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On today's Local News Hour: Park City American Legion Post Commander Meredith Reed joins to talk about Veterans Day celebrations in Park City, Snyderville Planning Chairman Thomas Cooke will re-cap Tuesday's meeting and Director Eb Matson and cast member Caleb Parry of Spamalot talk about the upcoming show at the Egyptian Theater.

Today on the Local News Hour: Summit County Planner Madlyn McDonough who has details about a survey and corridor project planned for the Rail Trail, Park City Council member Becca Gerber has a recap of last nights city council meeting and Assistant Park City Recreation Manager Tate Shaw and Utah Olympic Park Sport Program Manager Matt Terwilliger have details about the case study they helped prepare looking at optimizing youth sport programming and participation in the Olympics.

The Local News Hour guests today include: Live Like Sam Founder Ron Jackenthal who has details on the launch of scholarships for local students to fund youth service projects, Park City Manager Matt Dias with a preview of Thursday's meeting, a debrief of the Park Silly Sunday Market, Kimball Arts Festival update and details about the Bonanza Art park and then Summit Community Gardens Executive Director Sloane Johnson has details about the past season and a reminder for current plot owners that they have until the end of the month to renew their plot for next season.

Host, Executive Producer, Idea Man, and Top Dog of State of the Re:Union, Al Letson has received national recognition and built a devoted fan base with soul-stirring, interdisciplinary work. He established himself early in his career as a heavyweight in the Poetry Slam Movement, which garnered artistic credibility and renown. Performing on a number of national, regional and local stages including HBO's Def Poetry Jam, CBS's Final Four PreGame Show and commercial projects for Sony, the Florida Times Union, Adobe Software, and the Doorpost Film Project, Al has honed his professional voice and artistic sensibilities into a unique brand that is all his own. After winning the Public Radio Talent Quest, Al received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to create three episodes of his public radio show concept State of the Re:Union. His company finished their first grant in August of 2009 and has just been awarded one of the largest public radio grants every given to a single project to produce a full season of shows.

Gonçalo Ramos scored three goals - the first hat trick of this World Cup - to power Portugal past Switzerland 6-1. Ramos was playing in place of star Cristiano Ronaldo who did not start the match.

The development comes just days before the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The rate at which American women are having babies fell again in 2011, continuing a decline that's been under way for years. Births to teenagers hit another low, while births to older women rose slightly.

The mass of the Earth can now be measured as 6 ronnagrams rather than 6,000 yottagrams. An electron's mass can now be said to be about 1 rontogram rather than 0.001 yoctograms.

Conner Mantz and Clayton Young made their Olympic debuts and finished in the top 10 in a field of 82 runners from 41 countries.

The lady Gamecocks earned their first national title with a 67-55 win over Mississippi State. It's also a first for former player, Coach Dawn Staley, who had made several Final Fours in her prime.