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Show Volume XXX Issue VI The Ogden Valley News Page 13 June 1, 2023 Eden Highschooler Captures CFOV Announces 2023 Essay Contest Winners The Community Foundation Faith Hallows 5 Grade of Ogden Valley (CFOV) is Molly Miller 1st-Place Win at Annual Art Show 5 Grade pleased to announce the winners Haley A. Merrill 5 Grade th th Weber High School Junior Christian Wolthuis of Eden was awarded First Place in the pottery division of the 20222023 Weber School District Annual Art Show held this spring at Eccles Community Art Center in Ogden. Christian will be working and creating more pottery this summer at the new Green Haus Art Co. in Huntsville, which recently opened. Christian is also a successful woodworker. This past school year he represented Weber High in the statewide SkillsUSA cabinetmaking competition held at Salt Lake Community College. His parents Aaron and Nikki Wolthuis say that he has always had an “artistic eye” and has had success repurposing local barn wood and oak flooring into kitchen cutting boards, tables, and other projects. They note, “His Weber High School pottery teacher, Stacy Harris, has been very supportive and has opened the school’s pottery studio during non-class hours to allow Christian to continue work on his projects.” Mom adds that Christian has learned a lot WFRC cont. from page 1 projects across the region. That translates into a more balanced, multimodal transportation system that provides Utahns with more choices to reach their destination. The 2023-2050 RTP can be viewed online at bit.ly/2023rtp. “The Wasatch Front Region, and Utah as a whole, continues to experience high population growth. There are more of us with more places to go,” said South Jordan Mayor Dawn Ramsey, Chair of the Wasatch Front Regional Council. “The 2023-2050 Regional Transportation Plan helps our local communities and transportation partners stay ahead of this growth, working together to plan for the next several decades and build a network of paths, roads, and transit that will benefit all Utahns.” “The incredible level of collaboration that exists in Utah is often referred to as our ‘secret sauce,’” said Davis County Commissioner Bob Stevenson, Vice-Chair of the Wasatch Front Regional Council. “WFRC coordinated over the past four years to create a transportation plan that serves our entire region, now and in the future. I commend everyone involved for their work on the 2023-2050 Regional Transportation Plan.” The 2023-2050 Regional Transportation Plan is part of the Wasatch Choice Vision, our communities’ shared vision for coordinated transportation investments, development patterns, and economic opportunities. The Vision inter-relates transportation projects with the planned-for location of homes, jobs, and town centers to achieve better outcomes for communities and the Region as a whole - outcomes such as shorter commutes, cleaner air, better access to jobs and schools, and more transportation choices. The adoption of the 2023-2050 Regional Transportation Plan today reflects the close collaboration between WFRC and a wide variety of public- and private-sector partners. Over the four-year planning process, WFRC hosted more than 30 workshops, engaging hundreds of government, business, and community leaders, and receiving over 3,400 public comments, to craft a transportation plan that meets the mobility needs of our Region. The 2023-2050 Regional Transportation Plan’s transportation improvements, coupled with the Wasatch Choice Vision centers and future local land use development, are anticipated to have substantial benefits, including: • 31% more jobs reachable to the average household by driving; • 71% more jobs reachable to the average from his dad, who has experience in home of our 2023 essay contest. The remodeling and woodworking. theme of this year’s contest was Congratulations Christian! “How Nonpro昀椀t Organizations Bene昀椀t the Citizens of the Ogden Valley” The CFOV will now award $25 cash and a $25 Giving Check to each of the ten winners. A Giving Check is a $25 donation from the student to the CFOV nonpro昀椀t participant organization of their choice. By allowing the students to donate half of their prize money to the organization of their choice, it is hoped that students will begin a life-long journey of philanthropic giving. This year’s 2023 CFOV essay contest winners from Valley Elementary are: Sierra Tavenner 5th Grade Hugo Taylor 5th Grade How CFOV’s Nonpro昀椀ts Help Ogden Valley Become a Better Place By Hugo Taylor, Valley Elementary 5th-grade student Christian Wolthuis earned a 昀椀rst-place award for his pottery creation at this year’s Weber School District art show. Christian is shown above, at center. household by public transit; and • 43% more people with nearby access to a bikeway. A selection of projects in the 2023-2050 Regional Transportation Plan includes the continuation of the West Davis Corridor in Davis and Weber counties, a four-lane divided highway, providing regional and local connectivity and access to jobs and households, and serves as an alternative to I-15. The planned 9000 South Overhead Pedestrian/Bike Crossing in Sandy will better connect residents on both sides of SR-209 (9000 South), increasing access to stores and services. Additionally, public transit riders will experience increased speed and frequency on the UTA’s FrontRunner with planned strategic double tracking of the commuter rail line. These are just three projects among hundreds that can be viewed in the 2023-2050 RTP project map at wfrc.org/rtp-2023-map. The transportation challenges on SR-210 in and near Little Cottonwood Canyon have received notable attention. UDOT embarked on an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to assess transportation alternatives for the Canyon. WFRC, as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Region, is required to include in the RTP all regionally significant transportation elements currently identified in an EIS or other NEPA environmental process. Thus, included in the 2023-2050 RTP’s Phase 1 (2023-2032) is increased bus service, tolling/congestionbased pricing, and roadway improvements (Phase 1 was funded with $150M from the state during the 2023 legislative session); in Phase 2 (2033-2042) Wasatch Boulevard improvements, avalanche snow sheds; and in Phase 3 (2043-2050) a gondola and base station parking. The timeline identified in the RTP is for planning purposes only as the EIS did not specifically identify an implementation timeline. Learn more about the EIS and its relationship to the RTP at bit.ly/wfrceis. In adopting the RTP, WFRC supported prioritizing of Phase 1 and 2, and implementation and evaluation of Phase 1 and 2, before advancing to Phase 3 of the EIS. About the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) The Wasatch Front Regional Council builds consensus and enhances quality of life by developing and implementing visions and plans for a wellfunctioning multi-modal transportation system, livable communities, strong economy, and healthy environment. Visit wfrc.org to learn more. Imagine if we could help Ogden Valley become a better place. How would we do that? We can do that by helping Community Foundation of Ogden Valley. CFOV is a nonprofit organization that supports sixteen other nonprofits. Some of these nonprofits include Northern Wasatch Rescue Professionals who help with “further education and training to rescuers, avalanche dogs, and medical first responders in Ogden Valley.” Another one is Ogden Avalanche, which was created in 2016 as a social media entity and helps by making avalanche predictions so you can stay safe when skiing. Next is K9 Search and Rescue. They help by training K9 SAR teams to meet the highest standards possible. Trails Foundation Northern Utah builds trails for us to bike, run, and walk on. And, lastly, SSEF Snowbasin Sports Education Foundation… my favorite. Volunteers teach an alpine racing team (the race team) and a free skiing team (freeride). I feel it is more fun to ski with friends. In conclusion, CFOV and the supported nonprofits help Ogden Valley become a better place with skiing safety and classes, biking and running trails, and great K9 SAR teams. So can we help? Yes, we can, by donating to CFOV. How Nonpro昀椀t Organizations Bene昀椀t the Citizens of Ogden Valley By Sierra Tavenner, Valley Elementary 5th-grade student Have you ever skied in the backcountry? Signed up for pickleball lessons? If so, it was probably because of CFOV (Community Foundation of Ogden Valley). CFOV is the head of 16 nonprofit organizations. These organizations help Ogden Valley become a better place to live. Here are some of my favorite ones. First, Ogden Valley Land Trust. Ogden Valley Land Trust helps landowners protect th th Della Anderson 5 Grade Felicity White 5th Grade Olivia Markiewicz 5th Grade Cossette Newhall 5th Grade Scarlett Hyatt 5th Grade Congratulations to these authors! The checks were presented to the students on the last day of school, Friday, May 26 at Valley Elementary. The “Giving Checks” will automatically be distributed to the nonpro昀椀ts that winning students recognized in their essays. The donation will be given in the student’s name. A huge thank you to Hap Stephens who generously donated the funds for the essay winners. Below are copies of this year’s 2023 CFOV winning essays. and preserve their land while retaining ownership. A fun fundraiser that they host is at the monastery, where a musician plays music into a speaker so you can hear the music from far away using headphones. This allows you to walk around and gaze at the beautiful monastery, while hearing the music. Next, the Trails Foundation of Northern Utah. The Trails Foundation of Northern Utah builds trails that allow everyone to get outside and enjoy nature. My mom always goes hiking in the spring and summer and the Trails Foundation allows my mom (and everyone else) to enjoy more trails and get outside more. Furthermore, Ogden Valley Adaptive sports (ADAPT). ADAPT lets people who have disabilities enjoy fun sports that they wouldn’t be able to do otherwise. Another nonprofit is called Ogden Valley Tennis and Pickleball. Ogden Valley Tennis and Pickleball sets up pickleball and tennis lessons for all ages so people can play tennis and pickleball and get outside. If tennis and pickleball aren’t your thing, maybe you could try Ogden Nordic and SSEF (Snowbasin Sport Education Foundation). Ogden Nordic makes cross country ski trails .and SSEF helps kids become better skiers. Last, but not least, Ogden Avalanche. Ogden Avalanche is my favorite nonprofit. Ogden Avalanche helps inform backcountry skiers about the avalanche danger at the time. Ogden Avalanche is my favorite nonprofit because of their fundraisers. Their fundraisers have raffles and silent auctions. One of the best parts of the fundraisers is the fact that some avalanche dogs are there. These are only a few of CFOV’s nonprofit organizations but all of them need help from the community. One of the best ways to help is to donate to CFOV. You don’t need to be rich to donate. In fact, you don’t even need to donate money! Donating time is just as great as donating money! In conclusion, CFOV helps the community, gets people outside, and preserves the land. CFOV makes Ogden Valley a better place to live. If you want to help your community, the best way to do it is to donate to CFOV. St. Joseph Catholic High School Test Scores are IN! Our Composite ACT score is 25.5. Five points higher than State and National composite scores! WE ARE JAYHAWK PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS! We have added 5 new courses and 2 new clubs this year: • • • • • • Computer Programming and Coding Engineering Principles ACT Prep Sports Medicine AP Environmental Science In addition, we are adding a robotics club and HOSA Health Occupations Students of America We are excited to share our campus with you. www.stjosephutah.org 801-394-1515 |