April 14, 2021 Update

Julie and I have been watching with interest the severe weather off the coast of Louisiana, in part because our son Grant is assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Glenn Harris there.  Yesterday afternoon, the Coast Guard got a distress signal from a large vessel that had capsized 8 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana.  So our son and his cutter crew, along with other Coast Guard assets and private vessels, responded and Grant's crew was able to rescue one of the six people rescued so far in the Gulf from the capsized boat.  There are likely 12-13 others not yet found.  These photos and this morning's news story from the rescue effort were posted on social media last night and this morning.  I thought you might be interested and hoped you would indulge a proud dad moment.

CORONAVIRUS STATS

Nationally, the CDC reports 31,158,087 cases with 560,576 fatalities.

Utah:  391,177 cases (up 530 from yesterday); 15,838 hospitalizations; 2,161 deaths (no change from yesterday)

Utah County:  93,958 cases (up 91 from yesterday); 2,555 hospitalizations; 372 deaths (no change from yesterday)

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Today is Governor Cox's 100th day in office, and National Gardening Day.
• There is a list of states with and without mask mandates and the dates that they are effective. 
• Officer Kim Potter and Police Chief Tim Gannon have both resigned two days after the accidental death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
• The White House has given Utah the best grade in the states in its infrastructure report, though it's not quite an A. It looks like Utah topped the grades with a C plus.

PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA

THE MAYOR'S DAY

Today, Mayor Kaufusi:

• Met with a local business owner
• Participated in a meeting with representatives from UDOT
• Held a meeting with the City Hall advisory group
• Participated in an Active Transportation Committee meeting
• Met with members of ULCT for a Public Safety Legislative update
• Participated in the Telecommunications Luncheon and Award ceremony
• Held a meeting with the Assistant CAO
• Met with the Development Serviced director
• Participated in an interview with the media
• Went on a Bike/Walk bike ride meeting
• Virtually attended the Utah Pedestrian Summit 2021

FUN STUFF

I guess you know I really like acapella groups.  I have featured Vocal Point and The Bellas before, but this group that competed on America's Got Talent in 2017 quickly became one of my favorites.   So, to continue today's military theme, enjoy this really energetic and entertaining performance from AGT.

Have a great rest of your day, and we will close out the week tomorrow!  

Wayne