Summit Pizza sold

By Laura Stocking Cluff  

We’ve got big news!! We have made the decision to sell Summit Pizza. It is one of the most bittersweet things we’ve ever done. Our lives have revolved around it greatly for the last 5 years, for better or worse, and it is going to be very hard and weird to not have it be a part of our lives anymore, besides as customers. It was Matt’s and my dream to own a pizza place someday and we did it! We have been so privileged to be a part of the Summit Pizza family and it will always have a piece of our family’s hearts. 

Having it end the way it did as a result of Matt’s stroke has been hard to process and we were hoping that he’d be able to recover and come back, but it wasn’t meant to be. We are leaving it in good and capable hands. It will be fellow locals, Thad and Melissa Willis, from Laketown, who will be taking over. 

And yes, it is staying as Summit Pizza! So get ready for some yummy pizza and DOODLES this summer! And maybe some other new surprises. We are very excited about the future of Summit Pizza - Bear Lake and know that the Willis family will continue to serve the community and visitors in a way that our loyal customers have enjoyed these last 5 years. They are looking for some awesome, hardworking individuals to be a part of their team this summer. Great pay, free food and drinks, and great work environment. Email bearlakesummitpizza@outlook.com for more info. 

And please help spread the word! Thank you for all the love and support of Summit Pizza - Bear Lake these last 5 years and even more so the love and support for our family these last 5 difficult months. We have had so many customers step up and help in really big ways and we appreciate it more than you’ll ever know. Thank you. The Cluff Family

Pickleville Philosophy

By Jim Stone

It’s been one of those emotional days. I got an email that my new book has gone live.  I don't even have a copy of it yet but when I read the email I was
overwhelmed. The promise I had made to my friend Allen to finish this dog story that he loved me to tell him before he passed away just came to life.

I drove down to the river where I have spent the last four months working on this dog story, then walked down to the water looking up past the sky into heaven and yelled “we did it Allen, we did it man! The story you loved is done! We did it my friend.”

It wasn't tears of sorrow coming from my eyes, it was tears of joy. It’s been a big challenge to be here on this island living in my truck in such a wild place.  Life is funny.  Sometimes it seems like we all take a few steps forward, than bam life knocks us all back 10 steps.  It’s kind of been like this since us dogs have been chasing goals to reach what was kind of just a dream to begin with.  Us dogs decided to not let getting knocked backwards interfere with something that has been driven by our hearts.  Sometimes when we all get knocked backwards we just need to get back up and take even a half step forward.  Then a full step, then 2 or 3 more, before long we all have made up the 10 steps we got set back and we are all moving forward again.

I’m really proud of this book.  I hope if any of you guys get the book that you like the story of big boy.  He was one of the most amazing dogs.  He was a true friend just like my friend Allen was.  The book just came out on Amazon on eBooks and Kindle.  

I’m not a very good salesman.   Writing this story was more about amazing friends that do even more amazing things.  Us dogs hope you guys are all doing good and staying warm and safe.   I feel really blessed right now to have such wonderful friends.  For the last 6 months my excitement to share this fun story has been pretty overwhelming.  It’s been a driving force to keep pushing forward the best that I can. Great big smiles from all of us dogs to all of you guys.

Mirrored Skies

 

Photo by Tammy Calder