New Class Is Cat's Meow for Aspiring Veterinary Assistants
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FRONT PAGE A1 www.tooeletranscript.com TUESDAY Boy Scouts converge at Deseret Peak See B1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT CHOSEN Best Small by the SOCIETY OF Newspaper PROFESSIONAL 2009 in Utah JOURNALISTS BULLETIN 2010& SeptemberSeptember 21,21, 2010 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 117 NO. 33 50¢ Report casts new light on school safety District officials say incident increases are down to better reporting, not more problems by Tim Gillie STAFF WRITER Despite a report that shows a rapid upswing in the number of students involved in unsafe behaviors, Tooele County School District offi- cials claim that local schools are a safe place for students. The district released its annual safe schools report at a school board meeting Sept. 7. The report shows almost every category of incident increased dramatically over the past year. For example, 143 students were report- ed to be involved in simple assault incidents in 2010 compared to 12 in 2009, and 490 cases of truancy were reported in 2010 compared to 76 in 2009. The large increases in reported incidents are due to a better method of data collec- tion, not necessarily an actual increase in the number of incidents, according to Dan Johnson, Tooele County School District sec- Maegan Burr ondary education director. Tooele City Police Officer Heath Hillyard watches the lunch line from the second floor of Tooele High School Wednesday afternoon. Despite an increase in the number of reported violent and SEE SAFETY PAGE A6 ➤ drug-related incidents, district officials maintain schools are generally safe. New class is cat’s meow for aspiring veterinary assistants by Tim Gillie STAFF WRITER Tooele High School junior Austin Remick brought his pigs to school one day last week. They were invited by his teacher. Remick is one of 36 students throughout Tooele County enrolled in a veterinary assistant class at THS that is being taught for the first time in the district this year. His pigs were part of an practical lesson in weighing large animals. Maegan Burr “This is the first year that we have offered the veterinary assistant class here in Tooele,” said Mountain West Medical Center general surgeon Randy Hansen sits at his desk at the Oquirrh Marianne Oborn, Tooele County School District Surgical Center adjacent to the hospital. Hansen was recruited from Ephraim in May. director of career and technology education (CTE). “In the past, students interested in veterinary assisting had to travel by bus to the skill center in Jordan School District, and we were limited to no Maegan Burr Hospital makes strides Andrew Spainhower practices using a large scale in the veterinary assistant SEE VETERINARY PAGE A5 ➤ class at Tooele High School on Sept. 13. in doctor retention Administrators say new policies are producing better hires and making hired staff stick around longer by Sarah Miley When Mountain West acquired the STAFF WRITER old hospital, Sagers said they brought financial stability and began revamp- Recruiting and retaining doctors has ing the staff, programs, policies, pro- SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE at times been a challenge for Tooele cedures andUV systems. INDEX They also began The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAYCounty’s only MONDAY hospital since TUESDAY it opened laying out a case for Tooele as a desir- Wednesday 7:16 a.m. 7:27 p.m. in 2002. But the tide has been turning able place to live. Thursday 7:17 a.m. 7:25 p.m. Friday 7:18 a.m. 7:23 p.m. recently, with hospital administrators “I6 tell 6my physicians6 6 6 that6 we’re6 very Saturday 7:19 a.m. 7:22 p.m. claiming they’re getting better doctors unique,” Sagers said. “We live in a Sunday 7:20 a.m. 7:20 p.m. for longer stays thanks to a change in very rural setting and yet just over Monday 7:21 a.m. 7:18 p.m. the way they approach hiring. theWed mountains Thu Fri areSat 2.5Sun millionMon Tue people Tuesday 7:22 a.m. 7:17 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set “For years retention was a big issue withnumber, all thethe greater amenities the need for eye that and skin large pop- Wednesday 6:50 p.m. 6:40 a.m. in Tooele,” said Doug Sagers, director ulationprotection. brings0-2 Low; 3-5 — Moderate; shopping, 6-7 High; 8-10 theater, Thursday 7:13 p.m. 7:39 a.m. Very High; 11+ Extreme Friday 7:39 p.m. 8:39 a.m. of business development at MWMC. plays. Tooele continues to grow. It’s a Saturday 8:07 p.m. 9:39 a.m. The issue predates even MWMC, he wonderfulALMANAC place to raise families, and Sunday 8:40 p.m. 10:41 a.m. Statistics for the week ending Sept. 20. Partly sunny and Pleasant with plenty of Pleasant with bright Nice with plenty of said, adding the old Tooele hospital we have a good education system. We Monday 9:20 p.m. 11:44 a.m. Bright and sunny Brilliant sunshine Plenty of sun Temperatures Tuesday 10:06 p.m. 12:45 p.m. breezy; a p.m. t-storm sunshine sunshine sunshine attracted some doctors at the end of have all the things people are looking High/Low past week 92/53 Full Last New First their rope career-wise. for Normal— stability high/low past and week a lifestyle 78/50 that’s 81 48 73 49 78 50 79 51 80 51“There were80 also50 some good80 doc-55 unique.”Average temp past week 73.1 tors, but some that just had prob- ThatNormal averagemakes temp recruiting past week easier, 64.4 but TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low Maegan Burr Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 7 Oct 14 Shown is Wednesday’s lems,” Sagers said. “And Tooele was doesn’t necessarily help retention. To weather. Temperatures are desperate for physicians and would solve the long-standing92 problem of Veterinarian assistant students watch Britney Palmer sheer a sheep during their class at Tooele High School on Sept. 13. The class is being Forecasts and graphics provided by 87 84 90 91 Wednesday night’s lows and 80 taught for the first time in the Tooele County School District this year. AccuWeather, Inc. ©2010 just take it. The good ones that came 73 Wednesday’s highs. usually didn’t stay.” SEE HOSPITAL PAGE A7 ➤ 65 67 69 UTAH WEATHER 56 60 57 53 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan BULLETIN BOARD A8 Grouse 80/40 Wendover PrecipitationINSIDE (in inches) Creek 78/49 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point CLASSIFIEDS B5 76/40 85/51 84/51 80/48 13.82 12.58 HOMETOWN B1 Ogden Stansbury Park 79/49 Erda 80/48 Cowboys pummel THS student body OBITUARIES A6 Grantsville Vernal 83/47 Pine Canyon 0.93 OPEN FORUM A4 Salt Lake City 78/44 80/48 69/47 0.00 0.35 0.26 Scots 42-13 president hopes to Tooele 80/48 Bauer 81/48 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS A10 78/47 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D See A10 unite school Provo Roosevelt 81/48 77/43 77/46 See Stockton See A3 Price complete 78/45 78/45 High Nephi forecast Rush Valley 79/43 81/41 Ophir Moderate on A9 69/45 Low Delta Manti Absent 84/41 78/37 Green River Tu W Th F Sa Su M 82/47 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 84/45 81/39 Moab 77/48 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 73/55 Beaver 81/49 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m. Monday 78/38 Ibapah 81/42 24-hour 81/45 Stage Change Vernon Creek at Vernon 0.99 none Cedar City Blanding South Willow Creek St. George 79/38 72/51 at Grantsville 1.27 none 90/59 Kanab 78/45 Eureka 77/46 Great Salt Lake Elevation at Saltair Boat Harbor 4193.27 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN TUESDAY September 21, 2010 STOCKING THE SHELVES Man arrested for allegedly shooting at wife, sister-in-law by Lisa Christensen area. William then fired several STAFF WRITER rounds at the vehicle, three of which hit the rear of the car. Charges were filed Monday The women continued to against a Grantsville man drive while calling 911. Officers accused of shooting at his wife from the Tooele County Sheriff’s and sister-in-law Friday night Office and Grantsville City then evading police until his Police searched for William arrest Saturday. in the area but could not find William Henwood Jr., 33, was him, said Grantsville City Police discussing marital problems Chief Dan Johnson. He was later with his wife, Dana, while her found at his mother’s house in sister drove the three of them to Grantsville after officers received Grantsville Reservoir just after a tip about his whereabouts. He 6 p.m., according to a probable was arrested by sheriff’s dep- cause statement from the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office. Near uties and taken to the Tooele the reservoir, William, who had County Detention Center. allegedly been drinking, told his William is charged with two counts of attempted murder, sister-in-law, Toni Garn, to pull William Henwood over so he could relieve himself. a second-degree felony, and As he came back to the car car so he could shoot his wife carrying a dangerous weapon and opened the door, William and then himself, according to under the influence of alcohol Maegan Burr pulled a .22-caliber handgun the report.