Grantsville Teen Injured After Being Hit in Crosswalk Accident Spotlights Dangers of Crossing Increasingly Busy Main Street with Highway Traffic Moving Through Town
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FRONT PAGE A1 www.tooeletranscript.com TUESDAY TOOELE RANSCRIPT Women learn T new skills at Camp Wapiti See B1 BULLETIN September 18, 2007 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 114 NO. 34 50¢ Grantsville teen injured after being hit in crosswalk Accident spotlights dangers of crossing increasingly busy Main Street with highway traffic moving through town by Suzanne Ashe Street in Grantsville Friday Soelberg’s Market at 215 E. him and were not injured. McConnell was flown Police cited the van driver, STAFF WRITER evening. Main St. A car in the outer “He was hit at full force,” by helicopter to University Russell Yardley, at the scene. According to Grantsville lane stopped to allow them Barrett said. Hospital in Salt Lake where “The sun was shining on his A 14-year-old Grantsville Police Sgt. Steve Barrett, to cross, but a van traveling Grantsville firefighters and he underwent emergency window, he didn’t see a thing,” High School student was Samuel McConnell and two westbound in the inside lane Utah Highway Patrol officers surgery for a broken leg. Barrett said of Yardley. in good condition Tuesday friends were crossing the did not see the pedestrians. responded to aid in traffic McConnell had three surger- morning after being struck by street in the crosswalk at McConnell’s friends were control and scene investiga- ies over the weekend, Barrett a van going 40 mph on Main about 6:30 p.m. in front of reportedly walking behind tion. said. SEE CROSSING PAGE A5 ➤ Landmark cafe changes hands by Jessica Durrant CORRESPONDENT The Silver Sage Station became a Tooele County landmark by essentially remaining unchanged since it was built in 1950. Last month, however, the cafe/gas station/convenience store — a favorite of travelers and Vernon residents — came under new management. The new owner had mixed motivations for buy- ing the business. “I’m retired and bored, and the store seemed like a fun thing to occupy my time for a few years,” said Nicky Higgins, the new part-owner of the Silver Sage. Higgins, along with Jerry Houton, took over the business on Aug. 18, when they bought the store from the previous owner of 11 years, Kristine Quarnberg. “I wanted to see the store kept open because the Silver Sage was one of the things that lured me out to Vernon,” said Houton. “The store made it convenient for me to enjoy the property I bought a year ago as a getaway. I didn’t want to have to worry about getting groceries or fuel when I wanted to get up and go.” The partners plan to keep the menu for the café relatively similar to what it was before, with some photography / Maegan Burr new names for old specials. For example, the café Smoke fills the sky at dusk Friday evening as a wildfire on the Stansbury Mountain range burns. The fire, which was started by lightening, was allowed to burn will still offer its famous smothered burrito, which unchecked until Monday, when firefighters began managing the blaze to keep it away from campgrounds in South Willow Canyon. is a beef, bean, or chicken burrito smothered with cheese and chili verde, but the recipe for the chili verde sauce has changed. “The new recipe has been complimented from people all around, and the customers have really High-elevation fire still burning in liked it so far,” said Higgins. A few additions to the menu came from new cooks at the café. “Each cook will have their own special that will Stansbury Mountain wilderness be available to the customers on the day the cook is working,” said Higgins. “For example, my special by Sarah Miley The Big Creek fire, which has allowed to burn in order to restore elsewhere,” she said, specifically will be pancakes on Sunday mornings.” STAFF WRITER burned at elevations between 8,000 forest and rangeland health, reduce referring to a fire near Ogden over The new partners also plan to upgrade, repaint, and 10,500 feet and been visible hazardous fuels and allow fire per- the weekend that was threatening A fire that was sparked by light- from across the Tooele Valley, had sonnel to focus their attention and homes. SEE CAFE PAGE A5 ➤ ning over Labor Day weekend con- charred 1,050 acres as of Tuesday resources on priority fires, said In the week and a half after it tinues to be allowed to burn two morning. Up until Monday, there Kathy Jo Pollock, public affairs offi- started, the fire burned less than 10 miles up Big Creek Canyon in the had been no suppression efforts cer for the Wasatch-Cache National acres at the top of Big Creek. Then Stansbury Mountains, but fire- underway to extinguish the blaze. Forest. high winds over the weekend blew fighters are working to manage the The fire is being treated as a “If we were doing full suppres- up smoke and caused the blaze to blaze after high winds caused it to “wildland fire use” fire — a fire sion, it would tie up crews and spread rapidly over the weekend. started by natural causes that is equipment that could be needed SEE FIRE PAGE A5 ➤ THS grad dies in rollover Man dies after accidentally by Suzanne Ashe vehicle, Park said. STAFF WRITER When emergency person- nel arrived, they attempted shooting himself in desert A roll-over accident at to revive Johnson using Vernon Lake on Saturday CPR, but were unsuccess- left one man dead and ful. by Suzanne Ashe responded to the scene, but rescue another in the hospital. Johnson, a Tooele High STAFF WRITER personnel determined Underwood According to Tooele School graduate, was the was already dead. County Sheriff Frank Park, father of two small boys, The body of a 63-year-old South Underwood had left his home alone Kenneth Turner, 47, of ages three and five. Jordan man missing since Sunday early Sunday for an afternoon of tar- Tooele was speeding along Turner, who has a sus- afternoon was found yesterday morn- get shooting with a black powder rifle. Benmore Road at 8 p.m. pended driver’s license, was ing at 12 Mile Pass on the border of When he did not return last night, his Saturday when his car went arrested on suspicion of Tooele and Utah counties. family reported him missing. out of control and rolled driving under the influence According to Tooele County Sheriff Park said Underwood had acciden- over. of alcohol. He was taken to Frank Park, the body of Michael tally shot himself. There was no evi- photography / Troy Boman A passenger in the car, the hospital to be treated Gary Underwood was spotted lying dence of suicide and no sign of foul Nicky Higgins, the new owner of the Silver Sage in Vernon, Joshua Kenneth Johnson, for minor injuries. next to his truck by air patrol at 7:30 play, Park said. stands at the counter of her cafe Monday. Higgins and her 29, was ejected from the [email protected] a.m. Monday. A Lifeflight helicopter [email protected] partner Jerry Houghton said they bought the cafe, store and gas station because they were afraid the previous owner might close it if she couldn’t find a buyer. HOMETOWN B1 WEATHER OPEN FORUM A4 INSIDE Partly cloudy conditions with OBITUARIES A6 BULLETIN BOARD A7 Mario Andretti and Patrick Dempsey highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. TV LISTINGS B2 CLASSIFIEDS B3 appear at Miller Motorsports Park Complete Forecast: A2 See A9 SPORTS A8 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN TUESDAY September 18, 2007 Utah & The West Valley Weather Forecast Six years after 9/11, skyscrapers rise from U.S. cities Local Weather by Lisa Leff ASSOCIATED PRESS Tue 76/54 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 9/18 rivalry between Los Angeles and Except for a few afternoon clouds, San Francisco permeates life in mainly sunny. High 76F. California, infiltrating debates on everything from sports and weather to cuisine and water consumption. When it comes to competing for the West Coast’s Wed 80/55 tallest building, though, few 9/19 would expect this city to enter Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the fray, much less end up on top. the low 80s and lows in the mid Yet here in the land of earth- 50s. quakes and café culture, plans are unfolding for not just the loftiest skyscraper on the coast, but the three highest high-rises Thu west of the Mississippi River. All 80/54 are part of a proposed down- 9/20 town neighborhood to be built Slight chance of a thunderstorm. around a regional bus and train terminal — a Grand Central ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Station of the West — that is Service being promoted as an environ- mentally sensible magnet for development. Temps / Precipitation “What it will mean for San Francisco to have its tall- Date High Low (prec./inches) est building be the Transbay Sept. 13 87 59 0 Sept. 14 88 65 0 Terminal tower is a statement Sept. 15 84 59 0 that our highest value is ecolo- AP photo / Ben Margot Sept. 16 78 61 0 gy,” said Gabriel Metcalf, execu- Sept. 17 70 51 0 People look at conceptual models of the proposed Transbay Terminal tower in San Francisco. Plans are unfolding in San Francisco for not just the loftiest tive director of the San Francisco skyscraper on the coast, but the three highest high-rises west of the Mississippi River. All are part of a proposed downtown neighborhood to be built around Planning and Urban Research a regional bus and train terminal, a Grand Central Station of the West, that is being promoted as an environmentally sensible magnet for development.