Voters Trim Candidates for Nov. 7 Election
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FRONT PAGE A1FRONT PAGE A1 Stockton residents celebrate See A10 TOOELETRANSCRIPT SERVING TOOELE COUNTY BULLETIN SINCE 1894 THURSDAY August 17, 2017 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 124 No. 23 $1.00 Salty fast cars Bonneville Salt Debbie Winn Steve Pruden Brent Marshall Mike Colson Flats and Speed Week attract racers, visitors from Voters trim around the world MARK WATSON STAFF WRITER Students from ESTACA candidates Engineering School in Paris, France are on the Bonneville Salt Flats hoping to set a new Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) speed for Nov. 7 record for electric streamliners during Speed Week. “This is the first time in the United States for most of us,” said Lormeau Thiabault, who is studying to be an automotive Election Day engineer. He said about 30 students, TIM GILLIE many people cared enough to ages 20-24, helped design their STAFF WRITER vote,” said Winn. “I was over- “Electric Appeal” streamliner Voters in Tooele and whelmed by the support that I during the past three years. Grantsville cities went to the received. I don’t think we have About 18 of them made the polls Tuesday to trim the list of bad candidates, just people trip to the United States. candidates for the November with different experiences.” “The record for our class is general election. Pruden received 31 percent 213 mph, and we hope to hit Tooele City voters dropped of the vote in the three-way 230 mph tomorrow,” Thiabault councilman Dave McCall primary. said on Wednesday. from the mayoral ballot. They “I am grateful for my sup- He said the group’s current retained councilman Steve porters that stood by me top speed is 40 mph, but aims Pruden and councilwoman through the election,” Pruden Christian Mondera and to hit 75 mph on the rookie Debbie Winn as their mayoral said. “I will go forward to Chris Muhli help driver track before attempting a candidates for the Nov. 7 gen- November victorious.” John Marklay prepare to record run Thursday on the eral election. Tooele City voters dropped drive the Bonneville Salt long track. Winn was the top vote getter Raja Ratnayake from the city Flats’ long course at Speed “This place is just amazing, in the Tooele mayoral primary council ballot, keeping Scott Week. The car, built in 1970 it is fun to talk to the racers and modified many times, with 41 percent of the vote. Wardle, Melodi Gochis, Rusty and crew members. All of us has a top speed of 272 “I feel extremely grate- miles per hour. ful and humbled that that SEE VOTERS PAGE A9 ➤ FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTOS SEE CARS PAGE A9 ➤ County wants petition drive to Ron Hope (above) gets ready to drive his modified roadster put gov’t study on the long course. Driver Jerry Carbone (left) stands next to his car while waiting in line to take his turn on the salt flats. results on ballot TIM GILLIE If the study committee STAFF WRITER recommends a change in the If the Tooele County form of government, state code Government Study Committee gives the county commission recommends a change in the the authority to place the rec- county’s government, that ommendation on a ballot by a change won’t get on a ballot vote of the three commission- without a citizen’s petition. ers. Without the commission’s The committee met with the support, citizens’ can place the Tooele County Commission for recommendation on the ballot a 90-minute long question and via petition, according to state answer session Tuesday night. code. Wally Kohler (above) leaves the The meeting, which was open In light of the 65-percent start line in his streamlined car. Not all vehicles (right) on the to the public, was held at 5 vote in last November’s elec- salt flats were built for speed. SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE p.m. in the commission’s regu- tion to create the studyUV com-INDEX The Sun Rise Set FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAYlar meeting WEDNESDAY room in the county THURSDAY Friday 6:43 a.m. 8:22 p.m. Saturday 6:44 a.m. 8:21 p.m. building. SEE DRIVE PAGE A6 ➤ Sunday 6:45 a.m. 8:20 p.m. Monday 6:46 a.m. 8:18 p.m. Tuesday 6:47 a.m. 8:17 p.m. Wednesday 6:48 a.m. 8:15 p.m. F Sa Su M Tu W Th Thursday 6:49 a.m. 8:14 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin Friday 3:14 a.m. 6:07 p.m. protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Saturday 4:17 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Very High; 11+ Extreme Sunday 5:24 a.m. 7:46 p.m. Monday 6:33 a.m. 8:27 p.m. Grantsville may ALMANACpump its brakes on more new subdivisions Tuesday 7:41 a.m. 9:03 p.m. Statistics for the week ending August 16. Mostly sunny and Nice with sun mixing Sunshine and patchy Wednesday 8:47 a.m. 9:36 p.m. Sun and some clouds Sun and some clouds Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Temperatures Thursday 9:52 a.m. 10:07 p.m. pleasant with clouds clouds STEVE HOWE During itsHigh/Low meeting past week Coombs 93/54 said he reviewed need to include a start and end “If it’s possible to achieve play in larger housing develop- New First Full Last STAFF WRITER WednesdayNormal night, high/low the city past week state 91/65 law and the city could date, with a maximum length what the council wants with- ments and how they would be 89 64 88 65 89 63 88 64 87 67 91 66 90 58 Average temp past week 73.3 The Grantsville City Council council discussedNormal average a possible temp past week enact 78.1 a moratorium but would of six months. out doing a moratorium, my able to travel safely to school TOOELE COUNTY WEATHERis considering options to 90-day moratoriumDaily Temperatures on approv- Highneed Low to pass an ordinance that While Coombs agreed to advice would be to take that and other destinations. Aug 21 Aug 29 Sep 6 Sep 13 Shown is Friday’s weather. temporarily halt subdivisions ing major subdivisions with was explicit on the need of a write an ordinance for the route,” he said. “There’s lots of things that ©2017; forecasts and graphics Temperatures are Friday’s provided by highs and Friday night’s in the city while it works to Grantsville City Attorney Brett moratorium and cite reasons council to review for a possible City councilman Neil can be part of that health lows. update requirements for new Coombs, who attended the to protect health, safety and moratorium, he recommended Critchlow said he had concerns developments. meeting remotely. welfare. The ordinance would looking for an alternative. about where children would SEE SUBDIVISIONS PAGE A5 ➤ Download our app today UTAH WEATHER Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Logan BULLETIN BOARD B6 Grouse 91/51 Wendover PrecipitationINSIDE (in inches) Creek 92/65 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point CLASSIFIEDS C6 85/55 93/67 93/66 89/68 Ogden Stansbury Park Soccer teams score School begins HOMETOWN A10 90/63 Erda 90/68 OBITUARIES A8 Vernal Grantsville 90/66 Pine Canyon shutouts at Bonneville Salt Lake City 86/55 91/67 73/59 0.13 0.19 0.37 0.46 13.92 12.81 KID SCOOP B7 Tooele 93/68 Bauer See B1 Academy 89/64 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal 89/65 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D SPORTS B1 Provo Roosevelt 89/64 See A2 88/57 89/60 See Stockton Pollen Index Price complete 89/65 88/58 High Nephi forecast Rush Valley 90/61 90/65 Ophir Moderate on A9 83/60 Low Delta Manti Absent 92/62 88/57 Green River Th F Sa Su M Tu W 99/65 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 91/66 88/58 Moab 87/61 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 95/64 Beaver 95/63 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m. Wednesday 86/57 Ibapah 89/63 24-hour 89/61 Stage Change Vernon Creek at Vernon 0.98 none Cedar City Blanding South Willow Creek St. George 88/57 88/56 at Grantsville 1.51 -0.01 100/72 Kanab 92/59 Eureka 78/57 Great Salt Lake Elevation at Saltair Boat Harbor 4193.44 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY August 17, 2017 1 dead, 5 injured in head-on crash at Bonneville Salt Flats STEVE HOWE office. The victim’s name has vehicle occupants has not been STAFF WRITER not been released pending released. One person is dead and five notification of next of kin, Johnson said the cause of were injured after a head-on Johnson said. the accident is under investiga- collision between spectator There were four occupants tion. The accident happened in vehicles on an access road in the minivan and two in the the jurisdiction of the federal at the Bonneville Salt Flats pickup truck, according to Bureau of Land Management Wednesday morning. Johnson. The deceased was the but the investigation was A pickup truck and minivan passenger in the pickup truck. turned over to the sheriff’s were heading in opposite direc- Those injured in the crash office, which is collaborating tions on the salt flats about were treated by safety and with the Utah Highway Patrol.