Friday December 16, 2022

In 2020 a horrible accident occurred in Arches National Park. One woman was left dead. A husband and family were left grieving. A trial related to that incident isn’t so much about that death, but about the potential of the lost life. Today we report on who Esther Nakajjigo was. And the Moab City Council was in session this week. Our partners at the Moab Sun News tell us ‘what happened at the meeting.’

Plus, the Weekly News Reel! Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent discusses political stickers plastered on downtown street signs, bear-hunting regulations and a local student’s watercolor of Green River on the National Mall in D.C. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News talks about glamping company Under Canvas’ expansion, Moab’s purchase of a duplex for city employee housing, more city spending for a state lobbyist and the 2023 Community Artist in the Parks.

// Show Notes:

// Esther Nakajjigo, who died in 2020 after a freak accident in Arches National Park, was a reality TV star, Uganda’s ambassador for women and girls and a visitor at the Watson Institute in Colorado. (Friends of Europe)

// Salt Lake Tribune: A metal gate at Arches National Park killed a woman. It’s now the center of a wrongful death trial.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/12/07/metal-gate-arches-national-park/

// Moab Sun News
https://moabsunnews.com/

// Moab City Council
https://moabcity.org/151/City-Council

// Weekly News Reel Mentions:

// The Times-Independent: Sticker shock - Adhesives take a political turn
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/sticker-shock-adhesives-take-a-political-turn/

// The Times-Independent: County hopes to influence bear pursuit regulations
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/county-hopes-to-influence-bear-pursuit-regulations

// The Times-Independent: HMK artwork adorns Utah Tree in D.C.
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/hmk-artwork-adorns-utah-tree-in-d-c/

// Moab Sun News: Under Canvas launches new ULUM brand
​​https://moabsunnews.com/2022/12/15/under-canvas-launches-new-ulum-brand/

// Moab Sun News: City buys duplex for city employee housing
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/12/15/city-buys-duplex-for-city-employee-housing/

// Moab Sun News: City dedicates more funds to state lobbyist
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/12/15/city-dedicates-more-funds-to-state-lobbyist/

// Moab Sun News: Meet the 2023 Community Artist in the Parks
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/12/15/meet-the-2023-community-artist-in-the-parks/