Silent Auction for Isayah

 

Last Day for Ice Off Competition - take a guess

 Make your official guess on when the ice will come off of Bear Lake this year. Prizes for the winners. Guess must be placed before 9pm TONIGHT, April 18th!

Guess Here

Garden City Book Club

Book Club discussion will be April 19th at the Library.

(It was an awesome book)!

Night Light by Gary McKee

 

The Family Place

 

Update on the Crash in Logan Canyon

 

A Montpelier man has been charged after a vehicle crash in Logan Canyon last week resulted in the death of three people.

Kylan Romrell, 29, faces three counts of second-degree negligently operating a vehicle resulting in death, as well as five additional felonies and misdemeanors including driving under the influence and possession of a firearm by a restricted person.

The charges were filed with the 1st District Court on Friday prior to Romrell’s initial appearance. The collision occurred on the afternoon of March 29 when a Southbound Kia Rio collided head-on with a northbound Ford Excursion. According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, initial probes indicate both vehicles were “hugging” the centerline when the Kia “seemed to swerve” into oncoming traffic.

The Kia had five occupants including a baby, according to DPS. The 21-year-old driver and 24-year-old front passenger died at the scene; the baby sustained serious by non-life-threatening injuries. Two other passengers were transported to hospitals and one later died upon arrival, authorities wrote.

The deceased were sisters Jordan and Jerika Erickson, and Jordan’s fiancé, Dakota Andres Mejia-Rodriguez, all residents of Garden City.

“This crash is still being looked at and fault has not been determined,” Utah Highway Patrol troopers wrote in an affidavit filed with the court.

However, according to an affidavit, Romrell was driving the Excursion and troopers “immediately noticed indicators of impairment.” Troopers wrote Romrell was “unsteady, wobbly, and lethargic” while walking and officers later performed field sobriety tests. The affidavit states Romrell had a .216 breath alcohol concentration level and a blood test was also conducted.

According to the affidavit, troopers “located multiple open containers in the Excursion that Kylan was driving,” as well as “a Ruger .243 rifle with a spent cartridge in the chamber.”

Troopers wrote Romrell has been arrested for driving under the influence multiple times in the last decade. Court records show he pleaded guilty in 1st District Court to a third-degree DUI in 2019. Romrell was arrested and ultimately booked in the Cache County Jail.

During his court appearance on Friday, Judge Spencer Walsh ordered Romrell to be provisionally held on a no-bail status, allowing Romrell and his attorney to make a case for bail at a later hearing.

Rich High Track Meet April 14th

 April 14^th Track Meet at Union High School in Roosevelt – 15 schools participated including Manila, Tabiona and Altamont from our Region  

Girls  

Paige Smith 7^th in the 1600 meter  

Violet Taylor 1^st in the 100 meter  

Violet Taylor 1^st in the 100 meter hurdles  

Violet Taylor 1^st in the 300 meter hurdles  

Paige Smith 7^th in the 800 meter  

Violet Taylor 2^nd in the long jump  

Haydee Pugmire 1^st in the Discus  

Katharina Smith 9^th in the high jump  

Girls medley team 3^rd - Amilla Shinkle, Haydee Pugmire, Peyton Cluff, Paige Smith  

Girls 4x100 team 7^th – Clare Shinkle, Haydee Pugmire, Olivia Argyle, Amilla Shinkle  

Boys  

Jonah Negus 9^th in the long jump  

Samuel Leifson 9^th in the 300 meter hurdles  

Boys Medley team 4^th  Levi Stonehouse,  Samuel Leifson, Kaysen Johnson, Ben Sellers  

Boys 4X100 team 9^th – Jett Holmes, Samuel Leifson, Jeremy Garcia, Levi Stonehouse  

Boys 4x400 Team 6^th – Logan Cluff, Kaysen Johnson, Samuel Leifson, Braden Gifford  

Bear Lake Watch Report

 

The chart at the right gives an overview of the Bear Lake Area with streamflows at various points along the Bear River and reservoir elevations. Some of the streamflows are 0 cfs now as the gauges were obstructed by ice. I'll be updating this chart in the next few months as we get further along in the snowmelt period.

Lastly but importantly, given that this year's tremendous snowpack follows several years of extreme drought it's natural to wonder how much the current year's snowfall has helped ease the ongoing drought. This is not an easy question to answer I am told but it is estimated that in the Bear River Basin this year's snowpack has cut the drought deficit by about 90%. That's good news to lots of folks. So let's all keep our fingers crossed. I think my dock has a very good chance of getting wet this summer! Check out the Resources below for more information. April guest editor: John Holman

BEAR LAKE LEVEL April 10, 2023 5911.30 feet*

*All Bear Lake Elevations are given in UP&L Datum