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Show I By MEL OSBORN Beaver High School if BEAVER The Drill Team emerged as the Region 12 champs last Wednesday night before a packed audience and then went on to win the State Championship at Orem on Saturday before hundreds of spectators. The Tlgerettes went as the fifth place team from Region 12 to the State Finals. The young ladies, directed by April Yardley and assisted by Sherrie Henrle, captured a clean sweep with first place honors in all three categories of their marching o W Wa, routines. The B --Steps won first place In Military, Dance and Novelty. North Summit grabbed a second in the military march; a second in the dance and a first place in the prop routine. North Sevier placed second in the prop while Parowan placed second in the novelty. North Sevier grabbed second place in the Region 12 competition and Parowan third. The Tlgerettes of Milford performed very well in the region and state competition. The Milford Drill Team placed fifth in the Region and competed in the State Competition Saturday at Orem. The Beaver Drill Team also placed two girls, Traci Gillies and Cheryl Gale, on the all state team; seven girls were chosen from the A ranks throughout the state. the Beaver County was represented very well with both Beaver and Milford participating in the region and state competition. Many hours of hard work from the girls, advisors, parents, and volunteers gave thousands of fans across the state an opportunity to observe precise marching skills. The County News salutes everyone who contributed to the success and performance of the dr ill teams from Beaver and Milford. The region meet in Beaver drew fans from throughout Southern Utah, filling the gym to the rafters, surpassed in attendance only by the championship game of the Round Robin, according to Principal Alfred Marshall. Eleven teams competed in the region meet at Beaver, with the finishing first, North Sevier second, Parowan third, Enterprise fourth, Milford fifth and Piute sixth. The top six teams represented the region at state. Each drill team competed in three categories in the competition out of four possible. Categories are Prop -using a prop as part of the routine, novelty, dance and military. The are advised by April Yardley and Sherrie Henrie who donate many hours to helping the girls develop their routines. The are: Cheryl Gale, Shelia Bradshaw, Sharon Roberts, Pam Fuller, Holly Gale, Traci Gillies, Melanie Martin, Melinda Roberts, Dana Osborn, Sharon Marshall, Christie Daniels, Debbie Murdock, Denise Murdock, Lana Baldwin, Lori Limb, Marcie Dotson, Angela Martin, Darla Erickson, Terl Ann Brown and Teresa Albrecht. The Tlgerettes are advised by Nancy Carter and Shellie Livingston who give many hours out of their busy lives on a voluntary basis. Tlgerettes are Cindy Ashley, Kara Thomas, Patti Puffer, Lisa Davis, Valerie Rollins, Kathy Erickson, Laura Erickson, Robin Orton, Jody Hanley, Christie Willden, Denise Miller, Stephanie Small, Melinda Davis, Karen Jehsen, Tami Merryweather, Heidi Puffer, Debbie Meadows and AlverdaManhard. At region the Tigerpttes competed in all four categories and in three at the state competition. Their music was: dance "Why Me, "Friends of Sousa, military "Jail House Rock and novelty prop "Freak-a-Zoi- d. It was an exciting and rewarding experience for both of the county drill teams and one they are sure to remember forever. To add to the Tlgerettes excitement, their bus was involved in an accident on the way to Orem when a car trying to pass the bus went out of control Forand side swiped the bus. tunately none of the girls were injured. I dont believe Ive been that mad since . . . well I really cant remember when, certainly not since I came to Milford. And every mile home from Kanab last Saturday I got a little madder, until if Kanabs principal Douglas Williams had of been there when I got home, I probably would have decked him. In all my years I dont believe Ive ever met a more stubborn, obnoxious, irritating and individual certainly not a principal of a high school. in the upper Beaver River drainage well above average, and even higher than last With precipitation years record measurements at this time of the year, Beaver County Commission set priorities on preventive cleaning of the Beaver River Channel and hope that it will be a dry spring, and warm slowly enough to avoid major flooding. But the chances of that seem slim, with the water table already high, the reservoirs all nearly full, despite the fact that water has been released into the river and diverted to Hay Springs most of the winter. Adding to the problems was a letter from the Union Pacific Railroad requesting that no more water be diverted to Hay Springs where it is softening the road bed and could cause a wash out. Road Supervisor Marshall presented a plan indicating four trouble areas on the Beaver River that need to be cleaned. Work will be confined mostly to clearing debris, and in some cases deepening the channel for unrestricted flow. First priority is the Beaver River just south of Milford for approximately two miles. However, reportedly t vo property owners have resisted any attempt to clean the channel through their property. Attorney Christiansen advised the Commission on the procedure they should follow, and if the property owners still refuse admittance, he will take immediate legal action to gain right-of-wa- -fl- chair. That was alright with the old Redhead. Everybody in the Region knows the old Redhead always stands or sits on the floor. Id only sit in the chair because it was already there. -0- Steps after they won the Region (ompetition, last competition. Douneil studies water meters, y. Property along that section of the river suffered the worst flooding last spring, and approximately 200 acres have been under water and ice most of the winter. Its believed that deepening and cleaning the channel can avoid most of the flooding in that area. But despite everythingthey can do, a cold -- wet spring is sure to cause flooding, and because of the high water table, it could be even worse than last spring. The Commissioners agreed to cut off the diversion to Hay Springs, and will attempt to dike the water away from the railroad property, so they can use the diversion again. The upper Beaver River has quite different problems, and debris will be cleared in several areas. They also instructed that a letter be sent to UDOT requesting another culvert be placed at the Baker Canyon before the runCrossing on off starts. They also checked the contract on the Greenville Bridge and determined it was the contractors responsibility to take care of the detour during construction. bill from They discussed a Land and Livestock Minersville for the past two years rental on their gravel pit. They decided to negotiate the rental increase, and go U-1- (Continued on Page 2) ipiieation three councilmembers present, the Milford City Council spent most of the evening Monday tossing around ideas. The meeting opened with a public hearing on the demolition of the Old Martin Terrace. With no interested parties present, it was de cided to assess the property with the cost of demolition of $6,636.77 and action will be taken to put a lien on the property for that amount. Next they decided to submit an application for a block grant through the FCAG for $53,292 with the cit v to come up with an equal match using labor and in kind services for the match, making the total project approximately $110,000. They propose to replace the sewei from the south end of town, goim down 100 West and eliminating the heavy load on theMainStreet sewer. This will leave only those on Main Street itself on that sewer, avoiding the need to tear up Main Street. After the public hearing and approval of the minutes they agreed to make final payment to A&F Elec trie on the airport project, though there is still some problem with With only -- -- f VASA lights, which is attrithe buted to the engineering and will require a change order, and reengineering probably to raise the lights. There are a few problem spots on the asphalt, and they will continue to withhold $8000 from R.A. Childs until the problem is corrected. Manager Raines presented statistics on wasted water and leakage causing the city to pump as much as 41,731,000 gallons in July the peak usage, averaging out to over 77,000 gallons per hookup. Several alternatives were explored, utilizing water meters, a base rate and a charge for 1000 gallon increments over the base allotments. the Council instructed city manager to develop other proposals and set up a public hearing for citizen input for March 19th. The Council seems reconciled to the fact that meters are the only answer to cut wasted water from leaky faucets and over waterwould be the only ing. Meters fair way, and would possibly be for some water users, cheaper while making the large users pay " t a fair share of pumping the additional water. Raines showed that at the peak usage, the system would become vulnerable if a break down occurred that required over one and a half days to repair. If the other pumps were forced into use, it would contaminate the whole system since the chlorinator is connected to the primary sourc. They agreed to pay $200 of Cecil Stewarts bill for backhoe work if he has the sidewalks, curb and guThe tter repaired by August 1. bill was for backhoe work to locate a lateral rather than tear up the street. Raines and They authorized Bridge to purchase a weed sprayer from Minersville Feed for $1395 But decided not to plus booms. purchase a tractor and will repair the old one. Raines reported that 126 dogs had Six notices were been licensed. issued and all have paid. The rest of the city will be covered door to door soon. Councilwoman Lister said that the TV Committee was working on a contract with Terry Jefferson to put the translators back on TV hill and maintain them. The contract will be presented to the Council for final approval after the details are worked out. They decided to have Central Utah Gas meet with the Council before signing the franchise agreement, to explain their intentions. Council was enthusiastic about getting natural gas service for the area. Oops! We Goofed The COUNTY NFWS errored last in giving credit to the for honoring the MHS seniors at the last basketball game. It was the Cheerleaders who honored basketball players, the senior mascot and senior cheerleader. We apologize for the error. The Cheerleaders earn their own money to provide this honor as well as the many other things they do for th team and school. week The following weather information is provided by the National Weather Service compliments of the Milford Weather Station. Jennifer Barnes (left), holds the traveling trophy and first place trophy while CHAMP SPELLERS: U 4.28 Inches. it all began when there was no provision for honoringpress passes. But the lady at the desk honored mine anyway, so I proceeded to shoot pictures of the Beaver and Milford games. But soon I was told Id have to shoot pictures from the stands. Finally Coach Hamlin Interceded and I was allowed to continue, however they said I couldnt sit in the Cameron Hales and Tonya Beddlngfield hold second and third place trophies. The three along with their teammates swept the District Spelling Bee at Belknap Elementary last Thursday. Jennifer will represent the district in the state meet. Two Today's GhucEila is oee who can reAn member when castor oil and camphor were the mlracfe drugs. old-tim- er - Everthing continued without incident until the second session. After getting something to eat we returned to the gym only to learn my press pass was no good. After being referred to two or three people I was sent to Williams who accused me of all sorts of improprietorles and renone of which were true me admission. fused As a last resort I paged Gene Drake who had offered tickets as well as other credits for research on past Round Robins, All Tourney Teams, and state teams from the region all of which were available only from the file of the County News. But Williams showed up again and threatened Drake if he gave me a ticket, and left again. The old Redhead searched out Williams one more time for explanations and reasons but after more verbal abuse, he turned and left again without letting the old Redhead have his say. That alone is a pretty good trick. Needless to say the olRedhead bowed his neck, didnt even try to see if he could buy a ticket, and left post haste for Milford. We can assure you we wont travel again to Kanab fer that kind of treatment thats as long as Williams has his job. -0- - Weve had an excellent relationship with Region 12 schools over the years. Rarely do we attend an function that we dont receive plaudits from Region 12 fans who appreciate our coverage of their teams. Even so in Kanab, last Saturday, before our run in with Williams. Weve always received red carpet treatment at the Round Robins in Beaver and Panguitch and even in the old Region Eight days when the Round Robin was held at Cedar City, St. George and Fillmore. Our press pass is honored at every college in Utah and at proffessional sporting events. -0- - Never once have we tried to abuse the privilege or ask special Weve supplied pictures, favors. stories and statistics to almost all other media in the Region as well as state media. Fans from all over the Region write us for copies of the COUNTY NEWS with coverage of their sons and daughters, and request pictures, and get them . We are extremely proud of the support and coverage weve given to local schools and all the schools We hope to conin the Region. tinue this coverage In the future including Kanab whenMr. Wiliams Is sent packing down the road. -0- - And now for a more cheery note: won both Believe it the the Region and State Drill Team Milfords Tlgerettes competition. placed fifth In Region and did a superb job at state. to both Our congratulations You are troupe. really great! -0- - (Continued on Page 2) |