Neighborhood Fun: Enjoying Friendships
Gordon Street Block Party
Sierra Drive Block Party
Uintah Street Block Party
Highlands Summer Bash
Davis Street Block Party
Celebrating a Wedding!
Congratulations to Ian Schlieder & Caroline Cobb! We wish
you all the best!!
Spotlight on the Ulissey Family
Spotlight on the Ulissey Family. We’re thrilled to
highlight Lars and Maria Ulissey and their daughter Katerina this month! They
live on Highland Drive toward the bottom of the Highlands. Lars’ family roots
stretch from Italy and Ukraine, while Maria grew up in a large farming family
near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They first met at the University of Nevada, Reno,
where Lars was completing his Family Medicine residency and Maria was studying
as well. Bonded by their love of Latin music, dancing, and the outdoors, the
two married and have built a wonderful life together. Lars’ educational journey
took him across Texas, Florida, and even Saudi Arabia during his high school
years. His medical training along the Texas-Mexico border inspired him to learn
Spanish, enabling him to serve his patients better. Maria, the 11th of 12
children, brought with her the values of family and faith that now shine
brightly in their own home. Since 2004, the Ulissey family has called Mountain
Green home. They cherish the welcoming spirit, strong sense of faith, and the
unmatched beauty of Utah’s outdoors. Despite living in many places, including Alaska,
Florida, Texas, and even South Korea, nothing has ever compared to Mountain
Green. We’re so grateful to have Lars and Maria as part of our neighborhood
family. Their warmth, appreciation, and love for this community remind us why
Mountain Green is such a special place to call home.
Some Hometown History
September was a great month to travel coast-to-coast. In the
early 1900s, many people loved to hit the road for a fun adventure on the
Lincoln Highway (predecessor to I-80). In 1913, Highway 30 was a part of the
historic Lincoln Highway. This iconic road was the first to stretch across the
entire United States, spanning an impressive 3,389 miles from New York to
California. Service stations began popping up along this road to help drivers
keep their cars moving. Businesses like The Wheel opened up in Mountain Green. The
Wheel lasted to the 1970s and was Mountain Green’s version of Hinds Quick Stop
in Peterson. Shawna Francom, who lived in the Highlands, then recalls, “I spent
summers riding my bike to the Wheel for penny candy. We would trade in our
glass pop bottles for change, then use the change to buy candy. My favorite was
BubsDaddy bubble gum and Tootsie Pops, especially the chocolate flavor. Ice cube, candy nugget, and Smarties.” Jan Adamson, who also grew up in the Highlands, remembers, “Boy, do
I remember those bike rides! And drinking 7Up from a glass bottle, actual penny candy, and sour strawberry Bubblicious. I also
remember that the bike ride back up the Highlands hill was killer! What a great
place to grow up!”
From 1913 to 1915, Morgan County was caught in the middle of a "sign war" between Ogden and Coalville. While still in the planning stages, the Lincoln Highway would travel to Coalville and into Parley's Canyon to Salt Lake City. Various boosters and businessmen in Ogden were upset that a transcontinental road would not go through Ogden. They campaigned and lobbied and eventually, in 1913, the Lincoln Memorial Highway was constructed through Morgan and into Ogden, where it then turned south towards Salt Lake City. In 1915, eighteen months after the Lincoln Highway was opened, the Lincoln Highway Committee in Detroit announced that the route would be changed to go through Coalville. Drivers reported that the Ogden roads were too dangerous. The Committee also received reports that Ogden businesses were diverting drivers away from the Highway onto a different route that ran "north of the lake." To further upset Ogden and to bring more motorists through Coalville into Salt Lake, Coalville residents erected this sign. Ogden residents and officials were so upset by it that they threatened to blow it up! This feud would last until 1920, when highways were taken over by the Federal Government. The Ogden and Morgan routes of the Lincoln Highway were renamed to U.S. Highway 30.
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