Valley Elementary Fundraiser Friday and Saturday

EDEN -- Valley Elementary PTO is hosting its annual Bulldog Boutique from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The event at the school, 5821 E. 1900 North, showcases more than 30 vendors selling all sorts of goods, including holiday and baby items, home decor, jewelry, gourmet cupcakes, glitter toes, hair accessories, toys, books, candies, baked goods and a children's shopping corner.

Proceeds will go to provide Valley students with field trips, special learning opportunities, classroom aides, teaching and learning materials and more.

For more information, call Jori Torman at 801-814-1352.

The Community is Invited to a Celebration Paying Tribute to Tommy Lee - Outgoing Principal of Valley Elementary

On Sunday, July 10th from 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm, the  community is invited to a family celebration being held in honor of Tommy Lee. After eight years as Principal of Valley Elementary, Tommy is heading off to another school.

  

The celebration will be held on the patio of Harley & Buck’s at 3900 North Wolf Creek Drive.  There will be live music by Dizzy DeSoto, playing fun 50’s and 60’s cover music.

Please join faculty, friends and students for this special event. For more information, please call (801) 745-2060.

A Treasure Trove Of News From Huntsville

Here is some more red meat news from Huntsville.

School building was the heart of Huntsville

In this excellent letter to the editor, 57 year Huntsville fixture Erma Wilson unleashes on the Weber County School Board.

Mrs. Wilson states,

What has the Weber County School Board done to our town? As a citizen of Huntsville for 57 years, I feel like the heart of our town has been torn out because of the destroying of our Valley Elementary School building.

When we moved here in 1953, this town really had a lot of community spirit and a lot had to do with the school building. Besides the normal functions, there were dances sometimes in the evening when whole families would attend and participate. Also there were productions, weddings and ball games. One of our special principals, Carl DeYoung, allowed a formal dance to be held, with formal dresses and boutonnieres. Only people who live in a small town could appreciate what a big deal that was.

As for more somber news from Huntsville, one of the founders of the Monastery has passed at age 93.

Saying goodbye to Brother Felix

Be sure to read the comments, watch the video and review the history of the Monastery in the sidebar.

On a lighter note,  The Shooting Star Saloon in Huntsville made Skiing Magazines list of:

Four Iconic Ski Bars We Hope Don't Burn Down

 Comments anyone???

Huntsville residents have been watching in disbelief the last few days as the old Valley School building has been coming down.  Di Lewis was Johnny-on-the-spot (or maybe Suzy-on-the-spot would be more appropriate) with this article in the Standard.

Demolition Days / Historic Huntsville school is coming down, and residents wonder why

Many of the locals feel like the heart of the community has been taken away.  From the article:

"People are just sad about it," said Huntsville Mayor Jim Truett. "It's sad to see it go."
Many are third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation Huntsville residents, he said, and seeing the school they, their parents and their children went to coming down is very difficult.
Others are just upset about what they see as waste.
Doug Allen, a 50-year Huntsville resident, said he is not particularly nostalgic but feels that destroying a school and building a new one is a waste of taxpayer money.
Huntsville resident John Posnien was watching the demolition with Allen and said the school district gave up the best location.
In Huntsville, some children are able to walk to school, the streets have little traffic and the Ogden Valley Branch of the Weber County Library was built across the street because the school was there, Posnien said.
He said residents feel school district officials were sneaky about moving the location of the new school.
"It was done subversively. It was cut-and-dried and you couldn't even talk to them about it."
Truett said the city wasn't even notified about the vote on moving the school and city officials were stonewalled when they tried to talk to school district officials.

RIP Ole' Valley!