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Show 1 ; I Standard Rate U S. Postage Utah Press Association 307 West 300 South, Suite 5005 Salt Lake City UT 84101-121- 2 P.O. Box 224 Mitford, UT 84751 T 84751 Pern No 15 ?M1 P. O. Box 224 MAY 1. 1997 Pari Mitford. UT. VOL. VII NO. 18 Milford, Utah 84751 The "State" Of The Countj "We appreciate the people of Milford and, indeed, everyone that has been so kind," Janice Sullivan said Tuesday evening following surgery to install the safeguard shunt for Commissioner Gary Sullivan Since Sullivan's March 19 collapse, she says there have been bad days and good days. A fall delayed the procedure for about two weeks. Prognosis following the Tuesday, April 29, surgery is positive. Commissioner Ross Marshall is also experiencing some in health problems. Both Sullivan and Marshall were in for 1994. Terms both commissioners expire November of office at the end of 1998. Both commissioners ran for office on the Republican ticket. Should either or both of the commissioners choose to vacate their office for health reasons, the county legislative body shall give notice of the vacancy to the Republican s their party) central committee. Within 30 days that committee shall submit three names to fill each vacancy. The county lc8lslatlve body shall, within 45 days after the vacancy occurs, appoint one of those nominees to serve out the unexpired fails to act submittcd sMyc ue forwarded t0 the governor, allowing him to appoint the interim replacement. The Republican Party: Eldon Stoker, Beaver, w as elected as Chairman of the Republican central committee last month. and Phyllis derma Bradshaw, Beaver, is the new Trwum, Mwersville, will serve as Secretary and Treasurer for the coming year. Delegates are Ann Marshall, Alfred Marshall, James Robinson, Larry Sower, Eldon Stoker, Mo Thatcher, Karl Truman and, Richard Jefferson. The 1997 State GOP Convention will be held May 10 at the Salt Palace Grand Ballroom in Salt Lake City. Other Republicans holding county offices are: Lee Ann Joseph, (Continued on page 2) . 1 "V " ,; t $ .? I V i " J ! V,.. I; 1 v ) I. v (at Left to right: MHS Studenthody Executive Council for 199798 - Kaden Leko, President; Natalie Nelson, Vice President; Shelby Holm, Secretary; Lindsay Barnes, Head Public Relations Officer; Lynette Holm, Chief Justice. By Shelby Holm: A new form of studentbody government has been in the development process at MHS since 1996. It is designed after the American government system. The new system empowers elected officials to more effectively act as a student government. In addition to the Executive Council, the Class of '98 has one Senator - Sara Jefferson, and two Representatives - Steven Gledhill and Abby Carter. Class of '99 (Juniors) Senator - Jeep Spaulding, Representatives - Jake Bozarth and Nick Seidel. Prom Committee: Tiffany Johnson, Natalie Jimenez, Nisha Livingston, Kaleb James, and Monica Thompson. Class of 2000 (Sophomores) - Senator - Sarah Mayer; Representatives - Kandi Leko and Emily Thompson. Class of 2001 (Freshman) - Senator - Crystal Holm; Representatives - Lindsay Wiseman and Heidi Mayer. Class of 2002 (8th Grade) - Senator - Heather Seidel, Representatives - Ashley Kinross and Monica Florence. Class of 2003 (7th Grade) - Senator - Michelle Wiseman; Representatives - Chelsie Hardy and Amber Thompson. Public Relation Aids: Koda Livingston (8th Grade) and Russell Holm (7th Grade). Historical Mite By Norman Baxter: Recently I mentioned that during the War, a body was found down a mine shaft near Milford. A local resident, Doug Denney, supplied the information on that event. It happened in early 1942, before Doug entered the Army. The mine shaft was the Old Moscow Mine. The Old Moscow is on the west side of the mountain. Around the hill on the west side is the New Moscow. A watchman stayed there but after checked the old mine. One day he discovered blood on the timbers at the collar of the mine. He reported this to the County Sheriff, who sent Deputy Les Clay and other men to investigate. As the hoist was not in operation, the men lowered Les down on a rope. He discovered the body of GusKnudsen. As they could find no evidence of foul play, it was ruled a suicide. Doug, his dad, Bill Denney, and Ras Snyder visited the scene three days after the body was found. At a cabin some distance from the mine, they found a large area of dried blood on the floor. There was also blood on the window. There was a knife, but it had been handled by so many people that it would have been impossible to get fingerprints. Doug said that there was no evidence of the body having been dragged to the shaft, so he either walked or was -- urried there. It is your choice! Suicide?? Or Murder?? Doug added this to the story. Ted Stevens leased the mines and put them in operating condition. Labor was scarce in those days and he had only two young men working down in the mine. They ware aware that it was where the body had been found, so they were a little edgy. An old mine is a spooky place; total darkness and carbide lights only illuminated a few feet in front of you. It is also very quiet, the sound of a timber settling or a rock far back in the tunnel tumbling down a wall, with a little imagination those sounds become footsteps and other eerie things. To make matters worse for them, the top man would drop a small pebble down the shaft and give a long moan. Ted had to make the top man stop. Those boys were ready to quit and he would not be able to replace them. Beard Growing Contest In preparation for the Sesquicentennial Pioneer July male Rendezvous, participants obvious the (for only reason).... are invited to enter a beard growing contest. Sign-u- p on a very informal basis is tentatively scheduled for May 1st. "It's mostly for fun," contest 12 director, Chad Hollingshead explained. "We will be giving prizes for different kinds of beards: the straggliest, the longest, the thinnest, and the best," Hollingshead explained. Perhaps the most challenging beard of all will be the greyest. Hollingshead describes that as "growing nails out of your cheeks." Whatever the beard, the Rendezvous promises to be the highlight of the Sesquicentennial year in Beaver County! The committee is planning games, pie eating contests, a bam raising, horse and mule races, stick pulling, log splitting, a pig chase, antiques exhibit, quilting, mining for gold, soap making, candle making, an antique car exhibit, and a mountain men exhibit for the afternoon of July 12. Those activities will be followed by a barbeque dinner and a good n dance in the evening. Pioneer costumes are encouraged. Those who really want to get into the pioneer spirit, are invited to travel to the event by wagon or on horseback. Please contact one of the committee members if you would like to help in any way. Milford: Pat Nelson and John Gledhill; MinersviUe: Susan Craw and Debbie Hollingshead; Beaver: Allan and Carotene Lee, Janet This Smith, Linda Robinson. event is for everyone! y. u(My Vice-Chairm- "The real honor was being nominated. " Susan Craw MHS Business Students Excel at SUU Vocational Day " X! V, I ' ,: ) O Mi April 15 twenty business students from Milford High School competed in SUU Vocational day in Cedar City. Competing against A i Photo Courtesy Sherrie Taylor Left to right: Tyson Taylor, Joe Hillock, Susan Craw, and Wil Thompson When Sherrie Taylor heard about the Huntsman award for volunterism last year, the person she though of was Susan Craw. For the 13 years that Susan's children have been students at MinersviUe school, she has been there to help. She teaches Band at least twice a week... yes, Janice Fails is there, too. There is the Chorus program and don't forget Debate; Mrs. Bunker's 6th grade will be sending two students to Salt Lake competition.... thanks, at least in part, to Susan's help! Wherever a volunteer is neuied, Susan is there. So.. ..Sherrie submitted her name. "Susan has done so much for so many. I just wanted to see her repaid in some way," she said. The Huntsman Awards for Excellence in Education are designed to recognize, encourage and reward Utah's most important public servants - school teachers, administrators, employees and volunteer workers. The objective of the Huntsman Awards is to draw public attention to the achievements of those in public education, to kindle interest in the teaching profession among the state's most talented young people and to inspire and refresh teachers, principals, employees and volunteers in their commitment to excellence in education. The ten recipients of the 1997 Huntsman Awards will be honored at an Awards Banquet to be held at the Salt Lake City Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 9, 1997. The Jon M. Huntsman family will present each of the awards winners with a $10,000 check and an engraved crystal obelisk trophy for their distinguished service to public education in the state of Utah. The ten Huntsman Awards will be given in the spring of each year to six teachers, three principals and one volunteerother school employee. What's Susan going to do with her $10,000 check? A vacation? A dramatic Gloria (Barry) is in law school in Washington purchase? WelL....DO....not exactly.... State; Heather is at Harvard; John - a BHS senior Sterling Scholar in Mathematics -has accepted a scholarship from BYU - all could use a little help getting through school. And then . ..there's Jennifer, in 7th Grade at MinersviUe Elementary. What did she think when she learned that she had been selected for the honor? "It's unbelievable! With die nomination, I thought 'Win or loose, I've already won by being honored by the school.' It's just amazing to be selected from among the bigger schools on the Wasatch Front." In addition to her husband, John, and immediate family, Susan has invited her parents, George and Dorothy Rich, Sherrie Taylor, Debbie Hollingshead (her accompanist), and Linda Thompson (the person who is always there when anyone needs her) to attend the ceremony. hoe-dow- MHS Events By Kristen Bailey Friday, May 2nd: SoftbaU & BasebaU at Monticello Track: BYU Invitational Saturday, May 3rd: SoftbaU & BasebaU at San Juan Attention!!! Second payments for the year book are due. Bring $ 5 to Mrs. Miller so you can get your yearbook! 1 large schools like Cedar and Dixie did not prevent them from earning awards. In the accounting competition, Kaden Leko received an exceUent individual award and placed fifth over aU contestants. In the business machines mam competition, the team of Cheryl Barnes, Rachel Holm, Kaden Leko and Natalie Nelson placed first as a team. Kaden Leko received an exceUent rating. Rachel Holm received a third place individual award; Natalie Nelson earned a second place individual award; and Cheryl Barnes placed first over all contestants with a first place award. Kelli Yardley and Beau Ashdown received exceUent ratings in the filing competition, and Dannon Eckley received a supeiior rating. Kaden Leko and Rachel Holm tied for third place individual awards; Natalie Nelson earned a second place individual award; and Amanda Pierce placed over all contestants with a first place individual award in the filing contest. Two filing teams composed of Marie Bozarth, Dannon Eckley, Rachel Holm, Natalie Nelson, Beau Ashdown, Kaden Leko, Amanda Pierce, and Kelli Yardley tied for first place as a team. The machine transcription team of Kristen Bailey, Amanda Pierce, and Jenny White earned a second place team award. The machine transcription team of Cheryl Barnes, Rachel Holm, and Natalie Nelson placed first as a team. Cheryl Barnes earned an exceUent rating, Natalie Nelson a superior rating, Rachel Holm a third place individual, and Jenny White a second place individual award. In the word processing contest, the team of Cheryl Barnes, Rachel Holm, and Natalie Nelson placed third as a team. The team of Kaden Iko, Jesse McDermott, and Jenny White placed first as a team over all contestants. Rachel Holm received an excellent rating, and Natalie Nelson and Cheryl Barnes earned superior ratings. Kaden Leko received a third place individual award and Jenny White placed first over aU contestants. Amanda Pierce and Rachel Holm were two of the top four seniors in the competition and earned a scholarship to SUU. Amanda will use her scholarship next year. Rachel declined her scholarship because she will be attending the University of Utah in the faU. The business teams were trained by Mrs. Margaret Miller, business and English teacher at Milford High School, who has taught in the district for 29 years. Congratulations!! Rachel Holm and Jennifer Netto have been selected to the Academic All Track Team. They will be honored and receive their award at the State Tournament. The MHS Choir did very well in stale competition last weekend. Mrs. Jensen doesn 't have the final tabulation, but says she was pleased with their performance. Spectators spent the day saying goodbye.... Demolition of the old Beaver High school began at approximately 9:00 A.M. Tuesday By 5:00 P.M. the morning. wrecking ball and track hoes had brought the building down to basement level. "It didn't take long. The inside brick crumbled, and it just went down," said Norm Lamb, school board member. Dell Hollingshead, who has been an active force in the preservation committee, didn't join the spectators to watch the demolition. "I hate to see it go. It just isn't something I want to watch," he said. What now? While the debris is being hauled away, work will begin in May on a regulation track at a cost of approximately $250,000. It will ne be a "broken-back- design, somewhat after the track patterned at BYU. An added bonus? If from the demolition turf possible, area which can't be utilized in " Beaver at the present time will be transported for use in the bare ground area west of the Milford track. Beaver High Booster Club is already geared up for fund raising to provide landscaping at the Beaver High site when the time is right. BHS students? Lamb says they are pretty excited.... and he is looking forward to attending a track meet on that side of the county, too. The |