Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Garden City Clean-Up Days on October 9th-12th
Garden City Clean-Up Days on October 9th-12th from 9a.m. to 5p.m. Large dumpsters provided by Rich County Sanitation. Be aware that some items are not allowed and there is a charge for others. Please reference the Garden City website at gardencityutah.gov for complete details.
Mountain Bikers needed
Need some bikers!!! Mountain biking. We have jsut completed our beaver loops up Beaver Creek Lodge in Logan Canyon. We need rubber in the dirt to help compact the trail and get it in shape. Come ride it. All ages. Runs more like a little race track. Just over 2 miles right out west of the lodge. Park in our parking lot and ride away. This is just phase 1 on a nice little complex we’re putting together in that whole beaver creek area. You can also go ride the trail at beaver mountain ski resort and Stump Hollow for more mileage. If you want to stay overnight over the next 2 months and enjoy our mountains and beat lake you can book a room at either Beaver Creek Lodge or Sunrise Resort over at the lake. Locals on garden city bring your kids up and let em ride around it. It’s all free. Enjoy. Phase 2 will be done here by end of October on north of highway up on hill. Good stuff. It’s single track non motorized riding !!
Scarecrows at the Village in Garden City
Wanted: SCARECROWS for our Scarecrow Festival. Dress up a fun creative scarecrow, bring it to our courtyard anytime between now and Oct. 17th and let our customers vote for their favorite one!
Our Scarecrow Festival is on Oct. 17th and we are also sponsoring a “Trunk or Treat” and need our local friends to step up and bring a decorated car or truck to participate and hand out candy to our truck or treaters. Let’s make this a fun event! We will have fall treats to eat and drink, lots of photo opportunities, face painting, bubble stations, decorate mini pumpkins and just a great time enjoying the Village! Our shops will be open and we will have special deals for our customers!
We are located at 65 w. Logan Rd in Garden City, Utah text or call for more info. 435-744-8351
Monday, October 5, 2026
Obituary-Laura Mae Culp Reilley (former resident of Garden City)
With grateful hearts, we celebrate the life of Laura Mae Culp Reilley, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and faithful disciple of Jesus Christ. Laura found great joy in caring for others, creating a welcoming home, and serving the people she loved.
Laura grew up on the Monterey Bay Peninsula in California, a place that remained home in her heart throughout her life. She treasured memories of fishing with her father, exploring the mountains, picking fruit, and spending time with her family. Those early experiences helped shape her love of family, hard work, tradition, and the simple joys of life.
Laura married her high school sweetheart, Thomas Patrick “Pat” Reilley, in 1960. Together they shared nearly 66 years of marriage and built a life centered on faith and family. Faith became an important part of Laura’s life after she and Pat were married. Together they learned about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, and Laura was baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Exactly one year later, Laura and Pat were sealed in the Los Angeles Temple for eternity. She served faithfully in many Church callings, including Primary President, Young Women President, Primary teacher, Girls Camp Director, and Girls Camp cook. She believed that no act of service was too small if it blessed someone else.
They raised their four children in California, where Laura devoted herself to her family and later worked for the local school district. She took on several different job titles over the years and eventually retired from a job she especially enjoyed as an elementary school front office secretary. Becoming a grandmother was one of the great moments of Laura’s life. She loved being part of her grandchildren’s lives and treasured both special occasions and ordinary moments together. She was extraordinarily talented and creative, with gifts for sewing, decorating, flower arranging, cooking, baking, and entertaining. She had a special way of turning ordinary gatherings into memorable occasions.
Laura’s Christmas traditions were particularly beloved. Friends and neighbors looked forward to her beautifully decorated Christmas cookies, while her grandchildren treasured making elaborate gingerbread houses with Grandma. She also passed along family recipes and traditions, including the “best no-fail pie crust” she learned from her mother.
In 2000, Laura and Pat built a home in Garden City, Utah, expecting it to be their forever home. Their plans changed when they received a mission call to serve at the Conference Center on Temple Square. Together they welcomed visitors from around the world as tour guides and later served as Shift Supervisors. Their missionary service and the friends they made while serving there was a fond memory.
Laura had a wonderful sense of humor and never took herself too seriously. She loved telling stories about her younger years, and even as Alzheimer's dementia made life increasingly confusing, her familiar humor could still shine through. Those moments became precious memories for the people who cared for her.
During the final years of her life, Laura gradually lost many memories, but she never lost her love for her family. She often longed for home and spoke frequently of the people and places she had loved throughout her life. One name remained especially close to her heart: her sister Alice, whom she had lost as a child and missed for more than seventy years.
We find comfort in imagining Laura’s return to her heavenly home—her mind having been made whole, being reunited with her parents, and after a lifetime of missing Alice, perhaps that reunion was one of the sweetest welcomes Laura could have received.
Laura is survived by her beloved husband, Pat; her four children, Kathleen (Eric), Dan (Debbie), Karen (Mike), and Diana (Billy); 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and many extended family members and dear friends whose lives were touched by her kindness and example. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Hetta Culp, and her beloved sister, Alice.
Though we miss her deeply, we find peace in the knowledge that families are eternal through the gospel of Jesus Christ. We will remember Laura not for the years when Alzheimer’s took pieces of her from us, but for the woman she was: a loving wife and mother, a devoted grandmother, a woman of faith, a talented homemaker, a servant to others, and someone who knew how to make life a little more beautiful.
We find comfort in knowing that she is finally home.
Rich High School Sports
Rich High X-Country Boys & Girls
Wilkes Weston powered Rich (6-2) to a dominant 54-19 victory over Grace, Idaho, in a nonregion matchup with four total touchdowns. The Rebels jumped to an early advantage, scoring three times in the first quarter, including a 31-yard run by Jasper Johnson and two touchdowns from Weston. Rich extended its lead in the second quarter with a 17-yard scoring pass from Weston to Paxton Nicolodemos, followed by Vallen Cornia's impressive 83-yard run. Grace, Idaho, struggled to contain Weston's relentless offense, managing only a single touchdown in each of the first three quarters. Grace's record is missing.
Scoring Summary
Rich — (8:59 1Q) Jasper Johnson, 31-yard run (kick from Paxton Nicolodemos)Grace, Idaho — (5:55 1Q) run (kick successful)
- Rich — (4:22 1Q) Wilkes Weston, 7-yard run (kick from Paxton Nicolodemos)
- Rich — (2:31 1Q) Wilkes Weston, 42-yard run (kick from Paxton Nicolodemos)
- Rich — (11:54 2Q) Paxton Nicolodemos, 17-yard pass from Wilkes Weston (kick failed)
- Rich — (6:53 2Q) Vallen Cornia, 83-yard run (kick failed)
- Rich — (8:40 3Q) Bode O'Mealy, 33-yard pass from Wilkes Weston (kick failed)
- Rich — (2:05 3Q) Brayden Stokes, 35-yard pass from Wilkes Weston (kick from Paxton Nicolodemos)
- Rich — (2:05 3Q) Brayden Stokes, 35-yard pass from Wilkes Weston (kick from Paxton Nicolodemos)
- Rich — (9:57 4Q) Nash Parry, 5-yard pass from Wilkes Weston (kick from Paxton Nicolodemos)
Rushing
| Rich Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | Carries | Yards  | TD |
6 | 1 | |||
4 | 2 | |||
20 | 1 | |||
Passing
| Rich Passing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | Comp-Att | Comp % | Yards | TD | Int |
4 | 5 | |||||
Receiving
| Rich Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | Receptions | Yards | TD |
2 | 1 | |||
23 | 2 | |||
32 | 1 | |||
5 | 1 | |||
Special Teams
| Rich Special Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | FG | PAT | Return TD |
5 | 6 | |||
Bear Lake State Park
L: 47 H: 76°
Marina Hours: Open Year Round
Gates open: 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.
Marina Concession: Bear Lake Fun
Quiet Hours: 10 p.m. until 7 a.m.
Phone: 435-946-3343
Email: bearlake@utah.gov
Live Water Temperature: 64° F
Management
Park Manager: Richard Droesbeke
Assistant Park Manager: Jeff Fry
Building and Grounds Supervisor: David Pratt Scattered Showers then Showers
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