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Show Page 12 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXIV Issue VI April 1, 2017 Snowcrest Skyhawks of the Month The February Skyhawks of the Month are Snowcrest students who have been selected by their teachers based on “Trustworthy.” The “Skyhawks” were invited to eat lunch in the conference room, and played a game identifying old and new cartoon characters. Teachers vote on students in every department, and there is one boy and one girl selected from each grade, who is then recognized as “Skyhawk of the Month” for their excellence above and beyond. Congratulations to the following students: It’s Time for Kindergarten Round Up at Valley Elementary! Once again, it’s time for “Kindergarten Round Up” at Valley Elementary. This year’s event will be held April 19 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Kindergarten Round Up is for parents and their children who will turn 5 years old on, or before, September 1, 2017. If your child qualifies, please come into the school and register. To register, a copy of the child’s birth certificate and immunization record will be needed, along with a photo identification of a parent. The staff at Valley Elementary looks forward to serving your child in the 2017 - 2018 school year “Where Children Come First.” For more information, please contact Valley Elementary at 801-452-4180. OSBA Hosts Utah Symphony Performance of Pictures at an Exhibition Ogden Symphony Ballet Association will present the Utah Symphony on April 6 for its final Masterworks concert of the season. The Utah Symphony will perform Modest Mussorgsky’s dynamic and imaginative Pictures at an Exhibition as well as Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Elgar’s Violin Concerto, and Maurice Ravel’s Frontispice. The performance will feature Thierry Fischer as conductor and Fumiaki Miura as guest soloist. Mussorgsky composed Pictures at an Exhibition in 1874, shortly after the death of his close friend Victor Hartmann. Hartmann was an Front Row: Spencer Amann - 9th English 9; Aubrey Hammons - 9th grade Skyhawk; Adriann architect and artist, and a post-humousposthumous exhibition of Hartmann’s works inspired Stocker - Clothing 9; Abbegayle Avner - Computer Science. Back Row: Hunter Spencer - Earth System 9; Hudson Mendoza - 9th Grade Skyhawk; Hunter Mussorgsky to compose Pictures. Each piece musically depicts one of Hartmann’s paintings, from the Harris - Geography 9; Ryker Olsen - Crafts II; Carter Anderson - Math 8. haunting Catacombs to the humorous Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks to the dramatic Hut on Hen’s Legs. Maurice Ravel subsequently orchestrated Mussorgsky’s piano composition, and the Utah Symphony will perform this orchestration. At only 23, guest violinist Miura is well acquainted with many of the world’s leading orchestras and stages. His wide range of repertoire and copious performance experience makes Miura the ideal violin soloist for Pictures. In his third performance with the Utah Symphony, Miura is expected to woo audiences with his precision and musical sensitivity. Pictures at an Exhibition will be performed on AApril 6 at the Val A. Browning Center at Weber State University. Tickets start at only $10, and can be purchased over the phone at 801-3999214, in person at 638 26th h Street in Ogden, or on-line at < www.symphonyballet.org> The Intermountain Region Invites Public to Help Identify Priority Trail Maintenance Work Front Row: Jeffrey Amann - Band 7; Maleah Creager - 7th Grade Skyhawk; Amanda Kloz - Social Studies 8, Alexis Hurst - Choir 7; Kirsten Lucas - Orchestra 8; Brylie Thompson-English 8. Back Row: Macey Lare - English 7; Ty Post - 7th Grade Skyhawk; Sadie Loewen - Math 7; Hunter Udy-Science 7; Ayden Hofmeister - 8th Grade Skyhawk; Lindsey Wolthuis - Social Studies 7; TJ Horting - Art I. The Intermountain Region is inviting the public to help identify trails that will be part of a U.S. Forest Service effort with partners and volunteers to increase the pace of trail maintenance. Nationwide, the Forest Service will select nine to fifteen priority areas among its nine regions where a backlog in trail maintenance contributed to reduced access, potential harm to natural resources or trail users, and/or has the potential for increased future deferred maintenance costs. The Intermountain Region manages more than 30,000 miles of trails. In the region (Utah, Nevada, southern Idaho, and south-west Wyoming) volunteers and partner groups contributed more than 79,000 hours in maintenance and repair at an estimated value of over $1.8 million. “We understand that our trail systems provide a great benefit to the public,” says Nora Rasure, Regional Forester. “Through new tools that Congress has given us, we have an opportunity to put some focused attention towards working with partners and volunteers to help sustain these trails and the access they provide to your public lands.” The Intermountain Region has until April 15 to submit at least three regional proposals to National Headquarters. Those proposals will be weighed against proposals submitted by other Forest Service regions. The trail maintenance effort is outlined in the National Forest System Sustainable Trails Act of 2016 and aims to increase trail maintenance by volunteers and partners by the end of 2018. The selected areas will be part of the initial focus with known trail maintenance needs that include areas near urban and remote areas, such as wilderness, are of varying sizes and trail lengths, are motorized and non-motorized, and those that incorporate a varied combination of partner and volunteer approaches and solutions. The Forest Service manages more than 158,000 miles of trail—the largest trail system in the nation—providing motorized and non-motorized trail access across 154 national forests and grasslands. These Forest Service trails are well-loved and highly used with more than 84 million trail visits annually, helping to support mostly rural economies. The Forest Service receives widespread support from tens of thousands of volunteers and partners each year who, in 2015, contributed nearly 1.4 million hours—a value of about $31.6 million—in maintenance and repair of nearly 30,000 miles of trails. However, limited funding compounded by the rising cost of wildfire operations, has resulted in less than 25 percent of Forest Service trails meeting all of the agency’s standards for safety, quality recreation, and economic and environmental sustainability. The remaining trails meet standard to varying degrees. To provide ideas and suggestions on potential priority areas and approaches for incorporating increased trail maintenance assistance from partners and volunteers, contact your local Forest Service office or the Intermountain Region Director of Recreation Chris Hartman (chartman01@fs.fed.us) April 7, 2017. The mission of the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world. Public lands the Forest Service manages contribute more than $13 billion to the economy each year through visitor spending alone. Those same lands provide 20 percent of the nation’s clean water supply, a value estimated at $7.2 billion per year. The agency also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 80 percent of the 850 million forested acres within the U.S., of which 100 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live. High Altitude Kids Summer Tumbling June 5th – August 18th Summer Tumbling Classes, Beginning to Advanced Monday thru Friday, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sign up today…space is limited! For more information visit www. hakutah.com for class days and times. PreserVaTiOn. PrOTecTiOn. sTewardshiP. Join today to preserve Ogden Valley’s grace. www.OgdenValleyLandTrust.org |