The Morgan County News | Aug. 11, 2023

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Rodeo rides into town

Massive storm affects East Coast

More than 300,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark Tuesday morning after massive storms pummeled much of the east coast leaving two people dead, homes without roofs and drivers stranded for hours. One person is reported to have died in Alabama as the result of a lightning strike, and a 15 year old in South Carolina was killed when a tree fell on him due to high winds. Many areas of the eastern seaboard experienced hours of power outages during the event. The storms that hammered Philadelphia all the way down to Atlanta on Monday have tapered off. But, when considering all levels of risk, 40 million people in the Plains, the Southeast and New England are now at risk for severe weather Tuesday.

Report claims breast cancer overdiagnoses

Morgan County approves ‘Man Cave Subdivision’ in Mountain Green

By Linda Petersen

The Morgan County Commission has given preliminary plat and site plan approval for a commercial subdivision known as the “ROAM Man Cave Subdivision” at 4950 West Old Highway Road in Mountain Green. This is northeast of the intersection of Old Highway Road and a new road, Queens Garden Road. The new road was installed earlier this summer. The development would be accessed from Old Highway Road and Queens Garden Road.

The development would provide 14 condominium units, also known as “commercial flex spaces,” on 1.45 acres. The units would range in size from 1350 to 1700 square feet and would each include a half to three-quarter bathroom and sink. Despite the term “condominium” these are not proposed as residences, something Commissioner Blaine Fackrell queried.

“It’s a form of property ownership under Utah law so you create units under the Utah Condominium Act and those units are called condominium,” Commissioner Robert McConnell said responding to Fackrell’s question.

The ‘flex” term is “commonly used in industrial development because a lot of the developments don’t represent a typically industrial-looking building, but they can be used for a public storefront like an insurance office or they can be used for like a contractor’s office. So it’s really a flex space that can be used for a wide variety of commercial uses,” developer CW Lands’ representative McKenna Christensen said.

“You may have both in a single unit; an office in front and storage or light manufacturing in back,” McConnell elaborated.

Two parking spaces will be provided per unit with some additional parking. All of the parking spaces will be owned by an owner’s association, Christensen said. Fackrell expressed concern there would not be enough parking for customers or employees.

“When we sell these we’re not finishing out the interior of these units, so whoever finishes out these units, depending on what use they intend to program into the unit, they’ll have to comply with parking standards,” Christensen said. “It would be up to the buyer to determine

whether they would want to purchase the unit.”

CW lands has 13 acres of more traditional retail space west of this project, she said. “These are more flex units. We’re trying to appease a niche demographic of people; that’s why we only have 14 units. This is just a small snippet of our ROAM development.”

Another issue Fackrell brought up was that some of the proposed trees in the project might not be drought-resistant; he recommended that CW Lands look into that. The commission approved the site plan with the provision that the developer follow Fackrell’s recommendation.

In the US, about 240,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women every year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. Health care providers and patients alike are usually inclined to pursue treatment to stop the disease. But some experts say that it isn’t always necessary to treat breast cancer in older women with aggressive therapy. The report does not state that breast cancer cases are mistaken but it states that many of the diagnoses are of cancers that would not become medically dangerous but are treated anyway. Experts believe that more refined tests, which are in development, will help mitigate the overdiagnoses in the future, though they advise women to continue to be screened.

Moscow murder suspect suggests possible defense

Lawyers for Brian Kohberger, arrested on suspicion of having killed four University of Idaho students in November of 2022, have indicated that they plan to present evidence that the defendant was “on a solo drive” at the time of the murders. Camera footage of a car matching Kohberger’s, as well as cell phone pings, place him in the area of the murders. Familial DNA also links Kohberger to a knife sheath found at the murder scene.

Stickers aim to improve teen driving

An Idaho company called “How’s My Teen Driver?’ has launched, with the intention of increasing the safety of teen drivers on the road. The company provides parents with a sticker for the rear of the car. The sticker includes a phone number and QR code which other drivers can use to report the behavior of teen drivers, both positive and negative. While the company representatives explained that teen drivers have been resistant to the stickers, parents have reported positive changes in their teens’ driving behavior.

THIS MORGAN CITY map indicates the location of the ROAM Man Cave Subdivision. Courtesy image/Morgan City

CARRYING

STARS

STRIPES mark the opening of the Morgan County Rodeo.

Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

Morgan County School District wants more school resource officers

By Linda Petersen

Morgan County School District has requested that Morgan County help it fund school resource officers in all county schools. On Aug. 1 Sheriff Corey Stark presented the proposal to county commissioners.

“Since 1999 when the Columbine tragedy happened we've had this tremendous amount of people and citizens wanting more officers in schools,” Stark told the commissioners. “… On behalf of the school board that's why I'm here just starting a conversation, seeing what we can come up with and see if we can start throwing some numbers around.”

“I think the school's getting pressure from the parents as am I, but the schools will want it as well and of course the legislators, they actually passed the law last year where during school hours I have to have an officer within six minutes of any

school,” Stark said.

Currently, there is a resource officer at Morgan High School which the school district pays Morgan County $30,000/ year for, but the school board wants three full-time officers to be in place during the school year, with one at the high school, another covering Morgan Middle and Elementary schools and a third to cover Mountain Green Middle and Elementary schools.

The school district would come up with $150,000, an amount that would cover just the salary, benefits and a patrol car for one officer, and is asking Morgan County to fund the rest, Stark said.

“The cost of a deputy and their wages and their patrol car and getting them outfitted and benefits is about $150 000 for one,” he said.

While commissioners expressed support for the idea, in their discussion they indicated that the county might have difficulty coming up with the funds

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to help fund the additional officers. The only option would be to increase taxes, Commission Chair Mike Newton said.

“They want us to supply officers for their schools; I'm not opposed to that,” he said. “I would love to have an officer in every school absolutely, but the cost is very expensive. The way I see it, and we will know pretty quick when we start going through budgets, I think the only way to make that happen would be a tax increase and I'm not sure that the public would digest that very well.”

“I'm not opposed to the county sharing in the cost, but if we were talking about just the county covering everything else that's a lot for us to come up with,” Newton said. “That's a couple hundred thousand dollars. Last time we had to come up with $300,000 was the last time we increased taxes and that was a significant increase.”

Commissioners acknowledged that with the school district only utilizing

these officers for nine months of the year the county could use them in the summertime and that at times they would be called away from the school to help with community policing. Those factors would need to be taken into consideration and officer coverage of after-school activities would need to be factored into those real costs, they said. Commissioner Jared Anderson suggested Stark come back to the commission with real cost projections.

Further discussion seemed to indicate that the commissioners were willing to meet with the school board to see if some kind of equitable cost-sharing arrangement would be worked out to fund more school resource officers, if not all three. Stark said he would report back to the school board and work on gathering the figures needed to get an actual cost for the additional officers.l

Combined publications preserve community newspapers

When you open the paper today you’ll notice something different. In addition to the Morgan County News, you’ll find the Davis Journal. Both papers are owned by Loyal Perch Media, who publishes 21 local newspapers here in Utah. Bryan Scott is the current publisher.

When the Clipper in Davis County and the Morgan County News in Morgan closed, Scott received pleas from the residents in both counties to save the local papers. So he started the Davis Journal and restarted the Morgan County News in an effort to preserve community newspapers and the unique perspective they bring.

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Combining the two papers also makes advertising and subscriptions more efficient which in turn will make the papers more successful. Subscriptions will stay separate so readers in Davis and Morgan can receive the local news they’ve come to expect.

This is not intended to be long term. As both publications grow and subscriptions increase, we anticipate there will come a point where the two papers will no longer be mailed together but for now it makes sense in order to keep the local news that is so important coming to your home.

— Editorial board

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COLBIE WILLIAMS

AUSTIN SHARP

MABEL WILSON

ZEKE SEARLE

REESE PETERSON HAWKIN HARRELL

EMILY SUE

HESSTON WADE

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SHERIFF’S DISPATCH

Following are recent calls officers responded to from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of 150 calls from July 29 to Aug. 2. Any arrests are listed as reported and all individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty and convicted.

Milton:

Abandoned vehicle (1).

Morgan City:

Animal Control (5), Follow-up (4), Fire alarm (1), Breach of trust (1), Missing person (1), Assist (6), VIN inspection (4), Message police (2), Paper service (3), Drug violation (1), Traffic stop (12), Party disturbance (1), Pedestrian (1), Fixit ticket (1), Open door (1), Trespassing (1), Keep the peace (1), Motorist assist (3), Sex offender check (1), Premises check (2), Warrant (1), Parking problem (1), Family disturbance (2), Suspicious vehicle (2), Jail release (1), Criminal misc (1), Extra patrol (1), Shuttle (1), Burglary alarm (1), Suspicious circumstances (1), Water problem (1).

Mountain Green:

Found property (1), CO Alarm (1), Abandoned vehicle (1), Traffic stop (12), Paper service (1), Follow up (1), Medical assist (1), House check (1), Reckless driver (2), Assist with traffic accident (1), Safety hazard (1), Extra patrol (1), Open door (1), DUI (1), Unknown problem (1).

Peterson:

Traffic stop (3), Vehicle pursuit (1).

Porterville: Welfare check (1), Traffic hazard (1), 17D Fall (1), Drug violation (1), Water problem (1), L Pole fire (1), Grass fire (1), Suspicious circumstances (1), Follow-up (1).

Stoddard: Traffic stop (1).

Enterprise:

VIN inspection (2), Traffic stop (3), Welfare check (1).

Round Valley: Traffic stop (1), Family disturbance (1), Extra Patrol (1), Parking problem (1).

Aug. 8-9

Croydon: Keep the peace (1), Follow-up (2).

Other county calls: Panic Alarm Trespassing

Mountain Green: Traffic Stop (2) Welfare Check (1)

Taggart: Recovered Stolen Vehicle (1) Traffic Stop (3) Welfare check (1)

Highway 65: Traffic Stop (1)

Calls on I84: Assist Fire Dept. (1) Assist with Traffic Accident (1) Drug Violation (2) Foot Patrol (1) Reckless Driver (2) Traffic Hazard (1) Unknown Problem (1)

Total calls: 150

COOKS CORNER

Gluten-free Edition #1

For some people eating a gluten free diet is a choice, and for many others it is a medical necessity. For those who aren’t able to eat gluten, finding a good recipe can be challenging. The next two editions of Cook’s Corner will share tried and true gluten-free recipes that are regularly used and enjoyed by families who eat gluten free. Options are also included to make both recipes dairy-free. When substituting plantbased butter for milk-based butter, the stick plant-based butter works the best.

Complied by Liisa

London Mecham

Arrests:

7/29/23: Male, 44, Payton CO, Theft/ Receiving-Firearm or Operable Motor Vehicle, Possession of a Controlled Substance Schedule I/II/ANALOG, Use/ Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Drive on Suspended/Revoked/Disqualified License for Qualifying Circumstance, Operating Vehicle Without Insurance

7/29/23: Male, 31, Salt Lake City UT, Possession of a Controlled Substance Schedule I/II/ANALOG, Possession of a Controlled Substance Marijuana/Spice, Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Open Container, Operate Vehicle without License or Registration, Operate Vehicle Without Insurance

7/30/23: Female, 47, Salt Lake City UT, Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving on Denied

7/30/23: Male, 59, Murray UT, Possession with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Controlled Substance Marijuana/ Spice, Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

7/31/23: Male, 58, Ogden UT, Possession of a Controlled Substance Schedule

I/II/ANALOG, Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

7/31/23: Male, 52, Ogden UT, Possession of a Controlled Substance Schedule

I/II/ANALOG, Possession of Controlled Substance, Marijuana/Spice, Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

8/2/23: Male, 57, Morgan UT, Assault, Domestic Violence in the presence of a Child (2 counts)

The Best Chocolate Cake

Modified from a recipe www.melskitchencafe.com/the-best-chocolate-cakenew-and-improved/

INGREDIENTS

2 cups (284 g) gluten-free all-purpose flour

2 cups (424 g) granulated sugar

1 cup (85 g) natural, unsweetened cocoa powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1 cup (225 g) warm water

1 cup (245 g) buttermilk* (can use plant-based milk. Use 1 tablespoon lemon juice + dairy free “milk” to make 1 c of liquid)

½ cup (100 g) vegetable or canola oil (see note)

2 large (100 g out of shell) eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Center an oven rack in the middle position.

• Line the bottom of two 9-inch round cake pans or one 9X13-inch pan (preferably aluminum, not glass) with parchment paper. Lightly grease the bottom and sides with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.

• Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl.

• Add the water, buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla.

• Using a handheld electric mixer or whisk, mix the ingredients until well-combined.

• Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.

• Bake the cakes for 28-35 minutes until the top springs back lightly to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean or with moist crumbs.

• Let the cakes cool for 2-3 minutes in the pan(s). Run a thin knife around the edge and turn onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

NOTES

Oil: use a neutral flavored oil for the cake (not an oil with a strong flavor like olive oil)

Cocoa Powder: I always use natural, unsweetened cocoa powder (like Hershey’s brand) in this cake, but you can sub in Dutch-process cocoa if you like (the cake may not rise quite as high and the texture of the crumb may change a bit).

Glass Pan: if baking the cake in a 9X13-inch glass pan, reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F and keep an eye on the baking time.

WINNERS OF THE BUCKET BRIGADE contest pose with sponsor of the contest and owner of Hinds Quick Stop.

TEAMS PARTICIPATE In the Bucket Brigade contest where they have to pass water along a line to fill a tank at the end the quickest.

Girls soccer opens tough preseason with a win

By Liisa London Mecham

Two games into the preseason, the Trojans own a 1-1 record against two tough 5A schools, Box Elder and Bonneville. Morgan opened their season with a 1-0 extra time win over the Box Elder Bees at home on Thursday, August 2, 2023, and they fell to the Bonneville Lakers 2-1 in Ogden on Monday, August 7, 2023.

Morgan’s win over Box Elder in their first game set a great tone for the preseason. Against a relentless team, Morgan fought the entire game to end tied 0-0. In extra time freshman Lily Evans scored the winning goal on an assist by Amy Thomas. Senior goal keepers Miya Turner and Madi Wangsgard shared the shut out.

“It was a very exciting game,” Assistant Coach Jesse Henderson commented.

In their second game against Bonneville, both teams scored in the first

MHS Sports Shorts

By Liisa London Mecham

Volleyball completed tryouts and have named the team. The JV and sophomore teams will play in a tournament August 10-11 at Davis High. The varsity will begin competition on Tuesday, August 15 at Sky View. First home game is Thursday, August 17 against Salem HIlls.

The football team will travel to Washington, Utah (St. George) to take on 4A Crimson Cliffs who finished 10-3 last season and fell to Desert Hills in the 4A State Championship game last year. The defending 3A state champions will

half and held each other scoreless in the second. Two goals by the Lakers bested the Trojans' single strike. Morgan’s goal was scored by senior Kaydence Wardell with sophomore Lacie Poll recording the assist.

Morgan played at Bear River Tuesday, August 8 and hosted Rowland Hall as they continued their bruising pre-season schedule against some of the top teams in the state. Plan for upcoming home matches against Judge Memorial on August 15 and Ogden August 29. Varsity games begin at 3:30 p.m.l

get to showcase their abilities in the opening game against a tough team on the road. The Trojans will play at home on August 18 against Bear River.

Cross country kicks off their season on Saturday at the Cottonwood Complex in Salt Lake City running the Premier Invitational. Both JV and Varsity squads will be competing for the boys’ and girls’ teams.

Boys golf opened their season Thursday, August 10 at The Ridge and will play three rounds the next week at Ben Lomond Monday, Roosevelt Wednesday and Dinaland Thursday.l

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SPORTS PREDICTIONS

By Daniel Mudrow

Dan’s Facts - sports facts and predictions for Morgan

Thisis Dan facts. Last time Morgan won a season open for football after a state championship was 1998. That opponent was Union, and with a score of 22 to 7, Morgan won that game

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Predictions: Do know yet Morgan has 100 f vs Southern Utah football 1 wins 2 losses!

I just change my prediction. For Friday 30 to 14

Meet MHS’s new administrative assistant

By Verlene Johnson

Changes continue to come to Morgan School District. With Principal Crae Wilson moving from Morgan High School principal to the District's Employments Services and Compliance

Personal and Assistant Administrator, Luke Thomas becoming the Head Administrator at MHS, that left a need for a new Assistant Administrator. Joshua Sargent will fill this position.

Joshua Sargent grew up in Hoytsville Utah. After graduating from North Summit High School, he attended Brigham Young University earning a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a minor in English. He also received a master's from Southern Utah University in Education.

Sargent started his teaching career

seven years ago at North Summit High School where he taught English

“I think all forms of education are

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vital to everyone, whether that means formal education, trade school, or whatever. The ability for everyone to learn and improve is our opportunity,” said Sargent. “I enjoy being part of that and trying to help kids determine what they love and how to turn that into a career.”

He commented that he loves to watch kids learn to overcome obstacles and challenges. “Overcoming and dealing with challenges is a life skill that everyone needs, and I love watching kids realize that they can handle life's challenges.”

Now Sargent will embark on his first administrative position. “I loved teaching and found that my impact on students was very specific to my class only, said Sargent. “I like the idea that an administrator can still have an impact on students but on a broader scale. I'm also looking forward to getting to know and

working with the MHS staff and hope to be able to assist them in any way that I can."

Sargent has been married to his wife, Marci, for 22 years. They have a daughter that attends Utah Valley University and a son who will be a junior at NSHS. Sargent says he enjoys spending as much time outdoors as he can. “I grew up on a farm and still spend time in the fields moving sprinklers and repairing fences." He loves traveling and spending time with his family, working in his yard, and playing golf. "Pretty much anything that keeps me active. I'm kind of a busybody and need to be working on something at all times." If he's not busy on a project, he is reading or screaming at the tv because one of his sports teams lost...again. l

MORGAN SOCCER PLAYED tough against Bonneville in their second game but fell 2-1.

MORGAN FAIR RODEO 2023

Photos by Roger V. Tuttle

YOUNG RODEO-GOERS GAWK at a hog who gawks right back.

A PARACHUTIST, COMPLETE with enormous American Flag, makes his landing at the opening of the rodeo.

A YOUNG RIDER GETS thrown during the bull riding event.

THE ATTENDEES THRILLED at the flyover at the rodeo.

FRINGE FLIES AS ANOTHER rider is unseated during bull riding.

THE LASSO LANDS as a contestant ropes a calf at the rodeo.

KIDS RUN BAREFOOT with a clown in the arena.

CALEB BAKER WINS THE Mutton Busting contest going the longest distance.

4H JUNIOR LIVESTOCK

Beef Junior Showman

Beef Intermediate Showman

4H Junior Livestock is for youth third grade through 12th grade. Participants pick baby animals in September to learn essential life skills like responsibility, compassion and the humane treatment of animals. In addition, they learn cooperation, leadership and com-

munity service as they raise their animals to show and auction off at the Morgan County Fair. Animals are judged in the market category, while showman judges how the contestant handles the animal.

Market Beef

Beef Senior Showman

Heifer

Junior Hog Showman

Senior Hog Showman

Jr. Lamb Showman

Market Hog

Intermediate Hog Showman

Market Lamb

Intermediate Lamb Showman

Senior Lamb Showman

NEVER TOO OLD TO SHOW

Never too old to show is sponsored by Morgan High School’s Future Farmers of America. Nominees bid to try to get out of it. Once someone finally gives up, they show the animal in hopes they are picked the winner. Proceeds go to MHS FFA.

REED’S RODEO

Reed’s Rodeo is for the special needs residents of all ages in Morgan County. Reed’s Rodeo was named after Reed Clark Garn, the son of Ryan & Shauna Garn. After many challenges in his short life, Reed passed away in 2017. In honor of Reed and the life he lived and the lives that he touched, and the lives that are still here blessing everyone each day, the Morgan County Fair is proud to name our Special needs Rodeo "Reed's Rodeo".

DEAN HOUSE AND SHERIFF COREY STARK showing lambs.

DAVE ORN showing a steer.

MHS PRINCIPAL LUKE THOMAS showing a lamb.

KIMBERLY RICH showing a hog.

BRIAN HOUSE showing a steer.

CHANCE MCMILLIAN showing a hog.

Photos by Shauna Garn

REED’S RODEO PARTICIPANTS in the fair parade.

REED’S RODEO WAS NOT just for those in Morgan County some came up to Morgan for the fun.

HORSE BACK RIDES around the fair grounds.

KIKI JOHNSON barrel racing.

STEPHANIE DICKSON enjoying the rodeo.

ROCCO JOHNSON has some fun riding the mechanical bull.

EXHIBIT HALL

The Exhibit Hall at the fair allows anyone, any age, to exhibit their talents. From sewing and art work, to photography to crafts. Each entry is judged and given a first or second place ribbon. In addition they receive a payout for each entry.

JUST FOR FUN

HOME BAKERS of all ages show their talent with these treats.

CROCHETED PROJECTS HOME CANNING

SEWING AND QUILTING have the most entries into the fair.

PROJECTS BUILT with different kinds of materials show kids’ creative side.

PHOTOGRAPHERS HAD A good showing at this years fair.

ART WORK from all ages.

4H PARTICIPANTS ENTER projects they work on in hopes to move onto the state fair.

QUILTS MADE TO auction off. All proceeds go to improve the fair grounds.

TEAM BRANDING

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AFTER FOUR STEERS WERE RELEASED into a rain soaked arena, two members of the team on mounted horses worked together to rope the steer.

ONCE THE STEER WAS ROPED PROPERLY, the other two members of the team would work together to brand the animal with paint. Each pair needed to rope two steers with the other pair branding them.

LIL’ COWGIRL FEELING exhausted after completing in the Jr. Rodeo.

Photos by Lydeah Johnson

Photos by Verlene Johnson

SWEET TREATS BINGO COURTESY OF MAMA LAKE’S

LYDEAH JOHNSON hears

through her shoe under hypnosis.

KIDS GAMES ROCK WALL

TEAM MEMBER roping the head and the other roping a rear leg, their task was complete.

Photos by Verlene Johnson

Hollywood Q&A

By Adam Thomlison TV Media

Q: Is it true that Indiana Jones was modeled on a real-life person?

A: If, like the man himself in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989), you’re willing to take a “leap of faith,” then perhaps it is true. It’s possible that Indiana Jones was based on real-life, fedora-wearing adventurer Roy Chapman Andrews.

The “leap” required is skipping over the fact that Indy creator George Lucas has

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never admitted this, and we don’t even know if he knew about Andrews at all.

But the parallels are striking. There’s the already-mentioned fedora that seemingly never left his head. There’s the fact that, despite boldly charging around the world in search of ancient artifacts, Andrews, too, was terribly afraid of snakes.

But most important is the radically hands-on approach that Andrews took to history. He crisscrossed the globe in his work for the American Museum of Natural History in the first half of the 20th century and is best known for his pioneering work in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia throughout the 1920s.

Again, the fact that Lucas has never mentioned Andrews as an inspiration makes this theory controversial. But some historians have found a compro-

mise — namely, that Andrews inspired an image of the professional adventurer that was taken up by loads of filmmakers in the mid-20th century, and that those films then inspired Lucas.

This matches Lucas’s own explanation, that he modeled his famed archeologist on the adventure movies he grew up watching.

Q: Does Melissa Fumero have a new project lined up after “Blockbuster”?

A: Melissa Fumero has been a fast mover in the past. She leaped into the starring role on “Blockbuster,” a sitcom about the world’s last Blockbuster Video, a year after her role in “Brooklyn NineNine” came to an end in 2021.

That said, “Blockbuster” was only canceled last December (after one underwhelming season), so it would be unreal-

istic for her to have a new full-time gig by now.

But she nonetheless has done quick work finding a number of part-time ones. Most notably, she’s voiced a character on all eight episodes of “Digman,” a new animated comedy created by and starring her former “Nine-Nine” co-star Andy Samberg.

She also voiced the character Sophie in another animated comedy, “Velma,” a prequel series of “Scooby-Doo.”

Those two would add up to a full-time job for many, but the hard-working Fumero wasn’t satisfied. She’s also taken up directing, helming two episodes of the streaming series “Primo” and two more of the NBC sitcom “Grand Crew.”

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Monday

Son of a Critch (30) KUCW 8 p.m.

Based on an award-winning memoir from Mark Critch, this series tells the hilarious and very real coming of age story of a young Mark, played by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth. In this episode, Mark fears he’ll be outed as a Monarchist when Lady Diana visits.

Claim to Fame

(4) KTVX 9 p.m.

Co-hosts Kevin and Frankie Jonas return for a new episode, joining the remaining celebrity-adjacent contestants as they tackle new challenges, all the while concealing their famous identity and lineage as they fight for their own fame and fortune.

Tuesday

Beat Shazam

(13) KSTU 7 p.m.

Teams prepare for a sing-off in a new episode of this game show. Racing against the clock (and each other), the teams will have to try their best to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. The winning team will then have to beat Shazam (the app).

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

(30) KUCW 8 p.m.

Featured magicians include Hector Mancha, Adam Parisi, Ben Zabin and Robert Strong. These up-and-coming magicians are hoping to impress Penn & Teller with their illusions, and if successful, they’ll get to perform in the pair’s Las Vegas show.

That’s My Jam

(5) KSL 9 p.m.

Musical guests Simu Liu, Halle Bailey, Chloe Bailey and Adam Lambert join host Jimmy Fallon to compete in a variety of music, dance and trivia-based games and musical performances — such as Don’t Fear the Speaker — to win cash for their charities.

Wednesday

MasterChef

(13) KSTU 7 p.m.

More challenges await the remaining chefs in this boiling hot new episode. Chefs are split into two teams to prepare lunch at Dodger Stadium for over 100 kids. One member from each team is chosen by the chef with immunity to work with other regions.

Superfan (2) KUTV 8 p.m.

A new episode of this game show airs, putting the spotlight on hopeful,

superfan contestants vying to prove they are the ultimate music junkie. This time, five of Shania Twain’s most devoted supporters battle it out to be crowned her biggest fan.

The Wonder Years

(4) KTVX 8:30 p.m.

Season 2 concludes with two new episodes. In the first, the Williams gather to celebrate a birthday and big news is shared. Afterwards, the Williams family decides to head on a vacation and heads on a road trip that takes them towards Disneyland.

Thursday The Prank Panel

(4) KTVX 8 p.m.

This hilarious series continues with a new episode, in which Johnny Knoxville, Eric Andre and Gabourey Sidibe form a panel of “pranxperts,” together helping to plot elaborate, diabolical schemes for everyday people to execute on friends and family.

Tacoma FD WGN 9 p.m.

Sometimes it’s best to just keep the kids separated. But when two shifts are scheduled to share duties at Station 24, they decide the challenge is on to determine which shift is Chief Terry McConky’s favorite. It’s a race to the bottom.

Friday Moonshine

(30) KUCW 9 p.m.

The adult half-siblings of the FinleyCullen family continue to fight for control of the family campground. Leading the ensemble cast, Jennifer Finnigan

Wilson embarks on one final odyssey of self-discovery and observation by covertly filming the reactions of fellow New Yorkers while he shares advice.

Heels STARZ 11 p.m.

Ace returns to Duffy determined to leave the DWL and wrestling behind; Crystal worries about her first women’s division bout, and as things with her and Bobby-Pin start heating up, Jack contends with a still-smarting Gully – all in this new episode.

Saturday

Stand Up to Cancer

(2) KUTV (5) KSL (13) KSTU 7 p.m.

This biennial event brings together powerhouses from the world of entertainment to inspire and share their talents as well as moving stories of patients, incredible music performances, much and more.

Kings of BBQ

A&E 7 p.m.

Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer head out on a culinary adventure across America in this new series, determined to discover the best techniques, flavors and traditions of the trade as they work together to start their own barbecue empire.

Sunday

Dark Winds AMC 7 p.m.

Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) risks his life in pursuit of a suspect during this new episode. Meanwhile, Manuelito (Jessica Matten) stands up to the sheriff in a bid to rescue her boss. Seeking answers, Chee (Kiowa Gordon)

In the wake of the FTC shutting down CDG, other copy-cat companies pop up and evade regulation by advantage of loopholes.

Monday

American

Celebrity Profile

By Jay Bobbin TV Media

Sunday morning television has plenty of hard news, but it also boasts the relatively genteel touch of Jane Pauley.

A newcomer on the national scene when she succeeded Barbara Walters as the weekday co-anchor of NBC‘s “Today” in 1976, she has remained prominent in news programming ever since, currently presiding over the popular magazine program “CBS News Sunday Morning” (having replaced Charles Osgood in 2016). Pauley introduces news reports and features, sometimes including interviews that she conducts herself (as she did recently in a chat with her friend and former “Today” anchoring partner Tom Brokaw).

While that has been Pauley’s TV base for a number of years now, she also has had considerable runs in other venues. After 12 years on “Today,” she resurfaced on “Dateline NBC,” where she and Stone Phillips were anchors for 11 years. Pauley then went into syndicated talk for one season with the appropriately titled “The Jane Pauley Show,” then she returned to “Today” with a recurring segment about older adult living.

After a single appearance on “Sunday Morning” in 2014, the response to Pauley was so strong that she was hired as a contributor to the program … which turned into her current hosting gig when Osgood left.

A winner of two Daytime Emmys and a News & Documentary Emmy, Pauley has numerous other honors, including an Edward R.Murrow Award, a Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, a Gracie Allen Award and induction into the Broadcast and Cable Hall of Fame. With the way her career continues to impress, don’t be surprised if Pauley has a much longer list of accolades by the time everything is said and done for her.

(5) KSL 7 p.m.

Ninja Warrior “American Ninja Warrior” continues with a high-octane episode Monday, August 14, on NBC, in which athletes from all walks of life take on the impossible tests of strength and endurance in the semifinals of the world’s most notorious obstacle course, vying for spot in the national finals and a chance at Mount Midoriyama.

Kindness Bingo

Buddy Bench