File Virginrivermap.jpg thumb right The southwestern Utah area is in the Colorado River Basin. Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Dixie is the nickname for southwestern Utah . It was first settled in the early 1860s, when farmers were sent south by Brigham Young to grow cotton, hoping to capitalize on the lack of availability of cotton due to the American Civil War . St. George, Utah St. George , Grafton, Utah Grafton , Duncan s Retreat, Utah Duncans Retreat , Adventure, and Northup were established the latter two were abandoned after the Great Flood of 1862 . Thus the name Dixie , to honor the attempt to grow cotton, and its association with the Dixie in the southeastern United States . Yields in the test fields were not as high as expected, and economic viability of growing cotton was never achieved. The main city in the area is St. George and its metropolitan area of about 150,000 residents. The region, lying in Washington County, Utah Washington County , has become a retirement and recreational haven due to its pleasant winter climate, many golf courses and red sandstone landscape. In the winter, temperatures rarely stay below freezing during the day. In most years there is no snowfall. The humidity is extremely low usually below 25 in the summer , and it receives very little precipitation. Summer temperatures average around 85F 29C with maximums averaging around 100F. The summer temperatures in this region are the hottest in the state. The record high temperature is 117 F 47 C . Dixie is one of the fastest growing regions in the United States, being located on the edge of the Sunbelt . St. George, Utah St. George and its suburbs of Ivins, Utah Ivins , Santa Clara, Utah Santa Clara , and Washington, Utah Washington , along with Hurricane, Utah Hurricane , are the largest and fastest growing cities within the region. See also DixieStateCollege of UtahUtah Category Regions of UtahUtah geo stub ... more details
biplane pilot. It is a part of the Washington County School District Utah Washington County School District . History Dixie High School was the first high school in St. George, Utah, being founded in 1911 under the name St. George Academy. Nicknamed Dixie Academy, the tradition of white washing the name DIXIE on a sandstone rock formation overlooking the St. George valley the Sugarloaf began in 1913. In 1963 the Dixie Academy split into Dixie High School and DixieCollege which became the DixieStateCollege of Utah in 2000 . Dixie High transitioned to a new building in the early 2000s. Construction ... Portalbox Utah Schools http www.dixiehigh.org Dixie High School Web Site Category DixieStateCollege of Utah Category Educational institutions established in 1911 Category High schools in Utah Category St. George, Utah Category Schools in Washington County, Utah ...Refimprove date April 2007 Primary sources article date May 2007 Infobox school image File Dixie High School, St George, Utah.jpg 250px Dixie High School image caption imagesize name Dixie High School motto Pace Deo A Posse Ad Esse In God s peace from possibility to actuality established 1911 type Public school government funded Public size faculty principal Larry Bergeson enrollment 996 Oct. 1, 2010 students grades 10 12 city Saint George, Utah Saint George stateUtah country United States district Washington County School District Utah Washington County School District coordinates Coord 37 05 45 N 113 34 35 W type landmark region US UT display inline,title colors Royal Blue and White mascot Freddy the Flyer information website http www.dixiehigh.org Dixie High School Website footnotes Dixie High School is in St. George, Utah at 350 East 700 South. It is a Utah Class 3A school formerly 4A ... p articles mi qn4188 is 20070402 ai n18781651 Hurst s Chinese team to play on Dixie field , Deseret ... Scout.com Doug Jolley Profile lists high school and college attended, retrieved May 4, 2007 ref ... more details
merge to UtahCollege of Applied Technology date December 2010 unreferenced date December 2010 Infobox University name Dixie Applied Technology College image established 2001 type Public, Technical College endowment staff president Rich VanAusdal students city St. George, Utah St. George stateUtah UT country United States USA coor campus free label free colors website http www.dxatc.edu www.dxatc.edu affiliations UtahCollege of Applied Technology UCAT , Utah System of Higher Education Dixie Applied Technology College DXATC is a public technical training institution located in St. George, Utah and is part of the statewide UtahCollege of Applied Technology system. DXATC was established on September 1, 2001 by the UtahState Legislature and currently offers certificate programs in Auto Body, Diesel Technology, Drafting, Manufacturing Operations, Medical Assisting, Office Technology and a Pharmacy Technician program. DXATC received its accreditation on June 26, 2007 from the Council on Occupational Education . External links http www.dxatc.edu Dixie Applied Technology College http www.ucat.edu UtahCollege of Applied Technology Utahcolleges coord missing Utah Category Educational institutions established in 2007 Category Buildings and structures in Washington County, Utah Category Universities and colleges in Utah Category Education in Washington County, Utah ... more details
UtahCollege of Applied Technology UCAT is a combination of 8 regional technical colleges in the state of Utah . UCAT is a public post secondary institution and is governed by the UtahCollege of Applied Technology Board of Trustees. During the 2010 2011 academic year UCAT served over 40,000 part and full time students. Additionally, UCAT campuses served approximately 14,000 employees through its Custom Fit program. Each regional campus of the UtahCollege of Applied Technology is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education . This national accrediting body specializes in accrediting career and technical education institutions that focus on a technically trained workforce. Regional Campuses Bridgerland Applied Technology College , Logan Davis Applied Technology College , Kaysville Dixie Applied Technology College , St. George Mountainland Applied Technology College , Orem Ogden Weber Applied Technology College , Ogden Southwest Applied Technology College , Cedar City Tooele Applied Technology College , Tooele Uintah Basin Applied Technology College , Roosevelt External links http www.ucat.edu Utah university stub Utahcolleges Category Education in Utah Category Universities and colleges in Utah U Category Educational institutions established in 2001 Category UtahCollege of Applied Technology Colleges ... more details
1969 SR 67 DixieCollegeDixieCollege 1962 1969 Legislative designation for state maintained roads at DixieCollege, Now UtahState Route 281 SR 281 bgcolor e7e7e7 sort 067c UtahState Route 67 pre 1962 ... 291 bgcolor e7e7e7 sort 182A UtahState Route 182A SR 182A College of Eastern UtahCollege of Eastern ...This list covers state highways in Utah. For Interstates and U.S. Routes, see List of Interstate and U.S. Highways in Utah . infobox state highway system shields File I 15 big .svg 70px alt I 15 shield ... state of Utah operates a system of state highway state routes that serve all portions of the state ... to freeway or Limited access road expressway standards, such as UtahState Route 154 State Route 154 and UtahState Route 201 State Route 201 in Salt Lake County, Utah Salt Lake County , or the Legacy ... of state highways in Utah. The numbers and routes of all Utah highways are assigned by the state legislature, currently documented in Utah Code Title 72, Chapter 4. Most signed state highways in Utah are currently numbered between 7 and 280. Generally, state highways in Utah are clustered together, such as State Routes UtahState Route 7 7 , UtahState Route 8 8 , and UtahState Route 9 9 all in close proximity to the St. George, Utah St. George area, or State Routes UtahState Route 118 118 , UtahState Route 119 119 , and UtahState Route 120 120 in the Richfield, Utah Richfield area. Except ... UtahState Route 68 68 and UtahState Route 257 257 are both north south routes, and State Routes UtahState Route 30 30 and UtahState Route 21 21 are east west routes. Prior to 1977, route numbers 1 ... List of state highways serving Utahstate parks and institutions state institutions and state parks ... routes, UtahState Route 900 State Route 900 and UtahState Route 901 State Route 901 , were created ... 13 February 1999 accessdate 2008 08 04 ref There were two major changes to the Utahstate route system, one in State highways deleted by the UtahState Legislature in 1969 1969 , and the second change ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 coord 40 42 44 N 111 51 25 W type landmark display title The Midwives College of Utah , is an institution of midwifery training. Founded in 1980, it has graduated over 95 midwives. It has been accredited through the http www.meacschools.org Midwifery Education Accreditation Council since 1996. The school is also accepted by the California Medical Board for the state licensure. The college offers an Associates of Science Midwifery, Bachelor of Science Midwifery and Master of Science Midwifery. The school offers distance learning programs. Students can take the http www.narm.org North American Registry of Midwives NARM exam upon graduation. External links http www.midwifery.edu Midwives College of Utah Category Midwifery organizations Category Universities and colleges in Utah US west university stub ... more details
Infobox University name UtahState University College of Eastern Utah image Image USU CEU logo.jpg motto ... thumb College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum USU CEU Prehistoric Museum 2001 SW Clyde, courtesy of http www.byways.org byways.org UtahState University College of Eastern Utah USU Eastern is a public regional college within the UtahState University UtahState University System ... and Governance of College of Eastern Utah work publisher UtahState University College of Eastern ... last first authorlink coauthors title About Us work publisher UtahState University College of Eastern ..., College of Eastern Utah merged with UtahState University creating UtahState University College ... publisher UtahState University College of Eastern Utah date url http www.ceu.edu htm programs and disciplines format doi accessdate 26 September 2011 ref UtahState University System USU Regional Campuses ... stateUtah country United States USA campus free label free colors Blue and Gold color box 001F3E ... known as the San Juan Campus is located in Blanding, Utah . Founded as Carbon College in 1937, the college joined the University of Utah system and was renamed the College of Eastern Utah. USU Eastern, formerly known as College of Eastern Utah CEU , entered the USU system on July 1, 2010. ref Cite web last first authorlink coauthors title USU and CEU Create Historic Union work UtahState Today publisher UtahState University date 4 March 2010 url http www.usu.edu ust index.cfm?article 43898 ... was formed on February 20, 1937 by the State of Utah and classes began in October 1938 with approximately ... doi accessdate 25 September 2011 ref In 1959, the college was joined with the University of Utah and acted ... and the college became known as College of Eastern Utah CEU . During the 1960s, CEU added several ..., the renowned USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum . In 2011, UtahState University received a confidential ... and is the only campus in the UtahState University Regional Campuses and Distance Education USU ... more details
dablink For the former highway, see UtahState Route 8 1920s 1977 . Infobox road state UT type SR route ... ref established 1996 direction a West terminus a Dixie Downs Road in Saint George, Utah St. George direction b East terminus b jct state UT SR 18 in St. George previous type SR previous route 7 next type SR next route 9 State Route 8 SR 8 is a state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Utah , running entirely within Washington County, Utah Washington County , in Saint George, Utah St. George . The route connects SR 18 UT SR 18 to Dixie Downs Road via Sunset Boulevard in a span of convert 1.3 mi km 2 . Prior to 1999, SR 8 extended north to Snow Canyon State Park . However, the route ... back to SR 18. Sunset Boulevard between SR 18 and Dixie Downs Road was so improved and added to the state ... 0.000 Dixie Downs Road ref name u8desc Western terminus 1.303 jct state UT UT 18 name1 Bluff Street Eastern terminus References reflist DEFAULTSORT State Route 008 Category State highways in Utah 008 Category U.S. Route 91 UtahState Route 008 Category Transportation in Washington County, Utah ... 18 on the northwestern side of St. George, Utah St. George and heads west southwest through a residential ..., the road straightens out to the west and soon terminates at Dixie Downs Road. ref name gmaps cite web title Google Maps publisher Google url http maps.google.com ref History SR 8 was added to the state highway system in 1910, ref name resolutions 1 Utah Department of Transportation , http www.udot.utah.gov ... McNally http www.broermapsonline.org members NorthAmerica UnitedStates NorthernRockies Utah Auto .... George , old US 91 southwest of SR 18 UT SR 18 , including present SR 8, was removed from the state highway system in 1974. ref name resolutions 1 State Route 300 was designated in 1972 to serve Snow Canyon State Park , running from SR 18 UT SR 18 south to the southern boundary of the park. ref name resolutions 300 Utah Department of Transportation , http www.udot.utah.gov main f?p 100 pg 5285268476414239680 ... more details
Infobox University name UtahCollege of Dental Hygiene image Image UtahCollegeOfDentalHygieneLogo.jpg 200px type Private, for Profit established 2005 director Kenneth Molen, DDS MA city Orem, Utah Orem stateUtah UT coor coord 40 16 32 N 111 43 52 W type landmark display inline,title website http www.ucdh.edu www.ucdh.edu The UtahCollege of Dental Hygiene UCDH at Careers Unlimited is a private, for profit educational institution that specializes in dental hygiene education. The school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges ACCSC . The dental hygiene program at Careers Unlimited was established in 2005 and was the first private dental hygiene program established in the state of Utah. Currently UCDH offers one specialized accelerated program the 20 month Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene BSDH . The UtahCollege of Dental Hygiene at Careers Unlimited is located at 1176 South 1480 West, Orem, Utah . History Image UCDHFun2006.jpg thumb alt Fun with a life sized tooth at UCDH, 2006. Fun with a life sized tooth at UCDH, 2006. In 1997 a local Provo, Utah Provo dentist Dr. Kenneth Molen opened Careers Unlimited L.L.C. with a program training dental assistant s. The institution received its accreditation from the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges currently ACCSC in February 2000. In 2003 the college sought to establish initial accreditation for the program in dental hygiene and in 2005 the College began the dental hygiene program with its first class of 48 students. The program in dental hygiene is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation CODA and has been granted the accreditation status of approval without reporting requirements . The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United ... Dental Hygiene BSDH External links Official site of the UtahCollege of Dental Hygiene at Careers ... Universities and colleges in Utah Category Universities and colleges in Utah County, Utah ... more details
Infobox Legislative Session name 57th UtahState Legislature image Seal of Utah.svg imagesize 250px caption The Great Seal of Utah body UtahState Legislature country United States stateUtah meeting place UtahState Capitol term January 15, 2007 January 26, 2009 before 56th UtahState Legislature after 58th UtahState Legislature website http www.le.state.ut.us chamber1 UtahState Senate Senate membership1 ... chamber1 leader3 Mike Dmitrich chamber2 UtahState House of Representatives House of Representatives ... chamber2 leader2 type Majority Leader chamber2 leader2 David Clark Utah politician Dave Clark chamber2 leader3 type Minority Leader chamber2 leader3 Ralph Becker Utah Ralph Becker The 57th UtahState ... 22, 2007 2008 General Session January 21, 2008 March 5, 2008 Officers UtahState Senate class wikitable ... B. Moore Minute Clerk Leslie O. McLean Docket Clerk Lynette Erickson UtahState House of Representatives ... Reading Clerk Ann Tilson Journal Clerk Janice A. Gadd Leadership UtahState Senate Utah Senate President of the Senate John L. Valentine R 14 Majority Utah Republican Party Republican Leadership Majority ... Pat Jones D 4 UtahState House of Representatives Utah House of Representatives Speaker of the House ... D 26 UtahState Senate Utah Senate File Senateseating.JPG thumb right The UtahState Senate seating chart. Committees See List of 57th UtahState Legislature Committees Make up class wikitable colspan ... District 8 Salt Lake County, Utah Salt Lake UtahState House of Representatives Utah House of Representatives Committees See List of 57th UtahState Legislature Committees Make up class wikitable ... Research and General Counsel See also Government of Utah List of UtahState Legislatures External links http le.utah.gov UtahState Legislature http electionresults.utah.gov xmlData main.html ... before 56th UtahState Legislature 56th Utah Legislature title List of UtahState Legislatures 57th Utah Legislature years 2007 2008 after 58th UtahState Legislature 58th Utah Legislature end box Category ... more details
dablink For the former highway, see UtahState Route 63 1931 1971 Infobox road state UT type SR route 63 section 112 map length mi 2.630 length round 3 length ref ref name reference cite web title State Route 63 Highway reference publisher Utah Department of Transportation url http www.udot.utah.gov main uconowner.gf?n 6986426086207316 accessdate 2009 07 08 ref established 1975 ref name resolution cite web title State Route 63 Resolutions publisher Utah Department of Transportation url http www.udot.utah.gov main uconowner.gf?n 200609181030011 accessdate 2009 07 08 date 2008 11 ref direction a South terminus a North boundary of Bryce Canyon National Park direction b North terminus b jct state UT SR 12 at Tropic Junction, Utah Tropic Junction previous type SR previous route 62 next type SR next route 64 UtahState Route 63 SR 63 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah . Just convert 2.63 mi km long, it serves as a connection between UtahState Route 12 a scenic byway and Bryce Canyon National Park . Route description Starting from the northern edge of Bryce Canyon National Park , the route runs northward, passing a view area , and exiting Dixie National Forest within the first mile. It continues north until its terminus at the intersection with SR 12 UT SR 12 less than two miles ... as a route from Salina, Utah Salina to Scipio, Utah Scipio . The route number was withdrawn when this route was transferred to UtahState Route 26 pre 1977 SR 26 , and subsequently designated as part of US 50 UT US 50 . Current designation see also UtahState Route 12 History UtahState Route 12 originally ... ref ref name reference state UT county Garfield jctint location lspan 2 mile 0.000 road North ... jctint state UT location Tropic Junction mile 2.630 road jct state UT SR 12 notes Northern terminus jctbtm References reflist Category Transportation in Garfield County, Utah Category State highways in Utah 063 ... more details
Infobox road state UT type SR route 24 alternate name Capitol Reef Scenic Byway section 108 map Utah ... with UtahState Route 118 SR 118 . Past that point, the volume of traffic varies greatly ..., Utah Sigurd southeast and east to Hanksville, UT Hanksville became a state highway in 1910 Wayne County ... State Route 024 Category State highways in Utah 024 Category Transportation in Sevier County, Utah ... Park de UtahState Route 24 ... uconowner.gf?n 7190115996876270 UDOT Highway Reference, SR 24 ref established 1910 as a state highway 1927 as SR 24 direction a West terminus a jct state UT US 50 in Salina, Utah Salina junction jct state UT SR 118 in Sigurd, Utah Sigurd br jct state UT SR 62 at Plateau Junction, Utah Plateau Junction br jct state UT SR 25 near Fish Lake, Utah Fish Lake br jct state UT SR 72 near Loa, Utah Loa br jct state UT SR 12 in Torrey, Utah Torrey br jct state UT SR 95 in Hanksville, Utah Hanksville direction b East terminus b jct state UT I 70 US 50 near Green River, Utah Green River previous type SR previous route 23 next type SR next route 25 State Route 24 SR 24 is a state highway in south central Utah which runs south from Salina, Utah Salina through Sevier County, Utah Sevier County then east through Wayne County, Utah Wayne County and north east through Emery County, Utah Emery County . A portion of the highway has been designated the Capitol Reef Scenic Byway as part of the Utah Scenic Byways program fact date December 2011 . Route description The highway starts at U.S. Route 50 Utah US 50 near Salina and ends at Interstate 70 Utah I 70 near Green River, Utah Green River , taking a convert 160 mi km adj on scenic route between the Fishlake National Forest Fishlake and Dixie National ... passing Goblin Valley State Park and meeting I 70 again near Green River. Along the way, it passes through the towns of Loa, Utah Loa , Lyman, Utah Lyman , Bicknell, Utah Bicknell , Torrey, Utah Torrey ... more details
UtahState Route 195 may refer to UtahState Route 195 1935 1947 UtahState Route 195 1935 1947 in Davis and Weber counties UtahState Route 195 1947 2007 in Salt Lake County dab ... more details
UtahState Route 1 may refer to UtahState Route 1 1920s 1962 UtahState Route 1 1962 1977 Roadindex Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
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UtahState Route 41 may refer to UtahState Route 41 1927 1962 UtahState Route 41 1968 2006 Roadindex Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
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