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KNEU 1250For those interested in archeology but think that everything has been discovered, take note. The bones of a dinosaur was recently unearthed here in the middle of dinosaur country and it took almost a decade to find. National Geographics is celebrating the find in their article: ‘New tiny tyrannosaur helps show how T. rex got big.’
Extra precautions were taken on Tuesday as wildlife officials searched for a mountain lion in Fort Duchesne. According to the BIA Ft. Duchesne Police Department, Ute Fish and Wildlife were searching for the mountain lion near the Hilltop Subdivision. Eagle View Elementary was put on lockdown while the animal was being tracked.
Jean Piaget is quoted as saying “if you want to be creative, stay in part a child, with the creativity and invention that characterizes children before they are deformed by adult society.” The new exhibit at the Uintah County Heritage Museum is celebrating just that. Entitled ‘Go Out and Play’, the exhibit features artists from Utah and Arizona in a variety of mediums. Each piece reflects how traditional play has been trivialized and is in jeopardy by modern screen time.
Concern continues to grow as Utah HB441 is moving through the Utah legislative session. Local leaders are saying the change will have a significant effect on the local economy and that state leaders appear to be trying to push the bill through without proper consideration or input.
Coming off a very successful 2018, Roosevelt’s own Rhen Richard was crowned the 2019 All Around Champion at ‘THE AMERICAN’ event in Arlington, Texas over the weekend. Known as “the world’s richest weekend in Western Sports”, THE AMERICAN is an annual rodeo competition at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium.
This Thursday, March 7 at the Uintah Conference Center is the Quarterly Business Seminar featuring Dan Clark. Larry King said “Dan Clark is the master motivator, he’s funny, he’s inspirational, he’s everything.” The event is a major bargain costing only $10 with breakfast at 7:30am and the presentation running 8am-12pm. Registration is available at the door or visit business.vernalchamber.org.
Thankfully injuries were minor in an accident that took place between Naples and Jensen involving a semi and passenger car on Sunday evening. According to Utah Highway Patrol, the crash took place at about 5:05pm on Highway 40 at MM 155. A passenger car was making a turn off of Highway 40 when a westbound semi truck and trailer struck the corner of the car.
UBTech is opening the doors to their new state-of-the-art welding building and the public is invited to the building’s grand opening later this month. The need for the facility goes without saying, with over 2,000 students in the past five years being involved with the program in Roosevelt and Vernal.
What do you get when you cross Thomas the Tank Engine with a rock musical by the same man who wrote Cats and The Phantom of the Opera? Well you would get the musical Starlight Express and it is being put on by the talented theatre department of Uintah High School.
Our lives are filled with unsung heroes. People doing what they need to so that the parts of our lives we don’t think about are taken care of. The Dinosaur National Monument is redeeming such omissions by introducing a new series of posts on their Facebook.
Friends and family eager to show their support for this year’s Uintah High School Sterling Scholars are invited to attend the Sterling Scholar honors program tonight.
It was a night of much deserved recognition at the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office annual awards banquet held on Wednesday night at the Centennial Events Center. Lt. John Crowley gave the keynote address and Sheriff Travis Tucker handed out the awards to deputies, staff, volunteers, and community partners. Corrections Sgt. Bryant Cook earned the Correctional Officer of the Year Award.