Jackson Hole elected officials are unanimous in giving the Jackson/Teton County Housing Department initial approval to spend roughly $13 million on housing projects and programs in the next fiscal year.
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Who knew that the American Library Association selected our humble Sprague Library as the Most Beautiful Branch Library in America ? Yup, in 1935! The award could certainly be fitting today as this Salt Lake City library re-opened to the public this week as a restored, refreshed and repaired beauty to behold!
Back in July 2017, a sudden storm drenched both the city and Sugar House. Several inches poured from the skies over an hour. This library sits along Parleys Creek, and debris in the creek clogged one of the drainage grates in the Hidden Hollow retention pond, causing water and detritus to overflow, running directly into the basement of the library. When the storm subsided, there were 5 feet of muck and dirty water in the basement; books, periodicals and supplies were lost forever.
Spring sounds and sights are in the air, as activities both indoors and out will welcome visitors starting Saturday for a new season at Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich.
With easing of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions, the museums and gardens will be “fully open” this season, says Heritage President and CEO Anne Scott-Putney. State rules will allow 50% capacity, and all buildings will be open for indoor visitors. Only the historic carousel is still unavailable, due to COVID protocols.
Last year, in the first season of the pandemic, visitors were eager to take advantage of Heritage’s expansive 100-acre vistas, says Scott-Putney. A visit to Heritage turned out to be “an antidote to the restrictions of being indoors,” and visitors were happy to spend a day in “a place that felt normal” during COVID’s not-normal times.
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As the clock inches toward the 11:40 bell for lunch recess, the third graders at Hidden Hollow Elementary in Eagle Mountain, Utah, ready for their newly created recess game: COVID-19.
“Someone is COVID-19 and goes around trying to tag people and they then are also COVID,” said my 8-year-old grandson Jackson, explaining the rules as if he were a health officer outlining the latest COVID-19 report.
“Someone’s also the doctor. The doctor races around trying to give the vaccine (by tagging). And you can be safe by going to a special area,” he said.