New Years Resolutions You Can Keep

Happy New Year!



New Years Resolutions You Can Keep

Are you sick of making the same resolutions year after year that you never keep? Why not promise to do something you can actually accomplish? Here are some resolutions that you can use as a starting point:

      Gain weight. At least 30 pounds.
      Stop exercising. Waste of time.
      Read less. Makes you think.
      Watch more TV. You may have been missing some good stuff.
      Procrastinate more. Starting tomorrow.
      Spend more time at work, surfing with the T1.
      Stop bringing lunch from home: you should eat out more.
      Get in a whole NEW rut!
      Personal goal: bring back disco.
      Buy an '83 Eldorado and invest in a really loud stereo system.
      Speak in a monotone voice and only use monosyllabic words.
      Only wear jeans that are 2 sizes too small and use a chain
            or rope for a belt.
      Get further in debt.
      Break at least one traffic law.
      Get wired with high-speed net connections at home.
      Associate with even worse business clients.
      Spread out priorities beyond your ability to keep track of them.
      Wait around for opportunity.
      Focus on the faults of others.
      Mope about your faults.
      Never make New Year's resolutions again.

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Clarification Regarding Meals on Wheels Cancellations

Meals on Wheels
Cancellation
Clarification



Today’s heavy winter storm has resulted in the cancellation of Meals-on-Wheels deliveries by the Salt Lake County Division of Aging Services and the closure of all Salt Lake County operated senior centers.

All 1,100 Meals-on-Wheels recipients have been contacted personally to inform them that today’s deliveries have been cancelled. No one indicated they would be without food today and many already have family and neighbors who are helping them. After being contacted today, 440 recipients who indicated they were in need for the weekend are due to receive two meals tomorrow, Friday, December 31, 2010.

Shelf Stable Meals were delivered to 600 recipients for Saturday, January 1 and Sunday, January 2, 2011. Those 600 are people who are regularly scheduled to receive weekend meals. Shelf stable meals are packaged in such a way that they do not need refrigeration or freezing and usually consist of a canned soup product, crackers and peanut butter, canned fruit, a milk product, and a cookie.

Senior Transportation, a program that drives seniors to doctors’ appointments, will maintain a reduced schedule providing transportation for those with critical need, such as kidney dialysis.

Information regarding Senior Center closures is available at 801-468-2480.


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Senior Centers Closed and Meals on Wheels Cancelled

Senior Centers
Closed and
Meals on Wheels
Cancelled


Today’s heavy winter storm has resulted in the cancellation of Meals on Wheels deliveries by the Salt Lake County Division of Aging Services and the closure of all Salt Lake County operated senior centers.

Senior Transportation, a program that drives seniors to doctors appointments, will be maintain a reduced schedule providing transportation for those in critical need, such as kidney dialysis.

Inquiries regarding Senior Center closures may be made to the Division of Aging Services at 801-468-2480.

All 1,100 Meals on Wheels recipients are being informed of today’s cancellations.


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Rose Canyon Sale Halted

Mayor Corroon Halts
Rose Canyon Sale,
Cites Environmental Issues





No deal yet. That’s what Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon told Kennecott Exploration Company (KEX) on the planned $5.3 million sale of more than 832 acres of open space land in Rose Canyon to KEX. The Mayor acted after Kennecott declined to be contractually obligated to monitor air and water quality in and around mining operations planned for the property.

Should these issues be addressed at a future time, the Mayor remains committed to pursuing discussions regarding the property.

Following a public hearing on the tentative sale of surface rights to Kennecott, Mayor Corroon and the County Council agreed to more study of a final contract. Residents of Herriman and High Country Estates asked for assurances that their water supply will not be negatively affected since their aquifers are in the vicinity of the area targeted for mine exploration and drilling activites. “I will not sign a contract without agreement for air and water monitoring,” says Mayor Corroon.

Rose Canyon is an extraordinary piece of open space and is one of few publicly accessible lands on the eastern side of the Oquirrh Mountain range. The 1,700 acre Rose Canyon Ranch was originally purchased by Salt Lake County in the fall of 2007 for $8.7 million.

The County was informed around the time of the purchase that Kennecott might consider mining the property. The County and Kennecott later created a framework agreement that outlined how those subsurface rights would be explored.

Legal advisors have told the Mayor and Council that the County cannot prevent the company from mining, regardless of who owns the surface rights.

But Mayor Corroon maintains that owning the surface rights ensure the County has a greater say in the land’s future and the Bureau of Land Management requires a comprehensive plan of operations that includes environmental considerations and reclamation. If minerals deposits are located, the County, as the surface owner, has rights that protect its interests.

Mayor Corroon says the County will fully exercise its rights and protect the public’s investment in high quality open space lands.


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eUtah's Launch Receives Local & National Press Coverage

eUtah's Launch Garnered

Local & National Press Coverage

HEAL Utah launched the eUtah Renewable Energy Project with a bang on Tuesday night at their 4th Annual Fall Party.

The eUtah Launch has also garnered some exciting local and national press coverage, including an article in the Green blog in the New York Times, as well as a write-up by HEAL Utah's (recently inaugurated) Executive Director, Christopher Thomas in the Huffington Post! (See below for a complete selection of recent articles on eUtah.)

HEAL Utah would also like to give you a sneak preview of their new eUtah website: www.eUtahProject.org

Here you'll find the latest news about renewable energy, as well as the eUtah Project itself. In the New Year, HEAL Utah also begin a regular blog posting about the next phases of this work and how it's playing out on the ground, in the legislative session, and with business and state leaders around Utah.

Should you wish to access a fully copy of the Blueprint (summary of eUtah) or the full study, visit healutah.org/blueprint.


Recent eUtah Press:

A Green Energy Plan for the Red Heart of the American West
Huffington Post (blog)
Yesterday, HEAL UTAH released a study that could change the way the West thinks about energy. The new report, as reported on by the New York Times today, ...

Green: Imagining a Renewable Utah
New York Times - Matthew L. Wald
To cut human-generated carbon dioxide emissions by 80 percent, an oft-quoted goal, the electricity sector might have to reduce its own ...

HEAL Utah pushes for more use of renewable energy
Deseret News - Amy Joi O'Donoghue
By Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — An activist group that squares off against nuclear waste says Utah is ideally positioned to embrace a ...

Study: Utah can step up as renewable energy leader
Salt Lake Tribune - Steven Oberbeck
Gone, perhaps, will be the massive coal-fired power plants that generate inexpensive amounts of electricity for an energy-hungry state. ...

Utah group offers blueprint for alternative energy
Daily Herald
AP | Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 5:00 am A new study finds Utah could satisfy much of its energy demand with solar, wind and geothermal power. ...

100% Renewable Energy by 2050?
KCPW (blog) - Jeff Robinson
(KCPW News) A two-year study commissioned by the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah has a much more optimistic outlook for Utah's renewable energy ...

Report: Utah can meet energy needs without coal or nuclear power
KSL - Amy Joi O'Donoghue and John Hollenhorst
SALT LAKE CITY -- A plan unveiled Tuesday claims Utah could meet its energy needs far into the future without coal or nuclear power.

Energy Storage in Utah: New Report Calls for CAES
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
An environmental group in Utah called HEAL Utah (Healthy Environment ALliance of Utah) issued a report ...

Utah group offers blueprint for alternative energy
BusinessWeek
A new study finds Utah could satisfy much of its energy demand with solar, wind and geothermal power. The anti-nuclear group HEAL Utah commissioned an ...


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Movie Vending Machine from Spy Hop Productions

Spy Hop Productions Present

"Movie Vending Machine"

In this season of giving it is a challenge to decide where to put your dollar. This year Spy Hop has thrown out the traditional tools and challenged their creative staff and students to share their talent for storytelling with you using a camera, a few crafty materials, and a healthy dose of imagination!

Get ready to view a Spaghetti Western with a young Clint Eastwood in a Sergio Leone film. Spend a few minutes with brooding detective, Nic McSween, in a classic Film Noir. Or fall into a magic camera to experience a Fantasy World like that of Sid & Marty Krofft.

Regardless of your film genre choice, Spy Hop hopes you are inspired to further develop the ingenuity and creativity of our many young media makers and invest in the power of storytelling and the fun of Spy Hop.

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Utah Symphony Presents BBC Production of The Blue Planet

The Utah Symphony Presents

The Blue Planet Live!

The performance will feature the Utah Symphony with video from the BBC / Discovery series: The Blue Planet.

A unique show; a theatrical presentation of the most remarkable film sequences from the celebrated BBC / Discovery television series The Blue Planet. These sequences have been specially edited and are shown on giant screens, with the full Utah Symphony orchestra performing the music from the series, written by George Fenton. There are different emotional moments to appeal to a broad family audience, some funny, some spooky, and much of it highly emotional.

The evening will be narrated by Senator Orrin Hatch who will introduce the audience to the footage, giving them the amazing statistics and facts about what they are seeing as well as a behind the scenes account of what it was like to do the filming. There has never been such an elaborate or theatrical presentation of Natural History.

Whilst being entertaining it is eventually about a message. By witnessing the wonders of the oceans we can better understand how to protect them. It is a message that reaches adults and children alike. The response in London was so positive that The Blue Planet Live! is now on a world tour.

Abravanel Hall
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 8:00 pm

David Cho, Conductor
Senator Orrin Hatch, Narrator

Program Credits:
     Created by George Fenton
     Orchestrations: Geoffrey Alexander
     Technical Director: Chris Szuberla
     Sound Supervisor: Scott Bauer

Tickets for the evening’s performances start at $30 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall box office, or by visiting www.usuo.org. Subscribers and those desiring group or student discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Ticket prices will increase $5 day of performance. $15 student tickets may be available on the day of show if seats are available.


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Annual Snowbird Summit Gala Fundraiser

Summit Gala:
Seven Summits,
Then and Now







Snowbird Seven Summits Mountaineers to Speak at Annual Summit Gala Fundraiser.

The Snowbird Renaissance Center’s annual Summit Gala will feature the oldest and one of the youngest Seven Summits mountaineers – Snowbird founder Dick Bass, age 81, and John Collinson, age 18 – at the Cliff Lodge on Wednesday, Dec. 29. The event features a five-course meal, tales of adventure and an auction to benefit the Snowbird Renaissance Center, Wasatch Adaptive Sports, Snowbird Sports Education Foundation and the Cottonwood Canyons Foundation.

Dick Bass became the first person to climb all Seven Summits (the highest peak on each continent) in 1985, inspiring countless other mountaineers in the wake of his historic feat. Bass will share stories from his inaugural summits as well as other tales of high-adventure as a lifelong lover of the mountains.

Joining Bass is John Collinson, who last year set the record as the youngest American to achieve the Seven Summits feat at the age of 17 (a mark which has since been eclipsed). Collinson will speak about his explorations as well as how his upbringing at Snowbird helped prepare him to tackle the world’s biggest mountains.

In addition to the presenters, the Summit Gala will include a five-course meal highlighted by filet mignon, and an auction featuring a Ruby Mountain heli-ski trip along with a three-day destination package to the Teton Mountain Lodge and Spa in Jackson Hole and many other outdoor items.

The Summit Gala will take place on Dec. 29 at the Cliff Lodge Ballroom starting with hors d’oeuvres service at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $125 per person or $1,000 for a table of 10 on the Snowbird Renaissance Center’s website at www.snowbirdrc.org or by calling Amy Phillips at (801) 933-2112. Your generous support will help raise the operating funds necessary to continue the Snowbird Renaissance Center’s mission of enhancing body, mind and spirit in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

DATE: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
TIME: 5:30 p.m. Reception & Silent Auction,
          7 p.m. Dinner, Entertainment, Live Auction
TICKETS: $125 or $1000 for a table of ten
Tickets can be purchased on www.snowbirdrc.org


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Ann Cannon to Discuss Boys and Books at SLCo Library

Salt Lake County Library & Utah Humanities

Present

An Evening with Ann Cannon

“Boys and Books – A Match Not Always Made in Heaven”

Salt Lake County Library and Utah Humanities Council are pleased to present speaker Ann Cannon who will discuss “Boys and Books – A Match Not Always Made in Heaven” on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 7:00 p.m at the Whitmore Library.

Parents and educators alike will tell you that the love of reading (sadly) doesn’t always come naturally to boys. Is there anything a concerned adult can do? Ann Cannon’s experiences as a teacher, bookseller, writer and mother of five sons have convinced her that the answer is yes. She’ll discuss strategies and specific titles that have been successful with boys. This program is especially for parents.

A columnist for the Deseret Morning News, Ann has published a number of books for children and young adults, and has taught children’s and young adult literature at Westminster College and Brigham Young University. She also works as a part-time bookseller at The King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City.

Ann Cannon: Discussion on "Boys and Books"
Whitmore Libray, 2197 Fort Union Blvd., Salt Lake City
Thursday, January 6 at 7:00 p.m.


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Winter Solstice Celebration at Red Butte Garden

Winter Solstice Celebration

Although the Winter Solstice marks the first day of winter it also signifies the circle of nature turning back toward longer days and more sunlight. Come and enjoy the return of the light at Red Butte Garden in the Children's Garden!

Activities will include making beeswax candles, ivy head wreaths, and pinecone bird feeders. Participants will also be able to warm up around our yule log or with a warm beverage. Guaranteed fun for the whole family!

Saturday, December 18, 10AM - 1PM. Free with general Garden admission, free for members.

Red Butte Garden
300 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, Utah


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Alta and Snowbird Are The Snowiest Entering December

Alta and Snowbird
Are The Snowiest





With 140 inches of snowfall to begin the 2010/11 season as of Dec. 1, Snowbird and Alta ski resorts have the most cumulative snowfall of any resorts in SKI Magazine’s top 50 resort rankings.

The Little Cottonwood Canyon resorts have received more than seven feet since Snowbird opened on Nov. 13. The water content of November snowfall was 11.02 inches, the highest November total in Snowbird’s 39-year history. Water content is a critical figure for early season snowfall: the higher the water content, the more effectively snowfall compiles and builds a base to open terrain. Snowbird’s overall snowfall water content was 176% above normal for November, meaning that last month’s 102 total inches was the equivalent of 177 inches of snowfall for a normal year.

Snowbird is currently offering over 3,000 vertical feet of skiing from the Aerial Tram, including terrain in Mineral Basin, High Baldy, Peruvian Gulch and Gad Valley.

“November’s series of consistent, quality snowfall has made for what can only be described as incredible mid-winter conditions to kick off December,” said Snowbird Vice President Dave Fields. “With fantastic snow, tons of terrain and plenty of affordable lodging, there’s no excuse not to hit the slopes and experience this skiing for yourself!”

Snowbird has topped 600 inches for three years in a row and provides the longest ski and snowboard season in Utah.


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Ongoing Exhibition of Trevor Southey Works at UMFA

Trevor Southey:
Reconciliation



NEW EVENT!
A Conversation with Artist Trevor Southey
Saturdays, January 22 and 29 • 2 pm
Join UMFA for a conversation with Trevor Southey. Gain insight into his retrospective exhibition and seize the opportunity to meet the artist in person.

Trevor Southey: Reconciliation
On view through February 13, 2011

This retrospective of the life and work of artist Trevor Southey gives prominence to four life passages that have defined Southey’s character and art: his youth in Rhodesia and education in England; his life as a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his desire for a utopian lifestyle created around family, farming, and art; Southey’s decision to acknowledge his homosexuality in 1982, which coincided with the first major public awareness of the AIDS epidemic; and the reconciliation of his life decisions as expressed in his revised artistic approach to the human form. This exhibition is generously supported by the B.W. Bastian Foundation, Jim Dabakis and Stephen Justesen, and Tom and Mary McCarthey.

(Image: Trevor Southey (1940–), Remembered Light, 1996, oil on canvas. Collection of Phil White, Salt Lake City, Utah.)

Utah Museum of Fine Arts
University of Utah Campus
Marcia & John Price Museum Building
410 Campus Center Dr
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

Museum Hours
Tuesday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am–8 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11 am–5 pm
Closed Mondays and holidays


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Annual Public Art Open House at SLCo Government Center

Annual Public
Art Open House




Tuesday, December 7, at Salt Lake County Government Center.

Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon and the Art Selection Committee will host the County’s annual Public Art Open House at the Salt Lake County Government Center on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The purpose of the open house is to highlight the 17 new pieces of art added to the County’s collection in 2010. Mayor Corroon will introduce the artists and donors responsible for the new additions.

The Salt Lake County Art Collection exists to enrich people’s lives by exhibiting, preserving, collecting and fostering the understanding of Utah works of art.

What: Salt Lake County Art Collection Public Reception
Who: Mayor Peter Corroon & Salt Lake County Art Selection Committee
Date: Tuesday December 7, 2010
Time: 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Program begins at 6:00pm
Where: Atrium, North Building
             Salt Lake County Government Center
             2001 South State Street

Salt Lake County Art Collection facts:
Ø In 2010, the County acquired 17 new artworks for the collection
Ø Three works are from young contemporary artists
Ø 14 works were gifted to the collection from Salt Lake County
    citizens
Ø Collection now numbers 580
Ø SLCo’s is the largest collection of Utah art currently on public
    display

Background of SLCo Art Collection:
Percent-for-art (or public art as it has become known) legislation mandates or allows a percent of the construction budget for public building to be dedicated for the purchase or commission of art. Salt Lake County commissioners adopted the program in May of 1982. When the Salt Lake County Government Center buildings were under construction in 1985, a volunteer committee was formed to recommend acquisitions for the buildings. The committee was given 1% ($250,000.00) of the building’s budget for beautification.

The committee still operates today with an annual budget for acquisitions. This committee decides what new pieces of art will be purchased and accepted by donation. All works in the collection are on public display for all residents to see.

The collection began with 207 works in 1985, and stands at 580 today. Approximately 20% of the works in the collection were donated.

The majority of the collection is located in the County Government Center buildings; however, the County’s art can also be viewed in all County Branch Libraries, Abravanel Hall, Capitol Theatre, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Wheeler Farm, Calvin L. Rampton/Salt Palace Convention Center, South Towne Exposition Center and other County-owned facilities.

The Salt Lake County Art Collection is an eclectic collection of art. What brings the collection together is Utah. Each artist has lived or worked in Utah, or is currently working in Utah.


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Mayor Corroon’s Next Open Door December 9th

Open Door Meetings
with Mayor Corroon



Mayor Peter Corroon’s final Open Door Meeting of the year will be held Thursday, December 9, 2010.

The first come, first served meetings will be held in the Mayor’s Office on the second floor of the Salt Lake County Government Center.

No appointment is necessary for the open door sessions which run from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

These meetings give the Mayor an opportunity to meet with citizens who might otherwise have a difficult time scheduling an appointment.

Each meeting runs approximately 10 minutes. Signing up for the meetings will be in person only beginning one hour before the 3:30 p.m. start time.

Event: Mayor’s Open Door Meeting
Who: Mayor Corroon / Interested Citizens
Date: Thursday, December 9, 2009
Time: Sign Up Begin: 2:30 p.m., in person
Meetings: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Place: Mayor’s Office, N-2100 (2nd Floor, North Building)
           Salt Lake County Government Center
           2001 South State Street


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Special Exhibition of Utah Artist Don Olsen at UMFA

Special Exhibition at UMFA
Don Olsen:
Abstracts From Nature



Don Olsen: Abstracts from Nature
Opens December 2, 2010

This special exhibition commemorates the 100th birthday of abstract Utah artist Don Olsen (1910-1983). Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, abstraction was unfamiliar to many local audiences, and Olsen’s work was often misunderstood. Today, however, he is acknowledged as one of the most influential and gifted abstract artists to have worked in the region. A student of Hans Hoffmann, Olsen created abstract expressionist works using volumes, colors, and shapes derived from nature. Through large-scale paintings spanning more than forty years, Don Olsen: Abstracts from Nature will highlight prominent works from the artist’s oeuvre.

(Image: Don Olsen (1910-1983), Garcia Lorca, c.1960, oil on canvas, private collection.)

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University of Utah Campus
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Tuesday – Friday: 10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am – 8 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm
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Annual Hoilday Open House at Red Butte Garden

Holiday Open House

Held the first weekend of December, the annual Holiday Open House has become a wonderful tradition at the Red Butte Garden. For two days the Garden is offering free admission to the public to enjoy the works of local artists offering their items for sale.

Enjoy the beauty of the Garden in winter as you shop for locally made art and jewelry. The decorated Visitor Center and Orangerie will provide a nice backdrop for your family's holiday snapshot.

Join them for hot cocoa, art and jewelry, a kid's craft and more as the perfect beginning of the December holidays. While you are here leave your hopes for the New Year on the Garden's wishing tree!

December 4th & 5th - 9AM - 5 PM
300 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, Utah


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SLCo Reminds Residents of Winter Parking Rules

Winter Parking Rules
for Salt Lake County



Motor vehicles parked on streets during winter snow storms are a serious public safety hazard. As winter approaches the Salt Lake County Public Works Department reminds residents in the unincorporated area to move their vehicles from the street in time for snow removal.
 
November through April cars should be moved off the street before or during anticipated snowstorms (Ordinance 11.20.135). The ordinance makes it illegal for anyone to leave a car parked or abandoned on the road where there is any accumulation of snow on the road.
 
Cars parked on streets, particularly in cul-de-sacs and subdivisions, prevent county crews from providing efficient snow removal. Narrow streets in some of the older parts of the county place additional barriers for motorists, pedestrians and snow plows. Unplowed streets are hazards for the driving public and emergency response vehicles.
 
Under the ordinance, violators may be cited or have their vehicles impounded.
 
County Ordinance (14.32.100) requires residents to remove snow from the sidewalk within one hour after the snow has stopped, unless the storm occurs between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., the sidewalk must be cleaned before 8:00 a.m. the morning following the storm.
 
County Ordinance (14.20.105) Prohibits residents of depositing or placing snow on any County road or highway, and prohibits snow being place in gutter which restricts the flow of water.
 
For more information on snow removal, please visit SLCO Public Works Operations Division web site at: www.pwops.slco.org.


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Condoleeza Rice Performs to Benefit Deer Valley Music Festival

Condoleeza Rice to Perform
in Park City to Benefit
Deer Valley Music Festival





Condoleeza Rice donates her time to perform in Park City with the Muir Quartet on January 14, 2011 to benefit The Deer Valley® Music Festival.

Dr. Condoleezza Rice, politician and concert pianist, and the Muir Quartet will perform at Stein Eriksen Lodge on January 14, 2011. The evening's music will include works by Dvorak and Brahms, and will benefit the Deer Valley® Music Festival, Summer Home of the Utah Symphony

Utah Opera. Both Dr. Rice and the Muir Quartet have donated their services for this event.

Dr. Rice was born into a life of music and foreign affairs on November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama. Growing up in the turbulent and segregated South, Rice stayed focused on her music lessons, and at age 10 was the first black student admitted to study at the Birmingham Southern Conservatory of Music. Dr. Rice competed in piano at the Conservatory and continued for several years as her family moved to Colorado. She won her first musical competition playing Mozart’s D Minor Piano Concerto, and later performed with the Denver Symphony Orchestra.

The Muir Quartet features founder Mike Reynolds, cello; Peter Zazofsky, violin; Steven Ansell, viola; Lucia Lin, violin. In its 31st season, the Muir String Quartet has long been acknowledged as one of the world's most powerful and insightful ensembles, distinguishing itself among audiences and critics with its "exhilarating involvement" (Boston Globe),"impeccable voicing and intonation" (San Francisco Examiner) and "unbridled musicality" (American Record Guide).

Winner of the 1981 Naumburg Chamber Music Award and 1980 Evian Competition, the Muir String Quartet was greeted with rave reviews and an extensive feature in the New Yorker. They were soon featured on the internationally acclaimed PBS broadcast, In Performance at the White House for President and Mrs. Reagan.

Reynolds, called Rice an "old friend" of the Muir Quartet, sharing that she used to play with them regularly years ago at the Montana Chamber Music Festival in Bozeman before accepting a leading role in the Bush Administration. “We are thrilled to have Condoleezza Rice join us in Utah to share her love and passion for the musical arts,” says Melia Tourangeau, President and CEO of the Utah Symphony / Utah Opera.

For more information on attending this exclusive performance please contact Amanda Deuel, Director of Special Events, Utah Symphony / Utah Opera at adeuel@usuo.org or 801-869-1010.


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The FAQ’s of Salt Lake County Snow Removal

The FAQ’s of
Salt Lake County
Snow Removal



       Q: The snowplows push snow into my freshly cleared driveway. Isn’t there a better way to clear the streets to show some consideration to the residents?
       A: Unfortunately, there isn’t a better way to clear streets. The snow has to go somewhere, and to make our roads safe, that somewhere is the side of the road. Snowplow blades are designed to push snow to the side of the road. The driver has no other option as to where the snow goes. We recommend you push the snow to the right of your driveway as you face the street.

       Q: Will the County clean out the area in front of my mailbox after the plow pushes snow in front of it?
       A: No, residents are responsible for removing the snow next to and in front of their mailbox to permit mail delivery.

       Q: Where can I put the snow shoveled from my sidewalk and driveway?
       A: Residents are encouraged to push or throw snow onto their own property. It is illegal to throw or push any snow into any street. Putting snow into the streets can make the road more dangerous for automobiles and snowplows.

       Q: Can I park on the streets and when do I have to clear the sidewalks?
       A: Between November 1 and March 31st vehicles may not park on the streets anytime snow is present.

And, finally, sidewalks must be cleared within 12 hours of the storms end.

For more information on snow removal or preparing for a major storm, please visit the Public Works Operations web site at www.slco.org or Salt Lake County Emergency Services at www.slcoem.org.


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Unincorporated SLCo Residents Asked To Remove Cars from Streets, Shovel Walks

Residents Asked To
Remove Cars from
Streets, Shovel Walks



Motor vehicles parked on streets during winter snow storms are a serious public safety hazard. Salt Lake County enforcement officials are asking for the public’s cooperation to get vehicles off the streets during snow storms or anytime snow is on the road.

Streets cannot be properly cleared with parked cars on them. Unplowed streets are hazards for the general driving public and emergency response vehicles. County ordinances prohibit parking on county streets the months of November through March during snow events and any time there is snow on the road.

While the County is asking for voluntary compliance in getting vehicles off the street so snow can be plowed, citations will be issued to owners of vehicles parked during snow events; those vehicles may be towed away.

In those residential areas with sidewalks, residents are being asked to keep the walkways as clear as possible within 12 hours of the end of a snowstorm. And residents are asked to clean the snow off fire hydrants in their neighborhoods. Buried hydrants can delay response to structure fires.


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Buy Local First Week 2010. Take 10, Tell 10, Shift 10.

Buy Local First Week 2010
Fri. Nov. 26th - Sat. Dec. 4th





Take 10, Tell 10, Shift 10

Take 10 minutes to educate yourself about the importance of supporting 'Local' in your community.

Tell 10 friends about your choice to support locally owned independent businesses and why it matters.

Shift an extra 10% of your holiday spending this year to local business and make a difference!

For more information, visit the Local First Utah website: www.localfirst.org.


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Snowbird Passes 100” of Snowfall

Snowbird Passes
100” of Snowfall
More On It's Way!




Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort passed 100 inches of natural snowfall to start the 2010/11 season Monday morning, marking some of the best early skiing and riding conditions in recent memory. The Little Cottonwood Canyon resort has received two and a half feet of snow since Saturday with an additional one to two feet forecasted before Thanksgiving. Snowbird’s mid-mountain base depth currently measures 54 inches with over 3,000 vertical feet of skiing offered from the Aerial Tram.

“With this fantastic early snowfall, we’re excited to offer skiing in Peruvian Gulch, Gad Valley and Little Cloud Bowl with our eye on opening additional terrain for Thanksgiving weekend if conditions permit,” said Snowbird President Bob Bonar.

“The conditions are truly in mid-winter form right now,” said SNOWBOARDER Magazine Publisher Chris Engelsman. “With 100+ inches already this is the best pre-Thanksgiving riding I can remember.”

To view powder photos from Monday, November 22, please visit Snowbird’s Flickr page at http://bit.ly/dI72S9.


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Snowbird & UAC Present Second Annual Freeride Avalanche Summit

Snowbird and the UAC Present
The Second Annual
"Freeride Avalanche Summit”




Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort and the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) are once again partnering to offer the second annual Freeride Avalanche Summit, Dec. 16-17. The two-day clinic is targeted towards advanced and expert skiers and riders who want practical and professional instruction on avalanche awareness, safety and rescue.

The Freeride Avalanche Summit will include a unique blend of instruction that combines the expertise of industry leading avalanche forecasters with the experience and influence of local, professional athletes. Expected participants include:
     • Members of the UAC
     • Snowbird Ski Patrol
     • Gordy Pfeiffer, professional skier
     • Jenn Berg, professional skier
     • Ben Wheeler, professional skier
     • Chris Coulter, professional snowboarder
     • Wasatch Powderbird Guides
     • And more to be announced

“Last year’s Avalanche Summit proved that there’s a tremendous demand for affordable, high-end backcountry training for advanced local skiers and riders,” said UAC Forecaster and Freeride Avalanche Summit founder Craig Gordon. “We’re excited to once again bring together leading forecasters with some of the best winter athletes in Utah for what is sure to be a premier event.”

The Freeride Avalanche Summit offers more than 20 hours of classroom and on-mountain instruction during the two day session. Topics include snowpack analysis, terrain assessment, first aid techniques, emergency notification procedures and more along with ski patrol briefings and real life line selection sessions with professional athletes. A tentative schedule can be found at www.snowbird.com/freerideavalanchesummit.html.

Since 1980, the Utah Avalanche has been providing the public with avalanche and mountain weather forecasts and training to backcountry users of all kinds in an effort to help them understand avalanche conditions, avoid avalanches and perform avalanche rescues.


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Snowbird to Open Saturday November 13th

Snowbird to Open
Saturday, Nov. 13





The 40th winter season at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort begins Saturday, Nov. 13, with skiing and riding on natural and man-made snow a week earlier than originally planned.

Snowbird will open at 9 a.m. with the Aerial Tram accessing intermediate and advanced terrain in Gad Valley, Gadzoom chairlift accessing intermediate and advanced terrain and Chickadee accessing beginner slopes. Additional terrain will be evaluated as weather conditions permit. As of Nov. 10, the Little Cottonwood Canyon resort has received 53 inches of snow to start the 2010/11 winter season.

“The wait is over for what is sure to be a fantastic 40th season of skiing and riding at Snowbird,” said Snowbird President Bob Bonar. “The combination of recent snowfall, cold temperatures and a promising forecast should help us work towards opening additional terrain leading up to Thanksgiving week.”

Snowbird will be operating the Tram, Gadzoom and Chickadee chairlifts for skiers and riders beginning Saturday at 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for Gadzoom, 5 p.m. for Chickadee with guest access to Snowbird Center and Creekside Lodge throughout the weekend.

A series of smaller storms are forecasted into next week along with cold temperatures that should accommodate snowmaking. Last year, Snowbird received 602 inches of The Greatest Snow on Earth® and offered skiing and riding from Nov. 20 to June 20, the longest season in Utah.


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Utah Symphony Plays Wizard of Oz Score Live

The Utah Symphony Presents

The Wizard of Oz
with Orchestra

Associate conductor David Cho will lead the Utah Symphony, in a concert featuring some of the greatest film music ever written, The Wizard of Oz. The evening will feature Judy Garland’s complete original 1939 vocal recordings while the full-length movie is shown overhead as the Utah Symphony plays the score live! The performances will be held at Abravanel Hall on Friday, November 12 and Saturday, November 13 at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets for the evening’s performances start at $30 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall box office, or by visiting www.usuo.org. Subscribers and those desiring group or student discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Ticket prices will increase $5 day of performance.


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