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KNEU 1250The 13th year of Vernal’s annual Holly Days did not disappoint on Friday. Any chill in the air wasn’t felt as locals and visitors from far off places enjoyed free activities throughout the town. According to event coordinator Dale Allred, the initial estimates are that there were around 11,000 participants.
A slowed economy has not dulled charitable giving in the Uintah Basin as evidenced by two holiday fundraising events. The Trees for Charity auction gala was held Monday night at the Uintah Conference Center, raising over $220,000 dollars for local causes.
Unfortunately, Dinosaur National Monument has not been exempt from recent local thievery. Monument staff reported this week that a giant life size painting of a Colorado Pikeminnow fish that was attached to a bench at the Split Mountain Boat Ramp has now gone missing.
Work is moving forward as Roosevelt City connects with the newly constructed Victory Pipeline. Earlier this month, Roosevelt City Council approved the bid for construction to connect the City’s water system at the West Cove tank waterline to the Victory Pipeline which supplies water from Starvation Reservoir.
A judgement out of Moffat County will leave poachers thinking twice before hitting the hills for illegal hunting. Last November, Colorado Parks and Wildlife were contacted by a concerned hunter after suspecting a man had illegally shot a trophy 6-by-6 elk in Moffat County.
The 2016 Mothers Against Drunk Driving report to the nation was released this month, ranking Utah high in drunk driving prevention efforts. Utah received a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars receiving full points for having an all offender interlock law and expedited warrants.
More details have been released on the upcoming Uintah County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy. Two times a year, the academy will offer 12-weeks of classes held once a week for 3 hours.
Local law enforcement will join many throughout the state at the funeral services for Trooper Eric Ellsworth who will be laid to rest in the Brigham City Cemetery on Wednesday. Trooper Eric Ellsworth was hit by a vehicle near Garland City in northern Utah while he responded to a call of low hanging power lines on November 18th.
An important lesson was learned in Moffat County last week: Always check for birds nests on the roof before firing up the wood stove! The Craig Fire Department responded to a home fire on Wednesday south of Craig just before midnight.
The Uintah County Commission approved the vacation of a road that intersects Skinwalker Ranch during a November Commission meeting. The Hicken Ranch Road intersects the property that is known throughout the region and beyond for stories of paranormal activity with warnings to stay away heeded by many locals.
While Thanksgiving dinner will appease most folks hungry for turkey, it will likely only wet the appetite of the state’s avid turkey hunters.
Adding historic bling to downtown Vernal is just the beginning of plans being brewed by the 5th to 5th Revitalization Committee. Working with the Regional History Center, the group helped spruce up downtown this week with enlarged historic photos put on display in existing and, in some cases, vacant store windows.