FRONT PAGE A1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT See which records fell SERVING at the district junior TOOELE COUNTY high track meet SINCE 1894 See A10 BULLETIN THURSDAY May 22, 2014 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 120 No. 102 $1.00 Deseret Budget Peak pool board wants to reopen policies Saturday Advisors also ask by Tim Gillie county to perform STAFF WRITER internal audits The swimming pool at Deseret Peak Complex stirred to life Wednesday after- by Tim Gillie noon like a hibernating bear awakening STAFF WRITER after a long winter’s rest. Maintenance crews power washed The Tooele County Budget the pool’s deck and plastic lawn chairs. Advisory Board has weighed in Lifeguards did emergency drills in with action recommendations the water to complete safety training. for the second time since being Trustees from the county jail finished created last fall. construction of a fence around the pool’s At Tuesday night’s county volleyball court. And health department commission meeting, Toby Lee, officials tested the water. a member of the advisory board, The largest single-piece outdoor pool listed four items the eight-mem- in Utah will open with a new name at ber board wants the commis- noon on Saturday, after being closed last sioners to adopt as soon as pos- year due to Tooele County’s financial sible. struggles. They include written financial For $35,000 a year for the next three policies and procedures, inter- years, the pool at Deseret Peak Complex nal financial and performance will be known as the EnergySolutions audits, a multi-year budget and Aquatics Center. authorizing the municipal ser- The new name is part of a three- vices tax. year agreement that Tooele County “The county does not have Commissioners approved at their public any established financial poli- meeting on Tuesday night. cies and procedures that can “EnergySolutions is deeply commit- be followed universally across ted to the county,” said James Miller, departments,” Lee said. EnergySolutions vice president and gen- The county does have a pur- eral manager of the company’s Clive chasing procedure that is not facility. “We are pleased to be part of the equally interpreted and applied effort to open the aquatic center.” in all departments, he added. Closed in 2013, the popular pool had “Written policies need to be been operating with an annual deficit FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO adopted in the form of code,” Celeste Brown swims after completing a compact entry exercise during lifeguard certification class at the Energy Solutions Aquatic Center at SEE POOL PAGE A9 ➤ Deseret Peak on Wednesday. The pool will open for the summer season Saturday at noon. SEE BUDGET PAGE A5 ➤ Memorial Day activities set for weekend by Emma Penrod In addition to the 5K, which will wind — will also be open to viewing, said Laurie STAFF WRITER past 40 historic sites and end at the Clark Hurst, president of the Friends of the Clark Historic Farm, the Friends of the Clark Historic Farm. Tooele County will offer a variety of Farm will host a Memorial Day flapjacks The 5K, which will run simultaneously Memorial Day activities for locals without breakfast and a tour of historic Grantsville with the breakfast, continues to accept weekend travel plans. homes. registration at $20 per runner. Entrants will After the success of last year’s inaugural The breakfast will cost $4 a plate and will receive a brochure detailing the historic Memorial Day 5K, the Friends of the Clark run from 8:30–11:30 a.m., during which sites they will pass during the race. Runners Historic Farm in Grantsville has expanded time the J. Reuben Clark Freedom Walk — a who pre-register at www.clarkhistoricfarm. the tradition with a host of auxiliary events sidewalk display of quotes about freedom, this year. the constitution and tributes to veterans SEE MEMORIAL PAGE A8 ➤ FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Stansbury Cemetery is almost complete. A dedication ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Memorial Day. New contract gives teachers a small raise by Tim Gillie Stansbury cemetery STAFF WRITER SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE UV INDEX Teachers in the Tooele County School District will The Sun Rise Set FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Friday 6:06 a.m. 8:46 p.m. get a slightly larger paycheck when they head back to Saturday 6:05 a.m. 8:47 p.m. will be dedicated school this fall. Sunday 6:05 a.m. 8:48 p.m. Monday 6:04 a.m. 8:49 p.m. Stansbury Cemetery Committee The district’s Board of Education ratified a contract Tuesday 6:03 a.m. 8:50 p.m. by Lisa Christensen and one of the residents who agreement for the 2014-15 school year with the Tooele Wednesday 6:03 a.m. 8:50 p.m. STAFF WRITER spearheaded F theSa project.Su M Tu W Th Education Association at a May 13 meeting. Thursday 6:02 a.m. 8:51 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set Oscarsonnumber, said the greater the the needflagpole, for eye and skin The agreement calls for fully funding normal salary Friday 3:04 a.m. 3:43 p.m. With final touches on the which willprotection. be 0-2installed Low; 3-5 Moderate; before 6-7 High; 8-10 schedule increases, called steps and lanes, on TCSD’s Saturday 3:38 a.m. 4:48 p.m. Stansbury Park Cemetery nearly the ceremonyVery High; as 11+ part Extreme of an Eagle current salary schedule. Sunday 4:12 a.m. 5:52 p.m. Monday 4:49 a.m. 6:55 p.m. completed, the facility’s com- Scout project, isALMANAC one of the last “This was the first full step increase for teachers since Tuesday 5:29 a.m. 7:56 p.m. Partly sunnymittee and wants to formally hand items to Statisticsbe completed for the week ending Mayat 21.the the 2011-12 school year,” said Rick Harrison, TEA nego- Sunny to partly cloudy Mostly sunny and Pleasant with sun Wednesday 6:12 a.m. 8:52 p.m. Partly sunny warm; showers at Abundant sunshine Sunshine Temperatures Thursday 6:59 a.m. 9:44 p.m. and pleasant pleasant followed by clouds it over to the community it cemetery. tiations team chairman. night serves. “ThereHigh/Low are already past week people bur- 78/48 The salary schedule chart is composed of an array of New First Full Last Normal high/low past week 73/49 76 54 76 53 74 52 81 56 86 57A 10 a.m.84 flag-raising54 ceremo-85 55ied downAverage there,” temp he past said. week “When 64.3 salaries in columns and rows. ny will be held at the cemetery we have Normalthe averageflagpole temp pastin, weekwe’ll 61.0 Move down the rows, and salary increases with each TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low May 28 June 5 June 12 June 19 on Memorial Day. be about done with everything step down. The steps are awarded for each year of expe- Shown is Friday’s weather. “We’ll just have a little dedi- we’re going to do for now.” rience. Forecasts and graphics provided by Temperatures are Friday’s highs and Friday night’s cation and present the cemetery Beyond being a place to inter A teacher’s salary also increases as they move across AccuWeather, Inc. ©2014 lows. to the community,” said Glenn Oscarson, a member of the SEE CEMETERY PAGE A4 ➤ SEE RAISE PAGE A9 ➤ FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO UTAH WEATHER Mr. Hughes’ fourth grade class learns spelling rules. Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Logan BULLETIN BOARD B6 Grouse 79/47 Wendover PrecipitationAIR QUALITY (in inches) INSIDE Creek 80/60 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point Thursday CLASSIFIEDS C4 77/47 81/58 80/56 76/58 HOMETOWN B1 Ogden Stansbury Park Good Local Pilates Local eye doctor 78/56 Erda 78/58 instructor uses image device OBITUARIES A8 Vernal Grantsville 78/56 Pine Canyon Friday Salt Lake City 75/51 78/58 64/46 KID SCOOP B8 Tooele 78/58 Bauer Good overcomes back to detect early 76/54 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS A10 74/53 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D Provo Roosevelt 76/54 injury cancer 77/50 77/55 See Stockton PollenSaturday Index Price complete 75/53 See B1 See A3 73/51 High Good Nephi forecast Rush Valley 73/48 74/51 Ophir Moderate on A9 66/46 Source:Low www.airquality.utah.gov Delta Manti Absent 77/50 72/47 Green River Th F Sa Su M Tu W 79/54 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 77/52 71/47 Moab 76/50 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 78/54 Beaver 80/53 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m. Wednesday 69/45 Ibapah 73/49 24-hour 78/51 Stage Change Vernon Creek at Vernon 0.98 none Cedar City Blanding South Willow Creek St. George 68/45 70/46 at Grantsville 1.70 +0.01 82/63 Kanab 73/47 Eureka 67/47 Great Salt Lake Elevation at Saltair Boat Harbor 94.31 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN THURSDAY May 22, 2014 Dugway police honor officers for professionalism and impact by Lisa Christensen could just write tickets to every- that project, Fishbeck said. there by name, and I think that STAFF WRITER one, but then no one would “She’s been working with the means a lot,” Fishbeck said. want to work with us. [Wall] Tooele County School District, In addition, Dugway’s chap- Professionalism and connect- seems to find the right balance.