THS Softball Team Slides Into New Home Ribbon Cutting and Inaugural Game Broke in the Field
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TOOELE RANSCRIPT Cowboys T win Bulldogs S in OT T C See A7 BULLETIN S THURSDAY April 15, 2021 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 127 No. 92 $1.00 THS softball team slides into new home Ribbon cutting and inaugural game broke in the field PHOTOS TIM GILLIE TIM GILLIE EDITOR Tooele High School’s softball team now has a field of their own and it’s within walking distance of the high school. A ribbon cutting ceremony featuring Tooele County School District and Tooele City officials was held Tuesday afternoon on the field by the Pratt Aquatic Center. Mayor Debbie Winn and Tooele County School District Superintendent Scott Rogers cut the ribbon together. The Tooele High School softball team on their new field on Tuesday afternoon. A memorandum of under- standing between the two agencies made the field pos- sible. Prior to this the THS softball team was bussed to the Deseret Peak Complex for practice and games. Four former state champi- onship winning THS softball coaches; Susan Rydalch, Linda Matekel Kimball, Barry Pitt and Steve Snow participated in the ceremony with each throwing a commemorative first pitch. Tooele High School Junior Leadership Training Cadets presented the colors during the ceremony. The national anthem was sung by THS junior and future THS student body president, Breanna Beer. After the ceremony the THS softball team took on the Ogden Tigers in the first game on the field. Tooele City Mayor Debbie Winn and Superintendent Scott Rogers (above) jointly cut the ribbon for the new softball filed for the THS softball [email protected] team prior to a game. Linda Matekel Kimball (above left) was one of four state championship THS softball coaches that threw a commerative first pitch during the ceremony. The THS softball team (left) warms up for their game against the Ogden Tigers on their new field in Tooele City Park. Tooele City plans to conduct elementary crosswalk operation CEILLY SUTTON At various points throughout and we aren’t even a third of the STAFF WRITER the day, there are hundreds of way through the year, accord- On April 21, at various times, students from the Tooele County ing to the Tooele City Police the Tooele City Police along with School District that have to cross Department. the Utah Highway Patrol will busy roadways in order to get to The goal of the school cross- be patrolling elementary school and from school. walk emphasis is to help educate crosswalks for violations in In the past few years, Utah has the public on school crossing laws marked and unmarked cars. They averaged between 6 to 10 pedes- as well as to help deter any would will also be conducting a speed trian deaths a year. be violators, according to the FILE PHOTO operation on Main Street because So far in 2021, there have Tooele City Police Department. Faust Road prior to being milled up in June 2013. of speed issues lately. already been 20 pedestrian deaths Tooele County looks at paving Faust Road Housing market terrible for buyers Returned to gravel 8 years ago, county is now but good for those selling homes prepared to restore Faust Road CEILLY SUTTON rent market. home and 44% said they wouldn’t TIM GILLIE under Faust Road and put a chip STAFF WRITER 61% of participants agreed that know where to begin the process. EDITOR seal coat on the top. The housing market is currently COVID-19 had put more financial Lack of knowledge was more Eight years after churning up The project would cover approxi- terrible for buyers and excellent for strain on the home buying process prevalent among younger individu- the asphalt on Faust Road, Tooele mately 10 miles of the road, from sellers. And it’s not the pandemic, and because of the pandemic, als surveyed with 60% of those County is getting ready to put a the railroad near Faust where the local real estate agents said the nearly half, 46%, said that they aged 18-44 reporting that they hard surface back on the road. pavement ends to state Route 73 pandemic isn’t the market’s biggest have re-evaluated what they are were intimidated by the process. The Tooele County Council heard near Five Mile Pass. problem. looking for in a home. Among those who had bought or a budget request from the County “This will turn this horrible road Homie, a real estate company The financial stress is the great- sold a home, 70% stated that they Road Department during the into a very good road that will based out of South Jordan that est among those aged 35-44, experienced some challenges dur- Council’s Tuesday night work ses- be easily maintained for years to sells homes in Tooele recently took according to the survey. ing their last transaction. sion. The Road Department wants come,” said Jed Bell, Tooele County a survey of a large group of poten- Nearly half of those surveyed 72% of those surveyed aged to use $1.6 million of the road fund tial home buyers to find out what said that they were intimidated by balance to stabilize the road base SEE ROAD PAGE A4 ® the buyers thought about the cur- the process of buying or selling a SEE MARKET PAGE A4 ® BULLETIN BOARD B5 CLASSIFIEDS B6 FCCLA students HOMETOWN B1 CORONAVIRUS TRACKER bring home OBITUARIES A6 awards SPORTS A7 Data as of April 14, 2021. Source: Utah Department of Health See A3 TOOELE COUNTY- Known Cases: 7,031 UTAH- Known Cases: 391,177 Hospitalizations: 247 • Deaths: 41 Hospitalizations: 15,838 • Deaths: 2,161 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY April 15, 2021 It’s April 15 and taxes aren’t due May 17, 2021, without penal- until Oct. 15 by filing Form IRS extended filing deadline until May 17 ties and interest, regardless of 4868 through their tax profes- the amount owed. This post- sional, tax software or using the There’s no need to rush to the circumstances related to the ponement applies to individual Free File link on IRS.gov. Filing post office by midnight tonight. pandemic, while also working taxpayers, including individuals Form 4868 gives taxpayers until It may be April 15, which on important tax administra- who pay self-employment tax. October 15 to file their 2020 traditionally is tax day, but — tion responsibilities,” said IRS Penalties, interest and additions tax return but does not grant an in case you missed it — the Commissioner Chuck Rettig. to tax will begin to accrue on extension of time to pay taxes Internal Revenue announced “Even with the new deadline, any remaining unpaid balances due. Taxpayers should pay their on March 17 that the federal we urge taxpayers to consider as of May 17, 2021. Individual federal income tax due by May income tax filing due date for filing as soon as possible, espe- taxpayers will automatically 17, 2021, to avoid interest and individuals for the 2020 tax year cially those who are owed avoid interest and penalties penalties. was automatically extended to refunds. Filing electronically on the taxes paid by May 17, The IRS urges taxpayers who May 17, 2021. with direct deposit is the quick- according to the IRS announce- are due a refund to file as soon SHUTTERSTOCK So — no need to rush, there’s est way to get refunds, and it ment. as possible. Most tax refunds The tax deadline was extended by the IRS to May 17, 2021. 32 more days until you need to can help some taxpayers more Individual taxpayers do not associated with e-filed returns drop your federal tax form in quickly receive any remaining need to file any forms or call the are issued within 21 days. during the year, either through employment income, interest, the mail — or file electronically. stimulus payments they may be IRS to qualify for this automatic This relief does not apply to withholding or estimated tax dividends, alimony or rental “This continues to be a tough entitled to.” federal tax filing and payment estimated tax payments that are payments. In general, estimated income. Most taxpayers auto- time for many people, and the Individual taxpayers can relief. Individual taxpayers who due on April 15, 2021. These tax payments are made quar- matically have their taxes with- IRS wants to continue to do also postpone federal income need additional time to file payments are still due on April terly to the IRS by people whose held from their paychecks and everything possible to help tax payments for the 2020 tax beyond the May 17 deadline 15. Taxes must be paid as tax- income isn’t subject to income submitted to the IRS by their taxpayers navigate the unusual year due on April 15, 2021, to can request a filing extension payers earn or receive income tax withholding, including self- employer. City tweaks accessory unit code Grantsville approves noise Legislation compliance required only a few changes variance for music festival CEILLY SUTTON Tooele City never regulated verting basement apartments STAFF WRITER the size of basement apart- that aren’t currently legal to Members of the plan- ments, so they were already in adhere to laws is the fire code, Three-day electronic dance music may exceed normal noise limits ning commission gathered compliance. according to Baker. SCOTT FROEHLICH Grantsville’s dispatch center during the Wednesday evening to discuss The bill stated that cities can- “This bill prohibits from STAFF WRITER INTERN September 2020 event. one agenda item — an amend- not require greater frontage on enforcing fire code regula- The Utah Motorsports Campus will “We felt that we had covered the bases, ment to Tooele City Code the street for houses when their tions as if it was a duplex,” said kick off a three-day music festival called as well as could be expected, for their per- regarding accessory dwelling basement is rented out as an Baker.