Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Monday, March 31, 2025
Cisco Sonar: The Bear River
The Bear River
This column describes the geographical flow of the Bear River as it flows through Wyoming, Utah and Idaho. It was originally called the White River because of its muddy water and then the Miller River after one of the early trappers. I suspect that it became the Bear River around the same time (mid 1800’s) that the lake became Black Bear Lake.
It originates above 11,000 feet on the North Slope of the Uinta Mountains. The water is crystal clear, cold and filled with cutthroat and brook trout. It then flows into the pastures west of Evanston. Claimed for irrigation use 180 years ago most of the water is diverted into the fields to grow meadow hay and mosquitoes. It is then impounded at Sulfur Creek Reservoir for flood control and irrigation. What is left and what runs off the fields is sediment laden as it heads for Woodruff Narrows Reservoir located on the Utah-Wyoming border. As the water leaves the dam its water quality has improved slightly but quickly again picks up sediment from the erosive valley where Woodruff, Randolph and Cokeville are located. It is diverted many more times for irrigation, and this practice has created thousands of acres of wetlands (meadow hay) that are home to many species of mammals and birds. Its serpentine course is due to the lack of gradient and clayey soils on the valley floor. If you drive up to the top of the Crawford Mountains or look on Google Earth, you can see its footprints and oxbows from the past. It then picks up tons of sediment during runoff from Sage Creek in Wyoming.
When it rounds the bend at Dingle it has picked up more water from the Smiths and Thomas forks and it turbid again. At this point man diverted the flow into Bear Lake for storage and the old channel is dewatered. There is irrigation diversion (Stewart Dam) at Dingle that steers the river down the Rainbow Canal into the Dingle marsh (Bear Lake WMA). It is then stored in Bear Lake or bypassed directly into the Outlet Canal. During the summer it is pumped out into the Outlet Canal which connects into the natural channel. It maintains a lot of its water quality as it heads past Nounan on its way to Alexander Reservoir near Soda Springs. To me this is classic Bear River with a heavy riparian zone and lots of diversity.
The river is now used for power generation and irrigation. After it leaves Alexander Reservoir it turns towards Grace and goes through the lava flows. It now provides water for famous Idaho spuds and continues through Black Canyon. It then heads into Onedia reservoir which great fishing and recreation in addition to power production. Below Onedia Dam, there is a stunning cold. clear, river stretch popular with rafters and fishermen. The Bear River now flows into the Cache Valley and Cultler Marsh which is a bird watchers and hunter’s bonanza. After Cutler Dam most of the River goes into two large canals (Bear River Canal Co) to irrigate in Box Elder County. What is left goes into the Bear River Bird refuge near Corrine and ultimately the Great Salt Lake.
The Bear River runs for approximately 350 miles. It’s beginning and ending point is less than 100 miles. It is also the longest river in North America that doesn’t run into an ocean. It is a unique diversified watercourse, and we are lucky to live near it.
Bryce Nielson
Cisco's Landing
Rich School District
April 9th An Evening with Whittni Orton-Morgan
Olympic Distance Runner from Panquitch, UT
Dinner @ 6 Speaker @ 7
April 4th Track @ Preston
Employment:
RICH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION: DISTRICT MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT
The selected individual will be responsible for assisting in the maintenance of all buildings and grounds in the district. This is a seasonal position of 28 hours per week for the months of June, July and August with the possibility of some extension into May and or September depending on need and availability. Preference will be given to individuals that can demonstrate skills in the following areas: painting, ground maintenance, building security etc. The individual selected will be directly supervised by the district maintenance supervisor.
Pre- employment drug testing may be required and if awarded the position, the individual must submit to a background check.
SEND APPLICATIONS TO
RICH SCHOOL DISTRICT
ATT: SUPERINTENDENT DALE LAMBORN
P.O. BOX 67
RANDOLPH, UT 84064
PHONE 435-514-1288 x 101 EMAIL dlamborn@richschool.org
Application can be found online http://www.richschool.org, district information, employment
The position will remain open until an acceptable applicant has been selected.
Bear Lake Water Temps and elevation
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Water Temperature
@ 41.5 degrees as measured in the Bear Lake State Park Marina.
Water Level (Lake Elevation)
Current elevation: @ 5918.50′.
Full elevation: 5923.65′.
Laketown Town
Notice Date & Time: 4/2/25 6:00 PM -4/2/25 10:00 PM
Description/Agenda:
6:00 PM Notice is hereby given that the Town of Laketown Town Council will hold their regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00PM on Wednesday April 2, 2025, in the Laketown Town Office located at 10 North 200 East Laketown, Utah. 1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Burdette Weston 2. OPENING CEREMONY - TBD 3. ROLL CALL 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5. PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE 2025-02- Change start time of Town Council meetings Upon completion of the Public Hearing 6. APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES 7. BUDGET REVIEW 8. APPROVAL OF BILLS 9. ACTIVITY COMMITTEE - Chairman Jordan Gomez 10. UPDATES FROM CLERK'S OFFICE (Lisa) - Cleaning up files upstairs/Retention Schedule/Training - Election Training - update on Utah Code 63D-2-105 requiring all government entities within the state must use an authorized dot gov (.gov) domain for website and emails - City Office will be closed April 7-11, 2025, Clerk Training in Cedar City The Town Council will not begin discussion on the following agenda items before 7:00 PM 11. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL: Any person wishing to comment on any item not otherwise on the agenda may address the town council at this point by addressing the mayor and town council and giving his or her name and address for the record. Comments should be limited to not more than three (3) minutes, unless additional time is authorized by the mayor. Citizen groups will be asked to appoint a spokesperson. This is the time and place for any person who wishes to comment on non-agenda items. Some items brought forward to the attention of the town council will be turned over to the clerk to provide a response outside of the town council meeting. 12. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION - Chairman Duane Robinson - Rewording ordinance 12.8.1, Recreational vehicle parking - Building Permit, Some Beaches, Patrick Floyd - Any other items 13. ITEMS OF BUSINESS - Town Council Ethics Pledge for 2025 - Resolution 2025-01 Business License Fee Increase - Resolution 2025-03 Prepaid Water Hook Up - Resolution 2025-04 Fee for Disconnection of Water - Mitigation Strategies/BRAG (Lisa) 14. ACTION ITEMS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING - CM Willis - encroachment permit recommendation 15. COUNCIL BUSINESS: - Water Updates - Delora Wight - Roads & Streets Updates - Brandon Willis - Park & Recreation Updates - Denise Johnson - Rodeo & Arena Updates - Kris Hodge 16. MAYOR'S REPORT: - Bear Lake Regional Commission Report - Town Updates 17. EXECUTIVE SESSION (if needed) 18. ADJOURN NOTE: The Town Council may vote to go into an executive session pursuant to Utah Code 52-4-205 On Monday March 31, 2025 at 1 PM a copy of the foregoing notice was posted on the Utah Public Notice website at http://pmn.utah.gov and on the Laketown website at www.laketownutah.com. A copy was posted in conspicuous view inside and outside the Laketown Town Office in Laketown, Utah, and inside and outside of the Laketown post office and at Dee's Service Station. DATED THIS 31st Day of March 2025 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 Laketown Town Office at (435) 946-9000, 10 North 200 East, Laketown, Utah, on Monday through Wednesday at least three working days prior to the public hearing. The office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Individuals with speech and/or hearing impairments may call the Relay Utah by dialing 711. Spanish Relay Utah 1-888-346-3162. /S/Lisa Johnson, Laketown City Clerk
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Rich County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
The Rich County (LEPC) consists of multiple agencies and businesses and allows collaboration between responders, the private sector, and the business sector to understand the hazards, hazardous material sites, and highly dangerous areas throughout the county, trying to identify the best ways to deal with these various hazards and plan for the whole community.
Since there are no industrial sites and potential HAZMAT threats in Rich County are low, we meet quarterly to discuss potential issues in the County and coordinate, plan and exercise for those events. This includes things like wildfires. flooding, extreme weather, community events and other activities. It also provides a forum for coordination between the local emergency responders, State and Federal agencies, utilities, NGO’s, businesses and the public. All are welcome to attend.
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Meeting April 2, 2025
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
April 2, 2025 Wednesday at 4:00
Rich County Courthouse
Randolph, UT
4:00 Welcome and Introductions
4:10 Update on NOAA operations. Alex Desmet
4;25 Everbridge Joey Stocking
4:35 Training and Exercise Input and discussion. Bryce Nielson
4:40 Rich County Radio Update. Joey Stocking
4:50 Wildland/Urban Fire Legislation update Travis Hobbs
5:10 2025 Flooding update
5:15 Member reports and general discussion
5:30 Adjourn
Friday, March 28, 2025
Laketown Town Council 2025 Meeting Schedule with Time Change
Notice Date & Time: 4/2/25 6:00 PM -12/3/25 10:00 PM
Description/Agenda:
PUBLIC NOTICE Laketown Town Council 2025 Meeting Schedule Notice is hereby given that the Town of Laketown Town Council will hold their regularly scheduled meetings at 6:00 PM on the first Wednesday of the month or as rescheduled at the Laketown Town Office located at 10 North 200 East Laketown, Utah 84038 - January 8, 2025 - February 5, 2025 - March 5, 2025 - April 2, 2025 - May 7, 2025 - June 4, 2025 - July 2, 2025 - August 13, 2025 - September 3, 2025 - October 1, 2025 - November 5, 2025 - December 3, 2025 Dated this 25th day of March, 2025 Lisa Johnson, Clerk ___________________________________________________________________________
Garden City Planning Commission Meeting Canceled April 2, 2025
Public Notice Cancelled Meeting
Notice Date & Time: 4/2/25 5:00 PM
Description/Agenda:
PUBLIC NOTICE GARDEN CITY PLANNING COMMISSION The Garden City Planning Commission meeting for April 2, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting will be held on May 7, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Posted this 27th day of March 2025.
Location:
69 N Paradise Parkway, Garden City, 84028
Contact information:
Sharlene Millard , townofgardencity@gmail.com, 4359462901
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Laketown City Council Notice of Public Hearing 4-2-25
Notice of Public Hearing
Notice Date & Time: 4/2/25 6:00 PM -4/2/25 6:00 PM
Description/Agenda:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LAKETOWN CITY COUNCIL April 2, 2025 6:00 PM Notice is hereby given that the Laketown City Council will hold a Public Hearing in connection with their regularly scheduled meeting held on April 2, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the Laketown Town Office located at 10 North 200 East Laketown, Utah. This Public Hearing is being held to receive public comments on the adoption of Ordinance 2025-02, changing the start time of Town Council meetings to 6:00 PM. The public is invited to attend and may give written or oral comments
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