Big Storm Hits Tooele County with Snow, Lots of Moisture
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Running streak keeps the pounds from coming back See B1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S TUESDAY January 22, 2019 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 125 No. 67 $1.00 Big storm hits Tooele County with snow, lots of moisture STEVE HOWE Transportation reported traffic STAFF WRITER accidents on state Route 112, A winter storm blew into on westbound Interstate 80 Tooele County Monday, dis- near Knolls, Skull Valley and rupting the morning commute east of Wendover, and on state and bringing some much-need- Route 36 on Monday. ed moisture. The storm dumped 8.6 The snowfall, which contin- inches of snow in Tooele City, ued throughout the morning, for a total of .84 inches of pre- resulted in numerous slide-offs cipitation, according to Ned and minor accidents through- Bevan, Tooele weather observ- out the county. The county er for the National Weather Owen Layton (left) and Jonathon Allred (right) appear transfixed by a drone Allred is flying during Saturday’s Remotely Operated Aerial dispatch center reported a Service. The storm increased Vehicle Quadcopter Challenge at Blue Peak High School. The event tested the manual flying skills of contestants from the first through total of 14 motorist assists, the January snow total to 11.4 twelfth grade. The competition included a baton relay race, autonomous control, computational thinking and manual flight challenge nine slide-offs, 13 accidents inches; a total of 12.7 inches is around an obstacle course. with property damage and two normal for the month. accidents with injury, accord- Other snowfall reports ing to Tooele County Sheriff Lt. received by the weather service Regina Nelson. Local students compete in Utah Department of SEE SNOW PAGE A7 ® first drone competition PHOTOS FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE TIM GILLIE STAFF WRITER Blue Peak High School’s gym was buzzing like a beehive on Saturday, but the sound came from drones not bees. Tooele County School District hosted its first Remotely Operated Aerial Vehicle Quadcopter Challenge in Blue Peak’s gym at the Community Learning Center on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Ready, 3, 2, 1,” shouted Gary Stewardson, an associ- ate professor in Utah State University’s School of Applied Science, Technology and Education. On Stewardson’s cue, the drone operator activated their drone, equipped with a drop cord with a hook at the end, COURTESY OF MICHELLE JOYCE and picked up a standing tri- Franklin and Benjamin Joyce stand next to a 10-foot tall snowman that they created at their home in Stansbury Park during Monday’s snowstorm angular baton, flew it around a that dumped several inches of new snow on Tooele Valley. SEE DRONE PAGE A8 ® Colton Northcutt guides a ROAV quadcopter through an obstacle course during Saturday’s Remotely Operated Aerial Vehicle Quadcopter Challenge at Blue Peak High School. Public input sought on long-range transportation plan STEVE HOWE on Jan. 31 at the Tooele City STAFF WRITER Council chambers at 90 N. Local leaders and the Main St. from 4:30 to 6:30 Wasatch Front Regional p.m. Council are looking for input A number of high-profile from Tooele County residents proposed projects to create Teammates Kyla Ryan and on a long-range transportation new roads, or expand existing Jessica Weinburger (above) plan for the county. ones, are included in the draft from Tooele High School The comment period on plan, including the Midvalley showed that drone flying and competition isn’t a male-only the draft transportation plan, Highway and an alternate con- pursuit. Dr. Gary Stewardson which details proposed proj- nection between Lake Point (left) explains the course to ects through 2040, began on and state Route 201. The Jonathon Grant Owen before Jan. 14 and runs through Feb. first phase of the $75 million the student drone pilot took 13. The plan is available as an Midvalley Highway, which con- flight in the competition. interactive map online at wfrc. nects I-80 and state Route 138, org/tvlrtp-2019-draft. is expected to begin this year. The plan can also be reviewed at an open house SEE PLAN PAGE A7 ® INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD B4 CLASSIFIEDS B6 Local Fields leads Buffs pull HOMETOWN B1 politicians Cowboys to away from Ben OBITUARIES A6 gear up for road win Lomond OPEN FORUM A4 legislative See A10 See A10 SPORTS A10 session See A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY January 22, 2019 TOOELE REGION REFLECTIONS BANQUET SUE BUTTERFIELD/TTB PHOTOS Tooele City Fire Chief Rick Harrison (left), Capt. Marie Denson (center) and Tooele City Police Chief Ron Kirby (right) joined the Tooele Region Reflections Banquet Thursday night at the Community Learning Center. They represented their theme “Heroes Around Us.” Sophia Brimall (top middle) is congratulated by Harrison. Jaxen Morgan (top far right) received an award for his excellence in 2D visual art. Tooele City Mayor Debbie Winn and Tooele County School District Superintendent Scott Rogers (right) performed a musical number and Clint Spindler (far right) spoke at the event. Local lawmakers say they’re ready Man charged with for Legislature to convene Jan. 28 object rape, sexual assault of a child Budget, tax reform and tax reductions on the state agenda STEVE HOWE During an interview STAFF WRITER at the Tooele County TIM GILLIE the economy. Today it covers After a warrant for his Children’s Justice Center, STAFF WRITER just over 40 percent. Much arrest was originally filed the victim, who was under State lawmakers who rep- of that comes from transi- last May, a man accused of the age of 14, said Bowers resent Tooele County said tion from a goods-based to a sexually assaulting a child sexually abused them on they are prepared for the Utah service-based economy.” is in custody and scheduled multiple occasions while Legislature’s 2019 general ses- Herbert is proposing to to appear in court Tuesday they were in the shower, the sion that will begin on Jan. 28. lower the sales tax rate and morning. statement said. The victim “The budget is always one expand the tax to include ser- Andrew J. Bowers, 30, is said the most recent time of the most important pieces of vices now exempt from sales charged with first-degree was in 2015, where Bowers legislation,” said Rep. Merrill tax. felony object rape of a child pulled them from the Nelson, R-Grantsville. “This “There is some merit to and first-degree felony shower and touched their year our economy is booming what the governor is propos- aggravated sexual abuse genitals, including digital and we’re getting more rev- ing,” Nelson said. “The hard of a child. A community of penetration. enue than we need. I want to part will be deciding how residence is not listed for Charges against Bowers give some of that back to the much to lower sales tax and Bowers in court documents. were filed in May 25, 2018, people.” what services to include in the A Tooele City Police but a more detailed prob- Connected to the budget is a sales tax.” Department detective first able cause statement was proposal by Gov. Gary Herbert Rep. Doug Sagers, R-Tooele, received a child abuse and required by 3rd District to modernize the state’s sales agrees that the budget will be neglect report from the state Court Judge Matthew Bates. tax structure. a major item this year. Division of Child and Family The amended probable “Our current state tax “We have a surplus, so a lot Services on Aug. 9, 2017, cause statement was sub- system is out-of-date and out- of people think we will have a according to a probable mitted four days later and of-balance,” said Herbert in lot of money to spend,” Sagers cause statement. The report Bates filed a warrant for his budget proposal. “In the said. “But that’s not true, A lot said the juvenile victim Bowers’ arrest on May 30. 1980s, for example, sales taxes of that revenue is already com- asked her mother what a The warrant was then covered about 70 percent of mitted.” pedophile was, after watch- recalled on Jan. 15 after With the passing of ing a television program Bowers was booked into the Proposition 3, which extends that mentioned pedophiles. Tooele County Detention Medicaid, Sagers expects the When the victim’s mother Center. He is scheduled to TOOELE TRANSCRIPT Legislature will spend time on explained what a pedophile make his initial appearance BULLETIN implementing the proposition. is, the victim said they had in court Tuesday morning, “Medicaid is the largest been sexually abused by before Bates. ADMINISTRATION and fastest growing part of Bowers, the statement said. [email protected] Scott C. Dunn Publisher the budget,” Sagers said. “We Joel J. Dunn Publisher Emeritus will need to determine how OFFICE to implement the extension of Bruce Dunn Controller Medicaid while managing the DAVID BERN/TTB FILE PHOTO Chris Evans Office Manager budget at the same time.” Vicki Higgins Customer Service Utah Gov. Gary Herbert delivers the annual State of the State address to Nelson is hoping that 2019 Legislature at the Utah State Capitol on Jan. 24, 2018. Tooele man EDITORIAL will be the year the state David Bern Editor Legislature passes his resolu- Sagers will serve as the return of $7 for every $1 spent Darren Vaughan Sports Editor tion calling for a federal consti- chairman of the Infrastructure on the rebate,” Thatcher said. charged with sexual Francie Aufdemorte Photo Editor tutional convention. and General Government “There is a figure out there Tim Gillie Staff Writer Article V of the U.S. Appropriations Committee, that the return is only 30 cents, Steve Howe Staff Writer Constitution allows for which makes appropriations but that’s if you are only look- exploitation of minor Mark Watson Correspondent two-thirds of the states’ for roads.