FRONT PAGE A1 www.tooeletranscript.com TUESDAY Supermoto champion dethroned at MMP See A10 TOOELETRANSCRIPT BULLETIN June 26, 2007 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 114 NO. 010 50¢ Suspected Tooele bomb maker caught by Suzanne Ashe Investigators got a tip, while work- child, were in the travel trailer at the the bombs is still unknown. He was ing on another case, that the suspect time. After the suspect was arrested, STAFF WRITER allegedly cooking peroxide bombs in Tooele City Police detectives have could make a bomb with enough a man and the child were released. a three-bay auto shop near the travel force to blow up a car, Wimmer said. Reeder is known to local law arrested a 46-year-old man on sus- trailer. The area was also allegedly Police staked out Reeder’s residence, enforcement as a suspected drug picion of making bombs with the used to test the bombs. and with the information gathered dealer. He’s been arrested several intent to distribute the devices. Police found mason jars filled with during the investigation, obtained an times, according to Lt. Jerry Mora potentially explosive material. According to Lt. Paul Wimmer, arrest warrant. of the Tooele County Detention “I think he’d build a bomb for any- Kevin Reeder was arrested in his “We just went up to the door, Center. one with a few bucks,” Wimmer said, home, a travel trailer on a lot at 319 knocked and he came out,” Wimmer The alleged bomb-making enter- adding that there was no indication East 600 North, on Saturday after- said. prise, however, was a surprise. Kevin Reeder noon. Two other people, including one Reeder’s possible motives for making SEE BOMB ON A9 Kennecott preps to scour Oquirrhs for more copper ore Company hopes to develop mines beyond Bingham Canyon by Mark Watson STAFF WRITER Kennecott Utah Copper workers will be scour- ing both sides of the Oquirrh Mountains over the next few years searching for major copper ore deposits to keep the company’s mining operation going strong past the year 2020. The explorations will take place throughout the summer on land the company already owns or is leasing from other entities. The search will be within the vicinity of the Bingham mine in Butterfield and Middle Canyons. The Bingham Canyon Mine on the east side of the mountain has enough ore to keep the company in copper until 2019 with its current mining plan, and there should be more ore underneath the current mine, said Louie Cononelos, public affairs specialist for Kennecott. “We have this large body of ore in Bingham Canyon which we’ve used since 1893. We’re doing some core drilling in the mine itself to see if there is more ore underneath the mine. If it is feasible we would either widen our open pit operation or use underground mining, Cononelos said. Despite the possibility of more ore in the current mine, Kennecott will continue to scour the Oquirrhs for other nearby mining locations. Cononelos would not pinpoint the exact locations of all targets, photography / Troy Boman but said the first area to be explored would be in Kennecott Utah Copper will do work this summer to find ore bodies underneath and surrounding its open pit mine in Bingham Canyon. The company also plans to do exploratory mapping searches in Butterfield and Middle canyons in the hope of finding a future mine. SEE KENNECOTT ON A4 I-80 road work slows drive Trial set for time throughout summer teacher in sex by Joshua Figueira “Most of the work is in the abuse case STAFF WRITER west-bound lanes, though there Roadwork on I-80 near the will be some spill-over into the by Suzanne Ashe Kenncott Copper Pond that east-bound side in the later stag- STAFF WRITER has been bottlenecking evening es of the project,” he said. A former East Elementary commuters on their way back to UDOT resident engineer third-grade teacher will stand Tooele County is likely to con- Dallas Linford said travel restric- trial for allegedly fondling his tinue through August, accord- tions will vary depending on students in class after eight boys ing to the Utah Department of time of day. appeared in 3rd District Court Transportation. “Westbound I-80 will be on Friday to give testimony as The project, which began restricted to one lane during part of a preliminary hearing. June 18, involves demolition daytime hours,” said Linford. The young witnesses echoed the and replacement of several dete- “At night, westbound I-80 will same story three of their class- riorating sections of roadway, be closed in the area to allow mates had given the court on called panels. The work is not demolition and replacement of May 30. part of a larger UDOT project, concrete panels. Traffic will be The testimony convinced but rather a targeted road “reha- detoured to SR-201 during the Judge Mark Kouris the state’s bilitation” effort, according to closures.” case against Christopher Burton, UDOT project manager Matthew The roadway will close night- 26, who has been charged with Zundell. ly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., said eight counts of aggravated sex- “The construction will be Zundel. ual abuse of a child, is strong file photo limited to the stretch of I-80 UDOT officials anticipate enough for trial. Burton has been A fire burns next to SR-112 last year. New stringent fire restrictions are aimed at curbing wildfires between mile markers 107 and the daytime lane restrictions in the Tooele County Detention 108 in Tooele County,” said will cause delays between 5 during the dry summer months in the western third of the state. Center since his arrest on April Zundel. “We’re replacing the and 10 minutes each way. The 26 following a joint investigation panels, cutting out the concrete overnight closures, however, by Tooele City Police investi- slabs that have failed, and laying will have a more significant Fire restrictions in effect after gators and the Tooele County new panels.” impact. I-80 motorists traveling Sheriffs Department. Zundel said the cause of the to Tooele County after 8 p.m. On Friday, witnesses from concrete failure was unclear, will be forced to take the 5600 early season rash of wildfires Burton’s class and another third- West exit south to SR-201, which but speculated that high traffic by Sarah Miley developed recreation site, or in an area with at grade class testified that on dif- and environmental conditions reconnects with I-80 after the ferent occasions Burton put STAFF WRITER least 3 feet of barren or cleared mineral soil. may have contributed to the construction zone. The detour Dry vegetation, soaring temperatures and the Using any fireworks, tracer ammunition, or them on his lap, put his hands problem. could add as much as 20 min- approach of the traditional fireworks season other incendiary devices is also banned. A per- in their pockets and touched “I-80 tends to take a beating utes of drive time from Salt Lake has prompted fire officials to issue extreme fire mit is also required to cut, weld or grind metal their genitals. Other evidence with the kind of truck loads that to Tooele. restrictions for Tooele County and all areas of in areas of dry vegetation. presented included that Burton it gets and the salt water from Zundel also said because of the state west of I-15. “These restrictions are in force until rescind- would read personal e-mail mes- the lake reacting with the con- the nature of the project, pass- The restrictions, put in force yesterday, for- ed, which normally occurs at the end of the fire sages to the class — messages crete,” said Zundell. “Sometimes ing motorists may see periods of bid open fires of any kind, excluding campfires season sometime in October,” said Jim Springer, that made some students feel the concrete just crumbles.” apparent inactivity. in fire pits and grills in designated campgrounds spokesman for the Division of Forestry, Fire uncomfortable. Replacing the crumbling con- “The concrete needs time to and picnic areas. Smoking is not allowed, except The investigation began when crete necessitates lane restric- cure,” said Zundel. “Because the in an enclosed vehicle, camp trailer or building, SEE FIRE ON A9 tions, Zundel said. SEE I-80 ON A9 SEE TRIAL ON A5 OPEN FORUM A6 THE BULLETIN BOARD B2 INSIDE WEATHER Sunny with highs in the OBITUARIES A8 TV LISTINGS B4 Tooele Arts Festival highlights mid 90s. SPORTS A10 CLASSIFIEDS B5 talent for large crowds Complete Forecast: A2 See A12 HOMETOWN B1 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN TUESDAY June 26, 2007 Utah & The West Valley Weather Forecast USU lab handles animal autopsies, killer bear Local Weather LOGAN, Utah (AP) — The 300-pound bear that killed an Tue 11-year-old boy was examined 93/60 at a Utah State University 6/26 laboratory where veterinary Mainly sunny. Hot. High 93F. pathologists perform about 700 animal autopsies a year. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Utah State is home to the state’s largest branch of the national veterinary diagnostic laboratory. It has pulleys and Wed heavy-duty tables to handle 94/63 just about any post-mortem 6/27 analysis. A giraffe and even a whale have been examined at Sunshine. Highs in the mid 90s the lab, about 85 miles north and lows in the low 60s. of Salt Lake City. “The things we did (with the bear) are things we do all the time,” lab director Tom Thu Baldwin said.