WEATHER: What about Girls Camp?
The National Weather Service is calling for a high near
79 degrees today with the low around 50. Girls headed to LDS Girls Camp above
Heber will see temperatures about 10 degrees cooler. Mia Shalom campers will
see highs around 63 today and lows in the mid 40s, according to forecasts. No
rain is expected for the rest of the week. Highs for the rest of the week in
Utah County are expected rise to the low 90s by the end of the week, overnight
lows in the low 50s.
LOCAL NEWS: Church reconsiders relationship with Boy Scouts
“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is
deeply troubled by today’s vote by the Boy Scouts of America National Executive
Board. In spite of a request to delay the vote, it was scheduled at a time
in July when members of the Church’s governing councils are out of their
offices and do not meet. When the leadership of the Church resumes its
regular schedule of meetings in August, the century-long association with
Scouting will need to be examined. The Church has always welcomed all boys
to its Scouting units regardless of sexual orientation. However, the
admission of openly gay leaders is inconsistent with the doctrines of the
Church and what have traditionally been the values of the Boy Scouts of
America.
As a global organization with members in 170 countries,
the Church has long been evaluating the limitations that fully one-half of its
youth face where Scouting is not available. Those worldwide needs combined
with this vote by the BSA National Executive Board will be carefully reviewed
by the leaders of the Church in the weeks ahead.” READ MORE HERE
STATE NEWS: Expanded Medicaid proposal ready for special legislative session
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said expanded
coverage of Medicaid is ready for lawmakers to consider when they meet in
special session next month.
"We're getting closer all the time, and I hope in
the next three or four weeks we'll have this thing resolved," the governor
said in a press conference on Monday. Although details of the governor’s plan
have not yet been revealed, it is expected that it will use federal funding as
he proposed late last year leading up to the 2015 Legislative Session. The
sticking point among local lawmakers has in the past been the uncertainty of funding
for expanded Medicaid once states – including Utah – are weaned of federal
funds in years to come. READ MORE HERE
LOCAL NEWS: Two cool events you won’t want to miss
PROVO – A huge dance party will take place
Friday night between University Avenue and 100 West in downtown Provo. Five bands
headlined by Ricky Miami and featuring special performances by Mimi Knowles, Ashley
Hess, Na-G and RAP GAME will entertain the hundreds of people expected to fill
the streets around Zeek’s Pieshake Parlour, which is sponsoring the event.
Admission is free.
The next morning, volunteers will gather
along the lower Provo River for a massive cleanup project. The effort will
begin at 8 a.m. at Lakeshore Bridge Trailhead – Corner of Lakeshore
Drive and Boat Harbor. A light lunch will be provided to volunteers, many of
whom will bring canoes, kayaks and paddleboards to remove trash from final
stretch of the river before it enters Utah Lake. READ MORE HERE
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