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Friday, February 1, 2013

Fire District Winter Warnings

The Garden City Fire District would like to remind everyone to keep thier fire hydrants clear of snow and accessible even as the snow gets deeper.  If a fire hydrant does not have a metal flag on it please notify your water company.  Another thing to watch out for is the regulator on your propane line where the line enters the home, these regulators must be kept free from ice and snow build up.  If the lines are in the fall zone a guard should be placed over them to keep them undamaged from falling ice.  If anyone has questions or concers contact Fire Chief Dan Kurek at 435 764 1206.

Christensen Running for Readers

Burke Christensen in training for a summer run.
Burke Christensen at 69 years old is going to run 67 miles from his cabin in Sweetwater Hillside, around Bear Lake and back to raise money for the Garden City Library.  It may take him all day and all night to do it but he is in serious training.  Plan to donate something to the library for each mile he runs this coming summer.  Join him on his run for all of it or a mile or two.

Musings Of A Muddled Male

By Bob Stevens, The Muddled Male

Hole in the Ice

      I am happy to report that praying has helped our resident "old timers" force Mother Nature to freeze the lake from shore to shore.  As is my daily habit I looked out our window a few days back to see if the fog was still there, and it wasn't.  In its place were clear air and a large sheet of ice where the lake used to be.  The ice was speckled with black dots converging on one particular spot like ants heading for a sweet pickle dropped at a picnic.  I remember that the first thing I heard when I moved to Bear Lake was that there is a fishing "sweet-spot" on the lake where all the trophy size fish gather under the winter ice and beg to be caught.  I was also told that its location, known only by a privileged few, is guarded so carefully by those in the know that if I were to persist in asking and managed to discover its coordinates, a hit-man from Chicago would be called in to take me for a ride and then feed my carcass to the turkeys on Sweetwater Hill.  Fear of becoming turkey droppings has caused me to remain mum all these years.  But now, all those who are looking to catch the "big one" only have to follow the recent footprints out onto the ice just north of Gus Rich Point, cut a hole in the ice where the tracks end, and drop your lure into the water because you have reached THE SPOT. 

      With the spot now revealed I can focus on a related but different fishing issue that is causing me great concern.  My two friends, the math professor and Scott the fish addict, have been trying to get me out on the ice to fish.  Even though I told them that I don't like fish or fishing, and I especially don't like venturing out on ice that barely separates me from the cold slush that hides below, they continue to coax and wheedle as they assure me of the great fun I will have out there in the clear, cool air listening to the melodic pinging that signals a crack zipping across the ice toward my feet.  The more I protest the more they harangue.  I have attempted to discourage them by doing and saying little things to irritate them but, to quote Joel Stein in a recent Time Magazine article, "Getting on the nerves of a math nerd is inversely proportional in difficulty to a math nerd's getting on the nerves of other people."  That applies equally to fish addicts, especially because my two friends are harnessed to the same goal like a team of Clydesdales dragging me relentlessly toward the ice. 

      Last Saturday I was prepared to slip into a disguise and observe what really goes on at a Cisco Disco and then report my observations to the wives of those in attendance, hoping to direct the pressure away from me and toward the voracious participants.  Sadly, my long-handle jammies kept me so warm that I overslept.  But this is what I expected to find had I driven down the east side of the lake toward Cisco beach early in the morning.  First would have come the throbbing of the Voodoo drums, not heard but felt.  As I drove closer the sound of the drums would have become audible along with the chanting voices, "Cisco, Cisco, more scones, more scones, Cisco, Cisco, more scones more scones."  And finally, had I continued onto the beach, I would have come upon a circle of old men wearing hats adorned with fishing lures, waving fish nets, and dancing around a large gold statue of a dinky little fish.  I don't know if such actions are caused by something in the hot chocolate, or if it is the combined effect of scarfing down too many deep fried fish, French fried potatoes, and scones made with a secret fluidic ingredient and soaked in honey-butter.  Either way it would be a sight of gluttony and self-indulgence that would have shocked even Moses.  I guess it was better that I only imagined the scene without having to experience it in person. 

      And one more thing.  Do you remember the picture of Scott, the fish addict, in the January 20th, 2013 edition of RCTOnline holding a supposedly large fish he caught through a hole in the ice?  Well I happen to know that picture was the result of trick photography.  If you take a picture using a wide enough angle lens and stand really close to a subject who has arms extended to hold the fish way out in front and close to the camera, the fish will appear unnaturally large.  I know because most pictures taken of me are done that way.  What else would explain why my nose always appears bulbous instead of dainty and delicate as it is in real life.

Rich Schools Emergency Plan


On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Marlene Wilson <mwilson@richschool.org> wrote:
Rich County School District
Dear Parents: Administrators in Rich School District have received a few emails wondering what we have done and plan to do in the future, relative to student safety. I will try to quickly address those two questions. In the past we have developed procedures, in cooperation with law enforcement, health professionals, and other school districts. The procedures address the following emergency situations: 1. Accidents, injuries, illness. 2. Assaults or Fights. 3. Bomb Threats. 4. Bus Accident. 5. Child Abuse or Neglect, Contagious Disease. 6. Civil Disturbance or Student Unrest. 7. Death or Homicide. 8. Earthquake. 9. Fire, Food Poisoning. 10. Hazardous Materials, Chemical Spill. 11. Hostage, Intruder. 12. Missing Student. 13. Power Outage. 14. Suicide Threat. 15. Weapons. If you have specific concerns, please talk to your building administrator. A copy of our Emergency Action Plan can be found on the district web page http://www.richschool.org/pdfs/Emergency%20Flip%20Chart%2010-10-06.pdf
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Huefner Asks For Armed Guards At Schools

Mr. Lamborn and School Board Members,

While I appreciate the school board's foresight in writing policy to define action in case of certain emergencies, this current policy really doesn't address the threat of someone entering the school with a gun and shooting. As a parent, I'd like to see PREVENTION, not just what to do in case one of these emergencies occurs. What can the school district do to prevent a school shooting from happening in our district? I have a few ideas, and other schools have already implemented some effective security that we should look at to PREVENT gun violence in our own schools.
I appreciate that the doors are locked except the front entrance. However, if someone came in the front door with a gun and started shooting, it would only be quickly ended by someone inside the school armed with a gun. The chances that our police officers will be too far away to help quickly are very real.
 
I also appreciate the Sheriff attending our sporting events. His presence deters such incidents from taking place at our games.
 
I suggest at least two armed personnel (teachers or other) be present at each school at any given time that the schools are open. This way the district doesn't have to hire people who are solely dedicated to security. Perhaps the heat-packing personnel could be compensated extra for their willingness and ability to provide security.
 
Once such a policy is approved, care should be taken to announce that our schools are protected by armed personnel so as to deter any would-be shooters from choosing our schools to commit their deeds. Small window signs can be posted at the entrances of the buildings giving notice of armed personnel inside. The school board should publicize to local and regional media the fact that our schools have armed personnel on campus.
 
I implore you to consider this as the only way to really protect our children and employees in our schools.
 
Sincerely,
 
Jennifer Huefner




Rich High JV vs Westside JV

Lincoln Huefner. Photo by Tammy Calder
Joseph Leifson flies on a shot . Photo by Tammy Calder
Mitch Jarman jumps for the Rich Rebels. Photo by Tammy Calder