On December 12th, 2020 police officers from all around the Uintah Basin participated in the annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ event. Vernal PD shared in a press release that “approximately 50 Officers spent their morning shopping at Walmart with approximately 50 children with a dash of social distancing and mask-wearing of course.
Vernal Theatre: LIVE has a dose of Christmas cheer for the entire community to enjoy with their production of ‘White Christmas’ which opened to a thrilled crowd Thursday night. The show, made up of 22 cast members and 18 production team and crew members, is based upon the Paramount Pictures film featuring the classic songs of Irving Berlin.
The Fort Duchesne Uintah-Ouray Indian Health Services announced Wednesday that they received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccinations at their clinic. “We will begin vaccinating Thursday and it will include 10 IHS frontline COVID response employees and 20 Ute Tribal employees that are providing care in the community,” shares their announcement.
High school winter sports have kicked off and it has been going well. Uintah School District posted to their Facebook some clarifications concerning ticketing procedures. To match UHSAA guidelines only two tickets per participant are available to be purchased through the Uintah High School events page.
Winter is here and Utah Highway Patrol is urging all to adjust their driving accordingly. “If you’re traveling/commuting today, keep it slow, keep a following distance well above the 2 seconds required by law and slow down,” shares Utah Highway Patrol.
2020 has earned its reputation as a pretty rough year and many are counting down the days to 2021. In order to lighten the mood, Uintah Basin Healthcare is reminding the public of a fun little celebration that they look forward to. Each year the Uintah Basin Medical Center likes to give the first baby of the New Year born at the hospital (and their family) a wonderful gift basket.
The Uintah Basin is filled with personal stories of how Uintah Basin Technical College has helped individuals find a way to provide for themselves while sharing their skills. Last week was UBTech Giving Week, an event to raise money for scholarships at UBTech. To put it in perspective, UBTech explained that every $10 donated equals five hours of instruction for a student.
The Shop With A Cop program is a charitable cause with a special purpose and local agencies enjoy participating each year. Roosevelt’s Shop With A Cop event was held on Saturday at Stewart’s Marketplace in Roosevelt. Christmas cheer was spread to about 50 children in the community as law enforcement officers and first responders spent their morning making Christmas magic and helping the kids pick out Christmas gifts.
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge will be holding a Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, December 19th from 8am to 5pm. Counting birds at Christmas time is a nationwide event that has been around for over a hundred years. It was started by ornithologist Frank M. Chapman as a “Christmas Bird Census” to replace what hunters called the Christmas “Side Hunt.”
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree it's time to vote for thee. To aid families in the Uintah Basin to get in the Christmas spirit, the Uintah County Library has officially started the voting for their Christmas Tree Decorating Contest. Trees were entered in one of three categories, either Traditional, Themed, or Crafted.