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Dixie State Plays Host to Two Prep Marching Band Championship Events This Weekend
Nov 05, 2009
Dixie State College will host a pair of championship band events this weekend. The festivities kick off Friday, Nov. 6, with the annual Utah Music Educators Association "Red Rocks" Marching Band Competition. The event will feature 2,100 of the state's best high school musicians in the final competition of the Utah marching band season, which has been deemed as the state championship by UMEA.
Commissioner Blackham applauds Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's plan to care for the nation's wild horses and burros
Nov 05, 2009
Secretary Ken Salazar deserves praise for his bold and responsible plan to care for our nation’s wildhorse and burro populations through utilization of both western rangelands and grassland preserves. His plan would provide due respect and care to these icons of the west while ensuring that healthy herds of animals can thrive on healthy rangelands.
Students invited to create new anti-tobacco ads
Nov 05, 2009
Today, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) urged young minds from all over Utah to craft TV, radio or billboard ads for the 2010 Anti-tobacco Advertising Contest. This year’s contest challenges fourth and fifth graders to “Give us a piece of your mind” and create advertising that will teach their peers the dangers of tobacco use.
USU Oral History Project Receives Utah Humanities Council Human Ties Award
Oct 27, 2009
Randy Williams, folklore curator and oral history specialist in Utah State University’s division of Special Collections and Archives at Merrill-Cazier Library, refers to the Latino/Latina Voices Project as “collaborative oral history.”
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Extended
Oct 27, 2009
On Friday, October 23, 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor notified the Utah Department of Workforce Services that unemployed Utah workers may now be eligible for up to an additional 13 weeks of Emergency Unemployment Compensation. The expanded program authorizes up to an additional 13 weeks of benefits on top of the original 20 weeks of benefits for a total of up to 33 weeks of additional benefits.
Renovated U Library Starts New Chapter
Oct 27, 2009
For a building that was stuck in the 20th century only four years ago, the J. Willard Marriott Library at the U. has now shot so far into the future that officials believe they won’t even have to replace the furniture for several decades.
Utah's Lloyd Pendleton Honored as 2009 Purpose Prize Fellow for Innovation
Oct 27, 2009
Lloyd Pendleton has been named a 2009 Purpose Prize fellow, an honor for social entrepreneurs over 60 who are using their experience and passion to take on society’s biggest challenges.
Pendleton, Utah’s Homeless Task Force Director for the Utah Division of Housing and Community Development was named a Fellow for his work in developing and implementing the State of Utah’s 10-Year Action Plan to End Chronic Homelessness.
2009 novel H1N1 influenza vaccine is now available at select clinics and providers
Oct 26, 2009
The Utah Flu Vaccine Locator provides information about flu vaccine clinics in Utah and reflects the information provided by clinic sponsors.
Legal Courses Offered at Utah State Law Library
Oct 23, 2009
Check out the November courses on topics like small claims basics and resources for people representing themselves in Utah courts.
New Strike Force is Catching Criminals and Contraband
Oct 22, 2009
The newly formed SECURE Strike Force has seized thousands of fake identification cards, drugs, guns and even dental equipment during its first four months in operation. The SECURE Strike Force was launched by Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff in June to target major crimes by undocumented aliens.