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FRONT PAGE A1 Twww.HURSDAYtooeletranscript.com July 12, 2007 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN TUESDAYA1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT G-ville teen to dance her way across Europe See A5 BULLETIN July 24, 2007 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 114 NO. 018 50¢ Fire on the Mountain photography / Troy Boman Grantsville residents watch the Kimbell fire as it burns along the foothills of the Stansbury Mountains near West Canyon Friday. The fire, which was caused by lightning, has burned over 17,000 acres. More than 43,000 acres are destroyed as two massive fires burn near Grantsville by Sarah Miley The fire, sparked by lightning last Wednesday, Center were threatened, Darboven said. One resi- STAFF WRITER was 60 percent contained with full containment dence was evacuated, but the home was saved. The Stansbury Mountains were aflame and smoke estimated for later this week. Employees of the Grantsville Chemical Lime Plant poured over Grantsville and into the desert as one Officials’ hopes are high that forecasted cooler left early on Friday. The plant itself was spared any of the biggest fires to threaten the town in years temperatures and precipitation will help douse the fire damage by a road in the area that served as a raged over the weekend. flames. fuel break. As of noon Monday, the Kimbell fire had charred “We are very encouraged by the lower tempera- “It’s a big burn. We’ve been out since the fire 17,000 acres and was still burning. The blaze tures, higher humidity and forecasted storms,” said erupted,” said Brent Marshall, public information destroyed two outbuildings and a cell phone tower, Erin Darboven, fire information spokeswoman for officer for the Grantsville Fire Department. “We threatened several structures, and forced the evac- the Salt Lake Field Office of the BLM. “The only spent some time on the (Eldon and Margie) Reeder uation of one residence. It was responsible for the problem with these storms is the lightning associ- place and it’s still standing.” closure of SR-138 and left Grantsville residents ated with them.” coughing under hazy skies. Twenty-four homes and the Wal-Mart Distribution SEE BLAZE PAGE A5 photography / Maegan Burr Land charred by the Kimbell fire surrounds the Grantsville Chemical Lime Plant (above) on SR-138 Monday. Workers at the plant were sent home early Friday afternoon as the fire approached. The fire caused officials to close SR-138 (right) Friday when high winds swept the fire to the edge of the highway. Protecting homes challenges firefighters Tooele, Grantsville both pass on by Mark Watson in Broad Canyon was severely Chief Lance Marshall. “So they STAFF WRITER threatened, but firefighters and were pretty well prepared. We In 1984, a massive grass fire the Reeders were able to stave built firebreaks and burned off governor’s appeal for fireworks ban threatened three houses on the off the flames late Thursday areas around the house.” by Sarah Miley in their jurisdictions because human ignition of fires, which this east bench of the Stansbury night and Friday. The house The Reeders were evacuated STAFF WRITER of extreme wildfire danger. The year has been very costly.” Mountains near Grantsville. is located about one mile as a precaution. A cell phone Although some cities in the state appeal came after a busy and The governor left the decision Now there are at least 16 hous- west of SR-138 and about two tower near the Reeder’s house have heeded Gov. Jon Huntsman’s especially damaging fire season. to ban personal fireworks, how- es on the same open hillside miles southwest of Bonneville was burned. call for a ban on personal fire- “There isn’t much we can do ever, up to individual cities and — many of which were threat- Seabase. Another resident on the hill- works, Tooele and Grantsville will about the unpredictability of towns. ened by the massive Kimbell “The house was in immedi- side recalls the last time fire not be among them. Mother Nature, which is the cause After speaking with the city Fire this weekend. ate danger, but they had done threatened his house. The governor asked local gov- of many fires,” Huntsman said in a council about the governor’s A house on the bench owned a good job to put in some fire- ernment officials Tuesday to ban news release. “There is something, by Eldon and Margie Reeder breaks,” said Grantsville Fire SEE HOMES PAGE A5 the use of personal fireworks however, we can all do about SEE BAN PAGE A5 INSIDE WEATHER OPEN FORUM A6 HOMETOWN B1 Chance of thunderstorms with OBITUARIES A9 BULLETIN BOARD A8 Couple running half-marathons highs in the low 90s. TV LISTINGS B2 CLASSIFIEDS B3 in all 50 states Complete Forecast: A2 See B1 SPORTS A10 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN TUESDAY July 24, 2007 Utah & The West Valley Weather Forecast Local Weather Smaller towns buck national housing slump by Aaron Clark Mon 96/71 ASSOCIATED PRESS 7/23 SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Aside from being Oregon’s capital city, Sunshine and clouds mixed. A Salem doesn’t have much to stray shower or thunderstorm is boast about. Most downtown possible. restaurants close by 7 p.m. and Lefty’s — the only cool bar in town, according to local college students — is known for its Tue karaoke fundraisers. 91/70 But the real estate market 7/24 here is buzzing. For-sale signs Windy with a possible thunder- litter front yards and the local storm. paper is fat with ads for homes. The community of 150,000 or so souls is a prime example of an overlooked phenomenon in Wed the country’s overheated hous- 88/70 ing market: While demand for 7/25 homes has nose-dived from Partly cloudy, chance of a thunder- Florida to California, some storm. smaller metropolitan pockets continue to thrive. ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Sleepy towns like Salem, Ore.; Service Wenatchee, Wash.; and Provo- Orem, Utah may lack glamor but Temps / Precipitation they are among the few places in the country where housing Date High Low (prec./inches) July 19 99 78 prices are growing at double- July 20 99 79 digit rates, according to a recent July 21 101 69 federal study. July 22 97 69 Experts say population growth and job growth are one Ned Bevan, Tooele’s weather observer reason. Local factors — like for the National Weather Service, reports proximity to ski slopes, moun- that his recording station at 139 S. Main tain bike trails, or nearby cit- received 0 inches of precipitation between ies — are also helping some AP photo / Don Ryan July 19 and 22 and a total of .35 inches in New homes stand on the rolling, forest-covered hills south of Salem, Ore., Friday, July 6. As the housing market slump continues to hammer Western markets escape one July. Wall Street hedge funds, and demand for real estate nose-dives from Florida to California, some smaller metropolitan pockets across the of the nation’s worst housing For the water year, which began Oct. West have escaped the downturn, and are even thriving. 1, 2006, Tooele has received 12.19 inches downturns in years. And most of precipitation. The normal for the year is of these small-to-mid-size cities Mark Knold. 23-year-old who might have 19.09 inches of precipitation. years ago.” forces that have tanked housing weren’t a part of the original But it’s not just the Pacific Utah, which has the highest waited until they were 28 to buy markets across the country. Pollen Count housing boom and speculation Northwest that’s seeing double- job growth rate in the coun- a house may have jumped on “It’s pretty plain to me that the that followed, so many of them digit home appreciation. While try this year at 4.5 percent, has and bought one.” same patterns that have played The Intermountain Allergy and are still playing catch-up. some of the worst hit hous- the youngest work force in the The Provo-Orem metro area out in all these other inflated Asthma pollen count for July 23, 2007, country with 48 percent under was ranked second in the nation is as follows: “The Pacific Northwest was ing markets include cities in markets are playing out in the Cattail — Low a little bit late coming to the California, Nevada and Arizona, the age of 35. Knold said over in house price appreciation with Northwest,” said Ben Jones, Grass — Low party,” said Andrew Leventis, an many of the remaining strong the last few years low inter- nearly 20 percent between the a consultant who runs www. Mold — High economist with a federal hous- markets are also clustered west est rates have turbocharged that first quarters of 2006 and 2007 in thehousingbubbleblog.com. Plantain — Low ing agency. “The extreme appre- of the Rocky Mountains. demand. the federal study. “It’s almost unavoidable. They Linden — Low Chenopods — Low ciation over the past five or six Young, first-time homebuyers “We had a spike of young Still, some observers caution (builders) are going to continue Sedge — Low years in the country only just are also triggering demand in people hitting the market” the smaller Western markets are far to build until there is no longer began in the Northwest a few Utah, said a state economist, past few years, said Knold. “A from immune from the same any profit in it.” Subscriber Service TOOELETRANSCRIPT If you haven’t received your newspa- W. Wendover fire captain charged in wife’s death BULLETIN per by 6:30 p.m., please call 882-0050 and our customer representative will assist you.