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Show Page 14 The Ogden Valley news Volume XVII Issue XXII May 1, 2010 Calendar of Events Every 2nd & 4th Friday night: Music & Fun. American Legion Post 129, 604 S. 7800 E., Huntsville. Open to general public. Every Saturday: 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 Sunday: Breakfast 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 at American Legion Post 129. Open to general public. 604 S. 7800 E., Huntsville. Every Sunday: Live Music 4 - 8 p.m. at The Oaks In Ogden Canyon. Call 801-394-2421 for info. Every 2nd & 4th Sunday: Ogden Science of Mind Study Group, 11:00 a.m. Inclusive community of forward thinkers ready & willing to be the change we wish to see in the world. Group studies “The Science of Mind” by Dr. Ernest Holmes, learning the spiritual principles & tools for transformation. Group led by Alison Benjamin RScP – SoM Practitioner & Minister in training. Studio #6 – Ogden Blue, Historic 25th St., Ogden. For more info, call 801-920-0560. Meet once a month: 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. Call 745-3635. April 12-May 3: Artist Terry Johnson’s adult watercolor workshop Monday evenings thru May 3, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. @ Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden. Tuition $60. Supplies list available online at www.ogden4arts.org or pick up at center. Pre-registration recommended as space is limited. Call 801-392-6935. April 14-May 26: Deja Mitchell’s advanced drumming workshop @ Eccles Community Art Center on Wednesday evenings 5 - 6 p.m. April 14 thru May 26 (no class May 12). Tuition $45. Pre-register at 801-392-6935. For info & class description, visit <www.ogden4arts.org> April 27: Easy-Moderate Hikes with Weber Pathway. Bonneville Shoreline Trail. Meet at top of 36th street. Come along for some great Easy-Moderate hikes and walks! From paved paths to mellow trails, if you’re looking for an easier way to enjoy our community’s beautiful outdoors, these outings are for you! These outings meet Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. For info on location, check out our calendar at www.weberpathwyas.org or contact Polly at 801-645-3236 April 28: Wasatch Hikers, Wednesday Evening Hiking Group. Wasatch Hikers hike every Wednesday evening. The goal is to provide a safe hiking environment for those who would like to try hiking, try new trails, de-stress, exercise, & meet others. Location & starting time varies each week. Hikes are attended by men & women, single & married, for ages teens to retirees. Hikes are about 2 hours. Upcoming hiking schedule at www. meetup.com/webercountyoutdoors/ Also check the calendar tab on our page under “WasatchHikers” at <Facebook.com> April 28: Wild Wednesdays - Scaly Tales at the Ogden Nature Center. 3:30 p.m. Free for ONC members. $2 children / $3 seniors / $4 adults. Have you ever wondered what a snake feels like? What about a tortoise shell? Come find out and get an up close look at the Ogden Nature Center’s resident reptiles. Learn what makes reptiles so special in the animal world while meeting our threatened Desert Tortoises & a Great Basin Gopher Snake. For more info call 621-7595 or visit <www. ogdennaturecenter.org> April 30: Jessie Paul leads a Nia workshop @ Eccles Community Art Center on Friday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., thru May 28. Tuition/session $40. Drop-in rate $10. Call 801392-6935 to register April 30: Roots, Shoots, Spring & Sprouts Preschool Discovery Days @ the Ogden Nature Center Friday, 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. $4/child. Adult chaperones are free. For ages 3-5. Come celebrate all things new at the Ogden Nature Center. Whether green & growing, newly hatched, or shaky legs upon hooves setting out for the first time, appreciate your own growth and development in the mirror of nature. Please dress for the weather. Space limited. Call 801-621-7595 to pre-register. May 1: Photographer John Hampton’s advanced digital photography/location workshop @ Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden on Saturdays 8 a.m. - noon thru May 24. Tuition $65. To pre-register call 801-392-6935. May 1: Artist Annette Orrock introduces the basics of drawing & painting animals at a workshop @ the Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. All ages & levels invited. Tuition $30. Supplies provided. Call 801-3926935 to pre-register yourself or your child. For info visit <www. ogden4arts.org> May 3: Mark Twain @ Your Library. Mark Twain will visit the Ogden Valley Branch of the Weber County Library and read from his various works. Activities and treats will follow! Program starts at 7:00 p.m. This event is FREE! Please call 801-337-2660 for more information. May 3: Jill Sjoblom, RYT’s basic Iyengar Yoga workshop on Monday evenings thru May 24, 6 - 7 p.m. @ Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden. Tuition $37. Workshop good for beginners or those who like to keep their practice simple. Held in the dance studio; parking available on east side. Enter from Orchard St. Pre-registration recommended. Call 801-392-6935. May 3: Yoga sAshana offered by RYT Jill Sjoblom on Monday evenings thru May 24, 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. @ Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden. Tuition $45. No beginners please. A fun, challenging Iyengar tradition class. Pre-registration recommended. Call 801-392-6935. May 5: Get up close & personal with Einstein the American White Pelican whose beak can hold more than his belly. Learn about the special adaptations that shorebirds have. Discuss the importance of the Great Salt Lake then take a short hike with our naturalists to learn about the different shorebirds that call Utah home. Meet in the Ogden Nature Visitor Center. $2 children/ $3 seniors / $4 adults. Call 801-621-7595 for more info. May 5: Children from the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind join WSU Moving Company Dancers for an evening of dance. 6 p.m. in the Austad Auditorium, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are general admission, $5 at the door. The evening explores an array of dance forms from the waltz to modern dance and even hip-hop. The concert highlights the amazing educational collaboration between USDB and WSU for the spring of 2010. May 5: Children 6 -10 years explore creating with basic art materials, Potatoes, Dinner Salad, & Roll. including paint, oil pastel, scissors, & glue @ Eccles Community Art Center on Wednesday evenings 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. thru May 26. Tuition $40, includes sketchbook & supplies. Call 801-3926935 to register. May 6: Introduction to the Internet at the Ogden Valley Branch Library. 7:00 p.m. “the gateway to Monte Cristo.” May 6: Leave No Trace: Front-country Ethics at the Ogden Nature Center. 7:00 p.m. Free for members / $4 non-members. How’s your trail etiquette? Learn how to be ecosavvy on Utah’s urban trail systems and popular backcountry Every Monday-Friday: Pilates, at Zenergy Pilates, Bodywork & Wellness, 4794 E. 2600 N., Eden. Upstairs in Peterson Builders Bldg. Call 801-644-8731 for details. Every Monday: 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. Discovery Time runs on 7-week cycle with 1 week off between cycles. FREE! For more info, call 337-2660. Every Tuesday: 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 Every Tuesday: Texas Pride BBQ offers ½ price kids meals on Tuesday nights. Come join us! For more info, visit texaspridebarbecue.com or call 801-745-2745. Texas Pride is located at 235 S. 7400 E. in Huntsville on the west side of the park. Every Tuesday: Youth Meetings at 7 p.m. at Fellowship Bible Church, 4783 N. 3300 E., Liberty. For Jr. & Sr. Highers. Music, Bible study & activities. Call 745-1090 for more info Every 4th Tuesday: La Leche League meeting, 10:30 a.m. Mother-to-mother support for breastfeeding & pregnant mothers. Meetings held in Ogden. Contact KeeNan with questions or 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. Second monthly meetings are now being held the Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 5:00 p.m. to work on TDR, Sensitive Land, & Recreation Resort ordinances being developed by Weber County for Ogden Valley. Every Wednesday: Senior Lunch in Ogden Valley Library community room, noon. $2.50 suggested donation for seniors, $5 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), and low impact exercises for seniors with instructor Deja Mitchell from Eden. Every Wednesday: K.I.D.S. After School Program. Weekly program designed to be educational, creative, entertaining, & FREE! 1:45 p.m. For more info, call 801-337-2660. Every Wednesday: Ogden Valley Chess Club. This program sponsored by the Ogden Valley Branch Library. If you are under 18 & chess is your game (or if you want to learn how to play), please join us at 3:30 pm in library auditorium. Every Wednesday: Ogden Valley Community Church Youth Group for teens, grades 7 - 12. Great Bible study & fun fellowship/activities. 7:00 p.m., 7390 E. 200 S., Huntsville. 745-4133. Every Wednesday: AWANA club for children age 3 thru 6th grade @ Fellowship Bible Church at 4783 N. 3300 E., Liberty, 6:30-8:30 pm. Call Elaine at 745-1090 for information. Every Wednesday: 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> Every 2nd Wednesday: Eden Park Board, 6:30 p.m. Call Steve Waldrip 745-8399 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 at 745-2688 for morendinfo. Every 2 Wednesday of the month - 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. rd Every 3 Wednesday of the month – Sr. Foot Clinic @ Ogden Valley library, 1:00 p.m. Cost $10. Call 337-2660 for more info. Every 3rd Wednesday: Ogden Valley Business Association Meeting (OVBA). For more info visit <www.ovba.org> Refer to web site for time, click on “Meetings.” 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 or Wayne Hillstead at 745-1561. Every 2nd Thursday: Piece of Mind Quilt Guild. 6:30 p.m., Ogden Valley Library. Participants share quilts they’ve made & learn new techniques. Also produce quilts for charity. The guild is part of the Utah State Quilt Guild. Everyone welcome— beginner to advanced quilters. Come join us! Call Sue Rigby at 801-745-1977 for more info. Every 2nd Thursday: Readin’ in Eden, Community Reading Group, 7:00 p.m. For location & more info, call Martha Schickedanz 745-3688, or Darla Longhurst-VanZeben 7454740. Everyone welcome. Every 2nd Thursday: Nordic Mountain Water Board meetings, 7:00 p.m. at S&S Office Bldg., 4786 E. 2600 N., Valley Junction Park, Eden. Meetings open to shareholders. Nonshareholders need to call a week in advance to be placed on the agenda. Call 745-2605 for more info. Every Thursday before 4th Tuesday: Eden Planning Committee. 7:00 p.m. @ Red Moose Lodge in Eden. Public welcome. Call 745-1217 to confirm meeting date, place, & time. Every 2nd Thursday: Utah Homemakers Association’s 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. Red Cliff RanCh & Cafe Friday and Saturday Nights Grilled T-Bone STeak dinner w/side of Dutch Oven Cheesy Dutch Oven Cobbler @ Wednesday Horseback Rides Guided Fly Fishing Located below Causey Dam, 801-745-6900 areas. ONC teacher/naturalist and Leave No Trace instructor Susan Snyder will lead this informative walk and presentation. The Ogden Nature Center is located at 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden. For more info, call 801-621-7595 or visit <www.ogdennaturecenter.org> May 7: The Eccles Community Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Avenue, Ogden will feature paintings of ISA Members in our Main Gallery, and the woodcuts of Blanche Wilson Southwick in the Carriage House Gallery. A reception for the artists is scheduled in association with Ogden’s art stroll on May 7, 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibits will remain on display through May 29, 2010. Regular gallery hours are weekdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Saturdays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Center’s web address <www.ogden4arts.org> May 8: Free community Performing Arts Workshops, Performances, & Activities at the 2nd Annual Performing Arts Day at the Ogden Amphitheater. 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Free workshops (vocal, dance, & theatre); free performances; free children & family crafts & activities; & free vocal, musical theater, and dance performances. Workshops for youth K–12. Also face-painting, balloons, crafts, more. May 8: Intro to the Internet for Parents and Children at the Ogden Valley Branch Library in Huntsville. 10:30 a.m. May 8: A Mad Science hands-on workshop for children ages 5 to 11 years. Explore fun-damental forces & under pressure @ the Eccles Community Art Center 9 a.m. - noon. Tuition $35/child. Look for Mad Science Summer Camps. For info/to register, call 801-392-6935. May 8: Fly With the Flock 5K Fun Run / 2.5K Kids Run & Pancake Breakfast. Registration now open for the Ogden Nature Center’s 8th Annual event. Runners & families are invited to participate. Staff will be on hand to introduce live birds of prey & other native animals. Union Grill will cater breakfast. Awards, prizes, & kids activities will follow the race. Registration $22/adults, $14/children under 12. After May 1, late registration $27/adults, $16/children. T-shirts & goodie bags guaranteed preregistrants. Participants are entered to win prize drawings. 8:00 a.m. Last-minute registration 6:30 - 7:30 a.m. as space allows. To register visit www.ogdennaturecenter.org or the Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th St., Ogden, or call 801-621-7595. May 9: Mother’s Day! May 10: WSU Alumni Singers. 7:30 p.m. at the Allred Theater, Val A. Browning Center. Adults $4, students & seniors $3, family up to 6 $20. Directed by Evelyn Harris, singers will perform favorites such as “Get Happy,” “Down to the River to Pray,” “Nothin’ Gonna Stumble My Feet,” and “Fields of Gold.” For more info on the WSU Alumni Singers, contact Harris at 801392-3773 or <evieh7@comcast.net> May 10 & 13: Roots, Shoots, Spring and Sprouts—Preschool Discovery Days at the Ogden Nature Center. Choose a time: Monday, May 10 11:00 a.m. or 1 p.m.; Thursday, May 13, 1:00 p.m. $4 per child / adult chaperones are free. Ages 3-5. Come celebrate all things new at the Ogden Nature Center! Whether green & growing, newly hatched, or shaky legs upon hooves setting out for the first time, appreciate your own growth and development in the mirror of nature. Dress for the weather. Space limited. Call 801-621-7595 to pre-register. The Ogden Nature Center is located at 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden. For more info call or visit <www.ogdennaturecenter.org> May 12: Wild Wednesdays - Nests and Nooks at the Ogden Nature Center. 3:30 p.m. Free for ONC members. $2 children / $3 seniors / $4 adults. Birds make their homes high & low, in nests, in holes or on rocks. Explore the handiwork of nature’s feathered architects and try your hand at building a nest like the birds do. Meet in the Visitor Center. The Ogden Nature Center is located at 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden. For more info, call 801621-7595 or visit <www.ogdennaturecenter.org> May 13: Introduction to Word at the Ogden Valley Library @ 7:00 p.m. For more info call 801-337-2660. May 15: Ogden Marathon. Course runs through Ogden Valley and Ogden Canyon. Expect delays and road closures for Ogden Canyon. See front page article. May 15: Tree Top Treasure Hunt at the Ogden Nature Center. 9:00 a.m. – noon. $2 members / $5 non-members. Treat yourself to a unique type of treasure hunt that takes a keen eye and binoculars (bring your own or borrow a pair from us). This program will start with an intro to birding basics & the rules for a successful treasure hunt around the nature preserve. You and your family will have until noon to find up to 25 different bird cutouts hidden among the trees. Prizes awarded to individuals who find and identify 20 of the 25 hidden birds. All ages welcome! This treasure hunt isn’t just for kids. Intro and rules given at 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 11:00 a.m. in the Discovery Room. Pre-register by Friday, May 14. The Ogden Nature Center is located at 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden. For more info, call 801621-7595 or visit <www.ogdennaturecenter.org> May 15: Botanical Body Art at the Ogden Nature Center. 2:00 p.m. $6 members / $8 non-members. Mendhi or Henna painting, the practice of safely & temporarily dying the skin in intricate designs with the use of the ground plant henna. Henna is practiced in numerous countries and cultures. Come learn about the practical and decorative purposes of this type of temporary tattoo from Cheyenne Herland, Ogden Nature Center teacher/naturalist and receive a henna design from Janet Gioffre-Harrington, a local artist with 30 years of experience blending and painting with henna. Pre-registration & pre-payment required by May 8. Children old enough to participate are welcome. The Ogden Nature Center is located at 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden. For more info, call 801-621-7595 or visit <www.ogdennaturecenter.org> May 15: Armed Forces Day May 15: Open House at Kelley Creek Farm, a Dog Training Facility. All dog breeds welcome. 10-4. 465 N. 9000 E., Huntsville. For more info call Patsy at 415-577-5655. May 18: Deja Mitchell offers beginning and intermediate drumming workshops @ the Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden Tuesday evenings thru June 29 (no class June 1). Beginning session 5 - 6 p.m., intermediate session 4 - 5 p.m. Tuition/session $45. Pre-register @ 801-392-6935. For info/ class description visit <www.ogden4arts.org> May 19: Wild Wednesdays - Who’s a Buteo? At the Ogden Nature Center. 3:30 p.m. Free for ONC members, $2 children / $3 seniors / $4 adults. Meet Sampson our Red-tailed Hawk. Learn what separates hawks from other types of birds, then take a short hike with a teacher/naturalist to look for signs of hawks at the Ogden Nature Center. Meet in the Visitor Center. The Ogden Nature Center is located at 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden. For more info, call 801-621-7595 or visit <www. ogdennaturecenter.org> May 21 & 22: Steve Johnson “Spring Fling” Art Show and Sale. An up-coming art show highlighting artist Steve Johnson’s work depicting the western, rural way of life in America. May 21, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.; & May 22, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The show will be held at Johnson’s shop in Huntsville, 7382 E. 100 S. Come take a sneak peak at the image to be used for the 2010 Ogden Pioneer Days. Print sets, with as many as 15 prints, will sell for $150. “No Bad Apples” books for $10 with purchase of set. For more info visit <stevejohnsonart.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 745-2688 or Jeannie Wendell 745-2879 |