Good Stuff

Peak
By John Brown, The Man

How many pushups can you do in a row?

10, 20?  Could you do 100?

And you’d have to be a freak if you could do 500 in a row, right?

Well, no.

You’d just be human.

In 1980 Minoru Yoshida of Japan did 10,057 pushups nonstop.

In 1993 Charles Servizio of the good old USA did 46,001 pushups in 21 hours and 21 minutes.

In 2016 David Escojido of the USA did 2,298 pushup in 1 hour.

You might think that these folks must be oddities. They must be gifted. They must have some weird thing in their DNA allowing them to do these things.

But you’d be wrong.

None of these people were born that way. In fact, what researchers are finding is that most of the folks that we think are prodigies—folks like Mozart, Tiger Woods, chess masters who can play 20 games at once without even looking at a board—the biggest thing that separates them from the rest of us isn’t DNA.

Anders Ericsson, a researcher at Florida State University, has spent the last 30 years studying what gives experts their edge. And he reveals in Peak: The New Science of Expertise that he and other researchers have found that while there are some physical traits like height and size that definitely make a difference in some physical activities (notice how all the top gymnasts are short), what really sets people apart is how much of a certain type of practice they’ve done.

Not just practice, but a certain type of practice.

Practicing “hard” doesn’t do much for you. Putting in a lot of hours doesn’t do much either. Instead, you need to practice in a way that has been shown to lead people to actually improve their performance. You still have to put in a lot of time practicing—there is no shortcut—but only the type of practice he explains in the book seems to lead to the increase of performance.

Is he saying that anyone can do anything?

No. When I first looked into his research, one of my big issues was that it seemed he was claiming anyone could do anything with 10,000 hours of practice.
But he’s not saying that.

Is he saying genetics has no influence?

It can, but what he’s found is that it doesn’t have the role we normally think of when we think of top performance. And, most importantly, we place artificial limits on ourselves by thinking people are born to this or that activity.

There is far too much to post here. What you need to know is that what he shares in this book is fascinating, compelling, and surprising. I’ve been training people for over thirty years. And I found myself enlightened. If you’re at all interested in education, or getting better at some activity (from parenting to golf), or helping your kids get better, you’ll want to read this book. Highly recommended.

Bear Lake Marina In The Fall

Photo by Lauriann Wakefield, Little Starling Photography

Garden City Council Reports

Anita Weston

GARDEN CITY,  Utah.  October 13, 2016.  Pat Argyle, a council member, noted that she has drawn up a plan for the development of Heritage Park.  There will be several gazebos placed at strategic places around the park.  There will be a path around the entire park.  The creek from the pond will meander throughout the park with arched bridges going over the creek.  Bathrooms are important and will be built.  Since the park is called Heritage Park, she feels that everything should probably follow a western theme.

Jennifer Huefner said she is doing a study to add more trails to the City’s general plan.  She wants a bike trail along Paradise Parkway and will plan a way that will connect it the current bike path.  In addition, she would like to get an ordinance changed that would require developers to initiate possible walking and/or bike paths along their subdivisions or within their subdivisions. 

When this ordinance is changed, it was determined that conduit should be required of developers the same as water, sewer, electricity, and roads.  Currently internet prices in Garden City are extremely high, especially when the speed is so slow and is overloaded during the summer months.  Having conduit in the ground would make it much cheaper and easier to enhance communications.

Bob Peterson reported that Jim DeGroot, Manager of World Mark, has been replacing the current TV sets in the condos.  The money collected from the sale of these TVs will be given to the Garden City Library.  It was requested by the Library Board that this money be used to buy new computers.  Currently there are only two computers that are functional at all.  The software also needs to be upgraded.  Hopefully, this can be done in the near future.  The Council agreed that the money could be used for new machines and software.

Mayor Spuhler noted that progress has been made on getting water problems solved on Elks Ridge.  Mayor Spuhler also noted that he has become more active in meeting and working with Utah legislators.  He indicated that he has enjoyed meeting and becoming acquainted with these individuals.  Personally interacting with these legislators has resulted in them becoming more aware of Garden City and the problems the City faces.  He feels this will result in better response from the State when requests are made to them.

Garden City Council Meeting

Anita Weston, reporter

Rich Civic Times 

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  October 13, 2016.  Carol Thomas requested a license to conduct a professional home design with online retail, at1970 Lake Cottage Dr.   The name of the business will be Carol Thomas Design.  The license was approved.

Andrew and Tami Myers requested that they be given a short term rental license for their property at 886 Cambry Drive.  The request was approved.

JBC, LLC., would like to obtain a short term rental license for property located at 634 South Balsamorhiza Road.  It was noted that not all of the required fees have been paid.  Motion was made to allow the license to be granted pending payment of the outstanding costs.

The request to encumber lots 16 of Cherimoya Hill Subdivision 1 and lot 39 of Cherimoya Hill Subdivision 2, Parcels #41-33-05-126 and 41-33-06-039 was made.  The owner of the property is James Kemp.  After a brief discussion by the Council, permission was granted.

A short discussion was held concerning Chapter 11C-800 dealing with Recreation Vehicles and the Overnight Camping Ordinance.  It was noted that RVs and 5^th wheel vehicles have increased over 50 percent this past summer.   People have been trying to camp on the church parking lot and on 150 parking lot.  People renting short term rentals are also bringing all kinds of extra recreational vehicles. This ordinance needs to be updated to handle these situations.

Resolution #R16-09 deals with the Administrative Code Infraction Fine Schedule.  The motion was made to change the wording of the infraction fine schedule to read that the $100 fine per incident be changed to $100 per day.  The motion was approved.

Chris Shurian and Brian Balls asked that the City Council approve phases 1, 5, and 6 of the Water’s Edge located at 50 – 150 South Bear Lake Blvd.  The motion was made and passed to allow Water’s Edge to move forward.

The motion was made to recess out of the City Council Meeting and passed.  The motion was then made to open the RDA meeting and public hearing.  This motion was also passed.  A motion was made to open a public hearing for the RDA.  Time was given to the public for comments and questions.  The motion was then made to close the public hearing and passed. 

The resolution R16-07 shows that certain findings are satisfied by public service and are economically sound and feasible.  Motion was made and passed to accept this resolution.

A motion was made to also accept Resolution 16-08, and the motion passed.

The motion was made to adjourn the public hearing.  It was seconded and passed.

The motion was made to re-convene the Town Council Meeting.  It was seconded and passed.

The motion was made to pass Ordinance 16-06, an ordinance adopting the Water’s Edge Community Reinvestment project area plan, as approved by the Garden City Redevelopment Agency, as the official community development project area plan for the project area and directing that notion of the adoption be given as required by statute. The

motion was seconded and passed

Elk’s Ridge Water System Easement and Property Agreement discussions have been held.  Most land owners have agreed to and accepted the suggestions that were presented.

There are ten water connections that need to be turned over to one of the land owners.  This agreement between the land owner and the City needs to be signed. Also, an agreement needs to be written to finish up this project so that that area will be able to be developed. 

Helen Mary Putnam Cox 1924 - 2016

Helen Mary Putnam Cox, age 92, passed away Oct. 11, 2016, at the home of her daughter, Laura (John) Groll in West Valley City, Utah.

She was born Jan. 20, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Clarke William and Emily Pearl Love Putnam. She was the 5th child in a family of 8. She grew up in the Rose Park area of Salt Lake City. She graduated from West High School and worked at various jobs. Her favorite was at the retail clothier, ZCMI.

She married William Emerson Cox on June 1, 1944, in the Salt Lake Temple. After she married, she and her husband settled in Woodruff, where she became a wonderful homemaker and mother of six children. She worked alongside her husband helping at the family ranch and driving the mail route. In the late 1940s and early ’50s, she worked in air defense, identifying planes and reporting them to Ogden as they flew over Woodruff.

With her beautiful singing voice, she sang in the ward choir and with The Singing Mothers group. She served in all the ward organizations and also served on the Primary and Stake Relief Society boards. She especially loved little children and her calling as Jr. Sunday School Coordinator. She worked as a den mother and PTA president.

In April of 1981, she and Emerson were called to the Tampa Florida Mission. They were assigned to the Visitors Center at the Deseret Ranches. She was a loving and kind person. She was charitable to all and especially her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her children, Laura (John) Groll of West Valley City, Joy (Guy) Wymore of Tooele, Patricia (Bill) Bellamy of Centerville, Janice (Larry) Tomkinson of Provo, Beverly (Sam) Smith of Elk Grove, California, Bill (Cay) Cox of Woodruff; 29 grandchildren; 62 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sister-in-law, Adele(Dave) Putnam of Salt Lake City.

She is preceded in death by her husband Emerson, parents and siblings — Margie, Zella, Bill, Fern, Dave, Arvilla and Valois.

The family would like to thank IHC hospice workers who lovingly helped with her care.

Funeral services were held at noon on Monday, Oct. 17, at the Woodruff Ward Chapel. A viewing was held from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Woodruff Ward Chapel and from 10-11:30 a.m., prior to the funeral on Monday. Interment will was at  the Woodruff Cemetery.

The Unmuddled Mathematician

We Men Have a Long Way To Go

By Chris S. Coray, The Unmuddled Mathematician

Maybe it all started with the toys we played with as toddlers.  Boys playing with GI Joe, girls playing with dolls.  But however it started the differences only magnified over time.  Guys, we are way behind on the marathon of service.

This is a story of 3 women in my life and only because my bias is too deep my wife will not be included.

Example One:  I have a cousin.  She, like most of us, has faced challenges and carried burdens.  When she was 10 her dad got sick.  Seriously ill.  My parents invited her to spend the summer with us and she moved into a room with my little sister.  She was a delightful addition to our family, even from my exalted station as a college kid.  In the past 55 years I have watched her as she has experienced the following (and likely more about which I do not know):  The early death of her dad, followed by a loving attachment to her uncle (her dad’s brother).  That uncle is now 90 but has been treated by my cousin like a dad.  She visits him often, though it’s a thousand miles, invites him to vacations with her, has taught him the joys of face time, and he knows how his life has been affected.

Further, she is a wonderful wife to a good guy who like yours truly would lead a fairly dull life without her.  She is the emotional Gibraltar Rock for her grandchildren and as these words are written she is in a hospital undergoing very complicated surgery on an ear that has a screaming woman in it. 

She moved 400 miles to be with her mom in the last months of her mom’s life, and regardless of the ailments that afflict her she thinks of, generates, and includes her extended family in a variety of family activities, the latest just 2 days prior to the current surgery.  What I could not see when she stayed the summer with us at age 10 and I was a self-centered college kid was how strong and smart she is.  Go ahead life, do your worst, she will stare you down with a smile on her face.

Example Two:  My dad died 14 years ago.  My sister, living with my mom, has spent those 14 years in 36 hour days caring for our mother, who is now 98 ½, in our mom’s own home.  This is care that money cannot buy, yet, with her beloved dog, she has devoted her entire life to sustaining care for mom.  When we visit we stay in rooms downstairs and every morning I hear the purposeful strides of my sister and she begins her long day of service.  She does not complain, ever.  She takes joy in what she is doing.  Absent the care she has given there is no chance our mom would have survived this long.  Whatever joy mom has had is directly accountable to my sister.  As our mom’s mind slips away my sister still probes at recovering memories, e.g., using nursery rhymes, spelling tests, and other techniques to keep her here.  How many people do you know who heat up a blanket or sheet every night so that when she tucks mom into bed the blankets are warm, who sings “Twinkle, twinkle little star” to her each night, sealed with a kiss?  God is watching her and He is well pleased.

Example Three:  My wife has one living relative, her sister.  She has had MS for 20 years, has had a growth in her heart surgically removed, plus the usual issues with age, but she has never, never complained.  She taught in an elementary school until the MS became disabling and now devotes the vast majority of her time to helping the family of one of her children.  She lost a son to drugs but did not lose her courage or determination.  Her thoughts are often of those who currently suffer and she monitors and assists them.  She remembers and acts on others birthdays.  When she and my wife are together and get the giggles it sounds like two dolphins in a high pitched squeak.  No one can understand a word but we are all laughing so hard it does not matter.  We laugh, their dolphin squeak gets higher pitched, and we laugh even harder.  The two often dress alike, without knowledge or purpose, but they must be WiFi connected.

Guys, we’ve got a long way to go.  Light years.  Being on average stronger than the women who are essential to our happiness isn’t worth spit.  Admiration, respect, and support would be a decent start.

Storm Clouds

Photo by Darin Pugmire

Proposed Bond Vote For Rec Center In Garden City

ARGUMENT FOR:

Two common concerns we, as the Mayor and Town Council, hear from Garden City residents and business owners are:

What is Garden City doing to promote year-round tourism and business?

What is being done to provide wholesome activities for residents, especially our youth?

In response, we have placed a $6,300,000 bond on November's ballot for you to decide whether Garden City should build a Recreation Center that will include gymnasiums for basketball, volleyball, and pickleball. The Recreation Center will also have activity rooms, a workout room, batting cages, a golf driving range, rock climbing walls, and an elevated jogging track.

(See details at http://www .gardencityut .us/whats-happening-in-ga rden-city.htm)

We have not lightly come to the decision to move forward with this bond election. We approved the bond election after thoroughly studying the issues associated with the proposed Recreation Center. Some of the reasons we are in favor of the bond are as follows :

Enhanced Recreation and Health Benefits. The new facility will be a community center that will provide all residents w(th affordable recreation and health promoting activates. It will also be a great investment in our youth. The top reasons kids say no to drugs is sports, hobbies, family and friends. In a recent survey, 54% of the teens said they wouldn't spend so much "screen time" if they had other things to do. The same number of teens indicated they wished there were more community or neighborhood based programs available for them to participate in.

Individual Resident Costs. A resident's property taxes with an average home value ($213,472) will pay an estimated increase of $12.92 per month. A business of the same value would pay $23 .49 per month. Additionally, the property tax associated with the Recreation Center should decrease for each resident over the years as Garden City continues to grow. (Recreation Center entrance fees are not included in tax estimates).

City's Finances. Garden City has a strong financial position with an excellent bond rating.

Location. The proposed location for the recreation center is next to the city offices on Paradise Parkway. This location is easily accessed by residents, non-residents and visitors. The city pool is also located on the same property which should help draw visitors to the city center and local businesses .

Feature Elementary School. With the majority of North Rich Elementary School kids coming from Garden City, there is a growing need to build an eiementary school in our town. In several communities across the state, recreation centers serve a dual purpose. During school hours the recreation center is used by the school's student body; however, when school is not in session then the facility is open to the public thus maximizing resources and tax dollars.

Garden City is a great place to live. Visitors around the state, country, and world come to our town every year. We believe that the proposed Garden City Recreation Center will make Garden City a better place to live and raise a family .

John Spuhler, Mayor Garden City Town Council

• No "AGAINST" arguments have been submitted.

• Public meetings were held on July 19, 2016 at 5:00 p.m., July 26, 2016 at 4:00 p.m., and September 27, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. All public hearings were held at the Garden City Offices, 69 N. Paradise Parkway, Garden City, Utah.

Letter To The Editor Re: Proposed Rec Center

  

To The Editor:

I was on my computer today and surfed over to the “vote.utah.gov” website so I could read and educate myself regarding the three proposed amendments to the Utah constitution that we will vote on in a few weeks. I wanted to understand the issues and I read through both “arguments FOR” and “arguments AGAINST” each of the three proposals. Each opinion, either “for” or “against”, had written rebuttals and this information really helped me to make up my mind on how I would vote on these proposals.

While still on the “vote.utah.gov” website, I looked under the “Town of Garden City, Utah Bond Election” in order to see what the wording on that topic would be. Well, right there, front and center, was a letter “FOR” this bond election signed by The Mayor and Town Council. This is what really prompted me to write this letter to the Rich Civic Times. The $6.3 million dollar Garden City Bond election for a proposed community center, is a hot topic in town lately, and one which Garden City residents, who are registered to vote in Garden City, will also have the opportunity to vote on during November’s election. If someone goes to the “vote.utah.gov” website and reads about the Garden City Bond Election, they would be led to believe that no one is opposed to borrowing $6.3 million dollars to construct a community center!

Now I know for 100% certainty that the entire Town Council is NOT in favor of borrowing $6.3 million dollars to fund this proposed community center and I feel that should have been stated in the letter to show what the margin of vote was on Town Council. If you don’t believe me, just look or listen to the minutes of the Town Council meetings and you can see who was or was not in favor of it. However, what really upset me was a statement in this same letter that said, “no AGAINST arguments have been submitted”. I thought to myself, “how could this be”? Surely, if I would have known that I could have submitted a written argument “against”, I would have.

Three public meetings have been held regarding commenting on the proposed community center. I attended the second and third meetings. At the second meeting I would estimate that of the people attending the meeting, approximately 80% were against and 20% were for the proposed community center. At the last meeting, I would estimate that approximately half were against it and half were for it.

I phoned the Lieutenant Governor’s office and explained what I observed at the public meetings. I was told that the “Town of Garden City”, who hosted the meetings, was ultimately responsible for posting the deadlines of where and when to submit written comments that would show up on the “vote.utah.gov” website. Now, I admit my memory is not perfect by any means, but I surly would have submitted a written comment if I had known about it. Next, I went to the Garden City offices and asked and was told they “posted the announcements in the legal locations where they had to”. I asked if it was ever posted on the announcement board at the Garden City Post Office The answer was, “they were not sure”. Well, if you are like the majority of Garden City residents, this pretty much is the official information board for happenings in Garden City (announcements of town council meeting, planning and zoning meetings, and other town boards, along with Town of Garden City hiring announcements, and even Rich County official meetings, tax breaks for seniors, etc. are ALWAYS posted there). So, this begs the question as to why it was not posted (no pun intended) at the Post Office where all the typical town announcements are posted? Sure, there are some rather obscure websites that have public meeting announcements, where it was indeed posted where written comments could be submitted regarding the community center, but why not have this information at, arguably, the most prominent and most used place in town? Why was this not stated at the informational public meetings regarding the proposed community center in the first place? These meetings were conducted by the Town Manager and this obviously appears to be sneaky, yet it likely was ‘legal” in regards to having no negative comments about the proposed community center.

In my opinion, this would be a huge tax burden for 20 years on the full-time Garden City residents (fortunately, anyone outside the city limits, this does not pertain to you). Especially, for the people who have secondary homes within the Garden City town borders.

With that, here are some of my “unofficial” reasons/arguments why I am “AGAINST” the proposed community center:

Enhanced Recreation and Health Benefits: The supporters of the proposal say it will provide all residents with an ‘affordable’ place for recreation. I counter that we live in the heart of a recreation area where there are countless opportunities for recreation and exercise at all times of the year. I think using what we have right in front of us (trails, swimming pool, Bear Lake Community Health Center gym, LDS church gyms, etc.) provide low or NO cost alternatives.

Individual Resident Costs: The supporters say it will only increase the tax burden on residents by about $13 per month. That number, I feel is misleading. That cost is ONLY for residents who reside here in Garden City as their primary residence. Their residence is only taxed at 45% of the assessed value. The people who have secondary homes in the borders of Garden City are taxed at 100% on their valuations, so they would pay more than double that. Even being taxed at $13 a month costs $3,120 over 20 years. This is money you could put towards your child’s education, health care costs, or is money that is extremely important for seniors on fixed incomes. In addition to paying increased taxes, you will then have to pay $30+/month for membership to gain access to the community center!

City’s Finances: Although the city does have an excellent bond rating and is fairly strong financially at this time, the bond proposal is for borrowing the entire amount that the community center will cost to construct. I suggested that if the center is something the town residents want, then the city should save for a few years in anticipation of this huge expenditure and then put money down on the center and only borrow part of the construction cost.

Location: The proposed location is indeed next to the city offices and handy for the public, but the proposed community center is large and looks rather cramped for space on the lot next to the city offices. If the community center was built on the large lot the city just purchased north of the Garden City Community Fishing Pond, it would not only fit more comfortably, but perhaps other outdoor recreation activities could be incorporated adjacent to the building such as an outdoor track/field area. This would be especially important if the intention is to lease the building to a school in the future as stated in the letter of support.

In closing, I support the idea of the community center. It would be a nice addition to the city, but the proposal to finance this elaborate community center on the backs of the few Garden City residents, without putting any money down, is something that we cannot afford at this particular time. In addition, I believe the town would be better served with a community center in a better location that allows for other options in the future.

Scott A. Tolentino

Garden City  

Snow Already?

Photo by Julie Dotson

Garden City Public Works

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  October 13, 2016.  Riley Argyle, Supervisor of Public Works, noted that the water treatment plant software is outdated and no longer supported.  The City must update this software which will cost approximately $31,000.  The new software uses a platform that is portable because Java is embedded into the software.  This will make it possible to use the new software for a much longer period of time than has been used in the past.  The change needs to be made now.  Since 99.9% of all the water comes from Swan Creek; if the plant goes down, everyone in the city will be out of water.

Argyle reported that a plan has been made for the development of Heritage Park.  The plan is made to complete the park in the next four years.  The Heritage Park line item on the budget for next four years will be increased to get it finished.

Argyle has been working on a lot of water leaks this fall.  It has been very time consuming and expensive.  Some of the leaks can be traced to age.  He noted that the last time any of the pipes had been updated was in the mid ‘80s.  Lakota Resort has some serious problems.  There hasn’t been any regulation in that area. Homeowners there have put in some of the cheapest stuff possible which is now causing all kinds of problems.

There has been a leak in the chlorine building which has caused some problems..  A valve has snapped off and needs to be replaced.  There is no meter in one location.  In order to take care of this problem, the water may have to be turned off in the City for a part of a day.

The new snowplow will be ready to go in the next two weeks.  A new trailer with a mini excavator has been purchased.  There are two weeks left on the lease for the backhoe.  The new dump truck is ready.  The other dump truck needs to be gotten ready.  The City will be getting a load of salt soon.  So far the City hasn’t gotten any sand from the County.  Argyle said he would follow up on that item.  Work is being done on the red shed.  It is going to be up-to-date and ready to go soon.  They still need to get power to that building.

The City is using what they called a big box for reading meters, and it is working really well.  It saves the workers about a day of reading meters and is much more accurate than what has been used in the past.

Argyle said he would be picking up the speed bumps soon.  All the public bathrooms have been winterized except for the one unit in the City’s parking lot next to the Church building.  The sprinklers have all been blown out.  There are some problems with the heaters at the treatment plant that will be fixed soon.

Norm Mecham has gotten approval on everything that he needed to on his project, so work will start to move forward there.  Lakeview has been red tagged.  Some changes will be needed before they can proceed.

The office has been especially busy with all of the notices and public hearings that have been required.  

Ordinance Enforcement Report

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  October 13, 2016.  Bob Peterson, Garden City Ordinance Enforcement Officer, reported concerning the TRT (Transient Room Tax) funds.  These funds result from short term rentals and hotels.  Restaurants also collect a restaurant tax.  These funds are extremely helpful to the city budget.

It was noted that TRT funds the city gets can perhaps be used to finish Heritage Park.  However, the majority of the TRT funds go to the County.  It was reported that $270,000 from TRT money this year has gone to the County.  They use approximately a third for the ambulance, a third for emergency services, and the final third for law enforcement.  There was a legislative bill last year to get 50% of the TRT funds going to the community that produced it.  Hopefully, there will be some action in the legislature this coming year that moves that direction.  Currently, Garden City usually gets between $15,000 and $25,000 of this money as a grant from the County which has to be matched by the City.

Peterson recently attended the Utah League of Cities and Towns and made a presentation concerning short term rentals.  The State wants to take over the control of short term rentals and is beginning to prepare legislation to do so.  He noted that local control allows the cities that have short term rentals to benefit from those taxes instead of everything going to the County or State.  He noted that he will try and keep track of all legislation concerning this item.

Peterson noted that a voter pamphlet will be mailed soon to those living in Garden City concerning the proposed recreation center.  This will give citizens an idea of what is being planned as well as the costs that will be incurred in building such a facility.  This will allow citizens to make a decision that fits their budget and lifestyle.

CERT Program Is Needed In Garden City

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  October 13, 2016.  Mike Weaver is in charge of CERT (Citizen Emergency Response Team) in Rich County, Cache County and Box Elder County.  Last year he had money set aside to begin to train a group of people in Rich County in basic emergency training.  Garden City agreed to set up a meeting time and encourage people to come for the training.  However, Garden City didn’t follow up so nothing took place.  Weaver would like to try again this year to give some individuals basic emergency training.

Emergency services in the County involves law enforcement, firemen, and EMTs.  In a larger emergency they are overwhelmed.  Additional help is needed.  Weaver would like to get other individuals trained to be able to step in and help if and when an emergency occurs. 

He reported that they had a very successful training in Brigham City. They got a stake relief society group involved.  They were able to get women from several wards together and gave them training in very basic items.  Apparently most of the women had never used a fire extinguisher.  They were given an opportunity to do that.  They were taught how to take care of different kinds of wounds, etc.  It went very well.  In fact, they enjoyed it so much that they have held several additional training sessions. 

Mike noted that he felt the women here would also enjoy the training if someone would be willing to set up a meeting and follow through.  They have a trainer, they will provide all the supplies and items needed, they are willing and would like to come and give people very helpful information that can be used often in the home even if a disaster never occurs.  The Mayor and Council said they would discuss this issue and try and come up with some way to get this training moving forward here.

It takes 24 hours of training to become a certified CERT individual.  Short meetings of three or four hours are just a start toward certification.  Even that amount of time, however, makes people aware of what can and needs to be done.  Individuals become more aware of what really could be accomplished and necessary giving them an opportunity to make more intelligent decisions in all kinds of different situations. 

Classes include home response, fire safety, medical classes, and so forth.  It is imperative to get this type of information shared so that people will know what to do.  The training can be taken into the home thereby making that home safer.  Even one person learning some of the information can then help others.  It is a way of making all individuals and families more self reliant.

Utah Symphony Coming to Rich County

Utah Symphony

will perform

October 24

1:00 pm NRE/SRE

2:10 pm RMS/RHS

Rich High School gym in Randolph

Public is welcome