Show r m urr?i tt w Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley Single Copy $75 USPS Millard County’s Forensic Dream Team Cowboys Huntsman If criminals only knew of the expertise of the Millard County SherifT s Office they w ould ne er commit seriThe ous crimes in Central Utah Sheriff s Office has one of the best investigating teams in Utah and the only self sustained Criminal Laboratory in the Six County Area said Deputy James Masner Sheriff Ed Phillips said Masner and Corrections Officer Paul Robison are two of the top finger print experts in the State of Utah Masner’s interest in detective work and forensic science was stimulated by his United States Nav y training and Upon returning to civilexperiences ian life Masner joined the San Bernardino Police force and was selected Division to join the Identification where he studied finger prints photography crime scene analysis and He has attended ev idence collection numerous advanced FBI courses in forensic science crime scene inv and finger print technology crime scene photography Masner said the Millard County by Max Criminal Laboratory has the most recent equipment including Alternate Light Source - this reveals evidence that the naked eye can not see Finger Pnnt Comparator digital cameras dark room and other equipment Masner said that three of the best crime scene investigators are Deputies Morris Burton Scott Cony and Bill Jackson Deputy Garth White is an expert in Accident Reconstruction and Denny Brunson excels in Arson Included m the ForenInvestigation sic Team are Lt John Kimball (who Masner says can talk the devil out of his horns) and Deputy Sheriff Charles Stew art w ho are interrogation experts Deputy Sheriff Rhett Kimball is a state certified Polygraph operator Deputy exShenfTMoms Burton has perience in inters lew ing persons who are suspected of sex crimes and he leads the investigations of MC sex related crimes The Sheriffs Offices also has two units Deputies Clete Carter of F illmore and Brett Neilson of Delta Masner said that ShenffPhillips and Capt Robert Dekker are on all major crimes scenes and are actively involved in gathering evidence and reconstructing the crime scene SherifT Ed Phillips said that when he was first elected sheriff of Millard County he envisioned the Sheriffs Office having an independent forensic investigating team Phillips said that his current investigating team is one of the best m the State The forensic team has been called to investigate several murders within Millard County Investigators such as Deputies Morris Burton Scott Cony and Bill Jackson will collect evidence Sheriff Phillips and Captain Dekker w ill document the crime scene Ev idence is processed and analyzed m the Millard County laboratory Masner said evidence such as blood and urine samples DNA comparisons hair and filer identifications are analyzed at the State Crime Laboratory The Interstate Highway comdor See Forensic on page of 3 Round two begins in insect war Kathy Walker Heavy infestations of Mormon crickets continue to plague residents and to make matters worse they are bcingjoincd by grasshoppers m grow ing numbers Swarms of newly hatched grasshoppers are invading hay small grain fields am other areas statewide with more than 600000 acres affected The largest infestations are expected in Beaver Box Elder Juab Millard Tooele Utah Uintah Sanpete and Sevier Counties Governor Mike Leavitt signed a Declaration of Agricultural Emergency June 4 asking U S Agriculture Ann Veneman for S3 million to $5 million for eradication efforts and reimbursement for farmers’ damaged By crops “We have had a large infestation of The Mormon crickets this spring good news is that we will only have them for about another three weeks on the other hand are Grasshoppers just getting started" said Mike Pace USU Extension Agent Sevin 5 bait is effectiv e m combat- - A Grasshopper mg crickets and farmers can purchase the bait on a cost share basis The bait is not effective for grasshoppers Pace said Grasshoppers fly andjump great distances and w ill miss bait completely The best time to begin grasshopper control is during the first three weeks of June while the insects are babies or nymphs according to Pace The nymphs resemble adults w ithout wings Nymphs pass through five growth stages called instars before obtaining functional w mgs Grasshoppers can damage alfalfa wheat com fields vegetable crops and home landscapes A heavy infestation can result m damage to all above ground plant parts The US Department of APHIS established an action threshold for grasshoppers of eight per square yard Densities at eight or above the threshold is an indication that control management action should be considered Control efforts should be based on cost versus the amount of estimated expected loss Density of grasshoppers can be determined visually A University of Wyoming report suggests the following method Imagine a square foot on the ground choose an area approximately six feet aw ay Move slow ly toward the area counting the number of grasshoppers seen Repeat the above procedure nine times and add up the grasshopper counts The total count is the number of grasshoppers per are not square yard Grasshoppers uniformly distributed and the procedure should be done at least three times It is feasible to count grasshoppers per square foot Anything greater than five per square foot is greater than 45 grasshoppers per square yard and control methods can be undertaken as needed Vast undisturbed conditions in the state are the perfect breeding ground The for crickets and grasshoppers majority of infested land is federal and funding is limited The insects migrate onto state and private land and it is important that neighbors work together on control methods Homeowners may use Sevin or Malathion in dust or liquid form to Both products control grasshoppers have garden labels and are safe when used according to directions The cost is about $5 per pint and requires one ounce per gallon of water A pint will cover approximately square feet and last more than seven days 7 pursue glory 349 in - 520 Vol 90 No 48 June 7 2001 dust and mud The first nding and roping contests probably were impromptu affairs perhaps the result of chance meetings on trails and railheads These grew into loosely organized contests that soon became anticipated annual events On a day whose date might be argued forever rodeo the only professional sport derived from the skills of the workplace was bom Events sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association comprise one of the ing sports in America But to the cowboys and cowgirls who compete rodeo is more than a sport it’s a lifestyle that offers heartbreak and reward in equal measures The cowboy doesn't compete at rodeo as much as he lives it The most successful cowboys those who finish in the Top 15 and qualify for the National Finals Rodeo might travel to as many as 25 rodeos each year covering perhaps 100000 miles Ask a cowboy why he competes and he might shrug and answ er “Why not?” Cowboys still drive pickups still work cattle still say “ma’am”and "sir” and still wear jeans and boots But today’s cowboy is a businessman as well as an athlete as likely to have refined his skills at a rodeo school as on a ranch They pursue glory in the dust and mud of rodeo arenas across North America But unlike other professional athletes the rodeo cowboy nust pay to compete Every rodeo quires an entry fee which guarantees only a promise to compete for prize money One missed throw one slipped grip and the cowboy doesn’t even recoup his entry fee While many traditions of rodeo main intact some innovations by today’s rodeo cowboy have unproved competition conditions and the cowboys’ opportunity to make a living in Elite cowboys tive careers such as Herbert Theriot the arena One of those changes is the PRCA’s buddy system a concept that allows rodeo partners to travel together and to compete at rodeos during the same performance Rodeo is demanding But the life of the American cowboy has never been easy Professional rodeo is one of the most punishing sports m the world The ev ents of professional rodeo w ere drawn directly from the tasks of the range cow boy pnmarily roping calves and riding broncs The typical cowboy of the 9 century w orked have turned their skill into lucraDan Hubbell photo dds seven days a week And on any given day he might be throw n fomi a horse or charged by a w ild steer The demands faced by today’s rodeo cowboy are different but no less daunting Behind every cheering crowd are countless hours of traveling and competing The cowboys’s life is a special one envied by many and experienced by few Residents and lsitors can w atch their favorites June 2 22 and 23 during the Days of the Old West Rodeo The PRC A event takes place at the Millard County Fairgrounds in Delta at8p m nightly Accident victim doing well Kathy Walker A Millard County employee suffered severe injuries m an accident May 3 at Sunset V lew Golf Course in Delta 63 was using a Henry Gnmaud trenching machine to prepare a trench for pipe m the new portion of the golf course He got off the machine at approximately 4 p m to check the depth of the ditch leavmg the machine engaged Somehow Grimaud became entangled in the machine and his right leg was severely injured according to Sgt JefTWhatcott Gnmaud was transported to the Delta Community Medical Center and later air flighted to LDS By Life Flight crew prepares to transport Henry Hospital in Salt Lake City “He is doing well He did spend a few days m Trauma ICU but is in a private room on the sixth floor It will Gnmaud to northern hospital be at least two weeks before they release him but knowing him he will want to come home sooner” said his wife I inda Movies offer great career choice for Delta resident By Kathy Walker Peart Harbor the movie may different emotions in many county movie goers but for Katie Greathouse it is a source of pride and accomplishment The Deltanativewasan assistant music editor for the mev te and her name appears in the credits She works for Jerry Bruckheimer Films which produced Pearl Harbor Her duties included choosing appropriate music for the movie’s scenes either by visiting music stores or by computer She also helped edit music to fit the various scenes Peart Harboi opens in Tennessee during 1923 with the story’s two heros Rafe and Danny obsessed w ith becoming pilots Rafe McCowley is played by Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett plays Danny Walker The story mov cs to 94 w ith the two men in New Jersey training as fighter pilots Rafe falls m love with Evelyn a volunteer nurse played by Kate Beckmsale The best friends’ love for the same woman develops throughout the mov ie As Admiral Yamamoto plans the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor the suspense builds Action is intense as the attack Dec 7 94 takes place James Doolittle's April 1942 Tokyo raid provides a ending evoke j Katie Greathouse “Rafe Danny and Evelyn have a theme or personalized music The same music is heard in the background m various scenes The Japanese also have an intense theme with lots of drums The music camcs the audience through the entire movie” said Greathouse Filming on Pear Harbor began in April 2000 and work continued to May 2001 Greathouse’s work day started about 8am each day and ran until 30 or 2 a m Although a typical work week often exceeded 120 hours she loves being involved in movie making and her goal is to become a music editor “A lot more is involved in movie making than meets the eye It requires long hard days for ev eryonc inv olv ed including the actors The reality is stars cannot throw temper tantrums or wait until the light is right to shoot a scene Everyone has to do their job from which includes casting to production which is actual to which jhooting includes music editing and sound effects It’s amazing” Greathouse said After the film was released Greathouse returned to Delta for a break before work resumes on another Jeny Bruckheimer Film She joined her family and friends at the Twin Theater for a prev lew of Pearl Hat hot before it opened Memorial Day weekend It w as the first time she had seen ihc mm ic from beginning to end and plans to w atch it again The first time a movie is viewed Ihc focus is on the characters and story line After that it is possible to pay tention to all the details and what is hapthe in Greathouse background pening added we worked “During on nine reels of the mov ic Each reel as 20 minutes long and e watched each hundreds of times to add the music The music was extremely loud so we could get the counts right and is a lot louder than in theaters didn't get bored reviewing each scene hundreds of times It’s jusl such a good movie” Greathouse said Greathouse works freelance and is in her second year of movie making Her cousin was able lo get her a summer job and she began work as a assistant for the mov ie Gone in 60 Seconds Her job consisted mainly of running errands but she loved it and staved on Coyote Ugly was the next movie she worked on and she had the opportunity to sit in on some meetings and add input as lo music chosen for the film To date she said it was the most fun The next mov ie w as Remember the Titans and she worked as a assistant w ith the music department In Pearl Harbor she was moved into music editing POOR COPY iiiv Bob Badumi at Armageddon fame was the music editor “It is a great opportumtv The crews are so amazing and fun to work w ith The rest of mv life is prettv much on hold since we usually work on three films at a time have to be flexible and able to put in the time needed After the mov ics arc released we usually have a few weeks break so can come home for a isit" Greathouse said liming began in ebruary on Ikmnand I nder Greathouse ill rejoin the crew in adding music to the comedy during June The other two movies she is scheduled to work on are Blaik Sheep starring Chris Rock and Anthony Hopkins and Rlatk Hawk Down an intense war mov ic based on the book Greathouse has seen some stars including John Goodman Trya Banks Nicholas C age and Denzel ashington She most hit Alec Baldw in's car in the parking lot w hile staring at the star Baldw in play s the famous Lt Colonel Jimmy Doolittle in Pearl Harbor “My entire job is just fun and doubt if anyone gets tired of famous people" Greathouse said Music during the movie adds emotion and affects what the audience perceives about a scene Millard County residents may listen more intently to music selection in Jerry Bruckheimer Films and stay inside the darkened theater for a few extra minutes to watch the credits |