FRONT PAGE A1 www.tooeletranscript.com TUESDAY MM P finishes out racing season successfully See A10 TOOELE RANSCRIPT T Check out the features on our new Web site: BULLETIN tooeletranscript.com September 23, 2008 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 115 NO. 037 50¢ Child sexual abuse cases rise by Jamie Belnap they have handled from January to ing more and prosecuting them.” ward. tor Carolyn Jensen said will most likely STAFF WRITER mid-September of this year. Hogan said it certainly feels like The Tooele County Children’s Justice eventually surpass all previous years. Several officials believe the increase child sexual abuse cases are taking Center, a program created by the Utah “There are a number of things that The number of child sexual abuse is due to more crimes being reported, up an increased amount of his office’s Attorney General’s Office to provide a are affecting the increase in inter- cases in Tooele County is on the rise, rather than more being committed. time. safe haven for children to tell stories views,” said Jensen. “First off, there but officials say pining down the rea- “This stuff has always been out “It’s always feels like there are more of abuse, has seen a rise in the num- is more education in the schools, so sons for that trend isn’t simple. there,” said Tooele County Attorney and more cases coming in, and it ber of child sexual abuse interviews kids are getting these messages at a Just this year alone, the Tooele Doug Hogan. “But we are prosecuting seems like the nature of cases gets completed in the last four years as younger age. Secondly, we are just get- County Attorney’s Office has pros- more because more cases are bring worse and worse,” he said. well, with 80 in 2005, 130 in 2006 ting more and more people in Tooele, ecuted 27 child sexual abuse cases turned in to authorities because there Why an increase? and 162 in 2007, according to Lynne which unfortunately means more bad — a 35 percent increase compared to is a heightened awareness surround- Some experts feel the increase in Smith, office manager for the CJC. people too. The third thing I see is we the same time period last year. In fact, ing this type of crime. I don’t know cases is being driven by population So far this year, the center has com- have had a lot of high-profile cases in 2007 as a whole, county prosecu- that we have more [child sexual abuse growth, as well as greater willingness pleted 151 child sexual abuse-related tors handled only one more case than incidents] going on, we are just catch- on the part of victims to come for- interviews — a total that center direc- SEE CASES PAGE A5 ➤ Schools experiment as cost of textbooks continues to rise by Tim Gillie committee and send sample STAFF WRITER copies of texts to the schools. The committee evaluates the The cost of textbooks is on books and recommends some the rise, forcing school admin- to the school board for adop- istrators and teachers to get tion. creative on curriculum devel- The average price for a opment. textbook is $65 and ranges as “Nine years ago, with a bud- high as $110 for a new high get of $345,000, we could buy school biology book, accord- a complete round of updated ing to Roberts. She said that textbooks for one subject area is almost double what the dis- across the board in grades kin- trict was paying for books nine dergarten through 12,” said years ago. Bobbie Roberts, curriculum Parents with students in director for the Tooele County grades seven through 12 pay a School District. “About five $30 book rental fee. years ago, that same $345,000 “So, as you can see, we aren’t would only pay for half of an making money on book rent- update, either kindergarten als,” Roberts said. “The book through sixth grade, or sev- rental fees stay at the building enth through 12th grade.” level and are used for purchas- The school district’s bud- ing replacement books.” photography / Maegan Burr get for new books this year One way the district is cut- is $545,000 — an average of ting costs on books is by order- Tooele Home Depot associates Daniel Martinez (left) and Niel McFarland move drywall onto a cart Tuesday morning. The Tooele store is out-performing other Home Depot outlets across the nation, according to company officials. $40.10 per student. Of that ing classroom sets that may total, $345,000 was spent on be checked out after school new math books for elemen- but must be returned the next tary schools, with $100,000 day, rather than giving stu- spent on books for new class- dents individual books to take Business confidence still running high rooms. The balance is used to home. buy new books to meet the “Our new secondary lan- by Doug Radunich strong despite a retail slowdown nation- have pretty much everything here in just demand of increased enroll- guage arts book is about five STAFF WRITER wide, and he expects local sales to hold this one store, and when you think about ment. inches thick and weighs about steady over the next six months. In fact, it, everyone in town shops at Wal-Mart.” The district currently reviews 10 pounds,” said Roberts. Despite woeful economic news on the his concerns for the future were more Hargis said his store has been helped and updates curriculum and “Not only is it too heavy to national level, most Tooele County busi- about increasing competition than a by more people shopping locally as gas books on a five-year schedule, lug home, the curriculum is ness people are optimistic about their declining economy. prices rise. according to Roberts. designed for it to be used in business in the months ahead. “The only thing I can think of that “The locals are still shopping here and When a new book is being the classroom, not as a source Greg Hargis, human resources man- might hurt us a little bit and shake things we’re getting more people who used to go adopted, the district first for homework.” ager for Wal-Mart Supercenter in Tooele, up is Big 5 Sporting Goods and Sears com- forms a committee of teach- So for the new language arts said his store’s overall business remains ing into town,” Hargis said. “However, we SEE RETAILERS PAGE A8 ➤ ers from the subject area curriculum, only classroom being reviewed. The commit- sets were ordered. tee looks at the state curricu- “On the other hand, with lum and current research on math we will order one book best practices in the field. The per student so they can take committee then determines the book home,” Roberts said. what they are looking for in a The idea of using classroom new textbook before examin- sets is a growing trend in Utah, ing specific books. Vendors for according to Tooele County FIRST state-approved textbooks then SEE TEXTBOOK PAGE A5 ➤ DAYS make presentations to the SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE UV INDEX The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY OF FALL Wednesday 7:19 a.m. 7:23 p.m. Thursday 7:20 a.m. 7:21 p.m. Friday 7:21 a.m. 7:19 p.m. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Saturday 7:22 a.m. 7:17 p.m. photography / Sunday 7:23 a.m. 7:16 p.m. Troy Boman Monday 7:24 a.m. 7:14 p.m. Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Paul Garff, 66, rides the Tuesday 7:25 a.m. 7:13 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin same bike he road in Wednesday 2:02 a.m. 5:03 p.m. protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 college 50 years ago up Thursday 3:15 a.m. 5:33 p.m. Very High; 11+ Extreme smelter road Tuesday. Friday 4:27 a.m. 5:58 p.m. Saturday 5:36 a.m. 6:22 p.m. ALMANAC Sunny skies and tem- Sunday 6:42 a.m. 6:44 p.m. Statistics for the week ending Sept. 22. peratures reaching 80 Sunny much of the Monday 7:48 a.m. 7:07 p.m. Plenty of sunshine Sunny Plenty of sun Abundant sunshine Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Temperatures are forecasted through Tuesday 8:54 a.m. 7:32 p.m. time and warm High/Low past week 83/47 Thursday. New First Full Last Normal high/low past week 77/50 80 54 81 54 80 52 80 52 79 50 78 50 76 50 Average temp past week 67.3 Normal average temp past week 63.6 TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low Sep 29 Oct 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Shown is Wednesday’s photography / Maegan Burr Forecasts and graphics provided by weather. Temperatures are Wednesday night’s lows and 83 81 83 81 82 78 AccuWeather, Inc. ©2008 Wednesday’s highs. 64 Textbooks for Tooele County students have grown thicker and more expensive, according to Bobbie Roberts of the Tooele County School District. Still, the dis- 59 57 57 60 trict is not ready to move to an all-electronic curriculum anytime soon. UTAH WEATHER 55 47 55 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan Grouse 78/39 Wendover Precipitation (in inches) INSIDE Creek 81/52 BULLETINKnolls BOARDClive B2 Lake Point 82/43 83/53 83/54 WEATHER 83/56 12.90 14.00 Ogden CLASSIFIEDS B6 Stansbury Park 81/55 84/56 HOMETOWN B1 Erda Former THS sports Grasshoppers leave trail Vernal Grantsville 82/55 Pine Canyon 1.04 Salt Lake City 79/43 84/56 72/49 0.14 0.36 0.41 star reflects on life of damage Tooele 82/56 OBITUARIES A7 Bauer 80/54 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal 80/53 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D See B1 See A3 Provo Roosevelt 80/54 80/44 OPEN FORUM A4 82/48 See Complete Stockton Pollen Index Price SPORTS A10 80/53 80/48 High Nephi Forecast Rush Valley 81/48 TV LISTINGS B4 79/52 Ophir Moderate on A9 72/48 Low Delta Manti Absent 88/50 81/47 Green River Tu W Th F Sa Su M 88/51 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 81/52 83/49 Moab 80/45 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 87/51 Beaver 87/52 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m.