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Show s n i e A ity SERVING MILFORD AND WESTERN BEAVER COUNTY SINCE 1991 VOL. IV NO.17 CHANGING THE GUARD that the Milford, venerable Beaver County News closed doors. The closure of the paper in coincided with the bottom of a economic decline for our fair city... were faced with the imminent loss Significant number of railroad jobs. mining industry had tanked. Hay it's 1990 long We of a The was together It seems almost yesterday selling at prices that hardly covered production costs. We had a large number of vacant homes and real estate prices were near giveaway levels. It was obvious that if the downward trend continued the future of our schools and hospital could be in jeopardy. of the didn't Given local need. response founding, approach this background, the to promoting the we my From it's unapologetic City of It was always our credo that paper was the only news source Milford. our little around that really cared about the future of Milford. While at times we were a little noisy about state and federal policies that hurt our town; locally we took a very soft, consensus building approach. Times have changed. The glut of empty homes have been filled and now we are faced with a very real housing shortage. This fall the new high school will be finished. Unemployment is down. Although all of the solved, we problems have not entirely been have turned the corner. None of this could have been done without the hard work of many of our residents to make things ‘happen. The effort has made Milford FE here a tr BOE HO E 3 a unique example of what is to their solve ability _ can be to problems pull through volunteer effort. As part of the growth process it has become time for the DODGE CITY NEWS to grow true _ local a to newsletter a from NEWS the this To accomplish newspaper. has to Alice sold been Alice Smith.. the to necessary broad the paper leap. the make to committed to providing to see Thanks it your for she that gets brings experience has She and to help our needs She required. Let's time the effort succeed. that help. LARRY SOWER support. loss newspaper was a blow that The DODGE CITY NEWS was to the problem. the NEWS took an it MILFORD IS ON THE MOVE! The DODGE CITY NEWS, because of the hard work and dedication exhibited by Larry and Mary Sower, has been instrumental in instigating that momentum. Accepting ownership and responsibility of the paper is a welcome and awesome challenge. The editorial policy of the DODGE CITY this NEWS, which has been point, will remain positive promotional Western Beaver for successful the same: to a Milford and County. Commission, to sports! Hospital and Minutes Board, other I will be operating the News out of my home at 450 North 100 East in Milford. The phone and fax number, 387-2676, will remain the same. (One Or two days interruption in service is possible due to. to installation.) An additional number, 387-5521, will also be= available. Office hours will remain the same: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. However, I will be. available by phone from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The new mailing address for DODGE CITY NEWS is: P.O. Box 224, Milford, UT. 84751. However, emphasis will be shifted slightly to spotlight local happenings. Two full pages - and more if necessary - will be dedicated Council, SAME PHONE NUMBER DIFFERENT ADDRESS from City County meetings of interest to the community will be published. Additional space for school, done to.revitalize rural communities. It church, and civic organization news will also drives home the pointe that.if you want be incorporated into the format. If something done, you'd = better do it there is enough interest, space will be yourself. Federal, state, and regional - ‘set aside for “Letters to the Editor" with institutions had little to do dealing with timely subjects. Milford's comeback. My goal for the DODGE CITY NEWS is to Now we are facing a period of growing keep..it growing with the community. Recent disagreements over growth “pains. _ Your support as readers and advertisers - - policies are evidence that development is essential in achieving that goal. I will generatea whole new set of problems. will welcome you suggestions, comments As with the problems we faced in 1990, I am _AND criticisms to make the News a better convinced that we will solve these and more responsive paper. LET'S WORK problems through the same consensus TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR building process that we used to solve the COMMUNITY! economic dilemna. If there is one endearing quality about the people of ALICE SMITH INSIDE: TIGERETTE REVIEW TIGERS BASEBALL RECAP MHS TRACK UPDATE HOSPITAL BOARD MINUTES LOCAL NEWS. CLASSIFIEDS |