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The Marriott-Slaterville City History Collection was created by the residents of the town to document their history. The collection includes Autobiographies, Oral Histories, History of Marriott, History of Slaterville, and the History of the Merging Townships to create Marriott-Slaterville City. This information has left behind rich histories, stories and important information regarding the history of the Marriott-Slaterville area. |
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Show Eve Hartley is a Resident of Marriott-Slaterville ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ December 19, 2009 ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Local woman donates toys to charity in honor of her late husband, a former clown Keeping the Smiles Coming By Dl LEWIS Standard-Examiner staff dlewis@standard.net OGDEN — About 250 stuffed animals overflowed garbage bags in Eve Hartley's garage. The toys used to be in the large yellow van they now sat beside, but that was for another life, when they'd be sold in grab bags or given as prizes. Soon, they will be in the arms of local children, picked up from the Ogden- Weber Community Action Partnership. Hartley, 82, donated her pristine toys in honor of her husband of 40 years, Ray Hartley, who died more than two years ago. Together, the two performed as clowns, doing facepainting, balloon shapes and playing the calliope, which remains in the van with a clown painted on the side as an homage to their hobby- turned-profession. "Why let these toys go to waste when there's so many little kids out there that need them?" Hartley said. Growing up during the Great Depression with eight siblings, Hartley said she knows what it is like to go without toys or extra clothing. She said Christmas presents were often an apple and an orange. Her father later died in a car accident, leaving her mom to raise the children alone. "At Christmastime, it makes the difference between kids having Christmas or nothing," said Daneec Ludwig, OWCAP volunteer coordinator. Ludwig said many of the families who come to OWCAP are single mothers in poverty, so Hartley is helping families similar to Dl LEWIS/Standard-Examiner Eve Hartley, 82, hands over bags of stuffed animals she is donating to the Ogden-Weber Community Action Partnership. The animals were left over from her time as a clown with her late husband, Ray. what she grew up with. OWCAP serves more than 700 local children, who will be excited to be able to pick out gifts for the holidays, Ludwig said. "We're just going to have people going bananas," she said, looking at the toys and clothing Hartley donated. "This is just going to overwhelm them." Hartley said she won't be clowning any more, so it makes her day to know that kids are being helped by what she can give. 213 |