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Show THE Page 4 OGDEN VALLEY NEWS December Volume XIII Issue IV 1, 2005 Local Artists’ Work on Display Planet Rainbow’s Utah Authors Autograph Reception at the Eccles Com munity Art Center Myra Powell Gallery, and the Eccles Community Art Center. As the chairman of the Huntsville Tree Committee, he helped raise money to purchase and plant 240 shade trees along the streets of Huntsville. Steve is an elected town Councilman for Huntsville. Bonnie Jeane Biddinger Frucci was born in Price, Utah. She has studied at the College of Eastern Utah, Brigham Young University, and received a Bachelor of Fine Art from Utah Stat University. Bonnie was an art teacher for eight years at Kaysville Junior High and South Cache Middle Schools. Bonnie Frucci says that “as an artist, what captures my attention is the simplicity of everyday instances. Light falling on snow, the colors and textures of an old building. People engaged in activity or quietly preoccupied, the solitude of a mountain stream, or the grandeur of a desert plateau. Everywhere I go, I see possible works of art. The joy is being able to create that art and showing others what I experienced at that moment. I was raised in the beautiful desert and mountain lands of Eastern Utah. From an early age I have had a desire to put on canvas what | have learned from the land. As an adult I have had the opportunity to live in Northern Utah and paint the pastoral valleys and rugged mountain landscapes. My painting style has developed by trying to capture the freshness of a fleeting moment or a time of day. If labor too long capturing the moment, it seems to fade away. I enjoy working “Big Sky” by Steve Songer alla prima (all at once) or en plein air (out of Steve is an accomplished painter. He has doors). If 1 can say what I want with the stroke of en 43 we | the brush or pastel, that is what I strive for.” The annual boutique makes your holiday receiving numerous awards. The Eccles Community Art Center,the Springville M shopping easy. With a large selection of reasonThe Dixie Invitational, and the Utah Division of ably priced art by northern Utah artists, you will Fine Arts have purchased his works for their perfind a variety of unique gifts for anyone on your manent collections. He was one of Southwest shopping list. The assortment of art includes Art Magazine’s “Artists to Watch” in 1999. He functional pottery, hand-carved Santa figures, illustrated the cover of the Will Roger’s stained glass jewelry boxes, jewelry, paintings, Cookbook, and was illustrator and co-author of prints, hand-painted silk scarves, wreaths, soft the “Santa Claus Book.” His paintings may be sculpture, hand-designed cards, and more. Or found in private collections worldw choose a holiday gift certificate; we can design a presently ee with a number of fellow a in certificate for any mga Make your holiday Ogden at Nine. shopping easy; stopinto the Carriage House Steve tought art at the high school level, retirGallery at the Eccles ee Art Center. ing in 1997. Over the years he received numerThe public is welcome at the Eccles ous awards for his dedication to students accuCommunity Art Center. Admission is free. mulating with US WEST’s “Outstanding Teacher Regular gallery hours are Monday through of the Year for the State of Utah” in 1991. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 Steve has served his community well. He has m. to 3 The art center is closed been a Scout Leader, Sundays and December 24 and 26 for the of Directors of the Ogden Union Station, The Christmas holiday. On Wednesday, December 7, Planet Rainbow and the Utah Book Nooks at Rainbow Gardens will revive one of its much requested holiday traditions; over a dozen of Utah’s’ most creative and gifted authors have been invited to attend the Utah Authors Autograph Reception and will be available to meet and greet their wonderful local audience between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. that evening The esteemed authors will be present at this festive reception to autograph and personalize their wonderful new books for holiday gift giving. The books run the full gamut of Christmas fairy tales and holiday cooking, to large coffee tables lesen Perfect solution for that “hard to find” Most ies will be presenting their newest works just off the press! Featured authors of these newest books this year will be Mr. Michael McLelland with his beautifully illustrated Santa’s New Job ($16.99), as well as Mr. Tom Rue and his book Painters of the Wasatch Mountains ($60.00) published by Utah’s own GibbsSmith Publishing. Pat Hemming will also be present with her perky and pink Domestic Diva Party Cookbook ($16.99), which is perfect for holiday entertaining. Planet Rainbow’s author’s reception provides the perfect ambiance for the interested book reader to meet Utah’s most unique and talented personalities. Special book discounts will be given to patrons who are purchasing numerous titles for seasonal gift giving. Refreshments and holiday music will also be provided at this year’s Utah Authors Autograph Reception. Eden Writer Releases Newest Novel— The Badge With A Tree Compiled by Shanna Francis Ogden Valley News I recently began reading Stan Tixier’s newest novel The Badge With A Tree. The Eden Forest Ranger, turned cowboy poet, turned novelist pulls the reader into the story right from the start as two of the characters make a crash landing in a Cessna 180 over a National Forest. In ce ee or book’s for- ward, Dale Robertson, 12th Chief of ee Badge With A Tree = : “The Badge With A Tree” by Stan Tixier of Eden. P During December, the popular Huntsville painter Steve Songer will return to the Eccles Community Art Center with an exhibit of his recent works. In the Carriage House Gallery, the paintings of Bonnie Frucci of Eden will be featured. The Carriage House Gallery will also be exhibiting work by local artists and craftsmen for the center’s annual Holiday Boutique. An opening reception for the exhibits and an evening of holiday shopping is scheduled for Friday, December 2 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Music at the reception will be provided by Sandra Harper, Stephanie Bruggink, Dane Denison, and Sarah Songer, all of Ogden Valley. The exhibits continue through December 31, 2005. Artist Steve Songer resides in Huntsville where he and his wife Pat raised their six children. The area surrounding his home in this mountain valley has inspired many of his paintings through the years. western National Forest. exciting life of a forest ranger and his _ family working and living on a Stan spent over 30 years in the Forest Service as a forest ranger, forest supervisor, and regional forester His wealth of knowledge and experience shows through as you read The Badge With A Tree. It is an authentic and realistic novel written in an entertaining way “As you read this book, you will learn a great deal about the Forest Service and how it manages your National Forest, which represents about 9 percent of the land of the United States... . When you add this to the challenges of managing the natural resources of the National Forests, it all adds up to the forest ranger having one of the most exciting and adventuresome jobs in the country. By reading this book, you can experience some of this excitement and adventure. The Badge eh 4 Tree i is an ‘easy read’ and hard to put dow ie Badge With A Tree follows Tixier’s first novel, Green Underwear, which also ollows the adventures of a Forest Service employee—Larry Weaver, a district ranger with the U.S. Forest Service. While both of these books are fiction, they are based on true-life experiences You can find Tixier’s newest book at the Eden General Store or Planet Rainbow’s Utah Book Nook. Orders can also be made directly from the publisher by calling 1-800- 3 703. VALLE Osan Business soc nO www Cee ae 3 D Diamond Peak Mountain Sports Conveniently located on your way Please j joint us for Wolf Creek’s "¢ Annual to Powder Mountain & Snowbasin, Diamond Opening 12/17 Mountain- full rentals. Located (801) 745-0101 Ogden Valley Wireless Ogden Valley Wireless offers dependable, high-speed service right here in Ogden Valley. They are dedicated to providing the Upper Ogden Valley with reliable high-speed Internet service. 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WINTER FEST Thursday, December 22" from 5 p.m. —8 p.m. Come and celebrate winter with wonderful holiday treats: Ff & mountain sports rentals. Expert ski repair and tuning, custom boot fitting, equipment, clothing, accessories, and souvenirs are also available. roasted nuts, popcom, cider & hot cocoa wine tasting “Food & Wines of the Season -$15 Sees DTNMIO NB] PEAK children’s activities a children’s choir “Sounds of Christmas Time” music by “Shades of Grey” and of course, Santa on his magical golf cart! (photo opportunities with Santa available) (without wine—$7.50) Admission is FREE and our restaurants will be open for dining. 3900 N. Wolf Creek Drive Call 745-3737 or visit www.wolfcreekresort.com a EDEN, UTAH |