STATEWIDE

• The Bureau of Land Management's 10th annual Utah Wild Horse and Burro Festival will be Friday and Saturday in South Jordan at the Salt Lake County Equestrian Park, 10800 South 2200 West. The primary goal of the Wild Horse & Burro Festival is to give owners of BLM branded wild horses and burros the opportunity to demonstrate what a wild horse can accomplish when given proper care and training. Contestants compete their wild horses in various classes such as barrels, crossbar jumping, freestyle, costume, keyhole, reining, trail, dressage to mention a few. Contestants travel from all over the West to compete. This year contestants will compete for a chance to win a saddle. In addition to the competition, the BLM will have 30 select halter-started wild horses and 10 burros available for adoption. Viewing will begin Friday morning with silent-bid process beginning at 6:30 p.m. Animals not adopted on Friday will be available for adoption through Saturday on a first-come, first-served basis for $125, then Adopt-a-Buddy for $25.

LEHI

• Three third-grade teachers at Snow Springs Elementary, Cheryl Brenchley, Kathy Wride and Lorele Day, have decided to make this their last year.

Brenchley and Wride are responsible for educating 24 years of students, with Day teaching children for 29 years. Fourteen years of their service was at Barratt Elementary in American Fork with the last eight years being at Snow Springs Elementary in Lehi. Mrs. Brenchley also taught at Forbes Elementary in American Fork.

Snow Springs Elementary is having an open house reception for them in the Media Center at Snow Springs Elementary, 850 S. 1700 West in Lehi today from 4-6 p.m. Family, friends, students and colleagues are all invited. If you would like to send a thank you note or a memory of any of these wonderful teachers feel free to mail it to Snow Springs attention PTA.

PROVO

• The Utah Valley Sierra Forum will present a program on "Residential Renewables: Equipping your home for wind and solar power" at 7 p.m. today. Learn how you can reduce your carbon footprint, improve air quality, fight global warming, become more energy efficient and independent and save money all at the same time. Sara Baldwin, of Utah Clean Energy, will lead the discussion. The meeting will be at the Provo Library, 550 N. University Ave., Room 201. For more information, go to http://UVSF.us.

SARATOGA SPRINGS

• The Saratoga Springs Police Department is participating in its first Special Olympics Tip-A-Cop fundraiser from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, May 16. One hundred percent of all proceeds raised benefit handicapped athletes participating in the Utah Special Olympics. Come show your appreciation by visiting Cafe El Lago, 262 E. State Road 73, where uniformed officers will work in the restaurant serving dinners, waiting on tables, and participating with customers as they support these special kids.

• Blueprint Jordan River aims to gather the most broadly supported ideas on how to enhance the river as well as the surrounding trails and the form of new buildings. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. today at Saratoga Shores Elementary School, 1415 S. Parkside Drive.

If you are unable to attend the workshop but still want to share your opinion, please go to www.blueprint.slco.org to complete the same survey that will be used at the workshop.