Blanding NewsLocal news for Blanding, UT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Gas prices hit grim milestone in Salt Lake Valley- May 31, 2008 Andrew Adams and AP reporting It's the latest unwanted milestone for drivers during tough economic times: $4-a-gallon gasoline.http://www.topix.net/city/blanding-ut/2008/05/gas-prices-hit-grim-milestone-in-salt-lake-v... Pillaging the past, part II: The gravedigger's curse- May 24, 2008 Maybe there is a curse that comes from digging up graves. If so, Earl Shumway seems like the embodiment of that curse.http://www.topix.net/city/blanding-ut/2008/05/pillaging-the-past-part-ii-the-gravediggers-... EMS workers honored for heroic service at bus crash, mine disaster- May 22, 2008 Front-line responders who performed emergency services at some of Utah's most tragic events in the last year were awarded Monday for their duty and in some cases, for saving multiple lives.http://www.topix.net/city/blanding-ut/2008/05/ems-workers-honored-for-heroic-service-at-bu... English assignment is a lesson in altruism- May 20, 2008 "This is the brainchild of people of Utah" Sudanese refugee John Dau speaks about his experiences as a boy escaping from the horrors of war in his native country. via Salt Lake Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/blanding-ut/2008/05/english-assignment-is-a-lesson-in-altruism?f... Police and fire station OK'd- May 17, 2008 "It is so woefully inadequate on what the minimum requirements are that it's pathetic" Residents gave a preliminary green light for a proposed combination police and fire facility at the current 43 Main St. via Seacoast Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/blanding-ut/2008/05/police-and-fire-station-okd?fromrss=1 Treatment plant big part of small UT city's plans- May 15, 2008 The city soon will begin construction of a $1.7 million water treatment plant that will treat 3 million gallons of water per day, about twice what the city now uses, the story said. via Water Technologyhttp://www.topix.net/city/blanding-ut/2008/05/treatment-plant-big-part-of-small-ut-citys-p... Featured Artist: Susan Hughes Gingrasso- May 13, 2008 Name: Susan Hughes Gingrasso Description of work: My work in dance now has five focuses: 1) using Motif Notation to expand my choreographic range; 2) creating and performing; 3) implementing a dance ... via WisInfohttp://www.topix.net/city/blanding-ut/2008/05/featured-artist-susan-hughes-gingrasso?fromr... CEU chief salutes graduates- May 5, 2008 "As we respect the rights of others, we will come to enjoy peace in our lives" Ryan L. Thomas, outgoing president of the College of Eastern Utah, urged graduates to attend to the little details in their lives and to respect the rights of others in a commencement address Saturday. via Deseret Morning Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/blanding-ut/2008/05/ceu-chief-salutes-graduates?fromrss=1 |