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Show 'J 'f': V - ,1- - ... Just Between You And Me program The following bids .for metal buildings at Mia- -' ersville School and Mlliord-;- ' High School were received; and opened and found to beA as follows. Atkln By N. E. "Red" Wilson Con-structl- on, Mlnersvllle build- - lng $4,525.00, Milford build- -. . ing J 6,32 5.00, both buildings $10,550X1 Reynolds Mlnersvllle Construction, $6,800.00, Mllford $9,750.00 f (t -- fy.' VaAkV t. ; . ITS 9 spate MlsersrUI'; $4,750.00, MlUordOOOjOOX'' Stallard . Cam&mSnnn.' . 0 Mlnersvllle Mllford aa5rstia Hutchlngs, v $6,000.00, $9,000X0 Maureen riV.TEliCTIJTi Etwi In the top five percent there's that ten that the low bld'cf 'Aiklii r percent that! dotft look ;'.t Jhe camera. One of the most difficult shots. Construction :fe;$eptedH we have to maie each year Is of the top scholars in the Beaver County with jobs to be complete by v School District. "With fading light, and no place to pose so that all can July 15, 1983 or $50tf : per day penalty-- tapoaedV Approved by the board. It was moved 1y Wayne-W- . ft Wiseman that AtW Con- - " structlon be aafhQflzed to add 15 more! feet crete at t&c souii leitraac. ; to Mllford High School. The' 3' motion was approved by the Published: Utah 84751 -Hi board. . Dr. Crook reported on $ i mm, COUNTY NEWS. -0 ', ' ai tttfora, p- swains uajiquei1 . -w nr uu mug ;)0ih;tt dif- 'President Bradshaw will speak for a few minutes.;; v ferent categories be seen,' we still try, because certainly they are the cream of the crop, and deserve to have their picture In the COUNTY NEWS. They were honored at a steak dinner at the annual Beaver County School District Awards Banquet at the Black Steer Monday. HDffi : Bids will be Opened oq the' new Vo-E- d buildings May' . 26, 1983, at SrW pjaA j PRICE 25? - THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1983 - VOL. 83 - NO. 19 Principal Pettey reported to the board the progress With com- nsive," the Beaver County Commission voted not to go with a count --wide tv trans- lator system. The latest proposal of $142,000 was more than double the original proposal, made" by Jack Erlckson of through July shows the following: The Beaver River near Beaver, , 53,000 acre feet, 291-of average; North -- forbid. Cress i Ferrera Imqq . ', and (Continued on Page 2) 32,000 acre feet, 267 of average. The peak flow on the Beaver River Is for cast at 550 to 810 cubic feet per second. The peak flow in when some flood 1980, damage occured, was 560 cubic feet per second. It's recommended that precautions should be taken to protect property near the stream channel. channel. A review of the weather report from the Mllford Weather Station shows that the county. Is still experiencing freezing nights, as only one night, Sunday, did the temperature stay above Creek, most welcome warmer weather, it brings with it the threat of flood the Beaver River along drainage, and farmers and home owners are warned that they should prepare now if their property Is vulnerable. The streamflow forecast released by the Soil Conservation Service for May spec-Ificatlo- ns - mm freezing. If this trend : nnnrQ LJl!lle!Jllt!illOi!!iuU y rs school -- community with completion ject a recent announcement that the renovation project at the Mllford High School auditorium Is close to a finish. Principal Lee Pettey told the County News that cleaning, final touches, and a final inspection are all that remains to be done. Principal Pettey lndlcat- - A pro-nea- ed that anopen bouse Is planned for Friday afternoon,' May 13 from 2:00 p.ro. to ' 4.00p.m for the public to view the project. However, Pettey stated that the audi- -t torlum cannot be used until a final inspection by the' architect, . scheduled ' for ,- v...;' May 16. The project, initiated in' 1970, was a joint effort of. school and community In raising $15,000 for the project. The balance of fund- : ' ' . , ing comes from a commitment of support from the Board of Education and a bonding program. Mr. Pettey is pleased with the attitude of the students as they have viewed the progress of the project. He encourages the public to come to the open house and thare this enthusiasm. ' continues the mountain snow pack will come down slowly without 'much flood problem. But If we should suddenly get a spell of warm weather, then the snow pack will come down all at once. The Mlnersvllle Inflow, for the May through June period Is forecast at 30,000 acre feet or 548 percent of average. The snow-wat- er content In the Tushar mountains is the highest on record, ac- cording to the SCS office in Beaver who conducts surveys on their water course. At Klmberly Mine le 68 Res-ervi- - - Giii dgm Though The Commission author - the Reserve Champion Steer, "E.T.", and Randy showed the first place steer, "B.A." for bad attitude. FAMILY: wan proval. The County then hired Creamer and Noble to do the ' .engineering and prepare the grant --loan application. . - Beaver County boasts -0- ; or Inches of snow, with the 28.5 Inch water content es. 180 of average. Big Flat has 98 Inches of snow, and is 36.6 inches water at 197 of average. Otter Lake has 76 inches snow, 28.4 Inches water.and 235 of average. And Merchant Valley has 51 inches of snow, 20.7 inches water and is 351 of average. The Mlnersvllle Reservoir 23,730 acre feet of storage, with about one and a half times that amount expected to come off the mountain in the next month and a half. About 180 sec. feet Is being released from the reservoir now, dropping the reservoir about an Inch a day before the past week's warm weather. But the first warm days have both North Creek and the Beaver River bank full, with more expected. on the Mil-fo- rd Farmers Flat are utilizing as much river water as possible, but if the big thaw comes during the first cutting of alfalfa, the water will be left in the channel. Several new culverts have been Installed, and precautions taken to handle the runoff as best they can. But a sudden wam spell could be disastrous. The following weather Information is provided by the National Weather Service compliments of the Mllford Weather Station. 65 29 .01 May 69 31 0 May 64 31 .02 May 57 32 .09 May 69 26 0 May 75 32 0 May 58 34 0 May Precipitation last year to date, 4.93". This year to date, 6.76". - Does the man who builds his home in a hole, deserve to have the taxpayers ball him out when It rains. Or how about the man who builds on the side of the mountain, and slides into the valley. True, most of these areas are beautiful, but should not the home owner carry his ,own Insurance to protect him If mother nature acts up. sev- eral fine restaurants and. each has Its own specialty though maybe they are just favorites of mine. We particularly enjoy the Apple Cream pie at the Ponderosa, the broccoli soup at the El Bambi, and Charcoal steaks at the Black Steer, all In Beaver. You can't beat the hamburgers and soups at Pryor's Snack Bar In Mlnersvllle and food at the Hong Chinese Kong in Milford. Now these and other restaurants In the county all carry full menus, and excellent food, but those Items . establish- - mighty nice to have a bubbling brook running by your front door but whose responsibility Is it to do the sand bagging when that bubbling brook turns Into a raging river, and threatens the homestead. Should cities, counties, states and federal tax dollars be spent trying to save the home of the foolish man who built bis home in jeopardy. Look at the millions of dollars being spent to save . homes In Spanish Fork Canyon, and along Utah Lake. What will it cost to save industry along the banks of the quickly rising Great Salt ' Who will pay the Lake? ' 'price? -0- - Everybody know of the city slicker who was duped into purchasing a 100 acres of swamp in Florida, that was only high a dry a couple of months a year. It used to be a joke. Today, subdlviders are duping millions of unsuspecting home owners into buying lots in areas that are susceptable to the ravages of nature. Should not local entities issuing building permits inform subdlviders of the risks, and make sure the deed resolves them of any responsibility If mother nature objects. Who's responsibllity?-certaln- ly not the tax pay- ers. o Two elderly salesmen discussing their former exploits on the road. "I don't think there's as much love and romance going on as there used to be," observed one. "Sure there Is," said the other. "Only there's a new crowded doing it." were me!" Auxilory to soil o The Pat Yarrtley family was mighty proud Saturday as Ryan showed the Grand Champion Steer "O.J.", while brother Eric showed CHAMPION -- . " know . lzed the Beaver county Sheriff to prepare the and advertise the addition for the county jail ws -0- And In a meeting with UP&L, Phillips Petroleum and UDOT, the Commission said that if each of the com -panies came up with one third of the estimated $2,000,000 cost to bring the Roosevelt Springs road to grade and surface It, the County will try to get an energy Impact grant or loan to complete the financing, to be repaid out of the property taxes on the geother-m- al plant. However, they warned that if the companies did not come up with the front money, the county would turn the road over to them for maintenance. Tom Turner, Phillips Petroleum seemed to feel the companies would come up with the front money, since the cost of a third share would only be about $30,000 more than the cost of an- -: nual maintenance, and they would have a surfaced road. ', .However, both companies must take the proposal back to the ' head office for ap- - . ' "Have you anybody here who can vouch for your character?" asked the judge. "Yes, your honor. The sheriff there can." "Why, I don't even know who this man is, your honor," the sheriff. "I don't helieve I have ever seen him." "Observe, your Honor," beamed the defendant, tri"I have lived umphantly. in this county for 12 years and the sheriff doesn't even parts. sed the possibility of creasing the music Pro- for the Ponderosa . Cafe, in ;Beave'r. Our hat's off to you Dan. Anyone who can put up with that many mother-ln-laIn one day Is a "Beautiful Person" indeed. eating In those annual maintenance cost of plus necessary $16,800 in- and the Ponderosa Cafe this week for serving 141 widows a free Mothers Day Dinner, last Sunday. Dan has been serving a' free Mothers Day Dinner to widows for over 20 years and has made It a tradition ments. tions, and would carry an possible. The "Beautiful Person" award goes to Dan Martin -0- nature. -- listed are just special treats' we look forward to when ' High Communica- Mighty Kathy Yardley, Kathy Riley, and Sharon Jones met with the board and discus-- ; gram in Belknap and continhigh school. uing into They had met with Principal Joseph and been assured of his cooperation. Several options were discussed and the board would like to see the program tried on a volunteer basis this first year or until the money situation Is better. The group will work with Principal Joseph in setting up the program and getting It started. s (Continued on Page 2) the decisive ment, "It's just too expe- . way Uwiii 1 and Improvement of the business department at Mllford High School over the last few years. He. said that many of the students received awards at the Vocational Day held in Cedar City. The Board commended Mr. Pettey and the business department for a job well done. Other staffing situations at Mllford High were reviewed and some possible" changes were discussed. '.. Mr. Pettey Informed the board that he will not be returning to work, for the district next year, that he has enjoyed his work and time In the district but that at this time he wants to pursue other interests. Superintendent Haslem and the board members were unanimous In stating their appreciation of the service performed by Mr. Pettey as Principal of Mllford High School. Superintendent Haslem told the board that, In his opinion, Mr. Pettey has been as capable as any administrator he has ever known and could serve effectively for mauy more years If he should choose to do so. The board and Superintendent Haslem wished Mr. Pettey well and requested his help In the transition to a new principal next fall. Mr. Pettey. Indicated a willingness to assist in any - - : was set up an win be honored In the asters, caused by civilization encroaching on mother The COUNTY NEWS Is to welcome Mildred Yardley as the Beaver Correspondent. She will be writing "Oar Town" reporting the dally happenings In Beaver, and will also cover club news and other social and newsworthy events. Mel Osborn will continue', to cover sports . and others-new-s events in Beaver. ' Feel free to contact either of. them to put your news In the BEAVER COUNTY NEWS or get It direct-to-th- e happy . - W" w 1 ton, Mlnersvllle and Mllford $23,400X0 Riley ConMiners villa struction, Mllford $7,987.00, . and L Con-- -; $11,495.00 - struction, f3 1 -- Maybe extreme weather conditions have brought It to the fore but we are concerned with whose respon- sibility it Is, when natural disasters occur. Making a few exceptions for tldle waves, hurricanes, typhoons, tornados, earth quakes and volcanic eruptionswhich seem more numerous than usual, and certainly deserve some assistance when disaster strikes. But our major concern is floods, avalanches mud slides and other natural dis- - poppies The American Legion Auxilary to the Mllford Post will sell poppies on Saturday 21st to raise funds for disabled verterans. They ask residents to be generous In memory of those who gave their lives, and those who were disabled defending their country. f Search 2 conducted The Beaver County Jeep found Roger Barnes and his four year old son in good condition early Monday after a search that lasted five hours in the west Patrol S r desert. had been after wood, and had two flat tires, stranding him In Pine Valley behind theoldUtahMlne. When he didn't return home, the Jeep Patrol was called out at 11:00 pjn. Sunday. Twelve members and seven volunteers In seven vehicles joined the Barnes search. They used 126 man hours and traveled 1162 miles, according to Les Whitney, Both Roger commander. and his son were in good condition. FUN: Sure there were games, booths and a pie eating contest, but what's a carnival without corn dogs? This young fellow knows how to put them away. Both Milford and Mlnersvllle had school carnivals last week. SOME |