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Residents of Roosevelt City can look forward to an eventful 4th of July all taking place at Constitution Park. The day kicks off with the Redmud Run. Registration starts at 9:30am and the race will begin at 11:30am, a later start so residents can still attend Neola’s parade at 10am and be back to enjoy the mud fun.
Gone But Never Forgotten. Tuesday marked 32 years since Duchesne County Sheriff’s Officer Lt. Gerry L. Ivie was “accidentally shot and killed at a roadblock in Duchesne County. Lt. Ivie was responding to the scene of a rolling roadblock two miles west of Roosevelt where officers had boxed in a vehicle driven by a man threatening to kill his family.
AAA predicts a record-breaking 48.9 million Americans will travel for this Independence Day weekend and safety cannot be understated. After a multi-vehicle collision caused by a drowsy driver sent 3 people to the hospital, the Utah Highway Patrol is asking people to be aware of the signs and effects of driving drowsy.
A Duchesne County project is one of just ten projects in Utah to be selected to receive a grant through the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART program. The Duchesne County Water Conservancy District, partnered with Bennett Water Association and Dry Gulch Irrigation Company, was awarded $246,600 dollars to make improvements at Bennett Pond.
The 4th of July is celebrated as the birth of our nation. Locally, the 4th also doubles as the birthday for local celebrity Dippy. For those that don’t know, Dippy represents the original fossils of the Diplodocus that is at the Utah Field House of Natural History.
Multiple Uintah County agencies are wanting residents of the Basin that are 55 years and older to know that there is a resource available to aid in getting back into the workplace. The company is called Easterseals, America’s largest nonprofit health care organization. One program is called Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) which is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.
As summer hits full stride, the events for the Summer Reading Activity are in full swing as well. This week’s activity is a puppet show put on by the Rocky Mountain Puppet Show entitled Space-A-Cade. The puppeteer is Meghan Casey who completed her Advanced Ventriloquism course at the age of six and has been working and playing with puppets since.
There’s no need to choose between the fun opportunities offered in Duchesne County on the 4th of July. In order to support the Neola parade that starts at 10am, Roosevelt City has pushed back their start time on the Redmud Run from early morning to 11:30am. Neola’s 4th of July Celebration includes a 5K run, co-ed volleyball tournament, the parade followed by a patriotic program, and the rodeo that night at 7pm.
Officials have returned from a special visit to the northwest which was in support of the proposed Jordan Cove LNG project in Coos County, Oregon. Uintah County Commissioner Bart Haslem shares that it is hopeful the project will move along and could be completed within 4 years. The project proposes to build a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export terminal in an Oregon bay approximately 7 miles from the entrance of a federally controlled and maintained navigational channel used for international trade.
If you’ve been thinking there is an excessive amount of mosquitoes this year, you’re not crazy. Mosquito Abatement District Director Kirk Robbins confirms that this is a bad year for mosquitoes as well as gnats thanks to the extra wet winter and spring. Mosquito abatement workers are continually working to treat sources and combat the mosquito population.
The 4th of July holiday is a popular time to recreate on water each year and the Bureau of Land Management in Utah has some safety reminders for the public. First, beware that slow moving rivers may appear to be safe but can still have strong currents and undertows.
Calling scouts of all ages! All scouters past and present are invited to show their patriotism and march in the Vernal 4th of July Parade on Thursday. This invitation is extended to Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Packs, Troops, Crews, the Order of the Arrow, and volunteers. This force of Scouters will carry a 60 foot flag down Main Street behind the color-guard and then the group will raise the flag in front of the Uintah County building.