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Show Page 14 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXIII Issue I March 1, 2015 Calendar of Events 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! For more info call 337-2660. Tuesdays: Weber County Commission meeting, 10:00 a.m. Weber County Bldg., 2380 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Public hearings held Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m. as needed. Meeting minutes & agendas at <www.co.weber.ut.us> Tuesdays: Films @ Your Library – New Releases, 7:00 p.m. Every Tuesday: Join us for ping pong night at the American Legion in Huntsville. Ping pong tables have been set up in a side room at the Legion. Play from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. For more info call Matt, 801-745-4403. Everyone welcome! Come learn to play or hone your skills with the best! Every 3rd Tuesday: Mountain Arts & Music’s Monthly Gathering at the library in Huntsville. Evening includes art activity, guest speaker & open mic/sharing segment, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Free for all ages. All art disciplines welcome! For more info email <mountainartsandmusic@gmail.com> Every 3rd Tuesday: Nitwit Knitting Circle, 6:30 p.m. We knit sweaters for the Knit for Kids Guideposts Project & baby booties for the Pregnancy Care Center. If you can’t knit, we’ll teach you how! Free & fun! Learn a craft while supporting a good cause. More info at 745-3635. Every 4th Tuesday: La Leche League meeting, 10:00 a.m. Mother-to-mother support for breastfeeding & pregnant mothers. Meetings held in Ogden. Contact KeeNan with questions or for more info, 745-2664, or email LLLWeberDavis@gmail.com or La Leche League of Utah’s web address at < www.lllusa.org/ UT/Utah.html> Every 4th Tuesday: Ogden Valley Township Planning Commission, 4:30 p.m., Weber County Bldg., 2380 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Wednesdays: After School Program @ Ogden Valley Library, 2:30 p.m. A free program recommended for children kindergarten thru 6th grade. Offered throughout the school year. For more info call 801-337-2660. Wednesdays: Senior Lunch in Ogden Valley Library community room, noon. $3 suggested donation for seniors, $6 for those 59 & younger. Call 337-2660 for more info. The library schedules activities that coincide with the Senior lunch, including senior bingo, senior gaming (Wii), & fitness classes. Wednesdays: AWANA club for children kindergarten - 6th grade @ Fellowship Bible Church, 4783 N. 3300 E., Liberty, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call Greg @ 745-6200 for info. Wednesdays: Wildlife Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. @ Ogden Nature Center. All ages invited to learn more about some of Utah’s native animal species. For more info call 621-7595 or visit <www.ogdennaturecenter.org> 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. Every 1st Wednesday, GEM Committee, 5:00 pm, Huntsville 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 and promote the other values expressed in the Ogden Valley General Plan. The Committee works thru County officials and processes toward keeping our Valley a great place to live and visit. For more info see <www. ogdenvalleygem.org> Every 2nd Wednesday: Eden Park Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Call Nicholas Froerer at 801-510-3210 for location & or more info. Every 2nd Wednesday: Ogden Valley Recreation/Transmission Special Service District Board Meeting, Ogden Valley Library, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Public invited. Every 2nd Wednesday: Ogden Valley Land Trust board meeting. 7:00 p.m., Ogden Valley Library. Call Shanna @ 745-2688 for more info. Every 2nd Wednesday: Blood Pressure Clinic. Registered nurse from Applegate Home Health Care offers blood pressure & glucose checks prior to Sr. Luncheon @ the Ogden Valley library. 11:40 a.m. Call 337-2660 for more info. Every 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 at 801-633-0610. Every 1st & 3rd Thursday: Huntsville Town Council meeting, 7:00 p.m., Huntsville Town Hall, 7309 E. 200 S. Visit www. huntsvilletown.com for more info. Every 1st Thursday: CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) @ Ogden Valley Library, 7:00 p.m. Leaders meet monthly. Everyone welcome! Volunteers needed. For more info call Darla Weston at 745-2365. Every 2nd Thursday: Mountain Arts & Music - Song Circle/ Music Jam, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. @ Eden Community Center at Eden Park. Free for all ages. Bring acoustic instruments, percussion, voices, etc. Next meetings, February 12 & March 12. For more info, email <mountainartsandmusic@gmail.com> Every 2nd Thursday: Nordic Mountain Water Board meetings, 7:00 p.m. @ Peterson Builders Bldg., 4793 East 2300 North, Eden. Meetings open to shareholders. Non-shareholders need to call a week in advance to be placed on the agenda. Call 745-2605 for more info. Every 2nd Thursday: 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. The guild is part of the Utah State Quilt Guild. All are welcome—beginner to advanced quilters. Come join us! Call Becky Smith @ 801745-1929 for more info. Every 2nd Thursday: Utah Homemakers Associations 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. 10:00-11:30 a.m. Nursery available. $12 yearly fee. Contact Renee, 745-2468. Every 3rd Thursday: Readin’ in Eden, Community Reading Group, 7:00 p.m. For location, confirmation of date and time, & more info, call Martha at 801-814-1698, or Darla at 801-3915143. Everyone welcome. Every 3rd Thursday: Ogden Valley Business Association Meeting (OVBA). For more info visit <www.ovba.org> Refer to web site for time, click on “Meetings.” Saturdays: Zumba @ Ogden Valley Library, 10:00 a.m. Zumba class taught by a certified instructor is an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness program that is moving millions of people toward joy and health. For more info call 801-337-2632. Saturdays: Super Saturday Family Films @ Ogden Valley Library, 2:00 p.m. Saturdays: Apres Ski at the Trappers Ridge clubhouse each Saturday Jan 31 - March 29 - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. For more info visit ww.utahppr.com or www.wattsliving.com or call 801-745-6500. Saturdays: 8:00 p.m., American Legion “Cutterzone Karaoke” with Kent Cutler & over 100,000 songs to choose from. Come show off your talent or just for the party. Also, come in for Pool Player’s Challenges. Every 4th Saturday: Read to Succeed, a life success and personal improvement book club, will meet 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. For confirmation of location, date, time, and more info, call ShyAnna at 801-821-6295 or Michelle at 385-405-8030. Everyone is welcome to come and join! All meetings held in Ogden Valley. Sundays: Breakfast 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. @ American Legion Post 129. Open to general public. 604 S. 7800 E., Huntsville. Sundays: Open House at the Fairways Link Model each Sunday Feb.1 - April 4 - 1:00 - 6:00 PM. located at 4182 N Sunrise Drive, Eden For more info visit ww.utahppr.com or www.wattsliving.com or call 801-745-6500. February 23-25: WSU’s 18th Annual Storytelling Festival featuring national and local storytellers, various times and locations, weber.edu/storytelling, story@weber.edu or 801-626-7222. February 24-25: WSU’s Dept. of Performing Arts presents the musical “Damn Yankees” a baseball fan sells his soul for his team, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center Allred Theater, $12/$10, WSU student night, free admission with valid Wildcard, cdenniston@weber.edu or <weberstatetickets.com> February 24: Artist Jennifer Sorenson’s workshop in decorating Ukrainian Eggs, @ Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden. Tuesday evenings, 5:30 to 8 p.m. thru March 24. This workshop is recommended for anyone ages 10 - adult. Supplies provided. Tuition $65. To register call 801-392-6935. February 25: Activities at the Ogden Nature Center. Wild Wednesdays: Mammal Mania, 3:45 p.m. Free for ONC members: otherwise, $3 children/$4 seniors/$5 adults. All ages welcome. Learn about the many amazing mammals that live in Utah and the Great Basin region. Touch skulls and pelts and learn what makes mammals unique. Learn why you are a mammal! Take a short walk with a Nature Center naturalist to observe live deer and possibly other mammals at the center. Meet in the Visitor Center. ONC is located at 966 W. 12th St., Ogden. More details at <www.ogdennaturecenter.org> February 25, 27-29: WSU’s Outdoor Program hosts the AIARE Avalanche 1 Course – Yurt Based “Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain,” various locations, $350/$250, <outdoorprogram@weber.edu or weber.edu/outdoor/AIARE-avalanche1-course.html> February 25: WSU’s Outdoor Program hosts weekly Ogden Dawn Patrol cross-country skiing (continues until April 8, 4:30 a.m., WSU Outdoor Program, free, 801-626-6373 or <outdoorprogram@weber.edu> February 25: WSU’s Dept. of Performing Arts presents the musical “Damn Yankees,” a baseball fan sells his soul for his team, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center Allred Theater, $12/$10, <cdenniston@weber.edu or weberstatetickets.com> February 25: Artist Michael Nickle’s intermediate oil painting workshop @ Eccles Community Art Center, Wednesday evenings 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. thru April 15. Tuition $225. Homework and painting exercises will be encouraged. Register by calling 801-392-6935. February 26: Ogden Valley General Plan Workshop, 4:30 – 7:30 p.m., Snowcrest Jr. High, 2755 N. HWY 162, Eden. The workshop will be an interactive event with ideas presented, discussed, and critiqued in small groups during the 3-hour event. For questions, or more info, email Nielsen at <Knielsen@ logansimpson.com> February 26: WSU’s Goddard School of Business & Economics hosts the Ralph Nye Executive Lecture Series, speaker John Lockett, Sarken Nutrition Corporation CEO and president, noon, Wattis Business Building Smith Lecture Hall, free, 801-626-7307, <orgsbe@weber.edu> February 26: WSU’s Dept. of Performing Arts presents the musical “Damn Yankees,” a baseball fan sells his soul for his team, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center Allred Theater, $12/$10, <cdenniston@weber.edu or weberstatetickets.com> February 26: WSU’s College of Social & Behavioral Sciences hosts the Distinguished Lecture Series, “The Transnational History of the First World War,” Jay Winter, Yale historian, 7:00 p.m., WSU Hurst Center Dumke Legacy Hall, free, public welcome, <jblittle@weber.edu> February 27: WSU’s Toastmasters Club will meet 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Lampros Hall Room 218D, free, public welcome, contact hparker@weber. edu or <facebook.com/WSU.Goddard.Toastmasters> February 27: WSU’s Dept. of Performing Arts presents the musical “Damn Yankees,” a baseball fan sells his soul for his team, 7:30 p.m., Browning Center Allred Theater, $12/$10, cdenniston@weber.edu or <weberstatetickets.com> February 28: WSU and the Utah High School Dance Organization host the Utah High School Dance Festival performance, 6:00 p.m., Ogden High School (2828 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, free, public welcome, 801-626-7674 or <udeo.org> February 28: WSU’s Education & Outreach Program hosts FAFSA Frenzy, assistance for high-school seniors submitting federal financial-aid applications, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Shepherd Union Room 230 C and WSU Davis Bldg 3, Room 230, (2750 N. University Park Blvd., Layton, 801-626-7320 or <amyhuntington@weber.edu> February 28: WSU’s Dept. of Performing Arts presents the musical “Damn Yankees,” a baseball fan sells his soul for his team, 2:00 p.m., Browning Center Allred Theater, $12/$10, cdenniston@weber.edu or <weberstatetickets.com> February 28: WSU’s Men’s Basketball vs. Idaho State, 7:00 p.m., Dee Events Center, $26/$23/$19/$16/$12/$10/$8/free, <weberstatetickets.com> February 28: A wonders of watercolor workshop with the creation of otherworld landscapes. Offered by artist Lisa Quagliozzi @Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden, February 28, 10 a.m. noon. Materials provided. Tuition $33. Workshop recommended for anyone ages 8 - adult. Pre-register at 801-392-6935. March 2: Artist Connie Hays’s Having Fun with Watercolors @Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden, Monday evenings, 6 - 8 p.m. thru March 23. Supplies provided. Tuition $40. Call 801-392-6935 to register. March 4: Wild Wednesdays at the Ogden Nature Center— Signs of Spring. Spring has arrived at the ONC! Help bring in the new season and learn how animals and plants adapt to warmer temperatures and longer days. Join us as we hit the trails looking for signs of spring. Be prepared to hear Chorus Frogs and keep an eye out for migrating birds. Meet in the Visitor Center. ONC is located at 966 W. 12th St., Ogden. More details at <www.ogdennaturecenter.org> March 4: Book Discussion @ Ogden Valley Library, Huntsville. “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith. 7:00 p.m. March 7: USASA Slopestyle competition. For more info and to register please visit USASA.org. All ages welcome. Visit <nordicvalley.com> March 7: Felted Wool Goldfinch Workshop at the Ogden Nature Center. Julie Baker of Puffy Pals will help you create your very own miniature felted goldfinch. All supplies provided and are included in the cost. Space limited to 14 participants. RSVP by Feb. 28 to 801-621-7595. $13 members/$15 nonmembers. For ages 12+. ONC is located at 966 W. 12th St., Ogden. More details at www.ogdennaturecenter.org or call 801-621-7595. March 7: Artist Mary Wells assists those ages 14 - adult on a book making adventure @ Eccles Community Art Center, Saturday morning 10:30 to noon. Students directed thru the process of making a leather wrapped journal. Supplies provided. Tuition $22. As space is limited, pre-register by calling 801-392-6935. March 8: USASA snowboard slalom and giant slalom. For more info and to register, please visit USASA.org All ages welcome. Visit <nordicvalley.com> March 11: Focus Festival Slideshow Series—Creatures & Scenes from Ogden’s Wild Side, 7:00 p.m. at Only In Ogden Store and Gallery, 2246 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Free. Past Ogden Nature Center Board Chair Paul Burnett will present images of the 152-acre Ogden Nature Center land and wildlife, and naturalists Bryce King and Shawnee Sawyer will present photos of the Nature Center’s resident animals, all native to Utah. There will be a special appearance of a live bird of prey. More details at www.ogdennaturecenter.org or call 801-621-7595. March 11: Wild Wednesdays at the Ogden Nature Center— Crazy & Curious Corvids. Join an Ogden Nature Center teacher/ naturalist for a Wild Wednesday program focused on some of the smartest groups of birds in the world—the corvids. Listen to a true tale about a special raven and then meet the ONC’s own curious and playful raven, Cronk. Meet in the Visitor Center. ONC is located at 966 W. 12th St., Ogden. More details at <www. ogdennaturecenter.org> March 12: Valley Elementary’s sixth-grade Serve-to-Save fundraiser. Help us change lives for the good! Set aside the evening of March 12 and purchase a $25 ticket for the dinner. We guarantee that you will have a wonderful time. 100% of donations go to a charitable cause. If you or your business can donate a product or a service for the silent auction, contact a 6th-grade teacher at Valley—Carolyn, Rebecca, Cindy, or Michelle—by calling 801-452-4180. See article on page 11. March 12: Mountain Arts & Music - Song Circle/Music Jam, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. @ Eden Community Center at Eden Park. Free for all ages. Bring acoustic instruments, percussion, voices, etc. For more info, email <mountainartsandmusic@gmail.com> March 12: Pregnancy, Birth, and Baby. Free dōTERRA essential oils class at Free Spirit Yoga Studio at 5522 E. 2200 N. (The former location of Dottie Beck’s) in Eden. For more info contact Jennifer Jones at 801-389-0239 or jennsjones@live.com or Ann Montgomery, 801-675-1357 or <codyandann@gmail.com> March 13 – 15: Standard-Examiner Home & Garden Show at the Weber County Golden Spike Center, 1000 N. 1200 W., Ogden. Friday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.; Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. March 14: Nordic Valley Viking Cup big air. Registration 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. in Lodge. Cost, $10 and a required lift ticket. All ages welcome. For more info follow NordicValleyTerrainParks on Instagram or visit <nordicvalley.com> 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 |