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Show Volume XXX Issue VIII The Ogden Valley News Page 13 December 1, 2023 The Halloween Parade and Other Halloween Events By Student Reporter Della Anderson I bet that when you went to school you had a tradition: something that happened every year on Halloween. If so, what? Well, at Valley Elementary we have a Halloween parade. This parade includes students from every grade dressing up in their spectacular Halloween costume for the day, then going around the school passing every grade, and as they pass, that grade joins them in the parade. They go all the way around the school and all the way back to their classes. The best part for the parents and a lot of kids is when they come to the playground where all the parents can see their kids in the parade. I interviewed some kids from the school before the parade. First up, we have Wesley Riddle in sixth grade. She said, “I am excited for the parade. My favorite part of the parade and Halloween party is getting to see others’ costumes. I am going to be a pirate for Halloween, and I think that inflatable costumes will be the most popular costumes this year.” Next up we have George Anderson, who is in fourth grade. “My favorite part of the Halloween party is that you get candy. I am Snowcrest November Skyhawks of the Month “Perpetually Prepared” going to be a banana for Halloween, and I think that Wednesday Addams will be the most popular costume.” Another fun thing our school does is every class has a Halloween party. Most grades have parents volunteer and plan the entire party with games and all kinds of fun stuff. But one lucky grade gets to plan it all by themselves. Every year, fifth grade students get to sign up to help with refreshments, games, or a craft. They get to plan everything with a budget. After everything is planned out, the classes have a special field trip to the Valley Market to get their supplies. When they get back to the school, they set everything up and have their party. This was my favorite way to have a Halloween party. In the other grades, they get to rotate from class to class in their grade. In the classes, there is a treat you get to make, a game you get to play, or sometimes a movie or a craft. It all depends on which class you’re in. My favorite part of the Halloween party and parade at school is going to recess and seeing everybody’s costumes. It’s really quite amazing. So, take a moment to remember what did you do for Halloween? Front Row: Ben Gompert, Quentin Vendela, Hallie Brower, Jane Riley, Kenly Shaw, Taylee Timothy. Back Row: Lauryn Silverberg, Carson Hill, Indira Georgie, Owen Wimmer, Damian Worden, Ezekiel Hewitt, Zoe Markiewicz. Congratulations Skyhawks! WATER cont. from page 1 water” comes from the same “in water.” WCWS recently sent a legal document to Eden Water Works asking them to surrender their wastewater rights to WCWS. The Eden Water Works board voted to deny the surrender of any EWW water rights—including their wastewater, which would enable WCWS to collect the wastewater from New Town Eden’s customers whom EWW services. EWW notified WCWS of their denial to surrender their wastewater rights in writing, not once, but twice. Is Wolf Creek Water and Sewer trying to do an end-run around Eden Water Works? What happens if business owners in Eden sign an agreement with WCWS to hook up to the newly installed sewer system with wastewater they don’t have a right to give away to WCWS? Another consideration, it appears that collecting this wastewater is a critical component for WCWS and possibly the Eden Sewer Valley School students at this year’s 2023 Halloween parade! Service Area, which may be needed to receive full funding from federal ARPA (American Rescue Plan/Covid) funds to execute the funding contract. To further complicate matters, the Utah State Legislature passed HB 349, which became law November 1, 2023. The law, in part, seems Spanish, and the other was in English,” she to indicate that collecting wastewater for treatsaid. “My mom and I read the book together ment and reuse, water which would, normally, and started crying because I finally found a percolate into the aquifer and find its way into tributaries that supply the Great Salt Lake to book that represented me.” One of the goals of the Little Neighborhood By Addison Rodriguez, Libraries is to ignite a passion for reading in Marketing & Communications children by providing them with books tailored to their interests. Weber State University and the United Way The United Way of Northern Utah has a list of Northern Utah are partnering for a book of suggested books to donate, and anyone can drive to improve literacy and access to books contribute, even if they do not live close by. in the Ogden community. Donations are accepted online or in person at Through December 8, books can be donated WSU’s Ogden or Davis campus. for the Little Neighborhood Libraries around “We want to help make the donation prothe city. The small wooden boxes filled with cess as easy as possible,” Martinez said. “Our free books in English and Spanish are available goal is to increase the community’s access to for anyone to access. books by getting our campus and community The United Way of Northern Utah reported involved.” that nearly two-thirds of low-income families For more information about how to donate and have no books and, currently, more than half of volunteer opportunities, visit the Center for Ogden School District third graders read below Community Engaged Learning’s website. grade level. “To know that so many children in our community don’t have access to books is heartbreaking,” said Teresa Martinez, student engagement coordinator for WSU’s Center for Community Engaged Learning. “It’s even more heartbreaking to know that some children don’t have books in their native language.” The mini libraries are placed in Ogden neighborhoods, and anyone can leave or take a book for free at any time. Yuritzi Rosas Hernandez, vice president of community engagement for WSU’s Center for Community Engaged Learning, said she couldn’t imagine her life without books, but as a child, finding books that represented her was difficult. “I remember finding a book about a girl who was an immigrant, and one page was in Weber State Holds Drive to Increase Community Access to Books sustain healthy water levels, is now unlawful unless it can be used in areas that will allow the water to re-filtrate back into the aquifer. Ogden Valley’s water falls under the jurisdiction of this law. Lastly, water experts have indicated that the new sewer system being installed may need the commercial wastewater generated by New Town Eden in order to provide enough volume to function properly. What happens next, now that shareholders of Eden Water Works have resoundingly rejected supporting the new sewer system by denying the surrender of their wastewater? In part, EWW notes that homes and businesses located within a certain distance of an established sewer system are required by state law to do so. And, in addition, the cost to hook up to a new centralized sewer system can range from $20,000 to $30,000. Business owners receiving water from EWW may find themselves in conflict with the water company and the State of Utah if they were to proceed with hooking up to the new sewer system contrary to the decision made by Eden Water Works (EWW) board and Utah State law now in place. The new sewer system now being installed in Eden seems to be creating more than one kind of nightmare for Valley residents. Eden business owners and Valley residents alike appear to be facing some big decisions down this torn-up, muddy, fact-dodging road. Front Desk • Baristas Housekeeping |