazing sense of smell and have no problem eating the same type of food that people eat. As a result, many of the conflicts between people and bears happen because the bears start scavenging for the food that humans are eating and cooking while camping—often in the bear’s natural habitat. “Even though they’re incredibly strong and surprisingly fast, black bears will typically do everything they can to avoid people,” DeBloois said. “When a bear finds food, though, that all DWR BEARS cont. on page 13 Nico Vilgiate of Trapper’s Ridge took this photo of a moose and her calf roaming the neighborhood. |
