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David Archuleta wowed a sold out crowd on Thursday night at the Vernal Middle School at his second to last show on his ‘Winter In The Air’ Christmas tour which finishes tomorrow night in Richfield. His tour hit cities in California, Colorado, Arizona, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, New York, and Connecticut, before finishing up with these final two Utah shows.
One of the great adventures in the Uintah Basin is to river trip down the Green or Yampa River. People travel from all over to take part of this wild ride and view the beautiful scenery. For those businesses that rely on these trips take note. The 2019 High Use Season lottery opened on Saturday, December 1st and is open until January 31st. For those unaware, if you plan to guide a multi-day river trip down the Green or Yampa River a special pass is required and is only available through the lottery. All applications must be submitted through Recreation.gov. The results can be expected in mid-February.
There are some changes coming to Uintah High School when it comes to sports. After a public hearing on Wednesday, December 5th, the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Board of Trustees met and adopted new regions for 2019 through 2021. This will allow schools to organize and schedule sporting events with the new division alignment taking place in the fall of 2019.
Family and friends are mourning the passing of a valued member of the Vernal community. According to a press release from Idaho’s Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland, the Bingham County Dispatch Center was advised of a plane crash by the Aberdeen Airport on Monday at around 9:15am. “Officers from Aberdeen Police and Bingham County Dispatch Center were dispatched to the scene,” shares Sheriff Rowland.
The 4th annual Sub for Seniors Christmas drive has been the most successful year, to date. The first year brought cheer to 75 senior households while this year Sub for Seniors is going to help over 200. “Our team of volunteers are humbled and left without words to describe our gratitude for our community, near and far, for the support and for helping us provide for 200 deserving and forgotten people,” shares coordinator Tiffany Henline.
This year the grand total raised by the Trees For Charity event is $266,281, beating last year’s total of $260,000. “I want to thank our community for coming together to raise so much for so many great causes,” shares 2018 Trees For Charity Chairman Jessie Barton. “Without you this wouldn’t happen. We live in a great community.” The trees garnered $218,000 dollars in donations during the auction gala in November. There were 46 trees auctioned with the tree for Corbin Dansie securing 6 bidders for a combined total donation of over $24,000 dollars, the highest of the night. Votes from the tree view were added up and the People’s Choice award was given to ‘The Sweetest Gift’ to benefit Kathy Reynolds in memory of Cal Dee Reynolds. The Kid’s Choice award was given to the Superman tree.
On Sunday, December 16th, members of Vernal City Police, the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, and Bureau of Indian Affairs were involved in a high speed chase that ended in two arrests. It started when Vernal Police Officers responded to a report of a suspicious incident around 5pm in the Vernal area. After initial contact was made with two individuals inside the vehicle, the female driver began to drive away.
The Vernal Regional Airport has reached their goal of 10,000 departing passengers in 2018. Airport manager Doug Brown announced Monday that the goal had been reached and expressed gratitude for the support of the community and businesses. The numbers provided by SkyWest combined with the oilfield charter flights through Key Lime Air and the numbers from Boutique Air for the first half of the year come to 10,035 departing passengers so far this year.
Although struggles have hit Duchesne County, it hasn’t fallen on deaf ears. In a report to his constituents, Utah Representative John Westwood from District 72 shared that lawmakers recently visited Duchesne County to see the areas impacted by the Dollar Ridge Fire. Members of the Executive Appropriations Committee saw with their own eyes the impact of the fire this past summer.
Ashley National Forest has closed several roads. Red Cloud, White Cloud Loop, Taylor Mountain Road, Dry Fork and Whiterocks have been closed for the season. Do not let perceptions throw you off. The roads may look passable from a distance but they quickly become icy and deep with snow. Closing roads is not an arbitrary choice.
Yuletide logs make for a cozy fire but the Roosevelt Fire Department wants to remind people about the dangers of Christmas tree fires. It is estimated that an average of 200 homes a year suffered structure fires started by Christmas trees. Sadly these fires have resulted in a yearly average of 6 deaths, 16 individuals injured and $14.8 million dollars in property damage.
While at the Dinosaur National Monument have you ever stopped to read the outdoor signs? Dinosaur National Monument refers to these signs as outdoor wayside exhibits and they are requesting suggestions for particular topics or stories that they can feature in new waysides throughout the Monument. For those that aren’t familiar, the outdoor wayside exhibits are a way for the park to “caption the landscape.”