Applications are open for the $1,500 spring scholarship, recognizing students for community service and inspiring travel experiences
LEHI, UTAH, USA, January 24, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Reservation Counter, a leading online hotel accommodation provider, today announced that applications are now open for its $1,500 spring semester scholarship. For the spring and fall semesters, Reservation Counter awards a general scholarship to students who are passionate about travel and giving back to their communities. College students who love to travel are invited to apply for the scholarship.
The three-question application encourages students to describe their extra-curricular activities, particularly community service, and how a favorite travel destination has been inspirational. The spring application period is open until May 31. This is the fourth consecutive year that Reservation Counter has awarded scholarships, with past winners attending schools in Arizona, Colorado and Massachusetts.
Reservation Counter helps travelers access more than a million hotel properties and accommodations worldwide. For more information about the Reservation Counter Scholarship and to apply, visit www.reservationcounter.com/scholarships.
About Reservation Counter
Reservation Counter specializes in providing travelers access to hotels and deals that fit their needs best. Reservation Counter is part of TravelPass Group, which is a marketplace for independent and brand name hotels, wholesalers, and the largest travel agencies providing travelers access more choices and the best rates. It represents a combined inventory of more than a million properties worldwide and operates a best-in-class customer service center that helps travelers 24/7.
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OCTOBER- DECEMBER 2017 QUARTERLY MILK PRODUCTION MOUNTAIN REGION HIGHLIGHTS
Arizona dairy herds produced 1.18 billion pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, up 2.3 percent from the previous year.
Colorado dairy herds produced 1.07 billion pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, up 7.5 percent from the previous year.
Montana dairy herds produced 71.0 million pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, down 1.4 percent from the previous year.
New Mexico dairy herds produced 2.00 billion pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, up 2.2 percent from the previous year.
Utah dairy herds produced 559.0 million pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, up 5.9 percent from the previous year.
Wyoming dairy herds produced 33.9 million pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, down 5.0 percent from the previous year. UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Nationally, U.S. milk production during the October - December quarter totaled 53.1 billion pounds, up 1.1 percent from the October - December quarter last year.
Mountain Region Quarterly Milk Production by State and United States October - December 2017
State
Quarterly Milk Production Change From 2016 2016 2017 1 million pounds million pounds Percent Arizona ......................................... Colorado ....................................... Montana ........................................ New Mexico .................................. Utah ............................................... Wyoming ......................................
United States ................................
1,154.0 999.0 72.0 1,958.0 528.0 35.7
52,517.0
1,181.0 1,074.0 71.0 2,002.0 559.0 33.9
53,071.0
2.3 7.5 -1.4 2.2 5.9 -5.0
1.1
- Represents less than 0.5% 1 Preliminary
For complete results of the Milk Production report go to www.nass.usda.gov.
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2018 Darwin Day Celebration in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City (January 24, 2018) — Renowned paleontologist Dr. Randall Irmis will highlight the 2018 Darwin Day Celebration with a free talk on “The Rise of Dinosaurs: Evolutionary Success Through Competition or Luck?”
This annual event will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2018 from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. in the Department of Natural Resources Auditorium, located at 1594 W. North Temple in Salt Lake City.
Dr. Irmis will talk about the dawn of the age of dinosaurs and how and why they came to dominate the planet. Considered one of the foremost authorities on the origins of dinosaurs, he has worked around the world studying early dinosaurs and has published major articles in prominent journals such as Nature and Science.
Dr. Irmis is the Chief Curator at the Natural History Museum of Utah and an Associate Professor in the Department of Geology & Geophysics at the University of Utah.
The event is free and open to the public. It will begin at 2:00 p.m. with food and information tables from the Utah Friends of Paleontology, the Humanists of Utah, the Bureau of Land Management, and others. Dr. James Kirkland, Utah State Paleontologist, will lead tours of the Utah Geological Survey paleontology preparation lab and be available to identify visitor’s fossils. The keynote lecture begins at 4:30 p.m. The event will conclude with the cutting of Darwin’s Birthday Cake for all to share.
Celebrated on or near the birthday of Charles Darwin with events held around the world, Darwin Day promotes public education about science and encourages the celebration of science and humanity. The Humanists of Utah have sponsored a Darwin Day event in Salt Lake City each year since 2008.
