Reminder of the Sesquicentennial Festivities

The Sesquicentennial of Pioneers in Bear Lake Valley

Paris, Idaho on the Tabernacle Grounds

Friday, September 20:  Theatrical Presentation, A Rare Courage, Paris Tabernacle

Saturday, September 21:

2 p.m.  Flag Ceremony

2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Children's games including a candy cannon every 30 minutes
2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wagon Train to the Past
2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Community History Booths
2 p.m. to 6 p.m.  Meet and Greet Ancestors
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Guided Tabernacle Tours
Throughout the day:  Ax throw, cross cut saw contests.
5 p.m. Beard battle judging and awards
6 p.m. Dinner
8 p.m. Street Dancing

Pioneer activities for the whole family open to the public at no charge!

What To Do Now That The Tourists Are Gone?

Have fun with the Bear Lake Humanitarian Quilters every Tuesday  1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the conference room above the Garden City Library.  Easy and lots of conversation.

Enjoy swimming at the Garden City pool, just $3 for each swimmer or you can buy family passes for less.  Hours are 5-9 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and 1-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

 

 

Read a good book, rent a DVD or download a book on your Kindle, Nook or tablet at the Garden City Library.  Hours are Monday 2-6 p.m., Wednesday 10-6, Friday 2-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 - 2 p.m.  Children's Story Time, Wednesday 11-Noon.   Phone (435 946 2950) 

 
Exercise at the Bear Lake Community Health Center Fitness Center. For more information call 435 946 3660

 

Or, just check out the Bear Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau http://bearlake.org/ for ongoing event news.

Starling Photo Offer

Announcing Fall 2013 Children’s Portraits

Realizing that school pictures just don’t cut it for me, and maybe other moms too!  I’m happy to offer mini child portrait sessions.  Held here in my Garden City studio room.

This is a 15 minute photo session, and you’ll get 3 high res digital files to print how and where you please . $25 per child. So if you are interested, please contact me for available days. starlingphotos@gmail.com

 

RHS Football....Fall is coming

Rich High School JV vs Mountain Crest JV

Photos by Tammy Calder 

 

 

Garden City Planning and Zoning Meeting

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. September 4, 2013.  The following members of the Committee were present: Lance Bourn, Duane Gifford, Jim Hanzelk, Susan House, Mike Schiess, Chuck Stocking, Jim Stone, and Danny White. Jim Hanzelk has been placed on the Committee to represent those individuals who live on the lakeshore.  He does not have voting power, but can present part-timers concerns to the City, and help the City to come up with ideas and helps for those who are not in the area all the time.

 

A request for the passing of the conceptual plan for Water’s Edge was the first item of business.  Water’s Edge has been broken into five phases.  Phase I will be the building of the hotel along with the required parking for that facility as well as about half of the amenities for the entire project.   The hotel will be on the south side of the subdivision. 

Phase II will be the commercial area.  There will be three buildings.  The largest is approximately 19,000 square feet.  The other two are each about 13,000 square feet.  Parking for these buildings will be built in this phase as well and will be on the east side of these buildings.  Construction will begin on the south end moving north so that existing businesses will be allowed to carry on their businesses until construction moves that far north.  They will then be demolished and a new building will take their place.

Phase III will be the building of the condos along with the required parking for these buildings. 

Phases IV and V will be all kinds of finish up items to make sure everything are complete and ready to go.

The wet lands will remain and may require some upkeep.  The green space requirement will be met.  Sidewalks may be needed in several areas. 

The City’s Engineer from JUB indicated that he had been in touch with UDOT and that a traffic study will be required.  He recommended that the Committee not accept the conceptual plan until him along with Danny White, the engineer for Water’s Edge, and Water’s Edge’s contractor meet with UDOT and get some idea of what they are going to require.  It was noted that the State of Utah has moved the construction date for the bypass road on Third West until 2018.  That means there will not be an alternate route available for at least four or five years. 

Pedestrian traffic should also be considered.  The road most frequently used by people attempting to get to the beach is 150 South.  Perhaps sidewalks and more clearly defined walking paths need to be determined. 

Storm water may be a problem.  With up to 50% asphalt in the area, there may be a problem with water runoff that will pollute the lake.  Catch basins may be needed to make sure runoff water is clarified prior to going into the lake.  Also a delineation of the actual wetlands on this property needs to be obtained from the Army Corp. of Engineers prior to approval of the conceptual plan. 

Culinary water needs to be considered.  The required amounts need to be determined in order to make sure that the City can handle this much demand.  Currently, there is no public access to this portion of the beach.  However, everyone should have a way to get to the lake whether it be through some private areas or other means.    

The Committee decided that some of these matters need to be taken care prior to accepting the current conceptual plan. 

The Committee decided that the City should follow the HOA requirements when it comes to short term rentals.  If they are not allowed in the subdivision, the city should not be giving them a permit for a short term rental.  A public hearing will need to be held concerning this item prior to writing an ordinance for this requirement. 

No suggestions were made concerning neighborhoods in the downtown in dealing with short term rentals. 

Danny White requested the members of the Planning and Zoning Committee go over the suggested update on the City’s General Plan and make suggestions.  A comment was made that one of the goals of general plan was to build and strengthen neighborhoods while short term rentals are currently destroying them.    The Committee did approve the changes that have been suggested to the General Plan. 

Pickleville Commons is currently missing several approvals.  Permitted use was granted but several necessary steps have been missed.  This project has been red flagged.

 

Public Hearing for Garden City Planning and Zoning

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. September 4, 3013.  A Public Hearing was held prior to the regularly scheduled meeting.  There were about 20 to 25 people in attendance.  They were all interested in what is happening to the Water’s Edge Subdivision. 

Concerns and questions were voiced.  It was noted that a fence would be placed on the north side of the subdivision according to the current ordinances.  However, there will not be one on the south because there is a road between the subdivision and other homes.  There are five property access points according to the current plans. 

Safety issues were discusses, beach access, congestion on 150 South, building heights and lake view matters were raised.  Road widths within the subdivision, fire access paths and widths of parking stalls were also questioned.  The maps that most people had access to were small making reading of details difficult. 

Several individuals noted that large projects sometimes fail.  It was noted that a performance bond will be required for the entire project. 

Several people noted that a traffic study, an environmental impact study, and housing for individuals working on the project as well as long-term employees who will be working at the various commercial buildings as they are completed should be addressed. 

The meeting moved along smoothly, the questions were interesting and brought up issues that certainly need consideration.

Rich Middle School Football Begins!

Rich Middle School VS Pinedale

Photos by Tammy Calder

 

Rich Middle School VS Davis

 Rich Middle School Vs. Big Piney

 

A Rare Courage

The Sesquicentennial of Pioneers in Bear Lake Valley

Paris, Idaho on the Tabernacle Grounds

Friday, September 20:  Theatrical Presentation, A Rare Courage, Paris Tabernacle

Saturday, September 21:

2 p.m.  Flag Ceremony

2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Children's games including a candy cannon every 30 minutes
2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wagon Train to the Past
2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Community History Booths
2 p.m. to 6 p.m.  Meet and Greet Ancestors
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Guided Tabernacle Tours
Throughout the day:  Ax throw, cross cut saw contests.
5 p.m. Beard battle judging and awards
6 p.m. Dinner
8 p.m. Street Dancing

Pioneer activities for the whole family open to the public at no charge!

Garden City First and Garden City Second Wards are having an End of Summer Party

September 25 at 6:00 p.m.

Go Polynesian on the grass behind the Church. 

Wear island attire or Garden City attire...

 

Catering and Polynesian Entertainment provided by

The Pauni Family of Logan

 

 

Bring a festive salad or dessert if you can,

but come anyway if you can not.  Invite your friends and neighbors.

Blue Sunrise

Elvira Luzack gets beautiful sunrises as she gardens early in the morning.

Duck VS Dog Revisited

 

We republished a story from KSL.com about their radio commentators making fun of Garden City because a dog was killed after attacking and killing pet ducks on private property.  It was that comment that we thought offensive.  But now we think that there needs to be further information to clarify the situation.

 

According to several sources, the Negus family had their children's pets killed or disturbed before the incident happened one and one half year ago, and that the dog in question had attacked other people in the neighborhood.  Negus had asked the county sheriff what to do in the situation and was advised that he could protect his family.

 

Rich County Commissioner Bill Cox said that the lawsuit against the county was being handled by their insurance company, but Ben Negus will need to hire an attorney himself to defend against the charges.  If the dog in question was destroying private property and frightening people what is the proper course of action?  There are no leash laws in the county, but should animals be allowed to run loose and into other people's property?

I received this from an attorney who said, "Apparently it is legal to kill dogs in this situation in Utah. My question is whether the dog was still considered "being pursued" after the dog had been rounded up, taken away, and taken back to the property to be shot.  Even if it is legal, it still seems awfully cold-blooded. I guess that's small town values for you."  

Utah Law 18-1-3.   Dogs attacking domestic animals, service animals, hoofed protected wildlife, or domestic fowls.

            Any person may injure or kill a dog while: (1) the dog is attacking, chasing, or worrying: (a) a domestic animal having a commercial value;  (b) a service animal, as defined in Section 62A-5b-102; or (c) any species of hoofed protected wildlife;  (2) the dog is attacking domestic fowls; or  (3) the dog is being pursued for committing an act described in Subsection (1) or (2)

Editor's Note:  Don't let your animals run loose, period.

 

Rich Rebel Posters

Rich Rebel football posters with 2013 schedule will be available at the Westside game on Friday for $3.00 each. Alli Jarman will be selling them for Tammy Calder.  Add it to your high school memories.

 

 

Coordinated Resource Management Plan For Rich County

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah.  September 4, 2013.  County Commission meeting.  The Coordinated Resource Management (CRM) committee has requested a match of $3500 to fund a tech at USU who will work on the Greater Sage Grouse Evaluation Plan and responses to sage grouse populations.  Ten years ago  there was a move to stop open range grazing to protect wildlife.  Rich County started the CRM to improve habitat and sustainability of wildlife and water quality, and to maintain grazing rights rather than having state or federal government take on that responsibility.

The County must continue to generate data to prove that the county’s plan is protecting sage grouse population while still maintaining multiple use options. The sage grouse hunt is still held as part of the management plan.   The monitoring of sage grouse shows that they winter at Deseret Land and Livestock and then move back to areas near Bear Lake in the summer.  The movement has been interesting to watch, researchers band and GPS sage grouse to follow migration patterns.  The CRM consists of presidents of grazing associations, sportsman’s groups, such as Trout Unlimited, all state and federal agencies agencies, Bear Lake Watch and other interested parties.  

Canal Flood Management Plan

Bobbie Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah. September 4, 2013. The Hodges Irrigation Company has submitted its management flood plan required by the State of Utah since the passage of HB60 .  Because of the tragic deaths of a family below a breaking canal in Logan, the State has required canal companies to have a centerline GPS of the entire canal, a list of all land owners and canal share owners and a safety management flood plan.  Spillways must be identified which can divert water in the case of near flood levels and those diversion corridors must be maintained.   Hodges is the first to present its plan.  County Commissioner Bill Cox said “this is really well done and will provide a template for many of the canal companies.” 

Bryce Nielson, Rich County’s emergency manager will have a copy of the plan and it will also be submitted to the State of Utah.  Planning and Zoning committees need to take into account spillway management when granting building permits.

Maureen's Makings

By Maureen Gale

 

Maureen brought this delicious cake to quilting on Tuesday and we all wanted the recipe which turned out to be so easy that it should be shared!

 

Pumpkin Oh-Oh-Oh-Yum Cake  

Ingredients:

 

1 yellow cake mix

1 16 oz can pumpkin (about 2 1/2-3 cups if frozen)

Stir together well and bake in 8 x 11" pan at 350, 25-30 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes. Poke holes all over it using the end of a wooden spoon.

Pour over it:

 

1 can sweetened condensed milk

Spread on top:

 

1 8-oz tub of whipped topping

Sprinkle plenty of Hershey toffee chips (recipe calls for 1/2 package, but I've made two and still have half a package left)

Refrigerate 3 1/2 hours or overnight (not covered)

Serve with caramel sundae sauce squiggled over the top.