FRONT PAGE A1 TOOELE Grantsville RANSCRIPT native overcame T ATV accident to SERVING be one of SUU’s TOOELE COUNTY best cheerleaders SINCE 1894 See B1 BULLETIN TUESDAY July 15, 2014 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 121 No. 13 $1.00 Man dies at bonfire event Editor’s note: The Tooele Transcript-Bulletin has a policy of not reporting about persons who die by suicide. In this case, however, the incident occurred during a public event. Safety per- sonnel were also placed in harm’s way. by Lisa Christensen STAFF WRITER A Salt Lake man threw him- self into a ceremonial bonfire at an arts gathering in Grantsville Saturday night. The man, Christopher Wallace of Salt Lake, identified as being in his late 20s or early 30s, had reportedly told others attend- ing the Element 11 Festival at Bonneville Sea Base that he planned to throw himself onto the flames of the bonfire lit at the culmination of the event, said Lt. Steve Barrett of the Grantsville City Police Department. Element FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO 11 is also known as the Utah Workers erect the stage at Deseret Peak Complex for Country Explosion, the four-day music festival set to hit Tooele County this week. Regional Burning Man Festival. SEE BONFIRE PAGE A9 ➤ Festival will bring 54 country stars to local stage by Emma Penrod Names like Reba, Rascal Flatts, and formance slots isn’t finalized, Wilson kick off the event with an emphasis on STAFF WRITER Toby Keith will headline the four- said it was his understanding that some pop country and headline concerts by day country music fest, but Country Tooele-based bands had landed gigs at Robert Earl Keen, Easton Corbin, and This week’s much-discussed Country Explosion producer Josh Wilson said the event via an online fan-selection and Rascal Flatts. Explosion music festival will not only there may also be several local bands audition process. Friday will focus on the best talent bring four of the nation’s five top-selling that will perform this week on the mass Each of the festival’s four days will well-established artists have to offer, Plans for country artists, but may also give local concert’s secondary stage. have a different theme for that night’s Stericycle country talent a shot at fame. Though the line-up for all 54 per- concerts, Wilson said. Thursday will SEE STARS PAGE A7 ➤ burner ‘Hope’ running high that festival moving will bring cash to area businesses forward by Tim Gillie day. STAFF WRITER And if or when they do, there should be local by Emma Penrod motel rooms available. But for this weekend, STAFF WRITER It’s all about hope. local lodging appears scarce. Tooele County is bracing itself for Thursday There is no room at the Inn Tooele, accord- Now that the Tooele County when 15,000 people — a population almost ing to manager Ginny Rhea. Planning Commission has twice the size of Grantsville City — are antici- “We’ve been booked full for Country approved Stericycle’s request- pated to descend on Deseret Peak Complex for Explosion for the last month,” she said. “We’ve ed conditional use permit for a four-day outdoor country music festival. been turning people away. I think you will find a medical waste incinerator 20 Tooele County officials hope the event puts the other motels in Tooele are in the same situ- miles northwest of Grantsville, the county and Deseret Peak on the unofficial ation.” company officials say they are list of premier event venues. Rhea’s only concern for Country Explosion is free and clear to begin specific Area businesses also hope festival attendees that when it rains, it pours. plans for the proposed reloca- will venture beyond Deseret Peak Complex “There are three big events in town this tion. and into local restaurants, motels, grocery weekend,” she said. “Country Explosion, a race The site plan, which was stores, and other establishments — and spend at Miller Motorsports Park, and a baseball tour- approved with the condition- lots of money. nament. Each one of those could fill our place SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE al use permit last Wednesday, UV INDEX Hope held by the Tooele County Chamber of alone. If they were spaced out, we could be The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Wednesday 6:12 a.m. 8:58 p.m. spells out some general details, FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Commerce goes beyond the four days of the sold out for three weekends instead of one.” Thursday 6:13 a.m. 8:57 p.m. calling for a 28,000 square foot Alec Szwen, Austin Lefebre, Steve Andreas and Dustin Muss attach lights to the event with the desire that the projected 15,000 Local eating establishments were invited to Friday 6:14 a.m. 8:57 p.m. stage in preparation for this weekend’s four-day Country Explosion at Deseret Saturday 6:14 a.m. 8:56 p.m. people that come here discover the county has Sunday 6:15 a.m. 8:55 p.m. SEE STERICYCLE PAGE A9 ➤ Peak. Tooele County is expecting as many as 15,000 people to attend. more to offer and make plans to return another SEE FESTIVAL PAGE A6 ➤ Monday 6:16 a.m. 8:55 p.m. W Th F Sa Su M Tu Tuesday 6:17 a.m. 8:54 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin Wednesday 11:43 p.m. 11:23 a.m. protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Thursday none 12:31 p.m. Very High; 11+ Extreme Friday 12:18 a.m. 1:38 p.m. Saturday 12:53 a.m. 2:41 p.m. ALMANAC Sunday 1:31 a.m. 3:42 p.m. Statistics for the week ending July 14. Chance of a t-storm in A thunderstorm in Sunshine mixing with Monday 2:10 a.m. 4:40 p.m. Partly sunny Partly sunny SaddlebackMostly sunny Plenty of sunshine getsTemperatures final plat OK’d for more homes in Lake Point Tuesday 2:53 a.m. 5:34 p.m. the afternoon spots in the afternoon some clouds High/Low past week 100/64 Last New First Full Normal high/low past week 91/65 87 63 89 64 92 67 92 67 93 67 by92 Tim66 Gillie 92 66PlanningAverage Commission. temp past week 79.6ing before it voted on the final ceeding with infrastructure work the developer and owner of boundary of the plat is the Union STAFF WRITER The Normalplanning average tempcommission past week 78.3approval. A public hearing was as soon as possible. the Saddleback Planned Unit Pacific railroad. It is the first sub- TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low July 18 July 26 Aug 3 Aug 10 granted final plat approval for held in June when the commis- “Our plan is to start work on Development project. division of the Saddleback PUD. Shown is Wednesday’s The Lake Point area will the Pastures at Saddleback with a sion considered the preliminary the infrastructure and hope to The Pastures is located in The PUD was approved by the Forecasts and graphics provided by weather. Temperatures are Wednesday’s highs and expand soon with an additional unanimous vote last Wednesday. plat. have asphalt laid by this fall,” the Lake Point area, south of Tooele County Commission in AccuWeather, Inc. ©2014 Wednesday night’s lows. 49 home lots in a subdivision The commission was not With the final plat approval in said Chris Robinson, managing Shepherd Lane and east of Stoney approved by the Tooele County required to hold a public hear- hand the developer plans on pro- partner for Saddleback Partners, Mountain Estates. The southeast SEE SADDLEBACK PAGE A7 ➤ UTAH WEATHER Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan BULLETIN BOARD A8 Grouse 88/53 Wendover PrecipitationAIR QUALITY (in inches) INSIDE Creek 93/69 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point Tuesday CLASSIFIEDS B5 87/55 92/68 91/66 85/64 HOMETOWN B1 Ogden Stansbury Park Moderate Rydalch wins City employee 88/63 Erda 86/64 again at Red Kirk steps down after OBITUARIES A6 Vernal Grantsville 89/65 Pine Canyon Wednesday Salt Lake City 87/58 88/64 74/55 OPEN FORUM A4 Tooele 89/63 Bauer Moderate Arena 39 years 87/63 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS A10 86/62 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D Provo Roosevelt 87/63 89/58 See A10 See A2 87/59 See Stockton PollenThursday Index Price complete 87/61 89/61 High Moderate Nephi forecast Rush Valley 87/55 87/59 Ophir Moderate on A9 77/54 Source:Low www.airquality.utah.gov Delta Manti Absent 93/59 88/53 Green River Tu W Th F Sa Su M 96/66 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 89/60 89/57 Moab 88/63 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 97/62 Beaver 97/66 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m. Monday 87/57 Ibapah 86/57 24-hour 91/60 Stage Change Vernon Creek at Vernon 1.00 none Cedar City Blanding South Willow Creek St. George 87/59 86/62 at Grantsville 1.47 none 100/78 Kanab 91/61 Eureka 81/56 Great Salt Lake Elevation at Saltair Boat Harbor 93.58 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN TUESDAY July 15, 2014 Tooele parks director retires after nearly 40 years of service by Emma Penrod time custodian, and then hired and see people using it.” in her heart for the city’s annual STAFF WRITER her as a full-time laborer straight As she worked her way up in Fourth of July celebration, which out of school when she graduated the department, Bell said she did under her guidance grew into Kathy Bell, director of Parks from Tooele High.