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FRONT PAGE A1 Tooele Gymnastics Academy doubles in size; offers multiple sports TOOELE See A10 TRANSCRIPT SERVING TOOELE COUNTY BULLETIN SINCE 1894 THURSDAY January 26, 2017 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 123 No. 69 $1.00 Herbert: Utah’s economy is ‘remarkable’ But challenges remain like poverty, teen suicide, homelessness and addiction TIM GILLIE STAFF WRITER Utah has some mountains to climb. Gov. Gary Herbert delivered his state of the state address from the House chambers at Utah’s capitol building last night. Addressing legislators and other leaders that gathered to hear his traditional annual address, Herbert lauded Utah’s progress, but cautioned that there is still work to be done or some mountains to climb. “We need to get on top of intergenerational poverty, teen suicide, homelessness and addiction,” he said. Despite the challenge ahead, “the state of our state is truly exceptional,” Herbert said, and “the height that Utah’s economy now occupies is remarkable.” Last year Utah’s economy grew by 43,000 jobs, he said. Over the next four years Herbert wants to make sure the state’s economic growth is shared with Utah’s rural com- DAVID BERN/TTB PHOTOS munities. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert delivered his 2017 state of the state address Wednesday night before a packed House “Tonight, I would like us to chambers (above) in Utah’s Capitol Building. Herbert (left) said the “state of our state is truly exceptional,” but work unite behind a goal of creat- needs to be done on “intergenerational poverty, teen suicide, homelessness and addiction.” Also pictured behind ing 25,000 new jobs in the 25 Herbert are Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and his wife Abby. counties off the Wasatch Front over the next four years,” he said. “Reaching that goal will require unprecedented part- nerships to grow and diversify How to contact a legislator during the Utah Legislature the economy in rural Utah.” Educational excellence is TIM GILLIE mate. Enter your home address at http:// one of the most important STAFF WRITER le.utah.gov/GIS/findDistrict.jsp to find out summits ahead of Utah, The 2017 general session of the Utah who represents you. according to Herbert. Legislature convened Monday and will end Rep. Doug Sagers, R-District 21 “I am gratified by our prog- on March 9 after a 45-day run. District boundaries: Tooele City, Pine ress, but we still have work to Tooele County’s four legislators are listed Canyon, part of Stansbury Park do,” Herbert said about the below with their contact information. House and Senate district boundaries are approxi- SEE LEGISLATOR PAGE A5 ➤ SEE HERBERT PAGE A5 ➤ Last government Board reviewing study committee golf, burial plots member appointed for compensation TIM GILLIE Ron Allen, was later found to STEVE HOWE former board members who STAFF WRITER be a public employee, which STAFF WRITER served two terms, specifically Tooele County now has an disqualified him. State law dis- The Stansbury Park Service the golf course. He said there 11-member committee charged allows public employees from Agency board reviewed two are likely only three previous with studying the county’s serving on government study options for expanding the com- board members who would be SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE form of government. committees. UV INDEX pensation to board members affected by access to the golf The Sun Rise Set FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAYThe county WEDNESDAY government THURSDAYThe appointment council past and present during its course. Friday 7:43 a.m. 5:41 p.m. Saturday 7:42 a.m. 5:42 p.m. study appointment council met spent 15 minutes discussing meeting Wednesday night. “That would open it up to Sunday 7:41 a.m. 5:44 p.m. Tuesday night and selected two possible replacements Board members currently where we could recognize the Monday 7:41 a.m. 5:45 p.m. Tuesday 7:40 a.m. 5:46 p.m. Howard Murray, former mayor for Allen: Murray and Joe receive free access to service service of some of the other Wednesday 7:39 a.m. 5:47 p.m. of Granstville, to serve as the Johnston of Stockton.F Sa Su M Tu W Th agency amenities, such as the people who served before us,” Thursday 7:38 a.m. 5:49 p.m. 11th member on the county The vote Thefor higher either the AccuWeather.com men was UV Index™ pool or golf course, as their Oscarson said. The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin Friday 7:21 a.m. 5:44 p.m. government study committee. tied with appointmentprotection. 0-2 Low; council 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 only compensation for serving. Stansbury Park Service Saturday 8:02 a.m. 6:45 p.m. The committee will now chairman KimVery High;Halladay 11+ Extreme previ- Former board members retain Agency manager Randall Jones Sunday 8:40 a.m. 7:49 p.m. evaluate the county’s current ously excused from attending. free access to amenities owned said the access benefits were Monday 9:15 a.m. 8:53 p.m. ALMANAC Tuesday 9:49 a.m. 9:59 p.m. three-member county commis- Scott RybarikStatistics andfor the weekTracy ending Jan. 25. and operated by the service intended to reward board Rather cloudy; freezing Mostly cloudy; Sun, then clouds; Clouds and breaks Sun through high Wednesday 10:23 a.m. 11:05 p.m. Mainly cloudy sion form of government and Partly sunnyShaw votedTemperatures for Johnston; agency, which does not include members, especially those who Thursday 10:57 a.m. none fog, cold freezing fog, cold freezing fog, cold of sun clouds determine if it should remain Robert GowansHigh/Low and past Charlie week 42/10 the golf course. served in the early days of the New First Full Last or be changed to a different Roberts votedNormal for high/low Murray. past week 40/22 Board member Glenn community. 25 9 25 13 28 17 35 23 40 29 44 28 44 30 Average temp past week 30.0 form. AdditionalNormal discussion average temp fol- past week 31.0 Oscarson mentioned the “People on the board, espe- TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER The appointment council lowed the initialDaily Temperatures vote. High Low increased compensation for the cially in those days, were put- Jan 27 Feb 3 Feb 10 Feb 18 TTB FILE PHOTO Shown is Friday’s weather. selected 11 people last week Rybarik and Shaw explained Tooele County commissioners ting in a lot of time because we Temperatures are Friday’s The Stansbury Park Service Agency Board is considering burial Forecasts and graphics provided by to serve on the study commit- and school board during his highs and Friday night’s plots at Stansbury Park’s cemetery as a form of possible compen- AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 SEE STUDY PAGE A6 ➤ SEE COMPENSATION PAGE A9 ➤ lows. tee. However, one member, sation to board members for their work. pitch for expanding access for UTAH WEATHER Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Logan BULLETIN BOARD B6 Grouse 18/1 Wendover PrecipitationINSIDE (in inches) Creek 22/9 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point CLASSIFIEDS C6 21/3 23/10 24/12 26/14 Ogden Stansbury Park Stallions crush Cowboys remain HOMETOWN A10 22/6 Erda 26/13 OBITUARIES A8 Vernal Grantsville 26/12 Pine Canyon Union in boys undefeated in Salt Lake City 16/-1 26/12 19/10 0.62 0.31 2.06 1.13 2.06 1.13 KID SCOOP B7 Tooele 26/12 Bauer basketball region action 25/9 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal 24/9 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D SPORTS B1 Provo Roosevelt 25/9 See B1 See B1 17/-2 25/8 See Stockton Snowfall (in inches) Price complete 24/9 26/7 Nephi forecast Rush Valley 23/5 24/10 Ophir on A9 22/6 Delta Manti 26/9 24/3 8.0 20.5 46.5 Green River Last Month Season 33/12 Dugway Week to date to date Richfield Gold Hill 25/10 23/1 Moab 24/9 SNOWPACK Hanksville 34/14 Beaver 33/11 Vernon Tooele Valley-Vernon Creek Basin 23/1 Ibapah 23/8 25/8 Snow Water Equivalent as of 12 a.m. Wednesday Rocky Basin Mining Vernon Settlement Fork Creek Cedar City Blanding Snowcover 18.4 16.7 12.0 St. George 25/2 27/8 Average 10.5 9.1 5.7 42/22 Kanab 31/10 Eureka Percent of average 175% 184% 211% 20/8 Source: Utah Natural Resources Conservation Services A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY January 26, 2017 Rocky Mountain Care set to open new $20M ‘community’ MARK WATSON Medical Center at 80 E. 2000 more room for patients with STAFF WRITER North, features 75,000 square extra features intended to Several people eagerly feet and will have a capacity of make their stay as comfortable await the opening of Rocky 104 patients. as possible. Mountain Care’s new $20 mil- “It has been in the plan- Rocky Mountain Care has lion state-of-the art skilled ning for five years so we’re hired about 60 new employees nursing and rehabilitation very excited about this new to increase the staff from 90 to facility, a healthcare official skilled nursing commu- 150, Ogilvie said. “Additional says. nity for Tooele,” Ogilvie said. employees will be hired as the Those people include poten- “Basically, the services we number of residents increases.” tial local patients who seek provide are long-term care He added: “This new build- care there, and skilled nurses for patients or residents, and ing will be the flagship for who live in Tooele County and short-stay rehabilitation where the company according to our have been hired to work at the patients stay for one-to-three CEO Dee Bangerter.