Ambulance For Sale, New Business And Upgrades To County Building

 
Kathie B. Anderson, Reporter
Rich County Times

     

RANDOLPH, Utah, July 3, 2013.  Rich County Commission.  A short meeting this month involved tax issues, an ambulance for sale and new business license requests.  

 

Ben Barrus, Laketown Lodge (Old Rock Store), asked the Commissioners to approve a redesignation of his property as residential for property tax purposes.  During the summer months, people rent this property, but during the winter months Mr. Barrus’ family lives there.  Kim Wilson, the Rich County Assessor, will obtain more information before the County Commission makes a decision on the status of the property as some short term rentals are considered private residences and Mr. Barrus may be the only one considered commercial.

 

The Rich County ambulance, a 2002 two wheel drive diesel, is for sale.  The asking price is $5,000 or best offer.  Anyone who is interested should contact Kim Wilson, Rich County Assessor, at the Rich County Office.

 

Russell Thomson, Rich County Janitor, reported that the restrooms were plumbed incorrectly.  The plumbing has been corrected so hot water is now in the restrooms.   No mold was detected in the building, but two coats of paint were required to cover the old paint.   Mr. Thomson was frustrated that there has been no communication with the Commissioners as to his assignments.  Commissioner Bill Cox asked Mr.  Thomson to prepare a list of the daily, weekly, and monthly projects for which he is responsible as a salaried employee.    The Commissioners can then sit down with Mr. Thomson to draw up a clear job description which will be a topic for the August Rich County Commission meeting.

 

Tom Wahlberg, Garden City,  asked the County Commissioners to approve a business license for Tiffany Wahlberg, who is starting a new trucking business, Republic Transportation, LLC.  The license was approved.

 

 

 

 

 

                               

 

 

 

Mosquito Massacre

Kathie B. Anderson, Reporter

Rich Civic Times 

RANDOLPH, Utah.  July 3, 2013. Rich County Commission.  Commissioner Bill Cox announced that  Mosquitoes have been sprayed this year.  No West Nile has been detected this year, possibly because of our dry weather which kills the species of mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus,  or because they have been sprayed earlier this year.  Whatever the reason, we are not complaining!

Rich County Sheriff Report For June

Kathie B. Anderson, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

 

RANDOLPH, Utah. According to the June Report prepared by Sheriff Dale Stacey for the Rich County Commission, the total number of incidents for June was 136 compared to May’s report of 108 incidents. 

 

Garden City reported 58 incidents including  6 alarms, 6 animal problems, 7 citizen assists, 3 civil processes, 3 welfare checks, 3 traffic hazards, 3 traffic accidents with damages, 4 intoxicated persons, 9 medical emergencies,  2 suspicious person circumstances,  1 alcohol offense, 1 city dispute,  1 disorderly conduct, 1controlled substance problem, 1 DUI or drugs, 1 fraud, 1 harassment, 1 lost property, 1 VIN serial number inspection, 1 theft, 1 attempted suicide, and 1 traffic accident with injuries.   

 

Laketown reported 17 incidents including 4 medical emergencies, 2 traffic hazards, 2 wanted persons, 1 abandoned vehicle, 1 alarm, 1 animal problem, 1 attempt to locate, 1 burglary, 1 citizen assist, 1 fire, 1 found property, and 1 traffic accident with injuries.

 

North County reported 2 incidents--1 custodial interference and 1 welfare check.

 

Out of County there were 2 incidents, both of which were transportation of person/property.

 

Randolph reported  26 incidents--4 animal problems, 8 citizen assists, 2 traffic hazards, 2 civil processes, 2 VIN serial number inspection,  1 domestic disturbance,  1 transportation of persons/property, 1 child abuse or neglect, 3 traffic accidents with damage, 1 welfare check, and 1 trespassing.  

 

South County had 3 reported incidents--1 agency assist and 2 citizen assists.  

 

Woodruff  had  27 reported incidents including 5 animal problems, 4 citizen assists,  2 child abuse or neglect, 2 medical emergencies, 2 missing persons, 2 suspicious persons/circumstances,  2 VIN serial number inspections, 2 thefts, 1 attempt to locate, 1 DUI, 1 fire, 1 citizen dispute, 1 traffic hazard, and 1 traffic accident with damage.

A total of 64 traffic citations were given during the month of June: 34 citations and 34 violations were issued in Garden City; 12 citations and 12 violations were issued in Laketown; 10 citations and 10 violations were issued in Randolph; and 6 citations and 8 violations wee issued in Woodruff.  The majority of the traffic citations were issued for speeding.

Burke's Run - Let's all Get Involved

 

By Kathie B. Anderson, Reporter

Rich County Times

 

GARDEN CITY, Utah – Don’t forget to support Burke Christensen on his 67 mile run around Bear Lake commemorating his 67^th Birthday!  There is a sign-up sheet in the Garden City Library if you would like to make a donation for this run.  Burke is already receiving some donations for this run from as far away as Kentucky and Illinois.  It will be held during Raspberry Days and all money raised will be donated to the library.    Donations can be made anytime at the Garden City Library.

Dinosaur Dig Summer Library Party

By Kathie B. Anderson, Reporter

Rich County Times

 

GARDEN CITY, Utah – A great time was had by all who attended the Garden City Library ‘Dig Into Reading’ summer party.  Sixty children ranging in ages from preschool to 10 attended the event.  Most of the children in attendance were from Garden City, but some came from as far away as California and Wisconsin!  The children were treated to dinosaur crafts, lunch, a fossil dig, and a tremendous dinosaur presentation by Kathy Robertson of Salt Lake City.    Cathie Rasmussen, Library Director, hosted the event.  Thanks to the many volunteers who helped make this a truly spectacular party!

Young Man Dies On Bear Lake Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

From Miami Herald:

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  A young man has died of carbon monoxide poisoning after he inhaled too many toxic fumes during a boat trip on a Utah lake. Lucas Allyn, 22, was said to be lying near the exhaust pipe at the back of a boat as he helped his friends on and off the vessel while they went swimming and water skiing. Allyn's friends called 911 when they thought he had heatstroke on Saturday around 7.15pm.

Tragic: Lucas Allyn, 22, died of carbon monoxide poisoning on Saturday after he inhaled too many fumes during an boat ride on Bear Lake in Utah Deseret News reports that emergency responders met the boat at the dock at Bear Lake and some of his friends had already started trying to perform CPR on Allyn. Emergency responders continued to try to revive Allyn for over an hour before announcing the time of death.

The Utah State Medical Examiner later ruled that his cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning. The ruling comes as a surprise given the circumstances around Allyn's death, since the boat was running on an outdoor lake, meaning that the gas would have had plently of space to diseminate. Scene: Allyn was on the boat with friends at Bear Lake (pictured) on Saturday when they called 911 because they thought he had heat stroke 'Wildcard': His friends said Allyn (left, and at the left in right picture) dropped out of school but was hoping to reapply to college Carbon monoxide poisoning generally occurs in instances where a person is stuck inside a contained space where the substance is leaking, forcing them to inhale the toxic chemical instead of oxygen. Fun-loving: Allyn was said to be a loyal and trusting friend In this instance, the exhaust pipe lead came from the exterior motor of an older boat- as opposed to being contained in an interior cabin- and the victim was laying near the end of the pipe.One friend wrote a blog post in memory of his friend, who he called 'a wildcard' that 'became essentially, the brother I never had'. 'Lucas was that friend I could trust with anything, including my life. He was even going to be my best man (if I ever were to get married),' Raymond Howze wrote in the post. 'My family took him in almost a year ago when he moved out of his apartment and since then, our bond became even stronger.'Allyn had attended one year of college before dropping out, but at the time of his death, Mr. Howze was in the process of helping him reapply to school. 'In the end, he wanted to do whatever it took to get to the top,' Mr Howze wrote. 'I’ll always remember this quote from him: “You’re never penalized for over-dressing … just like you’re never penalized for being over-educated.” Lucas liked to live a life of excess, in all senses of the word. He even had dress shirts with his full name, Lucas Marcellus Allyn, embroidered on the collar.' - See more at: http://www.miaminewsday.com/national/12355-man-dies-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-while-boating-on-a-lake-because-he-was-sitting-too-close-to-the-exhaust-pipe.html#sthash.op0xMykk.dpuf"

Get Out Of The House Night

Garden City Grown-Ups,  Get Out of The House Night!  

 

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers/BBQ Dinner, Friday July 5th!

Fun Friday for everyone, widowed, single, married couples, empty nesters, newly-weds, any one who wants to live life with passion and enjoy every minute of it!  

Splurge just a little and have a fun night out on the town enjoying amazing entertainment with friends @ our very own hometown famous PickleVille Playhouse. 

PickleVille Playhouse  Seven Brides for Seven Brothers  5:00 pm show , Friday July, 5th.  BBQ Feast following the show. 

Order your tickets for the show/ dinner on line both total about $38 or just enjoy the show!  

Arrive @ 4:30 to pick up your pre ordered tickets at the box office at 4:30 pm

Row L on either isle are the best seats in the house because the floor rises in that section I have been told. (I am seat #7 row L)

Hope to see you all there! These tickets will sell out fast.

Janet Lamping

Cisco Sonar

By Bryce Nielson,

Cisco's Landing

 

You know it is always interesting to me how people become set in their ways.  There is no better example of this than people not coming to Bear Lake In June because the water is cold and the weather is bad.  You will never see a family reunion scheduled in June.  Most of the people here are staying at WorldMart because it is the only time they can get reservations.  Granted, sometimes the weather is questionable but many times it is glorious.  June is a funny month but it seems that most visitors remember the "bad times" and not the good times.  The Bear Lake Rendezvous Chamber of Commerce tries to increase visitation during the "shoulder" seasons but June is the key.  Apparently every bike and running group knows how great it is here.  Unfortunately they show up at 5:00am, clog up the roads and then leave,  That is cool but we need more.  The water temperature is now over 60F, the days are as long as they are going to get all year long, everything is green, the butterflies are out and there are few people here.  Come on folks, visit Bear Lake now, don't wait for the summer rush.

July Activities Around The Lake

July 2013

• Monthly: Quilt Show at the The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• Saturdays: Farmers Craft Market at Wells C. Stock Park next to the Oregon Trail Center in Montpelier
  9am -1 pm. Vendors needed. 208-847-0301
• Friday & Saturday Nights: The Bear Lake Dance Place - "All ages dance Friday, Teen and Young Adult dance Saturday.
• Friday Nights: Garden City Farmer's & Artisan's Market - 5pm - 8pm (June through August)
  Located in the parking lot north of the LDS church on US 30 (Bear Lake Blvd.) in Garden City.
• 3rd:  Woodruff Rodeo at 5 p.m. 435-793-4395
• 3rd: Evening in Paris Western Style! Live Entertainment by Installer and local talent. Will be held at Paris City Park.
• 4th: Paris 4th of July Celebration, Chuckwagon Breakfast 6:00 a.m., Pageant at Paris Tabernacle 11:00 a.m., Parade 1:00 p.m., Youth Rodeo 3:00 p.m.at the Paris Rodeo Grounds.  Activities for every age! 208-945-2507
• 4th: Woodruff 4th of July Celebration, Parade 9:00 a.m., Dutch oven dinner at 11:00 a.m., Rodeo 2:00 p.m. 435-793-4395
• 4th: Montpelier Idaho 4th of July Celebration, Lions Club Chuckwagon Breakfast 6am-11am, Evening Fireworks on "M" Hill after sunset, Montpelier, Idaho.
• 4th: The 34rd Annual KVSI Fun Run. Call 208-847-1450 for more information. Bear Lake Memorial will be announcing the winners of the Community Weightloss Challenge. Find us on Facebook or visit www.BLMHospital.com.
• 4th: Fund Raiser Celebration held by the Montpelier Fire and Rescue team from 3PM - until dark. Bounce house, water games, giant water slide, music, and fire fighter games.  Located at the Allinger Park, Montpelier Idaho.  For more info contact Devin 208-705-4708. 
• 5th: Fireworks at Ideal Beach Resort after dark, 2176 S. Bear Lake Blvd. 435-946-3364 (Fire restrictions will be taken into consideration before event)
• 5th-6th: Live music by Easy Street Band at Cooper's at Bear Lake West Restaurant & Sports Bar in Fish Haven at 8pm.
• 6th: Bear Lake West Golf Course / Scramble, 8 AM and 1 PM, (208) 945-2744.
• 6th: Ovid Idaho Reunion, located at the Darrell Sorenson Family Park. 11AM to 2PM. Bring a picnic lunch and come share your stories about Ovid.
• 12th - 13th: Bear Lake Car Show at Wells C. Stock Park in Montpelier ID, for more info call (208) 847-0757.
• 13th: Live music by Blues Brother's Return at Cooper's at Bear Lake West Restaurant & Sports Bar in Fish Haven at 8pm.
• 19th: Austin Weyand Band at The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• 19th: Live music by Shades Of Grey at Cooper's at Bear Lake West Restaurant & Sports Bar in Fish Haven at 8pm.
• 19th: Twin Creeks Celebration in Georgetown. All day celebration, fun in the park, evening street dance, games for kids, entertainment. 208-847-3582
• 20th: Butch Cassidy Days - Performances at the Oregon California Trail Center, Shopping, Baseball Tournaments, Shootout, and so much more!!! From 9-2pm. Vendor Registration form
• 26th-27th: Arts & Crafts Show at the Bear Lake RV Park. Hours will be 10AM - 4PM each day. Located up Cemetery Road, Fish Haven, ID. 
• 27th: Summer Bear Lake 1/2 Marathon, 10K and 5K by Mammoth Marathons.
• 27th: Bear Lake County Annual Salmon BBQ - 11:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. at St. Charles City Park. Email for tickets and to get on Fish List or call 208-221-6893 for reservations.
• 27th: Mountain Tropic Tri, Triathlon at Bear Lake State Park, Garden City, Ut.
• 27th: Live music by The Kap Brothers at Cooper's at Bear Lake West Restaurant & Sports Bar in Fish Haven at 8pm.
• TBA:  Annual Community Picnic at the Allred Center in Montpelier.  Games and Entertainment from 1pm - 6pm.  Dinner will be served 4pm - 7pm.  All activities and meals are free to the public!  Sponsored by Enough is Enough.

Merlin Olsen Summer Classic Golf Tournament

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter

Rich Civic Times 

Phil Olsen announced the second annual  Merlin Olsen Summer Classic Golf Tournament August 17 at Bear Lake West which raises funds for research for Bear Lake.  “ Bear Lake Watch is our voice to represent the lake.  If you are not a member sign up.  We have been very fortunate to have volunteers Dave and Claudia Cottle act as executive directors and do such a magnificent job at it," Olsen stated.

He added, “The tournament last year was just great, it is a nine hole course so we will play around the course twice.  The tournament is pretty much sold out, but we need a lot of people to come for an Elegant Picnic after the tournament.”

The Bear Lake Watch reception is at 4 p.m. and the Elegant Picnic will start at 5. Tickets are for sale on the BLW website.  Tickets are $20 a person.  “We make the money from the sponsors and random gifts to Bear Lake Watch for research,” said Olsen.  “ So I  would suggest an additional donation to support the research.   

This also carries on Merlin’s love for the lake and his family will be there, said Phil Olsen, Merlin Olsen’s brother.  There will also be an auction and raffle.  They are looking for more great auction items, some already donated include a package trip of hotel and tickets to the Ellen DeGeneres show, a lithograph from the Football Hall of Fame and sporting event tickets.  “Be a hole sponsor, this is where the money comes from”, said Olsen. “ There are a lot of volunteer opportunities.’ 

Clean, Drain And Dry

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

THE RESERVE, Idaho, June 29, 2013.  Bear Lake Watch Annual Meeting,  New Director of Wildlife Resources Greg Sheehan, is a member of Bear Lake Watch and he is also a Bear Laker with a cabin at Lockwood.  Wildlife Resources wants to protect the lake for endemic species and for the beauty of the lake.  They have been trying to keep Quagga mussels out of Utah, but Quaggas have now appeared in Lake Powell.  There are two large natural fresh water lakes, Utah and Bear Lake, which are waterways that are not easily cured because they cannot be drained. 

Sheehan said, “ Hopefully the billboards and ad campaign of Clean, Drain and Dry will make people aware of the part they play in saving our lakes.  If a Quagga is in the engine and it is drained at the lake you the lake could be infected.

Wildlife Resources work closely with three agencies that partner in Utah and Idaho  Idaho sells a stamp to fund their program.  Utah tripled the amount of money spent at Bear Lake.  Representative Rhonda Menlove sponsored a bill to limit the amount of launching sites.  Ideally, every boat should be inspected, but that is problematic during high season, and there can still be infected water in engines that cannot be seen.

Sheehan said, “We will focus on more education and tell people to clean and drain and dry their boats at home before coming.  Leaving Lake Powell, it is required that the boat be power washed or left  out of the water for at least 18 days.  The Quagga will die in 5 days in this heat but can last as long as 18 days.  Lake Mead got encrusted by the mussels in only three years.

 If you go to a lake that is contaminated go to a decontamination center.  They will do it at Bear Lake Marina.  

Bear Lake Watch Annual Meeting Report

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times


THE RESERVE, Idaho.  June 29, 2013.  Bear Lake Watch Annual Meeting. New officers and board members were elected.  Jodie Burnett will be president; Phil Olsen vice president. New board members are Greg Critchfield, Fred Hunsaker, Ann Johnson, Jim Kimball, Dick Motta, Bryce Neilson, Jerry Phelps Carolyn  Nebeker Rasmussen, Margaret Sargent, and Ted Schmidt.

Bear Lake Watch (BLW) have new and expanding technologies with a new web page, Twitter and Facebook.  The website will be a good source of information about Bear Lake and some of the dangers facing it.  Ryan Critchfield, who announced he was at least thirty years younger than everyone else  in the room, said, “ Young people need to get involved with the preservation of the lake, they do care andwe need to get them involved in ways they communicate.”

Bryce Nielson said “As a scientist, I can see that the money from the Merlin Olsen Golf Classic Tournament needs to be used carefully. We partnered with the Quinny Natural Resources Library at USU to build a searchable database of everything that has been done or studied at Bear Lake.  This will be a useful resource.   This is a foundation to start from” Nielson suggested that members give input as to what Bear Lake Watch should study.   Some ideas include literal zone research, preventing invasive species, mud encroachment and understanding the evaporation on Bear Lake.  BLW can partner with state agencies to leverage research dollars.   Neilson talked about The Bear River Land Conservancy, which is trying to get willing owners to give land or put a conservation easement on land to protect  the vistas.  The old Lakota land has now been preserved by a conservation easement.  

David Cottle discussed lake levels and phragmites.  “This will be a scary year, it will be like 2001 when the irrigators used their allocations up to the limit.  They are not watering grains so they will have water for potatoes and corn crops.  They have worked hard to conserve water.”

 In 2012, the lake was at 5915.5 feet.  It is now 5916.05 and  it will go down another 3 feet.   This is going to be a very dry year.  Irrigators started pumping May 25 this year.  The natural Bear River flow is so low the major irrigation companies are relying on their storage.  All 5 pumps at Lifton are going.  Irrigation demand peaks around the Fourth of July.  Irrigators and Pacific Corps are working very hard to conserve the water so that there will be enough water for agricultural use this summer.

Phragmites are being attacked.  Last year the Reserve decided to spray them around their beach and other land owners joined in to share cost to treat 160 acres of phragmities by spraying from a helicopter     This year they’d like to do the same on the east side of the lake.  Anyone who would like to participate should contact BLW.  Land owners can take out phragmites on their land but should work with Idaho or Utah authorities.  They use aquatic friendly form of Round Up. 

Claudia Cottle talked about Utah Water Future, Governor Herbert  has created a team to ask about the future of water in the state and how are we going to provide water for future growth and preserve our resources.   BLW will send out information about the meetings held across the state.  Cottle said “We should be at those meetings.  We want more than water development, but we also want to preserve our Lake as a recreational Lake as well as water storage.  Having voices from all over the state is important, so go to the local meetings.”

Woodruff Fourth Of July Activities

The Town of Woodruff will hold its annual Woodruff Homecoming 4th of July celebration on July 3-4, 2013. 

 

This celebration has been an annual tradtion in the town for over 100 years.  In fact, next year the town will celebrate the 120th anniversary of the celebration.  Events will kick off on Wednesday, July 3 at 9:00 a.m. with Slack Timed Events.  Kid's games, consisting of mutton bustin, jr.. steer and jr bareback riding, will start at 5:00 p.m. followed by a rodeo at 6:00 p.m. 

 

Admission to the rodeo is $5.00/person with 5 & under free.   There will be a dance held in the town park at 9:30 p.m. The dance is free.  There will be $1.00 tickets sold for prizes during the dance.    (Due to the drought conditions were are experiencing this summer, there will not be fireworks as previously advertised on our posters.) 

 

Saturday, July 4th, the celebration will continue with a parade at 10:00 a.m.  A delicous chuckwagon dinner ($7.00/plate ($3.00/plate for 10 & under) will begin at approximately 11 a.m.  Kid's games (rabbit & chicken chase, calf scramble, mutton bustin, jr. steer and jr. bareback) will start at noon sharp.  The last performance of the rodeo will start at 2:00 pm.  After the rodeo, stick around and watch the ORV events. 

 

The Woodruff Homecoming Celebration is a time when people look forward to coming to Woodruff to meet old friends and a time for families to get together.  It is a day for showing loyalty to this great land and paying tribute to those who have made it possible. 

 

For more information contact the following people:

 

Rodeo Entry--Linda Downing  (435) 994-2234

Parade Entry--Jared Huffaker ((307 679-7682

Dinner--Craig Showalter (435) 793-4515

Dance--LesLee Huffaker (435) 793-7151

ORV Event Entry--Clint Cornelison (435) 881-1902

 

Information can also be obtained on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WoodruffHomecoming

 

Thanks,

 

Anelisa Bell, Clerk

Town of Woodruff

Garden City Library Rummage Sale Raises Funds

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

Thanks to all those that donated, bought items and helped with the Garden City Library Rummage Sale.

 

We were able to raise over $1,500 for our library.

 

Kathryn Warner

Clinton Williams On Dean's Honor Roll

ROCK SPRINGS – Western Wyoming Community College has released its Spring 2013 Dean’s Honor Roll list for full-time students. Clinton Williams of Woodruff, Utah was on the Dean's Honor Roll.

 

This honor is accorded to students who complete a minimum of 12 credit hours with a letter grade and a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.99. Western congratulates these students on their academic achievements.    

 

Dean’s Honor Roll for Spring 2013 include students from: California; Colorado; Idaho; Indiana; Montana; Nevada; North Carolina; Texas; Utah; and Wisconsin.