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| Early morning bonfire at the Cisco Disco |
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| Scott Tolentino, the founder of the Cisco Disco Feast, cooking cisco and his famous beer batter scones. |
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| Angie McPhie dressed as Hulk Hogan gets ready to take the plunge. |
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| Shanna and Kyle Spuhler did it too! |
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Cisco Disco and the Polar Plunge
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Cisco Sonar
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| Bryce Neilson |
By Bryce Neilson
Bear Laker's
Bear Laker's
Bear Lake is totally ice covered. Normal winter weather has returned. Lots of people think that it has been extra
cold this winter but this has been typical in the past. In 2007 the lake froze around the same time
and it was the last time anglers were able to dip Bonneville cisco through the
ice. The lake froze again in February
2008 an stayed frozen until May.
Now is the time. If
you have never have dip netted cisco before or if it has been years, do it
through the ice. You don't get wet, the
fish aren't spooky and even the kids can do it.
Just find a hole off Cisco Beach, bring or borrow a cisco net and start
dippin'. It is best first thing in the
morning but during the peak of the run they spawn all day. You can even put a lure without hooks down
the hole and jig it to attract fish that you can then dip. This is the best technique for kids. At times, you can catch a lot of fishing in a
hurry so don't get carried away throwing fish out on the ice or you may receive
a visit from the friendly game warden who has been watching you through a
spotting scope up on the road. Once the
fish are on the ice you can't put them back.
You have to have a current fishing license which allows you to catch 30
fish but remember, you can only catch your fish, not Mom's who sitting in the
vehicle or the 18 month old baby. The
same friendly warden will give you a ticket for the over limit of fish
"you" take out of the hole which usually cost at least a $1 apiece in
fines.
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| Bear Lake Cisco |
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| Scott Tolentino, Bear Lake Fisheries Biologist, with one of 8 fish caught in one day. |
Don't take more fish than you want. Many people feel that it is their
responsibility to catch limits and then find out it is a pain in the butt to
clean 100 cisco. When they get tired of
cleaning (usually around 20) they think that they will save the rest for
bait. Well, most people never use them
and they go out to the cats or in the garbage in the spring. What a terrible fate for these beautiful
endemic fish. Leave what you don't need
in the lake.
So have fun, take pictures and don't step into any holes
that have a thin sheet of ice on them.
After you get some cisco go into deeper water or off shore and fish for
whitefish and trout. It is the best time
of the year and you don't need a boat.
Good luck,
Bryce
Ice Fisherman Fell into Lake
It has been reported that a fisherman on the East Side of Bear Lake fell through the ice while fishing. Sources say that he was alone on his ATV and was not rescued for some time after he failed to return home at the time he was expected. He was lucky to have been rescued by parametics. His body temperature was about 88 degrees and he was sent to Bear Lake Memoral Hospital Critical Care.
The ice is only 3" in some spots! There are also methane springs, people on ATV's racing over the lake cannot see them. Fishermen need to be careful and should not fish alone.
The ice is only 3" in some spots! There are also methane springs, people on ATV's racing over the lake cannot see them. Fishermen need to be careful and should not fish alone.
Elvira Luzak's Famous Apple Pie
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| Elvira Luzak |
You have not eaten apple pie until you have tasted Elvira Luzack's apple pie. She shared the recipe with me, try it you will be amazed at how good it is!
Pie Crust for 9" Pie
2-1/2 cups flour not sifted,just measured in
cup.
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup shortening,I prefer cold
butter.
1/3 cup of cold water.
Combine flour &salt. Cut in about 1/2 of the shortening. If butter is very cold you may use mixer,but do it
slowly,keeping mixture coarse. Do not overwork dough.
Add remaining butter,mixture should look like large
peas.
Sprinkle with water a little at a time,mix lightly
with a fork,until things cling together when pastry is pressed into a ball. To
much water makes it hard and "papery". Cover dough with damp cloth and let stand
a few minutes.
Then roll dough and make 2 rounds for
pie.
Bake filled pie at 425 degree for about 40
minutes.
Apple Pie Filling
I use 8 cups of peeled, cored and sliced apples-mix
several kinds of apples for more flavor.
Add 1/2 cup water, some lemon juice and a little
sugar,bring to a steaming boil for just less than 3 minutes, in a covered
pot. Drain,cool apples, save juice,for later,you also need some butter about 2
tablespoons and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice,to finish pie.
Mix in a bowl,
3 heaped tablespoons of flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt,mix all together well,save mixture for
later,set aside.
Place one layer of dough in pie dish,sprinkle with 1/2
of the cinnamon mixture,
Add all the cooled apples,then the rest of the
mixture.Use 2 tablspoons of butter in dabs on top of pie. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon
juice evenly over pie and 3 to 4 tablespoon of remaining apple juice from
cooking liquid. Place second layer of dough,pinch off good,brush with some milk and
sprinkle with sugar liberally.
I cut myself a circle of foil,the size of the pie
dish,fold in 1/2 trim about3/4 " circle so you have a skinny circle and the
middle solid circle. Use the skinny one to cover rim of pie for the first 20
minutes,then remove skinny circle and place solid circle in the middle of
pie.You do this to keep from browning the pie too much,otherwise you might burn
the crust.
Garden City Fire District Business
Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. January 17,
2013. The Policies and Procedures of the Fire Department have been
rewritten. Some additional changes were
made to these items. The question was
asked if the policy was that the drivers of the fire vehicles had to have good
driving records, if there was an age limit, and so forth. It was noted that along with the policies
there are standard operating procedures (SOPs) which include most of the details. The policies are quite general. If details are needed, the SOPs must be
read. All of the above items noted in
the question are addressed and covered in the operating procedures. A motion was made and carried to accept the
changes that had been made.
There were some questions
regarding an employee contract. Terry
Allen, Fire Board Chair, had contacted the County Attorney. He was unable to meet with him, but will
follow up on this item next week.
SCBAs prices had been
discussed at the last meeting. However,
requirements and standards for SCBAs have changed. It was decided that it would be good to wait
until the new standards are in place before purchasing.
The Board had asked if the fire
boat had been winterized at the last meeting. Kurek had a picture of the boat
to show the Board Members. It was covered
by a canvas and is still parked upon the hill. Kurek noted that the snow was
deep enough that the boat will have to remain there until the snow melts.
New Training for Fire Fighters
Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY. January 17,
2013. There will be a Fire Fighter I class starting next Wednesday with the
second class period being held on either Thursday or Friday. It will be four hours two nights a week. There should be five from Woodruff, three
from Laketown, six from Garden City and some from Randolph. The Hazmat class won’t be held until near the
end of March. This is being done because
there is a 2013 deadline for operations certification.
Dan Kurek, Garden City Fire
Chief, gave a copy of the bid from John Cox to create a web site for the fire
department. Web sites are constantly
changing. Cox said he would make it easy
to add information to the site and make it easy to use. Cox himself is a fire fighter and is aware of
what would be good to include on the site.
He estimated that it would take about three months to get the page up
and running smoothly. The Board directed
Kurek to get a second bid so that the
members would have some type of comparison in order to make a good decision. Kurek said he would have another bid for the
next meeting.
An outside agency needs to
once again go over the District’s financial statements. It was decided that the same accounting firm
that was used last year will be contacted to see if they would be willing to
once again take care of this item. The cost
last year was $3,500. The firm last year
indicated they would hold the cost the same if they were used for two to three
years. Tiffany Wahlberg, secretary, was
asked to get in touch with this firm.
The Ladder truck was
difficult to steer and needed power steering fluid. Kurek was able to get that fixed and also get
the truck fully certified. He had the
certification paperwork for the Board members to look at and be aware that this
truck was ready to roll.
The RKI Eagle II had to have
the PID board replaced. It is now
running really well. That means that all
the equipment is up and running.
The Board requested that
Kurek make sure that he starts all of the vehicles at least once a week during
this cold weather to make sure they will always start.
There were ten responses this
month. There was one flooded basement, a
propane leak, 1 fire pit inspection, 1 short term rental that needed to be
visited twice, and 5 medical assists.
Kurek indicated that the fire
department has chimney rods and brushes so that citizens can check them out and
clean their chimneys thereby avoiding chimney fires. They are available for free. They just need to be checked out and returned
within 24 hours.
Kurek reported that the
schools do not have any CO detectors.
They are not required by law.
Fire detectors, however, are installed in the schools because they are
required.
Kurek will be at the yearly
IAA Conference held in Wendover this next week. The county pays for lodging and
travel for this conference. Kurek will
stop in Salt Lake City on his way home to attend a time management seminar
there.
The Board Members again were
most concerned about time cards and Mr. Kurek sticking exactly to the 40-hour
week. It was noted that since he will be
teaching the Fire Fighter I Class, which requires 8 hours of class each
week. It might be difficult for him to
keep within the 40-hour week.
Mr. Negus, a Board Member,
noted that perhaps compensation beyond the 40-hours would become too
expensive. He thought that perhaps the
Board might want to consider going back to making the fire chief position a
salaried one. He asked the Board Members
to think about such a move.
Technology at Rich Schools
Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. January 16, 2013. At last month’s school
board meeting, the discussion was held concerning one-on-one technology for
students in Rich County.
After looking further into
this project, it was noted that digital text books are more expensive than
originally thought. Also, textbooks
would probably have to be purchased each year.
Some companies will allow for contracts to be signed allowing use of the
materials for several years with updates, which would help keep costs
down.
The Board requested the
Superintendent and teachers at the High School level proceed with getting the
needed technology in place. This would
give the District a year to get everything going and work out any problems or
difficulties prior to having the whole District participate. It would give everyone enough time to see how
things work and see if that will be the direction the other schools in the
district should be going.
The Board asked that they be
kept informed of how things are going in the technology area.
Security in Rich Schools
Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. January 16, 2013. School security has become
a big issue in most school districts.
There are several things that Rich County School Board can do in order
to make the schools more secure. The
High School needs an updated and better intercom system. The middle school and elementary school
intercom systems are fine.
All school personnel need
some training. Everyone should know all
of the building layouts, and the principals need to revisit safety procedures
with faculty and staff that are already in place.
A suggestion was made that
the School District could possibly partner with the County Sheriff’s
Department. An extra deputy could be
hired. That individual could work with
the County during the summer where there are so many tourists in the area and
then be assigned as the school security officer during the school year.
That individual could give a
security presence in the schools, become the truant officer if needed, and be
available to take action with any bullying and hazing problems. The District could perhaps cost share with
the County, and the individual assigned to the schools could be a tremendous
resource officer. Currently the
Sheriff’s Department tries to have someone present at all high school after
school activities. Some guidelines would
need to be drawn up if such an individual were hired.. This option would also be good for any liabilities
issues that could arise. The Board
asked the Superintendent to talk with the Commissioners about this possibility.
New School Board Members
Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. January 16, 2013. Peter C. Cornia was sworn into office on the
School Board by Brandi Johnson, the District’s Business Administrator. He was re-elected to the School Board in November. Johnson also swore in Scott D. Savie who was
elected in the November election and is new to the School Board.
Pete Cornia was the Vice President
of the School Board, by board member approval, was moved into the position of
President. Tammie Calder was made the
Vice President for the next two years.
A home school request was
approved by the Board.
The salary and wages policy
was worked on and approved last year.
However, some suggestions had been made that salaries be paid monthly
instead of bi-monthly. It was noted,
however, that a change in the payroll schedule couldn’t be implemented until
new contracts were given out. This item
will be handled at that time.
Travel reimbursements for
two-day tournaments and workshops were ratified by the board.
It was noted that a letter
had been received from the State for School Finances. They had found Rich School District in
compliance with state laws. The audit
was clean, and the office was commended for doing such a good job.
Mr. Larsen reported that
decisions concerning athletic regions and who will be included in them will be
made on the 24th of the month.
A Day on the Hill will be
held January 31. This is a time when
board members can meet with their legislatures and find out some of the bills
that will be presented in the current legislative sessions. Dale Lamborn, superintendent, asked if any of
the board members would like to go. He
noted they would be welcome to ride with him.
They would just need to let him know.
Lamborn told the board that
every Friday morning at 7:30 there is a meeting in Salt Lake City of the joint
legislative committees. Anyone can attend
those meetings. He noted that he tries
to attend any of the meetings that deal with rural issues. Again, if any of the board members would like
to attend, they would be welcome to ride with him.
Monday, January 21, 2013
The Muddled Male
By Bob Sevens, The Muddled Male
My Cousin and Me
My Cousin and Me
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| Bob Stevens and His Wife Ann |
Well
Ann, my wife, has been threatening me for a long time and now it has
happened. She said she has no choice but
to divorce me. Usually she makes that
threat when I leave the cupboard doors open or let warm air into our pantry
where she feels the temperature should be kept somewhere south of 30 degrees
below zero, which is about ten degrees warmer than she lets me keep the temperature
in the den where I spend most of my waking hours. Sometimes she also threatens divorce when she
feels that I have embellished the things I share in this column. But this time she really sounds like she
means it because she said, in a rather crisp voice, "Robert Leland, our marriage is toast, and you are the crust that
I am chucking. So get out your alimony
wallet because I am going to ask for big maintenance payments to help defray
the cost of me moving down off this hill." The other reason I know she means it is that
it has nothing to do with her complaint that I am an irritating old coot. This time there are serious biological and genealogical
concerns driving her ire.
To
explain: I discovered a really interesting genealogical tool called a Fan
Chart. It is a chart that displays
you along with eight generations of both your direct-line patriarchal and
matriarchal ancestors on one page. It is
especially useful in seeing areas where you are missing ancestral information
and have more detective work to do. It
is also interesting just to read through the names of those that preceded
you. Our grandkids, for instance,
noticed that one of my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfathers,
on my mother's side, was named Chief Big Thunder. I was getting ready to build a casino, then
Ann said that maybe my excitement was premature, since the Chief's father's
name was Foss and the Chief's son's name was Foss and that might mean that "Big
Thunder" was an honorary name, not a real Indian Chief. The thing that really got Ann stirred up, though,
was something SHE noticed by comparing her Fan Chart to mine. Without even hunting she noted that in
addition to her mother's maiden name being Spencer, the maiden name of one of
my great, great grandmothers on my father's side is also Spencer. After seeing that, she began to worry that she
was married to a cousin, albeit a couple of times removed.
Ann
is now in a real tizzy. Although she has
checked and found that the three children we have appear to be perfectly normal,
she is currently worried that our next child may be born with two big toes on each
foot as a punishment for her having married a close relative. I reminded her that a "next child" was
unlikely to occur in our case considering that I am seventy eight, but she just
kept mumbling something about Abraham and Sarah. In the meantime I have been doing
genealogical research 24-hours/day in hopes of finding that my Spencer line is
on a completely different tree than her Spencer line. When Ann heard of my investigation, she
responded that if her Spencers were on a different tree than mine it is likely
that hers would be found on a Redwood and mine would be hanging from a Weeping
Willow. I am looking feverishly to
confirm my theory because if it turns out that we were related before we were
married I am in deep trouble. While I
might be able to learn how to do my own laundry, it is unlikely that I could
afford the big alimony payments Ann will demand to help her get off the hill.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Rich High School Basketball Pix
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| Rich High School Girls Basketball vs Altamont High School- All Photos by Tammy Calder |
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| Rich High Boys really go for it! |
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| Rich Rebel Drill Team at half time! |
First Fish Caught on the Ice & Cisco Disco
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| Scott Tolentino with one of eight monsters he caught Saturday. |
Fish were caught! Ice fishing is back at the lake!
Don't forget the Cisco Disco this Saturday at 8:00-9:30 a.m. on the east side of the lake at Cisco Beach, with Scott Tolentino's famous scones, hot chocolate and if the cisco are running, fried cisco and french fries. Totally fat and calorie free! That will be followed by the Polar Plunge at the State Marina which raises funds for Primary Children's Hospital. It costs $25 to plunge into the icy marina, but we are told it is a real high!
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