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Chamber of Commerce names volunteer of the year

Last updated Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 11:17pm

OGDEN — Sally Carter began volunteering while in elementary school, caring for disabled babies and toddlers in a small orphanage in Ohio. She has never stopped and credits her mother for setting a great example.

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Volunteer Fair at Weber State Saturday

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 12:01am

OGDEN — Weber State on Wednesday will host a Volunteer Fair with representatives from more than 30 community agencies offering volunteering opportunities.

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Volunteer kitchen workers carve donated turkeys during an annual free Thanksgiving meal Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, at the Texas Roadhouse restaurant in South Ogden, Utah. The restaurant provided tickets for the free meal to the Salvation Army who distributed them.
(ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner)

Volunteers needed for Thanksgiving charity event

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, November 16, 2012 - 6:42pm

OGDEN — Members of area churches are invited to volunteer to help at the annual “Gift of Love” Community Thanksgiving Dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thanksgiving Day at the Marshall White Community Center, 222 28th St., in Ogden.

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Volunteers sought to provide tax help

Scott Schwebke, scott Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, November 4, 2012 - 11:56pm

The “Community Action Partnership of Utah, the Earn it. Keep it. $ave it. Coalition” and AARP Tax-Aide are seeking community volunteers and host sites to provide free income tax help across the state.

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Syracuse officials organizing volunteerism group

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Last updated Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 10:25pm

SYRACUSE — City leaders are making an effort to encourage and streamline volunteering within the community.

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North Ogden senior couple to retire... again

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 6:13pm

NORTH OGDEN — After Bud Sorensen retired from Hill Air Force Base more than 25 years ago, he needed a hobby.

His wife, Clara, was still working and he didn’t want to let his life pass him by.

So he took up jewelry making and studying gems and minerals.

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Layton Walmart employees volunteer with Family Food Connection food bank

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 10:56pm

LAYTON — Retail giant Walmart was out painting a food bank Saturday, just one aspect of the global behemoth’s community service outreach.

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Farr West looking for July 4 volunteers

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Last updated Monday, May 28, 2012 - 9:54pm

FARR WEST — Volunteers are needed for the annual Farr West Freedom Festival, which will be held on Wednesday, July 4.

There will also be activities leading up to the Fourth of July celebration, and volunteers may select activities and days they could offer their assistance.

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Bountiful recognizes local teenager

Correspondent Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 12:14pm

Daphne O’Rullian was honored with a volunteer service award recently by the city council.

O’Rullian, who was crowned as the 2011 Miss Utah Junior National Teenager, was cited for her service in the community. The Bountiful teenager has been particularly active in volunteer efforts at the Boys and Girls club in Salt Lake City.

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Red Cross volunteer honored in Layton for service

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 12:00am

LAYTON — Patricia Boykin will be recognized during a luncheon for her 30 years of service at the American Red Cross.

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Assistant Police Chief Marcy Korgenski is retiring after 30 years with the Ogden Police Department. (Courtesy photo)

Ogden's assistant police chief announces retirement after 30 years

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 11:41pm

OGDEN — Assistant Police Chief Marcy Korgenski will retire March 15 after 30 years with the Ogden Police Department.

Korgenski, the city’s first female assistant chief, said she has enjoyed her work in law enforcement but wants to spend more time with family and concentrate on volunteer activities in the Ogden area.

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Thelma Maxine Harrill Hall

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 5:02pm

Thelma Maxine Harrill Hall, born July 20, 1917, has died. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home, 111 N. 100 East, Tremonton. Family and friends may call from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary chapel before the service. Interment, Garland City Cemetery. Post condolences at www.rogersandtaylor.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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As the medical director of the Brigham City Metro SWAT team, Lance Bryce (center) trains with the team in Tremonton recently. He not only takes care of the team’s medical records and vaccinations, but he’s also there to save lives and treat any injuries of team members and suspects if needed. “He’s in uniform just like the rest of our guys,” says team commander Lt. Dennis Vincent. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Doctor protects Brigham City area's protectors

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 6:20am

BRIGHAM CITY -- Dr. Lance Bryce trades one front line for another when he goes from a local hospital trauma unit to ride along on Brigham City Police SWAT calls.

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Volunteer Janet “Nan” Lujan, 73, helps students arrive safely at Sunset Elementary School on Thursday. She walks several blocks each school day to help students cross 250 West in front of the school and keeps them out of the parking lot as parents and staff pull in. She returns at the end of the day to help the 400 students get home without incident. “She is our guardian angel,” says Assistant Principal Amber Sundown. “Every school should have someone just like her.” (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Volunteer 'guardian angel' watches out for Sunset elementary students

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 7:50am

SUNSET -- Sunset Elementary School students know that no matter how bad the weather is, they can count on Janet "Nan" Lujan to walk with them to school, help them cross the street and keep them safe.

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Rachel Denning, Dan Lynch and Brian Speckart browse the recently released 1940s census data at the Find My Past booth during the RootsTech conference at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City this week. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Pay-as-you-go U.K. company entering U.S. genealogy market

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 8:15am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Evidence of an explosion of interest and technology is the best way to describe the RootsTech genealogy conference, which runs through today at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City.