Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Roene Price McKinnon 1926 - 2019
Our loving mother has gone to be with her sweetheart, Robert Gordon McKinnon, her son, D. Kent McKinnon, her grandson, Ryan Kimball who all preceded her in death. She is survived by her children, Marcia Gunderson, Robert Brent (Roxanne) McKinnon, Randy Stewart (Yvonne) McKinnon, Lisha Givens-Wallace, Delayne Lolohea, Monalee Kimball and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.
She held many callings in The Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints. She loved everyone that she ever met. She loved to sing and was even in an opera once. We are happy that she is where she can be joyful, with so much love around her and in her Eternal home, even though, we will miss her.
Funeral services were held Saturday, June 15 at the LDS Church located at 2600 S. 500 West, across from LifeCare Center. A viewing was held at 9 a.m. with the funeral following at 10 a.m. Burial was in the Memorial Estates Lakeview Cemetery.
Sunday, June 9, 2019
Huefner's are having a community party & bon fire!!
Dear Garden City Community Friends,
Come join us for a bonfire and tailgate party June 14, Friday night at 6 at our Bear Lake Landscape Office at 100 West 60 South (near the church field) here in Garden City.
Everyone in the community is invited. Bring food if you like, but if you can't or don't want to, come anyway so we can all visit.
If you have a fun game, bring it. We will be lighting the fire at 6. We have a pretty good pile of branches and logs to burn so it may be a little warm at times!! If the weather is windy we may have to just visit and play games.
Bryce & Jennifer Huefner
Good Stuff
Respect
By John Brown
By John Brown
Are you a manager, school administrator, teacher, coach,
church leader, or parent?mIf 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.
Summer Eats at Bear Lake
Scott Heiner
Rich Civic Times
Rich Civic Times
As summer gets into full swing at Bear Lake, things really
liven up with activities and visitors galore.
One thing that especially catches my interest is the variety of eateries
here. I’ve decided to give my take on
the many options, focusing first on new places that have sprung up.
Ephraim’s Restaurant
This new place has opened just south of the Shell
station on the Logan Road. Their theme is based on the
story of the mighty grizzly bear, Old Ephraim, Utah’s largest and most
legendary bear. A better symbol of Bear
Lake I can’t imagine. Ephraim’s has a
great frontier atmosphere, and equally great food.
We recently took the grandkids there and I was impressed
with their extensive menu. They feature a wide variety including hamburgers,
fish sandwich, fish and chips, Chicken Cordon Bleu and salads. Curious foodie that I am, I had to try the
most unusual item, “The Meateater.”
Between two toasted halves of a large hamburger bun are stacked in
order: ham, a hamburger patty, cheese, another patty, bacon, and all topped
with BBQ pulled pork. It was so huge
that I could only eat half and took the rest home for a second round.
The lunch and dinner combos all come with fries and a soft drink,
but I decided to upgrade my drink for a raspberry milkshake. I thought it was very good, but I had to get
the opinion of my wife, the milkshake and ice cream gourmet. She gave it top rating. The grandkids appreciated the Kid’s Menu
including hamburgers, corn dogs and chicken nuggets. Ephraim’s also serves breakfast, featuring
pancakes, French toast, breakfast burritos and scones.
Joe and Becky Weeks of Paradise, Utah purchased the former
“Jake’s Place.” They have kept the same basic décor but have made significant
improvements. Joe Weeks is a member of
the Weeks Family which runs “Weeks Berries of Paradise.” Started by Joe’s father, Mervin Weeks in
1985, Weeks Berries grows their own fresh Raspberries, Currants, Blueberries,
Blackberries, and Strawberries. These
fresh berries make their way into Ephraim’s menu of milkshakes. Their full selection is impressive; nearly 40
flavors such as Peanut Butter Cup, Snickers, Butterfinger, Mango and Hazelnut.
Ephraim’s also sells a variety of fruit juice drinks from
Weeks Berries of Paradise. I bought a
bottle of Black Currant juice and it was a winner. One other item on Ephraim’s menu caught my
eye: “Dutch Oven Chicken and Potatoes.”
In my opinion, anything made in a Dutch Oven is wonderful, so I’ll be going
back before long.
Personal use of public property discussed
Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. June
5, 2019. When can a government employee
use government property? That was the
question asked and answered by the Utah State Legislature with HB 163. Unfortunately according to many County
Attorneys including Ben Willoughby, Rich County Attorney, the answer was not
clear. Is making a phone call home to
check on the children on a county phone eligible to be a third degree
felony? Or is stopping on the way home
from a work related meeting in Logan for a gallon of milk when you are driving
the county truck a felony? Willoughby
said that as the law is written it is.
Actually, he said, those incidences had more felony consequences than
smoking meth.
He said the new law will go into effect on July 1, 1919 across
the state. Every governmental agency is
scrambling. Harmless use of public
property incidental use is excluded from this statute. The
problem is that no one has defined "incidental" use. Calling home to see if kids got home safely may be but is it incidental if you make a five minute call every day? When does it cross over?
Each county and agency must have a written policy now
defining incidental use.
There may be a
legislative fix in 2020 for the unintended consequences of the new law. Commissioner Bill Cox said that there are a couple of
policies in other counties that specifies what can be used and not used.
Willoughby said that he surveyed other counties and found
that they are falling into two camps.
The first is to list all the incidental uses that a public employee can
do. That has risks, because a policy could leave out a situation that might
happen. The second camp uses whereas
clauses to get a feeling for what underlies the option. Most
public employees use county property in a responsible manner and in good faith
and should not unwontedly become felons.
Under the second option all use is authorized for property that is in the employee job description, the county clerk can’t use
the county backhoe for example because that is not in her job description, but use of the phone is. The county will not carve out anything that
is unauthorized, said Willoughby. The benefit
of this approach is that you cannot overlook anything. If a supervisor was concerned with an
employee overusing county property there needs to be a section on procedure for the supervisor.
He presented the draft policies for Rich County which will be
put in the personnel handbook as a section on personal use. Department heads
will have to send written notification that the employee was inappropriately
using county property. This policy must
be in place by July 1
Long Hollow Wind Farms near Woodruff to be built
RANDOLPH, Utah. June
5, 2019. Long Hollow Wind Farms will
build a wind farm west of Woodruff, Utah and south of Highway 89.
Aron
Branam, representing EDP Renewables, said that the company, founded in 2000,
has developed wind farms throughout the country. They have 500 employees and are producing approximately
6,000 mg watts in the USA and Canada. The Wind Farm will interconnect with Pacific Corps
creating 8 to 10 megawatts of electrical power. They will tie into the high voltage power
lines. The company has been working on
this site for two years.
They have purchased two towers which have been
installed. The target date for full
installation will be 2021. There will be 18 to 23 wind turbines on
ridge tops. EDP has done environmental
studies on the site since 2018 and has applied for a county conditional use
permit. Wildlife studies have been done
for the last twelve months including one for endangered species. Future studies will include activity
monitoring, wild life and big game species observation. The project needs a conditional use permit
and want to start the process.
He outlined the economic benefits. There will be approximately 150 to 200
temporary construction jobs. Three to
five full time jobs at $50,000 each plus service jobs. Branam said that there will be tax benefits of
$10 million over 30 years. Commissioner
Bill Cox cautioned that in his experience large tax revenues were promised, but
that the companies then appealed to the State Tax Commission for abatement and
that in reality it would be a very small amount. Branam said that they would do what they had
done in other counties so that they would be on a level playing field.
Rich County has some of the best wind resources in
Utah. There is a tax benefit to
companies building wind farms which is lost in 2022, so they need to be
finished by then or lose their tax advantage.
Solar will still have their production tax credit.
They have met with BLM for right of way access but asked the county to work with BLM because if the county were to ask the BLM the cost to
the company would be less expensive.
Commissioner Norm Weston asked how they plan
on getting to wind towers in winter. The
company will plow the upgraded roads they are building. Cox said that wind blowing snow on road will
impede road and they will have to use SnowCats to get in.
The wildlife habitat will be improved through reseeding
projects. The upgraded road will make it better for the ranchers on the road
and the general public. The company
will build and maintain the road.
The Family Place Services to expand in Rich County
Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. June
5, 2019. Ronda Menlove, Garden City and
Esterlee Molyeux, Executive Director of Family Place Services told County
Commissioners that they wanted to expand their services to Rich County.
Family Place Services is a nonprofit started in 1983 with
centers in Smithfield, Hyrum and Logan. Their mission is to strengthen families and
protect children.
With a trained staff of over 70 people, they
offer therapy, education, parenting classes, home visits, and children’s
classes.
If there is an emergency in the family and no one to care
for a child, the Kid’s Place is available 24/7.
A parent can bring the child there to be looked after, or it can be
planned as weekly care for a family with a chronically stressful situation it or
just respite care. Emergency care is
from newborns to 11 years old but all other services, including therapy, are
for kids of all ages.
Former Legislator, Menlove, has obtained funding for a needs
assessment in Rich County. They will be
working with the Rich County Schools and others and will hire a liaison person
in Rich County to do the needs assessment and then create programs. Family Place Services is getting a "wrapped" bus so that they can bring educational classes to Rich County. They work with all religious groups. They
have partnered with the Garden City Library.
Menlove said she funded a lot of the services for other
counties as a legislator and has seen the positive effect on the counties they
serve, so this has become a priority for her.
Senator Christensen was approached and gave them two years of
funding to help Rich County and they want to raise awareness of their
services. Their dream is to have a
center here with a place to take children when needed. Right now they are just getting started.
Commissioner Sim Weston asked if could they deal with a
community trauma. Family Place would send
therapists out in a situation like that.
Commissioner Bill Cox
said that each community is so different that it will be a challenge. But that perhaps the school mailing lists
could be used for a survey of people with children. The schools may be able to send out the survey
since that list is private so could not be shared.
The Garden City Library offered, with their help, a class on
what to do in the summer with the kids and there were five families that
participated. They offered a class on
mental health too.
They have met with Randolph, Garden City and Laketown City Councils. They need to have the County Sheriff involved
for help with abuse. They have specialized therapist who can help the child or
the family.
Every month they do
free family events and would love to do a monthly activity in Rich County
too. Cox suggested that the PTO be involved. The Rich County library could be involved as
well as the Garden City Library.
“They both have great summer programs,” he said.
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