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Christmas Spirit Flourishes at Trees For Charity Auction Gala

Nov 27, 2018 · Basin Now · News

The Christmas spirit flourished at the Trees For Charity Auction Gala at the Uintah Conference Center. While a grand total has yet to be tallied, the amount reached during the live auction came to $218,000 dollars on Monday night. It’s very likely this will be a record year for Trees For Charity once the money is added from the silent auction and tree toppers. Last year, the grand total reached $260,000 dollars and this year’s event is on pace to beat that.

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Rural Findings of Utah’s Strategic Industry Clusters

Nov 27, 2018 · Basin Now · News

As the Uintah Basin looks for growth opportunities, the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) has released the findings of a report on rural Utah’s needs. “Utah’s Strategic Clusters: Performance, Benefits, Workforce Needs and Rural Utah” evaluates Utah’s six strategic clusters which include Aerospace & Defense, Energy & Natural Resources, Finance, IT/Software, Life Sciences and Outdoor Recreation.

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Rifle Police Department K-9 Makes Front Page of Sunday’s New York Times

Nov 27, 2018 · Basin Now · News

The legal issues involved with legalization of marijuana is sending some hard working members of law enforcement to an early retirement and a story out of Rifle, Colorado on the topic made the front page of Sunday’s New York Times. The article tells the story of K-9 Officer Tulo, a beautiful yellow Labrador Retriever, who has served with the Rifle Police Department for 8 years. Officer Tulo will retire early because the K-9 is expertly trained in detecting marijuana.

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New Tradition of Naples Tree Lighting Tomorrow Night

Nov 26, 2018 · Basin Now · News

Naples will continue a new tradition by holding the 2nd annual Naples City Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony tomorrow. It was almost one year ago that 500 people gathered on the newly landscaped Naples City Plaza next to the City Offices waiting for Santa to arrive and for the tree to be lit up.

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15th Annual Vernal Community Holly Days a Hit

Nov 26, 2018 · Basin Now · News

The annual Holly Days celebration welcomed excited crowds on Friday to Vernal. It’s estimated that 12,000 people came to participate in the holiday event. Uintah Basin residents were joined by visitors from surrounding states and beyond. Last year’s event hosted a record crowd of 15,000 people thanks to the t-shirt weather but this year’s weather was still nice enough that people turned out to enjoy events all day long.

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Teenage Boys Joyride in the Sky Ends at Vernal Regional Airport

Nov 26, 2018 · Basin Now · News

Two teenage boys were arrested near the Vernal Regional Airport on Wednesday following events that are hard to believe. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, the boys, believed to be ages 14 and 15, left a group home on the Wasatch Front early last week and had made their way to eastern Utah where they were staying with friends in the Jensen area.

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Holly Days and Other Events in Vernal on Friday

Nov 21, 2018 · Basin Now · News

The streets of Vernal will be crowded this Friday as locals and visitors enjoy free family events as part of the annual Vernal Holly Days festival. Most events start at noon and are ongoing downtown, at the Uintah Conference Center, and Western Park. New this year is a Holly Days Lantern Launch to take place after the parade and before the fireworks. Purchasing a ticket will get you a lantern to launch from the designated area at 150 East Main Street. The purchased lanterns will start to be handed out at about 6:30pm and the launch will take place from 7 to 8pm. The money raised is for the Dinah SOAR Days Festival in May. Trees For Charity will also be on display during Holly Days at the Uintah Conference Center. Santa will be in the parade on Friday and will travel directly from there to the Trees For Charity venue where he will greet families and children. Evans Family Media has hosted Santa during the Holly Days Festival for 15 years. The live Nativity will also be set up at the Uintah Conference Center with shows every hour on the hour from noon to 7:00pm on Friday and from noon to 3:00pm on Saturday. To look up the full schedule of Holly Days events, visit www.communityhollydays.com.

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Busiest Thanksgiving Travel Season Since 2005 Predicted

Nov 21, 2018 · Basin Now · News

If you’re planning to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, you’re not alone. AAA predicts that you’ll be among 54.3 million Americans who will travel 50 or more miles from home to celebrate Thanksgiving. That is a 4.8 percent increase over 2017 and the highest travel volume since 2005.

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Local Thanksgiving Day Events

Nov 21, 2018 · Basin Now · News

Thanksgiving is a well known time for family but instead of staying indoors here are some events to get the family out and involved. Dr. Shane Powell of Uintah Basin Healthcare is hosting his annual free Thanksgiving 5k Run/Trot/Walk in Roosevelt. It will start at 8am at the Roosevelt Aquatic Center. Hot chocolate will be provided at the finish line courtesy of Uintah Basin Healthcare. For more information, call 435-725-0040. In Vernal there is the Gobbler Thanksgiving Day 5k. This is a charity run for two local families, the Reynolds and the Northerns. Participants will meet at the USU parking lot. Registration starts at 8am and the race will go from 9am-11am. Besides the race, raffle tickets will be sold with the actual drawing on Monday. Coffee and hot chocolate will be provided by Beans and Brews with some doughnuts as well. Lastly, for those that need a meal or may not have family around, the Quarry Steakhouse and local businesses are holding a free community Thanksgiving dinner. The ‘Fill the Need’ dinner will be from 12pm to 4pm at the Quarry. If you would like to volunteer to help with this event, please contact Kathleen Hacking at 435-789-2337.