Donation From Amazon To Bear Lake Watch

The Amazon Smile program will donate 10-times their normal donation to Bear Lake Watch for the next 5 days Oct 29 - Nov 2. so this would be a good time to check this out...

It's pretty easy - You buy stuff - they make deposits directly in the BLW bank account! Not everything they sell is on the program but most things I look for are. When you sign-up you can designate to support Bear Lake Watch, then just remember to bookmark smile.amazon.com.

It's always fun to download from the bank and see that someone was thinking about Bear Lake 

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Vicki Ann Sealy Clayton 1942 - 2018

Vicki Ann Sealy Clayton-Daughter, Wife, Mother, Musician, Artist, and beloved Daughter of God, passed away peacefully in her St. George home on October 28th 2018, at age 76.

Vicki was born in Logan, Utah on May 26, 1942 to Shirley Mae Phippen and Leon Milton Sealy. She grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and graduated from Olympus High School in 1960. She attended Brigham Young University and later the New York School of interior Design. Vicki loved to spend summers at Bear Lake and will be buried on the hill overlooking the lake she loves.

Vicki met Richard Clayton in junior high school. They grew up in the same area and were good friends long before they dated. After Richard returned from his Church mission service to Sweden, they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on February 6, 1964.

Vicki and Richard have navigated through the joys and sorrows of love and loss through 54 years of marriage. They started out in humble beginnings in Pleasant Grove and Salt Lake, Utah, while Richard was finishing school, moving to Ogden and then Wyoming, before building two homes in Highland, Utah, and then two in St. George, Utah, taking Vicki's parents along for the ride with a retirement home of their own.

Vicki was blessed with many talents that she nurtured over a lifetime. Among them were decorating, which seemed to be a natural gift, and Feng Shui. She was especially passionate about music and art. She had a beautiful singing voice. She enjoyed teaching piano lessons in her home and taught over 300 students. She painted throughout her life and took lessons from the eminent Roland Lee in St. George, Utah. In the last decade and a half of her life she painted numerous oil paintings, capturing her children and grandchildren on canvas. One of her crowning achievements was a nativity piece she painted in 2012 that became her Christmas card that year. For those who received one of her cards or paintings it was a treasured gift.

Vicki is survived by her two sisters, Linda Rae Sealy Ottley and Loni Mae Sealy Hatch, her husband, Richard Clayton, their five children: Monette (Don), Richard (Carol), Kent (Diane), Jennifer (Todd), and Ann Alise. Also 16 grandchildren-8 boys and 8 girls, and 3 great granddaughters.

Vicki was dedicated and devoted to the nourishing and upbringing of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She taught them true principles and life values. Her love for her family was the hallmark of her life as the matriarch of her generation. Her faith ruled her life. She was committed to her covenants and convictions throughout her life. She is and always will be an example for all of us to emulate.

Funeral services will be held at the Winchester Hills 2nd Ward, 5338 North Winchester Drive, St. George, Utah at 11am, viewing will be held 9:30-10:30 am prior to service on Wednesday Oct 31.

Interment will take place at 2 pm on Nov 1 at the Cemetery overlooking Bear Lake in Laketown, Utah

Published in Salt Lake Tribune on Oct. 30, 2018

Good Stuff

Respect

By John Brown

Are you a manager, school administrator, teacher, coach, church leader, or parent? If so, it turns out that you might have an ace in the hole. A huge opportunity to see better results than you’re seeing right now.

And it won’t cost you a dime. Truly.

Do you want those you manage to go above and beyond, show more creativity, and be more engaged?

If so, you’ll do this one thing.

Do you want to earn more revenue?

If so, you’ll do this one thing.

Do you want to decrease your employee turnover?

Again, you’ll do this one thing.

In fact, without this one thing, “even if people want to perform well, they can’t.” So what is it?

It’s respect. It’s showing those you manage more respect.

This is what Christine Porath of Georgetown University has discovered in her research of thousands of people over many years.  Respect.

What is respect? Porath defines it as “politeness and regard for others.” It’s about showing “every member of the group is inherently valuable”.

And it can have dramatic results. For example, in 2001, Campbell’s Soup had lost half market value, sales were declining, the business was collapsing, and there had been a series of layoffs. But then Doug Conant was hired as the new CEO. He turned things around in large part by showing employees respect. By 2010, employees were setting all-time performance records, including out-pacing the S&P by five-fold.

That’s just one of the many insights Porath shares in her short, but powerful TED talk on this subject titled “Why Being Nice to Your Coworkers is Good For Business.”

If you manage, coach, teach, or lead others in any way, take some time right now to watch it. It’s only 15 minutes long.  Now, you might be thinking this great advice doesn’t apply to you because you already do show respect. You’re a respect champ. However, there’s a good chance you might be in la la land. Says Porath:

“I’ve learned that the vast majority of disrespect stems from a lack of self-awareness. Only a masochistic 4% claim they are uncivil because it is fun and they can get away with it. More often people just do not realize how they affect others. They may have good intentions, but they fail to see how they are perceived.”

So it’s quite possible we think we do show respect, but the reality is we actually act a little like a jerk.

So how do you tell if you’re more on the jerk or helpful side?

Porath recommends a simple but effective approach in “The Leadership Behavior That’s Most Important to Employees” in the Harvard Business Review.

It seems the old adage that you catch more flies with honey than vinegar applies to more things than we realized.

After watching the talk and reading the article, if you want more information, check out “Do Your Employees Feel Respected” in the Harvard Business Review and then go on to Christine Porath’s website which has lots of helpful articles and videos.

Canyon Waterfall

Photo by Carol Ann Dyer

Planning Commission Public Hearing

 Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. October 3, 2018.  The Public Hearing began at 5 p.m.  There were three or four families at the hearing who were worried about a re-zone from C-3 to Recreational Residential on Lot 22.  Conestoga Ranch owns Lot 22 and wants to put two man-camp-style housing units as well as a two studio-style duplexes on this property to house their workers.  The families at the meeting were concerned with the type of buildings that are planned as well as the age of the workers who would be living there.  The workers will be young adults who like to party and have fun when they are not working.  The families were concerned about the neighborhood and being able to maintain a family-oriented area.  They were also concerned with late hours that younger workers seem to enjoy.

They also mentioned the dance hall that is just down the street that already brings many young people who are involved in drinking, drugs, and lots of noise.

Clark Thornock, the individual in charge of the employee at Conestoga Ranch noted that some changes had been made that would be more appealing to the neighborhood.  He reported that they would not be using man-camp-style housing units.  It had been decided to have five studio, one-bedroom duplexes instead of the man-camp-style housing units.  The units will be air-conditioned and have all been newly painted.  He is currently in the process of writing rules and regulations that the employees will be asked to follow.  These rules will be monitored closely.  He also noted that most of the employees do not have cars, so there will not be a lot of vehicles parked at this location.

Garden City Council Meeting

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times 

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  October 11, 2018.  Vacasa LLC, requested a license to conduct a short-term rental business in Garden City.  This short-term rental company was purchased from Mark Hislop by Max Longfield.   Longfield has hired Terry Bennett to be the local administrator and Samantha Peart to be the senior housekeeper.  Motion was made and passed to grant this license.

Le N Em Construction requested a license which will allow this construction company to build in Garden City.  This company is owned by Lehi Carlisle who lives on Sweetwater Hill.  It was noted by the Council that he should obtain a County License since he lives in the County.  However, the motion was made and passed that he could obtain a Garden City License to also be able to work in Garden City.

The meeting agenda includes an item that allows people in the audience to ask questions and discuss with the Council items of interest.

Barbara Turnbow noted that accidents like the one impacting Darrin Pugmire should not happen. She said that there needs to be some ramps or places where trucks can be slowed down by pulling off the road.  There should be several such ramps when coming down from the top of Logan Canyon.

Signage is also important.  There are signs that could be placed at various spots along the road.  Some could specifically be for truck drivers. Speed signs could note whether just for trucks or for all vehicles.

Vicky Mercer had a list of items that she wanted to discuss with the Council.  She made several suggestions.  She thought a monthly bulletin giving the various activities being held in the town would be nice.  Kathy noted the City has a web site that includes those kinds of announcements.  Mercer asked if there wasn’t telephone number besides 911 that could be used to notify the Sheriff’s Department when there are animals that have gotten out of a field or when other incident that occur that wouldn’t be considered emergencies.

Mercer noted that there were a lot of willows along the roads in Sweetwater Subdivision and asked who to call to get them cut down.  The Council told her to call the County because Sweetwater is in the County and not in the Garden City Town Limits. 

She also asked where people should park when they shop at Nifty Gifts.  She felt parking along Logan Road was not a good idea.  She was told that there is parking in the back of Nifty Gifts.  It was suggested that a sign be put in front of the store or even in the store window indicating that there is parking behind the building.

She asked why the roads on Sweetwater Hill all are dirt and gravel.  They are narrow, and sometimes almost impossible to drive in a car.  She was told that all the roads on Sweetwater Hill are private, and the various Home Owners Associations oversee the roads.  The County does take care of a couple of the roads near the bottom of the hill.  All the rest are the subdivisions’ responsibility.

The Council made some changes to the administrative code enforcement ordinance.  In the past, a court was held each month to take care of individuals who wanted to appeal a ticket.  Some months no one comes to court.  The monthly court will no longer be automatically held.  Instead, if an individual wants to appeal a ticket, the individuals will need to go to the City office, request a date for court, and pay a filing fee.  Court will then be held on the determined date.

The Mayor noted that a work meeting needed to be held to discuss short-term rental issues.   All the managers of short-term rentals will be invited to the meeting.  Right now, the City is looking at November 15, a Thursday night, at 6:00 p.m.  The public meeting will be posted so any interested individuals may attend.

Parking at Harbor Village is being contested.  Several of the condo owners feel that they should be allowed three parking spots instead of the two granted by the City.  It was noted that there is public parking at the bottom of the hill where an additional parking spot could be used.  The Mayor noted that this is not a City issue, but an issue for the Home Owner’s Association.  It is up to their Association to determine if there is enough parking at the bottom of the hill to accommodate an extra parking spot for every condominium up on the hillside.  The owners need to work that out with their Association.

The Foundation Of Bear Lake

 Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

Garden City, Utah.  October 9, 2018.  A foundation (a charitable foundation) is a legal category of nonprofit organization that will typically either donate funds and support to other organizations or provide the source of funding for its own charitable purposes.  Garden City created a foundation in June of 2015.  It is titled The Foundation of Bear Lake.

Currently, this Foundation Board includes: Bess Huefner Chair, Joey Stocking IT manager, Bruce Warner Tax advisor, Jackie Mead Secretary, Debbi Batt Marketing Specialist, Anita Weston reporter, Brian Carver, Karen Smith, Sidne and Leonard O'Reilley, and John Spuhler advisors.             

There are several goals that this Foundation would like to work toward.  First, the Foundation would like to work with Bear Lake Regional Commission to help in funding the bike path around the lake.  Second, partner with Garden City and the County to purchase another beach area for a park.  Third, to help with economic development in the area. 

The above goals will not be easy to meet unless we citizens of the community help in various ways.  We can donate money.  We can physically work on the projects that will move the City toward their goals, and we can ask others to donate—just because they appreciate and love Bear Lake. 

It was noted that we in Garden City need to help enhance what we already have.  The beach below the City Park has not been kept up very well this summer.  It takes extra time and effort to bring in sand, to pull a lot of the vegetation that is growing there, and so forth.  This, of course, takes people’s time as well as some money.  However, it could be a fantastic lakeside area if kept up as it should be.

Also, there are several accesses to the lake that have been taken over by people who were unaware that they were building on areas that had been set aside for public accesses.  These areas need to be watched, taken care of, and made more accessible to the public.  As time passes, these areas can be cleared of buildings, as well as getting the paths and roads widened to allow for easier access to the water.

Eventually, everyone in Garden City will be contacted and ask to donate money for the Foundation along with their input and ideas as to how we could improve accesses to the lake, keeping it beautiful, helping to get enough funds to actually buy more lake shore properties for public use and so forth.

If you buy on Amazon go through Amazon Smile and they will donate a part of the cost of the item you buy to the Foundation of Bear Lake at no  extra cost to  you.  

Sunrise Weed

Photo by Carol Ann Dyer

Mayor Mike Leonhart Thanks Community

My heart is full today as I think about the community we live in... We had a Wonderful evening last night at the dinner and auction for the Pugmire family.. We are very blessed to live where we do.. I want to thank all those who donated food and prizes and time and money.. I need to thank Kathy Hislop and Cheree Lutz for taking charge and organizing the event.. Thank you to Mark and Jake Smoot for opening up there conference center ..it’s truly awesome to see everyone come together to help each other out ...

Cyndi Caldwell, School Board Candidate District4

I am passionate about the education of all our children in our community.

A little about me and my views on education:

* BS degree in Special Education 

* Masters Degree in Marraige and Family  Therapy 

* I have five daughters. Four that have attended school in Rich School District.

* I have children who are high academic achievers and children who have struggled academically. I believe all children deserve to have their individual needs met. All children matter.

* I believe our school district does great things for our kids. I believe we should continually stretch to be, and do even greater things when it comes to our children.

* I believe in the power of grants in our education system. I believe we should be in the constant pursuit of grants to get our children the best programs available.

* I believe we can learn and get great ideas from each other. 

* I believe we should be proactive in the issues our children face. I believe being proactive will solve many problems that being reactive creates.

* I believe we should be in pursuit of the best teachers available when new positions arise. 

* I  believe we can all make a difference!

If you have any questions about my ideas. Please message me.

Thanks!

Cyndi Caldwell

Bryce Huefner, School Board Candidate District 4

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to represent you on the school board the last 4 years.  I am seeking re-election for the next four years and I ask for your vote. 

If elected I will continue to advocate for local control, parental rights, board transparency and the interests of my constituents. I will also continue to update you on the Facebook page I have created for the Garden City School District.

If you have any questions please contact me. I value your insights and concerns and I also value your positive experiences with the school district and like to hear about those as well.  

Bryce Huefner

Bear Lake Landscape, Inc; Garden Center
P.O. Box 244
60 South 300 West
Garden City, Utah  84028
1-435-946-8244  Office
1-435-757-0967 Cell

Monty Weston – Candidate for School Board District 3

Four and a half years ago when I ran for the Rich County School Board, I ran to represent District #3 which took in one half of Randolph and the northern citizens of the Bear River Valley. Because I reside in the northern end of the Bear River Valley, the realignment of the voting districts in Rich County left me in District #3 and realigned the Town of Randolph residents and the southern outlying citizens of the Bear River Valley into District #2. District #3 now includes the northern outlying residents of the Bear River Valley, Round Valley, Meadowville, and Laketown. With that in mind, let me introduce myself to those of you who may not know me.

Laketown was my home for the first 29 years of my life. I worked with my grandparents, dad, and uncles on their family ranch. I fished and swam in Bear Lake in the summers, when I wasn’t cowboying and haying, and attended North Rich Elementary and graduated from North Rich High School. My dad and his brothers purchased a ranch in the Bear River Valley and I spent a lot of time interacting with the youth of my age who were from there when we rode the east summer grazing range rounding up cows. I married Diane Hansen, and we spent the first seven years of our married life in Laketown. In 1978, we moved to our current residence on the Wine Cup Ranch, 3 miles south of Sage Creek Junction. We have raised eight children on that place.  All eight of our children, and two grandsons, have graduated from Rich High School.

 The realignment of the voting districts created a situation where the school board representatives of what was once District #4 and District #3 were both in the newly created District #3. We were now faced with a 6 man school board. However, our population count from the latest census still kept us at a 5 member board status. This required us to assign one board member to represent District #3 and the other board member to be designated voting Member-at-large until the re-election year occurred and then it would revert back into a 5 member board. Through the time tested procedure of drawing straws, I became the voting Member-at-large.

Shortly after I was elected to the school board, I had constituents approach me about building a new gym at the Middle School. I brought it before the school board and we took a serious look at it and decided that, with other very necessary improvements to the Middle School and High School, we should move forward on it.  I know there are some concerns about the bond election for the new facility at the middle school and safety improvements at the high school. Please come and talk with me about them. Hopefully, I can help you better understand what they can do for the safety and enrichment of our youth and communities.

At another time, one of my constituents expressed a concern about the possible safety issues that might occur with the high school mascot. Again, I brought it before the school board and it was decided that, for safety concerns, the matter should be brought before the students and faculties of both schools to decide how to best handle the situation. After serious discussion and debate, I was impressed with the very wise choices that the students and administrations made in resolving the concern.

I feel that I have been fair and open minded when it comes to making decisions that will impact the education and wellbeing of our children in Rich County. I also realize that not everyone is in agreement with some of those decisions. That is how it should be. I do appreciate those who talk with me about their concerns. Sometimes, I can help. Sometimes, I cannot. But I always respect what they have to say.

I have family members in every community in Rich County. I have the distinction of saying that I have grandchildren who were, up until this fall, attending every school in the Rich County School District. Am I invested in the safety, prosperity, growth, and development of this school district? You bet I am!! I would appreciate your vote on Nov. 6th.

Eric Wamsley School Board Candidate District 3

Eric Wamsley has been serving as a school board member.  He has not sent his information to the Rich Civic Times.

Special Bond Election Third Notice

Notice of Special Bond Election

Board of Education of Rich County School District, Utah

Public Notice Is Hereby Given that a special bond election will be held in Rich County School District, Utah (the “District”), on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at which bond election there shall be submitted to the qualified, registered voters residing within the District the following question:

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF RICH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT,
RICH COUNTY, UTAH

BOND ELECTION

November 6, 2018

(Facsimile Signature)

Business Administrator

RICH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND

Shall the Board of Education of Rich County School District, Utah, be authorized to issue General Obligation Bonds in a principal amount not to exceed Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,500,000) for the purpose of paying all or a portion of the costs to acquire land; acquiring, constructing, furnishing and equipping new school facilities; improving or rebuilding existing facilities; and the authorization and issuance of the Bonds due and payable with a term not to exceed twenty-one (21) years from the date or dates of issuance of the Bonds?

PROPERTY TAX COST OF THE BONDS

If the Bonds are issued as planned, without regard to the taxes currently levied for outstanding bonds that will reduce over time, an annual property tax to pay debt service on the Bonds will be required over a period of twenty-one (21) years in the estimated amount of $35.77 (for a residence with a $156,000 value) on a residence and in the estimated amount of $79.78 on a business property having the same value. 

If there are other outstanding bonds, an otherwise scheduled tax decrease may not occur if the Bonds are issued.

The foregoing information is only an estimate and is not a limit on the amount of taxes that the District may be required to levy to pay debt service on the Bonds.  The District is obligated to levy taxes to the extent provided by law in order to pay the Bonds. 

	FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS
	AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS

The bond election will be administered entirely by absentee ballot.  The election officer will mail to each registered voter within the District an absentee ballot and a postage paid business reply envelope.  For a voter that registers to vote after the absentee ballots have been mailed, the County Clerk will either give the voter an absentee ballot and envelope to vote in the County Clerk’s office or mail an absentee ballot, postage paid, to the voter.  There will be no polling places in the District for the election.  If a voter fails to follow the instructions included with the absentee ballot, the voter will be unable to vote in the election.  Voters are not required to apply for an absentee ballot for the election.

To vote the mail-in absentee ballot, a voter will need to: (i) complete and sign the affidavit on the envelope; (ii) mark the votes on the absentee ballot; (iii) place the voted absentee ballot in the envelope; (iv) securely seal the envelope; and (v) deposit the self-addressed, prepaid envelope in the mail or deliver it in person to the County Clerk.

There is to be no special registration of voters for the bond election, and the official register of voters last made or revised shall constitute the register for the bond election.  The County Clerk will make registration lists or copies of such lists available for use by registered voters.

For information on registering to vote, voters may contact the office of the (a) Rich County Clerk at 20 South Main, Randolph, Utah  84064, telephone: (435) 793-2415 or visit the County’s website at richcountyut.org, or (b) Utah Lieutenant Governor, State Capitol, 350 N. State Street, Suite 220, Salt Lake City, Utah  84114, (801) 538-1041 or visit the Lieutenant Governor’s website at election.utah.gov.

Notice Is Further Given that on a day no sooner than 7 days and not later than 14 days after the bond election, the Board of Education of the District (the “Board”) will meet at its regular meeting place, 25 South 100 West, Randolph, Utah, and will canvass the returns and declare the results of the bond election (the “Canvass Meeting”).

Pursuant to applicable provisions of Sections 11-14-208 and 20A-4-403 of the Utah Code, the period allowed for any contest of the bond election shall end 40 days after the Canvass Meeting.  No such contest shall be maintained unless a complaint is filed with the Clerk of the Judicial District Court in and for Rich County, within the prescribed 40-day period.

In Witness Whereof, the Board of Education of Rich County School District, Utah has caused this notice to be given.

Dated:  October 5, 2018.

Board of Education of Rich County School District, Utah