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Show Address Correction Requested P.O. Box 224 . Milford, UT 84751 Formerly Milford Monitor Serving Beaver County Since 1991 VOL. VI NO. 26 It's The Newspaper’s Fault! ? ) Transportation Master July 2: Two weeks ago the Milford City Council sent out a letter to residents blaming their financial woes on past administrations. Now it’s the newspaper’s fault. In an approximate 20-minute tirade, Councilman Plan Completed Larry Sower chastised Alice Smith, Milford Monitor Editor, for the content of the local _.. Newspaper. He and the other council members July 1, 1996: Beaver County Commissioners viewed the final transportation study and master plan as related to potential infrastructure '* »present, Mark Dotson, Russell Smith, Junior | and traffic impacts of Circle Four Farms and other developments, including Centurion Mine, Pearl Queen Corporation, and Kennecott. Davis, and Mayor Mary Wiseman expressed i thet they do not want negative comments about. the city council printed in the paper. ' “Going: ‘negative. has it’s price,” Sower warmed, ouncilman Mark Dotson added, “In two ‘years ‘there has not been one single thing in the newspaper that was good.” Sower took speci4l exception to the June 28 article related to his position as both a Milford City Councilman and a Beaver Originally requested Oc Herver County he study was expanded to include northern Iron | County. The plan also includes acounty jail Two eerleriaons of Milford baseball players have nied: in the Little Tenis ae next to the railroad facility in the Beaver Industrial Park to nave AQ. tracks. With completion of the new recreation complex, future of the old park is uncertain. If it is no longer employees by 1988. The plan states that Milford City grid used as a park, ownership of the property will revert back to the Kirks. _ Bud Barnes played for the Clinics (later renamed the Jets) County Planning and Zoning Board member, when Milford Little League moved to the park in 1960. There while ‘registered with the State of Utah as a were three other teams in the league: Jeff Merc (Cubs), Merchants lobbyist for his employer, Circle 4 Farms. He (Bees), and Railroad (Mets). In the mid-80s United Way (Bears) said he has always insisted on taking the high joined the league. And, it’s still a part of their lives..... Bud and road, but did not address the obvious his son, Justin, water and care for the field. Bud Coaches. Connie possibility of a conflict of interest. ‘has been Little League President for a number of years. The The same article pointed out that the function of business is to make a profit. Negotiating with state and local government for the best possible operating environment enhances that profit. That is not to be construed as negative or underhanded. Why put forth the effort, if there is no gain? The function of government, however, is slightly different. Good government walks the fine line between courting business and providing service for citizens. Although dependent on business to produce jobs and tax base, _ government is obligated to protect the interest's of the people.” One tool government has to help protect those interests is impact fees. When a large business _ locates in a rural - for their fair share for those changes. government did not act. City Impact fees imposed now would be directed toward the small business and new homes that Milford so desperately needs. Council further claimed that articles in the newspaper have: 1. Halted the sale of the AT&T building. 2. Suppressed community events and celebrations by refusing to report them. 3. Stopped new business from locating in Milford. 4. Caused prospective residents to choose Minersville or Beaver over Milford. 5. Caused residents to shop out of town. (Only 7% of the shopping dollar is spent in Milford.) 6. Kept Main Street from developing. 7. Created a need for the Franchise Tax. Editor’s Note: The council has agreed to investigate the possibility of lowering water rates to their previous level as soon as revenue is generated by the Franchise Tax from the Circle 4 mill. | Hooray for negative (or responsible) comments! And.......... to set the record straight, _ the Monitor has repeatedly applauded B. J. Moore for his golf course plan. Bud’s first year was played of town, and that discussions between UDOT and Milford City for the estimated $4 million project have already begun. A new asphalt roadway segment east of Milford, linking the on the old field , east of the railroad tracks. That was the year when Ken Elmer “hit one out of the park.” * feedmill with SR21, is also recommended concemed about having kids cross the tracks to the old field, set out to establish a new field. ($420,000.) A bypass ($840,000.) around the southern end of Minersville is need. Upgrades League Association bought a used hot dog cooker/stcamer from Shay’s Pool Hall for $20. Thanks to Gene from Milford to Laho should cost $1.5 million, ~ Barnes family came by their interest in baseball quite naturally. Their parents were among those who, By the time she was in 4th grade, Connie (Mayer) Barnes started managing the concession stand - a are needed for 8 miles of Thermo #1 summer joU she kept until she was a junior in high school. Kristy (Willden) Douglas, Natalie (Willden) Higgins ($416,000.); 2.8 miles of Thermo #2 ($145,600); 5.7 miles of Laho #2 ($296.400.) and Holly Willden also worked in the stand. we gave them a good education. They had to check in and check Circle 4 Farms considers a roadway out, accounting for the product and money,” Barbara Mayer explained. southwest from Milford along the railroad The concession stand is a story in itself. Some Milford old-timers, including Roy Young, rolled in a shed imperative. It is considered economically on logs. They didn’t tell where it came from, and to this day no one knows. The current building was later feasible because savings realized by feed trucks donated by the city and moved by the volunteer fire department. Mary Wiseman and Barbara (Mrs. Gene) Mayer having a direct haul to farms in the south could each put in $75. to purchase the popcorn machine, which is still in use today. Norm Baxter could smell the cover cost of construction in a relatively short popcom from his house three blocks away, and made a habit of walking to the ball park to buy some. The Little time. If constructed in segments, the 10 miles Mayer’s fix-it ability, it is still works. There is an old 7up pop cooler with a sliding lid, and an ancient Kelvinator refrigerator. setting, changes occur. Impact fees - imposed at the opportune time - allow business to pay lock from railroad activities should be eliminated by construction of an overpass south League play for this season ended valli the Jets Ist;, Mets 2nd; Bees 3rd; Cubs 4th and Bears Sth. The 9 and 10-year-old All-Star i Tournament is in Cedar City July 8 through 17. Milford drew a bye on the 8th, so their double elimination play starts July 9. Tournament play for the 11 and 12year-old All-Stars will be July 15 through 23 in St. George. It is also a double elimination tournament. The Minor League players? They were all winners! ae “ qe The fence is original, and dates back to 1960. During Gene Mayer’s term as mayor, he and Max Mayer, then a councilman, bought surplus green paint at 10¢ a gallon. It has been applied by parents and volunteers, with sprayers or rollers, as needed. The supply may be mexhaustible. Barbara Mayer worked with the Little League program as either secretary or president for 33 ‘consecutive years. Roy Young, first president of the association, ironically didn’t have sons to play in the league. Helen Sherwood and Joan Long are among the past association officers. Before computers and copy || machines, they did records and schedules by hand. Money wasn’t that plentiful. Milford hosted their first division tournament July 20 and 21, 1962. Teams participating were Beaver, Milford, Sitios and Cedar City. Beaver All-Stars were: Bruce Brown, Larry Morris, Evan Stapley, Doug Nielsen, Ray Allen Baldwin, Ralph Hamilton, Jerry Foteringham, Tom Swindlehurst, Mark Carter, Leslie Williams, Paul Lessing, Allen Gillies, Robert Yardley, and Steven Bowden. Nil Muir was the coach; Jim Bohn the manager, and McKay Farrer the Little League President. Milford All-Stars were: Terry Fowles, Douglas Tait, Jan Memmott, Douglas Nielson, Douglas Turner, George McCulley, Michael Schow, Kent Gillins, Claud Barnes, Theo Smith, Arthur Stewart, Larry Barnes, Roger Williams, and Charles Holm. Clyde Turner was manager, Wayne Hardy the coach and Jesse Long the President. The memories: Ron Wunderlich hit a fowl ball and broke the windshield in Barbara Mayer’s new Buick station wagon. Jared Gillins pitched a no-hitter on the Mets. Wayne Robbins played for the Bears. Doug Jones hauled in gravel for concession stand area. Ben Briscoe and Hal Edwards did the plumbing. Doug Turner set a league record for home runs. Bruce Mayer set the park record for home runs. and the 3.8 miles from Laho to Thermo #2 would be $570,000....... all by 1998 Approximately $1 million of Federal Aid Rural Secondary. monies are already earmarked for improvements to the M&M highway between 1998 and 2000. Funding possibilities include: 1. A Redevelopment Agency which allows industry to contribute future taxes to be used for infrastructure. 2. Require industry to pay =e and build infrastructure to county standards. The completed roads would become the property of the county. Those who benefit from the improvements would then help pay the cost. 3. Assess impact fees for of the building permit. ee as part 4. Form a county wide Tranepor stick Special improvement district and add a mill to all county property to pay for a general obligation bond. (This method was not popular with those who attended the meetings.) 5. Form an SID that would include only the properties benefiting from the transportation improvements. 6. Secure a funding appropriation through the legislature. (Favored in the public hearings. p 7. Obtain FEDA grants. Beaver County Commissioners have already instructed road crews to get ready for the application of gravel and dust suppressant on the Laho road. ‘The Utah Century Farm & Ranch Designation “Recognizing Our Past As A Legacy For Our Future” The state’s agricultural industry conducts an annual search for family-owned farms and ranches, which have stood through the first 100 years of statehood and before, as hallmarks of our agricultural heritage. Under the direction of the Utah Department of Agriculture, the Utah Century Farms & Ranches Committee is searching for farms and ranches which have remained in the hands of the same family unit for 100 years or more. The farm or ranch will be honored for their bold. determination exhibited during the development of our state’s customs and culture, and their affirmation of the AION of < the Pioneers iim oe ‘ the desert to “blossom as a rose.” Utah’s farms and ranches are the backbone of our state’s economy. Statistics reveal that almost $3 billion dollars i in economicactivity is generated annually by Utah agriculture and agribusiness. To apply for recognition complete all sections of the form available from your County Extension Office oe return not later than March i 1 of each year. For further information about this process works, contact your county agent, your Soil Conservation District Chairman, your County Farm Bureau, Cattleman’s or Wool Growers representatives, or the Utah Department of Agriculture. Each operation designated a Century Farm and Ranch will receive a collectors-edition certificate, one bestowing this designation, and an attractive highway sign bearing, | the logo of the Century Farm & Ranch program. _ After the April 15, final deadline for the 1996 sign and certificate presentations, all future. agace will require that the recipient pay. | Suly 3: Shortly after noon, Milford Volunteer Firefighters responded to the cost of the sign and certificate. The exact cost is not yet known, but will be approximately $55-$60, and will include a small nameplate, a blaze on the M & M Road. The shop, owned by Dick Rollins, was totally engulfed in flames and burned to the ground in a matter of Which includes the farm or ranch name. The signs being presented during the 1996 year were paid for by the Utah Statehood Centennial minutes. A series of small explosions, probably from welding equipment, expedited the bum. Crews were able to contain the fire in the shop area, avoiding spread to surrounding dry grass. Cause of the fire is se under investigation at press time. Circle 4 Farms’ float for the July 4th parade, which was stored in the building, was a total loss. Within the hour, undaunted employees _Started making plans to build another one, even if they have to work atte svecdy 4 by night Commission. There are still some farms and ranches out there that could have qualified for the 1996 designation and will be ponerse as they apply during the 1997 year. The farms and ranches in the Beaver County area are: RONALD E. ROBERTS Ronald and Geneil Roberts 110 North 500 East Beaver, Utah 84713 FARM BRUCE BROWN 475 North 300 East Beaver, Utah 84713 MORGAN/ CARTER FARMS © Clark, Arlene, James Carter Beaver, Utah 84713 |