Month: March 2018

It’s important that kids know that “Somebunny Cares” about them and the transportation staff of the Uintah School District is doing their part to spread that message. Donations for the “Somebunny Cares” program, which delivers Easter baskets for local kids served through the Utah Division of Child and Family Services, were primarily from the Uintah bus drivers and other staff. Additional donors included Axis Insurance, Wright Orthodontics, Ashley Valley Family Dental, White Smiles Pediatric Dentistry, McDonald’s, and the Uintah Recreation District. The School District’s Transportation Department donated 112 Easter baskets filled with treats to the cause. This is the second year they have hosted the “Somebunny Cares” program which continues to grow. Anyone interested in donating to the program can call 435-781-3180.

A local family is giving back after a local non-profit organization helped them through a tragic and painful time last year. On April 4th, 2017, Shawn and Sierra Williams lost their daughter, Burklee Ann, while 30 weeks pregnant. During that difficult time, Brody’s Fund, the non-profit that helps families financially after a miscarriage or stillborn, stepped up to relieve some of the financial stress of their loss.

Uintah Basin Healthcare maintains a high standard for patient care and a recent award provides evidence of that. The Villa has been awarded the Pinnacle Customer Experience Award for 2018. This is for achieving customer satisfaction standards in Nursing Care, Dining Service, Activities, Safety and Security, Laundry Service, Cleanliness and Admissions. “The data was taken from the 12 months in 2017,” shares Villa Administrator Jeff Chamberlain.

Roosevelt Junior High has become a mecca for high competing robotics with a group of 7th grade girls leading the way. 18 students making up 5 teams are traveling to the 2018 VEX Robotics World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky next month and it’s as big of a deal as it sounds. Roosevelt Junior High’s ‘Roughrider Robotics’ had 7 teams that made it to the state finals at Davis High School earlier this month.

Three of Altamont High School’s clubs attended their respective state conferences and competitions this month. The FBLA chapter attended State Leadership Conference and had four students place: Wesley Thacker placed 3rd in Word Processing and qualified for the National Competition; Braxton Hyde and Ethan Abegglen placed 10th in Graphic Design, and Bryson Pugh placed 9th in Accounting II.

There may be less snow this year but the Division of Wildlife Resources says mountain goats will still make their appearance at an upcoming viewing event. “With only a fraction of the snowpack that we experienced just a year ago, the rocky layer on the South Slope of the Uinta Mountains has been exposed through most of the winter,” shares DWR conservation outreach manager Tonya Kieffer.