Mildred and Kimmel Coon Family!

This picture of Mildred, Blair, Herb and Kimmel with their dog (no name given) was taken infront of the Coon home on a nice sunny day in 1931.

Bathing Beauties of 1947!

This is one of five pictures Joyce Scott Coon sent to be published in the blog. The first one published was of the Basketball Team in black and white that Blair Coon had carried in his wallet for years, no date given as to when the picture was taken. This picture of Norma Grimshaw and Joyce Scott was taken at the Old Hanging Rock recreation and swimming hole in the summer of 1947. Thank you Joyce for sharing the happy days of yesteryear.

SNOW SCENES OF THE WINDFARM!

Arden and Carla Fowles submitted these pictures during a recent snow storm of the Farm site at my request. Even with the wind blowing and the snow falling those giants are still visiable. It is exciting to here and read about the recognition that the community and towns people are receiving. It is great to be recognized as part of the “Going Green” communities. THANK YOU Carla and Arden for these pictures.

MHS Hoopsters 1958-59

Paul Wyatt sent this pic of the 1958-59 Basketball team to Helen Jean who is presently on the high seas, destination Hawaii.

Paul says from left to right the gang consists of Coach Lee R. Petty, Larry Lofthouse, Paul (himself) Wyatt, Denny Belliston, Bryan Sherwood, Wayne Hardy, Mr. Elton, David Bown, Russell McGinn, Donald Munk, Mitchell Baxter, Robert Davis, (help, could that be Principal Gordon Bradshaw?), Sherman Myers and Bob Allen.

Coach Neal

Arden Fowles sent in this photo of Coach Neal during the 48-49 season, he is guessing that it is Bob Crane and Herb Coon.  Are there any stories out there about that season or about Coach Neal?

We are verry happy to announce that Arden has agreed to be a contributor with our blog! Look for him to start posting soon.

MHS Basketball Team

This is a wonderful story, Joyce Scott Coon (class of ’47) sent us this photo, written on the back was the following:

Blair was carrying this in his wallet when I started dating him and he carried it the rest of his life. Even had it encased in plastic as it became worn. Front Row I recognize Neil Hollis, Dern Outzen, Blair, T. Waddingham, Vernon Uren, ? Back row???? Gordon (Dutch) Jensen and Robert Kinrose.

Maybe we can fill in the blanks of the names she did not know.   This just goes to prove that MHS Ball players feel strongly about their teams! Joyce has been very generous with her pictures, there were several more in the envelope that will be posted soon.  Thank you so much Joyce!

McDonald Endowment

[Printed in The Wasatch Weathervane, publication of the University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Fall 2009]

 

Vaughn and Harriet McDonald Establish Endowment to Support Annual Awards Dinner

The Department is pleased to announce the establishment of the Dell Vaughn and Harriet Rae McDonald Atmospheric Sciences Awards Dinner Endowment Fund.  The Endowment provides ongoing support for the Department’s annual awards dinner, which was initiated by Prof. Ed Zipser when he was Department Chair and celebrates the achievements of students and/or faculty in Atmospheric Sciences, especially those who are completing their degrees.  Vaughn received his BS in Mining Engineering and MS in Meteorology from the U in 1960 and 1966, respectively.  He is actively involved in the development of low-cost housing and assistance to aid the homeless and impoverished of Utah.  Harriet received her BS in Speech and Hearing and PhD in Speech/Language Pathology from the U in 1962 and 1983, respectively.  She is a recipient of the Frank R. Klefner Clinical Career Award for exemplary contributions to the provision of speech and language services to children in public education and for life-long dedication to the profession of speech-language pathology.  We thank Vaughn and Harriet for this most generous contribution.

Thank you Vaughn (class of 55) and Harriet  (class of 58) for sharing this with us, we would love to  post any other news any of  the Alumni may have. Please send them to  2princecharming@sbcglobal.net or mhs-alumni@sbcglobal.net

Let it Snow

Our hometown photographer Luciel Hardy sent us these beautiful pictures of Milford’s BIG snow storm. It is so much fun to see our favorite town landmarks blanketed in snow.

Thank you Luciel for sharing these amazing pictures with us. Happy Shoveling!

Winter Fun

We thought that these photos of Toni and Dick Rollins family tubing looked like so much fun, that we copied them from her ”facebook”  Toni says that they were tubing in the Big Rock Area. We have alot of snow and cold weather here and are glad to see that the Milford Hills have lots of snow. Send us any  pictures that you may have, winter pictures, old pictures or any of interest to the Alumni! We wish you all a Happy Winter and a Happy New Year!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

58 years ago today, December 15, 1951, Farrell and Dorothy Fotheringham had this picture taken on their Wedding Day, in the Relief Society room of the old LDS Church, which now houses the city offices. Again, Happy Anniversary and have many more. Anyone out there wanting to congratulate Farrell and Dorothy can do so through the comment section of the blog.

Guess Who!

Picture was taken on a dairy farm on the flat 75 years ago in 1934. The building housed a well to keep the milk cool and the equipment for bottling of the milk for delivery to the families in Milford. This person is a graduate of Milford High School class of 1952. This person participated in all sports, choir, quartet, band and the marching band.

 

Skiing in the Mineral Mountains

Another treasure from Brad and Linda Weston, we love opening emails from them because they always have a great picture or two in them. This was taken in the 1940’s and shows poor Jack after breaking his leg, as Brad says, bindings didn’t realease very well back then. Does anyone remember skiing in the Mineral Mountains?  Did they have rope tows or did you have to hike up the mountain? Could you identify the others in the picture?

Helen and Ron Simpkins!

Helen and Ron Simpkins at the Saturday night dance showing a large smile of satisfaction for the large attendance at the Grand Reunion. This is their last reunion as the  chairpersons as Tim Fisher and his wife Kenna will be the chairpersons for the 2012 Grand Reunion. For those wanting to give thanks to the Simpkins for their time as chairpersons, please do so in the comment section of the blog so other  can read it and be inspired to comment as well. Thank you for your continued interest in the blog and keep sending pictures both old and of current times. By the mhsreporter

More Wind Farm Photos

John Holm submitted this picture along with seven others that have been added to the Wind Farm slideshow in Picasa. John has given a great perspective as to the size of each windmill when compared to people,equipment, and trains.  

Milford Wind Farm – Ribbon Cutting

Milford High School student Jeff Carson, 18, attended ribbon cutting ceremonies for the Milford Wind Corridor Project in Beaver County. Carson takes a class in renewable forms of energy at the school that helped gather information for wind studies used by the project. Mark Havnes/The Salt Lake Tribune. For the complete article you can go to First Wind – Milford Wind or The Salt Lake Tribune. More than 100 people gathered for the ribbon cutting.

We would like anyone who has pictures or plans to take pictures of the Wind Farm to send them to Helen or Richard at our e-mail address or by snail mail.

ksl.com – Milford wind farm goes online

ksl.com – Milford wind farm goes online

When you click on the above you will be taken to ksl’s today’s news, look in the upper center and you will see a google search, type in Milford Wind Farm and then click on the link from there, the video will come up. It’s just a 30 second  clip but it is very interesting and the pictures are great.

1946 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Touring Limo

In 2006 I snapped this photo of the old car in Milford, as you can see it is up on the hill across from the “old swimming pool” you can see the Bank in the background. We put it in the MHS Reunion DVD and it captured the attention of Barry Bird class of ‘57. He sent in the following information about the car:

Well  look what I found!!  Its a 1946 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Touring Limo. My research of three years ago indicates they only produced three (at the most four) of these touring limos for the Union pacific RR. So this car is very rare indeed.  They were used to tour the Utah and Arizona parks.

Maybe on the MHS blog you can indicate the rarity of this car and as it is not really in too bad of condition maybe someone might be interested in restoring it. There are still a lot of parts available for this car. Most 1946-1948 Chevrolet parts will fit and since there is no curved glass to replace the glass is no problem. I’ve seen cars in worse shape than this restored!! Who is the owner and are they willing to part with it?

Barry found the following Ad for Zion National Park featuring the limo, what a find! Don’t you wish you could tour the parks in such style today?! Does anyone know anything about the car, does anyone remember it in the days it was used? We know that many Milford kids worked the Parks in the summers. Please share what you may know about it, and a great big thank you to Barry for his research and the willingness to share it with all of us!

First Wind News Release!

First Wind will host a ribbon-cutting event at the company’s Utah-based Milford Wind Corridor project. The company will be joined by federal, state and local officials along with members of the local community to celebrate the start of commercial operations for the 203 megawatts (MW) Phase I of the project. First Wind officials will also be on hand to discuss the economic and enviremental benefits of Milford Wind for the surrounding area. The event will be Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 12:00 pm noon.

Milford Railroad History

 

Barry Bird sent in the following…. Thanks Barry!

After seeing the Milford depot photo of 1914 on the MHS Alumni site I got curious about a bit of Milford’s railroad history.

Well one thing led to another and here’s what I came up with. (The internet has so much info on it, and it’s getting better all the time!!)

Milford, Utah’s  Railroad Chronology

Dates are by Railroad existence – Dates of occupying Milford in bold type)

Utah Southern Railroad Extension                            1871 – 1881  (began operations in Milford 1880)

                                                                                                            ( Milford established 1873)

Utah Central Railway                                                 1881 – 1889

Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway       1889 – 1897

Oregon Short Line Railroad                                      1881 – 1987  (began operations in Milford 1897)  

San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad      1901 – 1916

Photos of Milford Depot in 1914 and 1916 indicate the “San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad” nicknamed the “ Salt Lake Route ” was the operating railroad at the time. Construction date and railroad that built the depot is unknown..

Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad                         1916 – 1987  (Name change only)

The following is from “Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia” website

The LA&SL was known for its depot buildings, many of which were large and imposing structures designed in the Mission Revival architectural style. The largest such depot, at Milford , was razed in 1979, but landmark LA&SL stations in Caliente and Kelso survive today. Several smaller Mission Revival depots erected by the railroad still exist in southern California , as well. At least two of the railroad’s smaller stations, at Lund and Black Rock, Utah, were designed by the noted architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood. The Salt Lake City depot was built in the French Renaissance style and is a landmark in that city.

 

Above Railroads gathered from “Defunct Railroads of Utah ” website

Union Pacific Railroad                                               1862 – Present, UPRR incorporated  July 1, 1862

                                                                                                         (officially began operations in Milford as

                                                                                                         Union Pacific RR 1921) 

LA&SL RR continued operations on the Salt Lake to Los Angeles line under the LA&SL name until December 1987. I believe the Oregon Short Line Railroad continued similar operations until 1987 also.

Accuracy of this document is not to be considered 100% correct , but reasonably accurate. It’s from the internet.

Barry Bird – Class of 1957

P.S. If you double click on the red words in the message the internet will come up with additional information!

Mineral Mountains

Thank you Brad and Linda for this excellent picture!