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You Can Dance If You Want To

By Cassidy Ward | cassidy@ogdensource.com

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here is something charming and utterly American about social dancing. The happily raucous sounds of a big band coupled with the aesthetic and stylings of suspenders and puffy skirts evokes a nostalgia so sweet you can practically smell the apple pie. The scene evokes feelings of a bygone era, a time that certainly had its problems but is nonetheless dipped in rose colored glass giving it the power to evoke a yearning for a simpler time, even in those who weren’t present for it.

Mark Hollingshead is doing his part to keep that spirit alive right here in Ogden City.

Hollingshead has created a non-profit organization, the Lindy Hop & Swing Dance Society of Ogden, with hopes of building a healthy and vibrant social dancing scene in Ogden. A lifelong dancer, Hollingshead was taught by his mother to country line dance at the age of seven, then began breakdancing at the age of ten, he tried his hand at performance dancing but found that didn’t bring the same enjoyment as dancing socially.

Having grown up in Las Vegas, Hollingshead was a part of a vibrant local dance scene, often making friends with the bands that would come through, playing lounge gigs for a few weeks at a time, then traveling with them to Southern California to dance while they played. This unintentional cross-pollination served to introduce to him the varying types of

dancing that are favored in different geological locations.

“Down there, people were like, that’s pretty cool what you’re doing, what is it?

And I’d tell them East Coast Swing with some style added to it and I’d ask them what they were doing and they’d say Lindy Hop and I’d never heard of it. This was in the early days of the Internet, I was able to find Frankie Manning’s instruction videos on VHS tape and teach myself from that,” said Hollingshead.

Now residing in Ogden, Hollingshead finds the city lacking the active social dance scene of his youth and has endeavored to build one from scratch through grassroots efforts. Hollingshead teaches free introductory classes at the Pleasant Valley Library, East Coast Swing is taught on the second Saturday of every month and Lindy Hop on the last Saturday of every month. If you want to build a social dancing community, first you must amass some dancers.

“I started teaching lessons just so I could build a group of dancers that I could then go out and dance with. Right now you have to go down to Salt Lake to find a regular space

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Lessons have been taking place at the library since November and have seen increased and repeat attendance. The introductory class teaches participants to get used to the rhythms of Swing and Lindy Hop as well as introduce them to the movements. Hollingshead remarked that most people never try dancing because they don’t have anyone to dance with or they think they have two left feet when in reality all they need is some minimal instruction to get past that, then a whole world of dancing opens up to you.

“We always do our classes as group classes so that you don’t need a partner. The classes are free so people can always try it out and see how they feel about it and then make a better decision instead of never trying in the first place,” said Hollingshead.

Hollingshead dreams of increasing the scope of his organization as well as the options for social dancing in Ogden. He envisions intermediate and progressive courses and has approached the Eccles Center about hosting lessons there. Those more advanced lessons would be paid courses with all proceeds going either to Eccles or into a fund that would be used to rent venues and pay bands to play so that community dancing events could take place.

“I’d like to be throwing a New Year’s dance every year with live music,” Hollingshead remarked. “I’d like it to be at the Union Station, you could have a band in the station hall doing one style of swing, then in the Browning Theater have another style going on.”

Introductory lessons are every second and last Saturday beginning at 4 p.m. and going until 5:30. Dancers of all ages are welcome.

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Music SPOTLIGHT

Sensory Deprivation Float Therapy What is All the Hype About?

Dan Doshier

By Lauren Caouette

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an Doshier is a longtime musician with roots in classic country, funk and soul. His musical abilities are vast and varied and include being an accomplished guitarist, fiddle, mandolin and harp player whilst boasting a wide-range, baritone voice. He’s a songwriter, solo musician, band member, traveler, husband and grandfather. Doshier was born in San Diego and now calls Oregon home, but has ties to Ogden stretching back nearly 40 years.

After being stationed at Hill Airforce Base, he attended Weber State University. While attending he joined the Men’s Choir, in what proved to be a fateful decision. As the elected “librarian”, he was assigned the task of retrieving sheet music, but the head of the Women’s Choir carried the only key. In order to get into the music closet, he’d have to go to her and eventually, as he puts it, they developed a “closet romance.” Krista and Dan have now been married for 39 years. They have 18 grandchildren, who they love very much except for, he says jokingly, “during birthdays and Christmas.” Doshier had always dreamed of becoming a successful musician, and his wife has always been supportive. When their youngest son turned 18, Krista handed him a credit card, knowing that he’d been wanting to go to Nashville and try it out. She told him “Go and have fun. If it’s going to take more than 6 months, call me and I’ll come join you.” After two months, Doshier realized that there was “20,000 musicians better than me who were out of work”, and decided to come home. He says, “When I first became a musician, I wanted to be a millionaire, but I got so frustrated I changed my goal to thousandaire.” Still, he remains passionate about what he does, and agrees that what’s of the most importance. They settled in Medford, Oregon, where he owned and operated Off The Wall Music, repairing, buying and selling vintage instruments.

Proving that his dedication to music isn’t just limited to his own, he says: “What I like to do is resurrect the old ones that are good but have been falling apart; sitting in somebody’s attic or garage and not being cared for.... I take those and I rejuvenate them and I put them back into their hands to play.” He mentions how old guitars resonate in a way that can only be achieved by age, and when asked about his most memorable restoration, he says, “I had a guy bring me his grandfather’s 1895 guitar, real Brazillian Rosewood.... beautiful, not real expensive Regal. It had been sitting in his barn for 50 years.... He brought it to me in 7 or 8 pieces and said, ‘Dan, I know you can fix it. I don’t care what it looks like, I just want it play.

I don’t have much money.’ I put in 100 hours and charged him $100, just to see that look on his face when he played...” Additionally, he played in the River Country Band alongside Dennis Walker, a musician who has won 3 Grammy Awards and has been involved with legendary musicians such as, to name a few, Percy Mayfield, Lowell Fulson, Otis Rush, and Buddy Guy. 7 months ago, Doshier put the shop and his band on hold, sold his home, and made his way back to the Wasatch Front. It was a tough decision, but one that saved a life.

Krista was in need of a major surgery, and Utah was the place that could offer it the fastest. Neither he nor Krista are unaware of how lucky they are to have had the opportunities they’ve had during such a difficult time. They’re grateful for the family they had in the area, saying “Some people don’t have the resources to stay and have a home and be comfortable while they’re waiting for surgery.” They’re also extremely thankful for the modern science and the life-saving donation. “Twenty years ago, we’d be looking at mortuary expenses. An organ donor has saved my wife’s life.”

The outlook is good for Krista, and while she spends the next 4 months or so recovering, Dan is there for her every step, and has involved himself with the Ogden music scene once again. “Salt Lake Lung Transplant Blues” is an original song he plays during some of his performances; a soulful, melancholy, yet hopeful ode to his time spent back here so far. Doshier is regularly playing open mic nights, bringing classic country and honky tonk every second Wednesday at the Lighthouse, and every Friday at the Ogden Elks with the Flashback Band, 7:30-10:30. He also plays regularly at senior centers, and while every performance is meaningful to him, those have had an especially deep impact. He says that, with music, there’s a “communication way beyond words and notes and tones that happens between spirits,” which offers a sort of therapy to those who may feel trapped or alone. He says that his appreciation for doing this comes from loving the people that he works with, and “....the person that taught me that is my dad. He was my best friend. He told me ‘The thing that you have to do in life is find something in everybody you meet that you admire, and think in the back of your mind when you see them about that special feature.... He taught me how important it is to love people.” You can find Dan’s original music on reverbnation.com, simply by searching his name. He’s also available for bookings and events, “Whenever and wherever you want REAL music with lyrics you can understand” and is now seeking vintage instruments on the Wasatch Front. You can reach him at 541-292-0014

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tudents transformed trash into art for the Eccles Community Art Center’s fifth annual Recycled Art Competition, which is open daily during normal business hours until May 6.

Patrick Poce, director of the center, and Jill Sjoblom, former education curator for the center, came up with the idea for the art show to create an opportunity for students age 12 to 21 to participate in a low-cost Several recycled art pieces hang on the Eccles Community Art Center wall as art show project. part of their annual Recycled Art Competition. –Eccles Community Art Center “The center wanted to do something that would involve high school and junior high school-aged students, but we knew they didn’t have much money to spend on art supplies,” Debra Muller, assistant director, said. “We thought they could up-cycle to do an art project, and make use of old things that nobody uses.”

Although open to all Utah students, the project has become an Ogden and Weber School District favorite, gaining more participants each year and making it a more localized show than others offered at the center, Muller said. Students are welcome to enter pieces they make on their own time, but Erica Lyon, Patricia Francesconi and Chad Zielinski – all art teachers at Ben Lomond High School – use the competition as a class assignment.

“We get more class-wide participation for this project than for any other,” Lyon said.

“This medium really speaks to some kids. It’s safe to say this project gets students going home and taking their own time to work on a project that they are really proud of than others.”

About 40 students in Lyon’s classes enter the show each year. While she brings old supplies from garage sales to class and allows Pictured are several art pieces that were entered into students time to work on the project, she said one of the Eccles Community Art Center’s student students often work on their project with their Recycled Art Competitions. –Eccles Community Art families or find ideas on their own via YouTube. Center One year, a student whose father was a welder, melted down some horse shoes and hope, and we all need more hope.”

The parameters for the art show are really created a new statue from the metal. Last year broad to allow for creativity, Muller said. The some of her students watched a video and learned how to melt down pop cans to create a single stipulation is that at least 80 percent new work of art. Another year, a student made of each piece must be composed of recycled a replica of the robot “WALL-E” found in the materials. The artwork is adjudicated, and stuDisney/Pixar film from cardboard. This year dents may sell it, but they if they choose to sell several dream catchers, made from recycled it, the price tags are usually high because of the effort they put into their creation, Lyon said. materials, are on display.

It’s a new kind of art project that most of The art show is more about the art projects them haven’t experienced before, and that’s themselves and less about the prizes, she said.

Winning pieces are chosen by a local artwhy they get so excited and creative, Lyon ist, the Eccles Community Art Center Staff said.

“Our society is all about getting rid of stuff and the show sponsors. The sponsors – Bloom and replacing it with something that is better, Recyclers, the Newgate Mall and the Ogden but that’s not a good long-term practice. Like- Symphony Ballet Association – provide the wise, creating art is kind of a selfish endeavor, prizes in award money, gift cards and concert in some ways.” Lyon said. “To be mindful of tickets.

Awards will be posted at the center during your material by recycling and making something new from something that someone else Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll May 6 from 5 has given up on gives hope on – that creates to 8 p.m. l

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SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium Coming to Davis County

By Cassidy Ward | cassidy@ogdensource.com

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hy is almost every robust healthy boy with a robust healthy soul in him, at some time or other crazy to go to sea?” Herman Melville, Moby Dick.

There is a reason that every doctor’s office has an aquarium in the waiting room. The gentle motion of the water and graceful movements of the fish have a calming effect that serves to distract you from what ails you and the thought of needles to poke you.

There is something instinctual about a love of water. Maybe it’s that it represents a threshold between two worlds, a doorway, so easy to traverse, but leading to an uninhabitable and mostly unknowable place. Maybe it’s some part of our primordial minds reminding us that water means life or the voice of our evolutionary childhood feeling homesick, hearkening back to the murky depths from whence we came almost four billion years ago.

The next time the sea starts calling you with its siren song, you won’t have to go far. SeaQuest, a new interactive aquarium, is opening up in Davis County, inside the Layton Hills Mall. The facility will offer 20,000 square feet of floor space and house 1500 animals from over 300 species.

Brad Boyle, owner and chief marketing officer, promises exhibits from around the world including the California coast, the Bahamas, Egypt, the Cayman Islands, the Amazon, and more. What makes SeaQuest stand out amongst other large aquariums is its focus on hands-on learning through interactive experiences.

“We’re going to have an iguana aviary, if you will, you’ll be able to walk in and there will be 30 or 40 iguanas you’ll be able to go in pet them, play with them. We’ll always have a husbandry staff there making sure things are okay. In that same room, we’re going to have Cayman alligators. You’ll actually be able to feed those using a fishing pole and a wire with fish attached. It’s a soft line with no hook so there is no damage to the animals. There will be an octopus encounter where the octopus will have an open top and they like to play. It’s a Giant Pacific Octopus and you’ll be able to feed crawdads and lobster to him. You can go into the lorikeet aviary and feed them nectar A sampling of some of the animals SeaQuest will have available for interactive encounters. out of your hand. As you go place to place, everything is designed around the idea that SeaQuest is partnering with Weber State University, offering an people can actually interact with the animals,” Boyle said. internship program to Zoology and Microbiology students in an Most interactive activities can be encountered upon effort to provide them with the hands-on experience that will through the use of tokens purchased through SeaQuest. Feeding benefit them in their studies and in the job hunt after graduation. or interacting with iguanas, alligators, or the Great Pacific OctoSeaQuest will be the second large aquarium to set up shop pus might set you back a few tokens each. In addition, the facil- in Utah, after Living Planet Aquarium in Draper but Boyle ity will offer fish pedicures and a 40,000-gallon tank filled with states there is no competition or bad blood between them. stingrays whom patrons can swim with for an additional charge.

“Living Planet is amazing, it’s one of the more beautiful, Most cultural experiences of this caliber gravitate well-done aquariums we’ve seen anywhere in the world. The around the Salt Lake area but SeaQuest made a conscious difference between us and them is kind of like the difference decision to bring their unique brand of aquatic entertainment between The Louvre and a children’s museum. You go to a big to Davis County. Boyle, who lives in Bountiful with his fam- beautiful aquarium like Living Planet it’s mostly visual, everyily, said that aside from a couple of notable options, Davis where it says don’t touch or feed our animals. That’s the way County is heavily underserved and there was a market for they’re designed, around a very visual experience. Ours is very this kind of attraction north of Salt Lake City. Davis County interactive and more around, please do touch and feed our anand Layton City were also quick to jump on the opportunity imals. We don’t look at them as competition, one of the things when approached. we love about them is that they’ve introduced so many people In addition to providing a slice of the ocean close to home, to aquatic life over the last few years. It’s just a different expe-

rience,” Boyle said.

Currently, SeaQuest resides in a kiosk inside Layton Hills Mall. Visitors can see a small selection of the animals that will reside in the finished facility and get up to date information as construction progresses. SeaQuest is estimated to open late summer of this year and hopes to bring an additional half million visitors to the mall throughout the year.

More importantly, SeaQuest hopes to have a positive social impact on Davis County by bringing wildlife within arm’s reach and introducing children to animals at a young age.

“A lot of times people fall in love with animals because they visited zoos and aquariums that introduce you to those animals. Kids will be able to come and see and interact and learn, it makes for a wonderful experience,” Boyle said.

Entry costs begin at $14.95 for adults and $8.95 for children 12 and under. Annual family passes are also available for $149.00, a small price to pay for a brief visit to the sea. l

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Semantic Change: Evolution of a Word

By Cassidy Ward | cassidy@ogdensource.com

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t’s not uncommon for people to think of language as something well defined, literally.

Words have stable meaning and knowing those meanings is the key to clear communication.

Though any linguist will tell you that language is actually far from static, meanings change and evolve like a slow moving but never-ending Tower of Babel. Good communication isn’t just about knowing a word’s official definition, but about knowing how it’s actually being used by the populace at any particular moment.

Words and meanings that originally start out as slang terms often become officially recognized terms and definitions, one need only look at the evolution of words like “bad” or more recently, “swag” to see change happening.

This is no new phenomenon, words have been evolving presumably for as long as there have been words and historically speaking, the change happens quickly. Shakespeare wrote plays that could be easily understood by the uneducated masses but the English language has changed so much in a few centuries that most adults struggle to fully grasp even the most well-known passages.

The mechanism of change is varied, sometimes a word is altered by overuse, causing its meaning to be watered down in the process, this often necessitates the creation of new words to take the place of the now irrelevant previous word. Sometimes meaning

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begins broad and becomes more specific over time. Sometimes words become a euphemism or analogy, making their meaning broader or symbolic. Sometimes the change is seemingly nonsensical, changing to such a degree as to make the original meaning unrecognizable.

Lingual evolution is, by all accounts, a good thing. It is the measurable effect of a change in our culture. New paradigms require either the creation of new words or the co-opting and redefining of existing ones. Examples of evolved words may be an indicator of social growth, but it can certainly be uncomfortable for those of us who learned a language under

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one set of rules are now forced to adapt to catch up to the rapid changes. Here are 20 or so examples of words whose meanings have changed beyond recognition.

Artificial: Now used to mean something false, synthetic, unnatural. Artificial was originally used to identify something full of artistic or technical skill. It’s easy to see how that original definition would still apply to most artificial things, but it isn’t our first thought when we hear the word used.

Fantastic: Now used to mean anything that’s at least moderately cool or exciting. If one is presented with a good piece of pizza, it’s not out of the question that you might say, “This pizza is fantastic!” Derived from the French word “fantastique” it originally referred to things beyond imagination or existing only in the imagination. It’s no wonder that it shares the same root word as “Fantasy.”

Garble: In what is perhaps the most ironic example of pedantic change, the word “garble” is now used to refer to something that’s all mixed up or incomprehensible. Originally it referred to sorting something out. The exactly opposite meaning as the one it holds today.

Speaking of irony…

Ironic: If you ever want to start a heated debate among language lovers, mention irony, or the Oxford Comma. For an example of modern, and potentially flawed, usage of the word “ironic” look no further than the paragraph above. The concept of irony is used in various ways today to express something surprising,

unusual or coincidental. Irony was originally intended to refer to a statement that conveys a meaning opposite to its actual meaning, think sarcasm but subtler. Words like this beg the question, which definition is more valid, the technically correct one, or the one people are actually using?

Awesome: This is probably the most overused and diluted word on the list. Today, everything from a new season of your favorite show to 15 extra minutes of sleep is awesome.

We use the term to refer to anything even minimally good which, is a far cry from the originally intended meaning of something that literally inspires awe whether good or bad. A space shuttle launch is awesome, a 7.1 earthquake is awesome, realizing you have a leftover slice of pizza in the fridge—not awesome. A satisfying surprise perhaps.

Theory: These days we have theories about everything. If your boss wants to speak to you in their office at the end of the day, you probably have a theory. If your best friend hasn’t spoken to you in weeks, you probably have a theory. When it comes to who Jon Snow’s mom or Rey’s parents are, you most probably have a theory, except that you don’t.

What you really have is a hypothesis. Whenever you utter the words, “My theory is…” what you are really saying is, here is my (probably moderately) educated guess based on what minimal information I have and heavily weighted by personal biases. What you have there, is a hypothesis, and not a particularly good one. The word theory, in the scientific sense, actually carries much more weight than that. Only when a hypothesis is well defined and repeatedly tested, only when an idea has been confirmed beyond a reasonable doubt does it attain the title of theory. To be a theory means to be a well thought out model based on and including all available information.

The watering down and colloquial use of the term has caused some heartache in scientific debate, leading to the rebuttal “It’s only a theory” which shows a clear misunderstanding of the term by those who employ it.

Meat: There’s no ambiguity here, right?

Meat refers to animal flesh, beef, pig, chicken, et al. However, originally the word “meat” referred to any food. You can see the remnants of this original meaning when referring to the

O gdenSource .Com substance of some vegetables i.e. “the meat of a tomato.”

Doom: This word has attained a universally negative connotation now. Doom refers to a looming threat of a grave nature, or to an old computer video game. Originally it carried a more generalized definition that could be either good or bad. It referred mostly to fate or destiny. This definition can be seen in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien who uses the word commonly throughout his words. Most notably is Mt. Doom which, in the current linguistic climate feels like a cheap amusement park ride but originally meant that it was the mountain of Frodo’s fate or destiny. It sounds a lot cooler that way.

Friend/Follower: The meaning of these words hasn’t changed per se. They still mean what they’ve meant for quite some time: a close personal relation and a person who subscribes to your philosophy, a literal follower.

Both words have picked up additional meanings based on the context. We use both terms in a social media context to mean those people online who are a part of our digital networks.

Speaking of the internet…

Meme: What is a meme? It’s almost as difficult to define as why one thing goes viral instead of another. The term “meme” most commonly refers to a bitesize piece of content generated propagated on the Internet. The most common memes are in the form of still images with words overlaid but the term is also used to refer to a humorous or interesting concept, and in the gladiator battlefield that is the Internet, they don’t tend to last very long. The term was actually coined in 1976 by English

May 2016 | Page 7 evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, in his book “The Selfish Gene.” Dawkins proposed that ideas and concepts could behave like organisms, propagating themselves from person to person, adapting, evolving, only the strong survive and that this was, in fact, the source of all human culture. Dawkins gave the concept the title mimeme and shortened to “meme” for easy use, also for its similar sound to gene.

This is an example of a word being overused and diluted over time. Once you understand both definitions it’s easy to see that all memes are memes, but not all memes are memes.

Queer/Gay/Black/African-American/Idiot/Moron/Retarded: For the most part, semantic change is fairly harmless and causes only minor snafus amongst users. The situation becomes riskier when the words that are evolving are those we use to refer to groups of people.

If some of the words in the above header made you uncomfortable even to see them written, you are not alone. Each of the above words began as a descriptor and not always, as is the case with the word “gay” even a descriptor of a group of people. Each of them, at one time or another, was used to refer to individuals and groups not necessarily with malicious intent.

“Idiot,” “moron” and “retarded” all began as scientifically valid words for describing a mental state but over time were co-opted as general insults. “Queer,” “Gay,” “Black” and “African-American” are the Schrodinger’s Cats of language, simultaneously offensive and non-offensive depending on the context and the person using them. This has a tendency to cause uncomfortable situations between those employing the words and those who are the

targets when the perceived intent is not nice.

Speaking of nice…

Nice: What possible problems could we uncover with this word? It is the purest, most unambiguous word, almost synonymous with good. A person can be nice, an event, a situation, a piece of artwork can all be nice. All of these are positive. So, it might surprise you to know that the word “nice” is derived from the Latin word “nescius” meaning ignorant and was generally used to describe a person who was foolish or silly. Along the way, it came to mean cowardice, sloth, extravagance or ostentation. During the 18th century, these qualities were admired and the negative connotation became a positive one. While society no longer values those traits in a person, the positive connotation of the word “nice” stuck.

Backlog: Referring to a large stockpile of unfinished work. The term originally referred to the largest piece of wood, placed in the back of a fireplace and meant to sustain a blaze.

Pedant: Today we use this term to describe someone who is overbearing in their need to correct seemingly minute details. To be pedantic is largely considered a character flaw.

Originally it referred to a good teacher, someone who is knowledgeable. Somewhere along the way it picked up the additional meaning of someone who is overbearingly so, taking the meaning from positive to negative in the process.

RAM/AIDS: Sometimes it isn’t the words themselves that evolve, instead something comes along that by way of an acronym, hijacks a word until its meaning is overshadowed by the new concept. When you hear the words

“RAM” or “AIDS” your first thought probably isn’t hitting something at high speed or an office assistant, that is a testament to these very successful acronyms.

Egregious: When someone breaks out this powerhouse of a word you know they’re serious. Today, “egregious” means incredibly bad, negative in the highest degree, but originally that wasn’t the case. Once again we have to go back to the original Latin. “Egregious” comes from the Latin word for “flock” and literally meant to tower above the flock, distinguished, excellent, renowned. In short, it referred to things that are good in the highest degree. The cause of the polar shift in meaning is largely unknown, though linguists have some theories… er, hypotheses.

Mad: The most common definition refers to someone being in an angered state. Fans of Lewis Carroll know that isn’t the only meaning. The Mad Hatter wasn’t particularly angry, but was absolutely insane.

Apology: If this list went a little long for your taste, allow me to apologize, and by that I mean “apologize” in its original definition which was not an admission of guilt and remorse, but rather a defense and justification of one’s actions.

Semantic change is interesting, words are the tools we use to give order to our thoughts and their shifting definitions give us a glimpse into the collective consciousness of our societies. So the next time you hear someone misuse a word, rather than be a pedant about the situation, consider that perhaps they are simply ahead of the curve. l

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Gemstone Junction Draws Rock Lovers

By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com

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he Golden Spike Gem and Mineral Society rocked out during their 65th annual Gemstone Junction rock show. Held April 8 through 10 at the Weber County Fairgrounds, the show drew big crowds of rock and mineral lovers from across the state.

“We’re an educational club that wants people to learn more about the rocks and geology in the area,” said Deborah Blake, a representative of the Golden Spike Gem and Mineral Society.

The show featured 48 exhibits of rocks, gems and minerals that attendees could look at, jewelry makers presented demonstrations on their craft and demonstrations on how to polish rocks were available.

“It’s a chance for people to come and learn,” Blake said.

The rock show also had about 28 dealers who sold various rocks, minerals and gems.

Prices ranged from a quarter to several hundred dollars.

The show also incorporated educational displays tied to the geology common core.

“Classes can come in and the teacher can show them a sedimentary rock and a metamorphic rock,” Blake said. “We’ve made a real effort to engage people and we hope to be a resource to them.”

Attendees also brought in rocks for identification. Blake said the group makes the best efforts to tell people what rock they have.

The big draws at the event were the displays of opals and the wire wrappers. The wire wrappers demonstrated how they could wrap different stones in wire to make jewelry and

other items. Display cases were also available to showcase different rocks and gems. This included a small cabin made out of petrified wood.

A giant dinosaur skeleton puppet named Mr. Bones walked around through the show, much to the delight of the small kids.

“It’s just something fun that the kids love,” Blake said. “He comes every year.”

Blake emphasized that the general public doesn’t really know what their society and their show is really about.

“People think it’s just piles of rocks but some people go to extreme lengths to bring the best to the show,” Blake said. “You can see how something so plain can be turned into something so pretty. All it takes is a little polish and a little work and you have something really pretty. That’s the thrill of it. People love that surprise.”

The Golden Spike Gem and Mineral Society was founded in the 1950s and meet every month. The group also hosts field trips to various locations around the state to collect different rock and mineral samples. Guest speakers also attend meetings.

According to their website, the purpose of the society to stimulate interest in the collection of minerals and gem materials, and in the cutting and polishing of gem materials, and related arts. The society also actively protects gemstone and mineral resources for hobby use, including the location and acquisition of mining claims and properties for noncommercial purposes. l

A display of agates at the Gemstone Junction.—Golden Spike Gem and Mineral Society

Gemstone Junction attendees wander around the various displays.—Golden Spike Gem and Mineral Society

Ogden Nature Center Celebrates Earth Day

By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com

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he Ogden Nature Centered hosted a special event to celebrate Earth Day on April 16.

Every year since 2005, the center has held an Earth Day celebration full of activities, crafts and loads of information about going green.

“It was something the staff talked about and we felt it was important for the community,” said Sabrina Foster, the development and events coordinator at the Ogden Nature Center.

The annual event drew over 2,000 attendees and is the largest Earth Day celebration in the state.

The event had over 60 exhibits and vendors, each focusing on an Earth-friendly topic.

Many of the booths were sponsored by nature centered business or nonprofits. However, those businesses whose main enterprise was not nature related were asked to offer something environmentally centered. This included nature crafts for children and tours of the nature center. A plant sale offered attendees a chance to purchase something for their homes and one woman sold goat milk products such as lotions and creams.

Other booths offered educational opportunities. People learned about how to make a building more environmentally friendly and

An attendee builds a nature craft during the Earth Day celebration.—Ogden Nature Center

reduce the carbon footprint. This included changing light bulbs for energy efficient ones, adding a recycling program and remembering to unplug anything that isn’t needed at the end of the day. Other booths taught about sustain-

able recycling programs that neighborhoods can take part in. Attendees also received information about creating their own compost. Another vendor brought in a few of his sheep and taught attendees about how to shear a sheep

and spin the wool into yarn.

“We want people to take something away and have fun,” Foster said. “We want them to have fun while learning.”

New to this year’s event was the addition of professional storytellers. These artists told various nature-related stories to both adults and children.

The biggest attraction was the live animal demonstrations. This included owls, raptors and various reptiles. Employees at the Ogden Nature Center explained the different diets and sounds each of the animals makes and where they can be found in nature.

“That’s always a big hit,” Foster said. “It’s held in the auditorium and it’s always packed.”

The Ogden Nature Center is home to several animals that are used for educational purposes. These animals typically were injured in the wild and after they had recuperated, were deemed to be unable to return to the wild. They are cared for at the center and used to educate the public about wildlife and the environment.

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Friday, May 13

Weed Days/National Trails Day (29th Street Trailhead, Ogden) Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Ogden Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Weber Pathways, and the Ogden Valley invites the public to join us for the 9nd annual Ogden, Ogden Valley Weeds Days, and National Trails Day. The public is invited to participate in the community wide event in celebration of National Trails Day and help remove invasive weeds from trails. The ongoing efforts offer fun, exercise, a chance to meet new people as well as give back to the local community.

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Birdhouse Competition & Exhibit at Ogden Nature Center (Ogden Nature Center 966 West 12th Street Ogden, Utah 84404) Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults; $3 for children; members are free. The Ogden Nature Center presents “For the Birds,” an outdoor exhibit of handcrafted and whimsical birdhouses. The exhibit runs from April 8 through June 25, 2016 and is open 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Monday through Friday and 9a.m. to 4p.m. on Saturdays. Contact: Sabrina Foster at 801-621-7595 For more info http://Cost.ogdennaturecenter.org Ogden Heritage (Festival Union Station 2501 Wall Ave. Ogden, UT 84401) Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: Free thanks to Weber County RAMP and the George S. and Dolores Dore’ Eccles Foundation. Description: Full list of activities and performances coming soon!

More at http://theunionstationorg/heritage-fest/ Demolition Derby - May Mania (GOLDEN SPIKE EVENT CENTER, Outdoor Stadium, 1000 N 1200 Cost Ogden, UT 84404) Saturday 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: $15-$26. Tickets go on sale April 1st. $26 Limited Reserved Seating tickets including a 20oz. Coca Cola are available for advanced purchase only. They are only available at the Golden Spike Arena box office. General Admission Adult Tickets $20, Child tickets (12 and under) are $15, and Children 2 and under are free! Tickets available thru the Golden Spike Event Center, online at Cost. smithtix.com and Cost.stirrindirtracing.com. Call (801) 399-8798 for more information. Discount: Tickets only available at Weber County Burger Kings; Roy, Riverdale, 21st St. & Wall Ave. in Ogden and the 2nd St. in Ogden. Tickets also available at Riverdale Kia, Layton Hills Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Big-O tires locations in Ogden.

Weed Days/National Trails Day (29th Street Trailhead, Ogden) Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Adult Tai Chi with Norm Skanchy (Eccles Community Art Center Dance Studio 2580 Jefferson Avenue Ogden, Utah 84401) Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Cost: Drop-in $8 daily, 10 class punch pass $55. Join the Eccles Community Art Center’s Tai Chi workshop on Tuesday and Thursday

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mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. April 5 through June 9, 2016. Located in Ogden at 2580 Jefferson Avenue the Eccles Community Art Center hold this Tai Chi workshop in their Performing Arts Building. Tuition: Drop-in $8, punch pass for 10 classes $55. Interested?

Please pre-register with a member of the ECAC ‘s staff by calling 801-392-6935. Beginning students welcome, suggested for those ages 45 and older. Contact ECAC staff: 801-392-6935 For more: http://Cost.ogden4arts. org Golden Spike Dog Obedience Club Dog/Handler Training (Courtyard 1000 North 1200 West Ogden, Utah 84404) Tuesday 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Register: Cost. gsdoc.org Contact: Crystal Toutin, Training Director 801-603-0486. A variety of classes from puppy through Agility

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OSMS 71st Annual CME Conference (Weber State University Shepherd Union Building, 3rd Floor 3848 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah) Wednesday, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: free to General Public, food not included.Contact: Rosemarie Schoof. As part of the 71st Annual Medical Conference, the Ogden SurgicalMedical Society welcomes David Epstein, author of The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletes, to their outstanding lunch-time lecture series. “David Epstein writes about sports science and medicine, Olympic sports, and is an investigative reporter. David has given lectures about the science of high performance on five continents, including a 2014 TED Talk that was one of the 20 most viewed of the year. The Sports Gene tackles the great nature vs. nurture debate and traces how far science has come in solving this timeless riddle. He addresses the 10,000hour rule to uncover whether rigorous and consistent practice from a young age is the only route to athletic excellence.” The Conference will be held May 17, 18, 19, and 20. The 3.5 day event features Local, Regional, and National speakers presenting on a variety of current medical topics. Community members are invited to attend conference events free of charge. For a complete list of conference events, please visit the OSMS website to download the conference brochure.

For more: http://Cost.ogdensurgical.com Country Dance (Union Station Browning Theater 2501 Wall Avenue Ogden, UT 84401) Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.

To 10 p.m. Cost: ONLY $4 BEFORE 9, OR $5 AFTER. Contact: 435-512-9771, Email countrydanceogden@ gmail.com. Country dancing every every wednesday night at the union station in Ogden, Utah! LESSONS: 8:30 P.M. to 9 P.M. Open dance floor: 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

We also DJ dances, receptions and events For more: https://Cost.facebook.com/theunioncountrydance/

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OSMS 71st Annual CME Conference (Weber State University Shepherd Union Building, 3rd Floor 3848 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah) Wednesday, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: free to General Public, food not included.Contact: Rosemarie Schoof. For a complete

May list of conference events, please visit the OSMS website to download the conference brochure. For more: http://Cost.ogdensurgical.com

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OSMS 71st Annual CME Conference (Weber State University Shepherd Union Building, 3rd Floor 3848 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah) Wednesday, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: free to General Public, food not included.Contact: Rosemarie Schoof. For a complete list of conference events, please visit the OSMS website to download the conference brochure. For more: http://Cost.ogdensurgical.com

OSMS 71st Annual CME Conference (Weber State University Shepherd Union Building, 3rd Floor 3848 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah) Wednesday, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: free to General Public, food not included.Contact: Rosemarie Schoof. For a complete list of conference events, please visit the OSMS website to download the conference brochure. For more: http://Cost.ogdensurgical.com Ogden Marathon (Finish Line: 25th Street and Grant Ave Ogden, UT 84401) Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The GOAL Foundation is pleased to announce the annual Ogden Marathon, Utah’s Spring Run-Off, sponsored

by ZIONS Bank. Features an awe-inspiring course, tremendous community enthusiasm, unsurpassed volunteer support and enjoyable pre- and postrace activities, the Zions Bank Ogden Marathon has received national attention twice recently in Runner’s World magazine as “one of the top 10 marathons in the world” and “one of the top 10 marathons for first time marathoners you won’t soon forget.”

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Full Marathon Half Marathon Marathon Relay Corporate Cup 5K KidsK

Whether you run, volunteer, or come out to cheer on the runners, be sure to attend this grand event in Ogden. Contact GOAL Foundation. For more: www. ogdenmarathon.com Scout Saturday - Native vs. Invasive (Ogden Nature Center 966 Cost. 12th St Ogden, Utah 84404) Saturday, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Cost: $5 per scout. General admission rates apply to all other family members attending. The Ogden Nature Center provides the perfect outdoor classroom for scout activities. Have an ONC teacher/naturalist help your scout pass off badge requirements during one of our 45-minute workshops.

Reservations and a non-refundable deposit is required.

Contact: 801-621-7595 to reserve your spot. For more: http://Cost.ogdennaturecenter.org Birdhouse Competition & Exhibit at Ogden Nature Center (Ogden Nature Center 966 West 12th Street Ogden, Utah 84404) Saturday. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $5 for adults; $3 for children; members

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May are free. The Ogden Nature Center presents “For the Birds,” an outdoor exhibit of handcrafted and whimsical birdhouses. The exhibit runs from April 8 through June 25, 2016 and is open 9a.mto5p.m. Monday through Friday and 9a.m to 4p.m. on Saturdays. Contact: Sabrina Foster at 801-621-7595 For more: http://Cost. ogdennaturecenter.org Scout Saturday – Conservation (Ogden Nature Center 966 Cost. 12th St Ogden, Utah 84404) Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Cost: $5 per scout. General admission rates apply to all other family members attending. The Ogden Nature Center provides the perfect outdoor classroom for scout activities. Have an ONC teacher/naturalist help your scout pass off badge requirements during one of our 45-minute workshops.

Reservations and a non-refundable deposit is required.

Contact: 801-621-7595 to reserve your spot. For more: http://Cost.ogdennaturecenter.org Scout Saturdays — Venomous Reptiles Ogden Nature Center 966 Cost. 12th St Ogden, Utah 84404) Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Cost: $5 per scout.

General admission rates apply to all other family members attending. The Ogden Nature Center provides the perfect outdoor classroom for scout activities.

Have an ONC teacher/naturalist help your scout pass off badge requirements during one of our 45-minute workshops. Reservations and a non-refundable deposit is required. Contact: 801-621-7595 to reserve your spot. For more: http://Cost.ogdennaturecenter.org The Golden Spike Chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Meeting (Two Bit Street Café 126 25th Street Ogden, UT 84401) Saturday, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Cost: Lunch is optional, meeting is free. The Golden Spike Chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Club meetings are the 3rd Saturday of each month at noon. Visitors and volunteers are always welcome. Contact Steve Jones 414-828-0166, 385-333-4050. For more: http://Cost. trainweb.org/GoldenSpikeLRHS/ UQHA Horse Racing (Race Track Golden Spike Event Center 1000 N. 1200 W. Ogden, UT 84404) Saturday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $10 includes race program, $5 without a program.

Live horse racing returns to Golden Spike Event Center: Weber Downs. Featuring the $20,000 Added Sherm Hadley/Ed Giles Memorial Futurity; $5,000 Added Jake Kapp Memorial; $2500 Added Maiden Frolic and $5000 Added Bonus Challenge Quarter Horse Racing at its finest. Contact Jeannie Hullinger 435-623-7015. For more: http://Cost. uqharacing.com Full Moon Hike (Ogden Nature Center 966 Cost.

12th Street Ogden, Utah 84404 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Cost: $8 members, $10 for non-members. Join teacher/ naturalist Kristin Cluskey for an evening of nocturnal creatures and night-time fun. This is a great hike to take with kids as the full moon will provide plenty of light. Bring good walking shoes and remember to dress for the weather. Please RSVP by Friday, May 20th. Contact 801-621-7595. For more: http://Cost. ogdennaturecenter.org

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Utah Youth Rodeo (Outdoor Stadium / Riding Arena Golden Spike Event Center 1000 N 1200 Ogden, UT 84404) Tuesday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: Free. Utah Youth Rodeo Association Members, ages 2-14 compete in rodeo events. Great family oriented organization. Come support the kids and let them impress you with their skills. Contact: Brian House 801821-0057

Our National Symbol - A Special Memorial Day Program (Ogden Nature Center 966 Cost.

12th street Ogden, Utah 84404) Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Cost: $5 adults, $3 Kids (2-11), $4 seniors, free for members. Did you know that the bald eagle had to compete with the turkey to become our national symbol? It’s true! Join us for a special Memorial Day program. with the Ogden Nature Center’s own bald eagle Des Ta Te. Come learn about these special birds and hear how they finally became our national symbol.

Program. will highlight some scout requirements. Meet in the Visitor’s Center. Contact: 801-621-7595. For more: http://Cost.ogdennaturecenter.org Rocky Mountain Barrel Racing Jackpot (Golden Spike Event Center 1000 N 1200 Cost Ogden, UT 84404) Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Cost: Free. Some of the toughest Barrel Racing Competitors around! Open 5D Format. 18/40 4D Format. Jr Youth 12 & under 3D Format. Contact: Debbie Conley 801726-5515. For more: http://Cost.rockymtnbarrels.com

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Inspire Dance Recital 2016 (Perry’s Egyptian Theater 2415 Washington Blvd Ogden, UT 84401) Thursday, Doors open at 4:30p.m., 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost: Adults $8, Child (3-9 yrs) $5, plus a $1.50 Facility Fee; children 2 & under are free. Inspire Dance Studio will be celebrating their 2015-2016 Season with performances from their Academy and Competitive Teams. Tickets go on sale Monday, April 4th. Order your tickets online 24/7 through Smithstix, by phone at 801-689-8700 or in person at the Box Office M-F 2 to 6 p.m. Contact: 801-689-8700. For more: http:// egyptiantheaterogden.com/events

Regional Miniature and Shetland Pony Show (Golden Spike Event Center Riding Arena 1000 N 1200 Cost Ogden, UT 84404) Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Free. Regional Miniature and Shetland Pony Show. 9 a.m. daily. Contact: Dixie Anderson 801-458-0261

28 Great American Chicken (Golden Spike Event Center 1000 North 1200 West Ogden, Utah 84404) Saturday 8 a.m. Cost: registration fee required.

May A teaching competition to prepare Young Adults to learn to ride & show English Style Riding skills. Contact: Megan Welton 801-920-3615.

Birdhouse Competition & Exhibit at Ogden Nature Center (Ogden Nature Center 966 West 12th Street Ogden, Utah 84404) Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost admission is $5 for adults; $3 for children; members are free. The Ogden Nature Center presents For the Birds....an outdoor exhibit of handcrafted and whimsical birdhouses. The exhibit runs from April 8 through June 25, 2016 and is open 9 a.m to 5p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4p.m. on Saturdays. Contact Sabrina Foster at 801.621.7595For more: http://Cost. ogdennaturecenter.org

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Weed Days/National Trails Day (29th Street Trailhead, Ogden) Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Ogden Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Weber Pathways, and the Ogden Valley invites the public to join us for the 9nd annual Ogden, Ogden Valley Weeds Days, and National Trails Day. The public is invited to participate in the community wide event in celebration of National Trails Day and help remove invasive weeds from trails.

The ongoing efforts offer fun, exercise, a chance to meet new people as well as give back to the local community.

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Intake Plein Air Art (Eccles Community Art Center 2580 Jefferson Avenue Ogden, Utah 84401) Wednesday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost $25 professional artists, $15 amateur. The Eccles Community Art Center, a Victorian sandstone mansion, exhibits work of local, regional, and nationally known artists. The mansion houses the offices of the art center, the Junior League, Weber Arts and Rotary. Other buildings in the complex hold studios for the arts and dance classes sponsored by the center, which are open to the public.

An excellent sales/gift gallery, which represents over sixty local Northern Utah artists, is found in the carriage house. Colorful gardens with a growing collection of sculpture complete the center. The gallery will accept works for the ECAC Plein Air Competition Tuesday May 31 and Wednesday, June 1, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Artists interested in participate may register and have their surfaces stamped May 20 through 27 at the art center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participation Fees: $25 professional $15 amateur. You may have numerous surfaces stamped. The participation fee is charged at time of stamping. One entry will be covered with this fee if you decide to enter up to a total of three entries and additional fee of $10/entry professionals, and $5/ entry amateur will be charged. The original entry fee is charged even if the artist decides not to submit an entry. Deadline for intake of entries is June 1, 2016 by 4 p.m. Works exhibited June 3 through 27, 2016.

For more information, please visit the ECAC website at Cost.ogden4arts.org. Contact ECAC staff: 801-3926935

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Humans Fly Without Planes, Wings, Pixie Dust

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lying is not only for the birds, those in planes and Peter Pan. iFLY Utah in Ogden facilitates human flying with the use of a vertical wind tunnel.

“You walk into the flight chamber and your instructor says, ‘Trust us and trust the wind. When you lean the wind will pick you up,’” Bill Knopp, first time flyer, said. “You just lean, and then you float, and it is like you are sustained mid-air.”

It doesn’t feel like a roller coaster or make you sick to your stomach but is a “dream-like” experience that allows you to float, according to Shan Hancock, iFLY manager.

Vertical wind tunnels were first designed for military and sky diving training but, since that time, have become a type of recreation for those of all ages. iFLY Utah is the only vertical wind tunnel in the state and one of 20 in the nation, according to Hancock.

“It’s still a pretty rare and unique opportunity,” he said. “Sixty-five to 70 percent of the people who come here are from outside of state, and 50 percent of our guests are professional sky divers from all over the world who want to learn and progress without having to jump out of an air plane.”

There are 10 levels of flight, so groups of any level can have an enjoyable time, Hancock said. While professional sky divers may fly upside-down on their heads, beginning flyers can simply learn how to roll onto their side while flying. Ski groups, family reunions and field trips are among the groups who frequent the establishment.

Knopp, sales manager for the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Ogden, said many of his customers have been to iFLY Utah, but he’d never experienced it in the nine years since its opening. When his son, Kyle, came to visit Ogden for his 30th birthday on April 5, Knopp surprised his son with a reservation at iFLY When both Knopps arrived at iFLY, they

By Tori La Rue | tori@mycityjournals.com watched an orientation video which told them about the flight experience they would soon have. Because participants can’t hear in the wind tunnel, the video teaches hand signals that instructors will give to fliers to help them fly. After the video, the flight instructor relayed additional information to make sure Knopp and his son felt ready.

“I wasn’t really nervous and the instruction helped,” Knopp said. “I was more excited because I’ve never skydived or base jumped or anything, and I was like, ‘Oh, this is a way to experience some of that, but it’s really safe.’”

Knopp and his son dressed in flying gear – A flying suit to increase surface area and goggles. Then, they watched others’ flight experiences before participating in their own sessions. As first time flier, Knopp and his son participated in the recommended first time flyer experience, which includes instruction and two personalized one-minute flight sessions for each flyer.

Only one flyer is allowed in the tunnel with the instructor at a time. Knopp watched as his son flew in the air.

“The first session you just get the hang of it, but in the second you can shoot up in the tunnel 10 or 15 feet,” Knopp said. “I watched my son do it, and that was really exhilarating.

Then I tried it myself.”

Although two minutes of flight sounds like a short amount of time, Knopp said it was just about right.

“Sky divers will buy up to 10 minutes at a time, but even they each do a four-minute break in-between” Hancock said. “If first timers do 10 minutes it is hard to walk the next day because they are using different muscles than what they are used to.”

Knopp said his son, who was scared of heights, is considering going sky diving now because iFLY was a good intermediary and “dispelled his fears.” iFLY is a great activity for

A man floats on wind in the state’s only vertical wind tunnel. –iFLY Utah

A group waits in their flight suits and goggles for their turn to enter the flight chamber at iFLY Utah in Ogden. –iFLY Utah

any age, according to Knopp, and he said he’s going to recommend it to the groups who come to stay at the hotel because the demographic of people who could enjoy it are so big. Participants at iFLY Utah ranged from 3 to 91.

Hancock’s favorite groups to watch are preschool field trip groups. The first week of April about 170 3- to 5-year-olds came to iFLY with their preschool groups.

“First, we turn the wind on and pour water in wind and let it float around to help them get

Kyle and Bill Knopp pose for a picture before flying at iFLY Utah. – Bill Knopp

Professional sky divers and flight trainers learn how to “fly” upside down at the iFLY vertical wind tunnel in Ogden. –iFLY Utah

a feel for what it will be like in there,” Hancock said. “Then we take in the gung-ho kids in there, and the other kids see that their peers are having so much fun, so they want to get in there. They have big smiles on their faces and their parents are watching. I’m not sure who’s having more fun – the kids or the parents.” iFLY Utah is located at 2261 Kiesel Ave, Suite #200 in Ogden. For more information or to schedule an appointment visit http://iFLYutah.com/. l

Ogden Pride Center, Running Toward Equality

By Cassidy Ward | cassidy@ogdensource.com

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wareness of gay and lesbian individuals and rights concerns really came to a crossroads in the 1980s. Since then, public opinion has shifted primarily in favor of acceptance and the extension and enforcement of equal rights for homosexual couples and individuals. The prevailing mindset in the United States has finally shifted to a point that harassment based on sexual orientation is no longer tolerated. It took a long time but change did happen. This very same battle is now being fought by the transgender community right now. They’re in the early stages of awareness as a society right now. This is the first time

they have collectively acknowledged that they are out there, that they are marginalized by the system and that their needs and criticisms should be addressed.

Fortunately, they’ve walked this road before, many times. Social change doesn’t happen in a vacuum, it is effected by those movements that came before, by organizations who have fought the good fight and are bringing that expertise to the next round of societal revisions. If sexually oriented prejudice is a bug in the software of humanity, then the Ogden Pride Center is crafting the patch.

Formed on October 11, National Coming Out Day 2014, the Ogden Pride Center became the fourth such organization in Utah and the first in Ogden. Less than a year later, the Ogden Pride Center put on their first pride festival in Ogden, at the Ogden Amphitheater.

The center is currently planning the second annual pride festival which will take place August 6 of this year at the same location.

In an effort to raise funds for the festival, Ogden Pride Center is putting on a 5k Fun Run Saturday, May 14 at 8 a.m. The run will begin and end at MTC Learning Park, kids and dogs are welcome and encouraged. Entry cost is $15 and all proceeds will go toward paying for the pride festival later this year. Prizes will be given out to the overall winner of the race, as well as the best costumed human and the best costumed pet.

This year’s pride festival has the theme “Pride Elevated” this is an homage to the slogan for the Utah Office of Tourism, “Life Elevated.” It also makes reference to the raised stakes of this social movement. While things are better than ever for members of the LGBT

community, there is still plenty of work to be done and improvements to be made.

The Ogden Pride Center stresses the point that their events are family friendly. Currently, there is no pride parade, unless you count dozens of people running in a 5 kilometer circle in costume, of course. The 5k and this August’s festival will both be family events, appropriate for all ages. The festival will have performers, music and most importantly, a welcoming and accepting community. The only thing not suitable for children will be the beer, made available through the sponsorship of Ogden City.

The Ogden Pride Center is currently taking enrollment in the 5k Fun Run and is looking for vendors and performers for the upcoming pride festival. You can contact the Pride Center at www.ogdenpride.org.. l

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Member SPOTLIGHT Idea8ion Idea8ion is a results-centric, no-nonsense marketing and branding agency in Northern Utah, located across from the Junction in Ogden. Idea8ion helps your good ideas become EPIC. We help you and your business throughout the entire development process, and then get the word out through targeted campaigns with a high ROI. Joseph Cancilla & Ben Morrison are co-owners and have 14 years of experience in their field. Ben’s mind and out-of-the-box creativity is the core of most of our Idea8ion projects. Joseph’s extensive experience in organizational development, technology & systems, along with his passion for people and relationships makes up the rest as the leadership behind the scenes of this rapidly growing agency!

We believe successful marketing starts by first understanding the relationship your brand has with your audience and help you create a powerful branded voice. We then leverage this voice as we develop strategic relationships with bloggers, visual and social media teams that deliver a high converting branded message.

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gden Young Professionals is a group of business-minded individuals in the Ogden area that want to grow their business and community. Whether you are young, young in your business or young at heart, we want motivated individuals who will come together and make a difference. We host nine meetups a year in the following block: workshop, workshop, social. Repeat. All meetings are 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. This gives us a good chance to dive into topics and learn business savvy and also a chance to network and engage with our peers.

As a member, our workshops are free. Anyone is able to join our group and can sign up at the Ogden/Weber Chamber of Commerce website: link. If you are not a paying member we ask for a $15 fee for each workshop. Our social events are free and open to the public.

Please also visit our Facebook page for updates on meetups and events.

What’s next:

On May 12th we’ll have our monthly meetup at The Ogden Click, a photography workspace and venue located inside the Old Post Office. Owner Stacie Larsen will be hosting us for an evening examining the process of opening a business, setting yourself apart, using adversity to your best advantage and finding ways to collaborate even in competitive playing fields.

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Sports

OGDEN SOURCE

Offense Explodes as Talent, Hard Work Pushes Tigers Forward

By Travis Barton | travis@mycityjournals.com

Jaxon Clarke, junior forward, readies to take a penalty kick against Bountiful. Clarke scored two goals on the day.

– Travis Barton

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efense may win championships, but you still have to score. And the Ogden High Boys Soccer Team is scoring, a lot.

Ogden has averaged almost three goals per game through its first 11 games. On a talent-laden team with outside backs making continuous runs forward and gifted distributors in the midfield, it’s Ogden’s new three-pronged attack that may have the most to do with it.

Gabi Sanchez, Jaxon Clarke and Anthony Cazarez are the front three in the Tigers 4-33 formation and have played integral parts in Ogden’s offense going forward.

“They’re close and they like each other, which always helps,” head coach Sterling Castle said.

Through the end of April the Tigers held an 8-3 record having won its last four games by a combined score of 17-1. In a game against Bountiful that ended 6-0, five of those goals came from Sanchez, Clarke and Cazarez.

Sanchez said the team has the mindset to start strong and score as quickly as possible.

“Usually once we score, we’ll score another pretty quick after so the earlier we score,

the more goals we’ll have throughout the game,” Sanchez said.

“If the opportunity is there, put [the ball] in [the net] and no one can stop what’s gonna come,” Clarke said of the team’s offensive mindset.

The team’s recent winning streak came after a “wake-up call” loss to Highland on April 12.

Castle said it was three points worth sacrificing if it meant the team used it to their advantage realizing talent wouldn’t be enough. “[The kids] turned it into a positive, they’ve decided to put the work in, they know what it takes to win and they’re willing to do it now,” Castle said.

“That [game] really shook us up and showed that anybody can beat anybody so we have to come out and play strong every game,” Clarke said.

Cazarez said the loss really put the team goals into perspective.

“It opened our eyes that if we want to take state and region and we can’t afford to lose another game,” Cazarez said.

Gabi Sanchez, junior forward, prepares to take a corner kick on April 29 against Bountiful. The Tigers soccer team is averaging almost three goals a game. – Travis Barton

Due to transfer rules, Cazarez first game with the team wasn’t until April 26, nine games into the season. Already hitting his stride, Cazarez scored two goals against Bountiful on April 29.

Even though it had only been a few games, the three forwards have known each other for years whether from playing on the same club team or attending the same junior high.

“We’re really good friends so that helps our chemistry a lot,” Sanchez said.

“It’s our communication and just hanging out off the field, being friends and stuff,” Clarke added.

That chemistry has now translated onto the field.

Sanchez said trust between them plays a big role in their ability to combine on the field.

“We have confidence in each other, we know where we want the ball and when we want it,” Sanchez said.

Cazarez said it’s not just the forwards, but the whole team’s communication is a big part of their chemistry.

“This team just has a special bond. If we

ever fight, we just sit down, talk about it and move on,” Cazarez said.

Clarke, who plays football and basketball as well, said this team is unique.

“It’s the heart that we have, the way that we wanna play together is incredible,” Clarke said. “I’ve never seen it before.”

It’s that heart ingredient that Castle stresses the team needs to achieve its goals.

“We have a talented team, but you’ve gotta have heart and hard work or you won’t compete,” Castle said.

Adding those intangibles to the team’s talent, Sanchez said, has taken the team to a new level.

“We know we’re pretty good but lately what’s made us better is working hard instead of relying on our talent,” Sanchez said.

The players hope that combination will take them far in the playoffs.

“As long as we’re playing hard and working hard we’ll have a chance, no matter who we play,” Castle said. l

Former Wildcat has sights set on NFL experience

By Branigan Faurschou | branigan@ogdensource

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Wildcats CB Devonte Johnson breaks up a pass against Oregon State

nother NFL draft has come and gone, and it was a solid but not great one for the local teams in the Beehive State. The Beehive state saw five players being drafted from four of the five football schools. Sadly, Weber State is the only football school that did not have one of its players hear their name called. Big Sky rival Southern Utah lead the state with two players drafted, and Utah, Utah State and BYU had one each.

Just because a player does not hear their name during the three-day event does not mean that their football career is over. Immediately proceeding the draft, all 32 NFL teams start jockeying for the best undrafted rookie free agents. Sometimes being undrafted can help a player because they can look over a ros-

ter and see if they fit a position of need, thus strengthening their chances of making the 53 man roster in September.

One such undrafted free agent hoping to make an NFL roster is former Weber State Wildcat and current Atlanta Falcons corner back Devonte Johnson. Johnson, who played 21 games for the Wildcats, lead the team in pass breakups with 11 of them, which is the second most for a single season in school history.

Johnson will have a tough go at it with the Falcons, even though secondary players are an area of need for the Falcons. To win a spot on the Falcons’ 53 man roster, Johnson is going to have to beat out several talented veteran corner backs with a lot of NFL experience.

Most likely Johnson will not make the Falcon’s opening day roster, but there is a very good chance he will end up on theirs or another NFL teams practice squad. Being placed on a team’s practice squad would mean that Johnson would have the opportunity later in the season to be signed by the Falcons or any other NFL team.

There have been a lot of NFL high level talent who did not get drafted and still made an impact in the NFL, this includes Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Tony Romo, Superbowl MVP James Harrison and former rushing champion Arian Foster.

So there is a very good chance that Johnson will at least get some reps in the NFL regular season should he stick with football. l

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Running Saves Lives in Donor 5k

By Travis Barton | travis@mycityjournals.com

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hile exercise can keep you healthy, running for someone may just save a life.

The 20th annual Dash for Donation will take place on Aug. 20 at Sugarhouse Park in Salt Lake City and Leavitt’s Mortuary in Ogden where people can do a 5K run or a 2K walk. The fun run is designed to honor organ, eye and tissue donors and all proceeds go to Intermountain Donor Services (IDS) to promote organ and tissue donor education.

“It’s a time we can honor those who lost their lives, but then had the courage and the love to hopefully save someone else’s life,” Chad Freckleton said.

In 2009 Freckleton received a lifesaving liver transplant after being sick for over four years. In the time since, he and his wife have had two more children in addition to the daughter they already had.

“I was given a second chance…if the transplant wasn’t around then I wouldn’t be here,” Freckleton said. “I don’t think there’s a day that goes by that we [Freckleton and his wife] don’t say in our prayers ‘thank you for everything we’ve been given.’”

Freckleton and much of his family have participated in the run ever since.

Ali Branley, a volunteer at the registration booth last year, had a son who was a tissue donor. Her son, Brayden, passed away five years ago, but doctors were able to successfully transplant two of his heart valves.

Branley, who also raced, said the the donation process was essential to their healing process.

“I cannot imagine anything worse than losing a child…but knowing that there were – and still are – two kids alive who may not have been given that chance because of our son, was very cathartic,” Branley said.

Freckleton has seen both sides of the donation process. His nephew passed away a few years ago and the organs he donated saved three lives.

“The joy that you get, both as a recipient,

and when you see someone pass away – especially a family member – but when you find out they saved three lives because of organ donation, it’s just kind of a miracle thing,” Freckleton said.

IDS played a major role in Branley’s family recovery. When Branley and her family first went to the race to support the cause, she was afraid it would be a sad event with lonely families and sick people waiting for their donors to appear.

Instead, she discovered a family she never knew existed.

“We found a huge celebration of love, people were rallying around struggling families, everyone was there because they knew how important organ and tissue donation was,” Branley said. “Instead of tears and sadness, I found a huge extended family that no one ever wants to be a part of, but is so grateful for once they are.”

An important aspect of the event is spreading awareness of what donors can do.

Freckleton said the only time people probably think about whether to be a donor or not is at the DMV, when people renew their license every five years.

“Many people don’t realize the extent one donor can have, it may not be a heart, or kidney, that saves your life,” Branley said.

“Something as simple as a dental implant will likely need donor bone to help set it, that had to come from somewhere.”

Even if a person has never encountered the donor or recipient experience, Freckleton and Branley said it’s important to be part of the cause whether participating in the race or simple donating.

“You may not be a donor, or even know someone on a waiting list, but that doesn’t mean you won’t ever in you life,” Branley said. “Statistically the majority of us will end up with some relationship to this issue and it’s so important to honor those we have lost.”

“You’re helping someone out and that’s

The Dash for Donation is a 5k fun run and 2k walk where participants could form teams to run in honor of a specific donor. – Photo Courtesy of Intermountain Donor Services

The 2016 Dash for Donation will take place on Aug. 20 at Sugarhouse Park in Salt Lake City and Leavitt’s Mortuary in Ogden. – Photo Courtesy of Intermountain Donor Services

Runners take off at the 2015 Dash for Donation race.

The event is held in both Sugar House and Ogden each year to honor organ, eye and tissue donors. – Photo Courtesy of Intermountain Donor Services.

Chad Freckleton and his family at the Dash for Donation race. Freckleton received a liver transplant in 2009 saving his life while his nephew passed away a few years ago and was an organ donor. – Photo Courtesy of Chad Freckleton

what organ donation is all about: you’re helping people you don’t even know,” Freckleton said.

In the end, the race is about supporting a cause that while lives come to end, it can mean other lives continue.

“It was a humbling experience because I knew something bad happened to somebody

else for me to feel something good,” Freckleton said.

“There’s no bigger difference you can make than saving a life, and [Brayden] saved two,” Branley said.

To find out more information or register for the event, go to www.yesutah.org. l

Celebrate Baseball Season with the Ogden Raptors

By Branigan Faurschou

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fter what seems like an eternity winter has finally left the Wasatch Front. Trees and flowers are beginning to bloom, and all the sights, noises and smells of summer are starting to appear. One of those all amazing sounds is the clank of a baseball off of a bat, and the noise of fans cheering the hit, all mixed with the smell of peanuts, cotton candy and ice cold beer. Summer has meant one thing for the majority of sports fans in the United States for decades: It is baseball season!

The Ogden Raptors will kick off their

22nd season in O-town on June 17th as they take on the Idaho Falls Chuckars. The Raptors will play their first home games from the 20th to the 23rd when they take on Grand Junction, and again will be at home June 26th until July 1st as they take on both the Idaho Falls Chuckars and the Orem Owlz.

The Raptors look to build on last season as they came in second place in the Southern Division of the Pioneer league. The Raptors will have some familiar faces on their roster as players like Michael Medina and Garrett Hope will be back on the roster. Rosters are not completely filled out and are subjected to change and an opening day roster will not be announced until June.

The Pioneer League, which the Raptors play in, is classified by Major League Baseball

as a rookie league, but it is a step up from other rookie leagues such as the Arizona League and the Gulf Coast League. It is one of the first professional baseball experiences most players will have, as the league is set up to be as close to the majors as possible.

All the teams in the league are within a few hours drive of Ogden. The closest team being in Orem, but other teams are in Grand Junction, Colo.; Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Great Falls, Billings, Helena, and Missoula, Mont.

All four Montana based teams are in the Northern Division and the rest of the teams make up the Southern Division.

The Missoula Ospreys won the title last year over Idaho Falls. The Raptors have never won a title as the Ogden Raptors, their last title came in 1991 when they were the Salt Lake

Trappers. Though they have never won the Pioneer League title, the Raptors have been in the finals four times, most recently in 2012.

All Raptors home games will be played at Lindquest Field at 2230 Lincoln Ave in downtown Ogden. Ticket prices are extremely affordable with the most expensive tickets last year costing only $12 dollars a seat. Concessions are moderately priced as well, and may of your Ogden favorites are there including Lucky Slice Pizzeria.

Games begin in June and will run until early September with playoff games sometimes running into October. Fireworks displays occur regularly throughout the season with opening day, and games around the 4th and 24th of July also likely to have aerial displays. Tickets go on sale June 1st. l

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