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Show P.O. Box 224 Milford, UT 84751 _ The Milford Tigers Toppled Millard JV 26 - 14 Keep It Going, Tigers! - Address Correction Requested It’s not the “Good Guys” against the “Bad Guys” It’s just folks - from both sides - trying to protect their homes and investments. _ Proponents of the Milford Valley Township say they have been forced into action by a county commission that refused to respond to their requests for representation in planning and zoning issues. Milford City Council says the city it is being forced to put into motion a plan to annex the western half of the county to stop - or delay - the Township. Circle 4 Farms says they are sensitive - very sensitive - to the odor Commissions offered a complaints. The Beaver County Commission had little choice separate planning and zoning other than to accept the Township petition last Monday. board for the western half of the At the moment, Milford City residents are caught in the middle. county as a possible tradeoff to stop the Township petition. Jerry The City must have permission of a majority of the property owners, owning the highest dollar value percentage of Mayer, who acted as property in the area to be annexed. With the City being a taxing spokesperson, said he did not want entity, compliance by such major property owners as Union to speak for the petitioners. Pacific is most unlikely, unless - of course - the City is prepared — “We'll need to talk about it and let you know next.month,” he said. to offer an incentive service which would offset the increased Meanwhile, the Township petition taxes. Residents inside the incorporated areas, however, do is on file and ticking away at the not have an actual voice in the annexation. Leo Kanell, County Attorney and attorney for Milford City, explained that actions : 90 day waiting period. Commissioners would Paine the M" is a Wbiion started by the Class of ‘95. Principal Walt Schofi ield of Milford City’s elected officials are construed to be a appoint the board members. reflection of the wishes of the people. If constituents desire added his professional touch fora dramatic effect this year. Township proponents want at input on the annexation, their only recourse is to contact their least part of the board members elected representatives and voice their opinions. elected - not appointed. Mayer |. The City has 90 days from last Monday to file the asked, “If we present a slate of 4 By this time the other men had left and the miner By: Norman. Baxter - The King David Mine was annexation petition. Kanell said he does not know if there is a or 6, will you pick from that began to trim pieces off the fuses. Now I was situated on the Wah-Wah side of the Horn Silver time limit when such annexation petition expires. It is expected slate?” It may be a good really getting nervous! He was cutting off pieces mountain. It was a prospect mine and they were campaign question! to delay the Township far enough into the next legislative that looked to be one to two feet in length. (Fuses. searching for the lost rich, Horn Silver body of ore burn at approximately one foot per minute and he session for amendments to be addressed. A Township proposal that had faulted away. The shaft was 700 feet was reducing our “getting out” time by up to two in western Utah County, to establish an area for a large deep and eventually the drift was run back 4000 minutes.) When he finished with this, we amusement park which could generate a large amount of tax feet toward Frisco. The rock temperature was 114 recharged our carbide lamps. Sometimes a fuse dollars, may be more of a factor in determining the future of the Ses Bill than comments from degrees and the air was 105° when the blowers spits outward and blows out the lamp and it needs Beaver County. _ were operating.° : relit. With fifteen fuses burning its hardly _ be to 1 worked as ‘op. man and had been down ‘Historical Tidbits the mine often, servicing equipment and anything needing to be done. And though I had been around miners and dynamite all of my life had never worked a full shift t underground. One day, “one of the men was sick so I was assigned as a possible to see. But! Now we would get out of there. But, NO! AndI have worked with many _ miners since then and they are-all the same. This ~~ was the time to be certain that no tools were left lying around and everything stored properly. Then miners helper. we started to walk down the drift. Walk?!! Those When we arrived a the face the muckers fuses were getting very short and my body wanted began to clean up the rack that had been blown to be 300 feet down the tunnel but, I had decided that if he didn’t run, then I wouldn’t either. We down the drift. While they were doing this the walked back to a shallow side drift and sat down. Not far enough to suit me, but I was with him! much as possible. The machine was set on the bar - The concussion from the first blast rattled my brain and I couldn’t think. The fitst hole is the and he began drilling. AS helper it was my job to center cut. It doesn’t create much of a hole but hold that rotating steel until the hole was started. miner proceeded to sep up the cross-bar. It was placed about waist high and was tightened as The steel drill bounces all over, rock chips are _flying and water is spurting, but you hold on for dear life until the hole is started. The first hole is a center cut, it is angled down shatters the rock so that the other _can break in toward it. It also blows outward’so rock flew past us and down the drift. The other explosions were not so bad. The miner’s concentration is side almost three feet form the center. The next totally on the round. As each hole exploded he knew exactly where it was and what it had accomplished. If there was any hesitation in the holes are semi-cuts and drilled at less of an angle. sequence and a shortage in the total count, he Above those are the breast holes and above that the knew that reported to attempt to would drill about 45 degrees and bottoms for enough ahead to pull a four foot round. Then one hole on each top holes. When these upper holes are fired the rock remains in the face and would bie impossible for the next miner to set up. So the bar is, dropped down and three holes are drilled alon gthe bottom. Called lifters they are heavily loaded with dynamite so that they pick up 12 to 15 tons of rock and toss it back down the drift onto steel sheets where it can more easily be there was mis-fire that had to be the next miner. That miner would— remove the charge, but failing that, around it so as to not disturb it. By the time the last hole fired, the tunnel was thick with dust and dynamite fumes. We then opened the air valve to clear the face for the next shift. Then we took the long walk back down the drift tot he station and on the cage to be hoisted to the surface. To the tired miner it was scooped up. I began to get a little nervous. This man didn’t handle it as I was accustomed to. He tamped it in with a long tamping stick as though it was wet newspaper. I suppose he was more gentle with the just another “round” in. He did it six times a primers (The stick of dynamite with the blasting cap week. But, for me it was.... Whew! Am I glad that and fuse) but it didn’t seem so to me. is over! | Beaver County 4-H’ers visited with commissioners last week to express thanks for support throughout the year. They presented the commissioners with an gavel report...and some home baked cookies. 295 Kids enrolled in clubs during the past year. 162 4-H projects were entered in the Beaver County Fair, with 75 selected to be displayed at the State Fair. And, that new grass everyone enjoyed so much at the Fair Grounds nk 15 4-H’ers assisted Mark Nelson in preparing the ground and planting it. A great year! BEAVER COUNTY 4-H THANKS BEAVER coun City Corp., Henrie’s Earth Moving, Western Dairymen Southwest Junior Livestock Show on September 5-7, Corp., Atkin Construction, 1.F.A., Valley Pack, Tony & Dave’s, Crest Carpet & Clean to the Max Car Wash, Beaver Valley Chevron, Western Dairymen Corp., Moss 1996. The Beaver County youth did an outstanding job showing and selling their animals. Jami Brown won Grand champion and Reserve Champion Hog, Quincey Goodwin won the Beaver County Grand Champion Steer, and Candace Yardley won the Beaver County Grand Champion Lamb. Steven Yardley won top Angus Steer in the show. In the Hog Fitting and Showing Intermediate Division, Matt Brown took 2nd Place and Holly Anderson took 3rd; In the Senior Division, Brad Isaacson ' took 2nd Place. In the Steer Fitting and Showing Jr. Division, Candace Yardley took Ist Place and Ashley Marshall took 3rd Place: Intermediate Division Jeannie Yardley took 2nd Place and Lee Yardley took 3rd: Senior Division, Julie Kanzee took Ist and Quincey Goodwin Lawn Mowing, Dr. David Howard D.D.S., Advanced Development, Beaver County Livestock Show, Vulture Disposal, Clark Smith & Sons, Milford Hospital & Clinic, Dr. Lance Whetten D.D.S., Jay Bunker & Todd Tripp, Bruce Williams & Garth Draper and Dale & Lynn Harris Farms. Donations up Insurance, Marie Beaver Canyon (Napa), Bradshaw Cubing, to $100: Minersville Town, Stapley Botller-Hotel-Laundry, Maria’s & Campground, Beaver Automotive Coal & Lumber, Billie Dalton’s ProCon-Claude Woodside, Lee-White Insurance, Kevin’s Conoco, R&R Motel, Annie’s Drive took 2nd Place. In the 4-H Livestock Judging Contest 3rd — Inn, Beaver Press, Jeff Marshall Farms, Beaver County Place Team was Kathryn Condie, Kelley Blackner, and Cherestie Bealer. Cattleman’s Assoc., Paice Variety, Discount Groceries, Max Type, David White accounting, Fay & Elizabeth A special Thanks to all the businesses and individuals who gave generous contributions to make this program a success. It really makes a difference in the Marshall Farms, Tri Mart, Ponderosa, High Country Tires, Shell- Mark Yardley, Todd’s Market, Fail’s Chevron, Todd & Christina Marshall, McMullin’s lives of our youth. Country Corner, Allied Mortgages- John Fishlake Lumber, J.R. Ready Mix, Evan’s Donations over $1,000: Harold Bradshaw Livestock, First Security Bank and Circle Four Farms. Donations over $500: Utah Independent Bank, _ Ray & Ned Harris: Security Title and S. Creek Texaco. Donations ‘over $100: Minersville Feed, First Angie Moore, Heidi Mayer, Crystal Holm, Emily Durrant a Casey Yardley picked up paint brushes and joined with other Milford High School students last Tuesday to rid the area of graffiti which had accumulated on bridges near town. UDOT supplied the paint, the kids did the work, _and the Commun benefitted. BUSINESSES 57 4-H’ers and FFA members participated in the Messer, Garage, Ruesch Excavating, Indian Creek Vet. Services, Ralph Pearson Farm, Blackner Farms, Old Hickory Inn, L&L Supply, Cottage Inn, Country Inn, Arshels Cafe, Blackner Farms, Beaver Drug, and Carsi’s Casuals. Interstate Bank, Kerinecott Corp. Beaver County, Beaver -Gec:gia Lee, Tony Hamilton, and Dave Stratton are still incarcerated in the Juab County jail awaiting trial for Misdemeanor Criminal Trespass. — |