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Show P.O. Box 224 Milford, UT 84751 Utah Press Association 307 West 300 South, Suite 5005 Salt Lake City UT 84101-121- 2 Bulk Rate U.S. Postage Paid Milford, UT 84751 Permit No. 15 W I mm i Formerly Dodge City News l A, A 50 Cents Serving Beaver County Since 1 991 pr "We Are Against Drugs" News Briefs t w -- 4 4J Zwjrj i'V 7f , , ,r f ML.. . life? If t. Back row: Katelyn Gledhill, Rachel Palmer, Jessica Jacobsen. Middle row: Kierra Dotson, Alexa Bradshaw, Katie Jones, Andrea Mayer. Front: Danielle Wunderlich, Meagan Erickson and Tara Rose. at Mini Zoo Preschool Halloween . "The first thing the kids talk about in the fall is what they are going to be for Halloween. All of the holidays are fun, but this one really belongs to the kids," said Sherry Yardley, preschool director. Minersville Clinic: John Gledhill, Milford Valley Memorial Hospital Administrator, Minersville Mayor Howard Pryor, and Russell Mayer, Special Service District 3, appeared before the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board on November 2nd with a request for a $65,000. Grant as partial funding for a clinic. Decision should be announced within approximately two weeks. If the grant is approved, the facility could be up and running in early 1996. It will be located north and east of the Minersville Library, just to the west of the park. Feed Mill: Bob Thieme reported this week that construction is progressing at an acceptable pace. Is he satisfied? ""No matter what you have, you always warn more," he answered. Actual erection of the 185' structure may be late November or early " December. The Missing Prescription: Investigation of a theft of prescription drugs from Milford Hospital was listed in the Sheriffs report this week. The is an inhaler ordered through prescription Mountain View Pharmacy as a patient prescription. Usual procedure is to order medications as prescribed by a doctor. When they arrive, the patient picks them up at the hospital office. John Gledhill, hospital administrator, said he knows of no previous incident where a prescription has been reported missing. "The hospital is doing a full investigation. We have also changed the procedure for receiving prescriptions," he said. Previously they were stored in a cabinet in the office. They are now locked up, with one person on the shift taking responsibility by signing for receipt of the shipment and for all dispersement. Minersville Project Teamwork kids sent the message to everyone during their annual torch run October 24th. !a1' se . Left to right: Will Thompson, Joshua Evans, Clint Phelps (8th Grade Project Teamwork President), and Colby Bailey at the finish of the Annual Torch Run. The 4th annual event, sponsored by Project Teamwork," involved virtually every student in Minersville School. Students in grades 3 through 8 converged on the town from their designated locations along Hwy 21. The runners met at the city park, where they were joined by Kindergarten, 1 st and 2nd Graders, for the remaining jaunt to the school. Superintendent Carl Holmes ran the entire distance from the Minersville The Beaver County Sheriff s Department and Reservoir to the school. Special Service District 3 ambulance crews provided protection for the students during the run. Kathryn Evans, group leader, supplied the enthusiasm and organization. The unity and high spirits of the participants Patricia encompassed teachers, parents and even casual Rimpau, School Board Member representing the area, was on hand to give support Mountain Fuel, according to tradition, provided the torches and safety personnel for the ceremony at the school. m 9 (44 1 ---0 i 1 ' w.4D" C ' . f I iw ill t'J A Sack row (standing): Ari Cole, Dalaki Livingston. Middle row: Jeffrey Bailey, Trever MCampeau, Dylan Jones, Nathan Pectol, Dusty Rose. Front: Taylor Sherwood, Chad Netto. ; LOCAL VFW MEMBER I APPOINTED TO ! NATIONAL tOMMITTEE B. Rimpau, I"memberTheodore of VFW Post ' Historical Tidbits By Norman Baxter South of the town of on Frisco, Highway 21 where it h turns west into remains the are of an Valley, old building. This is the site of Squaw Springs, once owned by Si and Mary Perkins. Located there was their home, a large barn, a herd of goats and other animals. The water was piped from a tunnel near the house, and it ran clear and cold. It was a welcome sight for the travelers coming from the Nevada Desert. 250 to water a horse! Si and Mary also had a whiskey still, and they were their own best customers. Occasionally they would imbibe a little too much and get into a fight. Mary was the larger of the two and was reported to have beaten old Si unmercifully in more than one fight. Their relationship ended when Si hit Mary in the head with an axe and killed her. Wah-Wa- a 1546, in Milford has been appointed to jserve as a member of the Organization's National OWMIA Committee, by the of the Wars of the fjVeterans of Foreign A. Paul Spera. jUnited States, ipau is a resident of Milford. ' In the announcing gCommander-in-Chi- ef Commander-in- ppointment, hief Spera stated that Comrade pau's record of service and ichievemcnt to both the nation Juid the VFW were the ke' Considerations in making the Selection. f The National POWMIA jCommittee is responsible for -establishing the goals and ?pbjeclives for the VFW during the 1995-9- 6 a(lministrative year. , 1 The over ; member VFW is celebrating its anniversary of service to the 28 million living country's veterans and their families. : two-milli- on 'th - m r- - 1 1 1 MMMM The sheriff took Si to jail in Beaver and he was tried in the old Court House. My dad came home one day in 1934 or '35 and told us that Si was acquitted of the murder charge, as he had acted in Abby Thompson, Sarah Bealer, Nicole Gillins and Bobbi Chambers waited their turn to run at the junction ofHwys. 130and21. What does Project Teamwork mean to them? "We just like doing things with other kids," Abby and Sarah said This was the 4th Torch Run for both Nicole and Bobbi. "It's something to look forward to. It is special to have the whole town together and having fun," Nicole said. Although obviously having just as much fjm, Bobbi gave a more serious answer. "Sure, we learn to say no to drugs. We also learn other skills for life when we work together as a group," she said. Employee of the Month self-defens- e. Si lived on for several years tending his goats and 4 selling water. I don't think anyone ever found his still. However, on the north end of Frisco Mountain, on the Wah-Wa- h it. side and up a canyon are the remains of an old cabinr Carved in the roof beam is the name "Si Perkins"! Could it be possible?? Does anyone know who the Beaver County Sheriff was that arrested Si? Is there anyone still around who served on the jury? V 1 f - j " Nov. 7th lithJ V f " 4 a 7 Vote 1 m l r 1 v linn S ' ' LV1 .9$' W Ix-to right: I lospital Enhancement Committee members I ammy Kindvall, Sally Rose, Shad Beddingtleld (October empk ee of the month) and Chellic Craw. A hospital employee is honored for service and performance each month. In addition to the honor of being chosen by their peers, recipients are awarded a plaque and a special parking place. .Show II 'hite and the seven dwarfs were seen running around the clinic on Halloween. ! if |
