Richmond plans to liven up winter with bluegrass music nights

By Brooke Barker

January 19, 2006 | RICHMOND -- Samuel Schropp is planning a new southern bluegrass night at the city building once a month. The mayor and City Council approved the activity and agreed to use some of its budget at Tuesday's meeting.

Schropp attended a similar event in November in Missouri where he and his wife married. He believes it will be a good opportunity for guitar players to practice and learn new songs and for everyone to have a fun time.

His proposed idea for the activity included a sort of "open-mic" atmosphere, where performers could sign up to sing or play acoustic guitars for the audience.

The major concern the council members had for the event was refreshments.

"You can't have an event like this without having some sort of refreshment," Shropp said.

"I was kind of hoping he'd bring in some Kansas City barbecue, but I guess you can't have everything," Mayor Michael Hall said to the council members.

"Now I know Bear River [Health Department] would have a problem with that," Terrie Wierenga replied.

The council members agreed to help offset costs for refreshments and renting the building, which is $100 with a $50 refund if everything is cleaned up.

Schropp hopes to have the music night up and running within the next few months, and hopes to gain interest through an advertisement in the local newspaper. The event will only be held during the winter months.

"I think it sounds wonderful. The building is here to be used," Hall said at the end of the meeting.

February's meeting will be held on the fourth Tuesday of the month rather than next month's meeting, but that is still undetermined. Brad Rasmussen, an engineer with Aqua Engineering presented several proposals to the council at Tuesday's meeting. The council needs to meet with the State of Utah Division of Water Quality to discuss issues related to the different proposals before making any final decisions.

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