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| Photo by Richard Droesbeck, Utah State Parks |
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Outdoor gear rentals at State Parks
Utah State Parks Partners with Arrive Outdoors to Offer Outdoor Gear Rentals
The partnership will increase access to the outdoors by providing access to rentable gear, allowing visitors to save up to 90% off retail with delivery directly to your door.
SALT LAKE CITY (June 3, 2020 ) — Today, the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation announces a new partnership with Arrive Outdoors, an outdoor travel company that provides equipment for hiking, backpacking, camping, winter recreation, and other outdoor activities.
Offerings from Arrive Outdoors include tents, coolers, sleeping bags, cookware, and camp furniture — all of which can be reserved for free and conveniently delivered to your home, hotel, or any FedEx shipping center. Arrive Outdoors offers the flexibility of renting complete sets or gear a la carte, such as a two-person tent available for rent as low as $4 per day.
“People prefer to spend money on experiences and many want to make the sustainable and economical choice to rent gear, rather than buying expensive products they will only use sporadically,” Rachelle Snyder, Arrive Outdoors CEO and Co-Founder, said. “Whether you are a solo traveler, or planning a trip for the family, we’re thrilled to be able to provide convenient and affordable access to high quality gear for Utah State Parks’ visitors.”
This partnership is an exciting one, Utah State Parks Public Affairs Coordinator Eugene Swalberg said. One that fulfills a need in the growing outdoor recreation community.
“Arrive Outdoor allows opportunities for recreators that they may not have known they needed before,” Swalberg said. “Instead of hoping you find gear rentals from a business in your city, or one in the area you are planning to explore, you can now ensure you have the gear you want in-hand before you even step out the door.”
Arrive Outdoors offers flexibility with free gear reservations and the ability to change or cancel your order anytime before your order ships. Get what you need delivered directly to your home, hotel, or even 10,000+ FedEx or FedEx affiliate locations. At the end of your trip, place the items back in your box, adhere the free return label, and drop off at any FedEx location.
Arrive Outdoors has implemented extensive health and safety measures in light of COVID-19. The company thoroughly hand-cleans and treats all rental gear with CDC recommended cleaning solutions. For example, tents are washed, treated and line-dried before the next rental. All apparel is commercially laundered and treated with laundry additives to fight viruses.
The partnership between Utah State Parks and Arrive Outdoors is a representation of how the outdoor industry can support a sustainable access model that fits the experience-driven consumers’ lifestyle and invites everyone into the outdoors.
Rich School District
Rich School District
Annual Budget Hearing
The Rich County Board of Education will hold its annual budget hearing on the proposed 2020-2021 budget and the final 2019-2020 budget on Thursday, June 18 at 6:00 in Randolph, Utah.
Rich County Conservation District
The Rich County Conservation District will hold a
BUDGET HEARING
for Fiscal Year (revision) 2020 and Fiscal Year 2021
Wednesday, June 17th
6:00 pm
County Courthouse
20 South Main St.
Randolph, UT
PUBLIC INVITED
Monday, June 1, 2020
Good Stuff!
Three Days in Moscow
By John Brown
I just finished Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire by Bret Baier. It’s a New York Times bestseller that takes you into the world of Ronald Reagan, his rise to power in politics, and his role in ending the Cold War. And it does in a personable way with gentle humor throughout.
I enjoyed the fascinating behind-the-scene insights about the personalities involved and the clarity about what really happened. And how the book brings Reagan to life, as if he’s almost there. Along the way you’ll also get insight into Mikhail Gorbachev, the assassination attempt on Reagan, and more.
Baier is the chief political anchor for Fox News. In 2001, he became the station’s chief Pentagon correspondent and ended up traveling to Afghanistan 11 times and Iraq 13 times. In 2007, he became the station’s chief correspondent to the White House. More importantly, Baier seems to be one of the few journalists these days who is simply trying to get and report facts instead of spin. And that’s exactly what he’s done here.
If you like biographies or history, if you want to know how the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. stepped back from decades of mutually assured destruction, if you want to get a view into how diplomacy is done, then I think you’ll love this book. And you’ll probably love it even more if you can listen to the audio book version, read by Baier himself, which also includes a recording of Reagan’s speech to the students at Moscow State University. I listened to it via the Overdrive account my public library provides. Baier’s reading was terrific.
By John Brown
I just finished Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire by Bret Baier. It’s a New York Times bestseller that takes you into the world of Ronald Reagan, his rise to power in politics, and his role in ending the Cold War. And it does in a personable way with gentle humor throughout.
I enjoyed the fascinating behind-the-scene insights about the personalities involved and the clarity about what really happened. And how the book brings Reagan to life, as if he’s almost there. Along the way you’ll also get insight into Mikhail Gorbachev, the assassination attempt on Reagan, and more.
Baier is the chief political anchor for Fox News. In 2001, he became the station’s chief Pentagon correspondent and ended up traveling to Afghanistan 11 times and Iraq 13 times. In 2007, he became the station’s chief correspondent to the White House. More importantly, Baier seems to be one of the few journalists these days who is simply trying to get and report facts instead of spin. And that’s exactly what he’s done here.If you like biographies or history, if you want to know how the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. stepped back from decades of mutually assured destruction, if you want to get a view into how diplomacy is done, then I think you’ll love this book. And you’ll probably love it even more if you can listen to the audio book version, read by Baier himself, which also includes a recording of Reagan’s speech to the students at Moscow State University. I listened to it via the Overdrive account my public library provides. Baier’s reading was terrific.
Obey the law. Wear a life jacket.
SALT LAKE CITY — Memorial Day is around the corner, and Utah State Parks officials are urging the public to wear their life jackets as Utahns gear up for the start of the recreation season.
Utah has already experienced 3 water-related deaths within the last two weeks. Unfortunately, none of those involved in these tragedies were wearing life jackets at the time of the incidents.
“Life jackets are essential pieces of safety gear for anyone venturing out onto the water,” Ty Hunter, Utah State Parks Boating Program Coordinator, said. “Nationally, 80% of people who drowned in boating accidents would have survived had they been wearing a life jacket.”
Utah law requires that there must be at least one properly sized U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket for each person aboard a vessel. Life jackets must be readily accessible and not in an out-of-reach location or in original packaging.
With recent advancements in technology, there now exist many different types of life jackets available for those in the market.
“Gone are the days of only wearing the big orange floaties your grandpa had,” Hunter said. “While those types of floatation devices still have their place, there are so many options available now that finding the perfect life jacket for your activity is easier than ever.”
Recently, the popularity of inflatable life jackets has risen. These jackets utilize a CO2 cartridge to inflate to a usable, and USCG approved, life jacket. Options for these type of jackets include auto-inflation — which automatically inflates when the jacket hits the water — and manual inflation — which utilize a pull cord to initiate the CO2 cartridge. These inflatables come in both a suspender style and a waist/belt style.
Some of these PFDs (personal floatation devices) must be worn at all times in order to count as an onboard life jacket and are not to be utilized while on rivers, using personal watercraft like jet skis, or being towed behind a vessel in things such as tubes or skis.
Other types of life jackets include offshore, near-shore, floatation aids, and throwables. It is important to utilize each life jacket for its intended use.
Visit our official life jacket webpage for more information on life jacket laws, rules, and best practices.
Who Needs to Wear a Life Jacket?
· Children under 13 years of age are required to wear their life jackets.
· Participants engaged in towing activities, anyone on a PWC, river sections that are not designated as flat water are required to wear a life jacket.
· Any boat 16’ and longer (except canoes and kayaks) must carry a throwable PFD called a Type IV
· Throwable devices must be immediately available for use such as in the cockpit or near the helm
· Utah law requires that there must be at least one properly sized U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket for each person aboard a vessel.
· While not required by law, Utah State Parks highly recommends that everyone wear a life jacket when out on the water.
Devan Chavez
Utah State Parks
Public Affairs & Communication
1594 W. North Temple, Suite 116
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-6001
Utah has already experienced 3 water-related deaths within the last two weeks. Unfortunately, none of those involved in these tragedies were wearing life jackets at the time of the incidents.
“Life jackets are essential pieces of safety gear for anyone venturing out onto the water,” Ty Hunter, Utah State Parks Boating Program Coordinator, said. “Nationally, 80% of people who drowned in boating accidents would have survived had they been wearing a life jacket.”
Utah law requires that there must be at least one properly sized U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket for each person aboard a vessel. Life jackets must be readily accessible and not in an out-of-reach location or in original packaging.
With recent advancements in technology, there now exist many different types of life jackets available for those in the market.
“Gone are the days of only wearing the big orange floaties your grandpa had,” Hunter said. “While those types of floatation devices still have their place, there are so many options available now that finding the perfect life jacket for your activity is easier than ever.”
Recently, the popularity of inflatable life jackets has risen. These jackets utilize a CO2 cartridge to inflate to a usable, and USCG approved, life jacket. Options for these type of jackets include auto-inflation — which automatically inflates when the jacket hits the water — and manual inflation — which utilize a pull cord to initiate the CO2 cartridge. These inflatables come in both a suspender style and a waist/belt style.
Some of these PFDs (personal floatation devices) must be worn at all times in order to count as an onboard life jacket and are not to be utilized while on rivers, using personal watercraft like jet skis, or being towed behind a vessel in things such as tubes or skis.
Other types of life jackets include offshore, near-shore, floatation aids, and throwables. It is important to utilize each life jacket for its intended use.
Visit our official life jacket webpage for more information on life jacket laws, rules, and best practices.
Who Needs to Wear a Life Jacket?
· Children under 13 years of age are required to wear their life jackets.
· Participants engaged in towing activities, anyone on a PWC, river sections that are not designated as flat water are required to wear a life jacket.
· Any boat 16’ and longer (except canoes and kayaks) must carry a throwable PFD called a Type IV
· Throwable devices must be immediately available for use such as in the cockpit or near the helm
· Utah law requires that there must be at least one properly sized U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket for each person aboard a vessel.
· While not required by law, Utah State Parks highly recommends that everyone wear a life jacket when out on the water.
Devan Chavez
Utah State Parks
Public Affairs & Communication
1594 W. North Temple, Suite 116
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-6001
Census Jobs
Census for Rich County is in desperate need for employees starting late August minimum 20 hrs. required, pay $18 an hour plus travel mileage lasting approx. 6 weeks. Please help spread the word.
Here are just a few reasons why.
The 2020 Census will determine congressional representation, inform hundreds of billions in federal funding every year, and provide data that will impact communities for the next decade. Lawmakers, business owners, and many others will use 2020 Census data to make critical decisions. The results will show where communities need new schools, new clinics, new roads, and more services for families, older adults, and children.
If you would please ask all your friends & relatives to apply at:
https://recruitment.2020census.gov/
If they could also place the phone number below as a contact...they'll get the job. Have to answer the phone, just like you did!
Martin Foss
Office Clerk
US Census Bureau
Salt Lake City, Utah
801-401-9827
Here are just a few reasons why.
The 2020 Census will determine congressional representation, inform hundreds of billions in federal funding every year, and provide data that will impact communities for the next decade. Lawmakers, business owners, and many others will use 2020 Census data to make critical decisions. The results will show where communities need new schools, new clinics, new roads, and more services for families, older adults, and children.
If you would please ask all your friends & relatives to apply at:
https://recruitment.2020census.gov/
If they could also place the phone number below as a contact...they'll get the job. Have to answer the phone, just like you did!
Martin Foss
Office Clerk
US Census Bureau
Salt Lake City, Utah
801-401-9827
Electric Spring
I was staying on Bear Lake's East side and a summer storm came in. I am shooting towards Garden City. Look close and see the cars on 89 coming down hill. Now... look at that big strike and see its size in comparison to the houses lit up. I shot about 15 minutes more after this shot and the storm came right at me and some hit in the hills behind so packed up tripod fast and went inside. Amazing storm.
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| Photo by Alan Huestis, Studio 404 Photography |
Saturday, May 30, 2020
New Chapel for visitors in Garden City
GARDEN CITY – The emerald blue cool waters of Bear Lake have called to thousands of visitors over generations to come and enjoy the water, space and northern mountains that cross into Idaho.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently completed a unique chapel with a unique purpose and created the Bear Lake Visitors Branch. The chapel is located at 100 South 300 West in Garden City, Utah.
Its main purpose is so visitors have a place to worship
“The Presiding Bishopric of the Church authorized the building (on the east of Highway 89 as you enter Garden City),” Craig Floyd a member of the branch presidency said. “Its main purpose is so visitors have a place to worship.”
The building looks pretty much like any other Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint chapel on the outside, but on the inside, there is a rostrum in the chapel and no classrooms, just one big hall. There should be plenty of parking.
The interior of the new church building has a rostrum in the chapel and no classrooms just one big hall to give vacationers a place to worship.
“We anticipate it will only be used for holidays and during vacation periods,” he said. “We planned to hold Sacrament meetings at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. It is a work in progress. There will also be a Young Single Adult ward that meets at 5 p.m.”
All of the meetings will conform to COVID-19 safety standards. And only Sacrament meetings will be held. The meetings are expected to last 45 minutes to an hour.
“Through the years, various meeting schedules have been attempted to accommodate meeting attendance that may range from 600 to 1500 in one Sacrament meeting on any given Sunday,” he said. “The fire marshals have raised concerns that the buildings are overcrowded.”
Although all are welcome to attend the established wards in the area, the Visitors’ s Branch with its unique mission is to accommodate the visitors who spend their time temporarily vacationing or passing through the northern mountain valley.
“This building can also be scheduled for wedding receptions, family reunions and other appropriate activities,” he said. “It is wide open from one end to the other.”
A branch presidency was called with their wives from local wards to facilitate the meetings in the new chapel.
Michael Madsen of Garden City was called as the Branch President, Martin Argyle also of Garden City as First Counselor and Craig Floyd, a Laketown resident, as Second Counselor.
“We are feeling it out as we go,” he said. “We may not be there every Sunday in the wintertime.”
The branch presidency will anticipate how to handle the rest of the year when the vacation season is over.
“The first Sunday of the month we plan to hold Fast and Testimony meetings,” Floyd said. “The rest of the month we will have a typical schedule.”
He said there are plenty of recently-returned missionaries in the valley to draw on for talks.
“Volunteers from attendees will be asked to help with prayers, music, preparing, administering, and passing the sacrament,” Floyd explained. “If anyone plans to be in the area on a Sunday and would like to participate, dress appropriately and come early to the meeting.”
“This Sunday will be our first Sunday,” Floyd said, speaking of Sunday, May 31, 2020.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Elaine Taylor Hatch 1917 - 2020
Elaine Taylor Hatch , of Randolph passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 in Morgan, Utah. She was born November 21, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah the daughter of J. Warren and Alley Johnson Taylor. She was the oldest of 10 children.
Elaine enjoyed basketball both High School and the Utah Jazz; she was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Ladies Card Club. She enjoyed racing horses in Arizona, cooking, sewing, embroidering and received many ribbons from the fair; she also enjoyed reading and puzzles.
Elaine is survived by her children, Gwenda Batty of Evanston, Douglas (JoAnna) Hatch of Randolph, Elva (LaVar) Putman of Evanston, Marie (Roger) Whitaker of Brigham City, Utah; 16 grandchildren; 40 great grandchildren; 37 great great grandchildren. A brother, Robert (LaDell) Taylor of North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Orin Dale Hatch and a son Vernon Dale Hatch, two grandchildren, seven brothers and one sister.
A Graveside Service was held Saturday, May 30, 2020; 11:00 AM at the Randolph Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers please donate to the LDS Humanitarian Aide.
Sheriff's Report
Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
April
2020
|
TOTAL INCIDENT REPORT BY NATURE OF
INCIDENT
|
|
|
Nature of Incident
|
Total Incidents
|
|
Abandoned
Vehicle
|
1
|
|
Alarm
|
4
|
|
Animal
Problem
|
2
|
|
Attempt
to Locate
|
1
|
|
Burglary
|
3
|
|
Citizen
Assist
|
4
|
|
Citizen
Dispute
|
1
|
|
Civil
Process
|
3
|
|
Criminal
History
|
1
|
|
Dead
Body
|
1
|
|
Fire
|
3
|
|
Harassment
|
1
|
|
Impounded
Vehicle
|
1
|
|
Information
Report
|
1
|
|
Traffic
Accident with Damage
|
2
|
|
Traffic
Accident with Injuries
|
2
|
|
Suspicious
Person Circumstance
|
4
|
|
Theft
|
5
|
|
Threatening
|
2
|
|
Traffic
Hazard
|
3
|
|
Vandalism
|
1
|
|
VIN
Serial Number Inspection
|
6
|
|
Wanted
Person
|
2
|
|
Welfare
Check
|
6
|
|
Total Incidents
|
60
|
|
TOTAL INCIDENT BY LOCATION
|
|
|
Location
|
Total Incidents
|
|
(Not
Defined)
|
1
|
|
Garden
City
|
31
|
|
Laketown
|
10
|
|
Randolph
|
11
|
|
Woodruff
|
7
|
|
Total Incidents
|
60
|
|
TOTAL INCIDENT REPORT BY INCIDENT
|
|
|
Location (Not Defined)
|
Total Incidents
|
|
Impounded
Vehicle
|
1
|
|
Total
|
1
|
|
TOTAL INCIDENT REPORT BY INCIDENT
|
|
|
Garden City
|
Total Incidents
|
|
Abandoned
Vehicle
|
1
|
|
Alarm
|
3
|
|
Animal
Problem
|
1
|
|
Attempt
to Locate
|
1
|
|
Citizen
Assist
|
3
|
|
Citizen
Dispute
|
1
|
|
Civil
Process
|
2
|
|
Dead
Body
|
1
|
|
Traffic
Accident with Injuries
|
1
|
|
Suspicious
Person, Circumstance
|
1
|
|
Theft
|
2
|
|
Traffic
Hazard
|
2
|
|
Vandalism
|
1
|
|
Vin
Serial Number Inspection
|
5
|
|
Welfare
Check
|
6
|
|
Total
|
31
|
|
TOTAL
INCIDENT REPORT BY INCIDENT
|
|
|
Laketown
|
Total
Incidents
|
|
Animal
Problem
|
1
|
|
Burglary
|
1
|
|
Harassment
|
2
|
|
Traffic
Accident with Injuries
|
1
|
|
Suspicious
Person, circumstance
|
1
|
|
Theft
|
2
|
|
Threatening
|
2
|
|
Total
|
10
|
|
TOTAL
INCIDENT REPORT BY INCIDENT
|
|
|
Randolph
|
Total
Incidents
|
|
Alarm
|
1
|
|
Civil
Process
|
1
|
|
Criminal
History
|
1
|
|
Fire
|
2
|
|
Information
Report
|
1
|
|
Traffic
Accident with Damage
|
2
|
|
Suspicious
Person, Circumstance
|
1
|
|
Theft
|
1
|
|
Wanted
Person
|
1
|
|
Total
|
11
|
|
TOTAL INCIDENT REPORT BY INCIDENT
|
|
|
Woodruff
|
Total Incidents
|
|
Burglary
|
1
|
|
Citizen
Assist
|
1
|
|
Fire
|
1
|
|
Theft
|
1
|
|
Traffic
Hazard
|
1
|
|
VIN
Serial Number Inspection
|
1
|
|
Wanted
Person
|
1
|
|
Total
|
7
|
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