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Stansbury wins Best of the West See A8 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S TUESDAY January 14, 2020 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 126 No. 65 $1.00 Woman accused of killing infant daughter enters guilty plea TIM GILLIE EDITOR A Wendover woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter in September 2017 has plead guilty to a second degree felony charge of child abuse homicide. The attorney for April Dawn Carter entered a change of plea notice in 3rd District Court on Jan. 7. Carter initially plead not guilty to a charge of first degree felony charge of aggra- April Carter vated murder in November 2018. neck, chest, elbows and feet. A Ice fishermen on Monday morning on the frozen over Settelement Canyon reservoir. According to the change of spinal fluid sample contained Snowpacks in Tooele Valley and statewide are above average for this time of year. plea notice, Carter waived her blood, which was consistent rights to a preliminary hearing with head trauma. and a trial by jury. A presen- During the full autopsy, tence investigation was ordered the medical examiner’s office with sentencing scheduled determined the victim suf- for Feb. 26 before 3rd District fered multiple rib fractures, Mountain snowpack depths Court Judge Matthew Bates. including five on the left side Wendover City police were and three on the right side, the originally dispatched to a car- statement said. The fractures diac arrest at Carter’s residence appeared to be healing and are off to a good start the morning of Sept. 27, 2017, were not consistent with inju- according to a probable cause ries sustained from CPR. statement. Officers performed The autopsy also determined CPR on the victim but sus- the victim showed signs of Tooele Valley’s snow water Utah pended lifesaving efforts once brain swelling and hemor- SNOTEL Current Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) it was apparent the child was rhage. The medical examiner’s % of Normal equivalent is 148% of normal Raft River deceased. office determined the injuries Jan 01, 2020 89 The medical examiner’s were not the result of normal Logan ! office completed an external childhood development but PHOTOS TIM GILLIE 105 Bear River exam of the victim the follow- consistent with severe blunt ing day and documented bruis- force trauma. Ogden ! Weber TIM GILLIE Ogden es on the victim’s head, face, [email protected] G r e a t S a l t L a k e Northeastern Uintahs EDITOR Snow Water 109 Equivalent (SWE) Salt Lake City 151 ¨¦§80 (_!^ 105 Snowpacks statewide hit the beginning of the year Basin-wide ahead of average, including in Tooele Valley where Percent of Duchesne River 1981-2010 148 Roosevelt snow is piling up in the mountains, according to the Median Tooele- 139 ! ! Vernon 115Provo Jan. 1, 2020 Water Supply Outlook Report from the unavailable * National Resources Conservation Service Utah Snow <50% Provo- Utah- Survey. 50 - 69% Jordan Lower Sevier Price - San Rafael San “Utah’s snowpack for this winter is off to a good 70 - 89% River Pitch 132 start,” reads the NRCS report. “As of January 1st, the 90 - 109% 107 115 Herbert seeks snow water equivalent measured at our SNOTEL sites 110 - 129% 130 - 149% was 129% of normal statewide, with all major basins ¨¦§70 above 100%.” >=150% Moab ! * Data unavailable at time The Tooele Valley - Vernon Creek Basin’s snow of posting or measurement is not representative at this 115 more education time of year 190 water equivalent, or the amount of water in the snow- Beaver River 167 138 Provisional Data pack, was at 148% of the historic median value at the Subject to Revision ¨¦§15 Upper Dirty Devil end of 2019. Southwestern Utah Sevier River The Rocky Basin Settlement Canyon SNOTEL site funding in 2020 reported 10.9 inches of snow water equivalent for 227 191 Southeastern Utah 143% of the median. The Mining Fork SNOTEL site Escalante River St. George reported 9.3 inches of snow water equivalent for ! 182% of the median. The Vernon Creek SNOTEL site Miles 010 20 40 60 80 100 state budget The snow water equivalent percent of normal represents the current Prepared by: snow water equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin USDA/NRCS National Water and Climate Center compared to the average value for those sites on this day. Data based on Portland, Oregon SEE SNOWPACK PAGE A7 ® the first reading of the day (typically 00:00). http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov Governor targets education, air quality, mental health, Medicaid and open space with additional dollars Winter at Settlement Canyon TIM GILLIE Reservoir, EDITOR Monday morn- Following his support of a ing. Settlement decrease in the education-ear- Canyon marked state income tax, Utah Reservoir was Gov. Gary Herbert proposed a at 57% capacity budget for the 2021 fiscal year as of Dec. 31, 2019, accord- with a $292 million increase in ing to National funding for public education. Resources Herbert unveiled his 2021 Conservation state budget recommendations Service. in a conference held at This is the Place Heritage Park on Jan. 8. Gary Herbert Included in Herbert’s budget recommendation is an increase been, and continues to be, my of $292 in state-directed fund- number one budget priority,” ing for public education, bring- Herbert said. “That is why, this ing the total state funding for year, we are investing $4.9 bil- education to $4.9 million in lion in K-12 public education, 2021. “Education has always SEE HERBERT PAGE A7 ® INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD B4 CLASSIFIEDS B6 Overlook New DWR seeks help HOMETOWN B1 provides unique acupuncturist in catching OBITUARIES A6 view of lake in town poachers OPEN FORUM A4 See B1 See A2 See A3 SPORTS A8 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY January 14, 2020 Acupuncturist with local ties brings alternative treatment to Tooele area Salt Lake acupuncturist to treat patients in Tooele once a week TIM GILLIE EDITOR A licensed acupuncturist is setting up shop in Tooele, once a week. Lori Berryhill, a state licensed acupuncturist with a practice in the Avenues area of Salt Lake City, will see patients in Tooele City on Thursdays at Melanie’s Health and Nutrition. Berryhill spoke to a group of about 40 people at Melanie’s on the evening of Jan. 9. TIM GILLIE/TTB PHOTO With over 20 years of expe- The acupuncture treatment room at Melanie’s Health and Nutrition. rience as an acupuncturist and 40 years as a patient, Berryhill broad,” she said. Berryhill also offers cupping said she is excited about bring- Berryhill said many of her and herbal consultation. ing licensed acupuncture to patients seek her out for relief Berryhill holds a master of Tooele County. Berryhill has of pain. science in traditional and ori- a local connection: she grew “Around 90% of acupunc- ental medicine from the Pacific up in Tooele while her father ture patients have pain,” she College of Oriental Medicine. worked at Tooele Army Depot. said. “Back pain is very com- She is listed as a licensed acu- Acupuncture can treat a mon, and not just to acupunc- puncturist with the Utah State variety of conditions by “open- ture.” Department of Professional ing channels,” according to Treatments are nor- Licensing. Berryhill. mally painless, according to Berryhill will see patients on Some conditions Berryhill Berryhill. Thursdays at Melanie’s Health said she treats are pain, anxi- “The needles are very and Nutrition at 768 N. Main ety, digestive issues, metabolic small,” she said. “Except for a Street in Tooele City. She can disorders including diabetes, few points, you don’t feel any- be reached at 801-554-5913 or compulsive disorders, trauma thing. ... A lot of people that appointments can be booked TIM GILLIE/TTB PHOTOS support, and side effects of come in say ‘it just makes them online from her website at Lorri Berryhill, licensed acupuncturist, talks to a group of people at Melanie’s Health and Nutrition in Tooele on cancer treatment. feel better.’” loriberryhilllac.com. Jan. 9, 2020. Berryhill will see patients on Thursday’s at Melanie’s. “Acupuncture’s reach is Along with acupuncture, [email protected] Western music back in the saddle at Deseret Peak A Full-Color Jan. 25 event features western music, poetry and chili Activity Page Fans of western music will writer Brenn Hill of Hooper, singing-songwriting duo, Dave gather at the Tooele County’s Utah, will regale the crowd and Jenny Anderson, from Just for Kids! Deseret Peak Complex for the with his authentic, heart-on- Harrisville, Utah, will round Seventh Annual Western Music sleeve songs of cowboy life. out the Songwriter Series Every Thursday in the Songwriter Series on Jan. 25. Hill is a seasoned musician lineup with country classics, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin From cowhand crooning who has been writing songs old cowboy tunes, and original to home-style chili, the event and playing guitar since his music. Subscribe Today 882-0050 will showcase Western singer- youth. His cowhand stories are “The best part about per- songwriters Brenn Hill, Andy filled with emotion and hones- forming and making music FILE PHOTO TOOELETRANSCRIPT Nelson and father-daughter ty above the twang of acoustic is getting to do it together,” Dave Stamey of Orange Grove, California, performs “Desert Train” during BULLETIN duo Dave and Jenny Anderson. guitar, banjo and fiddle. Jenny said. “We’ll sing for the 2019 Western Music and Songwriter’s Series at Deseret Peak Complex. The series is a benefit that “I’ve been lucky to do what anyone to wants to hear our supports the Tooele Junior Bit I love all these years.