January 26 2022 Update

What a beautiful sunny morning today.  Like many of you, I come to work in the dark and go home in the dark, so I crave the moments I can look out the window or even walk to meetings out of the office to just enjoy the weather outside.  

We have several meetings today and tomorrow on several of the City's economic development initiatives and priorities.  These are some of the toughest issues we face in trying to build and strengthen our local economy in a way that makes that growth sustainable and positive over time.  

UPCOMING CITY EVENTS

Guys Read Book Club: Icefall I January 27 7:00 pm

Teen Book Club: No Shakespeare I January 27 7:00 pm

Vision Boards I January 29 2:00 pm

Cahill Smith and Quartet Excellence Concert | January 31

A Night of Disney Music with the Utah County Flute Choir I January 31 7:00 pm

National Girls in Sports Day I February 3 4:00 pm

The Alibis I February 7:30 pm 

Paint Night I February 1 7:00 pm

Teen Volunteer Board I February 3 6:30 pm

Gallery Talk: Dragonology and Fantasy Origins I February 4 7:00 pm

Morning Star Native American Ensemble I February 7 7:00 pm

Conversaciones I February 8 7:00 pm

The Audacity to Write a Great Story: Tips to Ignite and Sustain Your Writing Practice This Year I February 10 7:00 pm

Valentine's Ball I February 12 6:00 pm

Coppelia by Utah Metropolitan Ballet I March 3 - March 5

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• The final two weeks of “Hamilton” at Salt Lake City’s Eccles Theater have been rescheduled. The show will now reopen on Thursday, Feb. 1. and play through Sunday, Feb. 13, with an additional show being added February 8. Tickets go on sale today!
• The cryptocurrency market fell to multimonth lows and is dropping like crazy.
• Utah’s technical colleges are beginning to face what has become a familiar challenge in the state — managing growth. Nearly all of the state’s eight schools have seen increased demand and attendance over the last several years. That trend has been especially true during the pandemic as more students are looking to technical education as a relatively cheap and quick option for building job-specific skills or a stepping stone to other programs.
• Due to shortages and illness, parents in Utah are now also subbing for teachers who call in sick.

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EMPLOYEE / DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHT

Here are just a few of your dream destinations, and today happens to be National Plan For Vacation Day. Coincidence? I think not...

• Puerto Aventuras in Mexico
• An overwater suite in Bora Bora
• Australia
• New Zealand
• Egypt
• Maldives
• Europe
• Disneyland
• England
• Ireland
• Scandinavia
• Italy
• Buenos Aires
• Bora Bora
• Indonesia
• The Shire (I almost feel like we should do a separate poll for fictional characters)
• Backpacking to King's Peak
• Argentina
• Switzerland
• Tuscany
• Norway
• Hawaii, but not for the usual reasons--my son and his family recently moved there and I haven't seen them in nearly 6 years! Donations welcome. ;-)

FUN STUFF

So, for a big football fan who is hoping that his Kansas City Chiefs find their way to the Super Bowl, that game is all about football.  But many, many folks watch the Super Bowl for the commercials (which I also love) and for the halftime show.  This year's halftime show promises to be one to remember.  Here is the recently released trailer for this year's halftime show.  Good music and really great cinematography in the trailer this year.  I'm starting to get hyped for the event!

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Have an awesome rest of your day!

Wayne