More Quagga Mussels In Lake Powell

The National Park Service and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) have recently detected additional adult quagga mussels in Lake Powell. Since this time last year, the water levels at Lake Powell have dropped which has exposed shorelines that were previously underwater. Thousands of adult quagga mussels have been found in various locations, such as canyon walls, Glen Canyon Dam, boats, and other underwater structures. The majority of mussels found are isolated adults, with additional groupings of small clusters. One adult mussel was found on the south canyon wall of Bullfrog Bay. Boat inspections and decontamination of high risk boats are still required for incoming vessels at Glen Canyon. Continued mussel education and prevention activities, including boat inspections, will minimize the chances that mussels will colonize other areas of the lake. It may also prevent the introduction of other aquatic invasive species. It is crucial to keep the mussels from moving from Lake Powell to other lakes and rivers. When leaving Lake Powell, all watercraft are required by Utah and Arizona state law to be decontaminated (Clean, Drain, and Dry) before being moved to another water body. Regulations vary depending on the state, so all boaters should review the regulations of any states they will enter with their watercraft after being at Lake Powell, including Arizona and Utah.  To help stop the spread of mussels:   You must clean and drain your boat before you leave the vicinity of the lake. You must dry your boat the required amount of time before moving it to another body of water. OR you can have your boat professionally decontaminated. "Park staff, partners, and the public have worked hard to keep Lake Powell mussel free for the last ten years," said Superintendent Todd Brindle. "It's very disappointing that mussels are in the lake, but most visitors will not notice them. The important thing now is to keep them from being transported to other lakes and rivers." A planning effort is currently underway to develop a Quagga/Zebra Mussel Management Plan (QZMP) to help the National Park Service decide what tools are appropriate to support the ongoing management of invasive mussels in Glen Canyon now that quagga mussels are present in Lake Powell. The QZMP will consider changes to the existing prevention and monitoring efforts, and will include analysis of potential control, containment, and other park management actions. Additional information on the plan as well as the opportunity to comment or make suggestions are provided at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/qzmp.

Obiturary For Robert Merritt Calder

Robert Merritt Calder was born on June 9, 1918, in Garden City, Utah, to David and Irene Calder. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 27, 2014, at his home in Garden City, Utah. He grew up in Garden City and enjoyed his childhood there; always loving to do the things young boys liked to do in those days. He always loved to ride horses. As a young boy he made trips to Star Valley, Wyoming, to stay at his grandparents and ride their horses. Later in life he was able to buy his own horses, which he enjoyed very much.  

He married his lifetime love, Maxine McKinnon, on July 15, 1941. They were the parents of three children: Mary Athay, Gaye Johnson (Dee) and Ned Calder (Tammy). He had 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. They all loved "Grandpa Bob." Maxine passed away on July 9, 2003.

"Bob," as most people knew him, was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 
He served in World War II and was called to the front lines in Germany, where he was hit with what he called a "million dollar bullet." He sustained many injuries while in the war, which affected him for the rest of his life, but he said if he needed to go again he would. Bob loved his country and he was proud to be an American. He received the Purple Heart award. 

After returning from the war, Bob spent most of his life in Garden City. He loved the town of Garden City and served on the town council for 20 years. He helped with many improvements for the town, including getting television to the town, helping with the water canals, the cemetery, and he was instrumental in getting the modern day water system into Garden City. He maintained and took care of it for many years. 

He was a good neighbor and a friend to many, always willing to help anyone in need. He was always very particular about his home, garden and barns. He liked everything neat and tidy. He was a hard worker and loved to work, always improving and making things better.
He had lots of fun stories about the town of Garden City and the people who lived there from years gone by. 

He was a good husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Our family loved him so much, and we will miss him. 

Funeral services were held Saturday, May 3, in the Garden City LDS Chapel.  Burial will was in the Garden City Cemetery following the service.


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The Muddled Male

Shhh, They May Be Listening

By Bob Stevens, The Muddled Male

         One of the most irritating habits of 21^st Century humans has to be the tendency to talk loudly on a mobile phone while sitting or standing in an anonymous crowd of people.  More often than not it is an old duffer like me who grew up in the era of hand crank phones with party lines and subconsciously assumes that others on the party line are already listening in anyway so he might as well talk loud enough for the neighbors to hear.  Besides, with these newfangled cell phones there is just a little dinky hole in the bottom of the phone to pick up your voice, so it must be necessary to talk loud just to force the words through that small orifice.

            And then came Edward Snowden who told the world that the National Security Agency was listening to my phone calls and recording all my emails.  With that piece of news the hard-of-hearing old timers like me began to think that since everyone is listening in anyway, we might as well talk loud enough so that we can at least hear what we are saying.  Yesterday I noticed that the cases of David Leon Riley, a suspected gang member, and Brima Wurie, a suspected drug dealer, are being reviewed by the Supreme Court to determine whether or not police should be allowed to search a defendant’s smart phone for clues after stopping him or her because they are a suspect in a crime.  Not only do they want authorization to take the phone, they want to be able to search it without benefit of a warrant.  Those representing the police argue that your cellphone is available to be searched just like anything else you are found to be carrying when arrested.  Not so fast, said the American Civil Liberties Union, Your smart phone is like your home and should require a warrant based on probable cause.  Your smart phone, say many, carries most of your history and all of your life, and that would be tantamount to being forced to testify against yourself.

            Actually I wasn’t worried about any of that since I am pretty law abiding, but now I have a real concern.  A couple of weeks ago Ann, my wife, and I went with her niece and her niece’s husband to test drive a new car.  During the sales pitch the salesman asked if any of us had an iPhone so that he could demonstrate a neat feature available in this brand new Ford Escape.  Well, since I always carry my iPhone close to my heart, everyone turned and looked at me, and before I knew it the salesman had the control center in the car linked to the phone in my pocket.  When I looked I saw my name on the control center screen and the radio was playing music from my selection of jazz, country, and the Tabernacle Choir.  But what really worries me is that two weeks later my wife’s niece wanted to drive that same Ford Escape again, so we went with her and her husband to the dealership and waited in their truck in the street while they negotiated with the salesman about another test drive. 

            While Ann and I waited, my phone rang and it was my friend the professor who wanted to chat.  When I noticed that Ann’s niece was in the test car and had started it to drive away, I moved from their truck to the back seat of the car she was testing only to see my name on the car’s control center and the professor and my conversation being broadcast over the car radio. The Ford Escape we had driven two weeks previous had recognized my phone while I was sitting in the truck in the street and linked itself into our conversation.

            Luckily the professor and I had been chatting about something mundane, like the theory of random numbers, and hadn’t said anything incriminating.  But now I am afraid that there is a red Ford Escape out there, somewhere, that recognizes me and can hook into my telephone calls anytime we happen to be driving through the same area.  Worse yet, if it hears me talking to somebody about that sexy looking Lamborghini I have always wanted, the red Ford Escape will probably contact it’s friend the Ford F-150 Sheriff’s truck and have me hauled in for being unfaithful.  Ann says that I am just a paranoid old goat, but how would you like to be stocked by a vehicle who was angry over the fact that it was still sitting in the lot, unsold.  To be safe, I have stopped using my phone to take compromising selfies.

Bob Calder 1918 -2014

Robert Merrit Calder, born in Garden City, Utah, June 9, 1918,  passed away peacefully at 96 in his home in Garden City on April 27, 2014.  Bob was a farmer and a veteran of WWII who fought in the famous Battle of the Bulge in Belgium in 1944. He was married to the late Maxine McKinnon of Randolph, Utah.  They had three children. Family members are gathering and a more complete obituary will be in next week's RCT.   

Funeral arrangements are pending and notices will be in the Garden City Post Office.

Dance Recital In Garden City

From pre-schoolers to teens, Rich County dances!

"Just Dance" group taught and choreographed  by Tara Ride and Heather Moldenhauer

2014 Annual Garden City Library Rummage Sale

June 13 & 14

Garden City Park

 

 

Bring your gently used items and craft donations to the Garden City Library for the sale.  For assistance with larger items during or after the Memorial Day weekend call the library at 435 94 2950, Kathie Anderson 801 518 5172, or Doris Mellor at 435 946 8936.

 

Items may be left at the Library or brought directly to the sale.  No mattresses, clothing or broken appliances or electronics, please.