Rich Rebels Wipe Out Duchesne

Rich Rebels overpower Duchesne 63-47

Rich Rebel Freshmen beat Duchesne

Rich Rebel JV with impressive win over Duchesne 64-33
Photos by Tammy Calder - Calderberry Photography

 

Sheriff's Office Seizes Pot Plants

Rich County Sheriff on Facebook:

"Rich County Sheriff's Deputies with assistance from DWR, served a search warrant on a residence in the Lakota subdivision, and seized 33 marijuana plants as well as other paraphernalia and cultivating materials. One male is in custody in Rich County Jail, and has plead guilty to felony charges of cultivation of marijuana. Information received from an anonymous source, lead to the investigation of criminal activities and subsequently lead to the arrest and conviction of the male subject. 

Our appreciation goes out to those members of the Rich County community, that step up and help us in our efforts to protect all who live and recreate in our area."

Quilt Show At Oregon Trail Center

Spring Quilt Retreat

March 26, 2015 6:00 pm - March 28, 2015 4:00 pm 

The National Oregon/California Trail Center, Montpelier

The Spring Quilt Retreat will be held at the Oregon Trail Center in Montpelier, ID.  The retreat kicks off with a Trunk Show Thursday night starting at 6pm.  It is open to all who are interested. A $5 donation is appreciated. 

We are honored to have Pam Buda of Heart Spun Quilts and Lynne Hagmeier of Kansas Troubles teaching our quilt classses Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  $75 per class, includes lunch and snacks. Space is limited so call and reserve your spot today!

The Clover Creek Inn is offering a Quilter's discount to any quilters needing a room for the weekend!

For more information or to sign up please call Becky at (208) 241-4189.

Rich High School Notice

On Tuesday March 3, all high school juniors in Utah will participate in a special state ACT test. Students were automatically registered and the cost is paid by the state. The test will begin at 8 AM.

Letter To The Editor

Re:  The Unmuddled Mathematician

I just finished reading your column in the online paper.  You brought up a great point.  When I was back in college at Lake Superior State University, I had a speech class.  I don’t remember the professor’s name, but I remember his face (gravelly), build (heavy), hair (greasy) and his voice (deep and clear).  We all were required to give a first speech within one week of class on anything we chose to speak about.  I found it very interesting that after everyone in the class gave their first speech he told us that we would fail the class if we used the word “like” in any other speech in his class.  He told us how many “you knows and likes” we had in that speech.  He had an uncanny ability to count the “you knows” while the students spoke.  He also GRADED us on how many “you knows” that we counted in each speech that was given by our fellow classmates (and compared our counts to his). He said exactly what you said: “Avoid using “like” and “you know” when all you are doing is filling an empty space in speech with a meaningless noise without purpose.”. 

Although I am not as old (read: experienced) as you, to this very day I still pay particular attention to public speakers, especially if they use “like” in their speeches.  I also try to count the “you knows” but I know that I will miss some of them.  When both of daughters had speech in Rich High, I made certain to pound these two very simply rules into them, just as it was pounded into my head back in 1984.  That was 30 years ago, if you are counting (which I know you are).   I don’t remember much else about that class, but maybe that was the whole point….just to make sure we paid attention to “likes and you knows”.

Scott Tollentino, Garden City

Obituary: Kerry Price Satterthwaite

Kerry Price Satterthwaite - 58 - Garden City

Passed away Monday, February 16, 2015 from complications involving lung cancer.
 

Kerry was born July 10, 1956, to Duane V and Alicia Price Satterthwaite. Kerry was loved by many, and always had a friendly positive attitude. He was preceded in death by his father, and his brother, Lane.
 

He is survived by: his mother; two daughters, Alicia Mae Satterthwaite, and Holly  Ann Olsen; three grandsons, Mason, Gabe, and Miles; four brothers, Craig(Sandi),Loy(JoAnn), Eric(Kay), and Shawn(Jill); three sisters, VaLee Rallison, Lisa(Mike) Leavitt, and RaShele(David) Cook; and 35 nieces and nephews.
 

The funeral was at the Garden City LDS Church on February 27, 2015.  Interment was at the Garden City Cemetery

The Unmuddled Mathematician

Some Good Things About Being A Mathematician

By Chris Coray, The Unmuddled Mathematician

When I became a mathematician I entered an occupational monastery.  Hardly any person ever asked questions about the content of my profession.  Certainly not at home around the dinner table, as in “What did you do today, daddy?”  That question didn’t get asked.  Being essentially a monk, my wife is responsible for whatever small skill set I have in the social area.  Mathematicians have well and fairly earned our “true geek” reputations.  On the other hand my wife has never had to own or use a calculator.  She just asks her live-in model for answers and they magically appear.  On the down side she does have to feed me.

But there are also some really positive features in this line of work.  For example, there seem to be arguments about what is taught in history or political science, or in any subject where some people see a “Liberal” or “Conservative” bias and insist on change because they are not happy.  Not mathematics, although some people are unhappy exploring its majesty.  It is what it is.  And mathematicians do not argue with each other about mathematics based on opinion.  Something can be proved,  it false, or it is just a conjecture to be pondered.  It is sort of amazing that I have been able to provide for my family and do so with great joy while just playing a mental game.  And a giant benefit I did not see coming was my chance to stay close and active with my grandchildren who much prefer me to their parents for the math help they need.  This joy is beyond my capacity to express in words.

Speaking of expression, however, mathematicians are generally very careful in what they write and say.  Often I will laugh out loud at words of others when no humor was intended.  For example, a guy today (claiming wisdom) said that in spite of the cold, 21 million gallons of water is going over Niagara Falls”.  Did he mean 21 million gallons a second?, a minute?, a year?, a century?  He didn’t say.  For this guy, volume and rate must mean the same thing, a bad notion.  Be careful what you say.  Here are a couple of other suggestions:

Never use the phrase, “XXXXXX may or may not occur”.  That statement is always true and has no content, as in, “The sun may or may not come up tomorrow”.  Yep.  What did you learn from that line?

Don’t use the letters irregardless in speech or writing.   Those letters do not form a word.   People have also recently become fond of answering a question, “Absolutely!” when “Yes”, without an exclamation point, is better.  Avoid using “like” and “you know” when all you are doing is filling an empty space in speech with a meaningless noise without purpose.  When teaching a class and responding to a student question I would hold up fingers on my hand at each such use by the questioner of those two phrases (mostly “like”).  Watching my hand would often bring the questioner and question to a complete stop before it was finished, after which I would encourage another attempt, using the King’s English.  The students got better in an astounding hurry.

And while I have learned how to text so as to stay close to the precious grandchildren, the ultra-short phonetic mangling of language by most texters, including acronyms, is painful to me.  Add the word “old” to the phrase “true geek” and you get closer to an accurate description of yours truly.  Will I have to add the following objects to my language?  Lol,  u,  r,  ttyl, and many others not yet understood.  Maybe I can make up some of my own, as in, fwg, talb, htrtl, dmwb.  For the inexperienced these stand for fishing was good, that’s a lovely boat, how’s the road to Logan, don't mess with Bob!

C u in 2 w  (see you in two weeks).

Some Snow Dusts Rich County

Photo by Elvira Luzack

Photo by Chuck Stocking

Kerry Satterthwaite Funeral

The funeral for Garden City resident, Kerry Price Satterthwaite, who lost his battle with cancer will be this Friday, February 27, at the Garden City LDS Church. The viewing starts at 11a.m. and funeral at 1p.m.

February Garden City Fire Board Report

Chris Coray, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. February 19, 2015.  All board members were present except Howard Pope.  The board voted in favor or retaining Bruce Jorgensen of Olsen, Hoggan, PC, a firm of attorneys in Logan to advise the board on legal issues. 

Chief Mike Wahlberg indicating that he was still working on getting the fire department named as a quick response unit for incidents that occur just across the border in Cache County.  He is working on finding a physician to act as medical director (state requirement) and other parts of the certification.  He understands that a letter of support will be needed from the local EMS association.  It needs to be continually noted that the services Chief Wahlberg wants to provide do not include any ambulance.

The board discussed the possibility and mechanism of providing some support for local youth groups who provide service and assist with the annual breakfast that is directed and run by the department.  The issue will be studied further.

As of now or in the very near future the department expects to have 22 personnel with HAZMAT training, 11 who have or should soon complete the Firefighter II certification, and 20 with red cards allowing fire suppression in the urban-wild lands interface.

A bid in the amount of $5571 was approved for a contractor to inspect, repair, and certify all the emergency breathing apparatus used by the firefighters in the department.  Finally, no bid was received for the proposed external storage shed.  Chief Wahlberg will check to see if the department personnel themselves are interested in a “barn raising” to complete the task.