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County athletes qualify for State See B1, B8 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S TUESDAY February 9, 2021 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 127 No. 73 $1.00 Left over vaccine given to Health Dept. families pharmacies, and all emergency ideal, being the week between 35 family members received vaccinations responder agencies,” Bate Christmas and New Years, but said. “Mountain West Medical that was out of our control as CEILLY SUTTON cinating healthcare workers in Center receives their own vac- we received vaccines from the STAFF WRITER the county. cine and vaccinates their own state. Approximately half of The Tooele County Health All healthcare agencies in healthcare workers.” the healthcare workers and Department defends their rea- Tooele County were contacted Bate said that only half of emergency responders that soning for providing unused by the health department, the healthcare workers and were eligible came in to be vaccines to family members according to Amy Bate, public emergency responders that vaccinated during this time of staff in the early days of information and health officer were eligible to be vaccinated period. Some chose to wait COVID-19 vaccination. at the health department. came in to receive their vac- and come in at a later date and On Dec. 9, 2020, when “The week vaccines arrived, cines. we had leftover vaccines. This COVID-19 vaccines first we called all healthcare agen- “The date of the arrival of created an unanticipated sur- became available to healthcare cies in Tooele County, to the vaccine and the number plus of vaccine that needed to SHUTTERSTOCK workers, the Tooele County include healthcare providers of vaccines fluctuated,” Bate A single bottle vial of COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine in a research medical Health Department began vac- and clinics, dental clinics, and said. “The timing was not SEE VACCINE PAGE A7 ® lab. 3D illustration. Midvalley Highway, more than moving commuters SCOTT FROEHLICH STAFF WRITER INTERN With all the recent changes taking place in Tooele County — from the relocation of the Tooele Valley Temple to the constant improvements on roads and highways in the area— many residents feel they are seeing the end of what was once a rural community. Along with the new Midvalley TIM GILLIE/TTB PHOTO Highway, multiple businesses Cars line up for a wash on Monday morning in Tooele City. Dirt and dust from the West Desert stirred up by high winds met with rain and will begin to pop up in the snow to create a muddy precipitation that adhered well to surfaces where it fell. industrial side of Tooele Valley, bringing new jobs and inevita- bly new homes to the county. Mayor Brent Marshall As the Midvalley Highway nears its second phase of con- bring new jobs to the county Extreme drought conditions struction, many Tooele County and bring even more traffic to residents are hedging their the roads. bets by making strategic moves In order to get a jump to avoid such growth. Erda, start on such growth, Tooele by recently becoming incor- County leaders worked with lead to a muddy, salt mess porated, gave its population UDOT to expand upon the more control of their fate with infrastructure leading up to— respect to overseeing what and throughout— sections of MARK WATSON observer for the National Weather es of precipitation during a saltwater types of development it allows. Erda, Grantsville and Tooele. CORRESPONDENT Service. storm coming in from the Great Salt Despite this newfound Not only was the Midvalley January marked the seventh con- Bevan’s measurements show only Lake which deposited mud and salt on autonomy, much of the land Highway intended to draw secutive month in Tooele Valley with .30 inches of precipitation for January buildings and vehicles. where the highway and new traffic away from SR-36, it was precipitation below normal. The last with normal precipitation for the “We don’t see those salt storms businesses will be built — also proposed in anticipation significant rainfall came back on June month at 1.07 inches. Snowfall mea- every year, but that’s what I think hap- which is largely along Sheep of the area’s development. 27-28, 2020, when the valley received sured 3.8 inches with normal snowfall pened on the fifth and made for long Lane — is already owned by Representative Doug Sagers nearly 2 inches of precipitation, slight- for January at 12.7 inches. lines at the car washes,” Bevan said. businesses or other private and other leaders in the county ly above normal for June. Total snowfall for the weather year Utahns can only hope Utah’s spring- entities. In the near future, realized this unavoidable phe- “No doubt about it, we’re in bad which began in October is 15.8 inches time rainy season (March-May) is the Romney Group, as well nomenon and made necessary shape with June the last month where compared to a normal for this time of even wetter than normal to make up as a satellite site for the Utah we were even close to normal pre- the year of 43.5 inches. Inland Port Authority, will cipitation,” said Ned Bevan, weather On Feb. 5, Tooele received .22 inch- SEE DROUGHT PAGE A7 ® SEE HIGHWAY PAGE A7 ® COVID19 UPDATE State to drop vaccine age to 65 by March Some medical conditions to be included in vaccines to make appointments to release. receive the vaccine right away, Public announcements will CEILLY SUTTON On March 1, anyone according to UDOH. be made when registration STAFF WRITER between the ages of 65 to 69 Local health departments opens for these groups later COVID-19 vaccinations will years old and anyone older are currently focused on vac- this month. soon be available to a wider than 18 with specified medi- cinating people older than 70, Approximately 400,000 peo- variety of individuals. cal conditions will be able to according to the UDOH. ple will qualify for a COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccines are now be vaccinated, according to a “Trying to contact local vaccine in one of these catego- available for healthcare work- press release from the Utah health departments right now ries. UDOH warned “it may ers, long-term care facility staff Department of Health. could slow that process down take you several tries before and residents, first responders, Individuals in these groups and delay vaccine availabil- you can get one (appointment individuals over 70 years old, should not call their local ity for future groups,” wrote and K-12 teachers and staff. health department or attempt UDOH officials in their press SEE VACCINE PAGE A7 ® BULLETIN BOARD B6 CLASSIFIEDS B4 THS student OBITUARIES A6 CORONAVIRUS TRACKER wins state art OPEN FORUM A4 contest SPORTS B1 Data as of February 8, 2021. Source: Utah Department of Health See A2 TOOELE COUNTY- Known Cases: 6,110 UTAH- Known Cases: 355,122 Hospitalizations: 181 • Deaths: 25 Hospitalizations: 13,889 • Deaths: 1,738 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY February 9, 2021 “Fry Sauce” by THS student ranks in top 3 in Senate art contest Student’s depiction of Dairy Delight date portrays ‘best friends and good vibes’ TIM GILLIE EDITOR A Tooele County student was among the top three win- ners in the 7th annual Utah Senate Art Contest. Tooele High School’s Emily Wiley took third place in the contest with her painting titled, “Fry Sauce.” COURTESY UTAH SENATE Every year, Utah Senate Tooele High School student Emily Wiley’s painting “Fry Sauce” won third place in 7th annual Utah Senate Art Contest. President J. Stuart Adams and the Utah State Senate with “best friends and good building, and the artists have and two professional judges hold a Visual Arts Scholarship vibes,” Wiley said. been awarded scholarships selected the 20 winners for the Competition. This contest Tooele City’s Dairy Delight to support their college and exhibition. challenges Utah students to diner was the inspiration for career goals. “I am amazed at the art view the world artistically and her painting, according to The 20 student winners will our high school students cre- express their creativity. Wiley. receive scholarship awards ated this year,” said President The contest has no spe- “It is a unique diner with deposited in a My529 account, Adams. “Seeing Utah through cific theme, but students are card decks at every table and which is a Utah educational the eyes of our students is encouraged to share a visual retro decorations,” wrote savings plan. inspiring. It is a privilege idea of an aspect of Utah that Wiley in her description of her The first-place winner will to view their art as I walk is meaningful and inspirational painting. “I thought this was receive $5,000, second-place through the Capitol every day.” to them, whether that be the the perfect way to describe will receive $3,000, third-place The competition is hosted land, people or a specific Tooele and the social aspect winner will receive $1,000, by President Adams and the moment in the state’s history. of our county. In this painting with the remaining 17 receiv- Utah State Senate. It is made Wiley explained how she I wanted to recreate a clas- ing $500. The first-place piece possible because of the sup- ended with “Fry Sauce” as her sic date at the diner and the will remain permanently in the port of My529, the Division contest entry. happy, friendly interactions my Utah Senate suite. of Arts and Museums in the “Normally, my memories friends have.” Karmen Teuscher, Syracuse Department of Heritage and of Utah take me to the moun- Bright energetic brush High School, took first place Arts, as well as the generous tains or beautiful landscapes COURTESY TOOELE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT strokes represent the amaz- and Grace Kimber, Layton High donors.