After re-broadcasting a few of our favorite audio portraits in celebration of our community this week, we could not resist putting together a fresh one! Today we speak with Annie Thomas, the founder and executive director of Our Village Community Center. The nonprofit stewards an orchard that once belonged to the late Ray Alger. We speak with Thomas about their orchard revitalization project and connecting Moab’s historic past to its future.

// Plus, the Weekly News Reel, where we check in with reporters on their latest stories about the Moab area. Doug McMurdo of The Times-Independent discusses some OHV regulations recently lifted, GCHS students excelling at an international competition and cutting water releases along the Colorado River. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News reports on city manager Carly Castle’s goals for city hall, the BLM’s new artist-in-residence program and local student DECA competitors.

// Show Notes

// Photo: Annie Thomas, founder and executive director of Our Village Community Center, stands in the late Ray Alger’s orchard. She says “there’s magic in fruit trees.”

// Our Village Community Center

https://www.ourvillagemoab.org

// Moab Sun News: Growing community – New orchard planted at Our Village

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/04/22/growing-community-new-orchard-planted-at-our-village/

// Music in today’s Audio Portrait

‘Maru Kiray’ by Abdoulaye Alhassane Touré

‘Morning Coffee’ by Holizna

‘My Childhood Daze’ by Holizna

// Other Sounds in today’s Audio Portrait

'Biting an apple' by Urkki69

// Weekly News Reel Mentions

// The Times-Independent: Some OHV regulations lifted as county comes into compliance

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/some-ohv-regulations-lifted-as-county-comes-into-compliance/

// The Times-Independent: Red Devils excel at international competition

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/red-devils-excel-at-international-competition/

// The Times-Independent: Feds to cut water releases

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/feds-to-cut-water-releases/

// Moab Sun News: Carly Castle details goals as Moab’s city manager

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/05/05/carly-castle-details-goals-as-moabs-city-manager/

// Moab Sun News: BLM accepting applications for artist-in-residence program

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/05/05/blm-accepting-applications-for-artist-in-residence-program/

// Moab Sun News: High school students qualify at international DECA competition

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/05/05/high-school-students-qualify-at-international-deca-competition/