March 10 2021 Update

Happy Wednesday!  OK, so I am bummed about both men's and women's basketball at BYU losing the WCC conference championship games to the Gonzaga teams yesterday.  Men led by 12 at the half, and ended up losing in the last three minutes of the game.  Women led by 1 with less than 1 second left and loss by 1 in a buzzer beater.  But there is a good likelihood that both teams will still make the NCAA Tournament so they may live to play another day.  I was fortunate enough to be in the stands at the Marriott Center for last year's big men's basketball win against Gonzaga right before the pandemic struck, and it was electric!  College sports is big business, and in a year unlike the last one, they contribute big-time to our local economy.  Here's hoping that we will have crowds back in the stands at BYU and UVU for spring and fall sports in 2021!

CORONAVIRUS STATS

Nationally, the CDC reports 28,992,598 cases with 526,213 fatalities.

Utah:  376,327 cases (up 658 from yesterday); 14,986 hospitalizations; 1,992 deaths (up 2 from yesterday)

Utah County:  91,127 cases (up 123 from yesterday); 2,464 hospitalizations; 343 deaths (no change from yesterday)

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Today is National, National Blueberry Popover Day, National Mario Day, National Pack Your Lunch Day, National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day.
• Restaurants are preparing to open back up after the social distancing guidelines are lifted.
• The CDC has recently released a list of activities fully vaccinated people can safely do.
• For those who follow the British royalty news, Queen Elizabeth has said she will address the concerns of her grandson Harry and his American wife, Meghan.

PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA

THE MAYOR'S DAY

Today, Mayor Kaufusi:

• Participated in an Active Transportation Committee meeting
• Spoke to classes at Edgemont Elementary school
• Virtually attended UVU Women's Success Virtual Scholarship event
• Met on redevelopment options for the current City Center site
• Held a meeting with representatives from the Freedom Festival
• Participated in a visioning meeting
• Held multiple meetings with Provo residents
• Met with a City Councilor

FUN STUFF

So here is another fun piano playing family that I think you will enjoy.  Unlike Utah's Five Browns, the Rogers Family only uses two pianos but they use them as various instruments.  It is an incredible skill set they bring to the performance!

Thanks again for all you do.  Keep hanging in there - we have light at the end of the tunnel and it is getting closer every day!

Wayne