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Show Volume XV Issue IX The Ogden Valley news Page April 15, 2008 Bag of Woad Program Offered this Spring Special Olympics Athletes Travel From Across By Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News The Weber Soil Conservation Service in conjunction with the Utah State University Extension Office in Weber County is again offering the Bag of Woad program this spring. County kids ages 6 to 18 are eligible to earn $10 for each 40 pound bag of dyer’s woad collected and turned into the county extension office. Last year, 650 youth participated in the program, earning a total of $12,000. Of these monies, $750 went to Huntsville youth. To participate, youth will have to enroll and use offiPhoto shows the dyer’s cial collection bags woad spring blossom to mature seed found on that can be picked plants in early to mid up May 8, 15, or 22 summer. Photo cour- from 3:00 to 6:00 tesy of Steve Dewey, p.m. at the Weber Utah State University, County Fairgrounds pavilion located on <Bugwood.org> the west side of the Utah State University Extension office. Each youth is eligible to receive two bags. Names of those taking the bags will be taken and be responsible for returning them on the designated days. Names will be marked off when the bags are returned. Please note that there are a limited number of bags available, and will be distributed on a first-come basis. Filled bags can then be returned to the Fairgrounds on May 15, 22, or 29 during the same hours, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Weeds must have a minimum 2 inch root system still attached to the stem. Please note that the earlier weeds are pulled, the easier the process is. Typically, plants can be pulled from the ground fairly easily with the root still attached when the ground is still moist early in the spring. As the ground hardens later in the season, the task may become more difficult with roots having to be dug out with a shovel or other instrument. The Utah Department of Agriculture has listed dyer’s woad as a noxious weed. Typically, the plant establishes itself along roadsides, gravel pits, levees and railroad rights-of-way. From there, it has the ability to spread by seed to well vegetated rangelands, pastures, forests, waterways, and crop lands—including irrigated and non-irrigated alfalfa and winter wheat fields. Dyer’s woad gets into hay fields, contaminating the hay and leading to further spread, and a lowering of forage quality (Young 1988). In the northern counties of Utah, an estimated annual loss of $2 million is attributed to reduced crop yields and a loss of range production. The rate of spread of dyer’s woad doubled from 1971 to 1981 (Evans 1981). Because the plant is officially listed as a Mature dyer’s woad noxious weed, properplant commonly seen ty owners, by law, are along roadsides, hill- required to physically sides, and open fields in or chemically remove Weber County. Photo the plants before they courtesy of Steve Dewey, go to seed. Please do Utah State University, your part to prevent <Bugwood.org> the spread of dyer’s woad. For more information, contact Weber County’s Utah State University Extension office at 801-399-8201. Ride the New UTA FrontRunner to Ogden’s Historic Train Museum Come Ride the new UTA FrontRunner train, which will be stationed next door to the UTA FrontRunner platform in Ogden’s Historic Union Station. The public and members of the media are invited to visit the station as we welcome FrontRunner to the Wasatch Front. All events are free to the public. We will be offering rides from the FrontRunner platform to the Union Station on our Jupiter Express mini commuter. The documentary film “Ogden: Junction City of the West” will be playing in the Station’s Grand Lobby, and all museums will be open. See UTA for details concerning FrontRunner. The event will be held April 26, 2008, with the film running from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. All museums and galleries will be free to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To participate in this event, come to Ogden’s Historic Union Station located at 2501 Wall Avenue. For more information, you can visit <www.theunionstation.org> In honor of the Rolling Opening of UTA’s FrontRunner, the Union Station is opening its doors. The Jupiter Express will offer rides to and from the FrontRunner platform throughout the day. The Utah State Railroad Museum, Eccles Rail Center and Wattis Dumke Model Railroad, the John M. Browning Firearms Museum, and the Browning-Kimball Car Museum will be free and open to the public. The film ”Ogden, Junction City of the West” will play from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., and 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. From the Union Station, there is access to many fine restaurants and shops along Ogden’s Historic 25th Street. Located in The Old Cannery Utah to Compete in Weber County at the 2008 Special Olympics Utah Winter Games Special Olympics Utah athletes traveled from as far away as St. George for state competition in four winter sports. Winter Games 2008 started off with a flurry of activity as Special Olympics Utah scrambled to contact teams, volunteers, and venues because Athletes undergo rigorous training in preparation for these games, hoping to make their dreams a reality. “The competitions remind everyone—athletes, coaches, families, and supporters—that all Special Olympics athletes are winners in their hearts,” said JD Donnelly, CEO of Special Olympics Utah. “Every Special Olympics athlete adheres to the Athlete Oath, ‘Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.’” Thank you to all of our athletes, coaches, volunteers, and sponsors including Boeing, Citi, Harmon’s, Powder Mountain Ski Resort, Weber County Parks and Recreation, Law Enforcement Torch Run, Subway, Chic-fil-A, and The Daily Rise. All Special Olympics Utah games are free and open to the public. Special Olympics Utah is a year-round program Excitement mounts as skiers ride Powder Mountain chairlift. 24 new inches of snow forced the cancellation of preliminary events on Friday, February 1. The real commencement of the event began Friday evening with dinner and opening ceremonies featuring emcee Rod Zundel, and hosted by Weber State University. Students of Weber State University make up the lead volunteer Competitors in Special Olympics held roles or “Games Organizing Committee” at Power Mountain. for the games. Snow continued to fall Friday night of sports training and competition for and even Saturday during the day but the individuals with intellectual disabilities. athletes would not be snowplowed into More than 2,200 athletes in Utah train and missing events a second day in a row. compete in 20 Olympic-type summer and More than 35 athletes participated in winter sports. For more information and/ Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding events or to get involved, visit Special Olympics hosted by Powder Mountain, and over Utah online at <www.sout.org> 85 athletes competed in the Snowshoeing and Cross Country Skiing events held at Note: In the April 1 issue of “The North Fork Park. In addition, the 2008 OGDEN VALLEY NEWS,” it was erroneously Winter Games were the qualifying event reported that the Special Olympic Games for the 2009 World Winter Games that had been held at Snowbasin. While will be held in Boise, Idaho. All gold Special Olympics practices were held at medalists will go into the drawing for a Snowbasin, the skiing events were held at chance to win a slot on Team USA. Powder Mountain. Weber State University Arts & Humanities and The Stewart Education Foundation present with Paul Ford on Piano in North Ogden, Just “over the pass.” 2005 No Washington Blvd. Custom built one at a time. 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