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Show Volume XXIII Issue VI The Ogden Valley news Page 5 May 15, 2015 Ogden Marathon Offers Events for All Ages & Skill Levels: Mayor’s Walk introduced On May 16, the GOAL Foundation will host the 15th-annual Ogden Marathon. The race has become a family favorite thanks to adjacent events such as the Kids k and 5k, and now there’s a new event for those just getting started. The inaugural Mayor’s Walk will be held the night before the marathon, and will allow nonrunners an opportunity to cross the same finish line as the marathoners. The Ogden Marathon is a major component in the GOAL Foundation’s mission to get Weber County residents and visitors out and active. Leaning in to the concept of “Get Out And Live,” the organization has long partnered youth and family activities into race-day programming; nearly every event hosted by GOAL has a youth component that recreates the adult version or allows kids to participate directly. At the marathon, families can choose from the Kids 1k or the 5k, which take place during the marathon, and utilizes the same finish line. Season 14 Biggest Loser contestant Jackson Carter will be hosting both the 5k and the Kids k. The 5k starts near Dinosaur Park and the 1k starts at 25th and Kiesel. Both races will end at the marathon finish line located at Historic 25th Street and Grant Avenue. All 5k participants receive a Finisher’s medal and all Kids k participants receive a Finisher bell. Anyone can register for these races, though there are several entries awarded to elementary students who participated in the GOAL Young Runners Program. The Young Runners program currently operates in eleven elementary schools throughout the county. The program focuses on running technique and preparation for the 5k and 1k events, but the primary goal is to engage young people in a passion for active play and physical fitness. Students who complete the program are given a free entry in the race distance of their choosing. New this year is the Mayor’s Walk, which will take place the night before the marathon and will allow people of all athletic abilities to participate and get a sense for the energy that surrounds the marathon. The walk will begin near the High Adventure Park on Grant Avenue, and will also finish at the same location as the official marathon finish. The first 200 people to register will receive an event shirt and a commemorative Mayor’s Challenge coin. People interested in participating in these events can register online at <getoutandlive. org/participate/ogden-marathon> Snowbasin Resort’s 2015 Blues Brews & BBQ Summer Concert Series Coming Soon Establishing itself as one of Utah’s premier high alpine summer gathering places and music venues for the past two summers, Snowbasin Resort, once again, will be delighting music fans and outdoor enthusiasts every Sunday this summer with free music June 14 thru September 27. “We have a mix of crowd favorites that have been here before, along with some artists that will blow a mind or two hitting the stage this summer,” Says Peter J Baker, Director of Dining, and Entertainment. “All-in-all we will have over 46 bands and artists over 17 weekends performing on stage from all over the country, as well as those right from our own back yards. We are stoked to offer all this to our Snowbasin guests and local community free of charge as an appreciation to their dedication season to season. There is not a show to be missed on this bill.” This summer season, families will not only enjoy great music at Snowbasin Resort; they can try our children’s playground, jump around on our Euro Bungee or ascend our new Climbing Wall. Additionally, classic kid’s food favorites such as snow cones and soft-serve ice cream to help round-out Snowbasin Resort’s already hearty awardwinning BBQ dining experience. The music series kicks off June 14 with “March Fourth” with support from the Ton Tons and regional favorites Bullets and Belles. It does not slow down from there with bands like The Mother Hips, Blitzen Trapper, Monophonics and Pimps of Joytime. The full summer concert line up will be revealed April 28! “We have been building this series for the past two summers; 2015 is going to be a huge step forward with even bigger bands!” says Jason Dyer, resort spokesperson. “Between national touring music acts, amazing dining, and great family activities, Snowbasin Resort will be the place for high elevation adventures this summer.” Ogden Valley Tennis Association AnnouncesHello Clinic Dates and Times Tennis ages 9 and up will be divided by skill level, lovers! The nonprofit Ogden Valley Tennis Association (OVTA) is excited to host tennis clinics again this summer at the new courts in Eden. Clinics were filled and sold-out last summer, thanks to the support of the community! We loved watching so many new people enjoy this lifelong sport. If you would like to sign up for clinics being held this summer, please email OVTA at OgdenValleyTennis@gmail.com and list the names, ages, and skill levels of those enrolling. Please leave a cell phone number, as well, so we can contact you in case classes have to be canceled because of rain. The three-day clinics will begin Monday June 8. Lessons will be held Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday in June and July; and will be available the weeks of June 8, 15, 22; and July 6, 13, 20, 27. Clinic times are 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.; and 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. The cost per clinic, per student, is $30 for one 3-day clinic. Please be open to both times (8:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. clinics) as we need to blend the skill levels of the students who are signing up. Ogden Valley Tennis can accommodate youth ages 4 to 5 in the Little Little’s class, and 6 to 8 years in the Middle Littles class. These classes are all about the fun and joy of tennis while also teaching beginning skills. Youth and adult instruction will be for beginner and intermediate players. Some exceptions may be made. Last year, classes had six to eight students; however, this year class size will be limited to four to five students. Register early, as classes will fill up fast. If needed, two more days of clinics, for 90 minutes each, may be added. If your student played with us all last summer, we will be putting them into game situations this summer. Clinics won’t be offered into the month of August this year, but private instruction will be available by appointment June thru August. Please note that courts will not be available to the public during the two hours clinics are held Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.; and, if needed, other days that clinics may be added. If so, these dates and times will be posted on the courts as well as in the paper. Please make a note of this and save yourself the drive over to the courts for play. The new Eden tennis courts are a great gift to the Valley, and, for the majority of time, are for the general public’s use. However, the primary purpose for the funding for the courts from the Weber School Foundation was to provide non-profit instruction to further the sport of Tennis in our Valley. If you are interested in volunteering your time as an instructor for the Jr. High School’s P.E. classes, please email OVTA at the above email address. Volunteers Sought for Valley Elementary Sixth-grade Hike Community Foundation of Ogden Valley is looking for volunteers for Valley Elementary’s annual 6thgrade hike that’s approaching quickly. The hike is scheduled for Thursday, May 14; however, the event is weather dependent. The students and leaders will depart via bus from the Valley Elementary parking lot at 9:00 a.m. Please plan to be there by at 8:45 a.m. to meet for a briefing on students, Forest Service trail inspection/scope of work, trail etiquette, and pulling of dyers woad. This hike will consist of three groups of students, teachers, and volunteers. The first group will get off of the bus at the Windsurfer Parking lot and inspect the facilities there and hike the Pineview West Trail all the way back to the school, leaving the bulk of the trash and dyers woad they collect at the Forest Service bathrooms on the dirt road located north of the Yacht Club. The second group on the bus will get off at the dirt road to the north of the Yacht Club and hike back to the school, leaving the bulk of the trash and dyers woad they collect at the North Fork parking lot. The third group on the bus will get off at the North Arm Trail Head Parking lot and inspect the facilities there and hike the Pineview West Loop Trail back to the school. This group is expected to arrive back at the school at about 11:00 a.m., and the second and third groups by 12:30 p.m., just in time for lunch. A minimum of two or three volunteers are needed for each of the three groups. For additional information, please call Marion Horna at 801-745-2337. Weed? Woad? Blue Dye? The annual weed harvesting event happened in Eden on May 9… harvesting the invasive weeds in and around the Valley, one of which is the vilified dyer’s woad. When Trish Painter moved to Durfee Creek, she had never heard of this plant, but soon realized that it was a plant that absolutely must be pulled from the areas around her neighborhood. But the name dyer’s woad was curious to her, since as one who spins yarn from natural fibers, she had always been interested in natural dyes. So, she looked it up online and a whole other story of dyer’s woad appeared. From several sources online, she found that “dyer’s woad is native to the Mediterranean and to Europe, and was widely used for textile dyeing throughout Europe in medieval times, and there is evidence of its use as a dye in ancient Egypt as early as 300 BC!” Woad leaves have chemical precursors to indigo, and the dye is usually a bit lighter than indigo. What a surprise that the yellow flowered weed has leaves that result in a beautiful blue dye color! Indigo, native to Asia, was introduced in Europe as early as 1140 and a bit later in London. Initially it was used mainly as an ingredient for painters, but was promoted for dying fabrics in the 1500s. The indigo was more expensive and since woad was a native plant to Europe, the French government prohibited the importation of indigo in the 1600s. In fact, Napoleon required that uniforms for his army be dyed using woad and not indigo. Many websites provide the recipe and process for harvesting the leaves from the woad plant to make a dye. Trish tried it in August and was successful several times. She said it was “like magic!” The solution in the vat in the final step of the process is actually a bright neon yellow-green. The fiber or fabric is placed in that solution for 10 minutes, and when it comes out, it is that same color until it hits the air, when the oxygenation of the chemicals on the fiber turns it a beautiful blue! Magic! Trish, one of the founders of Mountain Arts and Music, will lead a workshop for using dyer’s woad to dye fiber and fabrics at the Eden Community Center on Saturday, May 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The workshop is the second of Mountain Arts and Music’s monthly art workshops (April 2015 - March 2016) and costs $20 per person. This workshop is limited in space, so please RSVP by May 23 at <mountainartsandmusic@gmail. com> MAM’s first workshop of the series, on April 25, was spectacularly successful and at capacity (Basic Drawing with Jennifer Sorensen,) while June’s Creative Writing workshop will feature local Ogden author Alison McLennan (check our website for details). Mountain Arts and Music will host two more music jams on May 14 and June 11, then will move to host the music stage at the Ogden Valley Open Market every Thursday evening July thru September. May’s Art in Motion will be held Sunday, May 17, and the regular Gathering of Artists at the Ogden Valley Library on May 19 continues every third Tuesday of the month. May’s guest speaker will be Alison McLennan! MAM provides many opportunities to explore the creativity within! More information can be found at <mountainartsandmusic.com> |