www.tooeletranscript.com TUESDAY TOOELE RANSCRIPT Lady Buffs T battle back for another hard-fought victory See A10 BULLETIN March 22, 2005 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 111 NO. 86 50 cents Sweet Serenade Delegation vows fight in N-waste standoff by Karen Lee Scott STAFF WRITER The battle over an above-ground nuclear waste repository at the Skull Valley Goshute Indian Reservation isn’t over yet, but opposing sides are making sure their opinions are heard loud and clear before the full Nuclear Regulatory Commission votes on the matter. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (a three- member panel of the NRC) has already given it’s nod of approval (2-1) for Private Fuel Storage to tempo- rarily house 4,000 casks of spent nuclear fuel rods on the reservation but that doesn’t mean the entire NRC will concur with the recommendation. In an effort to sway the vote against allowing the project, Utah’s two senators (Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett) and three Congressmen (Jim Matheson, Chris Cannon and Rob Bishop) sent a letter to NRC Chairman Nils Diaz last week stating their opposition to the site. “Due to the possibility of an accidental or deliber- ate aircraft crash, concerns over the safety of the photography / Troy Boman waste during transportation and storage, and uncer- Members of the Baird clan (l-r) Jennifer, Jana and Julee, asked longtime Grantsville resident Farrell Butler onto the stage and surprised him with a song and tainty regarding liability, the Utah Congressional del- dance during the opening of the Old Folks Sociable program Saturday afternoon. egation strongly opposes the granting of this license,” wrote the delegation. “We expect the Commission to review the administrative record diligently prior to making a final decision on issuing a license to PFS Sociable tradition brings them home and accordingly reject it.” The letter noted that the proposed site for the PFS by Mark Watson Nelson and uncle of former high facility is located directly under the flight path of school tennis coach Don Wayne combat aircraft, many carrying live ordnance, enter- STAFF WRITER ing the Utah Test and Training Range. The Delegation Grantsville residents past and Nelson who are both known for expressed concern over the possibility of an aircraft present poured into town Saturday their years of tireless work helping accident at the proposed storage site. “However, we for the 121st Old Folk’s Socialble. young people in Grantsville excel are even more disturbed by the poor data and selec- The annual event pays special trib- at tennis. tive scientific approach used by PFS in claiming that ute to current and former res- “I still have a lot of family here such an accident would not pose a significant risk to idents age 75 and older. These so this is a nice time to come and the site.” guests were treated to a reception visit,” Nelson said, recalling the “The PFS proposal is a reckless, short-term fix for at the high school in their honor old times in Grantsville. a pressing national problem,” said Sen. Hatch. “We’re at noon. “People are friendly in Grand going to fight this with everything we’ve got. “I’ve never missed a socialble,” Junction no matter who you are, He added, “They picked the most dangerous site said Jay Hicks, 96, who made the but you know in the early days in the nation to locate most of our nation’s high-level trek to Grantsville Saturday from in Grantsville most people were nuclear waste. That’s not political rhetoric — it’s a his ranch in Ibapah, Utah. “It’s Mormon so they were friendly if fact. The NRC needs to realize that PFS will never be great to meet up with old friends,” you were Mormon, but sometimes able to ensure that the Skull Valley site will be safe.” he said. Hicks went to high school they were not too friendly to out- “I strongly oppose any decision that would allow in Grantsville and continues to run siders,” he said. storage of nuclear waste in Skull Valley,” Sen. Bennett his ranch in Ibapah with the help Pauline Hawker from Salt Lake said. “I continue to believe our best course is to of son Jay. City also attended the recep- store the waste at its current locations until Yucca Former Grantsville native Wayne tion. Her family owned land in Mountain is ready. It doesn’t make sense to move Nelson, part of the 75-and-older Grantsville and she lived on Main it twice. It’s a bad decision, and we will continue to group, returned for his fourth con- Street for several years. fight it every step of the way.” secutive socialble. Nelson resides “I taught high school here in “The potential granting of this license so close to a in Grand Junction, Colo. where 1963 and 1964. Attending these major military installation just doesn’t make sense,” he coached basketball and tennis photography / Troy Boman socialbles has been very enjoyable said Rep. Rob Bishop. “This storage site could limit for Mesa State College for several Boyd Spiker and wife Lil cut the rug as the Bud Hutchings band belts out the future value of the Utah Test and Training Range, years. He is the brother of Johnny classic tunes from the big band era at the 121st Old Folk’s Sociable. SEE SOCIABLE ON A12 SEE PFS ON A3 Transcript-Bulletin Restrictions prevail despite more water by Mark Watson STAFF WRITER wins highs and ‘oops’ The water situation through- out Utah improved slightly this Competing with newspapers ran Oct. 19. Called “A silver lining,” year, but like the rest of the state from throughout the state, the the page depicted Grantsville High Tooele is still scrambling to find Tooele Transcript-Bulletin was School tennis coach Don Wayne and conserve water. honored with a myriad of awards Nelson and his girls tennis team. “It’s important that our citi- presented Saturday by the Utah Although Nelson garnered 31 first- zens continue to conserve Press Association (UPA) at a con- place and 10-second place titles in water,” Mayor Charlie Roberts ference and banquet held in St. his 50 net campaigns for both boys said. George. and girls tennis, the Cowgirls came For the second consecutive Newspapers competing against in second place during Don’s final year Tooele will implement a the Transcript-Bulletin, which season of coaching. watering schedule for residents, comprises the largest category for Boman brilliantly captured the businesses, schools and govern- Utah weekly newspapers include: look of determination on the girls ment agencies using culinary Salt Lake City Weekly, Davis faces as they played their hearts water. County Clipper, New Utah, Park out during the state match, as well In the water restriction sched- (City) Record, West Valley News, as the tears of disappointment of ule, the city is divided into three Utah Statesman, Richfield Reaper coming in second in a match they sections and watering is allowed and Intermountain Catholic. so wanted to win for themselves as twice weekly. Our local newspaper placed in well as for their beloved coach. All water users north of Vine 18 out of 22 categories, as follows: Judges wrote of Boman’s photo Street and west of Main Street page: “Nicely composed images, will water Wednesdays and First-Place Awards photography / Troy Boman Troy Boman took first-place Tooele City has gained 1.5 million gallons of water storage with the completion of a new tank located near honors in the Best Photo page which SEE AWARDS ON A8 SEE WATER ON A2 Settlement Canyon. WEATHER OPEN FORUM A6 DOINGS B2 INSIDE Mostly cloudy and windy tonight OBITUARIES A9 TV LISTINGS B4 Professionalism, compassion with rain likely. Lows in the 30s. honored at police banquet. A mix of snow/rain on Wednesday SPORTS A10 CROSSWORD B4 See B1 Complete Forecast: A2 HOMETOWN B1 CLASSIFIEDS B7 A2 TUESDAY March 22, 2005 ETCETERA ... Vet warns of dog poisonings in Tooele, Stockton News Briefs Valley Weather Forecast by Mary Ruth Hammond “It was definitely strychnine at a residence in Stockton. a little different — we proved Local Weather STAFF WRITER that killed the dogs,” Dr. Roundy On Thursday at 9 a.m., two that rat poisoning had been used G-ville’s Stansbury said. “Strychnine is contained more dogs from a new subdivi- Wed While six dogs located at two on those animals.” 48/34 separate Tooele County loca- in gopher bait. It was proba- sion in Tooele were taken to Dr. Roundy said pet owners Riders Meeting 3/23 A meeting for the Grantsville tions were poisoned within a bly placed inside hamburger or Roundy’s clinic. The veterinari- should be aware of the poison- Stansbury Riders will be held Overcast with rain showers at 25-hour period last week, Lt. other food and tossed to the an said those dogs had also been ings and be on the lookout for times. Thunder possible. High 48F. dogs. poisoned with strychnine. One Tuesday, March 29 at Grantsville Craig Wexels of the Tooele anything suspicious. It was 8 a.m. Wednesday dog died and Dr. Roundy saved City Hall, 429 E. Main St., at Police Department said there’s “A dog that has been poi- when a Stockton family took the life of the other animal. 7 p.m. Sign-ups will be held no reason to believe the inci- soned will usualy have seizures,” Thu four dogs to Roundy’s clinic. He said those dogs were that evening for all youth who 49/34 Roudy said. “We have only a 30 3/24 dents were related.