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Show Volume XIX Issue XX The Ogden Valley news Page 11 November 15, 2011 Make Your Dream a Reality—A family reunion at sea! Former Liberty Resident Operates New Business One of the great things about having a family reunion aboard a cruise ship is that you can spend as much or as little time together as is comfortable. During the day, you can choose to take part in the shipboard or shore side activities you want, and then get together at dinner to discuss the day’s activities. Many times, a family reunion in your home town results in feeling obligated to entertain relatives. When a reunion becomes stressful, it’s no longer fun. A cruise ship is neutral turf and everyone can relax and not feel obligated to do anything. Since there are a large number of activities on-board, everyone can be entertained according to their preferences. Today’s modern cruise vessels have great play-time facilities and well-organized children’s programs for kids of any age. Cruise lines hire professionally-trained youth staff members, who typically have a teaching background. There are usually separate programs for children under 5, 5 to 8 year olds, 8 to 12 year olds, and teens. While the kids are having a great time together, you can do some of the things you find so rewarding on vacation. Parents can relax by the pool, enjoy a good book, watch a Broadway-style show, attend a cooking demonstration, or enjoy the spa. And at the end of the day, the entire family can dine together or organize into smaller groups—it’s your choice. If parents are more comfortable having children dining in a less formal atmosphere than the adults, many of the youth programs allow the children to dine together as part of the program. So while Mom and Dad enjoy a five-course meal, the kids can go to a pizza party of their own. And because there’s something for everyone, your family will be brought even closer together, resulting in family memories that last a lifetime. One of the best things about choosing a cruise for your family reunion is the fact that you’ll know your food and lodging costs up front before the cruise ever takes place, and you’ll be able to control costs more easily. Accommodations can be booked with indi- vidual family budgets in mind. All the facilities the ship offers are available to everyone. And because your vacation is on a cruise ship, you will pack and unpack just once, and not have to worry about dinner and lodging reservations like you would with other vacations. Cruise ships are uniquely suited to handle the needs of large groups. The result is great service from a smiling crew that will make your time at sea more pleasurable than you could imagine. Many of today’s itineraries can position you in an exciting port of call each day of your itinerary, while others offer a mix between relaxing days at sea and ports of call. When your ship arrives in port, you can choose to take a shore excursion in the port or go exploring on your own. Since your time in port is limited, most cruise passengers choose to take shore excursions. Whether it’s snorkeling, golfing, sightseeing or anything else, family members who enjoy the same things can spend time together doing what they enjoy most. Although cruise lines offer shore excursions on-board, you can get a big discount off the same excursion when booked with your Vacation Specialist in advance. Excursions include sightseeing of historical landmarks and points of interest, sailing and fishing, snorkeling, and golf and beach excursions. If your group would like to do a custom excursion that is exclusive for your group, this can also be arranged. Aboard a modern cruise ship, there’s plenty to do for adults and children. In fact, no other vacation meets the needs of multigenerational vacation like a cruise. With a wide variety of activities and facilities available to cruisers, you can do it all . . . or do nothing at all; it’s all your choice. Best of all, parents won’t hear “are we there yet?” on this vacation. Kids bored on a cruise ship? Never! Eden residents Drienie and Johan Hattingh, CruiseOne owners, can help you plan your family reunion. You can reach them at 801745-2097 or by email at <dhattingh@cruiseone.com> You can also visit their website at <www.MyCruiseResource.com> November a Great Time to Change Batteries in Home Safety Equipment The Ogden City Fire Department would like to remind the community that while changing your clocks back an hour, don’t forget to also change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors with the proper batteries. The Ogden Fire Department encourages you to have at least one smoke and carbon monoxide detector outside of each sleeping area and one smoke detector on each level of the home. You should test your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors every month and vacuum them out with the brush attachment to get dust and cobwebs out of them. If your smoke detector is over ten years old, it should be replaced with a new smoke detector. If you have a carbon monoxide detector that is over seven years old, it should be replaced. With cold weather upon us, we would also like to remind residents of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO), also known as the “silent killer.” Early symptoms include nausea, headache, fatigue, and cramping. It can interfere with cognitive functions causing patients to be unaware of what may be happening to them. Problem areas have included: • Gas stoves – improper venting of CO gas. Spend Your Next Family Reunion on a Cruise Gas furnaces – none or poor maintenance of flue vents, cracked heat exchangers allowing CO to escape into the home. • Gas water heaters – none or poor maintenance of flue vents. • Garages – vehicles left running in garages or other motorized tools; seepage into the home occurs. • Fireplaces – Chimney flue is not properly adjusted or open and cleaning is necessary. • Gas dryers – Flue vents not properly maintained. Ogden Fire Department asks for residents help to continue meeting the goal of no more deaths by CO poisoning by following these simple steps: • Perform regular maintenance on all fuel burning appliances. • Don’t place operating generators where their exhaust can enter the home. • Don’t run vehicles inside garages for significant periods of time. • Place a carbon monoxide detector near bedroom areas to ensure you are monitoring for the presence of this dangerous gas. The City is still providing discounted CO detectors, limited to Ogden City residents, for placement in their homes. The City is selling them at the cashier’s desk, located on the second floor of the municipal building at 2549 Washington Blvd. Detectors are $10 each, which is almost half the regular cost. For more information, please contact the Ogden City Fire Marshal’s office at 801-629-8070. • Now Accepting Most Insurances Kenyon Tew, Ph.D. Child, Adult & Family Therapy Dr. Tew has over 25 years of therapeutic experience working with children, adults, and families. His experience includes treating anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, Aspergers, A.D.D. and school related problems. OLD TOWN EDEN (801) 334-2431 UNITED WAY YOUR COMMUNITY CONNECTION YOUTH IMPACT Planning and Organizing Conferences & Events events. He always had a dream and goal to have his own business. He says that this dream just wouldn’t go away. So after gaining valuable experience working at USU for five years, Casey Judd, 29, formerly of Liberty has he felt he was ready to take the leap to starting an interesting and exciting career organizing his own business. conferences and events all over the country. What he likes most about his career is Casey specializes in finding hotels and venues that his work is always challenging and excit(anywhere) and handles the logistics and man- ing, and he gets to do things that most people agement of his clients’ events. A large part of working a normal 8:00 to 5:00 job don’t get to. his work includes traveling to the venues to run Events have so many variables that they almost the events. Casey has worked with a variety never go 100% as planned. This, Casey says, of organizations and individuals doing is the part of the fun and challenge work ranging from large National that he loves. Also, bringing a group meetings and events to booking hotel of people together (no matter how big rooms for youth groups and small local or small) and helping them accomplish teams. their goals and have the experience After working for Utah State they were looking for in their event is University for several years, Casey very rewarding. He also adds that he started Judd Meetings & Events almost really loves having the opportunity to a year ago, and also works indepenlive in Cache Valley while also being dently as an associate with the worldable to travel and experience the rest wide company Conference Direct. of the country too. “I have the best of While his business is still fairly new, it both worlds,” Judd states. Casey Judd is continuing to grow. He and his wife Casey is the son of Paul and manage the business together and currently do Connie Judd. He graduated from Weber High not have any employees. Casey also serves as in 2000 and Utah State University in 2006. the Recreation Director for his community and He lives with his wife Haley and three sons in organizes events like concerts and movies in Cache Valley. the park and for youth. Casey adds, “I do work with any business, Casey became interested in event plan- association, or individual that would like help ning while attending Utah State University organizing their event or getting hotel room and working for Logan City organizing com- blocks or anything of this nature. I’d love to munity events like Summerfest and the 4th of July Celebration. While planning these events help you plan your event. You can contact me and seeing the positive impact they had on the for my services, or if you have questions or community, he realized his passion for orga- need advice about events.” Casey can be reached at 435-213-9454 or nizing events and bringing people together to have fun and share experiences together. 801-458-7378 or be emailing him at <casey. After graduating from USU, he began working judd@conferencedirect.com> You can also for the University planning conferences and visit <www.conferencedirect.com> Multicultural Youth Conference Offers Students Guidance for College Weber State University will host the 17th Annual Multicultural Youth Conference November 18 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Shepherd Union Building. This year’s theme is “Success is Our Culture.” Designed for ethnic minority high school juniors interested in learning about WSU’s support services and accessing higher education, the conference offers workshops, and counseling and guidance programs to help students prepare for college. “The idea for having the conference for juniors is to provide students with more personalized attention as they get ready for college and still include the importance of cultural identity and diversity,” said program coordinator Lindsay Beddes. Conference sessions will include college readiness and preparation, leadership development, cultural and diversity awareness, financial aid and scholarship availability, and opportunities for students to meet current WSU student leaders. A mini college fair will take place during lunch, where students can learn more about specific areas of study and interact with WSU students and faculty in those areas. In addition to the conference, students and parents are invited and encouraged to attend “Come to Campus Night” from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., where they can eat dinner, get information on admissions and financial aid processes, and become acquainted with representatives from WSU’s academic programs. The conference registration fee is $10 per person, which includes a T-shirt, lunch, conference materials, and the “Come to Campus Night.” Priority registration is until November 11, but registrations will be accepted until all 250 spots are filled. Many different schools and districts will be sponsoring students, so check with a counselor or representative for available waivers. To sign up, visit <weber.edu/myc> Opening January 9, 2012 Pre-Register Now! Classes are Limited to 15 Students Classes available in Neoclassical Ballet * Creative movement 5 yrs * Pre-ballet 6 yrs * Ballet I ~ II ~ III & Pointe Beg. thru Adv. Ages 7 to adult For Adults: Dance Conditioning Morning Meditation For registration and information Contact Giselle, 801-597-4057 or email ChevaliaPerformingArtsCentre@gmail.com |