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Thursday, October 24, 2024

GC Library Book Club

 This month our Library Book Club is reading Circe. Copies are available for you to pick up. We will meet to discuss on November 20 at 6:00 pm.

Heads up, there is a new Book Club starting just for the guys! If you're interested in a men's book club, please call Bruce at 970-291-1529.





Wednesday, October 23, 2024

BEAR LAKE and BEAR LAKE STATE PARK

Conditions, as of 10/21/2024:

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WATER (LAKE) TEMPERATURE:
Lake Temperature: @ 58.6 degrees as measured in the Bear Lake State Park Marina. The temperature on the lake proper usually varies 1 to 2 degrees than inside the marina.
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LAKE ELEVATION:
Current Lake Elevation: @ 5917.50'.
Full elevation: 5923.65'.
2024/25 Low elevation: 5917.50'.
2024 High elevation: 5920.20'.
2023/24 Low elevation: 5916.10'.
2023 High elevation: 5917.20'.
2022/23 Low elevation: 5909.70'.
2022 High elevation: 5913.65'.
2021/22 Low elevation: 5912.10'.

Garden City Fire District Board Meeting, Monday, October, 21st, 2024

 Garden City Fire District Board Meeting, Monday, October, 21st, 2024 - 6:30PM

Leonard O’Reilly, Reporter

Rich Civic Times         

All board members were in attendance. 


The purchase of property for a satellite station property in the south end will soon be consummated after a six month wait.


The Five Year plan was discussed and the Chief wants to enhance wildland fire training so the budget needs to be increased during the review next month.


Because one board member needed to resign, Jayne Davis is our announced replacement and was sworn in and will be the new clerk.


There was further discussion concerning the purchase of the new truck that was approved last month.            


The responses for the month were:      

2 -  Carbon monoxide alarms                                              

4 -  Fire alarms                                     

12- Medicals                 

34- STR inspections                                         

7 -  Business inspections 

1 -  Wildfire

Fire House Pizza New Building

 As reported previously, the south side of the motel next to Fire House Pizza was torn down recently.

The owners have plans, but they won't materialize for a couple of years.  The new building will feature space for their new restaurant, but also seven commercial spaces and a few condo units the upper floor.  This development will be similar to the structure on the south side containing Cody's, blending commercial and residential spaces.

Crepes and Coffee New Building

Crepes and Coffee's last day of the current season in their original building was Sunday, October 27.

They will be closed until they reopen in their new building around December 6th or 7th, 2024.  They will be opened year round.

The new building will offer indoor seating and have a large concrete patio out front (encompassing where the original building is) so you can eat with a view of the lake.

The new building will have 4 times the kitchen space allowing them to offer quite a few new menu items. There will also be weekend specials, such as soups to go with the sandwiches, and desserts.

They are excited to serve the community (and visitors) year round.  The reopening promises to be an exciting milestone, welcoming everyone back to enjoy their favorites and new culinary delights.






Rich School District Board Meeting


October 22, 2024

6:00pm

CONSENT ITEMS

    Minutes

    Expenditures

ACTION ITEMS

    Staffing

    Transportation Policy

INFORMATION ITEMS

    October 1 Enrollment

    Construction update

    Select two members to serve on the audit committee

    Home School Requests

    Partnership Day at the High School

    Bridgerland

    USBA

    UHSAA

    Trustlands Training

    November May Board Meeting

*May require a closed session


Obituary-Marlan Joseph Haslam




passed away October 14, 2024, at the age of 93 in the arms of his wife Pat and in his son’s and daughter-in-law’s home in South Weber, Utah.  Marlan was born at home in Lewiston, Utah on April 24, 1931, where his parents Joseph and Zetta Haslam lived on their small, family farm.  Marlan was the third boy and the middle of five children.  He loved his siblings Raymond, ClaVel, and Larry, all of whom preceded him in death, and his sister Carol Lucherini, last surviving sibling.

Marlan married Patricia Leininger Haslam on June 12, 1957, in the Logan Utah Temple.  They are the parents of four children: Jeffrey (Merilyn), Rebecca Larsen (Cory), Heidi Lowe (Val), and Timothy Marlan Haslam (deceased).  Marlan and Pat have twelve grandchildren and twenty-five great grandchildren. 

Marlan chose the words optimism, joy, and gratitude as the attributes upon which he patterned his life.  

Education was important to Marlan and studying came easy to him.  He graduated high school as the Student Body President at North Cache High School; he next graduated from Utah State University with zoology and chemistry degrees, before attending and graduating in 1957 from The University of Utah Medical School.  His internship and first year of residency were in Seattle, Washington at King County Hospital.  His specialty training was interrupted two years while he served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force.  He finished specialty training as an orthopaedic surgeon at the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital.  His medical practice was in Ogden, Utah where he pioneered joint replacement in northern Utah.

Marlan’s accomplishments include civic, medical and Church assignments.  He served on the Governing Board of the McKay-Dee Hospital for over twenty-eight years.  He was Chief of Staff at the time the move from the old Dee Hospital was made to the first McKay-Dee Hospital, overseeing patient transport.  Marlan also served as Chief of Surgery.  He practiced at two hospitals and helped design and plan for the new McKay-Dee Hospital currently in operation.

Marlan was president of the Wild Cat Club at Weber State when the new Dee Events Center was being built.  His assignment was to pre-sell the future seats in the Center.  Practically all the main-level seats were sold long before building completion.

As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Marlan served as a teacher, as bishops’ counselor, as branch president, and in high councils.  He and Pat served as missionaries at the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City.  Marlan’s assignment in the Church’s main Missionary Office was to assist as a Medical Advisor for all incoming and currently serving missionaries across the world.  He enjoyed his medical clinic each week for all missionaries serving in the Salt Lake Mission.  His most recent church service was as an ordinance worker in the Logan Temple.

Funeral Services were held Saturday, October 26th at 1:00 p.m. in the Laketown Ward Chapel in Laketown, Utah.  Burial in the Laketown Cemetery. 

 


Tuesday, October 22, 2024

GC Library Upcoming Activity

Put November 14 on your calendars for a fun family craft night. Everyone is welcome. We'll have supplies for beaded wreath ornaments until we run out.





Trick or Treating at the GC Library

 Calling all ghouls! Come trick or treat at the Garden City Library on Halloween!



Monday, October 21, 2024

Editor's Note

From your Editor…..

I will be traveling much of this winter for Don’s health and Carol Hirschi and Michelle Thompson will be joining the staff. Carol’s grandmother, Stella Benson, lived in the house where Town & Country is now located. Carol’s great grandfather served as Rich County’s Assessor for several years. You will notice some fun historical tidbits along with recipes and a poet’s corner. I hope you enjoy some of the changes. Michelle is from Cache Valley and located to Garden City with her husband Wes. Michelle and Carol are both on the board for the Garden City Library.

Bess Huefner

Bear Lake Responds Training on Wednesday

 


Wednesday, Oct 23 @ 6:30pm @ the Garden City Fire Station

Come help setup the decontamination shelter and learn how to support the fire districts in a HazMat incident. We will be doing everything indoors, but still bring a jacket.

Light the Boardwalk

 Light the Boardwalk was a fun activity.  The air was crisp with the perfect bite of October, and the boardwalk illuminated by the soft glow of carved pumpkins.  The combination of hot chocolate, donuts, friends and jack-o-lanterns seemed to wrap all in a cozy fall embrace.🎃🍩☕


Sunday, October 20, 2024

Calling All Poets


Calling all poets and wordsmiths! We invite you to share your creative talents with our community by submitting a short or a haiku.

Whether you're inspired by the beauty of nature, the warmth of friendship, or the simple joys of everyday life, we’d love to read your work. Your poem could be featured in our next newsletter, so grab your pens and let the inspiration flow!

Marina update

 

Fall 2024 Updates

 

We are excited to announce that the much-anticipated construction is officially moving forward & set to begin soon!

 

Upcoming Work

 

Construction of the marina will begin in early November. With the unseasonably warm weather, we hope to complete as much work as possible before winter snowpack or hydrology restricts further progress. As we begin staging and initial earthwork, you can anticipate seeing heavy machinery and materials being moved in the area. Traffic will increase as trucks enter and leave the highway at the pits and the marina.

 

What to Expect

 
  • Daytime work
  • Occasional nighttime (7 p.m. – 7 a.m.) and weekend work
  • Heavy equipment, support vehicles, and crew members
  • Noise, vibration, dust, and nighttime lighting


*Construction schedules are subject to change due to weather, utility, material, and equipment delays.

 

Renderings

 

The latest rendering of the new marina and included site features can be seen below.* You may also find them on our website here.

Bird's Eye Features Map

Preliminary 3D Rendering

*The above rendering and features map represent preliminary design of the new marina. Final design is still underway and features/appearance of the marina are subject to change.

 

Stay Informed

 

Want to stay up to date on project progress? Do you have questions or comments?


Garden City Library Activity