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Show Page 12 The Ogden Valley News Volume XXIX Issue XII May 1, 2022 Dyer’s Woad Roundup Slated for April 30: Twenty Years Ago: Another to remove noxious weeds Successful Valley Tournament Passes Residents asked Each spring, ken off or cut below the crown, the plant will The Montgomery family, the winners, of the Ogden Valley basketball tournament. Recognize any of these strapping young lads? The Ogden Valley basketball tournament for many years, was played April 3, 4, 5, 9, and 10 at Snowcrest The Ogden Valley Junior High. The Montgomery family won the News has endeavtournament for another year. ored to educate Tournament directors and organizers Coach and remind readers Kirt Motta and Vern Iverson would like to thank about the imporall who participated in the tournament this year. tance and responA special thank you to Diamond Peak for the sibility of clearing gift certificates and America First Credit Union dyer’s woad and for their generous donation. other state-listed Besides basketball, Gaye Hogge’s gymnasnoxious weeds from tic teams performed at halftime on the final their private propnight. It was a fun event for the entire comerty, which is manmunity. All proceeds from the tournament ben- Dyer’s woad in full bloom. dated by state law. efit Snowcrest Athletics. Anyone interested in While many organizing next year’s event, please call Vern have made various efforts to respond to this Iverson at 745-3882. call, others have been less conscientious or haven’t had the means to address the problem. Unfortunately, the complete eradication of dyer’s woad, or any other noxious weed, is hampered by the same age-old problem—a lack of “buy-in” from everyone in the community. Please, remember, the efforts of those who expend the time, energy, and resources to do their part to obey the law are always hampered by those who don’t. Soon, a self-defeating attitude is generated community-wide, leading to halfhearted efforts to address important issues. The task seems futile as one Gaye Hogge with her gymnastic teams. neighbor clears a field, and another Young dyer’s woad plant next door does not. shooting up. For many years now, volunteers and community members—friends and neighbors—work tirelessly during the morning on partner with several local community organiza- weeds day, moving throughout the Valley tions to expand these programs to reach even on private and public lands to remove this more children and students. noxious weed, depriving millions of potential Onstage Ogden is proud to celebrate 70 dyer’s woad seeds the opportunity of finding years sponsoring only the finest music and other spots in Ogden Valley to germinate, dance in the Greater Ogden area, and honored grow, and produce hundreds of new plants— to participate in the enrichment of the community by presenting professional classical continuing the destructive regeneration cycle. Many remain vigilant all summer long. performance. Control - Dyer’s woad can be hand pulled Patriotic Pops: Celebration Under the while soils are moist in the spring; however, Stars - On Thursday, June 30, Utah Symphony will perform at Snowbasin Resort at 8:00 p.m. it’s probably best to plan on using a shovel. Start your July 4th weekend early as your The crown of the plant is approximately an Utah Symphony and vocalist LaKisha Jones inch below the soil surface. If the root is broperform an evening of red, white, and blue favorites in this patriotic celebration under the SPRING CLEAN cont. from page 1 stars. Known to millions of TV viewers as a top four finalist during the 2007 season of American Trash drop-off locations are: Idol and to Broadway fans for her roles in the Look for signs at designated locations. Oprah Winfrey-produced, Tony Award-winning 1) Shooting Range musical The Color Purple, LaKisha Jones is 2) Liberty Park known for her expressive, full-bodied voice 3) Powder Mountain Bus Stop (by ML Lodge) that’ll have the valley shaking. From beloved 4) Eden Park Broadway and film classics like “Over the 5) Huntsville Town Park Rainbow” to honored anthems like “God Bless 6) Pineview Pull Out South America,” this special evening of tried-and-true 7) Wind Surfer Beach tunes will resonate with all ages. Celebrate our You may also view trash drop-offs at nation at Snowbasin surrounded by beautimountainluxury.com/spring-clean. ful spacious skies, majestic mountains, and At this stage, there is no need to bag dyer’s momentous music. Subscriptions go on sale in early May. Visit woad. Simply pull and leave it. Dyer’s woad control methods will include hand pulling and onstageogden.org and learn more now! digging out roots. Participants should wear protective clothing, long pants, closed-toe shoes, a hat, long-sleeve shirts, and gloves. It is also Onstage Ogden: Utah Symphony to PerformI atn Snowbasin 1 9 4 9 , Beverly Lund and Ginny Mathel decided they wanted to add even more culture to Weber County. So, for the small fee of $400, they brought the Utah Symphony to Ogden for a single performance. Three hundred people attended the concert. This 1949 concert was a big success, so the women decided to present even more concerts in Ogden. They organized a committee within the Welfare League (later the Junior League), to raise funds for the Symphony Concerts. Then, in 1957, this committee reformed and incorporated as the Ogden Guild. After a few more name changes and the addition of Ballet West performances in 1982, the organization became the Ogden Symphony Ballet Association. Under the direction of numerous board members and long-serving Executive Directors, Onstage Ogden has expanded programming to include internationally renowned classical dance, vocal, and chamber music. Since its inception, they have presented over 800 performances to tens of thousands of Utahns. In addition, Onstage Ogden actively works to engage and educate younger patrons. For example, their Youth Guild has provided generations of high school students with opportunities to serve. They also offer a variety of education classes, from Masterworks Music Detectives to Music and Dance Explorers. And Celebrate Mom on Saturday, May 7 not survive. However, if it is cut off at ground level, it will rapidly produce more flower stalks and go to seed. Plants pulled while they still have yellow flowers can be left in the field; none of its seed will be mature enough to germinate. If all of the flowers are gone, some of the seed will be viable and plants need to be collected and put in the garbage. Chemical control of dyer’s woad can be very effective. Small landowners will want to use 2,4-D with a surfactant (an adjuvant that helps the herbicide spread on, stick to, and penetrate the leaf surface). This herbicide works well while the plants are young. Once the dyer’s woad is mature enough to have flowers the 2,4-D is not very effective. Large property ownShown here is the initial ers will get their forming rosette of the dyer’s woad plant. This is a great best control with time for spraying the plant. Escort or Telar. These products are only sold in larger size packages. They have some soil activity and one application will often control dyer’s woad for two years. Please read and follow the label instructions. Please continue to make it a priority of clearing dyer’s woad from your property, along the byways in front of your property, and anywhere else you may come across this noxious weed during your excursions out and about within this beautiful Valley. Also, thanks and kudos to the many volunteers who, for so many years, have supported this annual effort—coming out to cut, pull, Dyer’s woad plant seeds dig, or spray hunchanging from green (top) dreds of dyer’s to black. At this stage, the woad plants. plant must be bagged and Your commitremoved to prevent future ment and efforts growth of dyer’s woad. are sincerely appreciated! suggested that you bring lots of drinking water. Please bring your own shovels or other eradication tools. Please join the sponsors in this community event as we work to protect our land by preventing the spread of trash and state-listed noxious weeds in Weber County. For more information, please contact Stacy Skeen at the Weber County Center, 801-3998406. 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