TOOELE RANSCRIPT Hogan smashes T homerun in win over S 5A Spanish Fork T C See B1 BULLETIN S TUESDAY April 20, 2021 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 127 No. 93 $1.00 Contractor selected for elementary school struction, according to Michael Groundbreaking date set for April 26 Garcia, TCSD construction coordinator. TIM GILLIE highest scoring contractor The groundbreaking for the EDITOR among the three contractors new school is set for April 26 at Twenty Wells Elementary that submitted bids that were 6 p.m. at the school site at 636 School has a contractor and reviewed by a school district E. Nygren Street in Grantsville. a groundbreaking ceremony committee. Twenty Wells Elementary ready. Mahas’ bid was $17.9 mil- School is one of three schools The Tooele County School lion. Hogan and Associates to be built with the $170 mil- Board unanimously approved Construction bid $18.5 million. lion bond approved by voters Bud Mahas Construction of Hughes General Contractor bid in the November 2020 elec- Salt Lake City as the contractor $18.3 million. tion. for Twenty Wells Elementary The project budget is for Also included in the bond School during the school $20 million, but that figure was $100 million for a new board’s meeting on Tuesday includes furniture, fixtures, high school in the Overlake night. equipment, utility fees, and area by the Home Depot store COURTESY TOOELE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Bud Mahas was both the architectural fees, which are Architectural rendering of Twenty Wells Elementary School. The school will follow the basic floor plan of most of lowest bidder as well as the not included in the bid for con- SEE SCHOOL PAGE A8 ® the elementary schools built by the school district recently. Murder suicide suspected in South Rim home deaths CEILLY SUTTON elderly female who stated that STAFF WRITER her husband had been shot, Sheriff’s deputy investigat- according to the press release. 2021 LIFE’S WORTH LIVING WALKATHON ing a disconnected 911 call The woman hung up and no found a deceased couple at reconnection could be made PHOTOS COURTESTY OF JOH GOSSETT a Tooele County home on with her. Saturday night. Deputies responded to the Life’s Worth Living, a Evidence at the scene indi- residence in South Rim associ- local suicide awarness and cates that the wife shot her ated with the phone number. prevention foundation, husband before taking her own There they found the held a Walkathon at the life, according to a Sheriff’s deceased couple. Stansbury High School track department press release. The husband has been iden- on Saturday morning. The According to the Sheriff’s tified as 72-year-old Donald office, deputies had never been Day. The wife has been identi- Walkathon allowed people dispatched to the location fied as 68-year-old Joyce Day. that are not able to partici- before. Tooele County Sheriff Paul pate in the 100-mile Walk to On Saturday at 11:32 Wimmer said that the depart- Wendover on April 24, to p.m. a 911 call was made to help raise funds for suicide Tooele County Dispatch by an prevention. SEE MURDER PAGE A8 ® The Hope Squads from Tooele and Stansbury High schools participated in the Walkathon. Over $6,000 was raised, according to Jon COVID19 UPDATE Gossett, LWL Foundation president. The funds will be split between the two Hope Health department Squads and the foundation, he said. to host vaccination clinics for high school students CEILLY SUTTON choose to get vaccinated for STAFF WRITER COVID-19,” said Amy Bate, Tooele County health offi- public information officer cials will bring the COVID-19 for the Tooele County Health vaccine to high schools on Department. “If as many Wednesday. people as possible get vacci- High schoolers ages 16 nated and we continue to fol- through 18 in the county. low health recommendations, The vaccine will be avail- we will win this fight against able at Stansbury and Tooele this virus. Getting people vac- high schools from 8 to 11 cinated is how we get back to a.m., Dugway School from normal.” 9 to 11 a.m., Blue Peak and Pfizer is the only vaccine Grantsville high schools from authorized for people 16 years noon to 3 p.m., and Wendover of age or older and according High School from 1 to 3 p.m. to Bate it is safe. Parental permission will be “This is a great opportunity required. to get the vaccine,” said Bate. “Every Utahn, including “If it is something their parents those 16-18 year olds, who are able to be vaccinated should SEE CLINICS PAGE A8 ® BULLETIN BOARD A6 CLASSIFIEDS B4 School District OBITUARIES A7 CORONAVIRUS TRACKER unveils OPEN FORUM A4 American SPORTS B1 Data as of April 19 2021. Source: Utah Department of Health Heritage policy TOOELE COUNTY- Known Cases: 7,080 UTAH- Known Cases: 392,257 See A3 Hospitalizations: 217 • Deaths: 41 Hospitalizations: 15,922 • Deaths: 2,166 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY April 20, 2021 Boil order issued for Tooele City neighborhood rescinded Water line break brought boil order on Friday night CEILLY SUTTON taking precautions and test- According to Baker, Tooele STAFF WRITER ing to ensure water qual- City officials do know why A water boil advisory was ity,” Tooele City wrote on the break in the water line issued for a small part of Facebook. occurred. They aren’t releas- Tooele City this past weekend Tooele City officials warned ing details, but as soon as the because of a break in a water members of the community break was noticed they began line. who lived in the affected areas investigating and trying to cor- The order has since been to bring all water they planned rect the problem. rescinded. to use to a boil for three min- The advisory was lifted on On Friday, just after 5 p.m. utes and let it cool before Sunday at 1:30 p.m. resident in the Loma Vista and using it. Boil orders in Tooele City Skyline Ridge Subdivisions, “Boiled or bottled water usually don’t last long, accord- including residents living should be used for drinking, ing to Baker. east of Droubay Road, west making ice, brushing teeth, “These are typically very of Canyon Overlook Drive, washing dishes, and food prep- short periods of time,” said North of Skyline Drive, and aration until further notice,” Baker. “If this type of event those living on 270 South they wrote on Facebook on were to last a longer period of were ordered to not drink their Friday. “Boiling kills bacteria time, we would certainly try to water without first boiling it, and other organisms in the make resources available for according to Shilo Baker, assis- water. our residents.” tant to the mayor. Although the city didn’t “We appreciate our resi- Residents were warned that know if the water was contam- dents for following the advi- there was a break in the water inated because of the break, sory and for their patience line in their area. they warned those affected during this time,” Baker con- SHUTTERSTOCK “We believe we have the that E. coli bacteria may be tinued. A water line break lead to a boil water order for a portion of Tooele City from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon. impact isolated and we are present in the water. [email protected] Resilient seniors challenged by COVID-19 restrictions High vaccine rate brings lower hospitalization and isolation for seniors CEILLY SUTTON opinion from the older adults of those aged 60 to 69, 84% of STAFF WRITER is the excitement for activi- those aged 70 to 79, and 88% Tooele County’s Aging ties starting in the commu- of those aged 80 and older Services provides an array of nity because of lower cases of have been vaccinated in Tooele services for seniors challenged COVID in our community.” County. by pandemic changes. Older adults who still live at “With more people receiving Although many older adults home have been keeping them- the COVID-19 vaccine, we are are suffering from isolation selves engaged by participating seeing a dramatic decrease in related to the COVID-19 pan- in social events via Zoom or older adults being hospitalized demic, Tooele County health other virtual formats. then even three months ago,” officials said seniors are resil- Older adults residing in said Zwerin. ient and will be okay. care facilities have been keep- Older adults who are feel- “Older adults have had ing their optimistic attitudes, ing isolated should know that to deal with disproportion- according to Zwerin. there is hope. ately greater effects caused “Older adults in care facili- “My thoughts for older by the pandemic,” said Jamie ties are relieved to see fam- adults that are feeling lonely or Zwerin, Tooele County Health ily and friends coming to the scared at this time that there is Department’s Aging Services different facilities, as well hope and there are resources,” director. “Many of the older as being able to participate said Zwerin. adults in our community have in activities outside of their “I want to tell older adults had to deal with feelings of rooms,” she said. “Many of the that I am inspired by their loneliness due to isolation.” residents are cautiously opti- resiliency during the pandemic Although many older adults mistic that the facilities will and determination to fight are experiencing feelings of be able to resume the same through this difficult time,” isolation, most are able to activities that occurred before Zwerin continued. cope. COVID-19. The residents have Individuals should check in SHUTTERSTOCK “We have heard reports that expressed gratitude for the on their elderly family mem- Senior citizens have been dealing with isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.