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Show v r X M JJ v It A WES County Seat Newspaper Publication No. 047400 THE WEATHER Hi New! Complete TV Guide starting in this issue of Beaver Press! Need Ambulance? Call 438-241- 6 VOLUME 79 NUMBER 16 BEAVER, UTAH 84713 - BBC's Extend To Dine Invitation And Dance Senior Citizens are invited to a dinner Friday, April 23 at 6:00 p.m. in the Beaver Center. Bring Community your own dishes and uten- ' i S sils. Dancing afterwards. Menu is rolled beef roasts, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetable, homemade rolls, salad, best of all homemade ice cream and cakes. Support your Senior Citizen ' get togethers. Council & Mayor Tour Fire Station Tuesday evening at 6:45 City Fire Chief, Connie Grimshaw, conducted a tour of the City's fire station and facilities. Chief Grimshaw explained the new equipment now in use. Through the efforts of Mr. Grimshaw and volunteer firemen, Beaver City has a facility and equipment of better quality than many much larger cities. Councilmen and Mayor reviewed a map with Grimshaw which showed areas which need to be up graded in order for our district to ., receive a better fire rating. k A number of tall extension ladders which were donated to Beaver City by the Torrance, California Fire Department were shown, with their need at such buildings as the Mansfield, the high school, Western Auto, etc. being explained if fire ever occurs at these locations. A Beaver resident, Dick was a captain in Torrance prior to his retirement and has acted as liason with that department. A need for approximately 600 feet of AVi inch hose at a cost of about $6,000 was explained. Council and Mayor Christiansen thanked Chief Grimshaw for the tour and complemented the volunteers on the department. Darrell Davis and James Robinson, volunteer firemen assisted with the tour. They complimented the EMT's during the tour. Beaver EMT's have done a great part of the interior work on the kitchen and bathroom facilities in the fire station. EMT volunteers are ready to put the finishing touches on kitchen and bathrooms to complete the physical plan. . , , Council Beaver City Council met April 20, 1982 at 7:30 p.m. An 1PP representative gave a report on progress. Proposed wages for City employees were discussed A 9 percent for 1982-8wage increase was turned down. Councilman Willeson proposed the City pick up 50 percent of the retirement this year and the balance in 1983. He also1 proposed city pick and added $9.10 per month on employee insurance. The 50 percent retirement picked up in 1983 will bring the portion of retirement paid by the city up to 75 percent of the total. Council will give police officer Raymond Goodwin a $100 per month raise effective July 1, 1982. Officers Hare and Waters will each receive a $50 per month raise effective January 1, 1983. Two councilmen, Val Smith and Mike Robinson gave negative votes on the raises. Ann Buffington, new city employee, will be given a choice of a raise or insurance. Val Smith suggested city employees be invited to meet with Council to discuss things pertaining to jobs and salaries. TV licenses are being collected. Persons who have not paid for their license are contacted and may choose to pay immediately or be given a citation. The City has received a price on a new police car, equipped to standard specifications from an agency which provides cars for other police departments in the state. The quoted price of $18,485 will be given to a local car agency and a bid on a car asked for. The car will have to meet specifications. It will not be a regular car with alterations made in an attempt to meet police specifications. A report that one or more city police officers have not been on duty at the Belknap school cross-wal- k will be research and proper discipline made. It was reported that the Hodgesville water project is complete. Persons who do not own property with original water rights have been contacted in regard to their desire and interest in a pressurized irrigation system. At this point your reporter went home to bed. City Council will be completed next week. Thanks For Your Positive Attitude Donations for Beaver City Park Restroom Fund are: K.A. Barton, Joe Kesler, Robert Lee, Karl Grimshaw, American Legion, Max and Mary Jane Gardner, V. A. French, Clark Smith, Glenna and Lynn Bradshaw, Ilynn and LaVel Bradshaw, Randy and Colleen Bradshaw, Geo. Patrick, Kathleen Farns-wort- h, Grace Boyter, Blay-ne- y J. Barton, B.P.W. Club, American Legion Auxiliary, DUP Camps; Nancy K, y Anderson, Greenwood, Williams; Dan and Do-rth- Joyce Joseph, Lee and Lucille Strong, Mr. and Mrs. Dick DeArmitt. Those who has made pledges are: Beaver Beaver County, County School Board, Beaver City, Lion's Club, I.O.O.F., Howard Bradshaw. The finance committee appreciates the positive response to our plea for donations. We won't write your name on the bathroom wall but we do thank you for your help with this worthwhile project. ' Turn your donations in t the City Offices. " CHIEF Connie Grimshaw shows Council and Mayor maps of areas which need improvement in order to bring Insurance rates down. Teachers Have Info Persons who want to sign petitions to get the "Right to Know Law" on the ballot Nov. 2 can get information from public school teachers. At least five petitions will be sent to a faculty member of each public school in the state, according to UEA Executive Secretary Daryl J. McCarty. The "Right to Know Law" is an initiative campaign aimed at halting secret meeting of the Utah State committees Legislature's and party caucuses. When the Legislature enacted the Open Meetings Law, it provided for meetings of city councils, county commissions, school boards and other public agencies to be held in sessions open to the news media and public. 66 57 52 64 65 51 20 41 t :r zT5 ' I 30 33 20 - 16 28 22 15 20c sJ Lift.' jTX 'n'f ax - . Prec Lo . : APRIL 20, day- "Bye, Bye, Birdie" Get Tickets, Now Circuit Court April 19, 1982 in Circuit Court, before Judge Harlan Burns, Tony Goshorn, Wesley Folsom and David Young entered pleas of "not guilty," to charges stemming from February 1982 arrests. In the third week of February all three were charged with felonies ranging from ' possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, possession of a ' controlled substance with intent to distribute and an actual charge of distribution of a controlled substance for value. The three are released on bail. Goshorn is released on $2,500, Folsom on $10,000 and Young on $10,000. Trials for the three will be postponed two weeks to allow the attorney representing all three, Marcus Taylor, to prepare his presentation. Kent Steven McKinley, who had previously pled guilty to a charge of forging a prescription for a controlled before came substance Judge Burns. McKinley, when sentenced on the previous charge had asked a five day delay in beginning his sentence in order to take his wife and five children home to Kanab. After taking them home, he appeared for a hearing on a charge in court in St. George. He did not appear back in Beaver at the stipulated time. He was recently arrested in San Diego, California. A vocal apology and appeal by McKinley, much in the same manner he had spoken when he persuaded the court to grant his request to take his family to Kanab, asked for incarceration in Washington County with the privilege of work release. Judge Burns sentenced McKinley to the Utah State Prison for a term not to exceed five years. 1 b The B.B.C.'s (Barbershop Chorus) would like to invite anyone interested in having fun singing to come join us. We practice every Wednesday night at 5:00 p.m. in the band room (new gym). We are going to start practicing for our summer concert. We would like to have all the older members return and any new ones come out now until the end of May, which will be the cut off date. 14 15 16 17 18 19 SINGLE COPY THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1982 Seniors Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. If you didn't get your tickets for "Bye, Bye, Birdie'- - last Friday when the cast sold them it is not too late. There are still many tickets and good seats available. Tickets will also be sold at the door. All tickets are priced at $2.00. "Bye, Bye, Birdie", the musical, is being presented by Beaver High School April 22 and 23. The cast has worked hard and have enjoyed preparing for this production. An evening of is fun and entertainment promised to all those who attend. So, if you haven't yet got your ticket, remember they are still available at the door-to-doo- r, TROUT AT MINERSVILLE measured from eight to 19 inches in count and condition check on April 20, 1982. Fish have had to compete with trash fish for food and Scouts Schedule Camporee Boy spring camporee is planned for all troops in the Beaver District on May 7 and 8 at Cherry Creek Spring up the east side of Pass Road about seven miles from A Highway 21. This outing is an opportunity for scouts of different troops to get together in a camping experience. It lows them to see how each other are doing, to get some ideas and just have some fun. It will also give them a chance to brush up on camping skills, scoutcraft and a little competition. Infact, activities will be centered around these skills, in addition to games, some athletic type events, and even inspections for organization and camp layout. Scouts are encouraged to brush up on such skills as knot tying, orienteering, Troops pioneering, etc. should plan to be at the site no later than 6 p.m. on May 7 in full dress. Camp break up will be at 2 p.m. Saturday the haven't achieved normal growth rate this past year. Minersville Reservoir Fish Count al- 8th. For Seniors The Governor's Mini Conference for District V will be held on April 23, 1982, at 9:30 a.m. in the Parowan Senior Citizens and April 24, 1982, in the Kanab Senior Citizens Center. All Senior Citizens and the general public are invited to attend. This year's Mini Conference will be comprised of workshops where Utah's Senior Citizens will be given the opportunity to voice their concerns on such issues as; Senior's Employment, Inflation, The Cost of Health Care, and any issue impacting the quality of their lives. Governor and Mrs. Scott Malheson, Louise Lintz, Director, State Division of Aging, and the local Area on Aging Director will be attending the conference. Senior Citizen's and the general public are encouraged to come and share their views with the State Representatives and assist in the problem solving of issues which many of Utah's Senior Citizen's face. Fish and game representatives, and Wildlife Federation representatives took a fish count and looked at condition of fish netted at Minersville Reservoir on April 20, 1982. Wind blew moss into the nets and caused a low fish count. Fish have not gained in size and weight as in prior years because of competition with trash fish. 75,000 rainbows were planted the week of April 19, 1982 for summer fishing. Another 75,000 will be planted this fall. The larger than usual fish are being planted to give them a head start on the food available. Plans are to poison the lake and connecting streams one year from October of 1982 to get rid of the trash fish. Out of 34 fish netted, 23 were trash fish. Trout netted measured from eight inches to 19 inches. Energy Program Senior citizens in the southern area of Utah will be asked to give their assessment of the 1982 Home Energy Assistance program this month. The Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT) program was established by U.S. Congress to assist eligible households in meeting the rising costs of home energy by paying a portion of their energy bills each winter. On Monday, April 26 at 1:00 p.m., representatives from the Utah State Coalition of Senior Citizens will sponsor a meeting at the Parowan Senior Citizens Center, Parowan, Utah. Lunch will be served at the Center at 12:15 p.m. Senior citizens are advised to make reservations for the luncheon at least one day in advance by calling the Senior Center, 477-892- NEW ADVISORY BOARD members for Utah Independent Bank, left to right, are Mike Riley, Donald Baldwin, Jesse Roberts, Blake Smith, and Heber Davis. Beaver High School office and at the door. When the curtain opens at the BHS Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. this Thursday and Friday, be sure you are there to see Beaver High School's production' of "Bye, Bye, Birdie." TUESDAY, time temperature and wind chill factor was extreme enough to allow ice sculpture in bush where sprinkler water froze before It could run off. Notice Attention: Any club or organization who would like to participate in the concessions at the County Fair, please contact Connie Marshall by June 1, 1982; 386-226- Utah Ind. Bank Forms New Brd. Bank Utah Independent has formed an advisory Board to serve the Beaver area for their Branch in Beaver. "This assures that managment will be sensitive to community needs," said Craig White, manager of the Beaver office. Those serving on the board are: Jesse W. Roberts, Blake Donald Baldwin, Smith, Mike Riley and Heber Davis, representing the western portion of the county. "Social input is vital to an Independent Bank," White continued, "we are looking to working with these community leaders to an end that the entire area will be benefitted. forward Benefit Bike-A-Tho- n May 15, 1982 St. Jude Childrens' Research Hospital holds a "Wheels For Life" each year. In Beaver County the n will be held May 15, 1982. It will begin in the Minersville L.D.S. Church at 9:00 a.m. If you want to ride in the Bike-a-Tho- n Bike-a-Tho- 9 call and find out where to pick up 386-224- Twilight League sponsor forms. Sign-u- people Start getting sponsors, p Persons interested in playing Twilight League may sign up at the Golf Course. Dues are $4.00. Sponsors please contact Jack Erwig, or Von Gillies Jr. at at 438-223- 9 438-552- who will give a for each mile amount specific you ride, to St. Jude Childrens' Research Hospital now! The more sponsors you get the more children you help live. Check your bike for safety and on May Free Cheese For Seniors Free Cheese for Seniors in need of food assistance. Low income families are also eligible for this help. Please pick up at home of Jessie Ward, 175 East 300 South. Bike-A-Tho- n day, 15, wear comfortable clothes. Bring your completed sponsor forms with you to the LDS Church in Minersville on May 15, 1982 at 9:00 a.m. If you are under 18 please make sure your parent or guardian has signed the forms. Community Calendar April 21, 22, 23 Beaver High School Musical. Courthouse play April 22 tryouts, 6:30 p.m., Belknap Elementary Aud. April 23, Invitational track meet at Cedar City. April 26, 27, 28 Convention. April 28 April 28 April 29 D .T Hi J FHA Well Child Clinic, Try-out- Seminary Banquet, 7:30 p.m., First & Second Ward. May 6 Kindergarten Preview. Beaver County May 8 Annual Livestock Show, 9:00 a.m., Ground"i Minersville Fair |