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Families needed to host teens from France, Spain this summer

Last updated Friday, April 20, 2012 - 11:13pm

OGDEN — Compass USA is looking for families to host teenage students from France and Spain this summer.

Host families are paid a $50 per week stipend. The students vary from 14 to 19 years old and stay two to six weeks at various times throughout the summer. They bring spending money and are here to improve their English, be part of a U.S. family and learn about American culture.

For more information, see Compass USA’s website at www.compass-usa.net and click Host Family or email Shelly Thorne at compass.shelly@gmail.com.

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(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Joshua, left, 9, and Tyson Burns, 8, of Cheyenne, Wyo., look at one of the waterfalls outside the Conference Center and the view of the temple at the 182nd General Conference of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday.

LDS leaders focus on families

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 7:27am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Placing value in families and children was a central theme Saturday morning during the 182nd General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Standard-Examiner comics poll sure to stir up strong opinions

Dave Greiling Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 23, 2012 - 6:00pm

I really hesitate to dip my toe into this particular pool because people get upset every time I do.

Yes, faithful readers, I’m going to talk about the comics.

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Madelynn Garcia, 9, watches a train move around the track Saturday at the Hostlers Model Railroad Festival at Union Station in Ogden. (ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner)

Model trains, Lego layout, tiny ride at fest mesmerizes kids

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 7:42am

OGDEN — The eyes of adults and children followed the trains weaving their way through intricate model layouts of countryside, construction sites and metropolitan areas.

The 23rd annual Hostlers Model Railroad Festival was full steam ahead.

Business, Auto safety, Children, Event, Families, Festival, Hobbies, Lego, Legos, Railroad, Safety, TRAX, Union Station, Utah, Utah history, Featured, History Read more Comments

The Alzheimer's Association Northern Utah office is hosting "Maintain Your Brain" seminars from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on your choice of dates: March 13 in Bountiful, March 14 in Kaysville and March 15 in Clearfield. (Courtesy image)

Seminar to teach how to 'Maintain Your Brain'

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 6:38pm

A healthy brain plays a “critical role” in having a healthy body, says an area manager with the Alzheimer’s Association Northern Utah office. That’s why the association is hosting a free “Maintain Your Brain” seminar in three cities.

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Morgan High to break tradition by holding graduation at Dee Events Center

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:47pm

MORGAN — For the first time in nearly a century, Morgan High School graduation ceremonies will be held outside the county.

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Families needed to host students

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 12:01am

The Council on International Educational Exchange, a nonprofit organization, is accepting applications for host families in the Top of Utah for students who will arrive in August.

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Foreclosure epidemic affects families, businesses, city services

E. Kent Winward Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 12:00am

My wife has a melodrama that she performs using her index finger as the lone prop. The heroine is represented by a high squeaky voice and the index finger placed on my wife's head like a bow. The villain banker has the index finger for a mustache. The hero has the deep voice and a bow tie.

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Katy Sterrett plays drums with her daughter and son during a drum circle at the Eccles Community Art Center in Ogden earlier this month as a fundraiser for the nonprofit Africa Heartwood Project.

Drum players get a bang out of raising cash for Africans in need

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 30, 2012 - 7:21am

OGDEN -- Encouraged by its success in raising money to provide a well for a village in Ghana, a local group now wants to start an orphanage in Liberia.

Kathy Gambles said she loves the way she feels after spending a couple of hours playing African drums. She and a group of friends drummed once a month through last winter and spring at the Eccles Community Art Center and raised enough money to build a well.

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The Wardell family (from left), Alexis, 2, Cory, Gage, 4, Peyton, 3, Kasey, Taya, 4, and Haylee, 3, pose recently for a portrait at their home in Ogden.

Controlled Chaos for Ogden couple with five kids under 5

Amber Weston Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, January 13, 2012 - 11:28pm

OGDEN -- The chatter of little voices drowns out Cory and Kasey Wardell as they try to describe their life with five children under the age of 5.

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Public offered free financial classes in Ogden

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 12:20am

OGDEN — A free four-week community program to help households gain control of their finances will start at 6 p.m. Jan. 5.

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Delong Puk, 14, picks out shoes at the Target in Riverdale on Thursday. Students at Mount Ogden Junior High in Ogden raised money so other students at the school could go shopping for themselves and others and enjoy Christmas with their family. (ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner)

Junior High students reach New Level of Fundraising

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 23, 2011 - 1:47am

OGDEN -- A slow economy didn't have any effect on students' giving at Mount Ogden Junior High School this year.

Students raised more money with their Change for Children event than ever before -- almost $8,600.

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Realtors host Santa event for kids with cancer

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, December 19, 2011 - 11:42pm

LAYTON — A combination of Christmas and Las Vegas magic gave some area families with children battling cancer a short reprieve Saturday.

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Tech. Sgt. Steven Frazier, an active-duty member of the 388th Fighter Wing, watches Rigby (center) and Oslo, both 3, go through their Christmas stockings at the Burke family home in North Salt Lake on Thursday. Each year, airmen from Hill Air Force base deliver donated gifts to hundreds of children in foster care through the Utah Foster Care Foundation's Giving Tree program. (ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner)

Hill airmen deliver Christmas to foster care children

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 16, 2011 - 12:59am

NORTH SALT LAKE -- Christmas came early for Top of Utah foster care families Thursday.

About 80 uniformed airmen from Hill Air Force Base's 388th and 419th fighter wings gathered at the Utah Foster Care Foundation offices in Ogden to help package and deliver Christmas gifts to foster and adoptive families in Weber, Davis, Morgan and Cache counties.

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Register now for Santa breakfast in Clearfield

Tanna Woods Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 11:50pm

CLEARFIELD — The city is hosting its annual “Breakfast With Santa,” for ages 2 to 12, Saturday at North Davis Junior High School and Clearfield Aquatic Center.

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