Join USA Luge and White Castle® for Free Live Trials in Salt Lake City
Annual ‘Slider Search’ tour to stop in Salt Lake City on September 8-9; Olympic silver medalist Chris Mazdzer and USA Luge coaches will teach children nine to 13 how to luge
WHAT: White Castle and USA Luge are bringing the 2018 “Slider Search” to Salt Lake City. The Slider Search is an annual grass-roots recruitment program to introduce youth to the sport of luge and identify the next generation of USA Luge team members and Olympians
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday – September 8 & 9, 2018 – 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Colorow Road and Tabby Lane (University Research Park area)
WHO*: Olympic silver medalist Chris Mazdzer, team USA Luge representatives, coaches and athletes
Families with children aged nine to 13 interested in learning the techniques and basics of riding a luge sled
Media*
* The event is open to media for photography and video. Interviews with USA Luge and White Castle leadership can be pre-arranged. Please contact Graham Shippy (gshippy@paulwerth.com) or Mac Joseph (mjoseph@paulwerth.com) as soon as possible if this is of interest.
DETAILS: White Castle® and USA Luge, the nation’s two foremost slider experts, will bring the annual search for the next generation of USA Luge team members and Olympians to Salt Lake City, UT, with the White Castle USA Luge Slider Search. America’s first fast-food hamburger chain enters its second year as the official partner of USA Luge and title sponsor of the off-season recruitment program.
Building upon USA Luge’s success in Pyeongchang, the ‘Slider Search’ is an annual off-season recruitment program making its way across the country this summer. The series of clinics is open to boys and girls ages nine through 13, and will provide an introduction to luge using wheeled sleds and coaching from National and Olympic team athletes. Top participants from the nationwide tour will be considered for the USA Luge Junior Development team.
“As a family-owned business since 1921, White Castle continues to innovate to create the perfect lineup of sliders for our loyal Cravers,” said Lynn Blashford, vice president of marketing at White Castle. “We’ve taken those efforts even further by partnering with USA Luge in identifying the next generation of sliders to hopefully earn their way to many more Olympic medals in the future.”
The summer and fall tour will travel around the nation to introduce youth to luge in Salt Lake City, Chicago, Columbus, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Burlington, San Francisco and Palo Alto. The tour will also make its way to Lake Placid, hometown of USA Luge.
Registration is required and can be completed online at http://www.teamusa.org/usa-luge/slider-search. Participants only need to attend one of the many free clinics and everyone in attendance will receive an exclusive White Castle USA Luge Slider Search T-Shirt.
At each series stop, participants are taught the basics of riding a luge sled at controlled speeds, including positioning, steering and stopping. Once these skills are developed, athletes take several runs down a paved luge course on wheel-equipped luge sleds and test skills through a battery of fitness tests.
Those who show promise in the summer program are invited to Lake Placid, NY; Park City, UT; or Muskegon, MI, to try luge on ice at a USA Luge sanctioned training site. The top young athletes from this group are selected for the next year’s development team.
“The White Castle Slider Search is critical to finding luge athletes to represent the United States who will someday go for the gold,” said Gordy Sheer, director of marketing and sponsorships for USA Luge, and 1998 Olympic silver medalist. “A morning or afternoon of trying something fun and new could be the first step down a path to glory.”
Over the years, the White Castle USA Luge Slider Search has traveled over 220,000 miles and introduced the sport of luge to more than 20,000 eager young athletes.
For more information about White Castle, visit whitecastle.com. For details about USA Luge, the Slider Search program, or to register for a clinic, visit http://www.teamusa.org/usa-luge/slider-search.
About White Castle®
White Castle, America’s first fast-food hamburger chain based in Columbus, Ohio, has been making Bold Moves™ as a family-owned business for more than 97 years. Cravers on-the-go can access sweet deals and place a pick-up order any time in the official White Castle app (iTunes App Store or Google Play) or in the frozen aisle at a grocery store near you. www.whitecastle.com
---------------------
August 31, 2018
c - 801 698 7349
Bishop Announces 2018 Veterans Resource Fair
WASHINGTON – Representative Rob Bishop (R-UT) announces his 2018 Veterans Resource Fair. The annual fair will take place at the Hill Aerospace Museum. Veterans and their families will learn more about their benefits and have questions answered directly by representatives from federal, state, and local agencies and veteran advocacy organizations. Refreshments will be served.
WHAT:
U.S. Congressman Rob Bishop’s 2018 Veterans Resource & Education Fair
WHEN:
Monday, September 10, 2018
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM MDT
WHERE:
Hill Aerospace Museum
**MEDIA is invited to attend. Please RSVP to Lee Lonsberry**
###
USDA Extends Deadline for Expressions of Interest for New ERS & NIFA Headquarters
(Washington, DC – September 7, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced an extension of the deadline for interested parties to submit an expression of interest to house the headquarters of the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The original deadline of September 14, 2018 has been moved back 30 days to October 15, 2018. The extension is in response to stakeholder requests for more time to prepare and submit proposals for hosting ERS and NIFA. A notice of the extension will appear in the Federal Register in the coming days.
“There has been considerable interest in housing the headquarters of NIFA and ERS, expressed by universities and localities from around the country,” Perdue said. “Some stakeholders have relayed concerns about staff summer vacation schedules interfering with the preparation of proposals, and some have asked for more time to have their plans approved by boards of regents, city councils, or other governing bodies. An extra 30 days will give everyone time to get organized and will not interfere with our timeline.”
In August, Perdue announced that ERS and NIFA would be moving to outside the National Capital Region by the end of 2019 and invited interested parties to submit proposals. It is possible that ERS and NIFA will be co-located when their new homes are found and a contingent of the agencies will remain in the National Capital Region. As part of the change, ERS will again be aligned with the Office of the Chief Economist under the Office of the Secretary.
USDA is undertaking the relocations for three main reasons:
Under the plan, no ERS or NIFA employees will be involuntarily separated. Every employee who wants to continue working will have an opportunity to do so, although that will mean moving to a new location for most. Employees will be offered relocation assistance and will receive the same base pay as before, and the locality pay for the new location. For those who are interested, USDA is seeking approval from the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget for both Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.
Perdue also noted that 91 percent of USDA’s approximately 108,000 employees currently work outside of the Washington, D.C. region.
“Not very much agriculture goes on in Washington, D.C., so it makes sense that most of our people work in settings outside our capital city,” Perdue said. “From the day I arrived at USDA, I have stressed that we aim to be the most effective, most efficient, most customer-focused department in the entire federal government. In some cases, that means changing the way we do business and interact with our customers and stakeholders.”
Perdue previously announced other significant changes at USDA. In May 2017, USDA created the first-ever Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and reconstituted and renamed the new Farm Production and Conservation mission area, among other realignments. In addition, in September 2017, Perdue realigned a number of offices to improve customer service and maximize efficiency. Those actions involved innovation, consolidation, and the rearrangement of certain offices into more logical organizational reporting structures.
###
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
