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Show Page 14 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXVI Issue III March 15, 2020 Calendar of Events Community Reading Group. For location, date, time, & more info, call Martha at 801-814-1698 or Darla at 801-391-5143. Everyone welcome! Mondays: Children’s Discovery Time, 10:30 a.m. @ Ogden Valley Branch Library. All children infancy--5 years of age & caregivers invited to hear stories & participate in learning activities. Children introduced to books, music, & art. Program runs on 7-week cycle with 1 week off between cycles. FREE! More info at 337-2660. 3rd Mondays: Ogden Valley Parks Service Area, 6:30 p.m. @ Eden Park Bowery. For more info call Nicholas Froerer, 801510-3210. Tuesdays: 3:45 - 4:15 p.m., Nests, Nooks & Storybooks at Ogden Nature Center (ONC). Free for members or with regular admission price: $5 adults/$3 children/$4 seniors. For all ages. Grab a blanket & join us out in the field, alongside a pond, or under the trees for story time at ONC! Come read a book with us! We’ll dive deeper into the themes of the story by exploring the ONC. Check in at the Visitor Center. No RSVP necessary; just show up! Located at 966 W. 12th St., Ogden. More info at <www.ogdennaturecenter.org> Tuesdays: Weber County Commission meeting, 10:00 a.m. at Weber County Bldg., 2380 Washington Blvd., 6:00 p.m. as needed. Meeting minutes & agendas at <www.co.weber.ut.us> 4th Tuesdays or 3rd Thursdays: La Leche League meetings, Tuesday @ 10:00 a.m., Good Shepard Episcopal Church nursery, 2374 Grant Ave., Ogden; or Thursday @ 6:30 p.m. at Arrival Birth Services, 1190 E. 5425 S., S. Ogden. Free, friendly mother-to-mother support for breastfeeding & pregnant mothers. More info at 801-686-8012 or visit <www.lllutah.org> Usually 2nd & 4th Tuesday: Ogden Valley Township Planning Commission, 4:30 p.m., Weber County Bldg., 2380 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Wednesdays: After School Program thru school year @ Ogden Valley Library, 2:30 p.m. A free program recommended for children kindergarten--6th grade. Offered thru the school year. More info at 801-337-2660. Wednesdays: Sr. Lunch at Ogden Valley Library community room, noon. $3 suggested donation for seniors, $6 for those 59 & younger. Call 337-2660 for more info. Wednesdays: AWANA club for preschoolers (beginning at age 3) thru 6th grade @ Fellowship Bible Church, 4783 N. 3300 E., Liberty, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Call Danielle, 801-745-7393 for info. Wild Wednesdays @ Ogden Nature Center 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. All ages. Come learn fun ways to get back into nature with your family. We’ll make suggestions of nearby places that are awesome & convenient for a variety of ages, introduce you to outdoor resources for families, explore & free play. Meet in the Visitor’s Center. More info at 621-7595 or visit <www.ogdennaturecenter.org> No reservations needed. Wednesdays: Dinner at American Legion Post 129 at 6:00 p.m. Open to general public. 604 S. 7800 E., Huntsville. Beef & chicken tacos & salads. Chile Verde Burritos. 1st Wednesday: GEM Committee, 5:00 p.m., Ogden Valley Library. Ogden Valley GEM (Growth with Excellence Mandate) Committee is an open-to-all citizens group working to sustain the rural atmosphere of the Valley & promote the other values expressed in the Ogden Valley General Plan. Committee works thru county officials & processes toward keeping our Valley a great place to live & visit. More info at <gemcommittee.org> 1st & 3rd Wednesday: Open Studio/Music Circle @ Eden Community Center/Bowery, 6:30 p.m. Come work on your art projects or music skills in the company of other community artists. Experts on site for help & advice. 2nd Wednesday: Ogden Valley Recreation/Transmission Special Service District Board Meeting, Ogden Valley Library, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Public invited. 2nd Wednesdays: Ogden Valley Land Trust board meetings, 6:00 p.m., Ogden Valley Library. Call Shanna @ 801-745-2688 for more info. 2nd Wednesday: VFW Fred J. Grant Post 1481 & Ladies Auxiliary, 6:00 p.m., 907 W. 12th St., Ogden. Join us to learn about our involvement in the Community & how we may be of service to veterans. For questions, call Post Commander Doug Ferguson, 801-633-0610. 1st & 3rd Thursdays: Huntsville Town Council meeting, 7:00 p.m., Huntsville Town Hall, 7309 E. 200 S. Visit www. huntsvilletown.com for more info. 1st Thursdays: Nordic Mt. Water Board meeting, 6:00 p.m. @ Peterson Builders Bldg., 4793 E. 2300 N., Eden. Meetings open to shareholders. Non-shareholders need to call a week in advance for placement on agenda. More info at 745-2605. 2nd Thursdays: Piece of Mind Quilt Guild, 6:30 p.m. at My Heritage Fabrics. Participants share quilts they’ve made & learn new techniques. Also produce quilts for charity. Guild is part of the Utah State Quilt Guild. All welcome—beginner to advanced quilters. Come join us! Call Linda Shafter at 801-458-7591for more info. 2nd Thursdays: Utah Homemakers Association, monthly meetings designed to promote stable homes & satisfying family living. Speakers share educational info. Come gain skills that contribute to your interests & needs as homemakers. Also participate in service projects to help others & the community. 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Nursery available. $12 yearly fee. Contact Renee, 801-745-2468. 3rd Thursdays: Ogden Valley Business Association Meeting (OVBA). For more info visit <www.ovba.org> Refer to web site for time, click “Meetings.” Thursdays & Sundays: Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Anyone dealing with alcohol or drug addiction is welcome. No dues/fees required. Ogden Valley BYOB group meetings are held bi-weekly at 6:30 p.m.: Thursdays (in Ogden Valley Library’s Board Room | 131 S. 7400 E., Huntsville) & Sundays (at Huntsville’s Town Hall | 7309 E. 200 S.). Come one, come all, bring your own book, buddy, &/or beverage; but most importantly, keep coming back! The only requirement for membership: A desire to stop drinking. For more info call Keri, 435-760-7559. Saturdays: Zumba @ Ogden Valley Library, 10:00 a.m. Zumba class taught by certified instructor. Come enjoy an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness program that’s moving millions of people toward joy & health. More info at 801-337-2660. Saturdays: Cinema Saturday Feature Films @ Ogden Valley Library, 2:00 p.m. More info at 801-337-2660. Saturdays: American Legion “Cutterzone Karaoke” with Kent Cutler & over 100,000 songs to choose from. 8:00 p.m. Come show off your talent or just for the party. Also, come in for Pool Player’s Challenges. Huntsville. Sundays: Breakfast @ American Legion Post 129, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Open to general public, 604 S. 7800 E., Huntsville. Mar. 9: Weber Historical Society Lecture Series presents “An Empire in Smoke & Flesh: Tobacco & Advertising in Imperial Russia,” Tricia Starks, University of Arkansa associate professor, 7 p.m., Hurst Center Dumke Legacy Hall, 801-6266706, <jennadaniels@weber.edu> Mar. 10: WSU’s College of Social & Behavioral Sciences hosts “Assessing Campus Climate for Political Learning & Engagement in Democracy: WSU as a Case Study,” Leah Murray, political science professor, 12:30 p.m., Lindquist Hall Room 101, free, <sarahanderson@weber.edu> Mar. 10: WSU’s Women’s Center’s 40th anniversary dinner, 5 p.m., Hurst Center Dumke Legacy Hall, free, register at eventbrite.com/e/womens-center-40th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-78079502895, <sarahanderson4@weber.edu> Mar. 10: WSU’s Hall Global Entrepreneurship Center hosts the Weber Entrepreneur Lecture Series, Matt Marsh, Sorenson Capital, 6 p.m., Weber State University Downtown (2314 Washington Blvd., Ogden), <https://ysls_mattmarsh.eventbrite. com> Mar. 11: Jazz @ the Station, 7:00 p.m. at Ogden Union Station. a free, all-ages concert in the Grand Lobby. See article on page 4. Mar. 11: WSU’s Money Management Center’s “Game of Life,” learn to budget with real-life scenarios, 10 a.m., Shepherd Union Atrium, free, <moneymanagement@weber.edu> Mar. 11: WSU women’s tennis vs. Arizona, 5 p.m., Ogden Athletic Club (1221 E. 5800 S., South Ogden), free, <weberstatesports.com> Mar. 11: Wild Wednesdays @ Ogden Nature Center, 3:45 – 4:15 p.m. Going Green: A Special St. Patrick’s Day Program. Meet in the Visitor Center. Green is the theme for ONC’s St. Patrick’s Day program. Once again, it’s time to get your green on & discover why so many things in nature are green. Go on a scavenger hunt around the Center searching for all things green. You’ll be amazed at what you can find! No reservations needed; just drop in. Free for members/Free with admission: $5 adults, $4 senior, $3 kids (2-11). For all ages. ONC is located at 966 W. 12th St., Ogden. For more info call 801-621-7595. Mar. 11: Sphinx Virtuosi Chamber orchestra featuring 18 Black & Latinx classical soloists, 7 p.m. @ Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden. Tickets, $5/children under 12; $10/adults, onstageogden. org or 801-399-9214. These talented artists come together each fall as cultural ambassadors to reach new audiences. Mar. 12: Great Reads for Kids @ Ogden Valley Library, 7:00 p.m. A book group for kids in grades 3-5. Join us for a fun discussion of the book Finding Langston by Lesa ClineRansome, with activities & refreshments included. Eleven-yearold Langston, a young boy from Alabama who moves with his father to Chicago in 1946 after the death of his mother, finds the move difficult as he is forced to grapple with a new city, a new way of life, and a new school. The first 10 who sign-up receive their own copy of the book. To register, or for more info, call 801-337-2660. Mar. 12: Makerspace Learning Lab @ Ogden Valley Library, 6:30 p.m. Enjoy our newly-installed makerspaces & learn how to use the vinyl plotter, grommet press, square button machine & color image scanner! Mar. 12: Peery’s Egyptian Theater presents Celtic Celebration, an annual St. Patrick’s Day concert downtown Ogden’s historic theater located at 2415 Washington Blvd. This exciting celebration begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets $15/adult & $10/student, senior, military. Those ages 3 - 12 admitted free. All seating is reserved so call early for the best seating. To avoid service fees, please stop in or call the box office to order tickets directly. For tickets/more info, visit egyptiantheaterogden.com or call 801-689-8700 during business hours. Mar. 13 – May 2: Beyond Suffrage: Celebrate the impact women of Northern Utah had on the local community through Union Station museum display. Hours, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Saturday. Located at 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden. $7/ adults, $3/children at door. More info at 801-629-8672. Mar. 13: Changyong Shin, 2018 gold medalist with a dazzling program featuring classical music, 7:30 p.m. @ Rose Wagner Center, 138, 138 W. 300 S., SLC. Tickets $25 - $30, arttix.org or 801-355-2787. Mar. 13: Eccles Community Art Center exhibit “Women: The Creative Edge,” reception, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. A myriad of women’s artwork will be on display thru March, including paintings, textiles, sculpture, pottery, handmade books & more! Mar. 13: Snowcrest Career Day! Mar. 13: WSU’s Wildcat Toastmasters Club, noon, Lampros Hall 218D, learn new speaking and leadership skills, free, contact sbelflower@weber.edu, 801-626-8610. Mar. 14: WSU’s Outdoor Program hosts Sardine Peak Snowshoe as part of the Winter Trail Series, snowshoeing & cross-country skiing at Sardine Peak, free, <weber.edu/outdoor/ winter-trail-series.html> Mar. 14: WSU Campus Recreation hosts The Leprechaun Dash 5K, 8:30 a.m., start in A7 parking lot, $25/$20/$15/$10, weber. edu/races/race-series.html or <rebeccamabile@weber.edu> Mar. 14: WSU’s Stewart Library Special Collections hosts Beyond Suffrage: A Century of Northern Utah Women Making History exhibit opening, 11 a.m., Union Station Grand Lobby (2501 Wall Avenue, Ogden), beyondsuffrage.org or 801626-6540 or <specialcollections@weber.edu> Mar. 14: Explore the step-by-step painting of watercolor with artist Ian Ramsay at a workshop offered @ Eccles Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tuition $75. Payment serves as registration. Register at <www.ogden4arts.org> Workshop limited to 10 students. More info at 801-392-6935. Mar. 14. Mr. Roger’s Birthday @ Ogden Valley Library, 1:00 p.m. Put on your button-down cardigan and join us as we celebrate Mr. Rogers’ birthday. Watch a live puppet show, play games, make crafts & eat treats. This program will be followed by the movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. For more info, call 801-337-2660. Mar. 16-20: WSU’s College of Social & Behavioral Sciences hosts Brain Awareness Week, various lectures and activities, weber.edu/neuroscience/AboutBAW.html or <rosemarieschoof@weber.edu> Mar. 17: Utah Symphony Family series: “Carnival of the Animals,” 7:00 p.m., Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden. Children of all ages are sure to enjoy French composer Camille Saint-Saëns’ musical journey thru the animal kingdom. Featuring Children’s Dance Theatre. Conducted by Conner Gray Covington. Adults 10; children $5. Group discounts available. More info at onstageogden.org or call 801-399-9214. Mar. 17: WSU women’s tennis vs. Montana, 11:30 a.m., Ogden Athletic Club (1221 E. 5800 S., S. Ogden), free, <weberstatesports.com> Mar. 17: Figure Drawing @ Ogden Valley Library, 7:00 p.m. For those ages 16+. Learn common tricks for capturing proportion, skeletal & muscle structure, and the finer detail of the human figure. For more info, call 801-337-2660. Mar. 18: Ogden Valley Chapter of Sons of Utah Pioneers meeting at the Ogden Valley library in Huntsville, 7:00 p.m. Quinn McKay will tell stories from his ancestors who were some of the first settlers, early Indian activity in the Valley. See article on page 5. Mar. 18: Screening of the classic screwball comedy “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” at Peery’s Egyptian Theater, 2415 Wash. Blvd., Ogden. 7:00 p.m. The movie is part of this year’s “Cult Comedies” series at the theater. The movie lasts 3 hours, 25 minutes; thus, an intermission will be held. Tickets are $6 and available thru smithstix.com or at 801-689-8700. Mar. 19: First day of spring! Mar. 19: Teen Book Discussion @ Ogden Valley Library, 6:30 p.m. Join us for a discussion of the book Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke, an illegal third child, has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family’s farm in this start to the Shadow Children series from Margaret Peterson Haddix. Visit the library to receive a free copy of the book while supplies last. For more info, call 801-337-2660. Mar. 19 & 20: WSU’s Sustainability Practices & Research Center hosts the Intermountain Sustainability Summit, keynote speaker Hunter Lovins, author & sustainabledevelopment advocate, various times & locations, $20$145, bchristiansen2@weber.edu or <weber.edu/issummit> Mar. 19: WSU women’s tennis vs. Northern Arizona, 11:30 a.m., Ogden Athletic Club (1221 E. 5800 S., S. Ogden), free, <weberstatesports.com> Mar. 20: WSU hosts Outdoor Weber, an outdoor recreation idea contest for college students worldwide, visit weber.edu/ entrepreneurship/Outdoor_Weber for times & locations. Mar. 21: WSU’s Outdoor Program hosts The Ogden Urban Adventure Race, a 10-mile run through Ogden’s east bench, 7.8-mile bike ride on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail & 1.28-mile kayak in Ogden River, 8 a.m., $120 team, $60 individual, weber. edu/adventurerace or <outdoorprogram@weber.edu> Mar. 21: WSU Outdoor Program hosts Ogden Urban Adventure Race, 8 a.m., visit weber.edu/adventurerace/race for times, locations and to register, $120/$60/$30. Mar. 21: WSU Access & Diversity hosts Indigenous Voices Pow Wow, 10 a.m., Swenson Gym, free, <tashinabarber@ weber.edu> Mar. 21: Film & Facts: Raiders of the Lost Ark @ Ogden Valley Library, 2:00 p.m. Did you know that Indiana Jones was named after a dog? George Lucas had a dog named Indiana who was also his inspiration for Chewbacca in Star Wars. Learn more interesting facts about Raiders of the Lost Ark & watch the film. Popcorn provided. For more info, call 801-337-2660. Mar. 21: NEXT Ensemble presents their annual “Women in Music” concert @ Eccles Art Center, 6:30 p.m. Concert performed by an all-woman ensemble playing music written by women. The Ellen Taffe Zwillich’s Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello & String Bass will be featured. Tickets: $10. Purchase at <nextensemble.org> Mar. 23: Spanish Brass, Brass quintet performs music that has been called sheer poetry, 7:00 p.m. @ Peery’s Egyptian theater in Ogden. Tickets, $5/children under 12; $10/adults, onstageogden.org or 801-399-9214. Mar. 24: Wild Wednesdays @ Ogden Nature Center, 3:45 – 4:15 p.m.. Meet in the Visitor Center. From parasitic & symbiotic relationships, to its use as biological indicator of air quality, fungi are fun to learn about. Join us as we search for & learn about the most widely distributed organism on earth. No reservations needed; just drop in. Free for members/Free with admission: $5 adults, $4 senior, $3 kids (2-11). For all ages. ONC is located at 966 W. 12th St., Ogden. For more info call 801-621-7595. Mar. 24: WSU softball vs. Utah Valley, 4 p.m., Wildcat Softball Field, free, <weberstateports.com> Mar. 25-27: WSU’s Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities hosts the National Undergraduate Literature Conference, various times and locations, <weber.edu/nulc> Mar. 25-28: WSU hosts the 35th annual National Undergraduate Literature Conference, featuring award-winning writers: Ayana Mathis, Tobias Wolff and Clint Smith, visit weber.edu/nulc for times, locations & registration. Mar. 26: Square Foot Gardening @ Ogden Valley Library, 7:00 p.m. Targeted for those ages 16 & up. Gardening by the square foot saves money, time & water, claiming to use just 10% of the water normally used on a traditional garden. Beuna Tomalino from Square Foot Gardening will share tips & tricks of this sustainable method. Registration required, 801-337-2660. Mar. 26: Celine Dion brings her Courage World Tour to SLC, 7:30 p.m. @ Vivint Smart Home Arena. Tickets $57.50 $245.50 @ <ticketmaster.com> Mar. 26-28: WSU’s Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities presents “H.M.S. Pinafore” or The Lass That Loved a Sailor, a love story comic opera on the open sea where The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a comic opera in two acts, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center, $13/$11/$8.25, weberstatetickets.com or 801-626-8500. Mar. 27: WSU softball vs. Northern Colorado, 2 and 4 p.m., Wildcat Softball Field, free, <weberstateports.com> Mar. 27: WSU’s Wildcat Toastmasters Club, noon, Lampros Hall 218D, learn new speaking and leadership skills, free, contact sbelflower@weber.edu, 801-626-8610. Mar. 27-29: WSU’s Outdoor Program hosts a spring canyoneering trip, Southern Utah desert, $140/$98, <weber.edu/ outdoor/spring-canyoneering.html> Mar. 28: WSU softball vs. Northern Colorado, noon, Wildcat Softball Field, free, <weberstateports.com> Mar. 28: WSU’s Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities presents “H.M.S. Pinafore,” a love story comic opera on the open sea, 2 p.m., Browning Center, $13/$11/$8.25, <weberstatetickets.com> Mar. 28. Saturday at Ogden Nature Center: Totally Trees, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Naturalist presentation at 10:30 a.m. Last craft project begins at 2:30 p.m. Meet some of ONC’s trees, learn how to identify them, take a self-guided tree scavenger hunt, and make a cool craft to keep. For ages 5+; children must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. Pre-register by 5:00 p.m. Mar. 26. Cost: $2/members | $6/non-members. More info at www.ogdennaturecenter.org | register at 801-621-7595. Mar. 30 – Apr. 3: Spring Break, Weber School District Mar. 30: The Weber Historical Society Lecture Series presents “First in the Nation? Utah Women in the National Suffrage Movement,” Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Harvard University professor of women’s history, 7 p.m., Shepherd Union Bldg, free, 801-626-6706, <jennadaniels@weber.edu> Mar. 30: WSU’s Signpost hosts Mary Mapes, journalist & former “60 Minutes” producer, 7 p.m., Browning Center, $25/$15/$12.50/$5, weberstatetickets.com or 801-626-5252. More Calendar of Events items posted online at www.ovba.org To place your scheduled event in the Calendar of Events, call Shanna Francis 801-745-2688 or Jeannie Wendell 801-745-2879 |