Show V1JSUV 7VTT Z3 Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley www millardccp USPS com Fatal Chase Through Central Utah by Dean Draper A 43 year old man fatally shot himself at the end of a high speed chase through Millard County on Friday Mar 17 Suspected of holding up a bank in Taylorsville the man escaped to Millard Sheriff's deputies and County leading Utah Highway Patrol officers on a high and dirt roads over speed chase on to S R 257 As the suspect fled he shot at two vehicles ran stop signs through oncoming traffic and reached speeds of about 120 mph “We run into some very dangerous people” said UHP Trooper Fred McSwain “He showed total disregard for everybody and shot at several individuals” The suspect fired a handgun at a semi and a passenger car during the chase No one was injured It is suspected he shot at the other vehicles to distract pursuers The suspect had stolen a set of Nevada license plates in Wendover and transferred them to the his car replacing the original Oregon plates said Lt Roger Young Millard County Sheriff's Office Young said the man had pulled over to the shoulder of the road on in Millard County about noon When a the program can help improve Fillmore's physical and economic health Among the purposes of the program are greater economic stability restoration of downcivic town as the center of commercial and cultural activities enhanced sense of community identity and more effective of community resources Utah Main Street does not impose and is not changes upon a community designed to make the desired changes for use UHP trooper came up to investigate the suspect took off at high speed traveling south on Ford in the Mustang The suspect then reversed direction and headed north and the chase through central Utah was underway The suspect crossed the freeway median and beheaded south again He exited low Kanosh and headed west on a dirt road over to S R 257 north of Milford The chase lasted about one hour with the suspect’s car drifting off the road and coming to a stop on the desert “Everyone had it in their mind that there would be a shootout He was willing to shoot at innocent victims" said Trooper McSwain No movement occurred as officers ap- proached the suspect's stopped vehicle “There was no response inside the car They had to break the glass to get in” said Robert Dekker Millard County Sheriff “It appears he took his own life” The man is suspected of numerous bank holdups in Oregon His identity had still not been released at the time the paper went to press on Monday Hundreds of solar powered Cosmic Ray detectors await deployment later this year in Millard's West Desert by Dean Draper Scientists students elected officials the science of the physProject Astrophysics and residents gathered for the dedicaical properties and phenomena of the Conspicuous on the side of the hightion of the Lon and Mary Watson Millard stars planets and space has a cutting way arc the blue solar panels of the cosCounty Cosmic Ray Center west of the mic ray detectors being assembled for edge facility on the brink of installation overpass in Delta on Mon March 20 you It is a resource to those who desire to improve the community and facilitate grow th and Richfield Payson Spnngville several other Utah communities have in the Utah Main Street participated Program with some remarkable results Participating cities in the program have increased seen drastically economic citgrowth far above ies In addition to increased economic benand other growth easily quantifiable efits the cities have become more beautiful and livable for residents and visitors If you are would like to improve your Fillmore business or if you are a Fillmore citizen who would like to help beautify and improve your city this meeting is for here in quiet rural Utah “The best astrophysics center m the world is here in Millard County" said Dr Ron Pugmire VP of Research at the University of Utah “You need to be congratulated for what is happening here It has gone on for ten y cars now and it has come to fruition ” The Center was purchased with funds Mr & Mrs donated by the Watsons Ezekiel R Dumkc Jr the George £ and Dolores Dore’ Eccles foundation The cen the Willard Eccles Foundation ter was named for Lon and Mary Watson of w horn recently passed away They had made a substantial monetary donation to the project last year Their son and daughter Rob and Anne Watson were on hand to help dedicate the building “It is a great honor to have the center named m remembrance of our parents" said Rob Watson The blue building at 648 W Main in Delta is the headquarters and a data processing center for the Telescope Array both Anne and Rob Watson the dedication of the Lon Watson Millard County Ray Center attended and Mary Cosmic Holden Artist featured in LDS Church art exhibition stand how they were made Interestingly enough the Polynesian peoples of the South Pacific have for many hundreds of years used variations of a curious sailing craft in their island migrations mmm food for thought'” said this artist chose to incorporate a variation of that curious South Pacific design in his creation of the ship built by Ncphi under the direction of the I ord " Thomas September 4 2(X)6 It was chosen from among the top 200 pieces from more than 9(H) entnes from Saint artists all over the world in the Seventh International Art Competition sponsored by the Museum played in the N’auvoo Visitor's center and a smaller canvas original is hanging in the Nauvoo Temple in N’auvoo IL I ntnes include sculpture paintings drawing prints textiles potters ceram- “I was contacted regarding the first round of entry in October 2005” said Thomas “The painting is one of five Book of Mormon paintings entered m the contest" ics jewelry woodcarvings photography and metalwork They are judged on creative and successful expression of the theme and aesthetic and technical excellence Up to 20 Merit awards of SXI each w ill be presented and three Visitors' hotec Awards of SMm) will be given shortly before the exhibit closes in By looking closely at the painting one will be able to see David Noah Delta North Elementary Principal portrayed as N'ephi Noted author Avraham Gileadi served as the model for Lehi in the bosun's chair The Ted and Karen Bennett Dawn of a Promised Land on how to build this curious ship 'Arise and get thee into the mountain ' (1 Ncphi 17 7) we just don't know the ‘how' or the 'what' of the ship's design We can therefore only use logic and reasonand an some in attempt ing inspiration to envision Thomas “We the ship's appearance" did work timbers of said curious did build it after the workmanship manner which the Lord had shown unto me wherefore it was not after the manner of men " Ncphi 18 “The term curious workmanship was an idiom used to denoie objects of unusual Such design and superior craftsmanship obieds were curious m that it would be difficult for one untrained to under- - Sportsmen for Fish September The exhibit opens I nday evening March 24 with an announcement of award winners at 6 (hi p m in the Assembly Hail on Temple Square followed by a reception at the Museum Everyone is encouraged to attend the reception at the Museum at 4 N West Temple St Those living outside the Salt Lake area and unable to travel long distances can enioy glimpses of the exhibit through articles in hurch publications and can also view the artworks and prize winners on the Church web sue at www Ids org museum & Wildlife Delta Banquet March 31st 2006 Millard County Fairgrounds For more information contact Bnce Pilline COPY "Therefore Paintings and other art works entered in the exhibit will be used in Church publications and some will be purchased for permanent display Thomas said One of his paintings 'Nauvco I drew ell' is dis- of Church History and Art of the Church Samis The of Jesus Christ of works of art selected express many different aspects of Saint life centrated on the ship and what it might have looked like “We know the ‘where' of Nephi's from the Lord ceiving his instructions deploy ment to the w cst desert T heir purpose is to measure the highest energy particles in the universe in an attempt to find their origin "Funding for the detectors had to be used for their construction now" said Dr Kai Martens U of U Physicist “W’e do not have clearance to deploy them yet but we had to complete assembly of the detectors or lose the funding for them " Martens hopes lo have permits from the BLM and other land owners in hand lo begin deploy ment of the detectors this summer It is the intention of the Telescope Array detecProject to place the tors in a grid in the open spaces of the west desert The TA experiment consists 576 scintillation detectors three fluorescence detectors five communications towers a central laser facility and 27 staging areas The scintillation detectors will be spaced in a grid pattern within of the proect area with a spacing detec - See Cosmic Ray on page 12 you by Dean Draper The painting “Dawn of a Promised Land" (The Prophet Lehi Goes Ashore In The Americas) by Frank M Thomas will occupy a prominent position m the Our Heritage of Faith exhibition at the Museum of Church History and Art in Salt lake City from March 24 through family served as models for the rest of the family rendered in the painting Thomas's painting is based on an event recorded m the Book of Mormon regarding the arrival of the family of I chi in the Americas It features a unique ship being left as the family goes ashore wuh their " possessions to the “Promised Laind Extensive research goes into each of Thomas's paintings In this work great effort was made to verify the clothing arms and furniture would be authentically portrayed In particular Thomas con- 95 No 35 March 22 2006 Vol Cosmic Ray Center dedicated Fillmore Main Street Project The Utah Mam Street Program w ill be the subject of a meeting held on March 29 at 7 00 p m at the Fillmore Library Guest speaker Bim Oliver will speak to business owners and interested residents on how the State of Utah’s Main Street Program can help to revitalize downtown Fillmore Oliver will explain how 0 6 pm 7 See installment two of Robbers Roost on page 10 Final Filing of candidates These persons filed for the following elective offices in Millard County Commission Seat A: Kathy Y Walker (R) incumbent ( raig P ( ireathouse (R) Richard Wagstaff (C Commission Daron Smith beat B (R) incumbent Mc( oilum (( Assessor R incumbenl Jim Talbot Curt ( rosby R Dav id W illiams ( Auditor R incumbent Brands Grace Paul J Attorney R Brent Berkley Richard Waddingham Bryan Sidwcll (R) (D) Clerk Norma Brunson (D) incumbent Recorder R incumbent ( onme Hansen SherifT Robert IXkkcr (Di incumbent Paul Maxwell R) Irtasurer John Hansen (Rl incumbent bchool Board 4 RonDriper incumbent Ronald Ci Peterson Grant randsen School Board £5 Matt I oe Kenneth Skeem |