Wednesday, November 20, 2024
History of Our Area - Why is it Called Pickleville? (formerly known as Hodgesville)
In 1892 Nathaniel Morris Hodges purchased land which extended from the Hansen property on the north of the community to the hills on the south and the lake on the east, including what is now Ideal Beach. This included all the farm land as well as the lake shore which was used for pasture.
The water supply was insufficient for irrigation, so in 1902 Mr. Hodges formed the Hodges irrigation Company and began the project of enlarging and extending the canal to supply water for the increased acreage. The work was done with teams and scrapers, shovels, picks and axes.
The Hodges Ranch by 1910 was beginning to be divided into smaller sections, and the saw mill burned down. By the time Nathaniel Hodges died the remainder of the estate was sold to various parties and more homes were built for new families.
In 1937 the community succeeded in incorporating and availed themselves of the opportunity of installing a culinary water system with the aid of the government funds through the Public Works Administration. It required much work and unrelenting effort on the part of the citizens who made many trips to Salt Lake City before getting this project approved.
Water rights were obtained to what is known as the William Payne Spring in the canyon above the town. A right-of-way was procured and town bonded to raise money to buy materials for the project. Again a great deal of time was spent in selling bonds and project was begun.
The system was surveyed and engineered by Robert G. Harding and the labor of digging trenches, laying pipe, building the cistern, etc., was paid for by the government through the WPA.
To get the project approved, and meet all the government requirements necessary for their support, it was necessary to go through a lot of "red tape". The town didn't have enough population to meet the requirements for a project of this type and there were several other things that made it look like the government would not give their approval or support.
When things were looking the darkest, one of the officials, Mr. Pickle, who was over the promotion of the project, said if they would name the town after him he would see that the project got the approval of the government. This they did, the project was approved, and hence the name of "Pickleville".
From the book "Rich Memories' published in 1962
Garden City Planning Commission
Notice Date & Time: 12/4/24 5:00 PM
Description/Agenda:
The Garden City Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. at the Garden City Lakeview Building located at 69 N. Paradise Parkway, Building C.
AGENDA
1. Roll Call
2. Discussion to rezone parcel #41-17-25-0001 from a C1 Zone to a C3 Zone. Applicant is proposing to build two 8-plex apartment buildings. Scott Livingston
3. Discussion for an Amended Subdivision/Lot Split for parcel #41-17-25-0001 to split into two lots, each being .47 acres. Teri Eynon, Norm Mecham
4. Discussion of ordinance:
#24-29 - An Ordinance Updating the Building Permit Ordinance
5. Adjournment
The public is invited to attend the meeting, listen by phone, or give written comment. The conference phone number is #1-866-347-5097.
There is a 2-minute limit on those commenting during the meeting.
Notice of Special Accommodations:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this public hearing should notify the Garden City Office at (435) 946-2901, 69 N. Paradise Parkway, Garden City, Utah, on Monday through Friday, at least 3 working days prior to the public hearing. The office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Notice of Electronic or telephone participation: Contact the Garden City Office 1 business day prior to the scheduled meeting for electronic participation information, 435-946-2901.
Other information:
Location:
69 N Paradise Parkway, Garden City, 84028
Contact information:
Sharlene Millard , townofgardencity@gmail.com, 4359462901
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
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Cisco's Sonar by Bryce Nielsen
Car Bodies in the Lake
When I first came to Bear Lake as a fisheries biologist in 1974, I heard about the car bodies in Bear Lake. A few years later I acquired an X15 chart recorder sonar which showed the lake bottom and decided to go out and try to find them. I knew they were off USU fish lab in Garden City so that's where I started to look. They were placed in 1965, but the biologists were mistaken about the food habits of the fish in the lake. The cars would have been good habitat for bass and bluegill but not trout. Bonneville Cisco feed primarily on zooplankton and the rest of the fish either eat eggs or other fish. During the summer they supplement their feed with terrestrial insects found on the surface of the water and invertebrates on the bottom.
As I was searching for the cars, I found what appeared to be another structure on the bottom off Sweetwater Resort. I later determined that it was rocks that had eroded off Gus Rich Point for thousands of years. They had been encrusted over the eons with calcium carbonate and were called stromatolites. They look a lot like brain coral and they are an excellent spawning substrate. I called the area the Rockpile.
Since there are no rocks on the bottom of Bear Lake, this discovery was extremely important. Studies have shown that it is an important spawning area for cisco, whitefish, and sculpin. During the winter, large numbers of fish congregate to spawn, eat eggs or prey on other fish. This has resulted in the area being one of the most popular spots to fish on Bear Lake. As far as the cars were concerned, they have probably all eroded to nothing by now due to the erosive nature of Bear Lake’s water. At least they led me to the Rockpile which has provided countless hours of fishing and harvest for anglers on Bear Lake.
New Health Facility in Garden City
Here’s what Arel Hunt the BL Memorial Hospital CEO told us last night about the new medical facility they have built in town. The Ribbon Cutting Open House for the Bear Lake Clinic will be December 4th at 2:00 PM.
There will be a clinic, Urgent Care and Pharmacy that will be open M-F during the slow seasons and 6 days during the summer. He is trying to get it staffed and currently there will be 3-5 physicians taking turns.
Their main practice will vary from OBGYN, family practice, orthopedic, physical therapy, and be able to provide normal care along with vaccinations, and most blood tests. He hopes to get a dermatologist on the staff as well.
Kristen Buys was hired to be in charge of the Urgent Care facility that includes X-ray capability and open right now for walk-ins while the bugs are being worked out.
They will be accepting all the current medical insurance companies but if someone wants more detailed information they can call Kim Hulme the Medicare educator for the hospital at 208-847-0949.
Randall Knight
Bear Lake Printing is now UPS access point
UPS is in Garden City for your convenience!
Bear Lake Printing, Shipping and More Store (an Authorized UPS location) is in Garden city at 201 North Bear Lake Blvd, Garden City. It is on the back side of the building, off the parking lot for easy access. (Behind House of Pop) 801-360-2730.
They can ship packages or ship returns with a LABEL. If you only have a QR code, they will help you print a label to use. Yes, that includes Amazon returns!
They are also the Access Point for UPS, so any packages that the UPS drivers are not able to deliver to your home will be dropped at Bear Lake Printing.
They offer Gift Wrapping services, as well as create, make and print your own wrapping paper! A full range printing services are available from copies, brochures, programs, to calendars, games, books, large posters, vinyl banners and more. They also have party supplies, wrapping paper, shipping supplies, and more in the store.
They would be glad to help you. It is quick, easy and convenient for residents of the Bear Lake area.
History of Our Area - Mail
Until 1881 the inhabitants were compelled to go to Fish Haven, Idaho, a distance of seven miles, for their mail. The first post office was opened in 1881 in the home of Charles Longhurst. It was located on a side street about two blocks north of the meeting house.
In 1887 Harriet B. Cook Teeples was appointed Post Mistress, keeping it for ten years; then George E. Pope was appointed a Post Master and had it until 19065, at which time Harriet Teeples was again appointed and served until 1924, making a total of twenty-eight years. Others who had the Post Office are N. John Hodges, Ernest Woffinden,, Maurine Cook Jensen and Lavina Pope. After the death of Lavine Pope, her daughter Mae Pope Hodges, served for several months until Paul A. Spence was appointed.
The mail was carried by horse teams through the valley. They usually changed teams at Garden City. When the weather was bad, sometimes it took two days to get to Randolph and back. Many times in the winter when the drifts were many and deep the mail had to be carried by horse back.
From the book "Rich Memories' published in 1962
Rich School District
2024 Rich High School Football Team 1A
Deseret Sports Editor:
“Our line had an amazing game. They blocked, they did everything, they were catching passes. They were opening massive holes for all of us and I really think that helped our game and led us to a championship,” said Parry.
In the second quarter, Hoffman tossed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Ryker Hoffman with Weston adding a TD run of his own to push the lead to 43-0.
Monticello finally got on the board on its 10th drive of the half as Rogers caught a three-yard TD pass from Jackson Keyes with 11 seconds left in the half.
Rich outgained Monticello 242 to 112 yards in the first half in addition to forcing three Monticello turnovers.
Both teams tacked on one more score in the second half, with Parry ripping off an 81-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter for the 50-6 lead.
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Thurs. Nov. 21 Rich Middle School Girls BB with Star Valley
Sat. Nov. 23 Rich Middle School Boys Wrestling
Rich Middle School Girls BB @ Lyman & Mt. View
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Town of Woodruff
Meeting Description: Board Meeting__________________________________________________
Date: November 19, 2024