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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Lee Armstrong (right) and Alice Swimm look at two bears and a bench carved out of trees along the Ogden River Parkway in Ogden on Tuesday.

Carved bears court wedding proposals at MTC Park

OGDEN — An addition to the MTC Park in Ogden is a cute attraction as well as a monument to the volunteers who serve there each week.

A carved female and a male bear, facing each other with a bench between them, are adorned with the words “Love Hill” encased in a heart and the instructions “propose here.” Both bears have the wide eyes of those contemplating marriage.

“I thought because they are posing for pictures all the time and weddings, something romantic would fit in,” said Dennis Miller, who carved the bears and made the bench between them, then built steps up the hill to the creation.

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Dori Jones, manager of the Ogden Botanical Gardens, tends to the raised vegetable beds on Monday in Ogden. Cooler than normal weather and heavy rainfall have slowed the production of vegetables in many people’s gardens; however, cooler weather crops such as lettuce are flourishing.

Home gardens get slow start this year

OGDEN -- Hold the chips. Your backyard salsa garden won't be producing until later than usual in this weird weather season.

The cool, wet spring hasn't hurt cold-weather crops, such as peas and cabbage. But warm-weather plants like tomatoes and peppers sit stunted and semi-dormant, waiting for nature to turn up the heat.

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