Month: July 2016

Countless hours of volunteers and Uintah County employees have come together in the completion of a new nature park. Located on 11 acres at 1744 West 1500 North, the Ashley Nature Park features natural, wooded dirt trails, an asphalt walking loop, a covered pavilion, vault toilet and a kiosk created by the Uintah County Regional History Center featuring a history of the property. The Uintah County dedication announcement emphasizes the help of volunteers in seeing the park become a reality.

A unique museum in Duchesne County is rallying the community to see local history preserved into the future. The historic collection of Fred and Marie Pope, housed in what is called the “Pope House”, relies on the generosity of the community to keep afloat with an upcoming fundraiser that will provide treats, entertainment and even a blacksmith demonstration.

Vernal City Council approved amendments to the interlocal agreement between Uintah County, Vernal City and the Uintah Transportation Special Service District regarding operation of the Vernal Regional Airport. In presenting the amendments, Vernal City Manager Ken Bassett explained that the original agreement lacked specific language of how the Transportation District was to make payments, specifically to the airport project engineer GDA.

An Altamont cowboy is climbing the ranks in high school rodeo. BoDell Jessen, a senior at Altamont High School will be competing at the 68th annual National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyoming later this month. BoDell qualified for the Utah team in bareback riding and calf roping. 

Local boys baseball all stars teams are still riding the high of victory after succeeding at the championship tournament last week held in Beaver. Vernal’s 9 and under team battled their way to the 9U championship game after working their way up through the loser’s bracket having lost one game early on.

A grant program that has been utilized locally is once again accepting applications. The Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation awards grants to nonprofits, youth programs and local or tribal government agencies for outdoor programs or projects that directly benefit the public. “Each year we see increased participation in outdoor activities within our local communities,” shares Director of the Office of Outdoor Recreation Tom Adams.