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Show .f,^-';;^.;'^^'^'^^-,,:/',^^.^ i*£#r ' v The Beaver Press - December 3, 2009 -Pa&e 2 [". ••;v'-'\\ Members Roberts and Smith will attend with Mayor Foster and Manager Blackner. ,.... ;• ... . USPS 047 - 400 " " "'"," ' City Attorney Justin Wayment : • ' ; ' ^ ' • r ; '• Published every Thursday in Tr\e Franchise Tax of 3.5% Beaver, Utah by The Beaver Press for Beaver City has been , • • Second Class Postage Paid Beaver Utah 84713 approved with the State. Marlow L. Draper Publisher/Editor Attorney Wayment read the letv ter he/drafted to send to the Sue Draper Bus. Mgr. Federal • Communication SUBSCRIPTION RATES Commission. It will be sent to . ' • ' " ' In Beaver County $17.00 both Utah Senators and the Beaver County Senior Citizens . . . . .$15.00 Utah Congressmen and the . up a yield sign and a merging "'FCC Financial Department Outside Beaver County $20.00 • truck sign on the UPS and Head. He has also'review the Postmaster please send change of address to: Frontage Road • government contracts. He stat' The Beaver Press, Box 351, Beaver, Utah 84713 Council Member Draper: ' ed that these contracts were A power pole • by Kirt typical government contracts bpress@xmission.com Walbeck's residence is leaning ( and were In order. Phone: (435)438-2891 Fax: (435)438-8804 and needs to be looked at. A ; Council Member Draper - •. 40 East Center Street, Beaver, UT 84713 power pole in Sam Hutchings1 . moved and Council Member old subdivision also needs to be* '' Wright seconded to adjourn the ' meetjrig. All voted in favor. The Manager Blackner received looked at. The lights in the Opera ' Council meeting was adjourned a report on Radon Gas and jt's long term effects on people's House prop room need to be ] at 8:43 p.m. The next Council ' meeting will be held Tuesday, health. It is a well known fact fixed. •Mr. Craig Davis, City November 24, 2009 at 4:00 that Beaver has high levels of Building Inspector, gave ordi, p.m. Radon Gas. The individual who The Beaver City Council nances about the foundations gave the report to Manager met at 4:00 p.m. in a regular Blackner felt the citizens of 'for storage sheds to Council • . session at the Beaver City Hall Beaver needed to be informed Member Draper. She asked on November 10, 2009. The fol- of those health risks, especially Attorney Wayment about If. Mr lowing members of the Cfouncii those who may not be familiar Wayment asked the Council to were present:' Mayor Leonard with this area and are buying wait for next year and the IBC Foster, Council Members homes. This report is available Code will address the issue. Do you have <tips for prepar• Connie Fails, Craig Wright, Council Member Draper at the City Offices upon request. ing pomegranates? Chris Smith, Kari Draper, and Manager Blackner gave the suggested that the .City open a Answer by: Carofyn Washburn, Gordon Roberts. Also, present position., Utah State University Extension Council a contract with Century maintenance were City Manager, Brent Discussion continued on the Equipment to purchase an family and consumer science Blackner and City Recorder, excavator over 90 days without savings of a. maintenance posiagent, Washington County Anona Yardley. interest for $38,600. The pur- tion. No actfon was taken. As.'''the holidays approach, The Opening Ceremony of chase is in the budget. This pur- Council Member Roberts: fresh pomegranates are availa invocation, thought, and chase will save rental payments Philo Farnsworth House able once,again. This smoothPledge of Allegiance was conThe doors are on and the win- skinned.fftiitmay be yellow, soft in the future. There are 29 ducted by Scout Troop 322. meters in the City that need to dows are in. pink or vibrant red, and the CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Council Member Roberts •Berries ihs(de<are as varied. The be moved to the Property jine. APPROVED: 1 Minutes of the Council Member Draper moved moved and Council Member light-pink seeds are sweet and previous regular council meetand Councii Member Smith sec- .Smith seconded .'that the City the darker seeds are more tart ing of October 27, 2009 were onded to approve the purchase move'-forward on "the Center ' in flavor.1 v '• read. Council Member Roberts of the Mint Excavator. All voted Street Lighting Project. Council One of the'best features of 1 moved and Council Member in favor. None opposed. .Members Fails/ Wright and 1 pomegranates' is,' fheir health Fails seconded the minutes be Draper .voted Nay. Council (Exhibit 11-10-20098) benefits. They contain high approved with typing and gramMembers • Roberts and Smith 1 Discussion continued about antioxidant .levels which aid in mar corrections. All voted in voted Yea. Motion failed. 1 a Dump Truck. There is a new reducing,cancer cells.. The high favor of the motion. None The Library Facia bids will snow plow truck for the Airport polyphenols, which • protect opposed. be in'the*, paper next Thursday. that has been forecast. ' pomegranates' from' "-harmful BILLS APPROVAL: Bills were The City Christmas Party .The signs on the ends of Beaver environmental elements such as presented and reviewed by the will be Saturday, Decembers, . need to be renovated. pests and .ultraviolent rays, help City Council. Council Member ^Council Member Fails: 2009 in the Opera House. It will. sea! in the he.althful benefits. -\. Fails moved and Council Council Member Fails will be catered and begin at 6:30. To get the. maximum benefit Member Smith seconded, the ask for another invoice for the p.m. of this fruit, • consider this quick bills be approved with additions TV' Hill - Four,new transmit- flowers on Main Street and will and clean way to open "and for payment. All voted in favor. ters have arrived and are wait-,, hand -deliver it to the Travel obtain the seeds. None Opposed. , Council. ing ~for.-4.he new r antennas..• Fill a. deep bowl with ice water. SHANE KERKSIEK-MUSEUM Ten more crossing flags for Round two of NTIA grant money ; The-cold water helps the-memMain Street were donated. They branes and skin float to the top • CLOCK: Shane Kerksiek will be. submitted. as soon as : are much appreciated. ' so they can be easily removed. addressed the Council about possible. The round one money The Christmas decorations will be direct deposited to the - Wash the pomegranate ahdT winding the Old Court House placement has begun by City City bank account soon. slice off the blosspm.end, then Clock. He winds the clock every The Center Street lighting, crews. remove, some of the center core seven days. A contract has The Library committee will project estimate was .handed without disturbing the seeds. been given to the Kerksiek meet Thursday, November 12, With a sharp knife, score just Family for this service. It takes out to the Councii. Manager Blackner attended .a meeting ,2009. through the outer rind around about 15 to 20 minutes and with UDOT to determine their the fruit in quarters. must be wound by hand. Shane There i s ' a tree in the requested the check be requirements. Boring under /Cemetery that needs to co/ne • Submerge the pomegranate changed to his name because their roads is a requirement. down. It is located on the first into the water with your thumb in (Exhibit 11-10-2009C) Michelle Kerksiek has gone to the core and gently pull apart north intersection on the East college. The Council thanked CALEB CHRISTIANSEN & s i d e . •' '•' . V i . '-'. the sections. Peel away the JARED SMITH - EAGLE Shane for his service to the citiinner white papery skin covering Council Member Weight: SCOUT REPORTS & TOUR: zens of Beaver. A draft asking1 for;'support of; ' the seeds and discard. Gently GENERAL ELECTION OFFI- Caleb Christiansen met with the an ATV association/ in Beaver" - turn the skin inside out from CIAL CANVASS: Mayor Foster Council to report on his project. City has been written. The each section, and the seeds will read the official canvass to the He provided the Council with Search and Rescue has a com- pop out for easy removal withCouncil for approval. Council pictures and parameters of his mittee in place with Oaig Wright out bruising. Member Draper motioned and project in the Opera House. at the heejd to promote this • Remove the skin and memCouncil Member Wright second- Troop 327 helped paint the association. They will meet on , branes as they float to the top of ed to accept the official can- stage, replace lights, put up dry- the Wednesday, November!8th. the water. Then simply drain the vass. All voted in favor. None • wall, ctean out the storage prop Plans for the ATV Jamboree are water and discard any remainopposed. The canvass was moving forward. They are making pieces of skin or memroom, paint the upstairs prop signed by Mayor Foster and the room, bolt down the chairs in ing plan's for and occupancy of branes. To keep pomegranate Council. (Exhibit 11-10-2009A) seeds for a season, freeze them the auditorium, and put a handle .250 for different rides. The ADMINISTRATIVE AND COM- on the stage sliding door. Forest Service applications for individually, then place them in MITTEE REPQRT? event are being processed. packages and keep them frozen Jared Smith also met with the City Manager Brent Blackner: for later use. They will keep their Council to present his Eagle The' BeaverCourfty Sheriffs Leo Kanell has approached color and flavor for several Scout Project of four new book .Department is planning another all cities in Beaver County to months. shelves for the Library blitz for cross walk and pedestrihave an Intergovernmental Children's section. He took the an safety. Council Member Agreement for Libraries. This Council' for a tour of the book DIXIE SALAD Wright will talk to Sheriff Noel r agreement would be a tax to be shelves in the Library. The 2 large pomegranates about doing this awareness used for the libraries in the Council then want to the Opera Three-fourths cup raisins or campaign quarterly. respective communities. Mr. House to see Caleb's project. cran raisins Mayor Foster: Kanell left a draft of the agreeThe Council expressed their 3 apples Mayor Foster recommendment. The Council would like thanks for both projects. Both . ed the Council continue to have Three-fourths cup chopped City Attorney Wayment to look projects filled needs for our pecans, or nut of choice Les Williams as a UAMPS repat the draft,* The Council is Community. Whipped cream with vanilla and resentative for the Council. against any new tax levy for the sugar added Mayor Foster asked about The .Council took a dinner citizens. Amounts may vary accordChristmas bonuses. Discussion ' break at 5:55 p.m. Manager Blackner attended ing to your taste and the number ensued about the bonuses. Council Member Smith: a Five-County Board Meeting of people served. You may also Member Wright Landon Smith's Eagle Council on Monday, November 9, 2009 mandarin motioned and Council Member * • add ' bananas, Project is scheduled for to find put if there is any grant oranges and pineapple chunks. Fails seconded to give'full-time, Saturday,- November 14, 2009. money available for building Two bids have been employees a' $50 bonus, and renovations": The Library renoreceived for the Airport part-time employees a $2& •, DIXIE POMEGRANATE vation would cost approximately Consultant. They would like to bonus with a letter of a'pprecia- • ; FRESH SALSA , $140,000 if the architect plans come and make a presentation. tton and the reason for cuts in j 1 pomegranate, seeded are used. The heating thermoThe Pioneer Park lights at the bonuses. Cpuncil Members , 2 oranges, peeled and cut into stat needs to be repositioned Smith, Draper, Fails and Wright ; small pieces the lower pavilion don't work and the heating system readvery well. Some new switches voted yea. Council Member ; 1 bunch cilantro justed. The Swimming Pool Roberts voted Nay. Motion car1 jalapefio pepper, chopped are needed. A melted piece of renovation would cost approxiried. 1 tomato, diced plastic in the top needs to be mately $216,000. The Opera One-half teaspoon ground removed. Manager Blackner Discussion abouj the House Roof is a high priority in cumin will check to see if it has been response on Jhe Water, Project 2010 and would cost approxi1-2 tablespoons lime juice fixed. continued. The' Council asked mately $420,000. Manager Score pomegranate and about the response of the citiCouncil Member Smith Blackner was looking speciflcalbreak apart in ice water. Drain Discussion followed expressed the need for a drlnk- zens. . abouUhe Div/.of Drinking Water the pomegranate seeds. ly for help with.the Opera Houses. Add all ingredients and chill Roof. for 2 hours before serving a*'nice 'sign"on'Yh'e tJeMrnM" November 12; 2009. Council * : • I- .• t . v . v / ; A,portJQn. "of .ih¥/600 North and 1000 East Sidewalk has been torn out. The subdivision has been accepted' into the City. There is also a sidewajk that is buckled in the subdivision. Discussion continued about ownership and easements of sidewalks in subdivisions. Councii Member Smith suggested the need for putting Minutes Of The Beaver City Council Ask A Specialist; -••' r - , -r . Monday Is • ! Deadline To VbtelnFSA County 4 Committee Elections Kathy Hendricks, County Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Beaver today reminded farmers, ranchers and other eligible voters to cast ballots in local FSA County Committee elections for the Minersviiie area before next Monday's deadline. "It is crucial that all farmers and ranchers in the Minersviiie area vote in this election to give them a voice in how FSA programs are administered in our area," said Hendricks. Ballots were mailed to eligible voters earlier this month. Eligible producers who did not receive ballots should contact their local FSA offices immediately. Ballots must be returned to FSA offices or postmarked by Dec. 7, 2009. Elections may be challenged by nominees within. 15 days after the results of an election are posted. Newly elected Committee members and alternates take office Jan. 1,2010. FSA Committee members play an important role in their communities by making decisions on commodity price support loans and payments; conservation and disaster programs, and other Important issues. Every committee has three to five elected members. More than 8,000 County Committee members serve in more than 2,300 FSA offices nationwide. This year, approximately onethird of tr)ose seats are up for election. Applications Welcome For FamiBill ,_ Conservation Programs such practices as tree shrub plantings and brush con-? trol. Many other practices are : approved to help protect animal,. wildlife', air, energy, and soil? : resources. * Congress included new pro-,visions in the 2008 Farm BUI'* setting aside 5 percent of EQIP financial assistance dollars to> assist beginning farmers and"-" another 5 percent to assist socially disadvantaged farmers.. Historically underserved pro-. ducers, such as a member of a..[. Socially Disadvantaged Group., (American Indians, Blacks, Asians, Native., Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders,' and Hispanics), Beginning or I Limited.Resource Farmers, a n d / Indian tribes may be eligible for. up to 90 percent of the average,.: cost of practices. 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IJflnenster cheese, •; cubed 1 (8-ounce) package sliced pepperoni, chopped 1 teaspoon dried Italian -: seasoning Utah agricultural landown1. Preheat oven to 35O°F. ers and operators are encourCoat a 0" x 13" baking dish: aged to submit 2010 applica- with nonstick cooking spray. tions by January 15 to U'SDA's 2. In a large bowl, combiner all ingredients; mix well then Natural Resources pour into baking dieh. Conservation Service (NRCS) for participation in the 3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes^ until top is golden; cool alights Environmental Quality ly then cut into squares. Serve Incentives Program (EQIP), as is or topped with warm marinara or pizza sauce. Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) and For more information, visit Agricultural Management www.mrfood^com. * Assistance (AMA) Program. These programs are offered through a continuous signup but NRCS periodically makes funding selections as program dollars allow. EQIP, WHIP and AMA were originally established under the 1996 Farm Bill and are reauthorized in the 2008 Farm Bill. These programs provide technical and financial assistance to landowners to voluntarily address soil, water and related December 2009 natural resource concerns on Beaver Center agricultural lands. Producers Dec. 4- Hamburgers. who currently have a conservaDec. 7- Ham & Pot: Casserole. tion plan or are in tine process of Dec. D- Swedish Meatballs/nocK; developing a plan to address dies. i: resource concerns will be conMinersviiie Center £ sidered a priority application. Dec. 3- Sausage & Hashbrown;-. Examples of conservation Dec. 7- Lemon Pepper Chick. :; programs that can address Dec. 9Roast Beef. .£ water resource concerns are j : irrigation land leveling, installing ' MHfpr0 Center. * Dec. 3Pork Chops. :• sprinkler systems and ditch linDec. 7- Beef Stroganoff. #'{. ing. Heatthy plant populations Doc. 8Chicken Fried Steak, i. can be maintained by installing Senior Menus Fishlake National Forest Christmas Tree permits are available Permits cost $10.00 each / 2 per family and are available for purchase at the BEAVER RANGER DISTRICT OFFICE 575 So. Main Street, Beaver, Utah Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and BEAVER SPORT and PAWN 91 North Main Street, Beaver, Utah Sunday through Saturday front 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. f |