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KNEU 1250Vernal’s very first youth comic con was a huge success! Over five hundred people came to the Uintah County Library and many purchased comics from local children authors and illustrators. The event started with upwards of 100 people participating in the previous comic book art classes.
It is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and local agencies are showing their gratitude for the dispatchers of the Uintah Basin Communications organization. Both the Uintah and Duchesne County Sheriff’s Offices shared their thanks on social media. Gifts and treats will also make their way to the team at Uintah Basin Communications from many community members this week.
Anadarko and Middle Fork Energy are the first recipients of a special award that is the first of its kind. Last week, TriCounty Health introduced the public to the Uintah Basin LORA award, LORA standing for Leadership in Ozone Reduction Awareness. “The award is given to recognize voluntary industry efforts to reduce ozone in the Basin,” explained TriCounty Health.
To say that Uintah Basin Technical College performed well at the 2019 SkillsUSA Utah Leadership and Skills Competition would be a severe understatement. The UBTech campuses sent a total of 72 students to compete at the state level. Of those sent, 28 placed in the top three in their fields.
Armed with spatulas and aprons for uniforms, local law enforcement officers will be cooking and serving breakfast for a great cause. The 5th annual Law Enforcement Recovery Breakfast is being held tomorrow, April 13th, at the Elks Lodge in Vernal from 8 to 11am. The pancake breakfast costs $5 and every penny will support the annual Recovery Days scheduled this year for September 6th and 7th.
Parents and guardians have a hard task in teaching their children how to be safe on devices, especially as they are often the last to learn of new apps and websites online. The Uintah/Daggett Children’s Justice Center is offering special classes to help local families rise to the challenge. Up next is a class for children ages 9 to 12 to be held Tuesday, April 16th.
The night skies of the Uintah Basin have some great views and it’s common to stare into the vastness of space and have many questions. The Utah Field House of Natural History is hosting an event that might bring some answers to such deep questions. It will start with a lecture on the solar system from NASA Ambassador Thomas Quayle.
If you talk to the cast and production team of Vernal Theatre: LIVE’s Bye Bye Birdie, opening tonight, about their experience with this show, there is one word that is likely to come up again and again: F-U-N, FUN! Bright costumes, 1950’s big hair, rolled up jeans, a crooning Elvis-type, and of course, screaming girls, women, and even a few men keep the show fun and the laughs coming. Local theatre veteran Amy Lemon plays the lead role of Rosie in the production, an experience she says has been among her favorite on the stage.
It was a quick meeting on Monday for the Uintah County Commission. Among the few business items handled, the Commissioners gave their approval and authorized signatures for the application of the Department of Workforce Services Housing Community Development Homelessness funding grant.
Utah is in a very good position with the water supply forecast between 110 and 140 percent of the state’s average runoff. That is great to fill reservoirs but might be problematic for flooding. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality would like to give a couple tips to prepare residents for such an event.
Watching a classmate carried away in a body bag leaves a serious impact. Thankfully, in this case, the experience was part of a MOCK car wreck aimed at showing Rangely Jr. and Sr. High School students that Seatbelts Save Lives! Student council members worked with the Colorado State Patrol, Rangely Police Department, Fire Department, Ambulance, and Hospital to set up the realistic car wreck and scenario to act out the wreck’s aftermath in the front parking lot of the high school.
The hard working ladies of the Uintah County Regional History Center were on hand at the Uintah County Library on Tuesday night for their latest book signing event. Gilsonite Country was written by the Uintah County Regional History Center staff and features events, stories and experiences that the rare mineral gilsonite has had to the area.