The sounds of summertime in Moab are familiar yet different this season. Some kids sell homemade lemonade – while wearing face masks and using hand sanitizer. Two best friends have a casual baseball practice, and say summer has been alright because they’re still allowed to hang out. And produce and artisan vendors sell their wares at the Market on Center – while carefully minding social distance.

Plus (13:00), our roundup with The Times-Independent. Staff writer Carter Pape discusses bleak unemployment numbers in Grand County, the plan for schools reopening, and separate structure fires that displaced local residents. And, a rare melanistic deer who died in Moab is preserved by a taxidermist.

Show Notes:

Market on Center Info

https://www.moabarts.org/market-on-center?fbclid=IwAR0b0um4YdyqVZZZHSg-pIkH_eZ1t0GJssSv1wdB0yNjw1XhB8wF6PBUVwg

The Times-Independent Mentions

Jobless future is bleak as shoulder season looms

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/24/jobless-future-is-bleak-as-shoulder-season-looms/

Volunteer gig reduces man’s benefit checks

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/24/volunteer-gig-reduces-mans-benefit-checks/

In-person schooling will begin Sept. 8; parents may opt for online learning

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/17/in-person-schooling-will-begin-sept-8-parents-may-opt-for-online-learning/

Separate fires destroy two local homes, displacing residents

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/24/separate-fires-destroy-two-local-homes-displacing-residents/

Finding a home for Coal: Taxidermist preserves rare black deer that died in December

https://moabtimes.com/2020/07/24/finding-a-home-for-coal-taxidermist-preserves-rare-black-deer-that-died-in-december/