MORGAN COUNTY NEWS
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Morgan County Fair 2024 Grand Marshalls
By Drew Wilkinson, son of the Grand Marshalls
In the mountains where the skies are so blue, John and Debby Wilkinson have made their home together for over 50 years.
Roots run deep for both and the love for our beautiful valley is strong. John and Debby were high school sweethearts: he was the motorcycle-riding bad boy and she was the cheerleader with a big smile. Marrying after graduation, they welcomed four children. Two girls and two boys brought joy to the household, not to mention laughter, fun, and above all loyalty.
Over the years they cheered on both daughters in volleyball, academics and family as well as sons with snowmobiles, four wheelers and horses. Traveling across the state many times over to support their kids in the various activities. Family is the solid foundation that they have instilled in their children and grandchildren. Supporting the family has meant continuing to travel all over Utah and beyond in support of grandchildren riding motorcycles, and showing sheep,
Morgan County News makes changes
Nearly two years ago, we restarted the Morgan County News printed newspaper. We were excited to try to save the newspaper that had been struggling the previous decade, with several owners. We understood the hurdles that the previous publishers had, rising cost of print, postage, and wages, with the decline in advertising and subscriptions. It seems to be the story of newspapers in general for the last few decades. Counties and towns throughout the United States have been losing their newspapers. Over 2,500 newspapers have closed over the last 20 years.
In our first two years we have made some good advancements to make sure that this does not happen to Morgan County. Some of those advancements include:
• We have acquired over 400 subscribers and weekly readers.
• We have printed a newspaper for the last two years.
• We launched a website for the newspaper.
• We have opened an office in Morgan.
•We have built a team of reporters.
We are excited that today we can announce the next phase in preserving the Morgan County News.
Monthly Newspaper
Starting in August 2024 we will now be printing and mailing a monthly newspaper that will cover Morgan County School District Education and Sports, Local Events and activities, and City Council and County Commissioner meetings. This paper will be available to all Morgan County Residents. At first it will be free but each household will have to request that they want a copy.
Those residents who are already subscribing to the weekly paper will not need to request the monthly newspaper or do anything new, they will automatically be enrolled to receive the new monthly newspaper.
Weekly Newspaper
Over the last year one of our cost saving strategies was to combine our printing with one of our sister publications The Davis Journal. Starting next week this paper will look and feel a little different. The name will be changed to The City Journal.
Most of the paper will remain the same. The Morgan stories will be clearly marked and will be grouped together but will not be in a separate section. There will be a few less Morgan based stories but we hope that you will enjoy them in your monthly Morgan County Newspaper that will also be delivered to your house.
Newspaper Website
All Morgan County news will still be published on our website at TheMorganNews.com.
We understand that this will be an adjustment but we believe that these changes will make the paper more stable and feasible. We ask all of our subscribers to give it a few weeks and then let us know how we can improve.
If you have any other questions or suggestions please feel free to email me at Dionne.H@thecityjournals.com. l
Biden steps down from race
In an election season smattered with the word “unprecedented” yet another event without precedent has occurred. President Biden, who has been facing criticism from within and without his own party announced on Sunday, July 21, that he would not be pursuing his campaign for reelection any further. He also announced that he endorsed his own Vice President, Kamala Harris for the role of President in November. The DNC has yet to announce their official choice of candidate, but early signs indicate that they will follow Biden’s lead, and throw their weight behind Harris. If chosen, and if she wins, Harris could be the first female president in United States history.
IT outage grounds thousands of flights In a world increasingly dependent on technology, outages can be catastrophic. The latest example of this occurred on July 19 when the cybersecurity service, CrowdStrike went down, affecting everything from 911 calls to stock exchange, and air travel. Airports the world over saw massive delays and cancelations as many large businesses shuttered temporarily until the systems could be brought back online. The issue, it was later found out, was due to a large update, and at time of going to press, many issues still remain, especially when it comes to air travel.
Bob Newhart passes at 94
Born George Robert Newhart in Illinois, Bob Newhart, the king of deadpan, dry comedy, passed away at the age of 94. Newhart was famous for outstanding roles on the television show bearing his name which ran in the 1970s, Disney’s “The Rescuers” franchise, and more recently, the holiday classic “Elf”. Newhart was a Korean War US Army veteran, and his credits include performances on television and in film ranging from the 1960s to the 2020s. Newhart’s accolades include three Grammys, a Primetime Emmy, and a Golden Globe. Newhart’s passing comes just over a year after his wife, Virginia Lillian Quinn, to whom he had been married since 1963. Together they had four children, Robert, Timothy, Jennifer, and Courtney.
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A LOOK BACK
New reservoir approved in Mountain Green
By Linda Peterson
Morgan County Commission has approved a conditional use permit for the 14-acre-foot secondary water regulating Nettleton Cobble Creek Reservoir which would be located about 3,000 feet southeast of Mountain Green Elementary School. The reservoir is needed to provide sufficient water pressure for the Cottonwoods development. Two phases of that development do not have the required water pressure because of their elevation and a reservoir is an allowed use in that zone, Morgan County Planning Director Josh Cook told the county commission on July 2.
“It will initially serve as a pressure regulating reservoir to provide up to 72 hours of water storage and head for pipeline pressure for properties in the upper-pressure zones of the Cottonwoods and properties adjacent,” the application said. “Based on the geotechnical report from the tank project the soils are ideal for construction of a native clay reservoir, but to avoid seepage losses we will most likely install a black HDPE liner.”
The developer also plans to create a separate 4-acre parcel to eventually transfer title for this reservoir to Durst Water Company or another water distribution company for operations and management, it went on to say.
The Mountain Green Secondary Water Company which owns the 40-acre foot Cobble Creek Reservoir in Mountain Green just below the proposed reservoir sent the county a letter expressing concern about this reservoir in the same drainage area.
“MGSWC is concerned that 1) the proposed Nettleton CC Reservoir has the potential to impact the MGSWC Cobble Creek Reservoir and downstream homeowners negatively; and 20 the application is incomplete because the County Engineers memo states that the application is ‘…insufficient for our review,’” it said. It went on to say, “MGSWC’s understanding is that the applicant has not yet obtained either water rights or dam safety approval for the proposed Nettleton CC Reservoir. MGSWC encourages Morgan County to require the applicant to secure all necessary State permits particularly an Order to Construct before Morgan County issues a CUP. We believe this additional State review will assist Morgan County in identifying and addressing reasonably detrimental effects of the proposed Nettleton CC Reservoir and in answering important questions related to the reservoir’s construction and its impact on adjacent landowners.”
Commissioner Blaine Fackrell expressed concern that this reservoir not impede any water users below it.
“They’re going have to go through design with the state engineer; they're also going to have to go through
site plan review for us and provide all those certifications and show how they're designing it,” Cook said in response.
Under state statute the commission cannot deny a conditional use permit for something that is an allowed use in a zone but can ensure that negative impacts are mitigated by conditions it imposes on the applicant, Cook said after commissioners expressed concern about allowing this use before seeing any design specifics.
“[With] a conditional use permit just because you grant it doesn't mean that they can build it,” Commission Chair Mike Newton said. “They've still got to jump through an awful lot of hoops before they can get there.”
The commission postponed its decision from that meeting until its July 16 meeting because the applicant was not present. Developer Ray Nettleton attended that meeting and addressed their concerns.
Although the proposed reservoir would be above the Cobble Creek Reservoir the assistant state engineer Albert Taylor “indicated that the dam would be classified as a low hazard due to the fact that any dam breach would continue downstream into the Cobble Creek Reservoir which has enough free board volume to contain the entire 14 acre-feet of this proposed reservoir,” he said, “So that I think that demonstrates that it's our little Reservoir is not going to impact the larger reservoir downstream.”
Nettleton plans to build a diversion structure so
that all the drainage from a seasonal stream in the areas would flow through an engineered channel and bypass the reservoir and water would be pumped to the reservoir from lower elevations, he said. “We don’t collect any water unless we’re authorized by our water rights.”
Taking the concerns of the Mountain Green Secondary Water Company letter into consideration, and after hearing from Nettleton, the commission approved the application with the following conditions: that it be surrounded by a galvanized chain-link fence; that Nettleton has a geotechnical investigation completed; that he improve the access road to allow for emergency services access; that the disturbed area be reseeded with native plants to help control erosion; that the reservoir comply with Utah Division of Dam Safety regulations; that the reservoir its fencing and erosion control be maintained and inspected re3guarlty and that Nettleton obtain state certifications, state engineer approval and the required water rights which he will need to present at site approval.
Last year the developer also applied for a conditional use to build a water tank. That application was approved, and the tank is in the site plan process.
“When the demand comes we'll complete the site plan; we'll re-engineer the site plan and make sure it works with the reservoir and the road works,” Nettleton said. l
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horses, and steers. If you’d ask either of them what is most important would be their family time. This has been the tradition since the beginning. Camping, cookouts and very intense rounds of nertz are things that have occupied the family over the years.
In conjunction with all of the family activities, John and Debby have been active members of Morgan County. Debby served as Morgan Horse 4-H President, co-runs the Fair Wrangler Contest and taught swimming lessons for many years to countless Morgan kids. This was on top of the incredible job of stay-at-home mom and gramma. There has never been a day that her family hasn’t felt unwavering love and support.
John was instrumental in the building of the Wilkinson RecPlex, revital-
izing the fairgrounds, and supporting Morgan youth at the livestock sale. His lifelong career in construction provided his family with opportunities to travel to job sites for the summer months - Bear Lake was always a favorite of the kids. Both instilled an incredible work ethic and conviction to do what is right. Their family works hard and plays hard, keeping the loving bond strong within the multi-generational family. From cutting wood in high mountains to cleaning out the barn, it’s done together with some healthy teasing and abundant laughs AND always followed by good food and conversation. Making memories with each other and the rest of the family is what makes John and Debby happiest. Their legacy in the community will be as Fair Marshalls for 2024, proudly representing Morgan County and their family. l
THE YELLOW SPOT INDICATES where the Nettleton Cobble Creek Reservoir will be located. Courtesy image/Morgan County
County commission makes progress on recreation, safety at latest meeting
By Linda Peterson
At its July 16 meeting, the Morgan County Commission addressed two community concerns: the shortage of ball fields for its recreation program and pedestrian safety on Trappers Loop in Mountain Green.
Morgan County is working with Morgan City to be able to run the county’s recreation programs out of Riverside Park at 195 East 125 North in Morgan, County Manager Kate Becker told the commission.
Under their proposed agreement Morgan County would maintain the building while the city would continue to water and maintain the grass. There would not be any exchange of money; instead, the two entities would participate in an interlocal agreement, Becker said.
Morgan County is going to consult with its public works department to determine if there is adequate staffing for this maintenance or if additional staff would need to be budgeted.
“It's definitely a great deal,” Commissioner Jared Anderson said, adding that the county just needs to ensure that the details are worked out to both entities’ satisfaction.
Commission Chair Mike Newton also expressed his support.
“I really appreciate the city being willing to work with us to try to find a solution,” he said. “It’s certainly going to be cheaper than building a new ball field at this point.”
At that meeting, the commission also approved a request by Becker to allow her to reach out to UDOT to
see if a high visibility crosswalk could be installed on Trappers Loop at the Mountain Green Sinclair station.
“This is a very high-risk area,” Becker said. “The vehicles coming up 167 turn really fast there. The vehicles coming down Trappers Loop are in no way, shape, or form, following the speed limit. and with all the construction that's going on in that area, specifically with the grocery store where Kent Smith Park is and how we've set up our trail, this is an accident waiting to happen.”
Although UDOT has declined to put such a crosswalk in the area in the past, saying it wasn’t necessary, Becker requested the commission’s permission to try
Origins of Pioneer Day
By Verlene Johnson
“This is the right place,” were the words uttered in 1847 by Brigham Young as covered wagons carrying men women and children and their meager belongings entered into what is now known as the Salt Lake Valley on July 24. Pioneers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were led from Nauvoo to the West by their leader Brigham Young in search of religious freedom.
Getting right to work planting crops and building homes, the pioneers were very industrious. It was two years later when they finally took the time to celebrate. The first celebration was held on July 24, 1849. Brigham Young led a procession from his home to a Bowery on Temple Square where a devotional and music were presented concluding with a feast. This small celebration grew over the years being referred to as simply Pioneer Day.
In 1857, when federal troops occupied the Utah territory, Pioneer Day celebrations were almost non-existent, until 1862, when Lincoln introduced a hands-off policy in Utah, and celebrations resumed as normal, extending to the Intermountain West.
Four notable years in the history of Pioneer Day were: 1896, 48 years after Mormon pioneers reached the valley, Utah Territory became a state, celebrating Pioneer Day as a state for the first time.
1947 was the centennial of the arrival of the pioneers to the valley. To
again with the agency. A traffic study completed by Wasatch Front Regional Council indicated the need for such a crosswalk there and community members including parents, teachers and trail walkers have requested the crosswalk be installed, she said.
Morgan County has applied for a Safe Schools federal grant which could help fund the crosswalk but will not find out until August if it has been approved, and then it would be next year before the crosswalk could be constructed. All agreed the need was immediate and expressed the hope that UDOT would be willing to do something before school starts back up next month.
The crosswalk, which would include flashing lights, has a steep price tag at $65,000, Becker said. However, if she were able to approach UDOT with some ideas for funding, they might be more amenable to the proposal, she added.
Would UDOT be willing in those circumstances to install the crosswalk or “just say, ‘Well, apply; go through our typical process to get the monies through the grant of safe schools and you've already done it you're almost there in August… you can do it then,’”
Commissioner Jared Anderson asked.
“I guess the thing is to reach out to UDOT and say ‘Hey we've got this study that's been done. This is a need … Where do we go from here?’” Commission Chair Mike Newton responded.
After the discussion, the commissioners gave Becker the go-ahead and said they would each reach out to their UDOT and state contacts to see if they could help make the crosswalk happen before school starts. l
celebrate 100 years, “This is the Place Monument” was dedicated at the mouth of Immigration Canyon signifying Brigham Young’s famous declaration, “This is the right place.”
1997 marked the sesquicentennial of the pioneer’s arrival to the Salt Lake Valley. A three-month-long journey began on April 21, when a wagon train left Omaha Nebraska to re-enact the journey the Mormon pioneers made across the mid-west, arriving in the Salt Lake Val-
ley on July 22.
Even during the bleakest times in American History, such as World War I, the Spanish Flu epidemic, the Great Depression, and Word War II the people of Utah continued to celebrate Pioneer Day albeit a bit scaled back.
The large parade, originally known as “Covered Wagon Days Parade” from 1931 until the 1940s when it evolved into the Days of ’47 Parade, still draws
MORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The more things change, the more they stay the same
The Morgan County Fair has been a staple in Morgan for decades, and while a few things have changed, it’s always fun to see some familiar activities that have always been at the fair, and continue to delight attendees
large crowds in downtown Salt Lake City. The popular parade has only been canceled twice, once in 1943 because of the war, and in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. That year, all events for Pioneer Day were canceled.
Since 2021, Days of ‘47 events have been reinstated including the Days of ’47 parade in Salt Lake City, along with the rodeo, marathon and fireworks, hosted by the Days of ’47 organization. Ogden City hosted its annual parade, rodeo, and concert. Bountiful City hosted their annual Handcart Days on July 19. Fireworks, light parades and drone shows celebrated the day throughout Utah. Morgan may not host organized activities for Pioneer Day, but many residents still take the day off to come together with family and celebrate their pioneer heritage with picnics and BBQs and camping, with some traveling to see parades and firework displays. However, Hinds Country Store celebrated Pioneer Day with Pie; those who wore pioneer garb were served their pie a la mode. For dinner, they served shepherd’s pie. A cow pie toss and a pie-eating contest rounded out the celebration.
While Pioneer Day did start out as a “Mormon Holiday” it has turned into a day that everyone, regardless of relgion can enjoy. As a counterculture response to what some still dub a religious holiday, a small group in 2014 began celebrating “Pie and Beer Day” as a play on the word pioneer, instead of celebrating traditional Pioneer Day. l
and competitors alike. Take a look at some of the blue ribbon winners, competitors, and activities of Morgan County Fairs past, and celebrate this outstanding festival moving into the future. l
Courtesy image/Morgan City
THIS PAINTING, “BREAKING CAMP AT SUNRISE” by Alfred Jacob Miller, was painted between 1858 and 1860, and gives the scope of the many people traveling west. Public Domain image
SUZANNE DICKSON prepping for the 1959 Morgan pageant.
JUDGES TAKE A LOOK AT THE textiles submitted for review at the 1960 Morgan County Fair. A MORGAN LOCAL shows off a blue-ribbon sheep at the 1967 fair. Photos courtesy of the Morgan County Historical Society.
Bigfoot sighted at Morgan County Library
By Ethan Hoffmann
We've all heard tales about the elusive Bigfoot, a giant hairy ape creature that lives in the woods, but have you ever come face to face with one?
Patrons of the Morgan County Library may have found themselves being stalked by the Sasquatch from July 17 to July 19. The library understands the importance of hosting an individualized activity for tweens, teens, and adults during the Summer Reading program. This year, the library decided to do something different and attempt a bigger project: organizing an escape room to provide patrons with a more immersive activity.
The escape room was located in the library's community room (large conference room) and the project was overseen by Betty Rothschild, the youth services librarian. She organized the game, created the storyline, and puzzles, and set up the room to make it as immersive as possible. Multiple librarians assisted the project by providing items/props for the room as well as resetting the game. Rothschild would like to thank Jill Fackrell, Crystal Nelson, and Erin Bott for their support.
The official title of the escape room was "Cabin in the Woods." According to Rothchild, the storyline involves fictional characters, specifically about a man named Augustus "Gus" Whitlock. The storyline hints at the former "cabin" inhabitant, Gus, who has moved into his family's cabin in 2002 to study Bigfoot-but unfortunately becomes obsessed with his research. He moves in by himself while his wife, Maggie, is back at their original home. In letters and clues
inside the escape room, you learn that Gus becomes desperate to come back home to his wife and save himself from Bigfoot and leave his research behind.
Her inspiration for the escape room came from Pinterest. She’s been interested in trying an escape room for about a year and she was very excited to finally make it happen. Along with Pinterest, a lot of the ideas were original. “When it came to creating the theme, it was mainly selfish on my part,” said Rothschild. “I have an odd obsession with cryptic creatures and conspiracy theories, so making an escape room about Bigfoot was a no-brainer. I really wanted an excuse just to learn more about Bigfoot and make the character Gus into a conspiracy theorist because I knew it would make things a lot more fun for me!”
It was difficult to make an escape room that was creative and difficult enough to entertain patrons for at least an hour, but Rothschild managed to pull through. “I had never experienced an escape room myself, so I guessed on a lot of things and crossed my fingers for the best,” Rothschild commented. “Making the clues and the order of things was the most challenging part. Ideas from Pinterest were my heaviest inspiration. Thanks to that crafty website, I was able to take some ideas and twist them into something that worked for me… Thankfully, our wonderful patrons loved the activity and I'm determined to make next year's event memorable!”
The library has future plans for an escape room and is possibly making the event into a yearly activity. The staff doesn't know the details yet, but they would love to put together more events like this and hopefully make the escape room a full week event. l
MOUNTAIN GREEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MORGAN COUNTY
FIRE & EMS
REPORT
A dump truck crashed in Peterson on July 16. A truck apparently lost its brakes coming downhill, went off the road, across a field and into the hillside. Mountain Green Engine131 joined Morgan County Fire and EMS units to help rescue the driver who had non-life-threatening injuries from the crash. Extrication from the cab was difficult due to how the truck came to
COUNTY, SCHOOL, CITY PRESENT PROJECTS
Monday morning of this week members of the board of county commissioners, Board of Education and city council met for the purpose of outlining projects for Morgan County under the P.W.A.
The projects were outlined in order of importance, and put under three headings. Monday afternoon representatives of the three organizations met with Governor H. Blood’s planning board at the state capitol in Salt Lake City and presented their program.
The city presented a program appropriation for improving pipelines and water supply.
County officers presented a program for oiling the remaining portion of the county road system.
Representatives of the Board of Education presented their plan of consolidation of all schools of the district.
Following the presentation the planning board informed Morgan County delegates the relief load was very light in this county and the Federal money is to be spent where the relief loads are heavy.
Plans at the Federal Office are very incomplete as to how the money will be appropriated. At this date it is difficult to say what may result.
SHALL THE WHEAT ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM BE CONTINUED?
County Agent C.R. Richards gives the information that ll wheat growers of the nation are to be given an opportunity to vote on May 25th as to whether or not the A.A.A. Wheat Adjustment Program shall continue after 1935. 583,000 farmers of the nation now have wheat adjustment contracts with the government. If the program is to continue after 1935, the majority of wheat farmers of the nation must vote in favor of the program.
rest. Units stabilized the loaded truck with jacks and cribbing before rescuing the driver. UHP Motor Safety is investigating.
Weekends are “crash time” in Mountain Green, with so many folks heading to recreation sites. Firefighters responded to two such wrecks Friday July 19 and Saturday July 20. Friday a pickup towing a “toyhauler” lost its axle causing the driver to have to crash into the barrier to stop. Saturday, driver error caused his pickup to drive into the barrier. No transport to the hospital in either accident. Crews assessed the driver for injuries, then helped handle the 1/4 mile of debris that was scattered when the trailer got torn open, and watched for spilling fuel and sparks in the dry, dry conditions while the tow company pulled the trailer and contents off the Jersey wall. For Saturday’s incident, EMTs assessed and treated a small cut and the driver refused transport.
Mr. Richards also states that the fear in the minds of some people that there may be a wheat famine, is not founded on fact. The world’s carry-over of wheat in 1934 was three and three-fourths billion bushels.
MORGAN COUNTY PHEASANT RAISING CLUB ORGANIZED
North Morgan has the distinction of organizing the first 4-H Boy’s and Girls’ Pheasant raising club in Morgan County. This club met recently and organized with officers.
County Agent, C.R. Richards, reports that the Garden Guild will act as leader of this club. It is expected that each member of this pheasant-raising club will hatch pheasant eggs to be provided by the State Game and Fish Department and raise the young pheasants until they are about 12 or 14 weeks old when they will be turned loose in the county to increase the pheasant supply.
3 RESERVOIRS PROPOSED FOR MORGAN COUNTY
The Utah Emergency Relief Administration, Robert H. Hinckley, Director, and H.C. Jensen, Chief Engineer made a report to Governor Henry H. Blood on the proposed reservoir site in Utah, late in April. The report carries information concerning three proposed reservoir sites in Morgan County. The first would be located on Lost Creek and would impound 8000 acre-feet of water and would cost $320,000 or about $40 per acre-foot. The second reservoir would be located on Deep Creek and would impound 2000 acre-feet and cost $110,000 or about $55 per acre-foot to build. The third proposed reservoir would be located on Cottonwood Creek and would impound 100 acrefeet and cost $2000 or about $20.00 per acre-foot.
Photos courtesy of Morgan County Fire and EMS/Mountain Green Fire Protection
A BIGFOOT EVIDENCE BOARD belonging to the fictional character Augustus Whitlock. Courtesy photos
INTERIOR OF THE ESCAPE room featuring decorations and props.
PICTURES of participants are hung on the “Survivor Board” outside the escape room.
WHAT TO WATCH
By Jenniffer Wardell
The Movie Guru
Iam delighted to inform you that “Deadpool & Wolverine” was worth the wait.
Fans of Ryan Reynolds’ “Deadpool” movies have been waiting since 2018 for the third installment in the series, which has faced any number of issues. The biggest of these was when Disney bought the rights to the character as part of their 20th Century Fox acquisition, threatening to tame the series so much it became unrecognizable. Reynolds fought back, determined to hold to the character’s essential nature, but even the fans knew there was only so much he could do. Surely something would be lost under the Disney umbrella, no matter how hard he tried.
I have never been so happy to be wrong.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” is just as brash, wild, incredibly violent and raunchy as anyone could hope for. Even better, the budget is bigger and the wealth of comic lore they’re pulling from is monumentally
deeper. Wade Wilson may start the movie wanting to join the Avengers, but in the end he charges through the MCU with such cleverness and verve that they should want to join him. This is by far the best Marvel movie Disney has put out in years, an entertaining romp that puts the leaden quality of most of their other releases to shame.
A big part of that is how much the movie clearly adores both comics and comic book-related movies. We all knew how much Reynolds loves Deadpool, but he’s clearly willing to go deep into Wolverine’s history and get all the best bits. It’s still a great movie even if you don’t know comics, or the last 30ish years of Fox’s Marvel-related movies, but if you’re knowledgeable about either then the movie becomes epic in the best possible way. A hilarious, foul-mouthed epic, true, but an epic just the same.
If you’re a fan of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, it breathes new life into the character as well. Jackman last took on the role in 2017’s epic tragedy “Logan,” and “Deadpool & Wolverine” manages to both honor
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the film and poke fun at it in the same breath. (The poking fun comes mostly in the form of the most entertaining fight sequence in the movie, which requires knowing some basic qualities of Wolverine’s adamantium skeleton.) It also serves as a kind of strange happy ending for the movie, a moment which reads as gently sweet even if you’ve never seen the original film.
It's hardly the only moment of sweetness in the movie. Anyone who watched the original “Deadpool” movie knows both Reynolds and Deadpool are capable of it, though it’s wrapped in enough sarcasm and anger issues that anyone involved would hotly deny it. Jackman’s Wolverine has always had a similar approach, though with a heavier dose of angst, and it’s just one more way the two of them prove to be excellent partners.
If this is the last movie we get from either of them, I’ll be deeply satisfied. But I can’t help hoping that “Deadpool & Wolverine 2” is on its way.
Grade: Four stars
SPORTS
Morgan athletes earn All-State honors in spring sports
By Liisa London Mecham
Throughout the summer, the Deseret News and other organizations have been publishing their All-State Awards for student-athletes who participated in UHSAA Spring Sports. Morgan’s student-athletes garnered several of the awards and represented the Trojans well with All-State awards on every level.
Many of these athletes have been working all summer to prepare for fall sports seasons,
ALL-STATE AWARDS
SOFTBALL (DESERET NEWS ALL-STATE AWARDS)
First Team
Joesi Kelly, Morgan, CF, So. — .505 BA, .808 SLG, 12 2Bs, 6 HRs, 44 RBIs, .935 fielding %.
Second Team
Lexi Hardman, Morgan, SS, Jr.
Honorable Mention
Eva Birkeland, Morgan, P/C/OF, Jr. Kaiya Peterson, Morgan, 2B, Jr.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL (DESERET NEWS ALL-STATE AWARDS)
First Team
Jack Komenda, Morgan, OH, Jr. — 186 kills, 58 digs.
Second Team
Christian Nunez, Morgan, MB, Sr.
Dex Wallin, Morgan, MB, Sr. Third Team
Caleb Stephens, Morgan, S, Fr.
Honorable Mention
Kevin Wangsgard, Morgan, OPP, So. Madden Bell, Morgan, OH, Jr.
BOYS SOCCER (DESERET NEWS ALL-STATE AWARDS)
First Team
Jett Beckstrom, Morgan, Sr. — 21 goals, 6 assists. (Forwards)
Second Team
Beau Johnson, Morgan, Sr. (Forwards) Cody Adams, Morgan, So. (Midfielders) Garrett Grow, Morgan, Sr. (Defenders)
Trojans boys soccer
By Brian Shaw
T
he Morgan boys soccer team may have had its season upended by Ogden in the 3A semifinal, but the Trojans had five young men named to the Deseret News 3A All-State first and second teams and several more were given an honorable mention by the Salt Lake-based newspaper.
“I think the recognition is great. We had some talented players,” said Trojans head coach Seth Wallace.
Jett Beckstrom was the lone Trojans player named to the 3A first team. The senior scored 21 goals and had six assists for Morgan. Beckstrom’s goal tally set a modern-day school record
Conner Canfield, Morgan, Sr. (Defenders)
Honorable Mention
Sam Sugden, Morgan, Jr. (Midfielders) Braxton Greenwald, Morgan, Sr. (Defenders) Ronan Ratchford, Morgan, Jr. (Keepers)
BASEBALL (DESERET NEWS ALL-STATE AWARDS)
First Team
Brigham Spens, Morgan, OF/P, Sr. — .308 BA, .448 OBP.
Ben Harden, Morgan, 1B, Sr. — .430 BA, .535 OBP, 3 HRs, 38 RBIs
Second Team
Camron Talbot, Morgan, P/SS, Jr.
Honorable Mention
Beck Sheffield, Morgan, P/OF, Jr.
GIRLS GOLF (UTAH PGA DESIGNATION)
First Team
Jane Poll, Jr. (4th at state)
Second Team
Kenadee Benson, So. (11th at state)
Camden Smith, Sr. (17th at state)
BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD (TOP 8 PLACERS AT STATE)
Boys
Tucker Giles- 1st (800m), 1st (sprint medley relay), 1st (4x400 relay), 3rd (110m Hurdles)
Brogan Garrett- 1st (400m), 1st (4x400 relay), 2nd (200m), 4th (100m)
Maverick Guymon- 1st (4x400 relay, 1st (sprint med-
high school or club, depending on their sport. Fifteen of the Morgan High softball players have been improving their craft on traveling or club softball teams. A large number of the baseball team has been participating in summer baseball, and many others have attended camps or competed throughout the country in different events. Morgan High’s amazing student-athletes work year-round to improve their skills and develop their talents. l
ley relay), 2nd (300m Hurdles), 6th (110m Hurdles)
Kenny Whitmer- 1st (4x400 relay), 2nd (110m Hurdles), 4th (High Jump), 8th (400m)
Jake Carter- 1st (sprint medley relay)
Jake Halls- 1st (sprint medley relay), 3rd (4x100 relay)
Christian Nunez- 3rd (4x100 relay), 7th (Long Jump)
Tate Nelson- 3rd (4x100 relay)
Talmadge Sommers- 3rd (4x100 relay), Gavin DeWitt- 4th (Javelin); 6th (300m hurdles)
Joe McLean- 6th (High Jump)
Bodie Erickson-8th (300m hurdles)
Girls
Abby Titus-1st (high Jump); 2nd (long jump), 3rd (4x100 relay)
Brier Gailey- 3rd (4x100 relay), 7th (sprint medley relay)
Caitlyn Flitton- 3rd (4x100 relay), 7th (sprint medley relay)
Tori Smith- 3rd (shot put)
Lauren Kobe- 3rd (4x100 relay)
Kate Brewer- 5th (4x400 relay), 7th (sprint medley relay), 8th (400m)
Lainey Hansen- 5th (4x400 relay), 6th (300m hurdles)
Sarah Wilksinson- 5th (4x400 relay)
Aubree Brooks- 5th (4x400 relay), Londyn Elmer-7th (discus)
Alexis Cox- 7th (sprint medley relay) Kendall Peterson-8th (long jump)
players named to All-State teams
according to the Utah High School Activities Association.
Another player who set a modern-day school record was Beau Johnson. As a senior, Johnson had 12 goals and 15 assists for the Trojans.
“Especially impressive with Jett getting All-Area MVP and Beau getting first team All-Area,” said Coach Wallace of the accolades Beckstrom and Johnson received from the Ogden Standard-Examiner.
Sophomore Cody Adams joined Johnson on the Deseret News 3A second team. He had seven goals and six assists on the season.
Two senior defenders joined Johnson and Adams on that 3A second team. One was Garrett Grow, who tacked on
four assists for a Trojans team that won the Region 13 trophy. The other: Conner Canfield who had a goal and an assist this season.
It was that dynamic duo that created a formidable presence in the back line, helping the Trojans’ defense allow a total of nine goals during region play.
Senior defender Braxton Greenwald added one goal for Morgan and was named a 3A honorable mention by the Deseret News. Alongside Grow and Canfield, the three upperclassmen comprised what often looked like a three-back defense once wingers joined the attack according to Coach Wallace.
With an eye toward the future, 3A
coaches also gave nods to several Morgan High underclassmen who were named honorable mentions. Both juniors, midfielder Sam Sugden and goalkeeper Ronan Ratchford were deserving of a job well done according to this group of coaches. Sugden finished the year with eight assists, the second-highest on the Trojans. Ratchford had seven shutouts in goal for Morgan, proving that the future still looks bright going into the next school year. In all, eight Trojans made the Deseret News 3A All-State teams. “That's competing against the big schools, so pretty cool,” added Coach Wallace. l
MORGAN’S JOESI KELLY was named to the First Team Deseret News All-State Softball Team. The sophomore center fielder hit six home runs on the season and ended with a .505 batting average, 44 RBIs, and .935 fielding percentage.
Photo by Kristen Toone
MORGAN’S JACK KOMENDA was awarded First Team All-State in Boys’ Volleyball in its inaugural season. Komenda finished with 186 kills.
Photo by John Heywood
Morgan Olympian to be inducted into Utah Sports Hall of Fame
By Braden Nelsen
MORGAN – The path to the Olympics is different for each athlete. For some, it’s something they’ve visualized since birth, for others, it’s a career, but for Lindsey Anderson, her journey started right here in Morgan.
Anderson moved to Morgan when she was starting seventh grade, and though she wasn’t born in Morgan, “It definitely became my home.” Anderson had played soccer before the move, and had planned on doing the same in Morgan. At the time, part of tryouts included a time trial run, and upon seeing Anderson beat everyone at the 800-meter time trial, the track coach told her, “You have to come run track.”
“I really did not know much about running,” Anderson admitted, but that didn’t stop her from stacking up the titles and awards. It wasn’t long before she had taken state in the mile, and the same as part of the cross country team. It seemed like Anderson had really found her calling, and several university coaches felt the same way. Ultimately, she decided on Weber State and found the adjustment challenging.
“I questioned if I wanted to keep running,” she said, after not seeing the progress she wanted in college. Anderson was determined, “I knew I had more in me,” she said, and by her senior year, her efforts “took” off, and the accolades began coming in once more: titles like nationals, All American and records in the NCAA led to the start of a paid career in running, and a sponsorship with athletic brand giant, Nike.
Then, in 2008, things were kicked up a
notch, even further: Anderson qualified for, and competed in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. “Being able to compete and race there was incredible,” she said, adding that it was a “once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
Despite being “a little disappointed” in not making the finals, Anderson is part of an elite group of people on this earth that can call themselves Olympians.
The ups and downs of her running career have been something that Anderson has cherished, and applied to other aspects of her life, “It has prepared me for being a mother,” she said, and explained how the focus, the determination, and dedication she learned as a runner have easily applied to every role she’s had since, including that of a mom, and a coach both in California, Missouri and now back at Weber State.
It’s this lifetime of outstanding achievement and dedication that has earned Anderson a spot in the Utah Sports Hall of Fame, even though the nomination “was kind of a surprise to me.” As a coach at Weber State, Anderson has the opportunity to pass on much of what she’s learned in a running career, but for those aspiring to follow in her footsteps, Anderson had some great advice. “The best thing you can do for yourself is be consistent,” she said, adding, “but don’t be too obsessed. Learn the balance, and give yourself grace.”
Anderson will be inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, with a reception at 6:15 p.m. and a banquet at 7 p.m. More information on the ceremony itself, as well as tickets can be found at USHOFF.org l
SPORTS PREDICTIONS
By Daniel Mudrow
• Washington 5-5 5-7 10-12
• Weber 51-14 1-0 1-0 52-14 1-0
Out of state:
Idaho 4-4 4-4
• Beaver 0 2 1-1 1-3
• Box Elder 25 14 25-14
• Cache 3-10 0-1 3-10 0-1
• Carbon 10-1-1 1-0 0-1 10-2-1 1-0
• Davis 2-5 2-5
• Duchesene 35-5-1 2-0 37-5-2
• Emery 9-0 2-1 11-1
• Grand 4-0 2-1 6-1
• Iron 1-1 1-1 2-2
• Juab 8-2 7-2 15-4
• Millard 8-8 12 -10 0-1 20-18 0-1
• Morgan 2-0 2-0
• San Juan 5-3 0-1 5-3 0-1
• Salt Lake 33-41 2 0-1 5-4 0-1 3845-2 0-2
• Sanpete 26-4 6-5 32-9
• Sevier 2-0 11-3 13-3
• Summit 110-64-10 3-3 4-0 110-6410 3-3
• Tooele 69-42-3 0-3 4-6 73-46-3 0-3
• Uintah 4-2 1-0 5-2 1-0
• Utah 31-5-1 1-0 5-4 36-9-1 0-2
• Wasatch 31-50-2 0-2 0-1
Wyoming 7-11 7-11
Below is this year’s schedule, as it currently stands, for Morgan High football: Aug. 6: at Box Elder - 3:30 pm
Aug. 7: Roy - 4:00 pm
Aug. 8: Bonneville - 4:00 pm
Aug. 12: Bear River - 3:30 pm
Aug. 13: at Rowland Hall - 4:00 pm
Aug. 21: Juan Diego - 3:30 pm
Aug. 22: at Judge Memorial - 3:30 pm
Sept. 5: at Ogden - 5:30 pm
Sept. 10: at Union - 3:30 pm
Sept. 12: South Summit - 3:30 pm
Sept. 17: at Grantsville - 3:30PM
Sept. 19: Ben Lomond - 3:30pm
Sept. 24: Ogden - 3:30PM Sept. 26: Union - 3:30pm
Oct. 1: at South Summit - 3:30pm Oct. 3: Grantsville - 3:30pm Oct 8: at Ben Lomond - 3:30pm
Trojans football looks to live up to lofty expectations for third year in a row
By Brian Shaw
For the third consecutive year, the Morgan Trojans football team has been picked to stay at the top of the 3A heap according to the coaches that voted.
According to head coach Jared Barlow, the whole team is wrapping up its strength and conditioning programs and will now turn its attention to its final preparations for the regular season.
“Things are still going great. We are in our last week of lifting and running before we start our fall camp,” said Coach Barlow. “Hard to believe that our first game is only 3 weeks away.”
To pass the time this summer, the Trojans have been competing in, and doing okay in, 7-on-7s, said Morgan’s coach.
“We have done a few 7 on 7's this summer and did fairly well,” explained Coach Barlow.
At the Wasatch 7-on-7 in Heber City, the freshmen Trojans took 1st while the JV squad lost in the semifinals. The varsity, however, took on a highly touted Mountain Ridge team from 6A in the championship game and lost.
The Trojans destroyed all comers at the Manti 7-on-7, winning in all three of the categories they entered—frosh, JV, and varsity.
“Both tournaments had some good competition and were a great opportunity for us to get better,” said Coach Barlow, whose Trojans ended last season losing to the same Manti team they defeated this summer.
The current team to beat, however, is Richfield—3A’s defending champs. According to the coaches though, the very team behind the Trojans is the same team that knocked them out—Manti. Then, it’s Grantsville, Richfield and Juab in that order in the Deseret News’ 3A preseason poll.
The start of the 2024-25 season is almost here for this Trojans team that returns a half-dozen starters on each side of the football including four starters on the offensive line to protect quarterback Beck Sheffield and a handful of weapons at running back and receiver.
The same goes for the Trojans defense and special teams, all of whom have been getting extra work in 7-on-7s that have, for the most part, been serving as rehearsals for the real thing just three weeks from now, according to Coach Barlow.
“We start with Crimson Cliffs on Aug. 16 and are working hard to prepare for the 4A champs and preseason 4A #1.” l
AN EXCITED ANDERSON at the 2008 Olympic trials - a precursor to her performance at the Beijing Olympics.
Photo courtesy of Lindsey Anderson
Morgan County Fair 2024 Wrangler contestants
LINCOLN PETTY, 15
“Competing in the Wrangler contest will help me grow as a person and learn what it really means to be a cowboy and a man. My hobbies include roping, and going to the gym. I love all sports. I am very competitive and always working to improve myself.”
Head Wrangler Contestant
JAXSON DAVIS, 12
“I love riding horses and playing soccer. I play the piano and am learning the trumpet. I love math and science. When I grow up I want to be a space cowboy aka astronomer.
1st Wrangler Contestant
RHETT WALL, 10
“I love hunting, fishing, football, riding horses and looking for antlers. My goal is to get stronger and better at football. I want to be a Wrangler to learn more and win a belt buckle.”
MERRELL, 10
“I love hunting, dirt bikes, horse riding and my goal is to win the Wrangler contest this year.”
CREED KINGHORN, 11
“I am competing in the Wrangler contest because I love riding horses and mules and this will teach me to be a better rider. My hobbies include sheep showing, hunting, shooting, and horse riding. My goal this year is to win the sheep showing at the county fair.”
CJ SANDERS, 12
“I love riding horses, playing soccer and golf, drawing, camping, fishing, fingerboard and playing the piano. I want to win the Wrangler contest to follow in my brothers’ footsteps. I love the rodeo at the fair. I would love to do a victory lap at the rodeo wearing a shiny new buckle and to make Jessie proud.”
BEN ROWSER, 10
“Some of my favorite things include golf, roping, snowmobiling and hanging out with my best friend and my family. I want to win the Wrangler contest because I like competing, I want to win a belt buckle and it would be cool to tell my family members about winning.”
Courtesy photos
NATE PETTY, 17
“I love fishing, hunting, playing rugby and riding horses. I want to be Head Wrangler so I can win a sweet saddle and buckle!”
2nd Wrangler Contestant
KOBYN WALDRON, 9
“I love riding my horse, Rhoda. I also like playing soccer and baseball, riding my dirt bike and playing with my three brothers. I’d like to win the Wrangler contest so I can ride my horse more and represent my hometown.”
TRENT WALL, 9
“I like playing football, hunting and riding horses. I want to find a 200-inch antler. I want to be a brick mason when I grow up. I want to win Wrangler so I can learn how to ride better and win a new belt buckle.”
KESTLE
The Summer Olympic Games Are
The 2024 Paralympic Games
This is the logo of the 2024 Paralympic Games.
Athletes with physical disabilities from around the world compete in the Paralympic Games every four years alongside the Olympics. In fact, Paralympics means “alongside the Olympics.”
The Paralympics began 64 years ago. What year was that?
Sports Team Mascots
personality to their teams. Look through today’s sports section. Select one team and make a list of characteristics you think that team wants to convey. Create a new mascot for that team.
Sports Story
Hollywood Q&A
By Adam Thomlison TV Media
Q: Remember the “Rome” and “Spartacus” shows from the 2000s? Were they related?
A: Despite being lavish, racy, premiumcable dramas about ancient Rome that aired just a few years apart, “Rome” and “Spartacus” were not actually related.
“Rome” debuted on HBO in 2005, running until 2007. Then, three years later, “Spartacus” premiered on Starz. Along with airing on two different chan-
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nels, the two shows shared none of the same writing or producing staff.
“Rome” was created and written by Bruno Heller (who went on to do “The Mentalist” for CBS), William J. MacDonald (“The Saint,” 1997) and cinematic great John Milius (“Conan the Barbarian,” 1982). Meanwhile, “Spartacus” was very much the brainchild of one man — Steven S. DeKnight, who had cut his teeth in the writers rooms of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and its spinoff, “Angel.”
They also shared none of the same cast, though they did have two crew members in common: sound mixer William Freesh (“Mortal Kombat,” 1995) and Alexander Mariotti (“Hercules,” 2014), a historical researcher.
This last one is notable because it speaks to the only real link between the two shows: they’re both part of the same
swords-and-sandals tradition of screen epics. But in this sense, they’re just two drops in a very large Hollywood bucket.
Q: What’s Alisha Newton been doing since she left “Heartland”? Can I see her in anything else?
A: Alisha Newton’s character, Georgie, ceased to be a regular fixture on “Heartland” in 2021 (more on that in a minute). That was certainly tough for fans, but the fact that she’s appeared in a lot of other things since has certainly helped. She climbed right back into the saddle (for non-fans: that’s a solid “Heartland” joke, since Georgie is an accomplished horseback rider) in 2022, starring in the Netflix limited series
“Devil in Ohio,” a psychological drama led by Emily Deschanel (“Bones”). She also had two different projects last year, appearing in the Hallmark telefilm “The More Love Grows” and starring in the Netflix teen drama “My Life With the Walter Boys.” The latter series was renewed for a second season just two weeks after its debut, though no release date has been announced yet. As if that weren’t enough, Newton will also be a supporting player in the new drama series “Murder in a Small Town,” another Canadian series (like “Heartland”), which will premiere on Global in Canada and Fox in the U.S. this fall.
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Monday
30 for 30
ESPN 5 p.m.
Directed by New York Times writer Jay Caspian Kang, this latest edition of ESPN’s premiere docuseries highlights the incredible ascent of American tennis prodigy Michael Chang during the 1989 French Open and how it was shaped by his upbringing.
NCIS: Hawai’i
(2) KUTV 9 p.m.
During this Season 3 episode, the team rushes in to help following the crash of a prisoner transport plane. With convicts free to roam around the island, Sam (LL Cool J) and Tennant (Vanessa Lachey) are asked to locate a high-profile Russian prisoner.
Tuesday Neighborhood Wars
A&E 7 p.m.
Two new episodes air back-to-back, showcasing footage from cell phones, drones, home security cameras and more to share the kindness, drama and absolute hilarity that can take place between real-life neighbors living across the United States.
Hard Knocks: Offseason With the New York Giants
HBO 7 p.m.
As the spring passes its peak, football season can be seen on the horizon. After a long and trying offseason, general manager Joe Schoen and the players of the New York Giants make their final preparations for the upcoming year in this season finale.
Wednesday
Let’s Make a Deal Primetime
(2) KUTV 7 p.m.
Dress up as a fireman, a fairy or a quarterback and you might just get Wayne Brady’s attention. During each new episode of this primetime game show, Brady attempts to make deals for cash and prizes to the most outlandishly dressed audience members.
Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, A NOVA Special Presentation
(7) KUED 9 p.m.
This second part follows scientists as they investigate whether Cashes Ledge, a remote and relatively pristine part of the Gulf of Maine and home to a massive amount of marine life, is vulnerable to the rapid warming affecting the Gulf as a whole.
Thursday
NFL Football (4) KTVX ESPN 6 p.m.
Live from Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, the NFL gets set to honor their new class of Hall of Famers with a game between the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears. The Class of 2024 includes Steve McMichael, Andre Johnson and more.
Caught!
DISC 10 p.m.
Two brand-new episodes air back-toback, featuring some truly shocking situations caught on camera and submitted by viewers. This time, see some feisty and hilarious interactions between humans and animals and indulge in other people’s travel troubles.
Friday
The Breakfast Club
AMC 5 p.m.
Don’t you forget about the ‘80s, as this classic John Hughes flick, starring Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson and Molly Ringwald, airs during a marathon of coming-of-age films from the decade, including “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “The Outsiders” and more.
20/20
(4) KTVX 8 p.m.
Hosts David Muir and Deborah Roberts explore the biggest sto ries enrapturing the United States with the help of corre spondents Juju Chang, John Quiñones and Diane Sawyer. From true crime to celebrity scandals, no story is off the table.
Saturday
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nur magomedov (4) KTVX 1 p.m.
As Elton John once sang, “Saturday night’s alright for fighting.” Live from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov main event an exciting night of intense fights,
Thursday
(2) KUTV 8 p.m. Big
Julie
“Big
including Nick Diaz’s first bout in three years.
Horse Racing (13) KSTU 1 p.m.
A staple of summer racing held annually at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., this event beckons the best in thoroughbred horse racing, calling in jockeys from across the United States to compete for rights to a hefty winning purse.
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes HBO 6 p.m.
From director Nanette Burstein, this documentary explores the life and career of prolific actress and humanitarian Elizabeth Taylor through a new lens uncovered through the discovery of intimate audio interviews with journalist Richard Meryman.
Sunday
The Neighbor Who Saw Too Much LIFE 6 p.m.
When a new neighbor moves next door, a teen becomes convinced that he is a dangerous killer. When none of her friends or family believe her, she decides to take a few risks in order to gather the evidence she needs. Sage Moore and Kia Dorsey star.
Celebrity Profile
By Jay Bobbin TV Media
Others have been moving from one Dick Wolfproduced series and role to another, but Alana De La Garza was among the first to do it.
America’s Funniest Home Videos
Host Alfonso Ribeiro brings back the biggest winners from earlier in the season to compete for a stay at a Disney Vacation Club Resort. With videos involving an unexpected air balloon landing and a friendly neighborhood pig, the competition is tight.
Grantchester on Master-
8 p.m.
For such a small town, Grantchester certainly has its fair share of homicides.
Luckily, with vicar Alphy (Rishi Nair) and Det. Geordie (Robson Green) handling the investigations, the townsfolk still feel safe and secure in this Season 9 finale.
an all-new
Aug.
as one housemate hangs on the precipice of eviction. Who will survive for another week? And who will be forced to pack up their bags and leave?
The actress previously played prosecutor Connie Rubirosa not only in the parent “Law & Order” show but also in the spinoffs “Law & Order: LA” and (as a guest star) “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” When Sela Ward (“Gone Girl,” 2014) left Wolf’s “FBI” after its first season, De La Garza was summoned to join that CBS series as Isobel Castille, the special agent in charge of the New York division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation … and the actress remains with the Tuesday drama as it heads towards its seventh year, the first in a three-season renewal. “FBI” repeats also run regularly on Pop TV and ION Television. Though it remains primarily a procedural show focused on the crime of the week, “FBI” has gradually been delving more into the personal lives of its regular characters. In Isobel’s case, that has meant viewers meeting her father (Nestor Serrano, “Bad Boys,” 1995) — a veteran lawyer with whom she has a very strained relationship — and some of her past romantic mates, including one who also was a partner of hers professionally.
While Isobel can display empathy and compassion for her agents, as with her recent support of Maggie Bell (played by Missy Peregrym, “Rookie Blue”) while the latter was considering motherhood, she also can be stern and unyielding when the circumstances dictate that. Such was the case early in Isobel’s current tenure when she took a hard line with Omar Adom “OA” Zidan (Zeeko Zaki, “Six”), when his personal involvement in a case threatened to compromise the entire office.
Brother
Chen Moonves hosts
episode of long-running reality series
Brother” Thursday,
1, on CBS. Tensions rise in the latest episode from Season 26
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Jared Heaton is an attentive and thorough dermatologist & MOHs surgeon, serving his patients in Bountiful, Centerville, North Salt Lake, Woods Cross, Farmington, Kaysville and West Bountiful.
Dr. Heaton is board-certified in dermatology and is currently a member of the American Society of MOHs Surgeons.
Dr. Heaton prides himself in serving all patient populations and treating all areas of dermatology from children through retirement age. Dr. Heaton performs skin cancer diagnosis and treatment, MOHS surgery, mole exam and removal, acne, warts, cyst removal, spider vein treatment, CO2 laser resurfacing, microneedling and many other skin and cosmetic related procedures.
Dr. Heaton received his undergraduate degree in International Relations with a minor in Asian Studies from Brigham Young University (BYU). He earned his medical degree from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM) in Glendale, AZ. And completed both his internship and medical residency in Tampa, Florida.
In his spare time, Dr. Heaton enjoys snowboarding, mountain biking, vacations to Bear Lake, movies, grilling and spending time with his wife and three children at home in Bountiful.
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Dr. Marc Mitton Board Certified Dermatologist
Marc Mitton is a Utah native and cherishes the opportunity to serve the people of this beautiful state. His passion for dermatology began after receiving his own skin cancer diagnosis as a medical student. He believes that listening and being thorough are the keys to successfully practicing medicine. He specializes in skin cancer detection and removal, rashes, acne, warts and molluscum, as well as several other skin conditions. Dr. Mitton has specific interests in complex dermatological conditions and dermoscopy (the use of a light-based tool for classifying skin lesions and certain rashes). He prioritizes staying up to date on recent research, best medical practices and surgical techniques, and enjoys applying them into his practice.
Dr. Mitton received his undergraduate degree in biology at the University of Utah and graduated with his medical degree from Rocky Vista University in Parker, CO. He completed his intern year of residency at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in Blacksburg, VA and his dermatology residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA. His residency provided many opportunities for specialized training including treating potentially life-threatening skin conditions at one of the state’s burn units, training with a nationally-renowned pediatric dermatologist, and countless exposures to rare and difficult-to-treat cases at conferences on a nearweekly basis through Lehigh Valley and the University of Pennsylvania.
In his free time, Dr. Mitton enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids, being outdoors, biking, board games, and especially making weekend breakfasts with specialty pancakes.