The Garden City Fire District would like to remind everyone to keep thier fire hydrants clear of snow and accessible even as the snow gets deeper. If a fire hydrant does not have a metal flag on it please notify your water company. Another thing to watch out for is the regulator on your propane line where the line enters the home, these regulators must be kept free from ice and snow build up. If the lines are in the fall zone a guard should be placed over them to keep them undamaged from falling ice. If anyone has questions or concers contact Fire Chief Dan Kurek at 435 764 1206.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Christensen Running for Readers
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| Burke Christensen in training for a summer run. |
Musings Of A Muddled Male
By Bob Stevens, The Muddled Male
I
am happy to report that praying has helped our resident "old timers" force
Mother Nature to freeze the lake from shore to shore. As is my daily habit I looked out our window a
few days back to see if the fog was still there, and it wasn't. In its place were clear air and a large sheet
of ice where the lake used to be. The
ice was speckled with black dots converging on one particular spot like ants heading
for a sweet pickle dropped at a picnic.
I remember that the first thing I heard when I moved to Bear Lake was
that there is a fishing "sweet-spot" on the lake where all the trophy
size fish gather under the winter ice and beg to be caught. I was also told that its location, known only
by a privileged few, is guarded so carefully by those in the know that if I were
to persist in asking and managed to discover its coordinates, a hit-man from
Chicago would be called in to take me for a ride and then feed my carcass to
the turkeys on Sweetwater Hill. Fear of
becoming turkey droppings has caused me to remain mum all these years. But now, all those who are looking to catch
the "big one" only have to follow the recent footprints out onto the
ice just north of Gus Rich Point, cut a hole in the ice where the tracks end,
and drop your lure into the water because you have reached THE SPOT.
Hole
in the Ice
I
am happy to report that praying has helped our resident "old timers" force
Mother Nature to freeze the lake from shore to shore. As is my daily habit I looked out our window a
few days back to see if the fog was still there, and it wasn't. In its place were clear air and a large sheet
of ice where the lake used to be. The
ice was speckled with black dots converging on one particular spot like ants heading
for a sweet pickle dropped at a picnic.
I remember that the first thing I heard when I moved to Bear Lake was
that there is a fishing "sweet-spot" on the lake where all the trophy
size fish gather under the winter ice and beg to be caught. I was also told that its location, known only
by a privileged few, is guarded so carefully by those in the know that if I were
to persist in asking and managed to discover its coordinates, a hit-man from
Chicago would be called in to take me for a ride and then feed my carcass to
the turkeys on Sweetwater Hill. Fear of
becoming turkey droppings has caused me to remain mum all these years. But now, all those who are looking to catch
the "big one" only have to follow the recent footprints out onto the
ice just north of Gus Rich Point, cut a hole in the ice where the tracks end,
and drop your lure into the water because you have reached THE SPOT.
With
the spot now revealed I can focus on a related but different fishing issue that
is causing me great concern. My two friends,
the math professor and Scott the fish addict, have been trying to get me out on
the ice to fish. Even though I told them
that I don't like fish or fishing, and I especially don't like venturing out on
ice that barely separates me from the cold slush that hides below, they
continue to coax and wheedle as they assure me of the great fun I will have out
there in the clear, cool air listening to the melodic pinging that signals a
crack zipping across the ice toward my feet.
The more I protest the more they harangue. I have attempted to discourage them by doing
and saying little things to irritate them but, to quote Joel Stein in a recent Time Magazine article, "Getting on the nerves of a math nerd
is inversely proportional in difficulty to a math nerd's getting on the nerves
of other people." That applies
equally to fish addicts, especially because my two friends are harnessed to the
same goal like a team of Clydesdales dragging me relentlessly toward the ice.
Last
Saturday I was prepared to slip into a disguise and observe what really goes on
at a Cisco Disco and then report
my observations to the wives of those in attendance, hoping to direct the
pressure away from me and toward the voracious participants. Sadly, my long-handle jammies kept me so warm
that I overslept. But this is what I expected
to find had I driven down the east side of the lake toward Cisco beach early in
the morning. First would have come the
throbbing of the Voodoo drums, not heard but felt. As I drove closer the sound of the drums would
have become audible along with the chanting voices, "Cisco, Cisco, more scones, more scones, Cisco, Cisco, more scones
more scones." And finally, had I
continued onto the beach, I would have come upon a circle of old men wearing
hats adorned with fishing lures, waving fish nets, and dancing around a large
gold statue of a dinky little fish. I
don't know if such actions are caused by something in the hot chocolate, or if
it is the combined effect of scarfing down too many deep fried fish, French
fried potatoes, and scones made with a secret fluidic ingredient and soaked in honey-butter. Either way it would be a sight of gluttony
and self-indulgence that would have shocked even Moses. I guess it was better that I only imagined the
scene without having to experience it in person.
And
one more thing. Do you remember the picture
of Scott, the fish addict, in the January 20th, 2013 edition of RCTOnline holding a supposedly
large fish he caught through a hole in the ice?
Well I happen to know that picture was the result of trick photography. If you take a picture using a wide enough angle
lens and stand really close to a subject who has arms extended to hold the fish
way out in front and close to the camera, the fish will appear unnaturally
large. I know because most pictures
taken of me are done that way. What else
would explain why my nose always appears bulbous instead of dainty and delicate
as it is in real life.
Rich Schools Emergency Plan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Marlene Wilson <mwilson@richschool.org> wrote:
Rich County School District Dear Parents: Administrators in Rich School District have received a few emails wondering what we have done and plan to do in the future, relative to student safety. I will try to quickly address those two questions. In the past we have developed procedures, in cooperation with law enforcement, health professionals, and other school districts. The procedures address the following emergency situations: 1. Accidents, injuries, illness. 2. Assaults or Fights. 3. Bomb Threats. 4. Bus Accident. 5. Child Abuse or Neglect, Contagious Disease. 6. Civil Disturbance or Student Unrest. 7. Death or Homicide. 8. Earthquake. 9. Fire, Food Poisoning. 10. Hazardous Materials, Chemical Spill. 11. Hostage, Intruder. 12. Missing Student. 13. Power Outage. 14. Suicide Threat. 15. Weapons. If you have specific concerns, please talk to your building administrator. A copy of our Emergency Action Plan can be found on the district web page http://www.richschool.org/pdfs/Emergency%20Flip%20Chart%2010-10-06.pdf Rich County School District would like to continue connecting with you via email. If you prefer to be removed from our list, please contact Rich County School District directly. To stop receiving all email messages distributed through our SchoolMessenger service, follow this link and confirm: Unsubscribe
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Huefner Asks For Armed Guards At Schools
Mr. Lamborn and School Board Members,
While I appreciate the school board's foresight in writing policy to define
action in case of certain emergencies, this current policy really doesn't
address the threat of someone entering the school with a gun and shooting. As a
parent, I'd like to see PREVENTION, not just what to do in case one of these
emergencies occurs. What can the school district do to prevent a school
shooting from happening in our district? I have a few ideas, and other schools
have already implemented some effective security that we should look at to
PREVENT gun violence in our own schools.
I appreciate that the doors are locked except the front entrance. However,
if someone came in the front door with a gun and started shooting, it would only
be quickly ended by someone inside the school armed with a gun. The
chances that our police officers will be too far away to help quickly are very
real.
I also appreciate the Sheriff attending our sporting events. His presence
deters such incidents from taking place at our games.
I suggest at least two armed personnel (teachers or other) be present at
each school at any given time that the schools are open. This way the district
doesn't have to hire people who are solely dedicated to security. Perhaps the
heat-packing personnel could be compensated extra for their willingness and
ability to provide security.
Once such a policy is approved, care should be taken to announce that our
schools are protected by armed personnel so as to deter any would-be shooters
from choosing our schools to commit their deeds. Small window signs can be
posted at the entrances of the buildings giving notice of armed personnel
inside. The school board should publicize to local and regional media the fact
that our schools have armed personnel on campus.
I implore you to consider this as the only way to really protect our
children and employees in our schools.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Huefner
Rich High JV vs Westside JV
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| Lincoln Huefner. Photo by Tammy Calder |
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| Joseph Leifson flies on a shot . Photo by Tammy Calder |
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| Mitch Jarman jumps for the Rich Rebels. Photo by Tammy Calder |
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