Would you mind letting folks out there know that if they don't feel like cooking a full Thanksgiving meal for two or the family, we will be offering it.
Kerasma Restaurant will be offering the full feast from 1-7pm, in a beautiful homey atmosphere. It is only $14.99 per person. Reservations are required. The number is 801.651.4170
If you can just let them know we're one block south of 3 way stop from Logan Canyon if they haven't been here before.
Thank you.
Carol and Greg Bills
Executive Chef Brittany Alston
Friday, November 16, 2012
Useless
This original art was done by computer artist Savannah Lamping from
Garden City, Utah
By Dr. Doug Alder, Historian This is a folktale. Does that mean it is not true, that it is made up? Not at all. Folklore is a valuable source of our heritage. These are the stories people tell and then they are repeated, sometimes enlarged. So here is a Bear Lake tale.
Before telling it, I remind you of a Salt Lake version. Shortly after the Mormon pioneers settled in the Salt Lake Valley, a year or two later, there was an infestation of crickets that ate their crops. The pioneers tried to destroy them with shovels and brooms. After two unsuccessful days of fighting the growing infestation, the settlers turned to fasting and prayer. Then the famous miracle came and swarms of seagulls flew in and ate them. The birds would fly to the lake and throw up what they had chewed and return and eat more.
The Laketown version was more efficient. An infestation of similar insects came upon their crops a couple of years after the town was settled. The settlers pled for help and then a great wind came up and blew the insects into the lake, where they drowned.
There were 74 incidents that had to be handled by the Sheriff's department. Of those 20 were helping citizens in need. Six were traffic accidents and five were trespassing incidents. Garden City had 40 incidents or over half of the responses. Randolph had 18, Woodruff had 10 and Laketown had 5.
In the past the Sheriff's office has done the local Sub-for-Santa, but this year they have asked the Mayors of Rich County towns to conduct their own drives as it has become such a big project.
Thirteen Deaths May Be Tied to 5-hour Energy Drinks A Warning for Parents.
Officials are investigating several cases including 13 deaths that may be tied to 5-hour Energy products, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed on Wednesday.
The FDA has told CBS News in a statement that cases surrounding 92 patients include 33 hospitalizations and 13 deaths are under investigation due to a possible link to 5-hour Energy, which has been labeled as a dietary supplement and marketed as an "energy shot." The FDA can pull the item off the market if is unsafe for use according to the instructions described on the labeling.
"It is important to note that, while those who voluntarily report an illness or injury (such as medical professionals, family members, or the consumers themselves) typically identify the product that they assume caused the injury or illness, FDA as a scientific public health agency must carefully investigate and evaluate all possible causes before deciding whether the product actually caused the medical problem," the FDA said in the statement.
Records that the New York Times looked into show that since 2009, more than 30 of those cases were deemed serious or life-threatening. Symptoms included heart attacks, convulsion and one case of spontaneous abortion.
"We take every adverse event report seriously," Shelly Burgess, an FDA spokeswoman, said to the Wall Street Journal.
Burgess confirmed that the reports were filed by the company themselves.
5-hour Energy drinks are sold in 1.9-ounce containers known as shots. While they don't label how much caffeine is in their bottles, a Consumer Reports investigation claimed that it could range from 6 mg in their 5-hour Decaf bottles to 242 mg in their 5-hour Energy extra strength bottles.
This isn't the first time energy drinks have been under scrutiny from the FDA. In late October, the organization announced they were investigating five deaths and one heart attack tied to Monster Energy drinks since 2004. Around that time, the parents of 14-year-old Anais Fournier, a girl who allegedly died after drinking two Monster Energy drink beverages within 24 hours, said they were suing the drink maker for failure to label the risks of drinking their product.
Energy drinks growing popularity has some health officials concerned. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that energy drink-related emergency room visits increased tenfold from 2005 to 2009. In 2008 and 2009, there were 16,053 and 13,114 cases respectively. Two-thirds of the cases were deemed "adverse reactions."
About 52 percent of the visits were by patients between the ages of 18 to 25 who had used the energy drinks with alcohol or other drugs. Men were more likely to go to the emergency room, and their visits were more likely to be related to a combination of the energy drink with alcohol or illicit drugs. Females were more likely to visit due to a combination of energy drinks and pharmaceuticals.
The FDA pointed out that medical problems normally coupled with use of a dietary supplement may be due to the improper use of the product, prescription or over-the-counter medications, other foods and dietary supplements or pre-existing medical conditions. They cautioned that just because a certain product was used in a certain case did not mean the product in question caused the adverse episode.
However, Cleveland Clinic cardiac surgeon Dr. Marc Gillinov previously told CBSNews.com that in order to die from caffeine overdose, one would have to consume 10 grams of caffeine. For comparison, a tall cup of Starbucks brewed coffee is has about 260 milligrams of caffeine, while an average cup of tea only has 40 milligrams.
In a statement, 5-hour Energy makers Living Essentials LLC claimed that its product was a "compact-sized energy shot intended for busy adults," not an energy drink or beverage. They said that each product contains about the same amount of caffeine as a cup of premium coffee.
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
Would you mind letting folks out there know that if they don't feel like cooking a full Thanksgiving meal for two or the family, we will be offering it.
