Duck VS Dog Revisited

 

We republished a story from KSL.com about their radio commentators making fun of Garden City because a dog was killed after attacking and killing pet ducks on private property.  It was that comment that we thought offensive.  But now we think that there needs to be further information to clarify the situation.

 

According to several sources, the Negus family had their children's pets killed or disturbed before the incident happened one and one half year ago, and that the dog in question had attacked other people in the neighborhood.  Negus had asked the county sheriff what to do in the situation and was advised that he could protect his family.

 

Rich County Commissioner Bill Cox said that the lawsuit against the county was being handled by their insurance company, but Ben Negus will need to hire an attorney himself to defend against the charges.  If the dog in question was destroying private property and frightening people what is the proper course of action?  There are no leash laws in the county, but should animals be allowed to run loose and into other people's property?

I received this from an attorney who said, "Apparently it is legal to kill dogs in this situation in Utah. My question is whether the dog was still considered "being pursued" after the dog had been rounded up, taken away, and taken back to the property to be shot.  Even if it is legal, it still seems awfully cold-blooded. I guess that's small town values for you."  

Utah Law 18-1-3.   Dogs attacking domestic animals, service animals, hoofed protected wildlife, or domestic fowls.

            Any person may injure or kill a dog while: (1) the dog is attacking, chasing, or worrying: (a) a domestic animal having a commercial value;  (b) a service animal, as defined in Section 62A-5b-102; or (c) any species of hoofed protected wildlife;  (2) the dog is attacking domestic fowls; or  (3) the dog is being pursued for committing an act described in Subsection (1) or (2)

Editor's Note:  Don't let your animals run loose, period.

 

Rich Rebel Posters

Rich Rebel football posters with 2013 schedule will be available at the Westside game on Friday for $3.00 each. Alli Jarman will be selling them for Tammy Calder.  Add it to your high school memories.

 

 

Coordinated Resource Management Plan For Rich County

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah.  September 4, 2013.  County Commission meeting.  The Coordinated Resource Management (CRM) committee has requested a match of $3500 to fund a tech at USU who will work on the Greater Sage Grouse Evaluation Plan and responses to sage grouse populations.  Ten years ago  there was a move to stop open range grazing to protect wildlife.  Rich County started the CRM to improve habitat and sustainability of wildlife and water quality, and to maintain grazing rights rather than having state or federal government take on that responsibility.

The County must continue to generate data to prove that the county’s plan is protecting sage grouse population while still maintaining multiple use options. The sage grouse hunt is still held as part of the management plan.   The monitoring of sage grouse shows that they winter at Deseret Land and Livestock and then move back to areas near Bear Lake in the summer.  The movement has been interesting to watch, researchers band and GPS sage grouse to follow migration patterns.  The CRM consists of presidents of grazing associations, sportsman’s groups, such as Trout Unlimited, all state and federal agencies agencies, Bear Lake Watch and other interested parties.  

Canal Flood Management Plan

Bobbie Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah. September 4, 2013. The Hodges Irrigation Company has submitted its management flood plan required by the State of Utah since the passage of HB60 .  Because of the tragic deaths of a family below a breaking canal in Logan, the State has required canal companies to have a centerline GPS of the entire canal, a list of all land owners and canal share owners and a safety management flood plan.  Spillways must be identified which can divert water in the case of near flood levels and those diversion corridors must be maintained.   Hodges is the first to present its plan.  County Commissioner Bill Cox said “this is really well done and will provide a template for many of the canal companies.” 

Bryce Nielson, Rich County’s emergency manager will have a copy of the plan and it will also be submitted to the State of Utah.  Planning and Zoning committees need to take into account spillway management when granting building permits.

Maureen's Makings

By Maureen Gale

 

Maureen brought this delicious cake to quilting on Tuesday and we all wanted the recipe which turned out to be so easy that it should be shared!

 

Pumpkin Oh-Oh-Oh-Yum Cake  

Ingredients:

 

1 yellow cake mix

1 16 oz can pumpkin (about 2 1/2-3 cups if frozen)

Stir together well and bake in 8 x 11" pan at 350, 25-30 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes. Poke holes all over it using the end of a wooden spoon.

Pour over it:

 

1 can sweetened condensed milk

Spread on top:

 

1 8-oz tub of whipped topping

Sprinkle plenty of Hershey toffee chips (recipe calls for 1/2 package, but I've made two and still have half a package left)

Refrigerate 3 1/2 hours or overnight (not covered)

Serve with caramel sundae sauce squiggled over the top.

Bloomington Lake

Bloomington Lake Photos by Tammy Calder

 

Bloomington Lake just 25 minutes from Garden City is even more beautiful in the early fall and the current berries are ready to harvest.  We live in an incredibly beautiful place with hiking trails, cool mountain lakes and blooming wildflowers from spring to fall.

The Muddled Male

Thermal Wars

 

By Bob Stevens, The Muddled Male

         This time of year is tough on our marriage.  While I, the Muddled Male, am worrying about comfort, Ann, my wife, thinks only about frugality.  I articulated in a previous column (Ann would say bloviated) about my theory regarding the difference in temperature demands of husbands versus wives where the husband plays the part of Wile E. Coyote and the wife plays the part of the Road Runner.  In that previous dissertation I pointed out that men are simple, analog creatures who move gradually between body temperatures, thus being able to predict ahead of time the need for a future temperature adjustment.  If the man is working in the sun and begins to feel warm he can move to the shade for a few minutes, drink a cold lemonade, and go back to work in the sun.  If he is outside and the sun goes down causing him to cool down too much he can work harder or put on a light jacket and be good to go. 

            A woman, on the other hand, is a binary creature.  She is either too cold or too warm with nothing in between.  She moves instantly from cold to hot without ever passing through comfortable.  That is because the temperature a woman feels often has nothing to do with temperature.  It is more about hormones.  If you are a husband past middle age you will remember the exact moment the change occurred.  You were driving down the road on a cold winter day.  The windows were up, the heater was running, and you were feeling warm and cozy.  In an instant all the windows went down and your wife was fanning herself with a magazine while asking, “Does it feel awfully hot in here to you?” 

            Well, Ann has added frugality to her game of  “are you warm, are you cold?”  During this time of year, evenings are often cool even when the days are warm.  So Ann opens the doors and windows at night to let in as much cold air as possible and then store it in the house during the night as a way of avoiding the use of the air conditioner as long as possible the next day.  Now I admit I admire her frugality, but I am freezing to death during the storage period.  I am, in fact, sitting here in a warm coat and shivering while typing this column because Ann is running the air conditioner to make certain that the inside air is as cold as the outside air so that we don’t waste any of the outside air by needing to cool the house down to the temperature of the air coming through the door.  Sometimes we find that we have stored so much cold that we have to turn the furnace on the next morning before we dare crawl out of bed. 

            Like Wile E. Coyote I ordered a small personal heater from the Acme Company to keep me from freezing.  But like the Road Runner, Ann has hidden it somewhere so that there is no chance that I might use extra electricity and burn the house down.  I am willing to be adopted if you keep your house warm.  If that doesn’t work, think of me as that guy standing on the street corner holding up a cardboard sign that says, “Will work for heat.”  You can reach me at muddledmale@gmail.com

Bruce Warner Announces His Candidacy

Bruce Warner Announces Candidacy for Garden City Council

Bruce Warner, CPA, who lives at 29 Tamarind Way in Garden City is pleased to announce his candidacy for Garden City Council. 

Bruce and his wife, Kathryn moved to Garden City during August of 2012. They are the parents of 6 children and 13 grandchildren. They are full time residents of the City and members of the Bear Lake Rendezvous Chamber of Commerce.  Bruce is a nationally prominent energy consultant, working for a Washington, DC based consulting firm.  See www.bwmq.com. He also serves small businesses and individual income tax clients located around the U.S.  Bruce works from his home office. Bruce retired in 2006 from his previous employment in accounting and regulatory management positions with two large natural gas pipeline companies who are located in Salt Lake City.

Bruce says, “I am running for the City Council out of a desire to be of service in our community. My wife and I have owned property here since 2004. We fell in love with the area. I would like to work to preserve and improve the City as a great place to live and play. I will strive to keep the cost of City services low. I do not have a financial interest that would be benefitted by my election.  I think my financial skills, management abilities and many years of experience in mediating complex disputes would be very helpful to the city. I pledge to carefully consider the interests and views of all city residents before casting my votes.”

To contact Bruce to share your views about the needs of the City, please call his cell phone at 801-916-6494. He would be pleased to visit you to discuss your suggestions at your home or business. His email address is warner@bwmq.com.  See Bruce’s facebook profile at https://www.facebook.com/brucewarnercpa for more information.

Vanishing History, Fish Haven to St. Charles

Bear Lake in 1880

These are pictures of vanishing historical architecture in the Bear Lake Valley.  These shots were taken from Fish Haven to St. Charles and we'd love to have any history of these amazing structures, so that at least the memories would be preserved.  Send us your own photos of our vanishing heritage.

Photo by Lauriann Wakefield, August 2013

Photo by Lauriann Wakefield, August 2013

Photo by Lauriann Wakefield, August 2013

Photo by Lauriann Wakefield, August 2013

Photo by Lauriann Wakefield, August 2013

 

Photo by Lauriann Wakefield August 2013

Photo by Bobbie Coray, August 2013

Photo by Bobbie Coray, August 2013