Well, this week I am in sunny (and for today windy) St. George attending the Utah City Management Association conference early in the week and the Utah League of Cities and Towns spring meetings at the end of the week. The UCMA conference had a great start today with sessions on emergency management strategies and on health insurance and other employee benefit trends. So far so good!
All that being said, I was shamed a bit over the weekend when I was reminded that it is no longer acceptable (and hasn't been for some time) to put two spaces after a period rather than just one. I will work on that, even though it is breaking a 50 year habit. Just not sure I can make my right index finger not hit the space bar twice at the end of every sentence.
CORONAVIRUS STATS
Nationally, the CDC reports 31,444,706 cases with 563,980 fatalities.
Utah: 392,957 cases; 15,922 hospitalizations; 2,166 deaths
Utah County: 94,323 cases; 2,568 hospitalizations; 372 deaths
NEWS YOU CAN USE
- A mini helicopter named Ingenuity, sent to Mars by NASA, achieved the first powered flight on another world.
- Utah now has a new state park, the Utahraptor State Park. It is named for the location where scientists uncovered the first fragments of the famed dinosaur — the actual star of the movie Jurassic Park, not the velociraptor, which was only about the size of a turkey.
- Today is the start of Provo Kindness Week! There are events, giveaways, service ideas, and a celebration at Kiwanis Park to end the week.
PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA
THE MAYOR'S DAY
Today, Mayor Kaufusi:- Met with the Fire Chief
- Met with the Police Chief
- Participated in the Provo Kindness Week Kick-Off
- Met with Mayor's office staff
- Participated in a communications strategy meeting
- Met with the city PIO
- Participated in the MAG Covid-19 impacts on the City meeting
- Held a meeting with the Deputy Mayor
- Participated in a Utah County COivd-19 coordinating phone call with the Health Department
- Met with staff members
- Held a meeting on future events in Provo
FUN STUFF
This little video is going somewhat viral for a variety of reasons. But today, In honor of Kindness Week, let's consider it to be a reminder to be patient when helping others.
Hope your week goes well. Thinking of you in the sunny, dry low 80's!
Wayne, don't give up the fight. There's a reason two spaces looks better, despite what the haters say:
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