12-19-17 Transcript Bulletin
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Tooele girls squeak past Summit Academy See B1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S TUESDAY December 19, 2017 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 124 No. 58 $1.00 German Co. considering Tooele County for U.S. plant TIM GILLIE If Herhof located a facility in Pamela Dale directs the Tooele Regional Chorus & Orchestra’s presentation of “Messiah” Sunday night at Tooele High School. STAFF WRITER Tooele County, the payoff for A German company wants to the County would be increased bring its waste-to-energy tech- property tax base, according to nology to the U.S. and Tooele Milne. HANDEL’S ‘MESSIAH’ PERFORMED AT TOOELE HIGH County is being considered as “They would take land that PHOTOS SUE BUTTERFIELD one of its first locations outside is probably in green belt, pay- of Europe. ing a minimum amount of The Tooele Regional Chorus and Orchestra presented Tooele County property tax and build their Commissioner Shawn Milne facility,” Milne said. “The the 33rd consecutive performance of George Frederick learned through Jeremy equipment in the facility will Handel’s “Messiah” on Sunday evening at Tooele High Roberts, a fellow Republican be valuable.” School in an almost full auditorium. Pamela Dale direct- and a former Utah County Along with the property tax, Republican Party officer, that Herhof shares a portion of the ed the chorus and the orchestra. The chorus and orches- the German-based firm of cash it receives from selling tra began rehearsing in October. Handel composed the Herhof GmbH was looking to its recyclables with the com- oratorio in 1741. The masterpiece and Christmas favor- bring its proprietary process munity where the company is that turns solid waste into ite tells the story of Christ’s birth, life, death and resur- energy to the U.S. SEE PLANT PAGE A7 ® rection. Sunday’s performance featured 13 vocal soloists during a two-hour presentation. According to tradition, the audience stood for the “Hallelujah” chorus. The audi- ence gave the perfomers a standing ovation. Auditors say City’s financials in ‘good hands’ Tooele given clean audit review for 2016-17 fiscal year budget MARK WATSON going very well with the City. STAFF WRITER The reports are excellent, Tooele City received a clean much better than we’ve seen audit review from WSRP from some other municipali- Rand Johnson (above Certified Public Accountants ties.” right) sings a solo in and Business Advisors at the He expressed appreciation the Tooele Regional City Council meeting on Dec. to Caldwell, and to Shannon Chorus & Orchestra’s 6. Wimmer with the city’s finance presentation of The accounting firm spent department, “for their hard “Messiah” Sunday two months auditing the work” in assisting with the night at Tooele High City’s financials for fiscal year audit. School. The Tooele 2016-17, according to Tooele “On page three of the audit Regional Chorus & City Finance Director Glenn it indicates that it’s the audi- Orchestra (above) performed before a Caldwell. tor’s opinion that we are nearly full auditorium. Brandon Keyes, certified responsible for the preparation Valori Layton (right) public accountant and assur- and fair presentation of these was the pianist for the ance manager for Salt Lake- financial statements in accor- performance. Rosalie based WSRP, delivered the dance with accounting prin- Farris (far right) sings audit to members of the City ciples generally accepted in a solo. Twelve other Council for their review. the United States of America,” soloists also performend. “It is a clean audit,” Keyes Keyes said. “This includes the said. “The financials are in very good hands. Things are SEE AUDITORS PAGE A8 ® SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE UV INDEX The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Wednesday 7:49 a.m. 5:05 p.m. Thursday 7:49 a.m. 5:06 p.m. Friday 7:50 a.m. 5:06 p.m. Saturday 7:50 a.m. 5:07 p.m. Sunday 7:51 a.m. 5:07 p.m. Donations arriving for benefit fund Monday 7:51 a.m. 5:08 p.m. W Th F Sa Su M Tu Tuesday 7:51 a.m. 5:08 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin th Wednesday 9:28 a.m. 7:29 p.m. protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High;Donations 8-10 for the 40 annual unable to work, and has been that day, all donated proceeds received proceeds are presented Thursday 10:09 a.m. 8:24 p.m. Very High; 11+ Extreme Transcript Bulletin Benefit Fund raising Justice, 15, Christian, and gifts will be presented to to the individual or family on or Friday 10:46 a.m. 9:21 p.m. are arriving daily and plans are 12 and Tatyanna, 11, since his the family in time for Christmas. before Christmas. Saturday 11:20 a.m. 10:20 p.m. ALMANAC Sunday 11:51 a.m. 11:20 p.m. Statistics for the week ending Dec. 18. underway to make it a bright wife, Callie, passed away in Held every Christmas since Donations for the family can Afternoon snow, up to A.M. snow, 1-2”; Periods of snow, 1-3”; Mostly cloudy and Cold with times of Monday 12:22 p.m. none Plenty of sunshine Partly sunny Temperatures and Merry Christmas for the 2015 from an accidental opioid 1977, the benefit fund helps be dropped off at the Transcript Tuesday 12:52 p.m. 12:21 a.m. 1”; colder mostly cloudy, colder storm total 3-6” colder clouds and sun High/Low past week Randy 42/5 Rasmussen Family of overdose. She had suffered from either an individual or family Bulletin’s business office at First Full Last New Normal high/low past week Tooele. 39/23 chronic pain for years due to faced with a unique need or 58 N. Main St., Tooele by Dec. 42 23 28 14 33 20 24 3 23 14 33 21 33 22 Average temp past week 25.5 Normal average temp past week Rasmussen, 30.8 56, is tempo- four herniated disks in both her hardship. Individuals or fami- 22. They can also be mailed TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures HighrarilyLow in a wheelchair with a neck and back. lies are nominated by readers to: Transcript Bulletin Benefit Dec 26 Jan 1 Jan 8 Jan 16 Shown is Wednesday’s broken ankle and broken fibula. A front-page story in last and selected by the newspaper. Fund, P.O. Box 390, Tooele, ©2017; forecasts and graphics DAVID BERN/TTB PHOTO weather. Temperatures are He has an undiagnosed condi- Thursday’s edition explained the Readers, businesses and orga- Utah 84074 or made online at provided by Wednesday’s highs and Randy Rasmussen is embraced by his children Christian, Tatyanna and Wednesday night’s lows. Justice. 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UTAH WEATHER Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan BULLETIN BOARD B5 Grouse 37/17 Wendover PrecipitationINSIDE (in inches) Creek 37/22 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point CLASSIFIEDS B6 32/16 37/23 39/23 44/25 Ogden Stansbury Park Tooele City honors Shop with a Cop HOMETOWN B2 40/20 Erda 45/24 Mayor Dunlavy program OBITUARIES A6 Vernal Grantsville 43/25 Pine Canyon Salt Lake City 42/19 46/24 36/13 0.18 0.38 0.22 1.01 17.53 19.42 brings joy to OPEN FORUM A4 Tooele 45/23 Bauer See A2 42/23 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal 44/22 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D children SPORTS B1 Provo Roosevelt 42/23 44/22 43/25 See Stockton Snowfall (in inches) See B2 Price complete 44/22 42/22 Nephi forecast Rush Valley 47/21 42/21 Ophir on A7 39/20 Delta Manti 47/22 51/19 2.5 3.5 4.0 Green River Last Month Season 50/27 Dugway Week to date to date Richfield Gold Hill 42/22 52/18 Moab 38/19 SNOWPACK Hanksville 54/30 Beaver 51/29 Vernon Tooele Valley-Vernon Creek Basin 48/16 Ibapah 41/20 42/18 Snow Water Equivalent as of 12 a.m. Monday Rocky Basin Mining Vernon Settlement Fork Creek Cedar City Blanding Snowcover 0.2 0.8 0.1 St. George 48/19 46/28 Average 6.2 3.9 2.6 58/33 Kanab 55/26 Eureka Percent of average 3% 21% 4% 37/17 Source: Utah Natural Resources Conservation Services A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY December 19, 2017 Entrance to City Hall named ‘Dunlavy Way’ by employees Retiring Mayor Patrick Dunlavy honored at luncheon MARK WATSON with Dunlavy family mem- Bolser said the mayor told STAFF WRITER bers, attended the luncheon them they were forbidden to Tooele City employees to honor the mayor who has name a city street after him, noticed that their mayor had a spent 50 years working for and that he did not want his “way” of doing things. Tooele City in various capaci- name to designate one of the “The mayor had a calcu- ties. Dunlavy served as mayor streets at the cemetery, as has lated way of going about and for the past 12 years and been a custom long before approaching things.