All those with big hearts and knitting needles your skills are needed. Uintah Basin Healthcare, through their volunteer services, are looking for knitted and crocheted red hats for newborns. The event is called “Little Hats, Big Hearts™” and is a focus for heart health.
The Uintah Basin needs to keep its eyes to the skies because a total eclipse of the moon is almost here. According to Patrick Wiggins, NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador to Utah, the last lunar eclipse visible in Utah happened January 2017 but was clouded out for most of the state.
Every business trying to figure out how to thrive in the current economic conditions and dependant on the strength of local housing have a great opportunity today. The Uintah Basin Housing and Economic Summit has invited business man Josh Romney to present on residential and commercial real estate sales, investing, and lending in the Basin.
The city of Roosevelt is hard at work planning how to secure businesses for future growth. They have had ongoing conversations with the public and will continue to do so. To further those discussions, the city has released its Retail Profile.
Governor Gary Herbert announced this week that Utah officially has an updated version of the Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Plan. The first version of the plan was implemented in 2013 and in the years since, input has come in from those with the boots on the ground, including from stakeholders in the Uintah Basin.
The Uintah Basin has its lifeblood with flow of oil and gas. Let’s take a look at how the final numbers landed for 2018. According to data from the Uintah Basin Small Business Development Center, in the month of December, crude oil prices dropped to a low of the year of $42.53 for WTI. The price of natural gas has remained at its current average of $4 for the last 6 months.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has called Utah’s current crisis with opioid overdoses and deaths an epidemic. With the rates of deaths from overdose well beyond that of motor vehicle collisions and firearms, the Basin can see why that is. This last Saturday, 50 plus people took part in the Naloxone training offered at the conference center. Naloxone helps stop opioid overdoses by binding to the receptors and stops the flooding of dopamine to the brain.
When Duchesne County Commissioner Ronald Winterton began his pursuit to represent District 26 in the Utah State Senate race, it was under assurance from the Attorney General and Lt. Governor that he could continue to serve as a commissioner.
Students are hard at work on Uintah High’s upcoming production of Starlight Express and they are doing a lot more than just memorizing lines and practicing music. In fact, the entire cast is working to master their roller skating skills for the production and spent much of Saturday practicing in the gym of the Vernal Middle School with a special instructor.
For any individual that has had the desire to learn sign language, the Uintah County Library has the class for you… and it is free. The class is designed for family and friends of those that are hard of hearing and/or suffering from late-deafness. Individuals will learn signs in English every week while reviewing in an easy, supportive environment of conversation. Please note that this class is not geared for in-depth conversation with those in Deaf Culture rather it will students help build a working vocabulary. Part 1 of the class will be on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 8pmstarting January 15th through March 5th. The class will be using the book Easy Guide to American Sign Language: Learn the Basics Fast by Lora Heller. To register for the class, contact Francy Davis at 435-790-1956.