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Show 1847 1997 egpicentenmal Sffie Beaver Press a V Htaf) j(IJ Publication County Seat Newspaper BEAVER, UTAH THURSDAY, VOLUME 97 NUMBER 13 No. 047 -- i. 400 Pfl&b SINGLE COPY 50 CENTS MARCH 27, 1997 Sheriff's Report Week of March 17-2- 3, 1997: A Taylorsville, Utah, man was transported to Beaver County Jail on a warrant out of Fifth District Court. Two men, one from Salem, Oregon, and the other from Salt Lake City, were arrested by Union Pacific Railroad Police. They were booked into jail on charges of Business Burglary. A man from Omaha, Nebraska, was booked into Beaver County Jail on a warrant out of Fifth District Court. Theft of a cash box was reported by RC Deli, Beaver. A Milford, Utah, man was arrested and booked into jail on a warrant out of Utah County. An incident of telephone harassment was reported in Milford. American Auxiliary Essay Contest The American Auxiliary, with contest coordinator Adele Murdock, sponsored an essay contest with the theme "Promoting America: An Awesome Challenge". The winners were judge by numbers, and then were put in a hat and three that were chosen spoke at the American Legion Dinner, Mar. 13, 1997. The winners of this contest are as follows: Mrs. Norma Yardlev's : Kellie Roberts, daughter of John & Adrie Roberts Mrs. Swindlehursts': Melanie Bradshaw, daughter of Wayne & Traci Bradshaw Mrs. Shelly Brown's: Stephanie Brown, daughter of Jim & Shelly Brown Mrs. Rieffs: Kendra Hofheins, daughter of Kent & Kari Hofheins Mr. Bradshaw's: Marci Smith, daughter of Eddie & Debbie Smith Mrs. Bradshaw's:' Jimmy Ashdown, the son of Jim & Jacki Ashdown Mr. Joseph's: Keli Lessing, daughter of Hal & Janet Lessing Rieffs: Cole Schmid, the son of Tony & Donna Schmid The American Auxiliary would like to thank the teachers and the students for all of their hard work. The essays were very well written - you all did a great job Thanks for your effort. Mr. - -- Farm Service and Natural Bambino Baseball Bambino tryouts will be held Saturday, April 5, 1997, at the North Baseball field at 390 North 500 East. Tryouts will the following youth: ALL nine year olds ( or will turn nine involve by July 31, 1997) and any 10 year olds who didn't play last year, and ALL eleven year olds (or will turn 11 by July 31, 1997) and any 12 year olds who didn't play last year. If you are 13 before July 31, 1997, you are too old. Bring your birth certificate if you were not in Bambino minors or majors last year. Also bring a baseball glove. Everyone trying out will be placed on a team. For more information contact 8 or Debbie Smith at Irene Forest at 438-509- 438-221- 8. Resource Conservation Agencies Move The Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resource Conservation offices will be moving to their new location at 620 N. Main in Beaver. Their phones will be out of commission for a few days but they home to be up and running by April 1st. If you need to get in touch with the personnel in either office, please stop by. V.F.W. The Meeting V.F.W. Auxiliary meet- ing for March will be held on Thursday, March 27th at the Civic Center at 7p.m. "Shake a Leg for Lewis Teen The Beaver City 66 delivered recently pairs of pants to Lewis Elementary School in Ogden, Utah. The school has a 96 poverty rate and was in desperate need new of clothing, especially pants. Many thanks to those who helped make the project a success by donating pants and money for the project. 4-- H Council Steve Roberts, State Ambassador Applicant, was chairman of the project. He assisted the Teen Council in 4-- completing this service project. were able to experiThe d ence the importance of helping those in need. first-han- .Total Precipitation Snow Water Equivalent Current Current 'Average Elevation Average Average Average 101 18.3 23.5 128 15.1 15.0 9300 ft. Kimberly Mine 18.1 24.9 138 123 21.7 17.6 10290 ft. Big Flat 11.7 20.4 128 15.9 19.8 169 8750 ft. Merchant Valley 131 Area wide percent of Average 131 Reference period for average conditions is 1961 thru 1990. Snow Water Equivalent Columns represent inches of water in the snow pack. Total Precipitation Columns represent total inches of water received since October 1, 1994. Site Part III One Sunday, when the folks were at meeting and I was alone, an Indian came in and asked me This was the lndf-r- word for for some "quap". of the white men smoked a number tobacco. Quite a substitute that grew wild. I innocently put my hand in my pocket, and my fingers came out covered with manure. In hauling the stuff that week, some had fallen in my pocket. It resembled quap very much. The Indian 'saw it and asked me for some. I was between two fires, afraid to give it to him and afraid not to. The Indian that lived in the Mormon settlements The people were counwere friendly, but tricky. seled to treat them kindly, yet they could not-b- e depended on. These thoughts flashed through my I trembled with fear, but my hand seemed to have control of me. I gave him a spoonful. 'He pulled a little bag from under his coat, and put it in He with some tobacco that was already there. filled a pipe of cowhom with quap and the stuff I had given him, and asked for a match. That was I felt sure the climax. my fraud would be detectwhat would be the result? I didn't dare and ed, refuse his request, and trembling like an aspen leaf, gave him a match. He put the horn to his lips, struck the match, and smoke came from his mouth. Imagine the relief from the awful strain when he puffed away, and seemed contented. He begged for more, and I gladly emptied my pocket. Another Indian came to our house one day begging for "shetcup" (food). As he went out, he went under a clothes line on which some clothes were drying. Among them was a scarf that father wore over his shoulders when he went to meeting. The Indian pulled the scarf down as he went out. I saw him and called mother's attention to it. She followed him out and demanded the scarf. He denied mind. a wallet from Southcreek Texaco was report- Theft ed. Vandalism of a vehicle is in Beaver. A Beaver man was ed and booked into jail on a warrant out of Beaver Justice Court. A Milford man was arrested and booked into jail on charges of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Driving under investigation on Elementary" Snow - Precipitation Update Pioneer Boy of Beaver: Recollections of Early Life In Beaver Theft of $300 cash was reported in Beaver. Theft from a salvage yard in Beaver was reported. Two arrests were made following a gas skip from High Country Shell, Beaver. Suspension. Two Beaver men were cited for Disorderly Conduct following an incident in Minersville. A Ferron, Utah, man was arrested by Utah Highway Patrol and booked into jail on charges of Possession of Marijuana and Paraphernalia. UHP also arrested a man from Orangeville, Utah. He was booked into jail on charges of Possession of Paraphernalia and Possession of Marijuana. A Milford, Utah, man was arrested and booked into jail on charges of Simple Assault and Child Abuse. An Orem, Utah, man was by UHP in a routine traffic stop. He was booked into jail on a criminal arrest warrant. Nine traffic accidents arrested were investigated during the week, each involving only property damage. Responses were made to 77 requests for assistance. Of these calls, four were to keep the peace, 35 to check out suspicious persons or circumstances, and 28 to assist other agencies. r X T 1-- : I - J I. ; - " - v K Gent Sets State Lifting Mark J. Waters Wins State 114 lb. Title T. SLC, Cottonwood H.S.: Troy Gent and Jack Waters of BHS, in the 181 lb. and 114 lb. classifications respectively at the unofficial Utah State Powerlifting Championships, held Saturday March 15th at Cottonwood H.S. in the Utah capital, proved that big is not necessarily better. Jack and Troy represented the smallest school at the tournament with the likes of and lifting powers Cypress, Cottonwood, Box Elder, Ogden, Orem, and Timpanogas High Schools dominating the team totals, but the Southern Utah twosome of Gent and Waters weren't overly awed by competing against schools with two to three thousand more students once the competition warmed up with over 250 athletes competing for competing 5-- A 4-- A championships in eleven weight lifting categories. The quiet Waters got hot early in the competition with a 150 lb. bench press, nearly 40 lbs over his bodyweight. The lift put the BHS junior in second place and helped him realize that he could powerlifting level. compete at an Gent, one of the lightest lifters in the 181 lb. class and the tallest at 6'2", racked 225 lbs. with little difficulty on his first attempt in the clean lift to let him know his body was ready to compete against the state's best. As the competition progressed in the crowded colt Gymnasium, Beavers' Waters power cleaned 150 lbs. to give him a chance at a state title, but a 255 lb. squat lift was a must. When Jimmy Norlander of North Sanpete came up short on his 250 lb squat attempt, all the pressure was on the AA State Wrestling Champion to pop 255 lbs, over twice his bodyweight. The determined "Big Man" of the BHS wrestling program told his coach he could lift the near record weight and then fulfilled his optimistic and promise to do just that which amazed the competitors looking on, to total 555 lbs of York Barbell Steel and a state lifting championship for Beaver H.S. While J.W. was fighting to win the 114 lb title, the competitive Gent was in a struggle of his own as the poundages on the clean bar soared to 240 then 262 lbs, 20 lbs more than the lanky senior had ever lifted before in his life. First a cypress athlete, then a Box Elder Lifter hefted the state record poundages. Not to be denied the BHS student body president had total focus on the lift as the decibel level in the south end of the Cottonwood H.S. Gym rose with the hand clapping and foot stomping that accompanies power lifting meet. Gent's 262 lb clean lift was a history a split second after the poundage left the platform at the state AA defending discus champion cut loose with a yell that could be heard by traffic on 57th South. The lightest lifter in the 181 lb class at 176 lbs to lift the record poundages the BHS Senior walked off with not only the first place clean record of 262 lbs. trophy, but also a state Troy commented after he was awarded the championship trophy in front of a crowded gym, "I'm just happy I didn't eat breakfast before weighing in Saturday Morning." having it, but she put.her hand under his rabbit skin coat and pulled it out. He went on unconcerned, as if nothing had happened. Beaver derived its name from the animals. Farmers had a job making dams in the river that would hold. When spring came the floods would take out their dams. Not so with the dams of the beavers. They had Lhem along the river so they could swim in them. This seemed to be their natural sport. They certainly had human intelligence in a way. There were cottonwood trees growing'a-lon- g each side of the river, and the Intelligent animals would select two trees across from each other. They would chew them nearly through, so that when they fell, they would fall a little angling upstream. The stream would divide at the point thus made. They would chew off some limbs and willows, and fill in with anything they could find to Floods make it tight and back the later up. could not wash them out, but would run over the It was wonderful how they could be so top. accurate In having the trees fall together, so the te 5-- A 4-- A tops would clinch together. In February, 1857, about four o'clock in the morning there came a very severe earthquake. People rushed in from their homes in their night clothes, fearing the cabins would fall in pieces. They got in groups all along thr line, telling each Tables other of the happenings in their cabins. were tipped over, dishes rattled off shelves, people almost shaken out of their beds, etc. When people were quieted down, they went back to their cabins. An amusing incident was told of Brother Simpkins, who shouted at his son, "Joel Joe! Joel, get up and drive the oxen off the house!" This Brother Simpkins had recently come home from the old country. He was a low, chunky Englishman, and had never ridden a horse. I was with Joe when he was coaxing his father to get on a horse. He finally consented, and Joe and I The helped him mount, and gave him the lines. horse moved off slowly, and Brother Simpkins pulled on one line. (continued on page 5) |