Rich Middle School Honors

Second Trimester Honor Roll

2016-17 

Sixth Grade

Elly Argyle*

Holt Argyle

Jeremy Brown*

Jazlyn Chandler

Jayken Downing

Hazer Hoffman

Max Parry*

Darleen Petersen

Brynlee Pugmire

Stetson Rothlisberger

Bella Seamons

Ryann Stapel

Tessa Ward

Hana Weston

*4.0 gpa 

Seventh Grade

Brooklyn Anderson

Chancie Bell

Riley Carrillo

Maddy Compton

Hattie Cornia

Eden Dalley

Riley Dean

Josh England

Kassidee Groll

 Kayley Hatch

Hannah Hillier

Ellie Johnson*

Brittney Lamborn*

Ryan Leifson

Ambria Lutz*

Tayla McKee*

James McKinnon

Chloe Negus*

Tanner Nelson

Amasay Nielsen

Catelynn Nye*

Natalee Parry

Annie Peart

Hanna Rex

Makynzee Smith*

Danny Staheli

Kylie Thomson

Sadie Wadsworth

Katelyn Wahlberg

Jayden Ward

Nathan Woods 

Eighth Grade

Peyton Allred

Aaron Cook

Alysia Cook

Amber Cook

Jaycee Cornia

Nuley Cornia

Taylee Cornia

Zoe Dean

Kennedy Eastman

Kambry Fairbourn

Konner Greer

Jaidyn Groll

Brooke Handley

Kylen Hardman

Sydney Hopkin*

Matthew Jessen

Kysa Johnson

Chase Kurek

Abril Maldonado*

Corbin Malm

Hayden Meek*

Logan Muirbrook

Haylie Nye

Amanda Schulthess*

McKina Stacey*

Riley Taylor

Amiya Trenery*

Samuel Wahlberg

Rebecca Wamsley*

Madyson Weston*

Garden City Fire Department Information

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. March 16, 2017.  A new computer has been purchased for Tiffany Wahlberg, Fire Board secretary and accountant.  She noted that it has arrived, and she will set it up during this next week.

Fire Chief Wahlberg was contacted by an individual from Harbor Village.  They thought it was starting to flood in that area again.  However, when he got there he found there was just a small stream of water running down Raspberry Road.

Water was overflowing behind the Fun Time Rental Business.  It was going over the banks of the canal and running into a culvert that empties directly into the lake. The water is slowly cutting through the snow and ice in the canal so that this will not be flooding in this area much longer.

Garden City area seems to be doing well.  There are some flooding problems in the South end of the County.  Wahlberg noted that he had offered to assist if more help is needed in those areas.

There are sandbags available at the City offices if needed.  Additional bags have also been filled and will be taken to that area when needed.

The fire department is currently working on a plan to contact citizens when there is a disaster that requires the people to gather into one area.  They thought they might use the alarm signal that is used when there is a major incident.  Currently this alarm is rung once when fire fighters are needed.  They thought that perhaps the alarm could be rung three times in succession as an alarm for people to gather perhaps at the Church building or maybe the city offices.  They feel it necessary to have some kind of signal when there is a major disaster.

A storage shed about 12’ x 14’ is needed by the Fire Department.  They have checked out pre-made sheds and discovered they cost about $4,500.  The volunteer firefighters have volunteered to put up the building if the Board will provide the money to buy the materials needed.  The materials will cost about $3,000.  The motion was made and passed to buy the materials and charge the cost to the equipment replacement account.

All vehicles are in working order.  The Marine 40 will be taken to Smithfield this next month for the annual tune-up and any need work to get it ready to put back in the water.

Chief Wahlberg noted that more rope is needed.  Currently they have a rope about 200’ in length.  They need at least two more ropes that are 300’ in length for rope rescues to be effective.

All the equipment is ready for service.

There were three fire alarms, one CO call, and four medical responses this past month.

Wahlberg was to be given some additional funds to help with his insurance.  The board asked if this money has been added to his monthly check.  Apparently he has not been receiving these funds. Tiffany Wahlberg noted that she would take care of this item.

The map showing the area covered by the Garden City Fire Department was to be put in the Policies and Procedures Manual.  Chief Wahlberg noted that he would take care of that item.

Chief Wahlberg asked if it would be possible to get some kind of security system for the Fire Department building and area.  Several suggestions were made of different possibilities.  The Chief said he would look into these ideas and check out costs and capabilities.

Eighteen Wheeler Philosophy

No one but a truck driver will understand!
By Mel Hansen, The Eighteen Wheeler Philosopher

I had the "blessing and privilege" the other morning of off loading at the Costco warehouse in Salt Lake City. My appointment was for 06:30.  I showed up 45 minutes earlier hoping I could get unloaded, or at least in line, sooner.

When I arrived there, my hopes were immediately shot to hell as I counted no less than 15 trucks in front of me! Thoughts of sitting there all day to get unloaded instantly spiked my blood pressure to the imminent stroke mode (code blue!  I have a DO NOT REVIVE card I carry around signed by my wife! She'll kill anyone who revives me!

Too my surprise, and relief, the line I was in kept moving, stopping only for less than a minute, giving the two gentlemen working the guard shack platform just time enough to take the BOL from the driver...stamp it..and then return it, along with a pager device, and away the driver went to his/her assigned door.

The guard checked me in, assigned me to door 269, told me where it was, said they were waiting for me! (Yea!...for 3 or 4 hours to unload me, I thought to myself!)

As soon as I backed up to the door..the light went from green to red..before I could get out of my truck to make sure I was backed up squarely to the door, the ol truck started rocking from the forklift driver starting to unload me!  The trucks on each side of me within a few minutes were unloaded, they pulled away from their doors and immediately were replaced by two other trucks!

I finally started to notice that trucks were coming and going like crazy! In less than 10 minutes I was unloaded..dock door light turned from red to green!  The pager they gave me started flashing green and buzzing, giving me the go ahead to move from the door and proceed to the guard shack, where a cute little gal took back the pager, and told me to drive safe and have a great day!

From the time I fell in line behind 15+ trucks at the start to the time I handed back the pager at the shack was under 45 minutes! What a way to start a great day!

My employer and myself do not get paid if Long Legs Lenoir's tires are not spinning forward. I can't tell you how many times I've sat for as much as 6 hours to either get unloaded or loaded! And with all the stupid ask regulations that the federal government has imposed upon the trucking industry such as driving restrictions..it makes it difficult to make a decent living at times.

Most times it's not too big of a problem getting unloaded at smaller facilities, but 98% of the time at places like Walmart distribution centers it can take half a day!

The actual unloading of product happens fairly quick...the problem is getting your paperwork back to get out the guard shack!

Most of these places that hold you up for hours to unload ya don't give a rats ass that your boss has a new scheduled pickup time and place for you to be later in the day!  Many times a driver will sit and miss out on the load, or be charged a substantial fine for being as much as 5 minutes late...with fines increasing every 15 minutes you are late!

Everybody I know who's unloaded at a Costco center has had nothing but praise for their efficiency at getting you in and out! Of course there are times when ya might have to sit longer, but nothing like Walmart and some Sysco places!

So from now on I will do all I can to encourage everyone to shop at Costco!! They seem to care not only about their customers...but the poor suckers that deliver the products that fill their shelves and depend upon quick unloading times to get on down the road to get the next load to try and make a living!

If the low lives that run our federal government could even be a 10th efficient as the people who get thousands of trucks in and out of Costco warehouses each day...we'd be in great shape!

Snow Melt On The Lake AND In Our Yards

Photo by Tammy Calder, Calderberry Photography, Garden City

Photo by Jennifer Cassilas, Garden City

Garden City Council Meeting

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  March  9, 2017. Curtis Moldenhaur, KOA,  requested a name change to Bear Lake KOA Trailside for the RV Park at 145 N 300 W.  His business license for this park was granted.

Leo Spuhler appeared before the Council asking that he might be the concessionaire at the Garden City Park again this year.  He wants to continue to rent out water boards.  The Council members questioned him carefully and then agreed to give him the license required for this project.

A short term rental license was granted to Nick and Jackie Plumber.  The property is located at 889 Cambry Drive.

A discussion and approval of the cooperative agreement between the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands and Garden City was approved.  Further information concerning this agreement is in a separate article.  The Council felt this agreement be a very positive thing for Garden City because it limits costs when dealing with wildfires.

Ordinance #16-07 is an ordinance updating recreational vehicle requirements.  There were concerns dealing with sanitation, parking, and connections of other amenities.  After a short discussion, the ordinance was approved by the board.

The agreement between Garden City and Shore Lodge dealing with lake access was accepted by the City.  A copy of the agreement is contained in another article in this paper.

Elk Ridge Water System Easement and Property Agreement was approved by the Council.

Sharlene Millard was appointed to the Appeals Authority Board.  This year’s legislature passed a law that an employee needed to be part of the Appeals Authority Board.  

During the winter months, there is very little ordinance enforcement.  However, there are sometimes problems that do need to be addressed.

It was noted that a code enforcement hotline could be put in place that may make enforcement easier.  If there is a problem, an individual could call the hotline and give a short statement about the problem.  The hotline would make the connection to the individual in charge of that area. There will probably be further discussion on this item.

Garden City Council Reports

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich  Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  March 9, 2017.  Chuck Stocking, Council Member, started to give his report concerning the library when he was interrupted by Riley Argyle, Public Works.  Argyle told him that the book drop box had been smashed late this afternoon.  He noted that he would look at the book drop box and see if he could fix it in any way.  Otherwise, the library may have to come up with some other way of getting book back easily. Other than that, Chuck noted that both the library and swimming pool are doing well.

Jennifer Huefner, Council Member, reported that the City Park is rented out a lot in the summer.  She also reported that non-motor vehicles cannot go on the bike path.  However, an individual came the other day asking if they could use a battery operated bike on the Path.  The individual having the bike is handicapped and needs help pumping his bicycle.  Jennifer said she didn’t know how to answer that question.  If one uses it, will other follow suit and will those wanting to rent bicycles get battery operated bikes as well for rent?

Huefner also wanted to know of the TRT (Transient Room Tax) money could be used for infrastructure and trails.  It was noted that a small amount of TRT money could legally be used for trails.  Jennifer also wanted to know what the budget was for trails and was told that currently, there isn’t a specific line item for trails.

Councilman Darrin Pugmire, said that roads were high on his list because of Third West being designed and readied for next spring when it should be asphalted.

Mayor Spuhler reported that some legislation was passed concerning short term rentals.  However, the laws were so general that it wouldn’t interfere at all with the City’s ordinance dealing with short term rentals.

Apparently the legislature also discussed RDA monies and how they could be changed in the future.  This item will probably be discussed again in next year’s legislative session.

Marketing of Garden City needs to be changed.  Currently, most of the advertising about Garden City is Bear Lake in the summer.  Garden City is actually almost at full capacity in the summer.  However, there are real opportunities for winter activities.  The short term rentals have about 5 percent occupancy in the winter.  Garden City is close to Beaver Mountain and the sinks for snowmobiling and snowshoeing.  There is ice fishing and other activities available that should be made known to the public.  Beaver Mountain Ski Resort gave $6,000 to Garden City to advertise their business in hopes that more people can be made aware of the opportunities and fun that can be had during the winter months in this area.

Garden City is currently gathering data of why people come to this area, where they come from, what they are really looking for and so forth.  This information will then be used to target certain groups of people to encourage them to come here in the winter.

Garden City Public Works Report

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  March 9, 2017.  Riley Argyle, Public Works Supervisor, reported that the new software at the treatment plant has been put in place.  This is a huge step forward.  There is an old motor that will be sold.  They would like to use the money from the motor put into the road budget to help fix potholes.  Argyle reported that Buttercup needs a good chip and seal job done on the roads there. He again noted that the culverts on Third West do need to be replaced.

Argyle reported that he had attended some meetings in St. George that were helpful.  He will be attending some meetings in Rock Springs in order to maintain his certifications.

Bear Lake Water Company needs more water meters.  The BLWC has also requested that it become a public entity instead of a private company.  That request was made to the County Commissioners at their meeting a week ago.

In water rights laws, there is a non use clause.  That means that even if you own water rights, you must use them or lose them.  Water companies and cities can buy back shares that are not being used.

There are air compressors at the water treatment plant.  Glenn’s Electric sold the City a compressor for $2,200 which is a good price.  They switched brands from what they were using before.  This will give uninterrupted service for quite some time.  If, however, there is a problem Glenn Electric said they could have it replaced within a week.   Ever three years, the water treatment plant must have a sanitary inspection.  That helps keep everything in top running order.

Sunrise

Photo by Heather Loeser Moldenhauer, Garden City

Garden City Engineer Report

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  March 9,  2017.  Zan Murray,  Garden City Engineer, reported that the Elk Ridge MOU has been signed by all but one individual.  There is a concern since Richard Webber passed away and his estate is in probate.  The City needs to finish up the easement, but the signature of Dan Webber may not be accepted until the probate is finished.

Garden City does own the water tank on Elk Ridge.  There is a document signed by Frank Smith giving all rights that he had to the next owners of the easement going across the Webber property.  All of the primary owners have signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) except Connie Webber.  

Legally, Garden City is recognized as the entity to own that easement.  Hopefully, this problem will be solved in the next few days.

The water project for this summer will be to get water under third west so that some construction can take place this fall.  Riley Argyle, Public Works, noted that the City will need to put in new culverts on third west.  There was so much drainage through there this spring when the canals overflowed that some of the culverts were squashed and a lot of sand bagging took place there.

There are some alignment items that need to be designed on the South end by the pond dealing with the third west road.  Murray reported that he will work on this project during this next month.  He will also work with UDOT in designing third west.  There are also some right-of-way issues that need to be taken care of.

Legacy Beach trail will be a boardwalk down to the lake.  Shore Lodge HOA is going to help the City in getting this boardwalk built.  The agreement with Shore Lodge HOA is fair.  They will pool their resources to give to the City.  They would also like to provide some labor on Saturdays during the summer and will make sure that the lumber for the walkway will be purchased at cost.  Members of the HOA voted on this agreement and approved it.  The design is pretty much there.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN GARDEN CITY AND SHORE LODGE ESTATES SUBDIVIDSION HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Points for the agreement between Mayor John Sphuler representing Garden City and Jay Brown representing the Shore Lodge Estates Subdivision Home Owners Association (SLDSHOA).

The Shore Lodge Estates Home Owners Association makes the following suggestions to resolve our dispute over 6 driveways in the Shore Lodge Estates Subdivision.

SLEHOA is willing to help the city develop the existing access through the Legacy Beach Development by making a monetary contribution of $50,000.00 to Garden City, provided the funds are used for the specific purpose of developing that walking access. The HOA members would also agree to participate in providing labor as a part of a community improvement project to take place over a couple of Saturdays during the summer of 2017.  The HOA would also provide access to a member who has agreed to allow Garden City to purchase the needed building materials for this project at cost.  The monetary contribution of $50,000.00 would be made in two equal payments.  The first payment would be made within 10 days following the delivery of the documents contemplated by the parties’ agreement, with the subsequent payment to be made in 120 days thereafter, but not before the lot line adjustments discussed below are approved by the city.

Garden City would agree to provide a legally binding document that abandons Garden City’s right to exercise eminent domain over properties in the Short Lodge Estates subdivision now and in the future.  The agreement would state that if Garden City ever tried to disregard its commitment not to exercise eminent domain then in addition to paying just compensation required by law, Garden City would be required to refund monies paid by SLEHOA identified above.  The city would also agree to approve lot line adjustments for all of the members of the SLEHOA that would allow the HOA to transfer the appropriate portion of the driveways shown on the subdivision plat to the adjacent lot owner’s property, along with any wording changes required in the plat maps or other documents as required to achieve that end.

Garden City Building Inspector Report

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY.  March 9, 2017.  George Peart, Residential Building Inspector, reported

that Planning and Zoning Commission  did not approve the PUD presented by Mark Smoot.  There were a few issues that concerned the Commission.  One of the homes on a corner lot presented some safety issues.  The roads within the PUD are only 20’ wide.  Because these roads are for internal traffic and are not for public use, perhaps some solution can be found. 

"However, if the Fire Chief questions getting fire equipment down that size road, this may be a real problem," said Peart.

This PUD is really quite similar to the Legacy PUD where some exceptions have been permitted.  The City would like to see this PUD move forward.  Hopefully Smoot will be able to work out these issues with the Planning Commission at the next meeting.

Lakeview is following precedence on their plans.  However, there are some parking lot concerns if there two events at once.  Then, it appears there will not be enough parking. 

Peart noted that there have not been any building permits issued so far this year.  Blue Water is creating some new camping spots, and the Conestoga Ranch has some issues with impact fees on water usage.   There needs to be some follow through on this.

There were 26 building permits in 2016 which was down from the previous year.  However, there has been a tremendous need for subcontractors which is one of the reasons for the slow down.

There is a home show planning for Memorial Day Weekend.  

Three permits have been granted in the Legacy PUD for homes which will have basements.  If the water table is high, this could present problems for flooding.