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Show The Ogden Valley news Page 12 Volume XVII Issue XXII May 1, 2010 By Patsy Dickens Kelley Creek Farm Entrepreneurship Day at Valley Pause Paws paper, bring me my slippers, make dinner, fold the laundry) will build their confidence and exhaust their trouble making ability. A tired puppy is a good puppy, and a mentally stimulated puppy will focus on its master and masters every command. Dog agility—jumping through tires, running through tunnels, weaving through poles—is a fun way to exercise your dog and get your dog thinking and focused on you. It’s a wonderful sport for all breeds and is instrumental in bonding with young or rescue dogs. It is especially useful for correcting inappropriate behavior and allows a shy dog to overcome fear. Even the handler gets in shape! Dog behavior issues are often a result of a lack of a dog’s confidence and mental stimulation. Most dogs, but especially the working breeds, must have a job to do and if their jobs consist mostly of keeping the doormat warm, they will likely create their own line of work; digging, chasing cars, or making mulch out of shoes and carpets. Escorting your dog up and down the street or a walk around the park will surely fulfill their physical needs but engaging them in play that enhances their mental capabilities will help your dog be a better family pet and less apt to get into trouble. Teaching your dog tricks, giving them tasks (fetch the Note: You can contact Patsy at <www.kelleycreekfarm.com> May Programs @ Your Library Week, the Ogden Valley Branch Library will be highlighting the book Alcatraz VERSUS the Evil Librarian, by Brandon Sanderson. Come and enjoy an ice-cream social, creating your own masterpiece and celebrating National Children’s Book Week! Please call 801-3372660 for more information. Computer Classes Thursday, May 6 - Introduction to the Internet @ 7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 8 - Introduction to the Internet for Parents and Children @ 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 13 - Introduction to Word 2007 @ 7:00 p.m. Mark Twain - Monday, May 3 Mark Twain will visit the Ogden Valley Branch of the Weber County Library and read from his various works. Activities and treats will follow. This event begins at 7:00 p.m. and is free! Please call 801-337-2660 for more information. National Children’s Book Week - Wednesday, May 12 This special event encourages children and their families to share the joy of children’s literature. All ages are welcome at this fun, free program that begins at 3:00 p.m. To celebrate National Children’s Book Entrepreneurship winners. Photo by Laura Warburton. G G G By Julianne Lewis, Sixth Grade Student Reporter The sixth grade from Valley Elementary School enjoyed Entrepreneurship Day on April 10. There were so many great ideas! That’s not such a surprise since sixth grade is so imaginative! Andrea Hyatt came and took pictures of the wonderful students and their projects. They will be featured on <HowDoesShe.com> How does she is one of the fastest growing and most popular websites in the western region. Alison Boswell Prince, a former sixth grade Valley Elementary School Bulldog, created it. She features entrepreneurs and was absolutely delighted to highlight the sixth grade winners. Shaye Larsen judged the competition. Shaye Larsen is the CEO of Fabuso “Fast Business Solutions” and is an entrepreneur too. Mrs. Sawyer from Zions Bank also came and saw all the kids. She works on getting small businesses started. I bet there will be some nice new businesses soon! Brenen Halliday said, “It was pretty cool; there were lots of fun ideas.” Ellie Arave explained, “It was really fun to see all the cool things people invented.” I can’t wait till next year! Hopefully the fifth graders will be as creative as we are! Here is the big list of the ideas that were shared by students: • A swivel neck umbrella handle like a swivel neck lamp • Shoe sweepers that can wash the floor and scrub it from brushes that come from the toe area • Glow in the dark ink for reading in bed at night under the covers without a flashlight • Flashlight slipper with a flashlight in the toe • Microchip video and alarm system that sticks to your window. The chip takes videos and sounds an alarm for burglars • 2-in-1 jar that allows you to have more than one flavor for jam. Peanut butter jars with crunchy in one side and creamy in the other. You see a half circle as you open the jar • Rocket shoes. Spring into action by attaching these couch springs to the bottom of your shoes like old time roller skates • Ice cream topping infuser. It shoots syrup into the ice cream pile not just on top • Dwarf grass that stays green and needs less water • A buzzer in your i-phone that acts as an alarm • A portable lap top table that straps around your neck and shoulders so you can walk on your treadmill and use your computer at the same time • Sunglasses holder made from a hanger and cloth strips sewn in rows to a larger piece of cloth draped over the hanger • Edible chapstick and container • Your books are housed inside a touch tap computer table that allows you to access the book and read each page • A baby doll with disabilities that helps children learn about those with different needs. The doll comes with fake oxygen tube, thermometer, feeding tube, etc. • Mailbox with a camera or a sensor so you can see if you have mail from inside the house • Stick your earrings into colored clay strips set on a frame. Never have to put those earrings away by pulling the backs off and • • • • • • • • • • • • sticking them through a hole again. Just press the earring into the clay Double cup - food or drink on one side and ice or whatever on the other Rings made from paper clips Customized dog beds, any size, any color, washable A pocket remote control holder with Velcro attachment to your couch or wall Wireless headphones. No wires. No ear wax! The microchip works only if the iphone is turned on Air bag deluxe. Sleeping bag and air bag combined. Never roll off your air mattress again. Weighs only a pound. Inflates with a tube Sleeping bag pockets for sleep over stuff. Pockets everywhere Heated snow pants. A built in solar charger that can be removed when washing A briefcase lap top all in one. Open the case and your lap top is inside. Carry with a handle Grocery scanner for walking through the store and adding your total as you put your items in the cart Bubble Wrap Bubble Fridge. Insulated cooler that acts as a refrigerator when you camp or during emergencies. It really works! Dog walker. Remote control camera and electronic buzzer that walks your dog when you can’t and lets you keep an eye on it. Now, here are the winners from the different sixth grade classes! They get a trophy, free business banking, and a highlight in <HOWDOESSHE.com> 6-1 1 - Sam Good - The Air Bag 2 - Carlee Johansen - Flashlight Slippers 3 - Kylie Medeiros - My Special Needs Baby Honorable Mentions Hannah Warburton - Clay Earring Holders Aspen Wayment - Sassy Suckers 6-2 1 - Lizzy Knowles - Dominoes by Design 2 - Emma Hedges - Portable Diving Board 3 – Zachary Argyle and Jacob Hawkes - Nose Picker Honorable Mentions Kirsten Osmond - Shoe Remove Noah Pollard - Soccer Ball Catapult 6-3 1 - Kash Voigt - Snaps Writing Desk 2 - Eli Spurlock and Andrew Waldrip - Smart Pen 3 - Tanner McKay - Rocket Shoes Honorable Mentions Nikkie Kerr - Indoor Campfire Morgan Tatton - Topping Infuser 6-4 1 - Tanner Burrows & Caleb Tanner - Heated Snowpants 2 - Wyatt Buck & Decker Quintana - Glow-inthe-dark Skiis 3 - Cassi Cosby - Retractable Remote Honorable Mentions Bailey Johnson and Liz Leo- Sunglasses Holder Sara Bloom & Robyn Shupe - Multi-breakfast Skillet Congratulations! kvnG{yhpupunGmhjpsp{ G kvnG{yhpupunGmhjpsp{ G Design & Maintenance Sprinkler Systems, Lighting Waterfalls & Ponds Custom Patios & Fire Pits Demolition & Renovation Snow Plowing, Salt & Sanding Saint Joseph Catholic Elementary, Middle School, and High School Providing a challenging, college-focused education in the proven tradition of Catholic schools, for the families of the Ogden Valley. 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