Rich County Fair!

Start: August 12    End: August 17

Annual Events, Rodeos
Website:  https://www.facebook.com/RichCountyFairandRodeo

Rich County Fair Grounds

30 East Church Street
Randolph, United States 84064 + Google Map

Don't overload your cans!

If a family has too much garbage, they can easily buy another can.   From now on, the sanitation department will be following the ordinances that have been written.

You will be fined $1,000
if your garbage looks like this!!

Rich Middle and Elementary Back To School Night

Back To School Night is August 13

North Rich Elementary at 5:00

Rich Middle School at 6:00

Please contact the office if you have any enrollment changes.

Any new students can come to the school August 5 to enroll.

Please bring birth certificates and current immunizations.

Karla Allen
Admin Assistant
NRE/RMS
435-946-3359  X200

Pickleville Philosophy

By Jim Stone
The Pickleville Philosopher

There is so much beauty in the magical outdoors. But even though some things are beautiful, which they are, sometimes a beautiful thing can be a bad thing. 

The brilliant yellow flower it is very pretty but it’s a noxious weed that takes over all the other flowers and feed for Mother Nature’s animals.   Dyers Woad was introduced to Utah in 1932 from England.

I was so blessed to be a Boy Scout leader for 7 years. There is a bounty of  $10 dollars for each bag of Dyers Woad and it is paid by Rich County to youth who will pull up these weeds. The county supplies the bags, so I would take the Boy Scouts on a community outing and we all would learn about Mother Nature and pull out this beautiful flower.  The kids would learn how to work hard but have a reward for doing something that teaches them to be a steward of the outdoors, protecting all of our natural resources.

It’s a wonderful learning experience to be in the outdoors seeing all of the beautiful things that are so prevalent here.

The cool thing is all spending time together cleaning up the outdoors making a better place for the wild things that belong in the outdoors.  So we would pull this noxious weed out of the ground and turn it in to the county, then get paid for our efforts. After working hard all together it was reward time for doing something fun and positive all together.

We took the money and went to get double cheese burgers, fries or onion rings, a drink, or an ice cream shake.  It was a wonderful opportunity to clean up our communities, help wild life and make some money.  Then all go together and talk about what we all saw and did.

Plus get a big reward when we are all together making not only our communities better but having a big reward just for paying attention to things that need to be controlled and be eliminated so that more beautiful things that help all environment can have a better chance to survive.

Raspberry Days

Come celebrate the harvest of our famous Bear Lake Raspberries. Enjoy the weekend with a Parade, Laketown Rodeo, Craft Fair, Live Concerts, 5K Run, Pancake Breakfast, Dances, Golf Tournament, Boat Light Parade and Fireworks! View the 2019 Raspberry Days Brochure. Visit our Facebook Page for more information!


The main Bear Lake Raspberry Days activities are being held at Heritage Park this year. View map and get directions to Heritage Park

SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, July 31st
Miss Berry Princess Contest 5:30 – 7 PM Stage at 50 South & 100 West, Garden City, Utah Application info on Garden City’s website.

Thursday, August 1st
Zumba 8:30 – 9:30 AM – Free Entry
Located on stage at the Craft Fair. Carolina Linkogle will get your body in gear for the day! Come have fun as we dance and get moving! 50 South & 100 West Garden City, Utah

Main Festival and Fair 10 AM – 8 PM
Heritage Park 300 West – No smoking allowed. No pets allowed.

Parade 5:30 (Kids) 6:00 PM (Full)

At 5:30 pm starts the kids’ parade. 6 pm starts the full parade. Theme: “Raspberry Round Up!” Bear Lake Blvd., Garden City, Utah.



Raspberry Days Parade Route


Live Concert 7 PM – 8:30 PM Tyke James and The Moss
(The Voice contestant)
Modern and Pop feel featuring covers and original music by one
of Utah’s hottest groups! Free Admission.

Friday, August 2nd
Zumba 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM – Free Entry
Located on stage at the Craft Fair. Carolina Linkogle will get your body in gear for the day! Come have fun as we dance and get moving! 50 South & 100 West Garden City, Utah

Main Festival and Fair 10 AM – 8 PM
Heritage Park 300 West – No smoking allowed. No pets allowed.

Pie Eating Contest 11 AM-12:00 PM
Presented by Chad’s Raspberry Products. Main Festival Stage
$3 Entry Fee. Three heats with possible championship round. All entries receive a free t-shirt. Prizes for winners.

Live Concert 12 PM – 1:30 PM Saddle Strings
Cowboy music from a band who knows the western way of life.

Live Concert 3 PM – 4:30 PM Tyke James and The Moss
Alternative-Folk-Rock music. Lead singer is Tyke James. Come enjoy some music you will surely want to groove to. Free Admission.

Live Concert 6 PM – 7:30 PM The Naked Waiters
Ukulele/Acoustic paired with vocal harmonization. They are a fun group out of Provo area that have created a large following because of their unique music style. Free Admission

Laketown Rodeo 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM 
Laketown Arena 
Broncs, Bulls, Roping, Mutton Bustin’
Free Calf and Goat chasing for the kids.
Call 435-946-9000 for Mutton Bustin’ sign up and more information. Tickets at Dee’s. Ages 12 & over $8; Ages 4-11 $5; Ages 3 & under Free.

Saturday, August 3rd
5K Fun Run 8 AM
Race starts at Laketown Park
Registration and information at www.runnercard.com

Pancake Breakfast 8 AM – 11 AM
Heritage Park.
Sponsored by the Garden City Fire District. Adults: $7, Kids 12 & under $3.

Golf Scramble 8 AM- 2 PM
Bear Lake West Golf Course (4 miles North of Garden City).
Call 208-945-2744 for Registration. 4 Person Scramble. Shotgun arrangement.

Zumba 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM – Free Entry
Located on stage at the Craft Fair. Carolina Linkogle will get your body in gear for the day! Come have fun as we dance and get moving! 50 South & 100 West Garden City, Utah.

Main Festival and Fair 10 AM – 6 PM
Heritage Park 300 West – No smoking allowed. No pets
allowed.

Live Concert 12 PM – 1:30 PM The McSwizzles
Talented band that plays current and classic music. Free Admission.

Live Concert 3 PM – 4:30 PM Mama LongLegs
A folk band. Mama LongLegs delivers an alluring blend of music. Free Admission.

Live Concert 3 PM – 4:30 PM Mason Jarr
Country Americana. Come enjoy a great show. Free Admission.

Live Concert 6 PM – 7:30 PM Jaggertown
Country rock mix this show. Free Admission.

Laketown Rodeo 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM 
Laketown Arena
Broncs, Bulls, Roping, Mutton Bustin’. Free Calf and Goat chasing for the kids. Call 435-946-9000 for Mutton Bustin’ sign up and more information. Tickets at Dee’s. Ages 12 & over $8; Ages 4-11 $5; Ages 3 & under Free.

Boat Light Parade; Fireworks 9 PM
Runs between Marina and Ideal Beach. Fireworks approx. 10:00 PM.

Save the date for 2020 August 6,7,8

Summer Sand

Photo by Carol Ann Dyer

Rich County School District Board Meeting

Kathie B. Anderson, Reporter

Rich Civic Times 

RANDOLPH, Utah.  July 18, 2019.  The Rich County School Board held its regularly scheduled Board meeting on Thursday, July 18, 2019.   During the June Board Meeting, Principal Kip Motta, Rich Middle School, presented a lengthy discussion regarding Policy 314.5 (middle school requirements for graduation, ten and a half credits each year, for a total of thirty-one and a half credits.)    A motion to ratify this policy was passed unanimously by the Board.

Two years ago, the State School Board changed the literacy program, including a very specific template for local school districts to follow.   Unfortunately, the state goals for literacy in Grades 1 and 2 were not met in Rich County.  Due to a lack of improved literacy across the state, the State School Board is allowing the local schools boards to establish more of their own goals.  With only two classrooms for first and second grade students in Rich County, a few students can impact the overall results dramatically. 

Teacher Tara Cornia presented the new literacy plan.   The new plan has been pre-approved by the State Board of Education.  With this new plan, CORE instruction is given to every student.  There will also be small group instruction for students who need a little extra help.  There will be one-on-one intensive instruction for students who are really struggling.  Professional development for teachers will occur in August and again during the school year, with on-site coaching in classroom settings.

There is a new reading curriculum for the 2019/2020 school year for Grades K-3.  The “Into Reading” program will replace the “Journeys” program. The Into Reading program was developed by Millflin-Horcourt.  It is more intensive on phonics.  “Fun-dations” is a phonetics awareness and phonics program that will also be used to help young students learn to read.

Test results from the past three years have been used to determine the percent of growth needed for the state to approve the goals set by our local school board.  Two years ago, the students reached 90% of the literacy goals set by the state.  However, last year’s first graders experienced a decrease in their literacy assessment.  Therefore, the state is requiring Rich County second graders to increase literacy by 8%.  Upcoming first graders will need to increase literacy by 2%.  Third graders have to improve by 11%.  Last year’s third graders did very well, so the incoming third grade class will also be expected to do extremely well.  Kindergarten students are expected to improve 39% because the 2018/2019 kindergarten students reached 100% of the state’s literacy goals.  There is no way to get above 100%.  The formula used by the state would require kindergarten students to reach a goal of 139%.  Since that is impossible, the state admitted that a 100% perfect grade level literacy score would be enough to reach the state goals.  That may be the perfect example of why assessing kids using a draconian formula may not be the best approach.  Every child learns differently and at different speeds.  A “safe harbor” is provided by the state that does not require grade levels to increase if they test at 93% or above.  The state is very focused on getting all students on reading level by 3^rd grade.  English as a second language students are not counted for or against these literacy assessments.

Cornia said that the county has wonderful teachers who truly care about their students and go above and beyond to help their students succeed. Rich County is not unique in having a drop in literacy for 2018/2019 first graders.  This is an issue for many school districts throughout the state.

Thirty eight thousand dollars of state funding is tied to early literacy.  The Rich district must reach the K-3 literacy state goal and one of the four local school district goals.  If the district misses the state growth rate for literacy two years in a row, the State Board will give recommendations and directives.  If the literacy goals are missed three years in a row, the State School Board will take over control of the reading programs from the local school board.

Superintendent Dale Lambourn said we have several volunteers in our younger grades who make a very positive difference.  Cornia recommended that we try to increase the number of trained volunteers for the second and third grade classes.  Principal Motta is attending a National Leadership meeting back East, and is expected to bring back some new and innovative ideas.  A motion to approve the new literacy program as outlined by the State Board of Education passed unanimously.

New Staffing Recommendations:  High School Assistant Volleyball Coach:  Tia Jolley and Burdett Weston have been recommended as assistant volleyball coaches.  (Both coaches have to pass the requirements for State Testing). 

As a point of information, Lucey Morris, RN, from Randolph, will replacement Kerri Pugmire at Bridgerland Technical College.

Rick Limb has been overseeing the new building, grounds, and maintenance, as well as repairing and preparing the existing school buildings and grounds.  The Board recognized Mr. Limb for doing a great job, declaring that he has the respect of everyone who works with him.  The amount of time Mr. Limb has already put in on behalf of our students is amazing!  According to the U.S. Department of Education, the physical environment of school buildings and grounds is a key factor in the overall health and safety of students, staff and visitors.  Studies have shown that student achievement can be affected, either positively or negatively, by the school environment.  We are fortunate to have the expertise and dedication of Mr. Limb.

THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 20^TH AT 6:00 p.m.

Benjamin Micheal Peck 1997 - 2019

Our sweet Ben unexpectedly passed away and returned to our Heavenly Father Monday, July 22, 2019.

Ben was born April 17, 1997 to Mike and Kim. Ben was the “baby” of 5 kids and oh how his brothers and sisters adored him, always the center of attention. The most special bond was that of Ben and his older brother Spencer “the little boys.” Ben had the sweetest soul and would light up any room he entered with his eccentric personality, the most contagious laugh and smile and his desire to entertain and make people laugh. He was so full of love. Ben was a deep thinker and always wanted to know the deeper meaning of life. Ben loved to work on anything with a motor and would tear it apart just to challenge himself to put it back together. Ben had most recently been living in Bear Lake, his own special paradise, where he was doing what he loved, building things and pursuing his dream of being a cowboy. Ben was so looking forward to the day he was going to ride that bull and was finally going to get that chance at the Raspberry Days Rodeo. He had one hell of a ride during his short time on earth and will be greatly missed by all who had the honor of knowing and loving him. Our wonderful memories will forever be close to our hearts, until we meet again Bud.

He is survived by his parents Michael Peck and Kimberlie (Rich) Weaver; siblings Zachary (Rachel) Peck, Makaylie (Landon) Brown, Kiersti (Roland) Fiedel, Spencer (Taylor) Peck and stepsiblings Alexandria and Avery Weaver; nieces and nephews Braxten, Gavin, Penelope and River; and many Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, Cousins and Friends. Ben is preceded by his Uncle Mike Urrutia and Grandpa Dick Weaver.

Ben’s celebration of life will be held Monday, July 29, 2019, at 11 am at Anderson and Goff Mortuary located at 11859 South 700 East, Draper, UT 84020, with a viewing prior from 10-10:30 am. A viewing will be held Sunday, July 28, 2019 from 6-8 pm at Anderson and Goff. Interment: Garden City, UT at 3:30 pm.

Bear Lake Watch Reception

The Merlin Olsen Summer Classic will hold its Elegant Picnic following the golf tournament at Bear Lake West resort. The picnic starts at 5 pm on Saturday, July 27th.

Bear Lake Watch will be hosting a reception starting at 4 pm. Executive Directors David & Claudia Cottle and members of the BLW Board of Directors will be there to share about all the great things that Bear Lake Watch is doing to help keep Bear Lake......Clean, Deep & Blue.

If you would like to join us for the BLW Reception and the Elegant Picnic, the cost is $25 per adult and $10 for children 12 and under.

Please RSVP to Connie Olsen at 406-581-0844 by Wednesday, July 24 if you would like to join us.

Summer Eats

Summer Year-Round Eats at Bear Lake                             

Scott Heiner

Moose Buns

Moose Buns opened last May next to the go cart rink on Logan Road.  It is a quick service drive-thru and walk-up restaurant that serves breakfast burritos, crazy-big cinnamon buns, and hot/cold beverages, all served fast and at reasonable prices.

Bob and Audell Bates from Denver were looking for some lakes to use their 18-foot boat in and decided to try Bear Lake where Bob had visited as a kid.  Audell had never been to Bear Lake and had never seen a moose before, but on the first day she saw three of them!  She was enthralled and they immediately fell in love with the beauty of the area as well as the friendly folks.  In 2016, they bought a vacation home in Fish Haven, but soon realized they wanted to be permanently in Bear Lake and call it home, so in 2019 they quit their jobs and made the move.

They also wanted to contribute to the community and decided to open a food establishment.  In brainstorming ideas, Audell kept talking about the excitement of seeing her first moose and one of her favorite foods—cinnamon rolls (who doesn’t love them?).  They realized there wasn’t any place around that served them, so Bob combined the two concepts and came up with “Moose Buns.”  Their website tells the origin of the name as follows: “…and what goes with Moose?  Why cinnamon rolls of course! (I knew that was your first thought too 😊). Hence the name Moose Buns.”  The name and their logo are a reflection of the Bates’ fun side.

Bob and Audell went all out in building their place. Along with the building itself, they paved a new driveway and parking lot complete with drive-through window and parking stalls.  Audell explains that they’re here for the locals, as well as the tourists so they built for keeps and plan to be open all year.

Moose Buns’ giant cinnamon rolls feature frostings in flavors like cream cheese, raspberry cream cheese, and whipped caramel marshmallow, and they are developing additional flavors.

The specialty at Moose Buns may be cinnamon rolls, but their breakfast burritos are just as popular.  The two varieties are called “Bear-rito” and “Cub-rito.”  Depending on the day, the Bear-rito comes with shredded beef, chicken tinga or turkey sausage, while the Cub-rito has no meat.  Their builder suggested they add breakfast burritos to their menu thinking they would be in demand from the workforce.  He was right; they rival the cinnamon buns in sales.  A fairly unique item in the area, chicken tinga consists of shredded chicken in an adobo sauce made from tomatoes, chipotle and onions.

Their drink menu features a wide selection of coffees, mochas, lattes, espressos, fruit smoothies, frappes and sodas, and they are continually adding new flavors combinations. Their Raspberry Mohito is popular and they have a “Blue Monster” lemonade made with Blue Curacao syrup that exactly matches the color of Bear Lake.

Moose Buns recently added creative patio chairs, umbrellas and a table printed with a large checkerboard to encourage folks to hang out.  On the other hand, they focus on fast service which is important for working people on short breaks. Their website, www.MooseBuns.com is updated often, so make sure to visit it for the latest information.  Stop by Moose Buns; you’re sure to leave with a moose-size smile on your face!

Sticky Geraniums at Tony Grove

Photo by John William DeVilbis

Fire at Harbor Village Condo

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. July 15, 2019.  Tom Wahlberg, a volunteer firefighter told RCTonline that a small propane tank on a gas grill exploded which caused the fire at one of the four unit Bear Lake Condo above Harbor Village, Monday.  He said the fire was reported aboiut 5 p.m. and within a few minutes there was a response.  Units from Laketown, Randolph and Woodruff, Utah responded to the alarm as did the fire department from Bear Lake County, Idaho.

Two units were significantly damaged in the fire. The other two condos suffered some smoke damage. 

Chief Mike Wahlberg estimated the two heavily impacted units sustained significant damage to 50% of each unit and the fire caused a few hundred thousand dollars in damages. Although, he noted the structure wouldn’t need to be torn down and it was mainly superficial damage.

A small grass fire also broke out next to the condos but has since been extinguished, he said.

No one was in units when the tank exploded and no injuries were reported, Wahlberg said. Officials are still investigating what caused the tank’s explosion.

The most common of these accidents have little to do with the propane tank itself according to sciencing.com .  When propane explodes, it is usually the result of a propane leak, where a tank is left open and the gas dispensed from it is ignited. This is usually what happens when gas grills explode.  https://sciencing.com/can-propane-tank-explode-7596402.html

Annie in Montpelier

The world’s best-loved musical will be performed in Montpelier Idaho! Annie is a complex, tough, streetwise orphan. She is eleven years old. While she comes across as spunky, she is also very motherly to other orphans. Dates are July 25, 26, 27, 29 and August 2 and 3.

Website:
https://www.facebook.com/BearLakeArtsCouncil/

Bear Lake High School
330 Boise St
Montpelier, Idaho 83254

Garden City Council Report

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. July 11, 2019. The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. Jordan Perry was given the oath of office as a city council member by Kathy Hislop, Garden City’s secretary. Perry is replacing Darin Pugmire who was on the board but who has moved away.

There were four companies requesting business licenses to operate their businesses here in Garden City. The Bike Bear Lake, LLC., owned by Kirk Topham was granted a license. He will be building bears using a saw. These carvings will be for sale as well as having bikes for rent.

Bear Lake Lookout requested to conduct a short-term rental business at 886 Cambry Dr. owned by Tamara Myers. The license was approved.

GB’s Fab Shop, LLD., requested to conduct a mental art creation, fabrication, and light repair business located at 1499 South Bear Lake Blvd owned by Brad Davis. Davis started out with a hobby shop in his garage. He makes metal items as well as signs. It is a home business, and he has a web site online. He has retired and is spending more time creating different items and would like to get a license to be able to sell the items he will make. The Council told him that he could put one sign on his garage since this was a home business. The License was approved.

Brenda Walker asked for a business license for a lawn care business. She was asked where she lived. She has a home on Sweetwater Hill. Sweetwater Hill is in the County. The Council members asked her to get a license from the County, and she would be welcome to do lawn work any where in this area.

There were 18 requests for short-term rental licenses. All of the short-term rentals on the list below were given licenses with the stipulation that they obtain a Certificate of Occupancy that is required for each short-term rental.

Owner              Address               Property Management Co.

a. Nate Perry 609 S Amber Lane Legacy Beach Lodgings

b. Brant Larsen 55 W Buttercup #28 Legacy Beach Lodgings

c. Nate Perry 55 W Buttercup #33 Legacy Beach Lodgings

d. Del, Jessica Rinquest 584 Amber Lane Legacy Beach Lodgings

e. Jaycee Carroll 55 W Buttercup #23 & #24 Legacy Beach Lodgings

f. John Brian Reilly 605 W Dee Drive Vacasa

g. R&R Real Estate Inv. 930 N Newburg #4 Vacasa

h. Mike Atkinson 2176 S BL Blvd. #444 Ideal Beach Master Assoc

i. Lodge at BL Holdings 175 S Blue Topaz Ln #A Lodge at BL Holdings

j. Lodge at BL Holdings 175 X Blue Topaz Ln #B Lodge at BL Holdings

k. Lodge at BL Holdings 175 X Blue Topaz Ln #C Lodge at BL Holdings

l. Adam Salisbury 334 N 130 W Bear Lake Luxury Rentals

m. DeWayne & Hassie 194 W Snowmeadow Circle DeWayne & Hassie Gifford

n. Kim & Dan Wakins 546 S Eutaw Road

o. Michael & Clint Buys 1006 Snowmeadow Drive Family Time Lodge, LLC

p. Kenneth Albright 735 S Buttercup Cir Utah Recreation Properties

q. MMFH LLC 35 E Spinnaker Point #2 Let’s Get Away properties

r. Craig & Julie Albright 35 E Spinnaker Point #3 Coral Haven, LLC.

Chris Shurian of Water's Edge was in attendance. He had been to the Planning and Zoning meeting the night before and was given the go-ahead with the building of a new condo complex. It will contain eight units. This property is located at Water’s Edge Resort, Phase 8A. There was a short discussion concerning parking and ingress/egress. Shurian wants to begin the building this coming fall. There were a few concerns that will be taken care of by Shurian. The motion was made and passed to allow Shurian to begin building a new building at Water’s Edge Resort.



Resolution #R19-02 is a resolution updating the employee handbook to include the acceptable use of Town Property. After a short discussion, the motion was made and passed to accept the Resolution.

There is a Public Comments section on the agenda that allows people to express problems and interests. It was noted that there were some problems with a short-term rentals and the number of cars parked at that location. The citizens concerned were told that all they must do is called the City Enforcer. He will take care of the problem.

There will be a census in 2020. If anyone is interested in helping with the Census, please let the City Office Employees know.

Pat Argyle is asking for volunteer helpers for the Heritage Park and Raspberry Days. She would really appreciate those who would like to help.

At Raspberry Days, there will be a few changes. There will be a children’s parade prior to the regular parade. The vendors will all be at Heritage Park and there will more of them than in the past. The entertainment will be using the new stage at Heritage Park. There is a field right across the street from Heritage Park that will be open for parking and will minimize congestion.

The Mayor noted that he and the Lieutenant Governor will be present and will be the individuals handing out prizes for various activities. The theme for Raspberry Days is “Greatest Show on Earth.”

The Mayor has been meeting with UDOT. There will be a cross walk at 100 West across to the Post Office. The other cross walk will be next to LaBeaus. Hopefully there two items will be in place by the time for Raspberry Days. There will be flashing lights with these cross walks.

There will be a stop light at the intersection. There will also be building turning lanes at the KOA and the Marina. The Girl Scouts are attempting to get a cross walk over by the City Park.

ROBERT JACYNA, 1945 -2019

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE- July 27

Rob's family invites you to gather with them for a SERVICE and CELEBRATION OF LIFE at 3:00 pm, on Saturday, July 27, 2019.

The gathering will be held on "Rob"/"Bob" 's property at 1271 N. Sculpin Loop, Garden City, UT 84028.

GARDEN CITY, Utah - Robert Jacyna, 73, passed away Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, at the Bear Lake Memorial Skilled Nursing Facility, Montpelier, Idaho.

Rob (aka Bob) was born Sept. 22, 1945, in Cambridge, Mass. to the late Julian and Anna Jacyna. The family moved to South Berwick, Maine, in 1947. He graduated from Berwick Academy, and received a scholarship to MIT.

He served six years in the Army, returned home, bought and operated Jayco Trash Removal, and started a poker game that met regularly, continued after he moved, and ended a year ago. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from The University of Maine.

In the mid 80s, Rob sold the home he'd built in Denmark, Maine, and lived and traveled in his motor home with his cat, for the rest of his life, working as a Seasonal Ranger at National Parks. He enjoyed music festivals, campfires, and potlucks. After buying property overlooking Bear Lake, in Garden City, Utah, he spent springs and summers loving the view, the eagles, and all wildlife.

Rob believed in Karma, practiced a high level of Transcendental Meditation, and studied in India to become a highly trained Jyotish (Vedic) Astrologer. He skied, fished, biked, hiked, played the organ and keyboard, was stubborn, caring, helpful, and respected by others.

Rob left behind his sister, Phyllis Lucina, of Chamberlain, Maine, a niece, nephews, a great-niece, his sister, Marcia Jacyna, of Adna, Wash., cousins, one who was "like a brother," and many good friends.

Please make donations in Rob's memory to liverfoundation.org, specifying End Stage Liver Disease.