Kayla Swanson and Brock Rigby Wilson will be united in marriage Wednesday, Aug. 15 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. A reception will be held in their honor that evening at the home of Carol Ann Webster, 1175 W. Island Rd. Morgan, Utah.
Lynn and Eileen Baxter have been called to serve in the South Africa Johannesburg Mission. They will speak in sacrament meeting on Sunday, Aug. 12 at the Morgan LDS Stake Center located at 335 N. 700 E. They will enter the Provo MTC on Sept. 3, 2012.
Britlyn Elisabeth Compton and Grant Brady Case will be married on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 in the Bountiful Temple. A reception will be held in their honor on Aug. 9, 2012 at Snowbasin Resort from 7-9 p.m. In case of oversight, all family and friends are invited to attend.
Elder Landon Philip Ray Carter, son of Craig and Lisa Carter of Morgan, from the Morgan 7th ward, has accepted a call to serve as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will serve in the Louisiana Baton Rouge mission.
Elder Blake Baltazar, son of Jeff and Norma Jean Baltazar, has been called to serve in the California, Riverside Spanish speaking Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He reports to the Provo Missionary Training Center on August 15. He will be speaking in the Rosehill Ward (Mountain Green Chapel) on Sunday, Aug. 12 at 12:50 p.m.
Relay for Life is a big deal in Morgan County. Relay for Life is an event sponsored by the American Cancer Society to help raise funds for cancer research. All across the world people are affected by cancer in some way, and Morgan is no different. It seems that around every corner there is another tragic story. For this reason, the community rallies in support of this event. Windows of local businesses are filled with footprints that have been purchased to help the cause.
After a six-year hiatus, the demolition derby came back to Morgan County. Historically, Morgan has had a rich tradition of hosting demolition derbies. Although the derby this year started out small, we were fortunate to be able to bring it back. Organizers are hopeful that last Thursday’s event will have increased interest not only from spectators, but also for future drivers who want to test their driving skills in the arena. Hopefully this was the first of many, and through the years it will be able to grow.
DeMarre Carroll was welcomed to the Trojan Center with big cheers from all the junior Jazz players in the audience. Carroll was born July 27, 1986, is 6’8” and just finished his third year in the NBA and his first year with the Utah Jazz.
40 years ago our parents met in Riverton, Utah, when they were both 18 years old. Ken and Chrys Rindlesbach met through a blind date that Ken’s sister and Chrys’ sister set up, because they were in the same ward.
While it is very difficult to track figures of how many people participated in the events of the fair, ticket sales for the two rodeos and the demolition derby suggested record-breaking numbers. Each of these events sold out early with packed bleachers full of enthusiastic spectators. The open horse show earlier in the week had more entrants than in the last five years.
Many years ago my grandmother wrote about the schoolhouse in Enterprise. It was written as though the schoolhouse was speaking. She said, “I was built many, many years ago, by the people who lived in the town of Enterprise, in Morgan County, Utah. They were anxious to have a center place in the town for a school, a church, or whatever the occasion might be. I was a real nice looking building in my day, and the people were proud of me and kept me painted up nice both inside and out. I was the center of attraction in the town. I was their school house, their ward chapel, and their amusement hall. During the weekdays in the winter months I was their school house. Would you believe me when I tell you that at one time 75 children attended school here within these walls? Here was where they started to get their education. Oh, those were happy days for me, for I loved to hear them sing and recite their lessons. Then after school they would play and have so much fun on the grounds around me. You see I was in a place where I could enjoy it all. It used to be a very lively little community at one time.
On Aug. 25, 2012, the 4th annual Focus Four Run will be held in Roy at 4000 South 1900 West. This event was established to remember John Carter, Cody Odekirk, Lydia Silva and Jeff Reppe who passed away in 2008 while traveling during a humanitarian project to Guatemala.
Local organizing committees and host cities for the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah are looking to fill 2,000 volunteer positions this year for the August 7-12, 2012 professional cycling event. Course marshals are still needed in Morgan County for stages 1 and 3 as well as course marshals for stage 4 at the finish area near the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City. Individuals can join by completing an application online at the official web site, www.tourofutah.com/volunteer. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, and are required to sign a waiver.
With the recent of arrest of two sex offenders with Morgan ties, public interest in the state’s sex offender registry has piqued. However, the registry should be used carefully, county and state officials say.
HighMark Charter School (HMCS), Davis counties newest charter school, is pleased to invite the community to tour the schools new facilities and classrooms. Public open houses will be on Aug. 6, 9, and 14, from 6-8 p.m. Tours and additional information on HighMark Charter School will be available at the open houses. The school is located at 2467 E. South Weber Drive in South Weber.
The Martin Heiner family reunion was a big success at the Morgan Stake Center Saturday with approximately 500 descendants of Martin and Adelgunda Heiner in attendance. All eight children of Martin and Adelgunda were represented, as well as descendants of Martin’s nephew, Heinrich Dittmar.
Karly Prescott, daughter of Annette and Roger Prescott, of Morgan will travel to Cuenca, Ecuador on Aug. 9 to spend 12 weeks volunteering in orphanages. Prescott graduated in 2009 from Morgan High School and is currently majoring in Family and Consumer Development at Utah State University.
The Morgan Stars Special Olympics would like to give a tremendous thank you to all the Morgan County residents who so generously donated to our carwash July 28. The proceeds will help put 20 athletes in an event this year.
Parker Randall Ross, son of Mitch and Teri Ross, has been called to serve in the Texas Lubbock mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will speak on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, at 11 a.m. in the Field Street Chapel. He reports to the MTC in Provo, UT on Aug. 15, 2012.
William Dee Brown, 53, died July 28, 2012 at McKay Dee Hospital of complications of cancer. Bill was born July 11, 1959, in Logan, Utah, the son of Maurell Dee and Betty Jean Marz Brown. He was raised in Morgan, Utah. He graduated from Morgan High School and attended Snow College and Weber State University. Bill married Gerri Lynne Giles on June 26, 1981 in the Logan Temple.
Tyler Brooks and Hannah Holtry have chosen Thursday August 9, 2012 to be married in the Bountiful LDS Temple. A reception will be held in their honor that evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Morgan North Stake Bowery 4136 Cottonwood Canyon Rd, Mountain Green, UT. Parents of the groom: Scott & SaRene Brooks. Parents of the bride: Ryan & Jennifer Holtry.
Taylor Thomson and Tyler Hoffman will be married in the Bountiful Temple on Saturday, August 4, 2012. A reception will be held in their honor that night from 7-9 p.m. at the Hoffman’s residence: 4065 W. Cottonwood Canyon Road, Mountain Green. In case of oversight, all family and friends are invited to attend.
Ron and Julie Johnston of Morgan are excited to announce the marriage of their daughter, Katie Johnston, to Daniel Case, son of Sharon and the late David Case of Hutto, Texas. They will be married on August 4, 2012, in the Bountiful LDS Temple. A reception will be held that evening in their honor at the Rock Church in Morgan from 6 pm to 8 pm.
Jordyn Ashlie Jackson and Chase Clinton Oliver will begin their life together on Aug. 11, 2012. He stole her heart and now she will steal his last name. Jordyn is the daughter of Rich and Heidi Jackson of Morgan. She is a graduate of Morgan High School and is studying nursing at WSU.
Kacee Waldron was crowned Morgan County Fair Queen Monday night at the rodeo. Reganne Hales Princess and Taylor Porter Jr. Princess. With a personality to light up the arena, as well as the backstage, Tiffany Chappell was voted as Miss Congeniality.
Matthew Godfrey, Morgan City’s economic development consultant, is “very confident” he has found a developer who wants to build a hotel in the area. However, Godfrey says a letter from the Morgan County Council supporting improvements along the banks of the Weber River near Como Springs and the county fairgrounds would go a long way in bringing a hotel project to fruition.
Pioneer Day was celebrated in different ways throughout Morgan County this year. One of the celebrations was the Milton round-up, which was inspired by the hard work of two Milton Eagle Scouts. In an earlier article, credit was given to Brayden Stegelmeier and Miles Mecham for their huge undertaking. The two scouts replaced the Milton park horse arena fence. The arena is used by the entire northwestern area of the Morgan Valley, especially by 4-H horse enthusiasts.
Matthew Godfrey, Morgan City’s economic development consultant, is “very confident” he has found a developer who wants to build a hotel in the area. However, Godfrey says a letter from the Morgan County Council supporting improvements along the banks of the Weber River near Como Springs and the county fairgrounds would go a long way in bringing a hotel project to fruition.
Every year local youth look forward to an appearance from one of our very own Utah Jazz players. This year, local Jr. Jazz participants will meet Jazz forward, #3, DeMarre Carroll. Carroll was born July 27, 1986, is 6’8” and just finished his third year in the NBA and his first year with the Jazz.
The new Trojan Century Center has become an unnecessary stumbling block in discussions regarding the need to increase property taxes to fund education.
Pioneer Day is the perfect time to pull out family books of remembrance and journals. I did just that this past week. It pulled me in and reminded me of grandparents who have been gone for many years. Two hours later I had read many pages and reminisced about the time I spent with my grandmother before she died. What I did not expect to find, although I knew my grandparents were both born in Morgan, was a history of Enterprise. It was a surprising history to me. My grandmother, Martha Vera Mecham Ogden, recorded many of her memories and this was among her writings.
The following is a compilation of Campus Connections I submitted to The Morgan County News in late April and early May. Slight changes have been made based on recent board actions and budget updates since that time. It is rather lengthy, but I would encourage you to read it in its entirety.
Almost a month ago, households around Morgan County received the 2012 fair book covered in artwork by Tyler Sierra Fowers. This year’s theme ‘There’s Fun for the Whole Herd at the Morgan County Fair’ was portrayed on the cover and the contents of the book kept that promise. This year a wide variety of activities are planned with the hopes of offering something for everyone. The fair encompasses a weeks’ worth of activities beginning on Thursday, July 26, and wrapping up Saturday, Aug. 4. If you do not have a copy of this year’s fair book, there are extras at area businesses or you can download a copy at www.morgannewspaper.com. The guide details where, how and when to enter, participate, and attend all of this year’s fair activities.
Last week, I wrote about the beginning of the journey to trace the steps of pioneers, Pony Express riders and California gold rushers on the portion of Hastings Cutoff through Morgan County.
Pamala Sutton Bindrup has lived in Utah since she was 5 years old—first in Washington Terrace and then Mountain Green. She and her three sisters were raised in the Terrace. Her father was a linotype operator for the Standard-Examiner. She remembers when she was a child going down to the newspaper office, and he would run a slug with her name on it which could be printed with ink. When computers replaced linotypes, her father retired. She said that the keyboard for the linotype was totally different than a computer keyboard. Her mother managed S & H Green Stamps, which was on Harrison Blvd.
Dallen Gary Brooks (Tank) has been called to serve in the Anaheim California Spaish speaking mission. He reports to the MTC on Aug. 1, 2012. Dallen wants to thank all his family, friends, and teachers for helping him achieve this life changing goal.
Ellis B Rust, 76, returned to his wife, surrounded by his family, on July 22, 2012. He was born on May 14, 1936 to Alva and Zelpha Pearson Rust in Hayden, Utah.
Joyce Flower Hugg died at her home Monday July 23, 2012, from pneumonia. She was born in Ogden Utah July 18, 1949, the daughter of Emory J. and Elaine (Steele) Herndon. She married John P. Hugg on Aug. 8, 1998, in Morgan, Utah.
Our Morgan County Fair Royalty contest is coming up Monday, July 30, 2012. This year we have 12 young ladies registered to participate. This is a great group of young ladies that have worked hard getting ready for this contest. The public is invited to come and watch these young ladies starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Morgan Elementary School. Each girl will present a short speech, modeling, and answer impromptu questions. The contest will then move to the Morgan County Fairgrounds at 2 p.m. where the girls will compete in the horsemanship portion.
The new Trojan Century Center has become an unnecessary stumbling block in discussions regarding the need to increase property taxes to fund education.
Each summer we watch with grim fascination as wildfires burn across the western United States. This summer has proved to be as bad as any. Fires in Colorado and other states have consumed both wild lands and homes with equal ferocity. You may wonder, “What would I do if I lost my home to a fire? Would I be prepared?”
Snowbasin is proud to introduce the new Discovery Pass Program for the upcoming 2012/2013 Winter Season. The Discovery Pass program gives several options for skiers and riders to enjoy all that Snowbasin has to offer. For a limited time only, the Discovery Value Pass is available for $449. The pass does contain some restrictions including holiday blackout dates.
The second annual Livastride Home Run Derby and Summer Slam Tournament were hosted in Morgan last weekend. This tournament has drawn a crowd of nearly 3,000 people to Morgan City since its inception. There were 50 teams that competed in this year’s Summer Slam and Morgan’s own high school baseball team took second place in their division.
The Genealogy Star blog this week reported that editing has now come to FamilySearch’s new version of their family tree. The family tree will be a replacement for new FamilySearch when it is released. It has been in development for many months and its aim is to fix many of the challenges with the current tree.
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