On the south side of Green River, there’s a stand-out parcel of land. It’s where old cottonwood trees jut into the sky and rock-lined gravel pathways snake around a play tunnel made of stumps. A place where kids can go wild on a tire swing. It’s the new Pearl Baker Park & Outdoor Classroom. Community members and volunteers celebrated the soft opening of the park this week, as well as ‘the woman, the myth, the legend’ of its namesake.

// Plus, the Weekly News Reel! Doug McMurdo of The Times-Independent discusses the county pursuing its own workforce housing ordinance, Grand backing out of a solo opioid lawsuit and an effort to boost air travel to Moab. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News discusses Moab’s experience with the nationwide nursing shortage, upcoming Pioneer Day events and the library’s expansion of teen programming.

// Show Notes:

// Photo: Kids test out the new tire swing at Pearl Baker Park & Outdoor Classroom. The park will provide a new gathering and learning space on Green River’s south side. KZMU/Molly Marcello

// Epicenter: Pearl Baker Park - Year 1

https://ruralandproud.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Pearl-Baker-Park.pdf

// Weekly News Reel Mentions:

// The Times-Independent: Seeking to avoid city’s mire, county pursues its own workforce housing ordinance

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/seeking-to-avoid-citys-mire-county-pursues-its-own-workforce-housing-ordinance/

// The Times-Independent: County backs out of solo opioid lawsuit

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/county-backs-out-of-solo-opioid-lawsuit/

// The Times-Independent: Taxes, grant could boost air travel to Moab

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/taxes-grant-could-boost-air-travel-to-moab/

// Moab Sun News: Moab shares in nationwide nursing shortage

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/07/21/moab-nursing-shortage/

// Moab Sun News: Celebrate Pioneer Day on July 24 with Moab’s museums

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/07/21/pioneer-day/

// Moab Sun News: Library expands teen programming

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/07/21/library-expands-teen-programming/