2-19-13 Transcript Bulletin

FRONT PAGE A1 TOOELETRANSCR IPT Tooele’s Manning takes SERVING second place at TOOELE COUNTY state wrestling SINCE 1894 See A10 BULLETIN TUESDAY February 19, 2013 www.TooeleTranscript.com Vol. 119 No. 75 50¢ Deer get in A FREEZING PLUNGE FOR A GOOD CAUSE the way of motorists Dozens struck and killed so far this winter in south Tooele by Rachel Madison STAFF WRITER It’s no secret that Tooele City is home to dozens of mule deer herds, but this winter more deer have been spotted — and killed by motorists — within city limits. Tom Becker, wildlife biologist for the Division of Wildlife Resources in Tooele County, said approximately 40 dead deer have been found PHOTOS MAEGAN BURR this winter alongside city roads by DWR officials. The deer aren’t being hit by motorists in random Walmart Distribution Center’s Brent Freeman and Jeff Loafman (top left) run for the shore places around Tooele City. There are two “hot Saturday after participating in the Utah Special Olympics’ Polar Bear Plunge at Stansbury Lake. zones” where deer are being routinely killed: SR- Hill Air Force Base Special Olympic team coaches Nick Burris and Chris Ortiz (right) dive into 36 between about 200 South and 1200 South, and the lake. Nearly 60 people participated in the event Saturday morning, raising around $2,000 along Skyline Drive. for the state Special Olympic Team. Walmart Distribution had 33 employees jump into the lake. Becker said because last winter was extremely mild, there wasn’t a major problem with deer getting hit within city limits. “Last year we had a milder winter, so we didn’t have quite as many deer down in town crossing the road,” he said. “When we have lighter winters, Auto body centers have increased business we don’t have as much of a problem, but this year we do.” With winter nearing its end, Becker said people Continuous snow, ice and well-timed storms result in ‘bumper’ crop of fender benders should be well aware that deer are frequently spotted on the south end of Tooele and along Skyline by Lisa Christensen Drive. Yet, the number of deer deaths isn’t shrink- STAFF WRITER ing. Just last week, Becker picked up nine dead deer over two consecutive days between 200 South While wild winter weather has been and 1200 South. a bane to drivers, it has been a boon for “It’s not a surprise that people are hitting deer, local auto body shops. but seeing that I had that many deer in a two-day Business is so good this winter, it has period is getting to be too many collisions,” he gone a long way to recoup for last year’s said. “That area is a hot zone and Skyline Drive is mild season. a hot zone.” “Winter for body shop industries is Becker said the reason so many deer get hit in insane,” said Ryan Hall, an estimator the south area of town is because the speed limit for Everest Collision Repair in Tooele. We’ve actually had a lot more business SEE DEER PAGE A7 ➤ this winter. Last winter didn’t really snow too much.” Hall said he estimates the shop gets about 50 to 60 percent more business during winter months than during warmer times because of weather-related damage, such as crunched bumpers from slide-offs or crashes. Denny Hudson, an employee at Cs & T Body and Paint in Tooele, likened winter to the Christmas retail season for auto body businesses. Snow and ice are crucial for the industry. “Retail stores like Walmart and Shopko, and some of your Mom and Pop stores, depend on Christmas Maegan Burr sales,” he said. “Body shops oftentimes A Lexus that hit a deer sits in the Everest Collision lot depend on winter to survive because Maegan Burr Monday. Around 40 deer have been found dead alongside Everest Collision production manager Steve Myer moves the bed of a truck in the midst of being repaired from a snow collision roads this winter. SEE FIX PAGE A7 ➤ Monday afternoon. Auto body sales reach estimates of more than 50 percent higher during winter months. Tooele woman Texan pair killed in I-80 rollover SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE begins journeyUV INDEX to by Lisa Christensen The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Wednesday 7:16 a.m. 6:10 p.m. STAFF WRITER Thursday 7:15 a.m. 6:11 p.m. Friday 7:13 a.m. 6:13 p.m. Two Texans were killed in a three-car pileup on I-80 Saturday 7:12 a.m. 6:14 p.m. Sunday 7:10 a.m. 6:15 p.m. teach about virus early Monday morning. Monday 7:09 a.m. 6:16 p.m. W Th F Sa Su M Tu According to the Utah Highway Patrol, Gerardo Salazar- Tuesday 7:07 a.m. 6:17 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set by Rachel Madison Legislature.number, the greater the need for eye and skin Mendez, 40, of Houston, was driving a Ford Mustang Wednesday 1:35 p.m. 3:40 a.m. STAFF WRITER “Throughprotection. my0-2 Low; experience, 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; I 8-10 eastbound on the interstate near the Tooele-Salt Lake Thursday 2:30 p.m. 4:23 a.m. want peopleVery High; to 11+ know Extreme what CMV Friday 3:29 p.m. 5:02 a.m. County line when the car went off the road to the right Saturday 4:29 p.m. 5:37 a.m. After visits to numerous doc- is and understandALMANAC what the out- and rolled at about 12:50 a.m. Sunday 5:31 p.m. 6:10 a.m. tors who couldn’t tell her what come canStatistics be,” for she the week said. ending Feb. 18. Cold with snow at Mostly cloudy and Mainly cloudy, a snow Cloudy and cold with Cloudy, snow or A bit of a.m. snow; Mainly cloudy and A passenger, Maribel Mata-Ledesma, 35, also of Monday 6:35 p.m. 6:41 a.m. Temperatures Tuesday 7:39 p.m. 7:12 a.m. times, 1-3” cold shower possible a chance for snow flurries possible;was cold wrong,mostly Annie cloudy, coldCulley colderfound with flurriesAlthough CMV is a com- Houston, was ejected. After rolling the Mustang stopped out she has cytomegalovirus — a mon virusHigh/Low that past infects week people of 42/11 Full Last New First Normal high/low past week 44/26 partially on one of the freeway’s eastbound lanes and was 37 23 32 20 34 23 35 17 30 17common virus37 that’s23 generally36 20all ages,Average it infections temp past week are usu- 29.8 struck by another vehicle. A third vehicle, a semi-truck, unknown to the public. Normal average temp past week 34.9 ally silent; most people who ran over Mata-Ledesma. TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER But the 30-year-old Tooele have CMVDaily experienceTemperatures no signsHigh Low Feb 25 Mar 4 Mar 11 Mar 19 Shown is Wednesday’s Both Mata-Ledesma and Salazar-Mendez were killed. woman is hoping to change that. or symptoms, according to the Forecasts and graphics provided by weather. Temperatures are Neither the driver of the Cadillac or the driver of the semi- Wednesday night’s lows and After a nearly year- long trial with Centers for Disease Control and AccuWeather, Inc. ©2013 Maegan Burr Wednesday’s highs. CMV, she is helping a bill make truck were injured. The accident is under investigation by its way through the Utah State SEE VIRUS PAGE A9 ➤ Annie Culley in her Stop CMV shirt Monday at her home in Tooele. Culley is in support of the UHP. UTAH WEATHER a bill for Utah to establish education regarding CMV. [email protected] Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan BULLETIN BOARD A8 Grouse 33/19 Wendover PrecipitationAIR QUALITY (in inches) INSIDE Creek 39/19 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point Tuesday CLASSIFIEDS B5 34/17 38/19 39/21 40/24 HOMETOWN B1 Ogden Stansbury Park Good Grantsville family Hometown 37/25 Erda 38/23 renovates old Hardware set to OBITUARIES A6 Vernal Grantsville 37/23 Pine Canyon Wednesday Salt Lake City 34/20 38/23 31/18 OPEN FORUM A4 Tooele 38/24 Bauer Good LDS First Ward close its doors 37/23 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS A10 38/22 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D Provo Roosevelt 37/23 building 37/19 See A2 37/24 See Stockton SnowfallThursday (in inches) Price complete 38/22 See B1 38/20 Good Nephi forecast Rush Valley 38/22 36/21 Ophir on A9 33/20 Source: www.airquality.utah.gov Delta Manti 36/19 38/18 Green River Last Month Season 44/28 Dugway Week to date to date Richfield Gold Hill 35/18 38/20 Moab 36/15 SNOWPACK Hanksville 44/29 Beaver 44/30 Vernon Tooele Valley-Vernon Creek Basin 35/18 Ibapah 36/20 38/14 Snow Water Equivalent as of 12 a.m. Monday Rocky Basin Mining Vernon Settlement Fork Creek Cedar City Blanding Snowcover 13.4 13.5 7.4 St. George 36/18 36/25 Average 15.5 13.3 7.1 49/31 Kanab 41/22 Eureka Percent of average 86% 102% 104% 32/19 Source: Utah Natural Resources Conservation Services A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN TUESDAY February 19, 2013 Grantsville’s Hometown Hardware shutting its doors by Tim Gillie hardware and lumber to retail STAFF WRITER and commercial customers.

Load more