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| Pelicans waiting for the fish at Bear Lake! Photo by Mark Lee |
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Mock Legislators Learn About State Government
By Kathy Porter
 Mikaela
Silva of Rich County was among several high school age 4-H members from
across the state of Utah that attended Mock Legislature. Mock Legislature is
held under the direction of the State 4-H Ambassadors and their Advisor,
Craig Dart. It was held at the Utah State Capitol building in the House
Chambers.
This
is a great opportunity for youth to actually present bills and debate them
from the floor. It helps them to understand how Bills become a law. They are
the next generations of leaders.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Daniels Scholar Recipients
Austin
Groll and Alec Silva,
Rich
County Daniels Scholar Recipients
By Kathy Putnam
Character, leadership, and service! These
are the core values that define a Daniels Scholar. Knowing Austin Groll and Alec Silva like so
many of us do, I feel this is just a start of a list of their strong qualities.
The Daniels Scholarship Program distinguishes
itself by selecting young leaders of exceptional character with the desire
to give back to their communities.
Bill Daniels defined the specific criteria
and unique perspective used to select Daniels Scholars. In addition to overall
character, natural leaders with the
motivation to succeed and the potential to be engaged in the community.
From the thousands that apply, roughly 250
young people from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming are awarded
scholarships each year.
In 2013 Utah received 16 of the scholarships awarded. It is amazing that 2 of the 16 receipients from
Utah were 4-H members from Rich County. Congratulations
to Austin Groll and Alec Silva for the opportunity you have earned to be the
receipients of such an amazing, life changing scholarship.
The Daniels Scholarship is a four-year
scholarship that applies toward the expenses of attaining a bachelor’s
degree at any nonprofit, accredited college or university in the United States.
The Daniels Scholarship provides it’s
Scholars with resources, encouragement, and inspiration far beyond the
financial assistance to help them earn a college degree. Scholars are connected
to a wide range of like-minded peers, and mentors.
I would like to thank the families of Austin
Groll and Alec Silva for helping them set high expectations with emphasizes on personal
accountability. Austin Groll is son of Shawn and April Groll and Sherry
Groll. Alec is son of Dusty and Brandee
Mills. Both families are local Rich
County 4-H Leaders!
67 at 67 Run Pledge Sheets Available
Burke Christensen's 67 at 67 Run will happen in August, so it is time to sign up to buy those miles for the Garden City Library. It can be as little as 10 -25 cents per mile. It's just important for all of us who are glad our little town has a library to support Burke's efforts to raise money for it!
Sign up sheets for pledges are at the Library. Drop in!
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Dragons at the Library And Other News
Garden City Library
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| Artwork By Savannah Lamping |
If you want to become a dragon whisperer there is a great series of books for you to read.
It may come in handy if the Bear
Lake Monster ever appears.
How to Train Your Dragon, the
Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup the Viking as told to
Caessida Cowell, Little Brown Company. Ages 9 and up
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third was son of the chief. He
was the hope and heir to the tribe of the Hairy Hoaligions. He first had to
pass the Dragon Initiation Program. If you didn’t pass you would be exiled.
Poor Hiccup caught a rather small, toothless dragon. Soon he gained the title
of “Hiccup the Useless and his dragon, Toothless.” He found that the best way to train his
dragon was to be kind and loving. “We can’t get away with being bigger and more
violent than everybody else anymore. IMAGINATION, that is was they need and
what you’ve got.” (61). He became,
Hiccup the Useful.
If dragons aren’t your thing, how about becoming a Ranger’s
Apprentice? In the book series, Ranger’s
Apprentice you can learn how
to be a spy for the king in medieval times. The first book, The
Ruins of Gorlan, you are introduced to Will a castle ward, dropped off
as a baby he had imagined his father to be a great knight, killed in battle. He
dreamed of becoming a knight but was chosen to be the ranger’s apprentice.
Rangers scared Will with their mysterious ways. They were expert archers who
hid in the shadows. In this action
packed book many battles are fought, enemies become friends and Will finds out
the true hero that his father was. This book is by John Flanagan and is for
ages 11 and up.
Upcoming Events:
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Those interested in joining a Book Club for
adults you can sign up at the Library.
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Sign up for the Summer Reading Program starts
May 1st. It begins June 3rd.
·
Annual Rummage Sale June 21st-22nd
at the Garden City Park. Drop off gently used items at the Library after
Memorial Day or at the Rummage Sale. NO mattresses, clothing, or broken
appliances or electronics, please.
·
Parent and Me Summer Party at 11 am on June 26th.
Ages: Preschool up to 10 years old. Register
at the library, space is limited
Letter To The Editor
Letter to
the Editor:
The last
two RCT issues have had articles stating the County and Garden City may have to
increase some fees to become in line with other counties and communities. The
problem I see is those comparisons were made against larger populated counties
and communities with higher incomes than those of Rich county. Because we have
lower incomes any increases in taxes or fees will have a bigger impact on our
budgets.
So, I hope
our elected officials will take a long hard look at how the residents will be
affected before they increase our taxes directly or indirectly with fees,
simply to put their wants in line with other counties and communities.
A
concerned resident,
Randall
Knight
Monday, April 29, 2013
Death By Chocolate
Heritage Theatre / 2505 South
Highway 89 / Perry, Utah
Death by Chocolate (The Play) --
April 19 - May 11, 2013 7p.m.
Matinee April 27, Nick Noir, private
eye, has fallen on hard times. His botched last case has cost him whatever jobs
may have come his way. Now he’s at the end of his rope. A call from Coco Purvis
offers a tantalizing case that just might pay off for Nick. Coco and her sister,
Bonbon, run Precious Perks Coffee Shoppe, which is known for its signature
drink, Death by Chocolate. Unfortunately, the name came all to true for a
fellow named Vinne the Leech who died while drinking it a month earlier. Now,
business has fallen off and the shop might have to close unless somebody
figures out what happened to Vinnie. A second murder and a disappearance
complicate matters even more. Nick weaves his way through a lot of false
deductions, but it all clicks just as a third murder is about to be committed.
Adult: $10.00 / Seniors: $9.00 /
Children 12 and under $9.00 Children under 4 and babes in arms are not
permitted. Call (435) 723 - 8392 -- Monday, Wednesday thru Saturday, 11 am to
2pm www.heritagetheatreutah.com
May Happenings in Bear Lake Area
May 2013
- Monthly:
Quilt Show at the The
Oregon/California Trail Center
in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
- 10th:
Jamie Bartschi & Austin Weyand at The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
- 11th: Live
music by The Late Boomers
at Cooper's at Bear Lake West Restaurant & Sports Bar in Fish Haven
from 8-12am.
- 11th: Women’s Health
Conference at the Oregon/California
Trail Center. Tickets are free and
available at the Hospital’s front desk. 9:30 – 3:30. Guest Speaker is
Emily Watts, presenter, author and editor for Deseret Book and Time Out
for Women.
- 17th - 19th:
Bear Lake Classic Road Race & Fun Ride starting and ending at Blue Water Beach
Resort. Register
- 18th:
Bear
Lake Monster Relay - a
6-runner, 75-mile relay race starting and finishing in Montpelier.
- 27th:
Bear
Lake Monster Half Marathon
- 13.1 Miles, 10K and 5K races at Harbor Village in Garden City.
- TBA:
"Ice Breaker" 4-man Scramble
at the Montpelier Golf Course at 10am in Montpelier. 208-847-1981
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