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FRONT PAGE A1 Sid Hullinger reflects on legacy of service See A8 TOOELETRANSCRIPT SERVING TOOELE COUNTY BULLETIN SINCE 1894 THURSDAY July 7, 2016 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 123 No. 11 $1.00 Tooele RDA to sell 33 acres for $5M Officials believe ‘we’ve found someone who will move forward with the project’ by Jessica Henrie at 1000 N. Main Street behind Company, one of the largest real ing women’s clothing stores, a STAFF WRITER the 7-Eleven convenience store/ estate development firms in the men’s clothing store, an office Wendy’s restaurant, said Randy western United States, according supply store, grocers and sit- The Tooele City Redevelopment Sant, the city’s economic devel- to its website. Some of its past down restaurants, Sant said. Agency agreed to sell 33 acres opment consultant. projects include the Gateway The purchase agreement with of commercially-zoned land “We believe we’ve found some- Mall in Salt Lake City and the Boyer details the process and to a developer for $5 million one who will move forward with Commons in Sugarhouse. It’s time frame the city RDA and FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Wednesday. the project,” he said. “Our goal based in Salt Lake City. developer must follow as they The city RDA has spent years would be to open stores in spring The RDA has talked with sev- seek to bring new businesses to Tooele City RDA voted Wednesday to sell 33 acres of Main Street property for $5 million to a Salt Lake-based development company. An empty structure sits on working to bring new busi- 2018.” eral different types of businesses part of the property. nesses to the property, located That someone is the Boyer about coming to Tooele, includ- SEE RDA PAGE A10 ➤ Militia leader pleads not guilty to attempted bombing charge by Steve Howe of explosives and one count of STAFF WRITER carrying a firearm in the com- mission of a violent crime. The The Stockton man arrested charges each carry a minimum June 22 for attempting to blow up sentence of five years if convict- a Bureau of Land Management ed. facility pleaded not guilty to U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul charges in U.S. District Court on Warner set a tentative trial date Wednesday. for Keebler at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. William Keebler, 57, is charged 12 before U.S. District Court with one count attempting to damage federal property by use SEE MILITIA PAGE A5 ➤ SR-36 Renewed is Local almost ‘finished’ veterans by Jessica Henrie getting close to being finished.” STAFF WRITER Over the next two weeks, the state’s landscape contractor will take to Although most of the traffic lay the last of the sod or rocks cones have disappeared from along Main Street and finish Tooele City Main Street, crews installing or readjusting sprin- the skies will remain until August to finish klers. In August, the contractor the state’s SR-36 Renewed proj- will spread grass seed on both ect, an official said. sides of the road from 3 O’Clock by Steve Howe “We are very close to being Drive to 520 South and also near STAFF WRITER done,” said Carlye Sommers, the railroad viaduct, Sommers public information officer for said. The sky Tuesday morning was SR-36 Renewed. “The landscap- The work will not require any pristine blue, with the only points ing is taking a little longer than of white a few wispy clouds on we originally thought, but he is SEE SR-36 PAGE A10 ➤ the edges of the horizon — and a solitary white biplane. The vintage aircraft, a two- seater 1942 Boeing-Stearman, took off from Tooele Valley Airport and returned about every FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/ half hour. While there was nov- TTB PHOTOS elty to seeing the decades-old William Hale (top) aircraft, the real main attraction SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE Grantsville policeUV INDEX gets help climbing were the plane’s occupants. The Sun Rise Set FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY into the front cock- Eight area veterans were given Friday 6:07 a.m. 9:02 p.m. pit of a PC-17 from Saturday 6:07 a.m. 9:01 p.m. the opportunity to ride in the Sunday 6:08 a.m. 9:01 p.m. volunteer pilot Mike Monday 6:09 a.m. 9:01 p.m. seek public help on Sommars. Hale was open cockpit biplane through Tuesday 6:09 a.m. 9:00 p.m. given a ride over the the Ageless Aviation Dream Wednesday 6:10 a.m. 8:59 p.m. F Sa Su M Tu W Th Tooele Valley through Foundation, which recognizes Thursday 6:11 a.m. 8:59 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin the Ageless Aviation veterans in long-term care com- Friday 10:39 a.m. 11:48 p.m. credit card fraudprotection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Dream Foundation munities with free flights in Saturday 11:38 a.m. none Very High; 11+ Extreme Tuesday morning. Kay vintage aircraft like the Boeing- Sunday 12:36 p.m. 12:18 a.m. Rigby (above) gives Monday 1:33 p.m. 12:47 a.m. by Steve Howe Mart on Feb. 7. The department Stearman, also known as the PC- ALMANAC a thumbs-up before Tuesday 2:29 p.m. 1:17 a.m. only identifiedStatistics for the the week endingsuspects July 6. as 17. Partly sunny, a Pleasantly cool with Pleasant and warmer STAFF WRITER Wednesday 3:24 p.m. 1:47 a.m. Partly sunny Plenty of sunshine Plenty of sunshine Plenty of sunshineHispanicTemperatures males. takeoff. Pilot Mike The Tooele County veterans Thursday 4:20 p.m. 2:19 a.m. shower; not as warm sunshine with plenty of sun Sommars (right) flies The Grantsville City Police AccordingHigh/Low pastto week Grantsville 96/58 selected for the flights Tuesday First Full Last New Normal high/low past week 89/63 the plane from the 95 68 94 70 81 57 73 55 84 63Department91 is 64asking for 97the 69police, theAverage suspects temp past used week numer- 75.9 rear cockpit while were from the Cottage Glen public’s help to identify two sus- ous fraudulentNormal average credit temp past cards week at 76.1 Navy veteran William Assisted Living Center and the TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low July 11 July 19 July 26 Aug 2 pects involved in multiple credit Wal-Mart stores in Magna, South Hale takes in the view Tooele County Senior Center. Shown is Friday’s weather. card fraud cases. Jordan, Herriman and Riverton. from the front cockpit A training aircraft during World Forecasts and graphics provided by Temperatures are Friday’s highs and Friday night’s Grantsville police obtained One of the victims connected to as they start to gain War II, the Boeing-Stearman AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 lows. security footage of two men altitude after taking leaving a Salt Lake County Wal- SEE FRAUD PAGE A7 ➤ off from the Tooele SEE VETERANS PAGE A10 ➤ UTAH WEATHER Valley airport. Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Logan BULLETIN BOARD B6 Grouse 91/54 Wendover PrecipitationAIR QUALITY (in inches) INSIDE Creek 95/68 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point Thursday CLASSIFIEDS C6 87/56 96/70 96/70 94/70 HOMETOWN A8 Ogden Stansbury Park Moderate Patriotic ravioli Local Americana 94/66 95/71 Erda AIR ACTION wins Stansbury band to entertain OBITUARIES A6 Vernal Grantsville 96/70 Pine Canyon Friday Salt Lake City 91/56 97/71 82/61 KID SCOOP B7 Tooele 98/72 Bauer Moderate girl lunch with crowd at Fridays 95/68 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS B1 94/67 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D Provo Roosevelt 95/68 AIR ACTION Mrs. Obama on Vine 92/57 93/61 See Stockton PollenSaturday Index Price complete 94/67 See A2 See A4 91/58 High Good Nephi forecast Rush Valley 91/61 93/64 Ophir Moderate on A7 87/62 Source:Low www.airquality.utah.gov Delta Manti Absent 92/66 90/56 Green River Th F Sa Su M Tu W 98/64 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 94/67 92/58 Moab 90/66 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 100/68 Beaver 97/64 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m. Wednesday 88/55 Ibapah 92/63 24-hour 93/62 Stage Change Vernon Creek at Vernon 0.88 none Cedar City Blanding South Willow Creek St. George 88/57 90/61 at Grantsville 1.53 -0.01 101/73 Kanab 94/63 Eureka 86/61 Great Salt Lake Elevation at Saltair Boat Harbor 4190.26 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN THURSDAY July 7, 2016 Back-to-School Closet seeks donations and volunteers Tooele Education Foundation will host Aug. 6 event to provide clothing, school supplies for families in need by Tim Gillie The community closet needs combs, brushes, bar bath soap, STAFF WRITER two things — donations and washcloths, lip balm, hair acces- people, according to Thomas. sories including barrettes, rib- As the community heads into On the list of suggested dona- bons and headbands, and femi- summer with 90-degree plus tions is a variety of clothing items nine hygiene products. heat, one group in Tooele County for people of all ages, adults Cargo trailers for donations is already looking forward to through infants, according to will be located at Grantsville City cooler times in the fall.