FRONT PAGE A1FRONT PAGE A1 GHS’s Thomas places second in state 100-yard backstroke See A8 TOOELETRANSCRIPT SERVING TOOELE COUNTY BULLETINUL SINCE 1894 TUESDAY February 14, 2017 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 123 No. 74 $1.00 Govt’ study committee gets busy DAVID BERN meeting. EDITOR That meeting will be held at The citizen commit- 7 p.m. Thursday at the Tooele tee appointed to study the County Health Department, three-member Tooele County 151 N. Main St., Tooele. All Commission and possibly rec- committee meetings are open ommend the top county office to the public. be changed to a different form Before the committee began of government held its first to review its scope of work, public meeting last week. legal counsel urged members During the two-hour meet- to maintain transparency ing on Wednesday night, throughout the study pro- the 11-member committee cess. That process is dictated appointed a tentative chair- by state statute and must be man, established an initial completed on or before Feb. 8, meeting schedule, and set an agenda for the group’s next SEE STUDY PAGE A7 ➤ Fire department, Dugway’s colonel LOGAN GUSTAFSON ... 3A STATE CHAMP receive awards FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/ TTB PHOTO STEVE HOWE there should be a way to honor Stansbury wrestler STAFF WRITER the contributions of individu- Logan Gustafson (top Tooele County was well- als and organizations within represented at the first-ever his district. center) reacts and is Congressional Patriotism and “We need a way to recognize congratulated by Morgan Service Awards presented by these people,” Stewart said. opponent Antonio Nava Congressman Chris Stewart Senior members of the after winning the 3A state (R-Utah) during an awards Tooele City Fire Department championship in the luncheon at the state Capitol were on hand to receive the Thursday afternoon. award, which was given in part 138-pound weight class. The Tooele City Fire for the department’s efforts in Gustafson defeated Nava Department and Dugway the July 19 fire that destroyed in the final championship Proving Ground Commander or damaged homes. Stewart match with a 9-8 score. Col. Sean Kirschner were said the unique challenges fac- among 11 recipients of the ing the department, including awards, which also included a number of wildfires, distin- fallen West Valley City Police guished the department. Officer Cody Brotherson and “I don’t think there’s a com- the Utah Honor Flight. munity the size of Tooele who Stewart said the idea for the award came when he decided SEE AWARDS PAGE A7 ➤ Mayor Dunlavy: Senior centers unveil Maxine helped pickleball and eager players are lining up make Tooele MARK WATSON of racquetball, said the sport STAFF WRITER combines badminton, tennis and Tooele County seniors are table tennis. SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE UV INDEX finding their passion for pickle- “It’s growing in popularity; The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY ball. they play it a lot down in St. Wednesday 7:23 a.m. 6:04 p.m. ‘a better place’ Thursday 7:21 a.m. 6:06 p.m. The game was introduced at George,” he said. Friday 7:20 a.m. 6:07 p.m. the Tooele and Grantsville senior The Huntsman World Senior Saturday 7:19 a.m. 6:08 p.m. Sunday 7:17 a.m. 6:09 p.m. TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN STAFF a long history of serving her centers two weeks ago, and the Games features a pickleball Monday 7:16 a.m. 6:10 p.m. nation, state, W community Th F andSa Su M Tu number of participants is grow- tournament each year, and the Tuesday 7:15 a.m. 6:11 p.m. Maxine Grimm loved to church, passedThe higher away the AccuWeather.com Friday at UV Index™ ing, according to Bella Colovich, action can be fast-paced, accord- The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin Wednesday 11:06 p.m. 9:59 a.m. encourage others to live the age of 102.protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 manager of Tooele, Grantsville ing to pickleballchannel.com. Thursday none 10:29 a.m. healthy lives and she gladly Born in TooeleVery High; City11+ Extreme on May and Wendover senior centers. An official pickleball court Friday 12:03 a.m. 11:01 a.m. shared her recipe for longevity. 18, 1914 to Joseph Earl and “We might set up another measures 44-feet long and 20- Saturday 12:59 a.m. 11:36 a.m. ALMANAC Sunday 1:54 a.m. 12:14 p.m. “You have to exercise your Bertha ShieldsStatistics Tate, for the Maxineweek ending Feb. 13. court here (Tooele center) as feet wide with a 36-inch-high Some sun, then Cloudy with a shower Mainly cloudy with a Monday 2:47 a.m. 12:56 p.m. Sunny to partly cloudy Mostly cloudy body, yourConsiderable mind and clouds your Mostly camecloudy into theTemperatures world on the more seniors get into it,” she net. Tuesday 3:39 a.m. 1:42 p.m. turning cloudy in places couple of showers spirit every day,” she said in a eve of WorldHigh/Low War Ipast and week one 68/20 said. “The other day, we had “Two, three or four players Last New First Full past interview for a story in the year after theNormal Lincoln high/low Highway past week 43/25 four people waiting while four use solid paddles made of wood 47 30 51 33 50 37 52 39 49 35 41 28 50 36 Average temp past week 43.2 Tooele Transcript Bulletin. opened TooeleNormal County average tempto trans- past week 33.7 were out on the court. We also or composite materials to hit a TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER “And play a little piano continental Dailytravel Temperatures and Ford’s High Low have equipment in Grantsville perforated polymer ball, simi- Feb 18 Feb 26 Mar 5 Mar 12 Shown is Wednesday’s every day, too.” she added. Model T. FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB FILE PHOTO where we can set up a court in lar to a wiffle ball, over a net,” Forecasts and graphics provided by weather. Temperatures are Wednesday’s highs and That recipe served her She recalled her childhood the cafeteria.” reads the Tooele County Aging AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Maxine Grimm holds a stem of flowers from a bouquet she Wednesday night’s lows. well, as Maxine, a well-known received on her 100th birthday in 2014. Maxine passed away Tooele player Bob Driscoll, Tooele philanthropist with SEE MAXINE PAGE A10 ➤ Friday at 102 years old. who said he used to play a lot SEE PICKLEBALL PAGE A10 ➤ UTAH WEATHER Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan BULLETIN BOARD B4 Grouse 38/13 Wendover PrecipitationINSIDE (in inches) Creek 43/27 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point CLASSIFIEDS B6 47/24 45/27 46/29 50/31 Ogden Stansbury Park Mother-son team GHS presents HOMETOWN A8 46/25 Erda 50/31 OBITUARIES A6 Vernal Grantsville 48/31 Pine Canyon spread knowledge ‘The Music Salt Lake City 39/16 50/31 46/27 0.70 0.42 0.70 0.76 2.76 2.17 OPEN FORUM A4 Tooele 50/31 Bauer of fine chocolates Man’ 47/30 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal 47/30 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D SPORTS B1 Provo Roosevelt 47/30 See A8 40/17 See A3 46/23 See Stockton Snowfall (in inches) Price complete 47/30 49/21 Nephi forecast Rush Valley 47/21 47/30 Ophir on A7 46/27 Delta Manti 48/25 56/31 2.0 2.0 48.5 Green River Last Month Season 65/31 Dugway Week to date to date Richfield Gold Hill 47/27 62/31 Moab 48/23 SNOWPACK Hanksville 55/27 Beaver 56/29 Vernon Tooele Valley-Vernon Creek Basin 55/26 Ibapah 46/24 50/23 Snow Water Equivalent as of 12 a.m. Monday Rocky Basin Mining Vernon Settlement Fork Creek Cedar City Blanding Snowcover 20.2 17.9 13.8 St. George 56/27 50/28 Average 14.4 12.6 6.6 66/40 Kanab 57/28 Eureka Percent of average 140% 142% 209% 47/20 Source: Utah Natural Resources Conservation Services A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY February 14, 2017 FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Tooele City Police Chief Ron Kirby tells the audience at the department’s annual banquet while Detective Sgt. Tooele City Police Chief Ron Kirby congratulates Meritorious Service Award recipients officers Micheal Durtschi, Lonnie Collings, Detectives Jason Spencer, Ryan Warner, James May and Ian Borders (not pictured) were awarded Brian Danielson and Cody Dalton. the Meritorious Service Award. Tooele City police awards its best and brightest officers STEVE HOWE the department’s investiga- Awards were presented to Sgts. Tooele City Councilwoman making the effort to do more see what you do to help people, STAFF WRITER tion department for its work, Don Nelson and Rob Benson Debbie Winn gave the closing than just arrest those breaking the good people, the people The extraordinary efforts combined with familial DNA for 15 years with the depart- remarks at the ceremony and the law. obeying the law,” Winn said. of members of the Tooele testing, to make an arrest in ment. praised the department for “It’s also heartwarming to [email protected] City Police Department were the 2011 murder of Evelynne recognized during the depart- Derricott, which had gone ment’s annual award banquet unsolved for nearly five years.