It’s hot, smoky, and the pandemic is still ongoing. So how can you lighten the mood in these more difficult days of summer? Well, Skate Moab has one answer – Disco Nights at the Old Spanish Trail Arena. Organizers describe event like an adult skate night at the roller rink, with coronavirus safeguards in place. Plus, the pandemic has brought many additional screens to our lives with more time spent in virtual meetings or at home with a TV or smartphone. But another type of screen is making its own resurgence in the Four Corners region – drive-in movie theatres.

And later (12:00), our roundup with The Times-Independent. Editor Doug McMurdo reviews some notable coverage in their paper, including the Pine Gulch fire, a new local governance idea, and concerns over asymptomatic testing and the school district.

Show Notes:

Skate Moab/Disco Nights

https://www.skatemoab.com

https://www.skatemoab.com/bookings-checkout/disco-night-18

KSJD: COVID-19 Revives Local Drive-In Theaters, For Now

https://www.ksjd.org/post/covid-19-revives-local-drive-theaters-now#stream/0

The Times-Independent Mentions –

Fires ravage West, fill Moab skies with smoke

https://moabtimes.com/2020/08/20/fires-ravage-west-fill-moab-skies-with-smoke/

Consensus forms around new local governance idea

https://moabtimes.com/2020/08/20/consensus-forms-around-new-local-governance-idea/

Asymptomatic testing: Officials fear program won’t be utilized in Grand school district

https://moabtimes.com/2020/08/20/asymptomatic-testing-officials-fear-program-wont-be-utilized-in-grand-school-district/

Grand County extends mask order to end of year

https://moabtimes.com/2020/08/20/grand-county-extends-mask-order-to-end-of-year/

Legislature calls year’s 6th special session; focus on CARES, school funding

https://moabtimes.com/2020/08/20/legislature-calls-years-6th-special-session-focus-on-cares-school-funding/