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1-17-12 Transcript Bulletin FRONT PAGE A1 www.tooeletranscript.com TUESDAY SHS stages ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ with a twist See A10 TOOELETRANSCRIPT BULLETIN January 17, 2012 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 118 NO. 66 50¢ Legislators spell out priorities With general session kicking off next week, education and federalism top agenda by Tim Gillie extra money to spend, according to STAFF WRITER Rep. Ronda Menlove, R-Garland. “The Legislature will proceed The budget, education, and cautiously,” said Menlove, whose public lands will be hot topics current district includes Grantsville when the Legislature convenes for and most of rural Tooele County. is annual 45-day session at the “While we won't go into the ses- state capitol next week. sion looking at across-the-board For the first time in four years, cuts like last year, we still aren't lawmakers will be looking at pro- sure where the revenue projec- jections of increased revenue tions are heading until we see the instead of declining revenue. February figures.” Current projections show an addi- New lower property valuations file / Maegan Burr tional $280 million in new ongoing as a result of the sluggish economy Tooele Rep. Doug Sagers listens to Gov. Gary revenue. may make the budget more chal- Herbert’s State of the State address at the State However, that increase doesn't Capitol building last January. This year’s 45-day ses- mean legislators will have lots of SEE PRIORITIES PAGE A7 ➤ sion begins Jan 28. Fresh Face on the Force Grantsville’s new K-9 officer will keep his nose to the ground to sniff out trouble by Lisa Christensen STAFF WRITER With four legs and a tail, he may not look like a typical police officer, but he has a badge and is ready to work. Zorro, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois, is the newest member of the Grantsville City Police Department — and its first canine officer in several years. The West Valley Police Department was planning to retire the dog, which is trained in attacking, tracking and sniff- ing out drugs, in a year or two. However, his handler was transferred to another unit. No one else in the department was interested or qualified to handle a police dog, so the department offered him to other police agencies in the state. AP Photo / Eric Jamison Grantsville was selected to receive Miss Utah Danica Olsen competes during the 2012 Miss America Pageant Saturday Jan. 14 Zorro, said Lt. Steve Barrett of the at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Olsen won the Lifestyle and Fitness Grantsville City Police Department, and competition last week, but was not a top 15 finalist in the pageant. likely received a favorable edge in the selection process from the immediate connection made between the dog and his new handler, Officer Mike Jones. “There were a couple other agencies Olsen embraced interested in him, but we were able to get him,” Barrett said. “The ability for the dog to attach to their handler, it’s unique.” Zorro and Jones are currently assigned experience at Miss to the Grantsville Justice Court, where Jones is currently assigned as bailiff, and the duo patrol the rest of the time. Barrett said Zorro will be primarily used America pageant for his olfactory talents, rather than for attacking, to lengthen his usefulness. Maegan Burr by Lisa Christensen Olsen was not among the 15 final- Grantsville City police officer Mike Jones of the K-9 unit holds on to Zorro the police SEE FORCE PAGE A6 ➤ STAFF WRITER ists for the Miss America crown. She dog’s leash Thursday afternoon at Grantsville City Hall. did, however, win the preliminary SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE UV INDEX As one of 53 contestants vying for Lifestyle and Fitness competition last The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Wednesday 7:50 a.m. 5:30 p.m. the crown of Miss America, Danica week Tuesday, which gave her a $1,000 Thursday 7:49 a.m. 5:31 p.m. Olsen knew the odds were steep. scholarship. Olsen said winning that Friday 7:49 a.m. 5:32 p.m. Saturday 7:48 a.m. 5:33 p.m. 2 2 2 2 2 2 On Saturday evening, as the crown competition, which focuses on muscle Sunday 7:47 a.m. 5:34 p.m. 1 was awarded to 23-year-old Laura tone, posture, athleticism and self dis- Monday 7:47 a.m. 5:35 p.m. Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Kaeppeler, the reigning Miss Wisconsin, cipline, was very exciting. Tuesday 7:46 a.m. 5:37 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ Olsen saw her dream come to an end “When they called ‘Miss Utah’ I The Moon Rise Set First workersnumber, the greater the needlaid for eye and skin off at DCD Wednesday 3:23 a.m. 1:12 p.m. protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Still, walked down the steps from my place Thursday 4:30 a.m. 2:06 p.m. by Tim Gillie Very High; 11+ Extreme reduced, according a statement released by URS. the 21-year-old Utah Valley University on stage, and I was just screaming the Friday 5:30 a.m. 3:08 p.m. Saturday 6:22 a.m. 4:14 p.m. STAFF WRITER ALMANAC“It was a bittersweet process,” said Mark Mesesan, URS student and Tooele native said the very whole time,” she said. “I just soaked in Sunday 7:06 a.m. 5:21 p.m. Rain and snow Statistics for the week ending Jan.communications 16. specialist. “Everybody out here knew experience of being in the pageant was that moment because I worked really Clouds and sun with Mostly cloudy with Chance of a shower in Cloudy with a couple Mostly cloudy; snow Monday 7:44 a.m. 6:28 p.m. possible in the Mostly cloudy Temperatures Tuesday 8:17 a.m. 7:34 p.m. snow showers spotty showers the afternoon of showers possible URS, the companyat night contracted to destroy the chemical that this day would come. Many employees have taken exciting and rewarding in itself. hard to be in that good of shape. I’m morningstockpile at Deseret Chemical Depot, laid High/Lowoff 52 pastemploy- week advantage 53/13 of our education benefits to retrain them- “It was the chance of a lifetime and looking forward to continuing my fit- New First Full Last Normal high/low past week 39/22 39 30 43 32 43 33 44 31 44 22ees on Friday36 —24 the first of41 an estimated31 sixAverage layoffs temp past over week selves for 30.3 what comes next in their life.” the whole time I was there I just soaked ness and continuing my health.” the next 36 months that will eventually affectNormal averageall of temp the past week Since 30.6 the start of the destruction of the chemical weap- up every moment because I knew I’d Olsen also said she relished working TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low Jan 23 Jan 30 Feb 7 Feb 14 facility’s 1,200 workers. ons in 1996, the number of people employed at the U.S. never pass that way again,” she said. with the show’s choreographers, who Shown is Wednesday’s Initially, 72 employees were given notice last October Army’s Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility grew to “For me, it was just being able to dance had worked with stars such as Michael Forecasts and graphics provided by weather. Temperatures are 53 Wednesday night’s lows and that their positions would be eliminated in January, 46around 431,200. The 52 laid off this month mark the begin- on the Miss America stage. It was pret- Jackson, and bonding with the other AccuWeather, Inc. ©2012 39 37 Wednesday’s highs. but through early voluntary departures, job 33transfers,33 ty emotional for me. I got to dance for and reassignments, the number of people laid off was 33 SEE WORKERS PAGE A10 ➤ every girl who never got to be there.” SEE OLSEN PAGE A5 ➤ 21 UTAH WEATHER 19 15 13 19 20 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan BULLETIN BOARD B3 Grouse 35/27 Wendover PrecipitationAIR QUALITY (in inches) INSIDE Creek 39/28 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point Tuesday CLASSIFIEDS B5 33/27 39/30 38/30 43/30 0.73 0.73 HOMETOWN B1 Ogden Stansbury Park Good Stallions topple Pine Canyon 40/33 Erda 44/30 0.30 0.36 0.36 OBITUARIES A6 0.16 Cowboys in a foul mother of 12 Vernal Grantsville 41/31 Pine Canyon Wednesday Salt Lake City 33/8 44/30 30/24 OPEN FORUM A4 Tooele 42/30 Bauer Good fest reflects on faith 39/30 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS A8 37/29 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D Provo Roosevelt 39/30 and family on 39/29 36/17 See Stockton SnowfallThursday (in inches) See A9 80th birthday Price complete 38/29 39/22 Good 22.5 Nephi forecast Rush Valley 41/27 38/28 Ophir on A7 32/28 Source: www.airquality.utah.gov See B1 Delta Manti 4.5 44/29 42/27 2.0 Green River Last Month Season 45/21 Dugway Week to date to date Richfield Gold Hill 39/29 45/27 Moab 42/29 SNOWPACK Hanksville 47/25 Beaver 43/26 Vernon Tooele Valley-Vernon Creek Basin 46/26 Ibapah 38/28 46/28 Snow Water Equivalent as of 12 a.m.
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