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Show Volume XXX Issue XIII The Ogden Valley News Page 5 September 15, 2023 Weber-Morgan Health Dept. Offers Ogden Valley Blood Drive Slated for October 14 The Community Foundation information, please visit redcrossblood.org or of Ogden Valley, CFOV, has contact community blood drive coordinator Janet Drive-thru Flu Clinic teamed up with the Red Cross to Wampler at 305-796-7778 or janet.wampler@ Mark your calen- org/clinical-nursing-services/immunizations/ dars! Weber-Morgan Health Department is holding its popular drive-thru flu clinic on September 29 and October 13. No appointment is necessary. Adults and children are welcome. Bring your insurance card if you have one and enter from the east side of Adams Ave. and 23rd Street in downtown Ogden. For costs and a list of insurances we accept, please see our website at webermorganhealth. index.php. We will also offer pneumonia and Tdap vaccines. We don’t plan on offering the updated fall 2023 COVID-19 vaccine at this time because not enough is known about when it will arrive. We also know that since the last COVID vaccine became available, we will have to order it from a commercial provider and will no longer be able offer it free of charge to everyone. Details are still being worked out. We will update our website and social media sites as soon as we know. Enjoy An Evening at Art Gallery Open House Eden 1900 Art Gallery is pleased to host an evening open house featuring the renowned western and wildlife artist David W. Jackson on Friday, September 15, 2023. Meet the Artist - Artist David W. Jackson will discuss his art and wealth of experience in the art business. Mr. Jackson’s art career has prospered over these past 50 years. He has a wealth of knowledge, not just about creating art, but also the business of art and locations in the mountain west. He will be happy to discuss his paintings, divulge his secrets to success, and answer questions from attendees. The gallery presents this open house meet and greet with Mr. Jackson as a community service. The event is free to registered guests. Space is limited. To register, visit eden1900.com/ OpenHouse/. David W. Jackson’s art is featured in some of the finest galleries in the west. We are so fortunate to have several of Mr. Jackson’s works on display here in Ogden Valley. Join us at Eden 1900 Art Gallery for this special evening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on September “Old & Cozy” by David W. Jackson. 15. rious beautiful mirror-like orbs along the Pineview Bike Path? One looks like Saturn with its rings. They are part of the Ogden Valley Planet Tour, which is nearing completion. Jupiter and Saturn were installed last week, and their information signs will arrive soon. Pluto has been installed at the South Gate of North Fork Park. Then only Neptune and Uranus await to be installed. The Ogden Valley Planet Tour is a 13-milelong scaled model of the sun and solar system planets (including Pluto to represent dwarf planets an Kuiper Belt Objects), which courses through Compass Rose Lodge (HALO Observatory) in Huntsville to North Fork Park entrance in Liberty. The planets are scaled in size relative to the sun, which is located at the Compass Rose Lodge and to each other, and the distances apart from one another are placed at their Saturn respective orbital distances from the sun and each other. Please visit OVplanettour.com for more information. Start the tour with the planets that are currently installed, by going to the sun at the Compass Rose Lodge in Huntsville. Scan the QR code for directions to Mercury, then follow the tour along the Pineview Bake Path! The OV Planet Tour is a partnership between the HALO observatory at the Compass Rose and Mountain Arts and Music, with funding from RAMP. Don’t Miss This Year’s Harvest Moon Celebration parking garag- The Gray Cliff Lodge would like to thank all of our loyal customers. We will be closing our doors September 30. 508 Ogden Canyon HOURS Tues.-Sat. 5-10 pm Sunday Brunch 10 am - 2 pm Sunday Dinner 801-392-6775 gmail.com. Drop-in donors are also welcome. You may start the donation process by completing an online pre-donation health history questionnaire on the day of your appointment by logging in to redcrossblood.org/RapidPass. Your gift could save a life. Mirror-Like Orbs Appear Along Pineview Bike Path What are those myste- Ogden Valley from About the Artist - David W. Jackson is a multi-talented and proficient artist who works in several art mediums. He is nationally and internationally known for his talent. He is locally famous as the artist who crafted monumental bronze sculptures for Weber State University (Ogden, Utah) as well as several high schools and businesses. Mr. Jackson is known for his accurate depiction of wildlife Jupiter and western landscapes. His works feature rich colors in an impressionistic style. About Eden 1900 Art Gallery - Eden 1900 Art Gallery displays works in a variety of mediums by award-winning local artists. Works by featured artists remain on display for roughly one month. Eden 1900 enjoys bringing an experience of fine art to the public and providing a location for top artistic talent to display their work in Ogden Valley. Eden 1900 Art Gallery is located in a hundred-yearold farmhouse on the main road from Eden to Huntsville. Our gallery is currently open to the Pluto public on Fridays and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We would love to have you register and join us for this exciting evening open Come out and enjoy one house on September 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 of Ogden’s largest events of p.m. Registration is free at Eden1900.com/ the year—its Harvest Moon OpenHouse. To keep informed of gallery Celebration. This year’s event happenings, go ahead and sign up for email will be held September 16 from notifications at Eden1900.com or follow Eden to 8:00 p.m. on Ogden’s 1900 LLC on Facebook or eden.1900.llc on Historic 25th noon Street. The Ogden Downtown Instagram. Alliance is proud to bring together community partners, nonprofits, and local businesses for a celebration that grows with each passing year. Join us as we celebrate the end of summer with family-friendly activities, live music by local artists, community partners, local businesses, food and artisan vendors, and free entry to Northern Utah’s largest event of the year! Harvest Moon Celebration will be by GOAL Foundation and Trails Foundation heldThefollowing Intermountain McKay-Dee of Northern Utah, in partnership with Weber Hospital’s 16th Annual Suicide County Parks and Recreation. For camping res- Awareness Walk that takes NUHOPE ervations and run/bike event registration, visit at the Ogden Amphitheater. place at 11:00 a.m. NorthernUtahTrailfest.com. Harvest Moon is free and open to the public. Stay in the loop with The NUT on Facebook is available in Electric Alley (behind the at facebook.com/northernutahtrailfest and Parking north side of Historic 25th Street), in The Junction Instagram at instagram.com/northernutahtrailfest/ About Trails Foundation of Northern Utah - Trails Foundation of Northern Utah is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission to plan, promote, protect, construct and maintain a network of public pathways, trails, and related open spaces for non-motorized users throughout Utah. Formerly known as Weber Pathways, Trails Foundation Northern Utah, was founded in 1995 by three concerned citizens who wanted to build a pedestrian trail in Ogden Canyon. Concerns for private property rights in the Canyon pointed the founders down a different “path” that included the development of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, Pineview Loop Pathway, Centennial Trail and many others since then. To learn more or to get involved, please visit tfnu.org/. About GOAL Foundation - The GOAL Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission to inspire the Greater Ogden Community and its visitors to “Get Out And Live” by participating, volunteering, and spectating at recreational and cultural events, programs, and activities. Founded shortly after the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, the GOAL Foundation—with the assistance of a myriad of local businesses and thousands of volunteers—aims to attract, organize, support, and encourage premier athletic events that promote an active lifestyle. The Foundation produces multiple renowned events in Weber County including the Ogden Marathon, Winter Running Series, and El Doce mountain bike race. The Foundation also organizes free and low-cost community programming, including youth summer camps for kids ages 6-18. Musicians Lee Rafugee, Mars Highway, Mel Soul, & The Proper Way Take the Stage for a Free Concert During the Northern Utah Trailfest The Northern Utah Trailfest (The NUT) is a fall festival for all trail users, which is held October 6-8 at North Fork Park in Eden. The NUT offers competitive trail running and mountain biking events, weekend camping, and a free-to-attend festival aimed at bringing trail users of all ages and abilities together in celebration of trails. Festival events kick off Friday evening with acoustic music from Steven Dean, fireside storytellers and s’mores, food trucks, vendors, journal making, a poetry hike, and the NUT’y Night Bike Ride. Musicians Lee Rafugee, Mars Highway, Mel Soul, and The Proper Way will take the stage for a free concert the next day on Saturday, October 7, following the conclusion of the trail run and bike races. “The NUT is a celebration for trail users who want to connect with nature and each other in a beautiful fall setting,” says executive director for the GOAL Foundation, Eric Bauman. “This event is more than just an athletic event, it is also a welcoming community festival for people to come learn, relax, recreate, listen to live music, and have a good time together.” Racers in the NUT Trail Run or Mountain Bike Race start their course loops early Saturday morning. Vans Sessions will provide entertainment and tunes with live musical guests throughout the day while festival goers enjoy food trucks and shopping in the vendor village. Come learn about Monarch butterflies from Teal Anderson, birds of prey from Ogden Nature Center, and wilderness first-aid from Weber State University, among other activities to be announced. Families will also have tons of fun with art and STEM activities hosted by the Treehouse Museum and OFOAM’s musical petting zoo. Fall post-season camping at North Fork Park is available during this weekend only, thanks to Weber County Parks and Recreation. Affordable accommodations include festival-style tent, car, or RV/trailer camping, VIP festival campsites, and new this year, premium private campsites just a short drive from festival grounds at Cutler Flats. The Northern Utah Trailfest is co-produced bring regularly scheduled blood drives to Ogden Valley. The first of these Community Blood Drives is scheduled for Saturday, October 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Eden Park community room at the bowery. To schedule an appointment, or for more www.grayclifflodge.com es, and in the District Court parking lot. With an increase of traffic to the downtown area for Harvest Moon and overlapping events, Ogden Downtown Alliance encourages event attendees to explore alternate transportation if possible, such as Ride UTA’s FrontRunner or local bus route. The GREENbike system is also available. A special “thank you” to our sponsors: Ogden City, Weber County RAMP, Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital, America First Credit Union, Swire Coca-Cola, Admiral Beverage – Pepsi, Weber State University, Wasatch Distributing, Golden Beverage Company, and Bank of Utah. For more information, please visit https:// ogdendowntown.com/harvestmoonogden/. |