Cowboys drive past Stallions See B1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S TUESDAY December 22, 2020 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 127 No. 59 $1.00 Popular Virg’s Restaurant moving to Tooele City Erda owners buy The Brothers’ building TIM GILLIE to-month rental arrangement EDITOR with the owners of the building In what may look like in Erda where Virg’s is located restaurant dominoes, The that his rental arrangement for Brothers on Tooele City’s Main Virg’swould be terminated as Street will close and Virg’s of Dec. 31. Restaurant from Erda will open “I kind of bought the build- in The Brothers former loca- ing in desperation,” Law said. tion. “My thought when I bought The Brothers will look for a the building wasn’t to make new location to continue their The Brother’s leave.” business in Tooele, according Law said he discussed a cou- to Adriana Cruz, manager of ple options with Jose Giron, The Brothers and wife of the owner of The Brothers. owner, Jose Giron. “About half of my menu is David Law, owner of Virg’s, Mexican food,” Law said. “I purchased the building at 29 thought maybe we could be Main Street in Tooele where partners and share the build- The Brothers is now operating. ing and menu in a partnership; Law recently received notice after 16 months of a month- SEE VIRG’S PAGE A8 ® COVID Relief funds bolster Grantsville City budget MARK WATSON Hintze presented the budget 400 YEAR REUNION OF CORRESPONDENT review and the City Council Coronavirus relief funds, accepted and approved it at JUPITER AND SATURN increase in tax revenue and Wednesday’s meeting. conscientious spending helped The firm has conducted Grantsville pay its bills and independent audits for PHOTOS CLAYTON DUNN increase its net position by Grantsville City for the past $5.1 million for the fiscal year five or six years, he said. The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn (above) over ending June 30, 2020, accord- Hintze praised Grantsville the Stansbury mountains with the lights of Grantsville ing an independent auditing City for its internal accounting below on the right on Monday night. Close up of the firm. practices. He said the audit conjunction (right) Jupiter on the left and Saturn on the right. Sometimes called the “Christmas Star,” the planets “I want to point out that went smoothly because of a appear so close together that they appear as one star Grantsville’s total net position very knowledgeable staff. to the naked eye. It’s been nearly 400 years since the increased by over $5 million He highlighted the superb planets passed this close to each other in the sky, and for the year, which is a good work of City Finance Director nearly 800 years since the alignment occurred at night thing,” said Spencer Hintze Sherrie Broadbent and so people could see the event, according to NASA. with Gilbert & Sullivan, cer- tified public accountants. SEE FUNDS PAGE A8 ® Benefit fund COVID19 UPDATE collecting donations for Gibbs family COVID-19 vaccine reaching Tooele The Tooele Transcript Benefit Fund is still accepting donations to help the Gibbs family. The Gibbs lost their mother, Trisha, to COVID-19 on Dec. 6. Trisha was the County healthcare workers primary caregiver for her son, Cayden, 20. Cayden is in a wheelchair due to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a pro- CEILLY SUTTON on our website, and electronic sign when workers at Mountain West Medical gressive muscle-wasting disease. Jared, the father, works STAFF WRITER the vaccine is available and to what pri- Center last week, but Tooele County as a maintenance supervisor in Salt Lake City. The family The COVID-19 vaccine is starting to ority groups.” Health Department staff are still waiting also has two 17-year old twins, Dreya and Jaceton. reach Tooele County healthcare workers There have been 6,519 vaccines to receive theirs. The Transcript Bulletin Benefit Fund is a registered and the county Health Department said administered to healthcare workers “We have not received any vaccine not-for-profit organization which has been helping Tooele they will sound the cry when the vaccine throughout the state as of Dec. 21, yet, we are hoping we will receive it very families and individuals every Christmas since 1977. All is ready for priority groups. according to the Utah Department of soon,” said Bate. received proceeds are presented to the individual or fam- The public should watch for messag- Health. Tooele County Health Officer Jeff ily on or before Christmas. Donations for this year’s ben- ing from the Health Department, accord- Some healthcare workers that live in Coombs said the vaccine should be efit fund can be mailed to: Transcript Bulletin Christmas ing to Amy Bate, spokesperson for the Tooele County have received the vaccine, coming to more healthcare workers, Benefit Fund, P.O. Box 390, Tooele, Utah 84074. They can Tooele County Health Department. but the county Health Department has including health department employ- also be dropped off at the Transcript Bulletin’s office at 58 “We will make sure we get the word no way to know right now who or how N. Main Street, south of Tooele City Hall. out,” Bate said. “We will communicate many, according to Bate. through email, newspaper, social media, The vaccine was given to healthcare SEE VACCINE PAGE A8 ® BULLETIN BOARD B6 Holiday law CLASSIFIEDS B4 enforcement in OBITUARIES A6 CORONAVIRUS TRACKER high pursuit OPEN FORUM A4 SPORTS B1 Data as of December 22, 2020. Source: Utah Department of Health See A2 TOOELE COUNTY- Known Cases: 4,075 UTAH- Known Cases: 252,783 Hospitalizations: 112 • Deaths: 11 Hospitalizations: 10,102 • Deaths: 1,161 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY December 22, 2020 Tooele City Council approves facelift for golf clubhouse deck tractors said that it would be Tony Graff, Tooele City causing it to break down. The $58,615 of PAR tax approved for new deck surface and repairs necessary to replace the hand Council member, asked Cook newer generation of composite railing on the two steps. what the surface of the deck will help it hold up a lot bet- CEILLY SUTTON needed to be resurfaced. made for $52,979 for the The improvements for the was going to be replaced with. ter.” STAFF WRITER Prior to the discussion, Cook resurfacing. deck included: resurfacing Cook told Graff and the At the end of the meeting a The Tooele City Council reminded the City Council “When we met with them, it work, other deck restoration, other members of the city vote was taken. approved repairs to the city’s that the previously approved was identified that some lower ADA ramp work, removing council that the deck surfacing “The contractor is ready to golf course, Oquirrh Hills, dur- 2021 budget included the PAR steps were in a condition that existing deck surface and stair would be replaced with com- get started,” said Cook. ing their Dec. 16 regular meet- tax that will be used for this it was recommended that they tread, fixing damaged joists posite material. All of the members of the ing at Tooele City Hall. project. were also replaced at this exact and beams, and adding a con- “The existing surface is city council voted to approve Tooele City Parks and When the city council same time,” said Cook. crete ramp and replacing con- Trex,” he said, speaking of the needed improvements. Recreations Director Darwin approved the budget, they Cook said that the contrac- crete landing and a handrail, the composite material that’s The project will begin very Cook presented the request for allocated $55,000 for just the tors said that it would be according to Cook. currently on the deck. “It was soon, according to Cook. the improvements during the resurfacing project, he said. necessary to replace the steps After all the needed repairs used when Trex was first intro- PAR tax is a 0.10% sales tax meeting, A bid from Grizzly leading up to the deck, so that were included, a new bid was duced into the construction approved by Tooele voters to Cook told the City Council Construction Landscaping resurfacing work could be placed for $58,615.93, which industry. It wasn’t as good as fund approved parks, arts, and that the wood deck on the out- and Construction LLC, out of done. would come out of the city’s it is now. They recognize some recreation projects. side of the clubhouse building Stansbury Park was recently He also said that the con- PAR tax allotment. flaws in that and weathering is [email protected] Tooele City Police reminder: Pull over for emergency vehicles highway.” “Emergency personnel want Requirement of law They must also “clear any to arrive on scene as quickly intersection and stop and and safely as possible,” Hansen and safety remain stopped until the said. “If we are fighting our authorized emergency vehicle way through traffic, it takes CEILLY SUTTON has passed”. longer to arrive on scene and STAFF WRITER “If the operator of a vehicle begin rendering aid.” The Tooele City Police does not have anywhere to pull It is extremely dangerous if Department is reminding peo- over, such as into another lane, individuals do not pull over for ple to pull over for emergency slow down and give the emer- emergency vehicles, according vehicles. gency vehicle as much room as to Hansen. The law requires drivers possible,” said Hansen. “The “If drivers do not pull over, to pull over for emergency driver should attempt to move it increases the chance of an vehicles, said Jeremy Hansen, their vehicle into a right lane emergency vehicle being in public information officer for as soon as possible.” an accident,” Hansen said.