Trail clean-up event July 30 with Ogden Trails Network

The Ogden Trails Network (OTN) is a partnership between Ogden City and local volunteers to provide a world-class trail system in Ogden, Utah. OTN organizes volunteer events to help maintaining the city's 75-mile network of trails. Please check out their Facebook  HERE for volunteer opportunities, hiking and biking activities and beautiful trail pictures. If you are interested in joining the OTN, feel free to send an email to ogdentrailsnetwork@gmail.com.

The next clean-up event is on July 30 from 6-8:30pm. OTN volunteers will meet at the 29th street trail head and help clean Foothills and Gibs loop. You are welcome to come !! Please bring water, gloves and wear long pant to protect yourself from scratches and mosquitoes. 

If you want to further explore the amazing trails of Ogden, please check out "Secrets of the Ogden Trails". This lovely coffee table book was recently published by the OTN committee. The book features spectacular photography of Ogden trails and little known stories of places along the trails that connect us to prehistoric Indians and Mormon pioneers. Please click HERE to read more about this book.

LOOK before you LOCK!

Did you know that it only takes 10 minutes for car to reach deadly temperature on an 80 degree day? Did you know that cracking car's windows does NOT slow down the heating process or decrease the maximum temperature?

In 2014, there were 32 children died from vehicular heatstroke. In 2015, there have been 8 deaths ( as of June 22, 2015) The inside of a vehicle heats up VERY quickly! The temperature inside a vehicle can reach 125 degrees in minutes. Children have died from heatstroke in cars in temperature as low as 60 degrees. Children have been inadvertently forgotten in hot vehicles or have gotten into the vehicle on their own.  This can happen to even the best of parents or caregivers!

TIPS TO REMEMBER:

• NEVER leave children alone in or around cars; not even for a minute.
• "Look Before You Lock"-  Get in a habit of opening the back door to check the back seat before leaving your car. Consider locking your car manually instead of using remote. 
• Place a reminder in the back seat, such as a car remote, wallet, handbag, employee ID, cell phone or even your shoes to remind yourself to check the back seat before leaving your car. Choose things that you typically take with you or that you can't do without.
• Put something on the dashboard such as a pacifier key chain to remind yourself that your baby are in the car with you.
• After a grocery shopping trip, bringing your baby inside the home before the groceries so you won't get distracted inside the house and forget about the baby.
• Asking your daycare provider to set up a system where they call you if you don't show up with your kids or haven't called in sick.
• Use drive-through services when available (dry cleaners, banks, restaurants, pharmacies,..) and pay for gas at the pump.

• Keep vehicles locked at all time, even in driveways and garages. Ask home visitors, childcare providers and neighbors to do the same. 
• Keep your keys out of reach of children so they can't get in the car by themselves. 
• When a child is missing, in addition to checking any body of water around the house, such as the backyard pool, also check inside your car and the trunk or any nearby vehicle, even if they are locked. A child may lock the car after entering the vehicle on their own but may not be able to unlock it.
• Be extra careful during busy time, schedule changes and period of crisis of holidays because this is when many tragedies occur!
• If you see a child alone in a car, call 911 and help make sure them get out quickly because you don't know how long they have been in the car. Even with the window cracked, it doesn't take long for a car to heat up to a temperature that kids get heat stroke.

Read more about kids and heatstroke here: http://www.kidsandcars.org/heatstroke.html

Raptors Game on Deck, July 28. Pick up your tickets!

We have FREE RESERVED seat tickets for the Ogden Raptors game on Tuesday, July 28 at 7pm. Please email internhe@co.weber.ut.us to request tickets. If you have requested tickets, we need you to come pick them  up by July 23 or we will redistribute them to others who want them. Thanks!

And remember, at 6 p.m. that evening, Ogden Police Department will start fitting and giving away 250 FREE bike helmets for kids aged 5-14. Kids must be present to receive a helmet. 

Experience Farm Day in the City at Downtown Farmer's Market

Don't know what to do on Saturday? Come to Downtown Ogden Farmers and Art Market!

The market is held every Saturday from June 27th to Sept 26th, 8 am to 1 pm on Historic 25th street. The market offers artisan breads, fresh picked flowers, local honey, handcrafted soaps and body products, collectible local art and handmade products. Along with the great produces, you can also enjoy a wide variety of musical performances and electric artists!

This Saturday (July 18th), there will be " Farm Day in the City" event which is a showcase of huge farm equipment and farm animals. Next Saturday (July 25th) , there will be "Jump N Slide", "Carver's Coe Petting Zoo" and " STAMPEDE! Concert" . For more information about vendors and events please click HERE

Ogden Bicycle Master Plan Open House

We are excited about the prospect of more designated bike lanes in our community. For the past few months, Ogden City has been developing a Bicycle Master Plan which aims to facilitate the implementation of bicycle facilities and encourage their use.

After a very successful Open House in February to gather ideas, the project team will host a second Open House on July 15 to get feedback on the proposed network.

They need feedback from people who don't ride bikes but might like to safe route as well as seasoned bike commuters. Please look over the plans and let your voice be heard. 

Some discussions topics are biking facilities, turn lane mixing zone, bicycle parking, potential bike share stations and more. Please come and help shape the bicycling environment in Ogden for years to come!

Date: July 15, 2015 

Time: 5-7 p.m. 

Location: Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden, UT 84401. Gallery 51

To find more information about the July Open House, please click HERE *Don't forget to also check out the "February Open House displays" link and the "Add notes to the Bike Plan Map" link at the bottom of the page.

Be safe while celebrating July 4!

Did you know that in 2013, 11,400 Americans went to the emergency room for fireworks related injuries, 55% of those were to the extremities and 38% were to the head?

Did you know that in 2011, fireworks cause 17,800 reported fires which include vehicles, structures and outside fires?

Source: NFPA’s Fireworks report, by John R. Hall, Jr., June 2013

Fireworks can be dangerous, causing burn and eye injury. The risk for fireworks injury is highest among children under 4 years old. Young people ages 10-14  are also at high risk. Here are some tips to keep you and your family safe:

• Obey local laws regarding the use of fireworks
• Only buy consumer fireworks from a licensed store, tent or stand. Report illegal explosives, like M-80, Quarter Stick and Cherry Bombs to the fire or police department.
• Know your fireworks; read the cautionary labels and performance descriptions before igniting.
• Don't drink alcohol while playing with firework
• Adult should supervise all firework activities. NEVER give firework to children.  Parents don't realize that young children suffer injuries from sparklers. Sparklers burn at temperatures of about 2,000 degrees - hot enough to melt some metals.
• Always have a bucket of water and charged water hose nearby.
• Wear safety glasses when shooting fireworks.
• Light ONE firework at a time and then quickly move away.
• Never carry fireworks in your pocket or shoot them into metal or glass containers.
• Never relight a “dud” firework.  Wait 20 minutes and then soak it in a bucket of water.
• Never throw or point a firework at another person.
• After fireworks complete their burning, douse the spent device with water before discarding it to prevent trash fire 

Please check out National Council on Firework Safety page  for more safety tips on purchasing and using fireworks.

If injury occurs
-If it's a burn, remove clothing from the burned area and run cool, not cold, water over the burn ( do not use ice) Call your doctor. 
-If it's an eye injury, don't touch or rub it. Don't flush the eye out with water or attempt to put any ointment on it. Cut out the bottom of a paper cup, place it around the eye and immediately seek medical attention
Please check out the KidsHealth website for more information on how to deal with burns. 

Have a fun and safe July 4!