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Surprise party set for OHS’ Phil Russell

OGDEN — The public is invited to a special surprise retirement open house for longtime Ogden High School coach, teacher and athletic director Phil Russell at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the OHS gym, 2828 Harrison Blvd. 

2 shows today at Ogden High School

OGDEN — Ogden High School theater students will offer two special shows today, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., in the black box theater at the school, 2828 Harrison Blvd. The show, titled “Music of the Night” will portray different aspects of things that happen at night. Tickets are $5, and other donations will also be accepted for the theater program.

 

Ogden School District notifies librarians of job terminations

UPDATE:

OGDEN — Twenty media specialists/librarians were told Friday morning they would not have jobs with the Ogden School District next year.

The cut is a “reduction in force,” meaning that no compensation is offered.

Administrators broke the news to the specialists at a specially called meeting Friday morning. Those present suspected something was up when they received an email and phone call earlier in the week to plan the meeting.

North Ogden employees get mixed bag on benefits

NORTH OGDEN — The city council approved a one-time 3 percent raise for employees; however, those employees will pay a 5 percent cost increase for their benefits package.

(BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)
Colin Smith (right) cringes from a static shock delivered by Wyatt Jenkins and Tanner Stakebake during The Leo on Wheels science open house night at Orion Junior High School in Harrisville on Wednesday. Smith was building up an electric charge by holding onto the Van de Graaff generator at left.

Leo on Wheels rolls into Orion Junior High

HARRISVILLE — Skyler Call wasn’t sure he would like getting shocked by a large static electricity ball. But the 15-year-old and his friends couldn’t stay away. 

Students from Shawnee Hansen and Jolynne Kotter's sixth grade class gather around some of the supplies that they have collected for YCC at Bates Elementary School in North Ogden on Monday, April 15, 2013. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Weber School district students donate to YCC

NORTH OGDEN — Once sixth-graders from Bates, Midland and Riverdale elementary schools toured the Your Community Connection facilities in early April, the students knew they could do something to make a difference.

Easter Egg Dive set at Marshall White Center

OGDEN — Kids of all ages are invited to the Marshall White Center’s Easter Egg Dive from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the pool at 222 28th St.

Eggs will be placed throughout the pool, and children will be divided by age to jump in and gather the eggs that will be filled with candy and prizes. After the dive, A.B.A.T.E. is providing free hot dogs. The event is free to the public.

 

North Ogden council debates when to charge impact fees

NORTH OGDEN — The city wants continuity in who gets charged impact fees — it just can’t decide how to go about it.

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ABOVE: Joseph Cashore operates a marionette on stage Thursday at Odyssey Elementary School in Ogden. Cashore uses the marionettes to teach lessons.

Pulling their strings: Marionettes teach Ogden kids about life

OGDEN — Students from four elementary schools in Ogden School District got their eyes opened to an established art form — marionettes.

Davis elementary students get to know the Constitution

BOUNTIFUL — Fourth- through sixth-grade students from seven Davis Elementary schools recently showed off their skills and knowledge, as they competed in the district’s 2nd annual Constitution Bowl.

5th and 6th graders from the Ogden School District  had an opportunity to meet Weber State University mascot Waldo the Wildcat during a tour of the university campus on Monday. The university and the Ogden School District have formed a partnership encouraging student to pursue a college education. (JAMIE LAMPROS/Standard-Examiner correspondent)

Ogden educators hope WSU campus tour plants seeds of a dream

OGDEN — About 450 fifth- and sixth-graders from Ogden School District got a taste of college life Monday, and they loved every minute of it.

Children take part in a play put on at the Treehouse in Ogden, Ut during "Family Diversity Night." Thursday, February 7, 2013. (CAMERON MCLEOD/Special to the Standard-Examiner)

Davis/Morgan Head Start sponsors a petite pirate invasion at Treehouse

OGDEN — It’s not every day that pirates bake cakes, have tea or make craft projects, but Thursday night was the exception at the Treehouse Children’s Museum as families from the Davis/Morgan Head Start program participated in a pirate diversity night.

Employee exodus concerns North Ogden councilman

NORTH OGDEN — A discussion about the number of employees leaving the city ignited anger and accusations among city council members at a recent council meeting and through email.

(Left to right) Malone Peterson, 12, Milla, 3, Harrison, 9, Tyler Peterson and Boston, 8, walk the halls during the open house at Ogden High School in Ogden on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.  Tyler Peterson and his wife Lisa were high school sweethearts and graduated with the class of 1997.  (KERA WILLIAMS/ Standard-Examiner)

Tigers past and present turn out for OHS open house

OGDEN — The halls were crowded at Ogden High School on Wednesday night — not with students but with community members, alumni and state leaders coming to take a peek at what $63 million and a whole lot of community support will do for a school.

Roy judge asks, where's my raise?

ROY — It has been almost three years since the city established its own justice court.

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