May 2017
Tributes to Mom Three letters of love for Mother's Day
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LETTER
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W
hat a beautiful time of year! I have said it before … Spring is my favorite! I love the flowers and blossoming trees. We had a big month in April with our Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt and event afterwards. It was a ton of fun plus the Civic League was able to raise money to go toward awesome projects directly for our community. Thank you to everyone who participated and went to get all the eggs and especially thank you to our business sponsors: Big O, Heiner Insurance, All-Aflutter, Brilliant Lighting, Utah Furniture Direct, John Watson Chevrolet, Advanced Electrolysis, Lomond View Dental, Bull-Frog Spas, Rejuvenation Yoga, Affleck Dental, Rockwood Optometry, North Ogden Family Haircuts, Intermountain Dental Specialists and the North Ogden Parks and Recreation Department. We sincerely hope that you will support our sponsors, both for those who helped with the event and advertisers we have in the magazine. Look for several new advertisers this month! Also remember to submit to the magazine so we can continue to put out articles for and by our community. In May we get to recognize our mom’s and military members who were killed in the line of duty. To both of these I am grateful for my life. Without my mom, I would not be here and without our troops, I would not enjoy the wonderful life and freedoms I enjoy today. Moms are very special. They tend to like us even when it seems that no one else does. They put up with our less than admirable mistakes and still love us. My mom is no exception. She is wonderful and kind and I love her. My wife is also wonderful. She is the mother to 5 very important people to me. She is an incredible inspiration and I count my luck every time I see her. How could I have been so lucky? I love you, Melissa.
Ryan & Melissa Spelts
PUBLISHER Ryan Spelts GRAPHIC DESIGN Kristina Case COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTORS Melissa Spelts Jason Barker Brad Hawks Mike Gale Diane Hall John Sutton Velden Wardle John W. Reynolds Bailey Lefthand
Though my life has not been directly touched by the death of a military member, I feel a part of the pain of a grieving mother or spouse who has lost someone while serving. I know there are many right here in our community who have lost someone. To you I say, ‘Thank You.” I am so incredibly grateful for those who serve and who make our lives better by protecting our freedom. It is a high price to pay to lose some of those who serve but I am grateful for those who serve and those who sacrifice here at home.
EDITING Carolyn White
I hope everyone here has a chance this month to thank their Mom or her memory and to extend a thank you to those who serve and especially those who have lost someone in that service.
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table of contents MAY ISSUE
Mother's Day Tributes
2017
CITY NEWS
25 Voice Celebrating National Day of Prayer
3 City Info 5 City Updates 9 History
FOOD
CONTESTS 12 Monthly contest and winners
COMMUNITY 10 Calendar of Events 16 Community Announcements 17 Students of the Month 20 Precious Pets 21 History Gardening 22 Embarrassing Moment The Blind Leading the Blundering 24 Voice A message to high school seniors
28 Family Recipes Cinnamon rolls & Scones
BUSINESS 30 Business Spotlight Mortgage
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LIFE LESSONS 31 Highlight Get back on. Pedal.
HOME 32 Bullfrog Spas 33 Heiner's Insurance Center
OUTSIDE
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34 Local Trails Waterfall Canyon
On our Cover Mother's Day Tributes page 18 National Day of Prayer page 25
To view the digital version of our magazine, go to
Family Recipes page 28
www.connectionpub.com
Spring Hike: Waterfall Canyon page 34 Photo by Melissa Spelts
Celebrate your Mom! Mother's Day is May 14!
The North Shore Aquatic Center opens May 27th! See page 7 for details!
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Skate enthusiasts help design the new skate park.
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CITY UPDATES
CITY INFO
From the Mayor Here is an update of projects within the City. Shady Lane Park - Restrooms. These are well underway and starting to look like a building rather than a hole in the ground. 2550 N. Sidewalk project. The Engineering and Right of Way is complete. Construction should be starting soon and completely wrap up over summer. City Water Project. The pipe system is in the ground, making the loop from 1000 W. to 600 W. Construction of the pump house still needs to start, however, with the recent purchase of the pump house property, that should be soon. Evergreen Bypass Ponds. This project should be going out to bid soon which will take the storm water out of the canal and move it to the basin West of Highway 89 for better control.
sealing already. This will continue until the temperature gets too hot. Soon we will bidding out our road repair list to include overlays, chip seal and patching. Skyline Drive. Once the Environmental Document is signed, we will proceed with more engineering of the road and surveying to determine what property needs to be purchased. 4300 N./500 W. Road Construction. This will connect 4300 N. from 500 W to 350 W in front of the new Fire Department. Details are wrapping up and should go out to bid soon. City Budget. We are in the process of putting the 2017/2018 Budget together. This will be presented to the City Council within the next month. Green Waste Vouchers. The City offers residents a pass to dispose of yard waste. Please stop by the City office to pick up your pass. Thank you for your support. Mayor Toby Mileski
Road Maintenance. You may have noticed the crew out crack
City Info
Mayor: Toby Mileski
Business Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to Noon Offices Address: 520 West Elberta Drive, Pleasant View City, UT 84414 General Email: info@pleasantviewcity.com | (801) 782-8529 PLEASANT VIEW CONNECTION // May 2017 5
CITY UPDATES
IMPORTANT INFO
Pleasant View Updates 2017 Founders Day (Possibilities) “ A Tradition for Generations”
The following are possible activities for this years founders day. Watch for final plans in coming issues.
ACTIVITY
WHO IS IN CHARGE
LOCATION
Wednesday Trap shoot
Mayor
Gravel pit on 4300 North
Thursday Pickle ball Tourn.
Allison
Pickle ball courts at City Park
Friday Pickle ball Tourn. Movie in Park
Allison Christensen
Pickle ball courts at City Park
SATURDAY 5K Fun Run Van Christensen
Bowery behind church at 900 N & PV Drive
Breakfast Lisa Wheeler Bowery behind church at 900 N & PV Drive Parade
Scott Boehme & Allison Christensen
Pleasant View Dr. beginning the Round – About 10:00 AM
Water slide Barker Park
Jorden
Barker Park following Parade (11:30)
Bounce Houses
Sara
Barker Park following Parade (11:30)
Car Show
Woodruff Auto & Steve Gibson
South Lawn at Shady Lane Park
Salmon Bake
Becky Stokes
North Bowery at Shady Lane Park
Fireworks
Sara Urry
Weber High School Statium
Publicity
Heather & Sara
Safety and Traffic Control
Chief Hadley
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CITY NEWS
UPDATES
City Meetings
City Council Meetings: Meetings typically held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Some dates will change related to holidays and other conflicts.Check with the city office for exact details. North View Fire Board Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of every month. North View Fire Station. 315 E. 2550 N. North Ogden @ 5:00 P.M.
Key Community Contacts Main Office: (801) 782-8529 info@pleasantviewcity.com Mayor Mileski 801-782-9111 Councilman Boehme 801-782-1680 Councilman Burns 801-782-7474 Councilman Gibson 801-941-8100 Councilman Hansen 801-782-8345 Councilwoman Urry 801-737-0523
Support the Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis Club of North Ogden has been a fixture in the community for 71 years. Members organize and participate in projects that benefit citizens of all ages in our community, including the annual Cherry Days Breakfast, which served 1400 people last year, and the annual Easter Egg Hunt. They sponsor essay contests for students, donate funds to buy books for elementary schools, and support the Senior Center, Historical Society, and George Wahlen VA Home. Hundreds of sixth graders have received their Hope of America recognition and Weber and Fremont graduating students benefit from their Achievement Award cash scholarships. To continue to recognize students and support projects that enhance the quality of life in our community they need our generous support.
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CITY UPDATES
NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE SUMP PUMP CONNECTIONS IN SANITARY SEWER The sanitary sewer that leaves your home is transported by pipes and pumps to the Central Weber Sewer Improvement District treatment plant. This network of pipes is managed by the cities and districts that provide wastewater collection services and by Central Weber Sewer. Your connection and the smaller collection system pipes are managed by Pleasant View City and the larger pipes, called trunk lines, and the treatment plant are managed by Central Weber Sewer. In recent years a growing problem is taxing this infrastructure and we are asking for your help to find a better, less expensive solution for our community. Sanitary sewer systems are sized to handle sanitary sewer discharges, not storm water. Recently, a very large amount of storm water entered the sanitary sewer system causing sewerage backups into homes. This was an unsanitary and financially damaging situation to the residents of those homes. Much of this excess water was from sump pumps that are discharging into the sanitary sewer system. This is a community problem, as the sump pumped water came from both affected homes and homes that did not suffer sewerage backups. One sump pump may seem insignificant, but please consider that a single normal sized pump (10 gallons per minute) running continuously can generate as much water as 40 or more homes normally discharge into the sanitary sewer system. State law and CITY ORDINANCES prohibit the connection of storm water into the sanitary sewer system, including sump pump discharges.
Connecting a sump pump to sanitary sewer drains may be simple and inexpensive initially, but it is impractical for you and the community in the long run. Because it is relatively clean water, storm water does not need to be processed and treated like sanitary sewer. If the system were redesigned to handle sump pump discharges, significantly more infrastructure would need to be built immediately. In the area affected by the recent sewerage backups alone, this would mean an expense estimated at over $18,000,000 for building new pipes and pumps. In addition, such increases in flow would likely require a major treatment plant expansion and the Pleasant View City may require additional infrastructure. The last major treatment plant expansion cost $150,000,000. These costs would be paid by you in the form of increased rates and property taxes. Consider the possibility of your monthly sewer rates and annual sewer dedicated property taxes doubling immediately! If you have a sump pump to remove groundwater from your basement, observe where the discharge goes. See the figure below for information on proper connections. If you are unsure if your sump pump is connected correctly, call CITY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Although fines for illegal sump pump connections are allowed by state law, Pleasant View City is committed to helping the community solve this problem with the least impact to our citizens. Pleasant View City will not issue any fines to any citizen who requests a sump pump inspection with an intention of correcting any problems that may be found. Pleasant View City prohibits the connection of sump pumps to the sanitary sewer system on all new construction, and we will be monitoring sewer pipe flows and searching for illegal connections of sump pumps. Fines of up to $10,000 may be imposed if illegal connections are discovered.
Figure. Illustration of proper sump pump connections (adapted from www.syracuse.com).
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CITY UPDATES
HISTORY
Built in the 1800's, this little cabin has been the home to many. The City Council is currently seeking assistance for it's future. BY COUNCILMAN JERRY BURNS
Pioneer cabin seeking new home
In 1880 William H. Hickenlooper, his wife Ann and three sons left Salt Lake City where the family had lived since arriving in 1847 and moved to a 69-acre farm in Pleasant View. They were anxious to enjoy the rural life and be closer to other Hickenlooper relatives. They set up housekeeping in a small log house located just east of 1000 W at about 2900 N. The family soon built a larger 3-room adobe dwelling and the little log cabin became home to William and Ann’s daughter Rachel and her husband Duncan McLane. The McLane’s moved the cabin to the northeast corner of the property to make their home. As the years passed on the property was sold to Henry Jensen a son-in law to the Hickenlooper clan.
The historic cabin remained on the north east corner of the property for decades. Hugh Mclane resided there after the passing of his parents in the early 1900’s. With the recent development of the property into Jensen Estates subdivision, a neighbor Mike Humphries, knowing some of the cabin’s history, carefully dismantled the logs and placed them in storage until a permanent home could be located. Here is where some historic love is needed. Pleasant View City council members are seeking assistance to decide the next step might be. Is there a city park location that might be suitable for the cabin? How should the structure be properly restored and is the brief history complete and accurate?
If you have any interest or information regarding this project please call the Pleasant View City offices at 801-782 -8529 or Jerry Burns at 801-782-7474. We love our city and its pioneer history.
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COMMUNITY
EVENTS
Calendar of Events
FREE HELP!
School and Senior events for May May 1 - 5 North Ogden Elementary Teacher Appreciation Week Bates - Teacher Appreciation Week Lomond View - Teacher/ Nurse Appreciation Week May 1 Weber - Disney’s Little Mermaid @ 7 PM - 9:30 PM May 2 NOJH - Baseball - NOJH at Snowcrest @ 3 PM Weber - Baseball - Mt. Crest at Weber @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Weber - Soccer - Weber at Fremont @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Weber - Softball - Weber at Northridge @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Weber - Debate Tourney (9th-10th) @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
FREE MEDICARE COUNSELING
One-on-one personal counseling is available through Weber Human Services. Help with questions on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, Medicare Advantage Plans, initial Medicare Enrollment, Low Income Subsidies for medications, along with help with medical billing problems and mix-ups that haven't been resolved.....authorized Medicare counselors will help at no cost.
Weber - UNDER THE SEA LUNCHEON with Matinee of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID Luncheon @ 11:30 AM, Performance @ 1:00 PM - Final Show May 8 Weber - Boys Tennis Region Tourn. at Ogden & Mt. Congrats Ogden @ 9 AM - 4 PM Seniors! Weber - Girls Golf - Region Weber High Championship at Hubbard School @ 12 PM - 4 PM Graduation Majestic - We District Math/ May 23 2-4 PM Science Olympiad @ Fairgrounds at Dee Events Center. See a message from Principal Wardel on page 24.
May 3 Senior Center - N.O. Elementary Choir @ 12 PM Weber - Baseball - Weber at Mt. Crest @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM May 4 Weber - Girls Golf at the Bluff @ 12 PM - 4 PM Weber - Soccer - Weber at Northridge @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Weber - Softball - Softball “Alumni” at Weber @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Senior Center - Farr West Choir @ 5:30 PM Weber - Disney’s Little Mermaid @ 7 PM - 9:30 PM May 5 NOJH - Baseball Playoff Game (TBD) Weber - Baseball - Mt. Crest at Weber @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Weber - Softball - Box Elder at Weber @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Weber - Herriman Invite Track Meet at Herriman @ 4 PM- 6:30 PM Weber - Disney’s Little Mermaid @ 7 PM - 9:30 PM May 6 Senior Center - Game Day @ 10 AM 10 CONNECTIONPUBLISHING // May 2017
Majestic - Weber District Iron kid @ Fairgrounds NOJH - District Track at Bonneville High school @ 3 PM
May 9 Weber - Boys Tennis Region Tourn. at Ogden & Mt. Ogden @ 9 AM - 4 PM Senior Center - Blood Pressure @ 11 AM NOJH - Distric Track at Bonneville High School @ 3 PM Weber - Baseball - Fremont at Weber @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Weber - Soccer - Roy at Weber @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Weber - Softball - Weber at Fremont @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM May 10 Senior Center - Foot Clinic @ 10 AM Weber - Region Track Meet at Fremont @ 3 PM - 6 PM Weber - Baseball - Weber at Fremont @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM May 11 NOJH - Baseball Championship Game (TBD) Weber - Region Track Meeting at Fremont @ 3 PM - 5 PM Weber - Baseball at Fremont at Weber @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Weber - Softball - Weber at Roy @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Weber - Soccer at Sky View @ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Senior Center - Free Legal Advice @ 4:00 PM Senior Center - Julie Moffet @ 5:30
May 12 North Ogden Elementary - 6th Grade Panoramic Picture day May 14 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY May 15 Senior Center - AARP Driving Class @ 10 AM Weber - Girls Golf - State Tournament @ 12 PM NOJH- Baseball Banquet at NOJH Cafeteria @ 6 PM May 16 Weber - Baseball - State 1st & 2nd Round - 12 PM Weber - Girls Golf - State Tournament @ 12 PM Weber - Soccer - State Playoff @ 12 PM Weber - JV Region Track Meet at Clearfield @ 3 PM - 5 PM May 17 Senior Center - Foot Clinic @ 10 AM Weber - Baseball - State 1st & 2nd Round 12 PM May 18 Weber - Tennis State at Liberty Park SLC TBA @ 12 PM Senior Center - Bingo @ 5:30 PM NOJH - Band Concert at NOJH @ 7 PM May 19 Majestic - Spirit Friday Weber - Sate Track Meet at BYU @ 8 AM - 5 PM Weber - Soccer - State Playoff - @ 12 PM May 20 Weber - Sate Track Meet at BYU @ 8 AM - 5 PM Weber - Tennis State at Liberty Park SLC TBA @ 12 PM May 22 Weber - Baseball State Tournament at Kearns @ 12 PM Senior Center - Gary Romer (Dance) potluck @ 7 PM Weber - Yearbook Signing
COMMUNITY 7 PM - 9:30 PM May 23 Weber - Baseball - State Tournament at Kearns @ 12 PM Weber - Soccer - State Semi-final at Woods Cross at 12 PM Weber - Early Out - 12:15 PM Weber - Graduation at Dee Events Center @ 2 PM- 4 PM May 24 Weber - Baseball - State Tournament at Kearns @ 12 PM Weber - Early Out a@ 12:15 PM Bate - Bates Field Day May 25 Majestic - Field Day NOJH - Knighting/ Awards Assembly Weber - Soccer State Championship @ 12 PM Weber - Early Out @ 12:15 Senior Center - Grief Group @ 2:30 PM Senior Center - Blood Pressure @ 4:00 PM Senior Center - Chat & Chew @ 5:30 PM May 26 Majestic - Last Day of School!! Bates - Last Day of School- Year Book Signing!!! 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
NOJH - Last Day of School!!! Early out 12:30 PM Weber - Last Day of School!!! Early Out 12:15 PM North Ogden Elementary - Last Day of School - Early Out Lomond View Elementary - Last Day of School - Early Out Maria Montessori - Last Day of School - Early Out May 29 Memorial Day Senior Center - Closed
Senior Center Activities and Programs Monday 8:30 Ceramics 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Knitting & Crocheting 1:00-3:00 Computer Lab 2:00 Tap Dance Class
Tuesday 8:30 Zumba 9:30 Art 10:00 Line Dancing 12:30 Mah Jong 12:30 Strength Exercises (weights)
12:30 Pinochle Wednesday 8:15 Hot Hula 9:00 Wood Carving 9:30 Bridge 10:00 Line Dancing 12:30 Pinochle
EVENTS
Thursday 1:00 Center Opens 1:00 Tap Dancing Class 5:00 Dinner 5:30 Entertainment Friday 8:30 Hot Hula/ Zumba 8:30 Ceramics 10:00 Yoga (bring own mat) 10:00 Alzheimers Respite For Seniors 55 or older Lunch 11:45 AM- Mon, Tues, Wed, & Fri. Dinner 5:00 PM Thurs, (Opens at 1PM) Seniors over age 60 - $3.00 Seniors under age 60 - $6.00 Hours - Mon, Tues, Wed 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Thurs, 1:00 PM - 7:30 PM Fri. 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Scott and ty from Public Works bulding new volleyball courts at North Ogden Park.
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CONTESTS
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We offer fun contests every month with cash prizes!
Scavenger Hunt Contest
We had so much fun with the Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt and are so grateful to all of you who participated both residents and the businesses that sponsored the contest. Our winner was Danielle Pokluda and her boys. We hope everyone enjoyed the challenge of finding the eggs. We have put some of the pictures of the event on page 15. It was a ton of fun!
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May Contest SIXTH ANNUAL KIWANIS CLUB AMERICAN SPIRIT ESSAY CONTEST THEME: How does being connected as a community benefit individuals and the community?
PHOTO SUBMISSIONS Deadline is May 15th for June cover photo submissions. Please send high quality photos (taken with a quality smart phone or camera), at least 300 dpi. Call with questions 801-624-9652. Go to www.connectionpub.com or email submissions to ryan@ connectionpub.com.
AGE GROUPS (3) : Age 12 thru 21; age 22 thru 45; age 46 and over. AWARDS: 1st place (3) $200 ea., Runner-up (3) - $50 ea. ESSAY REQUIREMENTS: 200 to 300 words - do your best work, write about the Theme, Include your name, age, address, e-mail and phone number. To enter – mail you essay to John W. Reynolds, 28 white Barn Dr. Pleasant View, Utah 84414, or e-mail to wbarn28@aol.com by August 15, 2017. WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED – Judging will be completed by Sept 5, winners notified by Sept. 10. QUESTIONS? Call John Reynolds @ 801 782 8077 or e-mail as above.
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Scavenger Hunt Fun
Here are some photos from April 15th Easter Egg event.
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COMMUNITY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lots of Love!
Congratulations
Pierce Callister has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America program. He cleaned a portion of the canal trail for his project. It was a pleasure to have Mayor Taylor in attendance at the Court of Honor to recognize Pierce’s accomplishment.
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Leiber Family Adoption The Lieber Family is excited to announce the adoption of five amazing siblings into our forever family. The journey wasn’t an easy one, but so worth it to build our family in this way. We’d like to encourage others to consider growing their family through fostering and adopting local children in need of a home and family. Please follow our story on our “Cultivating Family” FaceBook page and contact Utah Foster Care Foundation for more information. Ella Smith 801-814-4547 I can shovel snow, clean houses, babysit, pet sit and dog walk. Cost is negotiable.
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Students of the Month
COMMUNITY
Every month we recognize students who have been selected at their schools by their teachers.
SCHOOL INFO
Sydney Edstrom
Alex Payne
I have had the distinct pleasure of witnessing Sydney's analytical reasoning skills develop and mature this year. Sydney has distinguished herself among her peers as a student with great work ethics and a commitment to learning. Sydney is inquisitive and takes the time to revise problems and understand the justification behind her answers. Sydney has really dedicated herself to learning the curriculum in Secondary Math III. Most days you can find Sydney working hard in my room on daily assignments (especially after school). She always has thought provoking questions to ask during class and after school that have helped me to improve my understanding of mathematical concepts. This enables me to teach with greater understanding. Another enormous reason that I chose Sydney Edstrom to be the warrior of the year is because she helps her peers during class and after school. I have seen her help classmates more times than I can remember. When Sydney has a motivation for something she does everything she can to accomplish it and does not let other things get in her way. I hope through this letter of recognition she remembers that she can and does accomplish everything she puts her mind to. - Peter Newbold
Quiet is not the absence of noise; it is the calm of a thoughtful mind. Silence signifies understanding on a deeper level. Alex is quiet, but that is just what we hear and see with our eyes. Behind the even-tempered demeanor, Alex is a leader and a mentor to his classmates. He has served on our student council for two years and created our highly celebrated, Annual Variety Show.
Rachel Garner
Akaisha Kondo
Dear Rachel, I am pleased to present you with the student of the month award. You are a wonderful addition to my classroom and I appreciate your presence. One of the things I have noticed is your responsible efforts to catch up after absences. Doing so shows that you are dedicated to your school work and have the personal responsibility to work for your grades. This tells me a lot about your character and dedication. Rachel, you have such a knack for English overall. I always feel confident that you will pick up the concepts being taught in the lesson. I hope that you will continue to work at your writing and nurture your talents in English. Thank you for your consistency in being responsible and respectful. I can always count on you to make good choices and be kind to others. I encourage you to keep up these attributes, and I thank you for bringing them to my class. I am grateful that I have had the opportunity to be your teacher this year, and I wish you the best in your future endeavors.
Akaisha is a 9th grade student at Orion Jr. High School. Akaisha has demonstrated that she is a true Titan. She has been a member of the MESA program, and she did well in the English Fair. She has also been helping the counseling center get some diversity projects off the ground. Akaisha is taking Studio Art, which is a capstone class. She has created her own projects and is beginning a portfolio under the direction of her teacher. She genuinely has a flair for art and has created many pieces that are noteworthy.
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Alex is not a student to be frazzled by a challenge in the classroom. Always quick to understand, he becomes a natural tutor to the students around him. During class time, he’s found answering questions for other students and gaining a better understanding of his own. He finds joy in programming logic and hopes to one day pursue computer programing at BYU. Away from the classroom, Alex fills the absence of noise with the harmonious music of string instruments, specifically the Violin and Fiddle. Being a student of the strings for seven years has given him a talent that he can share with others, such as a contestant in the upcoming Variety Show. Thoughtful is the presence of our student of the month Alex Payne; quiet is what is truly absent.
Orion Junior High School
She sees herself working toward getting higher grades, so that she can be prepared for college. She plans to earn a nursing degree because she finds herself drawn to helping others. Akaisha has been raised by her grandparents her whole life; they have been her fondest allies. Her advocates here at Orion, are proud as she moves forward and takes on this new and different life. We wish her strength, understanding, and the pure power to stand up and stay as she continues to make herself great.
We are excited to announce new Student of the Month Sponsorship. Intermountain Health is our first sponsor and we would like three more. Thank You! Each student will receive a $25 gift certificate as part of his/her reward. Students of the month are rewarded through the junior high and high schools in the area. Contact your school for information on how to qualify.
Thank You!!
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Lonnie Barker BY JASON BARKER
A mother's job is often a thankless one. Though they are appreciated, we sometimes don't take the time to say 'thank you' for all they do for us.
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here is a quote “Mothers of Little Boys Work From Son Up Till Son Down,” in no family did this ring more true than it did in ours. To this day, I have no idea how my Mom was able to raise nine farm boys! Many folks from this area know Lonnie (Chambers) Barker and I am proud and extremely grateful to call her my Mother. Early on I remember my Mom would take old tennis balls and wrap them in electrical tape to pitch them to me and my younger siblings, teaching us how to hit, throw, and catch (the tape kept them from going too) Later on as we got older, Sunday afternoons were our favorite. Mom would prepare wonderful homemade meals and then promptly kick us out of the house to play basketball with our Dad. It was a dual purpose activity; we had epic games playing horse, and lightning, two on two, three on three basketball games. Meanwhile the house was briefly quiet and for rare occasions my Mom was able to rest! Our home was always filled with the aroma of homemade bread. I loved walking in the door, first smelling the bread and then seeing loaves fresh out of the oven on cooling racks; we would eat like kings for our after-school snack.
We have three special tributes for special women that are loved so much by their families. Enjoy these wonderful stories and don't forget, Mother's Day is May 14th. Take the time to let the mother or grandmother in your life know how much they mean to you.
I don’t remember a time when she missed any of my games, or my brothers' games, and there were a lot of them; basketball, baseball, soccer, football, track. We were and are still always on her top list. In our teenage years Mom got creative for Halloween. Instead of letting us run rampant throughout the city causing mischief, she turned our family barn into a spook alley. We with our friends were the spooks for several years. Afterwards she would make homemade donuts and sugar cookies, along with a classic movie like “Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy” or cult favorite “Critters”. As if raising nine boys wasn’t enough to keep Mom occupied, service and church have always been a top priority to my Mom. Sometimes to a fault, telling a bishop he can’t release her yet, she asked for permission to just do both church callings. She has served her family, neighbors, LDS members and nonmembers faithfully and out of true love. One of her favorite yearly events is organizing the Linda’s Kids Corner at Cherry Days, a newer North Ogden tradition with free youth activities run by volunteers. This idea came hatched by by Linda Harrop and my mom in a desire to removing some of the commercialization of the 4th of July celebration. My Mom hasn’t slowed down one beat. Now tending grandkids and watching each of their games, she has joined the Civic league, served an LDS Mission, weekly temple trips, and the list goes on. There must be a special place in Heaven for mothers of nine sons. Mom, I (we) love you, Happy Mother’s Day!
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BY BRAD HAWKS
Anjanell Hawks
My mom, Anjanell, is an amazing woman; she is the mother of eight kids, me being the oldest. She is always extremely busy, driving kids everywhere, cooking meals, doing laundry, dishes, and cleaning up after all of us. All of those are things she would rather not do, but she does it for us. She spends hours a day helping all of us with our homework, and reading with the little kids. She is an incredible teacher, and is very patient with all of us. She has many talents; she is very artistic and does interior designing, photography, and likes to paint too. She is also a doula, and she started an organization called The Powerful Birth Group, where she teaches classes and educates pregnant women for free every month. She is a very strong woman. One of my brothers died, and she endured and ended up having six more kids. She is very good at teaching us to be grateful and appreciative for what we have, and not complain and quarrel. She teaches us how to work hard and be independent.
"My mom is supportive of us, and very good at teaching us to be grateful and appreciative for what we have."
My mom is very supportive of us. She encourages us to be involved in extracurricular activities even though that means that she has to drive all of us around more. She had me start piano lessons when I was five, and I still take them today. My other siblings are involved
BY MIKE GALE
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attended kindergarten when I was 4 years old. Everyday my Grandma would pick me up from school and take me to the small neighborhood market that my family owned. As soon as I got there, I would find Sid, the 17 year old neighbor boy who worked for my family part time. The first thing that Sid and I would do was head for the pop cooler and grab a bottle of Barg’s Cream Soda for both of us. Sid would take a small tool and punch a hole right in the top of the metal cap of the pop bottle. Punching a hole in the lid of the meal cap made my Grandma very angry, as she was the one who would end up having to remove the cap before the route driver would take them back and pay Grandma the deposit. We would then sit together and drink the pop, talk, and laugh about how mad my grandma would be when she saw the caps still on the bottles. One day when I arrived at the store, I ran to find Sid, but he wasn’t there. I looked all over for him, but I could not find him.
in lots of different sports including: basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, t-ball, and soccer. All of these make it seem like she is always taking someone to a practice or is attending someone's game. Last summer I managed the school pumpkin patch and I couldn’t drive. We would have to go down to 12th street every morning and night to move pipes and water. She would drive me every day, and she helped me make posters and go door to door selling the pumpkins I had grown. She has a strong testimony and love of our Heavenly Father, and is always teaching us. She is a great example to us by sharing her testimony, praying, and teaching us to read our scriptures. She always serves faithfully in her calling, whatever it may be, and no matter how busy she may be. She is a great example of service, always serving and helping others. For Christmas every year, we choose a less fortunate family and serve them anonymously throughout the Christmas season. We bring them gifts and make it so that they can have a Christmas. This teaches us the true meaning of Christmas, and how to serve others. I love my Mom; she is incredible, strong, and very outgoing. I don’t know what I would do without her. She keeps a blog at theblueeyedbunch.blogspot.com.
I panicked and ran to my Grandma to tell her Sid was missing. She knelt down and told me that Sid would not be coming back; he had joined the Army. I ran out the door to the swing set that was in the back yard of the store. I cried and cried -- I had lost my best friend. My Grandma looked out the window and saw me crying. Soon after, my grandma came out with a Barg’s Cream Soda. She told me that she too would miss Sid. As I lifted the bottle to my lips, I noticed the cap was still on the bottle, and there was a small hole for me to drink from.
Henrietta Gale
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COMMUNITY
PETS
BOB(S)
PRECIOUS PETS This family has loved all the Bobs in their life-their four dogs named Bob.
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hey say dog is man’s best friend but what if all the dogs are named Bob? Yes there has been a Bob I, Bob II, Bob III and currently a Bob IV. You could say you would save money and confusion since you do not need to learn a new name or change the name on its bed or collar. All Bobs have been a yellow lab except for Bob IV, he is a “red” fox yellow lab. BOB I came to the family in 1988. He was born in Deweyville, Utah. Unfortunately when two new infants arrived in the family in 1992, Bob wasn’t friendly towards them or neighbors; he was given away. I guess you get what you pay for; he was a cheap dog. THEN THERE WAS BOB II. He was chosen when he was born prior to when he could go home with his new family. He came from Driggs, Idaho. He was a very well behaved and loved lab that would let you lay on him and was man’s best friend with the children in the family. He would sleep on the bed or on the floor. He would also tandem snore with his owner; you could hear them both clear down stairs. He passed away when he developed a huge cyst on his spine. The vet tried to help him with no success. The family was pretty upset. He was brought home and he was buried on the hill behind his home with his favorite squeaky toy and flashlight. The young kids wrote notes on a pillowcase that covered him. BOB III was purchased not too long after, since the family didn’t want to be without a pet. This Bob was born in a barn on Horseshoe Circle. The owner of Bob’s parents told us he would be a good dog if you could lift him up by the tail. Of course that isn’t true. He was picked because he had huge ears and reminded us of Bob II. He was brought home and ended up having parvo and spending time in an animal hospital. He recovered and was a treasured family pet. He went camping, slept in the house and snored. He would even go up to bed before his owner did. He was pretty stubborn though. He would take off if he was let out and not return home. One of the
Which Bob is it?
owners would chase and chase him before work to get him back in his kennel; therefore he lost that privilege of getting out in the morning. If you tried to pull him home he would plant his paws and not move. With him being over 100 pounds he would not budge. His favorite place would be to go to Weber High’s parking lot to find left over food. If he was given a bone you did not try to take it from him either. He eventually had some health issues and had to be put to sleep with his head laying on his owner’s lap on April 17 2013. BOB IV came about over the 4th of July weekend in 2013.He was found on KSL. His owners took off for Fallon Nevada because they fell in love with the puppy picture online. He was born on a cattle ranch with his siblings and a friend named Mable. Bob will be four this year. He is a pretty well behaved dog. His favorite things to do are: go for a bike ride with his owner around Weber High, and to go for truck rides as well. Do not say bike or truck ride in front of him or you will be sorry. He is pretty demanding for his bike ride and will bug his owner until he gets it. He can sit pretty, snout, shake, give high fives and roll over. He is very energetic and hasn’t mastered snoring or sleeping in the house yet. He even has his own Instagram page. If you would like to follow him go to @photosofbob. An interesting fact that goes back to Bob I, all the way to Bob IV. The children in the neighborhood use to call his owner Bob thinking that was his name. Bob IV also has a Bobcam in his kennel so his family can check on him and see what he is doing when they are not home. Depending on how you look at it, Bob is well known in his neighborhood. He could be a menace for stealing shoes and cat food cans out of the neighbor’s garage or he could be the neighbors' pet’s best friend. You could say Marc and Diane Hall along with their family love their Bobs!
Depending on how you look at it, Bob is well known in his neighborhood. He could be a menace for stealing shoes and cat food cans out of the neighbor’s garage or he could be the neighbors' pet’s best friend.
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COMMUNITY
A history of gardening BY NORTH OGDEN HISTORICAL MUSEUM
In the early years of North Ogden, if you looked south from Ben Lomond Peak, the North Ogden Valley floor looked much like the blocks in a quilt, arranged with a variety of colors, sizes and shapes. The small farms and varieties of crops grown in North Ogden were the result of several factors: self-sufficiency, a Randall's tomato harvest wide divergence of soil, the general irregularity of the terrain and the scarcity of water, which lead to irrigation and an intricate ditch system in some areas. The pioneers' first crops included wheat, barley, oats, sorghum, native hay and sweet and field corn. To survive each farmer needed a variety of crops such as fruits, vegetables, hay and grain. Parents and children worked together to grow large vegetable gardens. The pioneers had to grow and store great quantities of food so they could survive during the winter. During food harvest years they loaded dirt cellars with all kinds of fresh fruit. Strings of dried apples, peaches, apricots, beans, and pumpkins hung from
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the rafters. They stored potatoes, carrots, and other vegetables in straw or sand pits to preserve them. Corn was a valuable crop; pioneers ate young tender ears as soon as the kernels were formed. Tender kernels were also shelled while they were in the milk stage and dried for winter use. Boiling the dried kernels in water with a pinch of salt made an excellent meal. Corn meal flour was made by grating corn over a piece of tin punched with rough holes. Ears of corn were rubbed up and down against the sharp edges of the grate until rough flour was made. Sorghum was a very important crop. Early on, the David Garner family built a sugar mill and made molasses from sorghum. The black seeds and the leaves were stripped off the long canes, and then the canes were fed into a wringer. The juice squeezed from the wringer dropped into a trough and then into a bucket. When the bucket was full, the juice it was poured into vats. Fires were built under the vats so that the juice could be boiled, thickened, and turned into molasses. The pioneers found a bounteous supply of native fruits and berries. They found wild plums and current bushes along streams, wild strawberries in low meadows, and wild chokecherries, service berries, thimble berries and wild raspberries along mountain streams and on the sides of canyons.
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COMMUNITY
MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT
The Blind Leading the Blundering Pay attention to whom you are asking directions from. Several years ago while vacationing in Colorado, my wife and I arrived in the pretty mountain town of Estes Park. It was getting late and the sun was setting. We were anxiously looking for a campground, many of which were already full this time in the evening. Although anxious, we also needed a can of beans for our evening meal, so we quickly drove to the nearest supermarket. I hurried in and not knowing the layout of the store, found the first employee I could find to ask directions. There happened to be a lady kneeling down apparently restocking the bottom shelf of this particular isle. I quickly asked her where the beans were. She replied “On aisle six.” As I turned away to find aisle six, I had a “whats wrong with this picture?” moment. I looked back
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at the lady who just helped me and I saw a white cane lying on the floor next to her. Also, previously unnoticed by me was another employee restocking shelves further down the aisle. There I was, a healthy, (then) fifty-something man, with excellent eyesight, having just asked a blind lady where I could find a can of beans. Embarrassed was an understatement. I walked away to find aisle six, making myself as small as possible, hoping no one had witnessed my ineptitude. And for those who want the entire story, yes, I found the beans and yes, we found a campground, but the beans just didn’t taste as good as usual … somehow!
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A message to high school seniors BY VELDEN WARDLE, WEBER HIGH PRINCIPAL
In just a few days, the Class of 2017 will complete their “required” education and will officially enter the adult phase of your lives. High school graduation is always a celebration and often a reflection back on the previous thirteen years of schooling – the ups and downs, the fun and heartache, the successes and failures. As the Class of 2017 reflects on your education up to this point and then prepares to continue to move forward and upward in your lives, there are a couple of points I hope you have learned and always remember. First, success is always a matter of getting up just one more time than you fall down. Even the best of people, greatest of inventors, most brilliant of minds, and most valiant of Warriors, do not succeed the first time and every time they attempt something. Thomas Edison failed literally thousands of times before creating a light bulb that worked and Abraham Lincoln lost several elections before winning the one that enabled him to change the course of U.S. history. Hopefully, you have all learned the lesson Thomas Edison taught when he said, “I have not failed. I have found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Failure
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is almost always an early step on the path to success. One of the founders of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books, Mark Victor Hansen, said, “Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.” As you begin your life as an adult, don’t be afraid to take those first steps, to begin something new, something unknown or unfamiliar. Continue to be a Warrior and don’t spend your life waiting for the perfect conditions with your perfect opportunity – because perfect only happens in Hollywood. Celebrate your accomplishment and graduation and always look back at your years as a Weber Warrior fondly. Years from now, you, the Class of 2017 will be our doctors, teachers, professionals and community leaders. We always eagerly await the successes of our Weber Warriors and know that each of you will make a difference. Don’t ever forget how it feels to be a WARRIOR! Best of luck to the Class of 2017.
COMMUNITY FAITH
Celebrating National Day of Prayer BY JOHN W. REYNOLDS
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diverse group of local people will, for the third Wilson, Majority Leader of the Utah House. Chris Battrick consecutive year, celebrate with a multi-faith of Pleasant View will welcome everyone and introduce the service at the Ogden LDS Tabernacle. Dorothy program. Sjoblom of North Ogden is typical of those Observing a day of prayer seems a good among the Weber Religious Liberty Council thing to do but we might ask, why? Dr. who plan and execute this event. She and “ is a fundamental Paul Mackley, Coldwater Stake President, daughter Stacey Giatras, who directs the form of private and public has this advice – “Prayer is a fundamental multi-faith choir, both bring a lot to the form of private and public worship which worship which crosses table that makes for an inspirational and crosses all ethnic, cultural, and faith uplifting program. backgrounds.” all ethnic, cultural, and This year NDP will happen on May 4th at 7 While it is true that we each must find our faith backgrounds.” PM and everyone is welcome to attend at own reasons to pray it is imperative that the LDS Tabernacle located at 350E 22nd we search our conscience to find that for Street in Ogden. which we give thanks. Life’s tragedies will find us and should Another key player is Pastor Dave Duncan of Valley View not find us without prayer; we should have a solid experience Baptist Church in North Ogden who will again deliver one of with prayer before the need becomes unbearable. According to his uplifting talks on the benefits of Prayer. The choir will sing Pastor Dave; “We need God in our lives, if we pray He will listen.” Battle Hymn of the Republic and I need Thee Every Hour led by Stacey Giatras. The Keynote speaker is Representative Brad
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FOOD
FAMILY RECIPES
Family recipes handed down through the years are a precious treasure and hold special memories. Here are two favorites we'd like to share!
Mom's Rolls One of my favorite sights growing up was walking into the kitchen and my mom would have a large spread of dough on the counter adding cinnamon, sugar and raisins (hold the nuts please!). This meant she was making my favorite cinnamon rolls. My mom is an incredible cook that is ever the experimenter but this one is tried and true. She would roll it all up and slice it with floss. The best!
Grandma Jo’s Cinnamon Rolls By: Ryan Spelts
Combine 2 packages of yeast (5 tsp) 1 tsp sugar 1 c warm water Dissolve yeast mixture and set aside until yeast bubbles 1 cup milk, scalded 6 Tbsp shortening 1/2 c sugar 1 tsp salt Scald milk, add shortening, sugar, and salt, then cool.
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DON'T FORGET THE FROSTING! 4 oz cream cheese 1 c powdered sugar 1/4 c butter at room temperature 1/2 tsp vanilla (I like Molina Mexican vanilla) or pure maple flavoring Hot water Mix together cream cheese, powder sugar, butter, and vanilla, adding hot water until it is smooth and runny. Drizzle on cinnamon rolls. Yum!
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7 cup flour 3 eggs beaten Add 2 cups of flour to cooled scalded milk mixture, to make a batter, then add yeast mixture, and beaten eggs. Beat well and add remaining flour until you have a soft dough, it should be slightly sticky. Don’t add all the flour at once just enough until it pulls away from side of bowl. Knead lightly, and place in a greased bowl. Let rise until doubled in bulk. Punch down and roll out into a rectangle. Spread rectangle with: 1/4 c room temperature butter 3/4 c golden brown sugar 2 Tbsp cinnamon 1/4 c pecans, (chopped) (optional) 3/4 c raisins (optional) Roll, and cut into 2’ thick circles, place in pan leaving 1/2 “ space between rolls in a jelly roll pan. Let rise until doubled. Bake in a preheated oven of 400* for 15 minutes. (until the rolls are a soft golden brown) cool 15 minutes and then glaze with frosting.
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Grandma's Scones
My Great Great Grandma and Grandpa Russell were the last to leave Grafton, a somewhat well known Ghost town in Southern Utah. They worked so hard with their big gardens and livestock, in fact they still had to haul water up from the river to the house everyday. That water was used for cooking, cleaning and making everything from scratch. Once a week the women would make bread for the week. On the designated day Grandma would make finger-bread (scones) for lunch. Every time I make scones I think of her and all the women after her that have continued that tradition. The smell of bread in the oven or scones on the stove carry a lot of LOVE to those that enter our homes. If you haven’t made scones, you're missing out. It’s such simple treat to add to any soup meal or just on their own.
Scones (Finger Bread) By Melissa Spelts
Use your favorite bread recipe or mine that is listed below: 6 c warm water (hot) 2 Tbsp Salt 2/3 c coconut oil 2/3 c agave (sweetener) 2 Tbsp dough enhancer 2 Tbsp yeast 10 c wheat or white flour or half and half of each Add water and 3 cups of flour to mixer. Dump salt, oil, agave, and yeast. Knead 5-10 minutes.
Cover dough with a damp cloth and let it rise for 45 minutes to an hour. Take a hand full of dough and stretch it until flat. Place it in a pan of boiling oil (use your favorite oil. Mine is coconut or olive oil) for a couple minutes on each side or until brown. Cover in honey or your favorite topping.
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Morgage Miracles Happen BY RYAN SPELTS
One of the biggest purchases you will ever make is your home. Since most of us don’t pay cash for our homes, we purchase using mortgages. We are lucky enough to have a very talented mortgage broker as one of our advertisers in the Connection magazines. Above: Ben and his family love calling North Ogden their home. He enjoys finding the best prices and products for his clients. We appreciate Mortgage Miracles Happen and are happy to have them as part of our community and we are grateful that they have chosen to support our community magazine.
INFO Company: Mortgage Miracles Happen Type: Home Mortgages Phone: 801-814-2364 Web: www.mortgagemiracleshappen.com
Ben Gerritsen has been in North Ogden since he was 4 months old. He’s the Son of Bryan and Becky Gerritsen with siblings Travis, Steve, Jenny, Amy, Greg and Paul, Ben and is family are well known in this area. Today, he and, his wife of 15 years, Jennifer are raising four active boys, ages 13, 11, 7 and 15 months. The Gerritsen’s stay involved in their community and support their boys active lives. Their oldest for example attends Orion Jr High where he plays baseball. He is also ranked 7th nationwide for sports stacking (competitive speed cup stacking) and is soon traveling to Detroit for a big tournament. Ben has worked in the Mortgage business for 14 years. He owns Mortgage Miracles Happen and is licensed in 5 states, Colorado,
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Ben Gerritsen, a longtime native of North Ogden, helps homeowners with a variety of home mortgages.
Arizona, Texas, Florida and Utah with offices in Ogden at The Old Post Office Building, an office in Houston, Texas and in Scottsdale, Arizona. He takes pride in being one of the most trained mortgage professionals in the state. He is not only trained in traditional mortgages and reverse mortgage but is also licensed as a Life Insurance Agent and a Long Term Care Advisor. Ben is known for being able to get deals done that no one else can. He has partnered with over 20 different mortgage lending banks so he can help anyone from great credit to challenged credit. His company does all different mortgage types, Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Reverse Mortgages, Jumbo Loans and Non-Prime loans. When he was setting up his company, he realized that many other mortgage lenders charge much higher fees than what he knew he could offer. So when he started his own brokerage, he determined to structure it differently so he could save people more money. Most of his transactions save his clients on average of $1,500 in lower costs than other lenders, sometimes more. One of the ways that Mortgage Miracles Happens is unique is that they handle the processing of loans inhouse and they don’t charge
for either processing or underwriting fees. Mortgage Miracles Happen also gets better pricing than other lenders because they work on the wholesale side of the mortgage banking industry. These couple items save their clients hundreds and thousands of dollars. This is a big factor for people when buying a house and saving on their bottom line. Ben’s philosophy is: “Make the process simple for clients.” He uses technology to make things easy and is able to close loans from 18-25 days most other lenders take 30-45 days to close. That speed helps people get exactly what they need and get their transactions done quickly. Because he has so many lending banks to choose from he is often able to find better pricing and also get more loans done than Banks, Credit Unions and other mortgage sales people. If you like saving money and working with a true professional, we highly recommend Mortgage Miracles Happen. When I interviewed Ben he said, “People don’t realize that they are over-paying for their loans. In fact people often go to well known and established mortgage companies and don’t realize that there are lower cost faster options available through Mortgage Miracles Happen.”
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Get Back On. Pedal. BY JEFF SHERMAN
Somethings just come to you. Right? I enjoy listening, connecting, coaching, and mountain biking. I have crashed many times in all of them! But what a ride! And when I fail, I hear that abiding voice “Get back on. Pedal.” Once, while mountain biking with my young son on Bronco trail in
the Jackson Hole, Wyoming– Moose Lodge area, I asked him how he was able to navigate the rough terrain and obstacles that were hammering me. “Oh, Dad, that’s easy,” he said. “I don’t look where I am. I focus on where I am going!” At that point I became the son. Get back on. Pedal.
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WHAT IS HYDROTHERAPHY? Most people view hot tubs simply as a way to relax or as a great place to enjoy time with friends and family. They are incredible places to socialize and relax. But what if your hot tub could do more for you? We’re talking about hydrotherapy. This concept of healing, treatment along with physical and mental therapy is both an ancient art, practiced for centuries and a modern scientific breakthrough. Hydrotherapy has long been shown to be effective for treating a variety of conditions but it was once difficult to attain. However, with the modern day advancements in hot tub spa technology, you can enjoy hydrotherapy in your own backyard. Hydrotherapy for an Active Lifestyle Many young, active adults find that hydro massage allows them to maintain a more active and healthy lifestyle. Hot tubs are a great way to support fitness goals including heavy training for certain sports and even weight loss. Warm water therapy can help you loosen stiff muscles and joints, reduce swelling, and recover from a tough workout faster. And with further modern advances like the Bullfrog Spas patented JetPak Therapy System, you can create a customized massage to target virtually any
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muscle group in any part of the body. Hydrotherapy for overall health and wellness Regardless of your age and activity level, hydrotherapy can make a meaningful positive impact on your overall health and wellness. With a portable hot tub at home you can achieve these benefits in the privacy of your own backyard. In addition to the many physical benefits, hydro massage allows you to slow down, meditate, and relax your body. Hydrotherapy and hot tubs One of the most convenient ways to enjoy the benefits of hydrotherapy is with a personal hot tub or spa. With modern spa technology advancements, you can even enjoy a highly customized, targeted massage and that can all happen in the privacy of your own backyard. When selecting a spa specifically for hydrotherapy, look for models that offer highly customizable massaging jet systems. Bullfrog Spas’ patented JetPak Therapy System offers 16 different massages, each bioengineered to target specific muscle groups based on your needs and preferences. JetPaks are modular jetted spa seats that can be interchanged at any time. JetPaks also allow you to easily adjust the intensity of each massage to fit your specific hydromassage needs.
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GARDENING TIPS TO PROTECT YOUR GREEN THUMB By Steve Heiden Gardening can be a great way to simply enjoy the outdoors, beautify your yard, plant fruits or vegetables and get physical activity. No matter the reason, be aware of some basic gardening health and safety tips. WHAT TO WEAR Nature’s power can be deceptive, so protect your body from the sun, plants, soil and insects. • Dress in light loose-fitting clothing, long sleeves and pants, wide-brimmed hats, sunglasses and sunscreen to lower the risk for sunburn and skin cancer • Pull on gloves to lower the risk for skin irritations, cuts and soil contaminants • Wear sturdy, comfortable shoes for support and protection • Apply insect repellent to dissuade mosquitoes and ticks, which can carry diseases WHAT TO DO It’s easy to get enthusiastic and overdo, so take care with your body to avoid physical injuries, and do a warmup if you’re planning heavy physical work. • Follow proper lifting, squatting and reaching techniques; for example, when lifting from the ground, start from a squatting position and bend from the knees to protect your back • Avoid prolonged repetitive motions such as
digging, raking, trimming, pruning or planting that may cause skin, tendon or nerve irritation • Protect your muscles from overuse by varying your gardening activities and rotating tasks • Follow manufacturer’s instructions for chemicals and use mowers and other equipment properly, as powered and unpowered tools and equipment can cause serious injury • Remain aware of hazards and distractions around you; focus on one task at a time WHEN TO REST Gardening for even short periods of time in high temperatures can cause serious health problems. • Monitor closely your activities and time in the sun to lower your risk for heat-related illness • Watch for signs of heat-related illnesses, such as high body temperature, headache, rapid pulse, dizziness, nausea, confusion or unconsciousness • Drink more fluids, especially water, if you’re outside in hot weather for most of the day; don’t wait until you are thirsty • Avoid drinking liquids that contain alcohol or large amounts of sugar • Rest in the shade and immediately stop working if you experience breathlessness or muscle soreness Following these tips will help ensure your gardening season is safe and injury free.
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Early spring runoff at
WATERFALL CANYON BY BAILEY LEFTHAND
As soon as the sunshine begins to peek through the clouds, hikers itch and trails come alive. One of the most travelled trails in Ogden leads to a beautiful view of a 200-foot waterfall. This 2.3 mile out-and-back hike is a beautiful, moderate route fitting for those in fair physical condition.
Waterfall Canyon begins at the 29th Street Trailhead at the base of eastern mountain range in Ogden. To navigate to the trailhead, drive east on 30th Street until it ends at Polk Avenue. Turn left and drive north two blocks and then turn right on 29th Street. Drive east until the end of the road where you’ll find the trailhead parking lot on the right. The foothills of Waterfall Canyon are generally smooth and easy to traverse, but the trail quickly becomes more steep and rugged as it gains approximately 1,020 feet in elevation. This route is very popular for families, dog owners, trail runners and avid hikers. Sharing the trail is worth the view of the early spring runoff pouring down the rock face. Although this hike is beautiful during all warm months, the waterfall only trickles during later months. Left: the 200 ft. waterfall doesn't disappoint after your 2.3 mile hike!
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The Waterfall Canyon trail is a great place to start the hiking season and is connected to a network of trails that overlook the beautiful Ogden valley. Take this hike alone, or couple it with one of many Bonneville Shoreline trails.
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