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Show Back to School Days start Friday The "Back to School Remember the Main Sale-abration" will take place Friday and Saturday in Vernal. School bargains will be offered throughout the month of August by Vernal area merchants. Another promotion is set for August 17, which will be entitled, "Remember the Main Sale-abration Discovery Day." The date ties in with "Discovery Day" at the Dinosaur National Monument, which is the 70th anniversary of Earl Douglas' discovery of the dinosaur quarry. The promotion will include Rack-to-School bargains and various merchants may offer such things as free dinosaur sandwiches or give away free dinosaur bones. The Vernal Chamber of Commerce will be staging a "count down" until the Main Street Project is completed. Dinosaur Days and the Main Street Completion celebration is set for September 15. Also featured will be an open season on bargains, which will tie in with hunting. The Dinosaur Days will be a fund raising event for the Dinosaur Garden. There will be an auction and a barbecue. Also bicycle races may be slated. |