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image by Je rey Favero HOME SWEET OGDEN KICK OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON NOVEMBER 28 IN DOWNTOWN OGDEN See the professionally refurbished Ogden homes for sale at Join the festivities November 28 when Santa arrives in Ogden to flip the magic switch that turns ogdencityhomes.com or on the lights of Christmas Village, kicking off a season-long celebration at Municipal Gardens. call 801-629-8940. 4:30pm Santa Run: Hundreds of runners dressed in Santa suits will make their way up and down Washington Blvd. Registration includes Santa suit and beard. 801-335-4940 or www.runsanta.com. HOME IMPROVEMENT LOANS 5:30pm Holiday Electric Light Parade: Spectators line both sides of the street and watch as fifty Low interest loans are lit parade floats travel south on Washington Blvd. from 22nd Street to 26th Street. available for qualifying home improvement 6:30pm Gala and Fireworks: When the parade is finished at approximately 6:30, enjoy the projects. See if your official Christmas Village opening gala at the amphitheater featuring live entertainment, parade project qualifies, 801-629-8940. awards, and a fireworks show. EMERGENCY HOME REPAIR ENJOY CHRISTMAS VILLAGE ALL SEASON LONG Loans for low income, owner-occupied Christmas Village 2pm. Schedule tours at households to correct illuminates Ogden’s 801-629-8720. unexpected emergency downtown area with Stop by the Christmas housing conditions, magnificent displays Village store (open 801-629-8903. and holiday lights Monday through Friday $10 CO DETECTORS every year from from 6 to 9pm and Just like a smoke detector in your the Saturday Saturday from 5 to 9pm) home, a properly installed carbon after Thanksgiving and buy a limited-edition monoxide (CO) detector may save your through Jan 1. sweatshirt. life. CO detectors are available to Since its beginning in 1962, Christmas Village Take a ride on the Mini Polar Express. This Ogden residents at a discount with proof has grown to a mammoth and extraordinary train travels through a tunnel painted with glow- of residency. See the cashier at the seasonal attraction and has put Ogden on the in-the-dark paint. Municipal building, 2549 Washington map as one of the Top 10 Towns in the U.S. for Local talent performs on the amphitheater Blvd, M – F 8am – 5pm. Christmas Lights in 2014. Each year thousands stage Tuesday through Friday beginning at VOLUNTEER PROGRAM of tourists and citizens come to view the 6:30pm. If you would like to perform call Ready to start your volunteer Christmas lights and cottages, making Christmas 801-629-8307. adventure? Volunteer or Village part of their holiday tradition. Meet Santa’s reindeer on Dec. 18 and 19 suggest a project at 801- Children can visit Santa in his castle Monday from 6 to 8pm. 629-8214 or ivolunteer@ through Friday 6 to 9pm and Saturdays 5 to Send your spare change down a ski jump or ogdencity.com. 9pm through Dec. 23. Pictures with Santa are bobsled trail. All money will be used to maintain just $5. the Village and to buy new displays. FLY FROM THE OGDEN AIRPORT Mrs. Claus gives tours for preschool age Get more info at 801-629-8214 or It’s where vacations begin. For big children Monday through Friday from 10am to christmasvillage.ogdencity.com. airport service without the crowds, flyogden.com or bundle air and hotel CITY RECREATION: KEEPING CITIZENS ACTIVE THIS WINTER at allegiantair.com. Mighty Mites Basketball: Registration for children ages 3 to 5 costs $40, closes December 13. EQUAL MONTHLY WATER BILLS Registration fee includes mini basketball and one jersey. Want equal payments of your water Indoor Soccer: Registration for children ages 3 to 5 costs $15, closes January 18. bill? Sign up at the Water Utility Office, Register online at ogdenrecreation.sportsites.com, Ogden City Recreation at 1875 Monroe Blvd., 133 W. 29th St. or 801-629-8253.

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@OgdenCityUtah facebook.com/OgdenCityUtah FURNACE SAFETY TIPS WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OGDEN? It is important to change your furnace filter regularly. The NOV filter is usually found just inside the front cover of the furnace or it may have its own access door on the front of the furnace. A 2 AMERICAN ADVENTURE EXHIBIT: BRAVE THE MAZE | UNION STATION clean filter will help your furnace burn more efficiently, and will 10AM – 5PM OPEN THRU JAN 9, CLOSED SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS help keep dust from circulating through your home. Follow these 3 GENERAL ELECTION DAY safety tips to keep your furnace running smoothly this winter: 6 FIRST FRIDAY ART STROLL | DOWNTOWN 6PM • Keep the area around your furnace • Do not close off more than 20% 7 VETERANS DAY PARADE | 9AM clean and unobstructed. of the registers in your house. This • Clean the furnace burner area can cause high resistance and 9 RAMP INFORMATIONAL MEETING | WEBER COUNTY LIBRARY- MAIN 7PM • Furnaces that require lubrication on unnecessary heat buildup in your 11 VETERANS DAY | CITY OFFICES CLOSED the motors and bearings should be furnace. 18 WSU SHAW GALLERY & UTAH FILM CENTER PRESENTS “IN FOOTBALL WE attended to by a qualified heating • Do not store combustible material technician once a year. such as paint thinners or gasoline TRUST” | PEERY’S EGYPTIAN THEATER 7PM • Do not allow anything combustible near your furnace. 26 THANKSGIVING DAY | CITY OFFICES CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY within six inches of the vent pipe. NO TRASH PICKUP ON THURSDAY. THURSDAY’S PICKUP WILL BE ON FRIDAY, AND FRIDAY’S PICKUP WILL BE ON SATURDAY. LEARN CITY’S HISTORY FROM RIVER PARKWAY SIGNS 27 OGDEN SYMPHONY BALLET PRESENTS “THE NUTCRACKER” | VAL A. In a joint effort between Ogden City and the students of DaVinci Academy, BROWNING CENTER 7PM, ENCORE PERFORMANCE NOV. 28 AT 2PM AND 7PM informational signs were designed and placed along the foot path of the 28 HOLIDAY LIGHT PARADE AND CHRISTMAS VILLAGE OPENING GALA | Ogden River. The signs tell stories of the DOWNTOWN | SANTA RUN 4:30PM, HOLIDAY ELECTRIC PARADE 5:30PM, Ogden River’s impact on the city’s history, OPENING GALA AND FIREWORKS SHOW 6:30PM including how it was used in the railroad era, how pioneers created watermills “RYAN SHUPE & THE RUBBER BAND” CHRISTMAS CONCERT | PEERY’S to make life easier, and how the river EGYPTIAN THEATER 8PM restoration is once again shaping the 29 CHRISTMAS VILLAGE | MUNICIPAL GARDENS OPEN 5PM - MIDNIGHT THRU history of Ogden. JAN. 1.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: FOOD STORAGE DEC This time of year lots of food items go on sale for Thanksgiving, and if you haven’t started your food storage now is the time. 4 FIRST FRIDAY ART STROLL | DOWNTOWN 6PM Food and water storage are essential principles of preparedness and 5 THE NEST HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE | OGDEN NATURE CENTER 9AM should be budgeted into your monthly spending. Just add a few extra items SNOW DAYS AT THE SHAW GALLERY | WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY 10AM to your weekly shopping list and before long you’ll have an extra three to six 8 WEBER COUNTY HOLIDAY FESTIVAL| GOLDEN SPIKE EVENT CENTER 11AM months of food stored. Eat out of your pantry and replenish it as you go, and 11 IMAGINE BALLET THEATRE PRESENTS “THE NUTCRACKER” | PEERY’S you’ll notice your grocery bill will actually decrease because you bought the EGYPTIAN THEATER 7:30PM, ENCORE PERFORMANCES DEC. 12, 17, 18, 19 items on sale and then used them throughout the year. Need help getting started? Follow these tips: 1. Make a List: Determine items that your family likes to eat so you know what to shop for. Don’t forget your pets! see more at EVENTS.OGDENCITY.COM 2. Keep an Inventory: Your food storage should be organized and accsessible so you don’t let items expire. Be sure to rotate your stock. WEBER STATE ATHLETICS 3. Eat What You Store, and Store What You Eat: Don’t buy foods your FOOTBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL family will never eat. Try familiar recipes with ingredients that store well, and stock your food storage appropriately. NOV. 7, 21 NOV. 13, 19 4. Change it Up: Don’t just limit your storage to canned, dehydrated, VOLLEYBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL or freeze-dried foods. As long as you are using your food storage NOV. 12, 14 NOV. 13, 18 regularly, add boxed food and food in jars as well. Start building up your store of grains, legumes, fats, oils, powdered milk, salt, sugar or honey, and water. Once you have a six-month supply, continue with food CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS items that can last 20-30 years. COUNCIL CHAMBERS | TUESDAYS 6PM Remember, everyone has different needs and can store foods at different OGDEN TRAILS NETWORK levels. The important thing is you get started sooner MUNICIPAL BUILDING | THIRD THURSDAYS 4:30PM rather than later. Learn more about the basics of food storage, and download a “Year at Glance” checklist at CITY PLANNING COMMISSION emergencymanagement.ogdencity.com. MUNICIPAL BUILDING | FIRST WEDNESDAYS 5PM