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Show Volume XXX Issue VI The Ogden Valley News Page 7 November 1, 2023 Behind the Scenes at The Timbermine Restaurant By Valley Elementary Student Sienna Jane Hyatt The Timbermine Restaurant is like a giant log house full of antiques, and it is the coolest biggest restaurant I’ve ever seen. It is themed like a miner and his mine shack, but this is no shack! It’s rooms for everything. The first room we went in was where people eat with couples and small families. You sit in small areas where there are booths and big wooden tables. Mining lamps light the area. There was a miner in a stream with pans and plants and all kinds of real-looking animals. The stream really flows! The waiting area is full of claw foot bathtubs. One is full of Pez dispensers. Others are scenes of trains and like the bottom of the ocean. They have lights and are covered with see-through plastic tops so you can look into them while waiting for your table. That whole area is full of neat antiques like an antique piano with a fake dummy bar maid playing it, and a mounted cougar and even a huge elk over the fireplace. There were millions of old bottles, pictures, and figurines. But before I go any further, I need to tell you about the owners. It is owned by Brenda Crossley, Julie Roylance, Mike Hill, and Linda Tanner. These are the children of the original owners, The Hills and the Jorgensens. The Hills started the Prairie Schooner and then sold it to start the Timbermine. The Jorgensens were farmers from Idaho. They thought up the idea for the restaurant, and it was a great idea! They spent a lot of time going on road trips and collecting the antiques. They could open up a museum with these! Timbermine opened in December of 1985. It started smaller, but they have built on to be able to feed small groups, parties of 60 or more in one room, hundreds of guests in another room, and even outdoor parties in the garden with another stream and gazebo. Everywhere you go there are more antiques, like stoves, phones, gas station lights, sinks, ice boxes, and more to look at. But the best part is the food! Julie’s favorite meal is steak. Linda loves shish kabobs. I would like to eat mozzarella bites, calamari fries, and chicken. And did I mention desserts like cheesecakes and ice cream, wow! The Timbermine is open nightly Tuesday to Saturday. And they open for groups for lunch. When we asked what the hardest thing about their jobs was, they said that the hardest thing was the long hours… and lots of dishes. Then we asked them about the easiest thing. They said the easiest thing was that it was fun working there. They love their customers and their employees. Some of their employees have been working there for 38 years if you count the fact that their children and their children’s children are still working there. That says a lot! And of course, the customers always want to come back. Stake your claim. Don’t miss out on one of the yummiest, most fun places to eat—the Timbermine restaurant. I loved going there! Note: Mention this article to your server when dining at the Timbermine and receive a free mushroom appetizer. Valley-Wide Creche Event Announced: Public Invited to Share & Participate The second-annual Community Nativity display will be held December 9 at the Ogden Valley Library in Huntsville. Join in celebrating the joy of Christmas, Saturday, December 9 from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. with local musical talent performing during the event. “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Do you have a favorite nativity scene you would be willing to share with the community for a night of quiet reverence and celebration of our Savior’s birth? We would love you to sign up to share your sets. We will set up community creche scenes on the morning of December 9 with nativity scenes to be picked up after the event. We hope you will share and participate in this second Ogden Valley creche event as we celebrate and commemorate together as a community the birth of our Savior during this Christmas season. We are also looking for community volunteers to help with the event. You can sign up at volunteersignup.org/X4TJE. If you have questions, please call Taffee Anhder at 719338-4858. Ogden Nature Center Completes Renovations at Dumke Picnic Grove The Ogden Nature Center is hosting a rib- to come. bon cutting on November 1 at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate the opening of its renovated Dumke Picnic Grove. A generous donation from the Dr. Ezekiel R. and Edna Wattis Dumke Foundation provided the catalyst to obtain matching grants from Weber County RAMP and the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation. A variety of community partners also participated. The Boyer Company/Gardner Company financed a sewer connection; Rocky Mountain Power furnished poles for the Hammock Garden, and many individual donors also contributed to the project. The Ogden Nature Center Master Plan prioritized Picnic Grove renovations to enhance this outdoor gathering space and to make it safer. The original restroom was thought to date back to the Defense Depot Ogden WWII days and the large treehouse planking had deteriorated to an unstable condition. Now the reconstructed large and small treehouses, a new restroom/catering kitchen, fire pit and seating area, and connecting paths have all given this area a more magical, natural feel and will enrich our community for many years “This has been an incredibly joyful project,” said Stephanie Speicher, Ogden Nature Center Board Chair. “There is something special about collaborating with so many community partners who care deeply about our 152-acre nature preserve.” “We are most grateful to the Dumke Foundation for providing the seed money to jumpstart this renovation and to RAMP and the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation for supporting our vision,” Speicher continued. “We have high praise for EDA Architects and EPG Design, A Terracon Company, for partnering to celebrate and enhance our natural environment. And our contractor, Widmier Development and Construction, did an amazing job pulling all the design elements together.” Ogden Nature Center staff is eager to utilize this wonderful space as an outdoor classroom for summer camps and other educational programs. The Dumke Picnic Grove will also be available to rent May through October for groups, organizations, family reunions, weddings, corporate events, and retreats. Please see ogdennaturecenter.org for rental details. MAYO AWARD cont. from page 1 St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Others who received the Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award with Dr. Haymond were Stephen Burkhart, M.D., Mary Burritt, Ph.D., Gerald Gleich, M.D., Celestia Higano, M.D., and Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D. Morey lives with his wife Jody, in Liberty, Utah. Their son Will and daughter-in-law Danielle (Buffy) reside in Eden and are parents of Kole and Kambell. from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, and attended medical school at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He completed a residency in pediatric endocrinology and metabolism at St. Louis Children’s Hospital; a research fellowship at Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine; and a pediatric endocrinology and metabolism fellowship at Eccles Art Center Announces Fall Quick Draw Competition Join other plein air artists for a oneday-only competition! Paint, draw, or create artwork on-site at the Eccles Art Center (EAC) depicting anything you can see from EAC grounds (such as the historic Eccles home, neighboring buildings, landscapes, etc.). This Quick Draw will be held Friday, November 3, 2023 before and during Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll. Artists interested in participating may preregister online at ogden4arts.org. The initial entry fee is $10 and $5 for any additional entries. First-, second- and third-place monetary awards will be presented. Stamping will begin November 3 at 2:00 p.m. at the Eccles Community Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Avenue, Ogden, and continue through 4:00 p.m. Artists will work from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. The EAC staff suggest that art patrons visit the center while the artists are creating, then stay to purchase a favorite piece. Paintings will be turned in at the Carriage House Gallery at 6:00 p.m. Work will then be judged for awards. Awards will be posted. These Quick Draw paintings will be exhibited in the Carriage House Sales Gallery. They will be the featured art for November 2023. Regular gallery hours are weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The center is closed on Sundays. Jeff Keeney of Huntsville took this photo of the meadow at Cemetery Point in Huntsville. |