www.tooeletranscript.com THURSDAY TOOELE Coca-Cola TRANSCRIPT catches the fancy of county commissioner Colleen Johnson See B1 BULLETIN May 5, 2005 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 111 NO. 99 50 cents If N-waste comes it may not leave Board, David Zabransky, a by Karen Lee Scott DOE employee who works in STAFF WRITER the Civilian Radioactive Waste Once again a representa- Management division, said tive of the U.S. Department of waste packaged in such a way Energy (DOE), stated that Yucca is not allowed at Yucca due to Mountain, Nevada won’t be tak- the way federal contracts have ing nuclear waste from Private been written. Fuel Storage’s (PFS) planned Contracts note that before Skull Valley storage site. waste can be placed in Yucca At least not if the waste is Mountain, a nuclear power plant welded or bolted into any kind must have it freshly packaged. of canister. During Tuesday’s meeting of the Western Interstate Energy SEE YUCCA PAGE A5 G-ville leaders table opposed zone change by Mary Ruth Hammond could be housed in that 13,000- STAFF WRITER square-foot development. Fields A zone change that would allow and Hunt did not have to seek a commercial development at the zone change before building their photography / Troy Boman intersection of state Route 112 strip mall because the east side of A two-car head-on crash on state Route 112 just north of the entrance to the Utah Industrial Depot sent three people to hospitals Thursday and SR-138 (Grantsville’s Main the highway was already a com- morning. The impact of the crash ripped out the motor of the blue vehicle. Street) was tabled last night with mercial development zone. a 3-2 vote by members of the city Salt Lake City developer Roger council. Brockbank indicated his proposed As council members discussed strip mall — that would be direct- SR-112 crash sends three to hospitals the requested zone change made ly west of the Fields/Hunt project by a Salt Lake City developer who by Mary Ruth Hammond blue vehicle was headed north- to a Salt Lake City hospital by said. — could house up to eight busi- wanted the current R-1-21 (rural bound, toward Grantsville. AirMed. The driver of the white Hillyard said that while the nesses. STAFF WRITER residential with one-half acre Hillyard said the driver of that car was taken to LDS hospital by accident is still under investiga- “I have driven past that area A head-on collision on SR-112 lots) changed to CD (community vehicle for reasons unknown Life Flight. tion, there is no indication that quite a few times in the last couple at approximately 7:30 a.m. this development), the city’s elected drifted off the east side of the “A passenger in the blue vehi- excessive speed, drugs or alcohol of weeks,” Councilman Paul Rupp morning sent the drivers of both leaders seemed to believe a zone highway. cle was transported by ground were involved. stated Wednesday evening. “If we vehicles to Salt Lake City hospi- change would be appropriate. But “She then over-corrected and ambulance to Mountain West The accident closed SR-112 for have 16 businesses on one corner tals via medical helicopters. at the same time, council mem- traveled across both lanes of traf- Medical Center,” Officer Hillyard over an hour this morning. Traffic and another eight on the other Tooele City Police officer bers voiced opposition to a second fic,” Hillyard said of the female stated. heading into Tooele was diverted corner ... plus the normal traffic Heath Hillyard said the accident strip mall in that area. driver of the blue vehicle. “Her The police said the condition back to Sheep Lane and Erda. in that area, we are going to have occurred at the intersection of Grantsville developers Gordie vehicle then hit head-on with a of the two vehicle drivers seemed Names of the accident victims a big traffic problem. I think more state Route 112 and Rogers Road. Fields and Randy Hunt have nearly white Intrepid that was traveling to be “fair to moderate” as they were not available as of press residents will start using Durfee “The accident scene was just completed a strip mall on the east southbound to Tooele.” were placed in the medical heli- time today. north of the entrance to the Utah side of the SR-112/138 intersection. Hillyard said the driver of the copters. “Their injuries did not e-mail: maryruth@tooeletransc EE ONING AGE Industrial Depot,” Hillyard said. It is expected that 16 businesses S Z P A6 According to police reports, a blue vehicle was transported appear to be life-threatening,” he ript.com Feds need ground for Safe Kids Fair is a new Tooele post office By Mark Watson to moving the post office. He also huge success, over STAFF WRITER said the U.S. Postal Service will In two years Tooele should need about three acres to build a have a new post office. new facility. Representatives from the “Nothing is set. We wanted to 1,000 attend event hear what the city council had to United States Postal Service by Karen Lee Scott made it official in a public meet- say. We certainly want to under- ing yesterday. They want to close stand their desires and work with STAFF WRITER What should you do when you the post office at 65 N. Main St. the city in all phases,” Eymann get lost in the woods, see some- in Tooele and move to a bigger said. thing naughty on the Internet, location. After land specifications are or meet a stranger? “The facilities have become finalized, they will be posted at Ask one of the Tooele County functionally obsolete,” said Tooele City Hall and advertised in the kids who attended yesterday’s Postmaster Robert Hennefer. media. Post Office officials want second annual Safe Kids Fair Greg Eymann, real estate spe- to get the word out to property and you’ll probably be sur- cialist for the Postal Service work- owners that they are looking for prised at the educated answers ing out of Colorado, attended the a new home. you’ll hear. city council meeting yesterday City Council members indi- Some 700 kids and about 300 in an effort to understand the parents attended the afternoon to help them and watch them desires of city leaders in regard SEE POST PAGE A4 event at the Tooele City Park climb the tall rock-like wall. where they learned about a Rachel Riddle of Tooele variety of topics ranging from brought her four children (ages Tooele leaders propose Internet safety to what to do one to seven) to the happen- around animals they aren’t ing and said they were taught familiar with such as a stray a lot of things that grown-ups ‘conservative’ budget dog or cat. just assume kids already know. Entitled, “Follow the Leader, One of the specifics she men- By Mark Watson anticipated — revenues,” Mayor Safety Starts with You,” the tioned was that when someone STAFF WRITER Charlie Roberts told members of event focused on the impor- gets lost they should stay where Commercial and residen- City Council yesterday as he out- tance of parents setting the they are. tial growth in Tooele continue lined preliminary budget plans. example of safety for their chil- Children were also taught to increase which means more The mayor said the budget for dren. to blow into a whistle if they money available to run the city, the general fund will be $10.6 mil- Perhaps the most popu- become lost in the wilderness but city administrators plan a lion, a 2.8 percent increase over lar event that the kids were because the noise from the conservative approach for the the current budget. Additional able to participate in was the whistle can help rescuers find upcoming fiscal year. enterprise funds for culinary Utah National Guard’s climbing them easier. Several youngsters “Although retail stores con- water, waste water and trash tally wall. Brenda Nelson, a public practiced their whistle blowing tinue to invest in our community another $7 million. There are also health educator with the Tooele skills on handy-dandy plastic photography / Troy Boman Reaching for new heights, 8-year-old Ashton Moore ascends the and there is a strong possibility of special revenue funds and capital County Health Department, said blue whistles they received at projects funds. even though only one guards- one of the booths. Thus the air climbing wall that was featured at yesterday’s Safe Kids Fair. More one or two large retailers locating than 1,000 people attended the event held at the Tooele City Park. here during the upcoming year, man was at the wall, the kids SEE SAFE PAGE A5 Trever Rose (upper left) age 11 gets a drink. we will rely on existing — not SEE BUDGET PAGE A4 simply loved him being there WEATHER OBITUARIES A8 JUST 4 KIDS B5 INSIDE Rain expected tonight SPORTS A9 TV LISTINGS B7-8 Tooele softball battles past tough and tomorrow. cowgirls in 4-3 contest. Complete Forecast: A2 HOMETOWN B1 CROSSWORD B7 See A9 DOINGS B4 CLASSIFIEDS C3 A2 THURSDAY May 5, 2005 ETCETERA ... Tooele Police Chief earns USU master’s Valley Weather Forecast News Briefs By Mark Watson STAFF WRITER Bone marrow Leading a police department in a growing city requires spe- donations set for cialized skills. Tooele City Police Friday Chief Ron Kirby believes he Become a registered stem cell gained some of those skills by and bone marrow donor.