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Show I A E USPS t Published V 041-1- E -- K ni ii ii i 1 . 40 Milforcf. UUh &475I ft kit:'1 V ' II PRICE U I tS( -T-HURSDAY. U JANUARY 14. 1982 -- NO. VOL. 82 DiliM Ooata CIS GiQvion Wayne Crook reported tha the Mid --Winter Institute will IMS. bt bald January a, Educational support 7 tun personnel from State Office of Education wlU present a program oa Lean- -- ing Strategies at Beaver-Higto secondary teachers, and elementary taachara will receive Instruction from tha Garfield Integrated Arts Titla IV program at tha h f lump and Pola Vault actlrUlas was considered. Tha High School and cooing unity caa coma op -- High with $2,200.00 and $1,00040 la naadad front tha board to complete tha purchaaa. Approvad by tha board. Tha Board approvad a Basketball fond Donkay raising project for tha Beaver High School Latter man Club on January 18,1982, Maureen Foreman moved that funds from the music department and vending machine proceeds la the sum of $1,000.00 be used for the drill team and band trip to California. Approved. The board met with the Beaver High School Faculty during the tench parted and support from all faculty (Continued on Page 2) . . M;;- -' 11 sh'-'v-, v, u 'S V-2- 44 as important Probably as the service provided to aviation is the service to local farmers from May thru September. And the local station is a source of information to boards. Parking recrea-tionalis- ts Lot Agreement was discussed. The board was not in agreement on several Items and Instructed the superintendent to meet with the County again and review the agreement. 5-yo- oro Richard Bradshaw. sentenced not to exceed five years In the state peniten-tar- y, Monday by Judge Owens for his conviction of producing marijuana at hla home In Milford and possession of marijuana. Bradshaw is expected to appeal the case to the Supreme Court after Judge Owens refused to stay the sentence for an appeal. sentence also reThe to make Bradshaw quired restitution to Beaver County which Included attorney's fees of $500.00 and $435.00 for survey costs, used In bis defense. was immeBradshaw diately Incarcerated In the County JalL and later transferred to the Point of the Mountain to serve his term. The following information presented by the National Weather Service compliments of the Milford Weather Station. 0 Jan. 5 , . . . 36 27 30 4 M Jan. 6 -- S 19 0 Jan. 7 25 --12 0 Jan. 8 35 ' I 0 Jan. 1 34 0 Jan. 10 S 0 Jan. 11 . ...43 to this Precipitation year date 2.82" and last year to is .... .... .... .... .... date 1.70.. ' ... of tha McNeil OODfODGCd . tl l Mu jo V-2- 10 be written in support of a law changing bonding procedures which will not be so restrictive on school Purchase and Atmospheric Administration) looks for ways to rut the budget. As usual, the first place they look to cut Is the small stations. Instead of cutting the fat out of the big ones. This means that the Milford Station generally makes the top of the hit list, despite the fact that its unique location is an one extremely important lor general aviation, local farmers and the recreation industry. Milford lies directly on the flight paths from Denver to San Francisco and to from Salt Lake City Los Angeles. the most direct route from Denver to San Francisco carries a lot of air traffic and the only weather stations to serve the route between tha two major cities is Milford and Tonopah,Nv. between Likewise, Los Angelas and Salt Lake City is served by Barstow California, Las Vegas and Milford. Weather Stations at Ely, Grand Junction and Cedar City lie either north or south of those flight paths, and because of their prox-Iml- ty to mountain ranges separating them from tha flight paths are not adefor accurate weaquate ther information, on either or V-2- 'members for the Sterling Scholar Program was discus sad. Authorization that a letter SchoolCounty . a Belknap Elementary. Raqoast by Al Marshall and Cahria Albracbt lor a Port --a pit for $1.65 per mile or the going rate as set bythe State school transportation department be paid at tha time the bus is used. The board meeting la February was changed from the 3rd to the 10th. Wis I to gIogo According to Inform ailoa received by Gary Malcbus, In charge of the official Milford Weather Station, tha station is scheduled for closure April 30, 1982. This Is a reoccuring threat that first began In February of 1978, and has been almost an annual battle each year, as NOAA (National Oceanic a property east of tha new gym was discussed. Two appraisals of the property are to be obtained. A "no rental' policy oa but bases will continue, that the board consider Individual requests on their ewa merits providing that ' I 8 feL'lJ ccife? - coming to Mt. Holly and Brian Head for skiing and winter vacations. However, it was MX that probably saved tha station last year, as a closure was delayed until the decision on MX was made. It would have been absoultely necessary with an MX base at Milford. Several hundred letters to NOAA and the Reagan Administration might help save it again. You should also contact your Congressional delegation for help. 4 FIRST BABY: Little Suzanne Alexia McKeon Jumped ahead of others who were expected aoonar to be the first baby of 1982 at Milford Valley Memorial Hospital. But the young lady almost Jumped tha gun too fast, and had to make a trip to Salt Lake till bar breathing got regulated. Born Friday, Jan. 6th to Debbie and Bert McKeon, she weighed four pounds and 15 ounces. She joins a sister Alana Maria, years. Her paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack McKeon, Whlttier, Calif.; maternal grandparents are Maria McCoy, D anbury, Conn,; Kelly and Sharon Gates, Santa Clara, and P. E. Kennedy Sandy, Utah. She will receive gifts from local businesses, $10j00 certificate, SMR Builders; $25.00 baby products, Jefferson's Mere.; baby outfit, Hughes Style Shoppe; 5 gals, gas, John's Service; gift from Pools; hand cream and flower pin from Pat's Clip Joint; shampoo tor mom, bear for baby, Hairpin; $5.00 cash from Last Chance Cafe, Js, .Kevin's Automotive and Beaver County Cleaners; 5 gala, gas , Milford Chevron and baby pictures and gift subscription from Beaver County News. 1-- 12 fori Breakdown of the Para-gonpower plant, and tha ah costs of Parowan's share of Hunter H forced the electric utility costs to exceed budget expectations, tha audit by Floyd Pickering showed last Wednesday, January 6th. Pickering told the Paro-wa- n City Council that the overall General Fund did not go over budget, but that noma departments did. The Water Utility looks good, but the sewer utility Is losing money as always the audit showed. The electric utility lost $16,000 compared to $3,000 last year. Klllowatt production was reduced due to the breakdown of the Paragonah Plant. Also tha audit showed a 19.21 percent fine loss, nearly 20 percent of tha total. Councilman Wood noted that part of the line loss was Investment Parowaa the Hunter H Project. He later reported that the Paragonah plant will soon be back on line alleviating some expense. Wood also presented a discussion on assessing a surcharge or cutting back on services. An emergency meeting was held Friday to present the problems to the public and assess a surcharge electric bills. on Irrigation water was discussed, and it was suggested that persons delinquent on power bills be contacted to help clean ditches. Council-wom- an Bentley suggested that Council discuss the as- sessment for Irrigation before they commit to a specific charge. A decision will be reached at tha next meet- -, teg.. The problem of ballocrs . ne The world's short eat ghost stoty: The teat man on earth at m Me room. Suddenly, knock en the tions. The updated master plan and ordinances were funded by the Four County MX Policy Board, as an attempt by the cities and county to coordinate the ordinances in the county. The completed documents were delivered in December, and this will be tha first open discussion. They will be adopted sep- -' arately In the municipalities. The wage agreement on the school property next to the courthouse was discussed. Sunt. Haslem said the School Board was uncomfortable with the perpetual restrictions, and said that they hoped something could be worked otf so Dat if the Aci th norovillo County Treasurer Rondo . Fairer and Assessor Max Limb will be in Milford and Miners villa to sell license plates, for the convenience of local residents. In Milford they will be at the basement of the library from 10:00 a.m. to p.m. 4.-0-0 on January and ruary 14-- 4-- 11 and Feb- 21 25. will maintain the They same hours In Miners ville at the city hall on January 28 andFebruary 18. License plates will be on sale during regular office hours In the courtroom. ByN.E. "Red" Wilson Well tha holidays are over and that means the Utah Legislature is back at work In the capital. And everybody knows what that means .More taxes. Ironically, both the legis- lators and Governor will blame the other, but no matter how you cut it, the property owner will take the biggest beating, as usual. te - we'll never learn.At every level we expect more services for less, and it just can't be done. And once the chicken is in the pot, you'll never convince anybody that they can't also afford the noodles. 0- Meeting with Planning Commission Chairman Russell Mayer, the Beaver Co. Commission set Wednesday, February 17 at 7 .00 p.m. In the County Fair building to consider the updated master plan, zoning ordinance and map, and mobile home and subdivision ordiances. John Williams, executive di -rector of the FCAG will be on hand to explain the ordinances and anwer ques- Yea in Milford, ooff hooking laterals up to the main water line, for new homes without paying the hookup fee was discussed. Builders will be asked to stop that practice. Mayor Pendleton asked tha understanding and coof old council operation members as new members become acquainted with city and procedures. problems Several procedural matters were discussed. All purchases will be made through department heads, and a new purchase order plan will be devised. A beer license was approved for Swiss Village and business license for a Day Care Canter for May-anWUka was approved. t Jast Datwccn -0- o fcpf City has made Into Cor liconoos But fldtt ofara proa tfo UPS RAINBOW ICICLE: Milford reside irts were treated to huge rainbow colored Icicle on the Union Pacific water tower Thursday morning. Tha water tank has bean leaking water and with temperatures hovering close to zero this last week It had formed a gigantic Icicle the length of the tower. Would be artists braved the cold sometime Wednesday night to paint the huge Icicle with varying shades of food coloring. The leleJe Is really quite a sight and a beautiful contrast with its blues, greens, yellows, and pinks, to the silPhoto by Betty ver tank and all the white snow around It. school later needed the parking lot, that they could pay back the County with interest. Several alternatives were discussed, and finally the County proposed that instead of putting up $25,000 cash, they surface and maintain the parking lot as their share of the agreement. Supt. Haslem returned to the School Board with his proposal, when he felt would better serve both enand agreement should be reached at the next meeting. Max Price tendered his resignation on the County crew stating that he just couldn't work under present conditions. He elicited several complaints, but after some discussion agreed to return to work and the Commissioners met with the West Crew Monday to Iron out problems. Darwin Jensen met with the board to update them on Forest Service activities.He said the Forest Service was looking favorably at a land exchange with the State Land (Continued on Page 2) tities, - The biggest tax blow to most property owners didn't come in the form of a tax increase, but rather a tax adjustment ordered by the last legislature. And that's not the end, Beaver County will be reappriased this year, and you taxpayers will pay for that too! -0- - It's easy to rationalize an individual tax, no mat what it is. It always seems so justifiable at the time. Whose to complain about a few rents a day for a worthy cause. But when the tax bill comes at the end of the year, those few cents here and there add up pretty fast. -0- - Whlle we're on the subthere is ject of taxes two major changes that would do more to balance the budget than anything else, and still equalize taxes, at least on the national level. First off, lets eliminate all corporate taxes. That's a hidden tax that must be passed on to the consumer do anyway. But it would more to guarantee fiscal re -- aponslMlty among the oi - entities than anyIt's certain to else. thing reduce prices as well. For Instance, corporations are much more apt to purchase new equipment (when the old is still efficient and competitive) when it will reduce corporate taxes. Corporations only pay about three percent of all taxes,but it would be closer to 50 percent if they dldnt take all the loop holes to keep from paying them. But porate tha consumer pays anyway, whether it's for the new equipment, or the tax Itself. Then lets put an across the board Income .tax .on. every Individual, say five No exemptions. pei cent. Everybody pays, a percentage of what they earn. That would keep the millionaire with lots of exemptions from escaping without paying any tax. He'd have to pay his five percent along with everybody else. -0- - It would raise more money but everybody would be treated equally. But that's too simple for Washington, D.C. There are no loop holes. R would play no favorites.Everybody would pay. Washington politicians wouldn't like that. Big business wouldn't like that. Big labor wouldn't like that. They've got the taxes coming from right . where they, want them. Right out of the paycheck of the middle class. The wage earner with a W-- 2 Form, and no exemp- tions. -0- - The stage is set for the Super Bowl next Sunday. It'll be the Cincinnati Bengals vs. the San Francisco Giants. The playoffs have been great, but we'll be glad when it's all over. Tha half-tim- e how keeps wakteg mo up. |