Flowers are ‘take some, leave some’ at Grand’s Spanish Valley cemetery; Plus, the Weekly News Reel!

Using flowers to decorate the gravesites of our loved ones is a long held tradition in many cultures, including right here in Moab. But after a good wind at the cemetery in Spanish Valley, silk and plastic flowers can end up everywhere but the gravesites. Now Grand’s sexton is introducing a project that will help folks recycle and reuse wayward memorials. Plus, a popular stretch of the Snake River near the Tetons could become the first Wyoming river to charge boaters. And later, a Colorado advocacy group created a map with detailed recreation information in both English and Spanish.

KZMU News · Flowers are ‘take some, leave some’ at Grand’s Spanish Valley cemetery

Plus, the Weekly News Reel! Doug McMurdo of The Times-Independent discusses the issue of understaffing at the Grand County School District, potential loopholes in the new alternative dwelling ordinance that is supposed to bolster workforce housing, and a preview of an upcoming performance by pianist Timo Andres during the Moab Music Festival. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News also talks to us about how to prepare for monsoon season, the new artists-in-residence at the Moab Arts Reuse Residency program, and an exhibit at the library curated by a recent Grand County High School graduate. 

Show Notes


Photo: Silk and plastic flowers line the ‘Flower Box Project’ at Grand’s Spanish Valley Cemetery

Moab cemetery begins ‘Flower Box Project’

Weekly News Reel Mentions

The Times-Independent: District is ‘reinventing the community back’ into schools, superintendent says 

The Times-Independent: Alt-dwelling ordinance scrutinized anew amid enforcement worries 

The Times-Independent: Composer Timo Andres to perform nature-themed ‘Tooth and Claw’ Aug. 25 at Star Hall 

Moab Sun News: Preparing for monsoon season

Moab Sun News: Exploring the waste stream through film and photography  

Moab Sun News: New library exhibit curated by GCHS grad