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KNEU 1250Read all summer so you don’t get dumber! The motto of the Uintah County Library summer reading program has a nice ring to it but another reason to sign kids up is the fun that can be had in the pages of a book.
A collaborative effort is ready for direct public involvement with the scheduling of open house events. Creating a master plan for the trails within Uintah County has been a focus of county and city officials as well as trail enthusiasts in the area for several years and things are finally coming together.
Crowds gathered to literally feel the majesty of stampeding horses in western Colorado over the weekend for the 2017 Great American Horse Drive. The unbelievable event is put on each year by Sombrero Ranches where cowboys and cowgirls work for a week rounding up all the horses from the ranch’s vast winter range and holding them in pens in preparation for the drive.
An opportunity for local non-profits and government agencies could make all the difference in securing funding for the coming years. Uintah County Director of Travel and Tourism Lesha Coltharp has extended an invitation to those interested in attending a grant writing workshop specifically for the Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant that is accepting applications.
Vernal City Council approved Wednesday night a resolution that requests the Uintah County Commission to include Proposition 1 on the 2017 election ballot. If passed, Prop 1 would allow an optional sales tax of a quarter of a cent to be used for transportation purposes in both the city and county as well as for public transit in the area.
Graduates, family members, instructors, and administrators from the Uintah Basin Applied Technology College filled the Uintah Conference Centeron Wednesday for the 2017 graduation ceremony. There were over 450 graduates and the place was packed, shares UBATC representative Stephanie Carter.
Tis’ the season for road construction and several projects are already underway in Duchesne County. Chapman Construction announced yesterday that road construction will begin this week on the Duchesne County Special Service District #2 Connector phase 3B road project.
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to pass the American Health Care Act which repeals Obamacare and Utah representatives are supporting the measure. “The problem with Obamacare is that it has raised premiums significantly and it has caused people to have their work hours slashed and even lose their jobs,” shares Representative Rob Bishop.
The Duchesne-Roosevelt Ranger District is working hard to prepare trails for summer hikers and announced Thursday that the Grandview Trailhead will be closed until mid-June, depending on weather. Grandview Trailhead gives access to Grandaddy Lake in the High Uintas and is closed for the removal of dead beetle killed hazard trees in and around the trailhead.
An application to modify apartments to single family dwellings will continue forward in Uintah County though the Commission is split. The Lone Tree Sky Park apartments, located at 1379 South 570 East, would need a variance on the road access to be acceptable. The access for apartments required a 24 foot wide access and they met requirements for apartments, explains County Planner Matt Cazier, but in changing over to townhomes, the code states that private roads need to meet the same standard as public roads, which is 36 feet wide.
Spring and summer fun are heating up making boating and fishing a likely activity. The Daggett County LEPC, Emergency Preparedness Committee, is advising caution for anyone recreating on the Green River. “The river is flowing fast and high, making it complicated to canoes and kayaks and challenging to rafters,” shares the LEPC.
Tough conditions for the deer population means fewer hunters will be granted permits next fall. The Utah Wildlife Board listened to presentations from DWR biologists before making the decision to grant 1,625 less buck deer hunting permits for the 2017 hunt, citing drought conditions and this year’s tough winter.