Thanks to the hard work of volunteers acquiring a special grant, tonight’s performance of the VernalUTAH Storytelling Festival is free to the public. The Grand Night of Tales being held tonight at the Vernal Middle School Auditorium will be the first night of performances by world class storytellers. “When I was in junior high, I couldn’t wait to go see the festival performances at the high school,” shares committee member Katie Ufford.
Three separate incidents of stranded snowmobilers in recent days required the help of Search and Rescue. According to Wasatch County Search and Rescue, 9-1-1 was called by a female who was sledding in the Strawberry area on Tuesday evening around 6:42pm but who had become stranded. “She was sledding alone and became stuck in the snow,” shares Search and Rescue.
The future of BTA has been a hot topic in Uintah County this year and tonight the board for the Uintah Transportation Special Service District will address the transit system funding for 2019. The board approved the 2019 funding for the BTA in December but decided to pay BTA on a month to month basis. On February 25th, community members showed up in force to the Uintah County joint city-county meeting where the future of BTA was discussed, public input was received, and questions were answered about the UTSSD budget.
Duchesne County Community Development Director Mike Hyde has some information to help those interested in purchasing land in Duchesne County. Among his list of ‘Things to Know Before Purchasing Land in Duchesne County’ is the following. First and foremost, building permits are required for any building that is designed or intended for human occupancy, regardless of size.
With Spring Break coming up, many families are making plans to take trips while others plan to stay home and just get outside. Unfortunately, some local options will be limited as Dinosaur National Monument announces that they are still under a considerable amount of snow. Even without drifting, snow depths on the roads are impassable.
The City of Roosevelt is wanting the feedback of its residents to help plan for the future. To prepare a course of growth and expansion as well as maintain its infrastructure, the city is going through the process of updating their master plans that will guide the direction of the city for the next 15 to 20 years.
As the Uintah Basin fluxes with a boom or bust economy innovation is needed to stabilize the economy in those bust states. Recently the Vernal Chamber of Commerce held their weekly luncheon at the facility of a local company looking to create such innovation. The company is Dragon Shale, LLC. Currently in the oil production process, kerogen oil, which is rich in certain chemicals valued in petrochemical and related industries, is destroyed in the process of making fuels.
UBTech is the recipient of yet another generous donation, this time to upgrade their Health Simulation Education Center. UBTech announced in a recent press release that mid-stream gas company Andeavor Logistics has made a $40,000 dollar gift to the school that will be used to purchase simulation equipment to give students hands-on practice in both emergency and non-emergency medically-related situations.
Any person diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes knows how it can be a life changing struggle. It brings on a list of changes that alter the life of not only the diagnosed but the lives of their family and caregiver. For those that are feeling alone you need not be.
For all those in the Basin with inclinations toward poetry there is a great opportunity for you. Utah Life Magazine is looking for poetry throughout the year and from all parts of the state, including the Uintah Basin. The magazine has a theme every two months based on a central theme. The theme for July/August is “Independence”. If interested, there is no limitations to style and length of poems. Individuals are allowed to submit as many poems as desired but they need to be in by May 1, 2019. Poems need to submitted through a poetry submission form at www.UtahLifeMag.com. Poems need to be in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF file format.