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