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4-21-16 Transcript Bulletin FRONT PAGE A1 Museum stands as a tribute to firefighters See C1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT SERVING TOOELE COUNTY BULLETIN SINCE 1894 TTHURSDAYHURSDAY April 2121,, 2016 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 122 No. 94 $1.00 County GOP delegates to convene Friday night At Republican convention, delegates will pick nominees from list of four candidates for county commissioner by Tim Gillie Tooele County Commission seat According to Tooele County STAFF WRITER up for election this fall. Republican Party bylaws, if a The county commission seat candidate gets at least 60 percent Selecting a candidate for is the only local race with more of delegate votes at the county county commissioner will be than one Republican candidate. convention, the candidate will the top job for Tooele County Shawn Milne of Tooele City, be advanced to the general elec- Republican delegates when they the incumbent Republican tion without a primary. gather Friday night for their par- county commissioner, is being If no candidate gets at least ty’s nominating convention. challenged for his bid to a sec- 60 percent, the two candidates Delegates to the conven- ond term by Gordon Beals from with the most votes will face tion will winnow the list of four Pine Canyon, Brenda Faddis each other in a primary election, FILE PHOTO Republican candidates down to from Stansbury Park, and Danny one or two names for the one Marz from Erda. SEE DELEGATES PAGE A6 ➤ Delegate Clark Larsen casts a ballot for Tooele County Commission at the 2014 Tooele County Republican Party Convention. The 2016 convention is this Friday at Tooele Applied Technology College. Racetrack officials further explain agreement with Tooele County by Tim Gillie STAFF WRITER Recent social media posts and Rodizio Grill comments at candidate forums have Utah Motorsports Park offi- to open doors cials concerned the community doesn’t understand the nature of their agreement with Tooele at racetrack County to manage the facility. Alan Wilson, vice chairman by mid-May of the UMC’s board of direc- tors, and Willem Geyer, UMC by Tim Gillie general manager, met with the STAFF WRITER Transcript Bulletin for two hours Wednesday. Rodizio Grill is coming UMC is registered as a cor- to Tooele County. poration by the state of Utah. The Utah Motorsports Its parent company, Mitime Campus has contracted Investment and Development with Utah-based Rodizio Group, is wholly owned by bil- Grill to provide restau- lionaire Li Shufu of Hangzhou, rant and catering service China, according to Wilson. for UMC, according to Wilson describes Shufu as a Alan Wilson, UMC’s vice Chinese capitalist. Shufu found- chairman. ed Zhejiang Geely Holding Group “The former clubhouse in 1986. It is an international SEE RODIZIO PAGE A7 ➤ SEE RACETRACK PAGE A7 ➤ Area reservoirs get stocked with trout by Jessica Henrie STAFF WRITER Tooele to rebuild With spring in full bloom, it’s time to put the fish back in fishing at local reservoirs. SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE UV INDEX Settlement Canyon The Sun Rise Set FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Friday 6:40 a.m. 8:16 p.m. street that leads to and Grantsville reservoirs Saturday 6:38 a.m. 8:17 p.m. received their first stocking Sunday 6:37 a.m. 8:18 p.m. Monday 6:36 a.m. 8:19 p.m. visit of the season Wednesday. Tuesday 6:34 a.m. 8:20 p.m. Brennan Hannifin from Wednesday 6:33 a.m. 8:21 p.m. education corridor F Sa Su M Tu W Th Springville Fish Hatchery in Thursday 6:32 a.m. 8:22 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin Utah County released about Friday 8:53 p.m. 7:11 a.m. by Jessica Henrie Brokenprotection. Arrow0-2 Low; will 3-5 Moderate; upgrade 6-7 High; 8-10 700 and 900 rainbow trout in Saturday 9:48 p.m. 7:44 a.m. 1100 WestVery betweenHigh; 11+ Extreme Utah Avenue the respective reservoirs. FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TBP PHOTO Sunday 10:43 p.m. 8:20 a.m. STAFF WRITER and Vine Street. The project calls Over the next couple Brennan Hannifin from Springville Monday 11:36 p.m. 9:01 a.m. ALMANAC Fish Hatchery (top) releases Tuesday none 9:46 a.m. Tooele MostlyCity cloudy,plans a to upgrade for reconstructingStatistics for the week the ending road April 20.from months, Hannifin or one Warm with some sun; Cloudy and cooler Mostly cloudy and Overcast, a shower Cloudy with a couple rainbow trout at Settlement Wednesday 12:27 a.m. 10:35 a.m. Periods of rain shower possible; Temperatures Thursday 1:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. breezy in the p.m. with spotty showers warmer possible; chillya road this summer that leadsof showers to possiblethe base up, installing curb and of his coworkers will return Canyon Reservoir on Wednesday. its educationwarmer corridor. gutter, High/Lowreplacing past week the culinary 71/31 about every three weeks to Full Last New First Normal high/low past week 63/40 After releasing fish at Grantsville 78 50 55 42 61 43 60 38 49 36On Wednesday,60 40 the Tooele61 45waterlineAverage and temp adding past week sewer and 47.1 release more trout in the res- Reservoir (left), Hannifin tested City Council passed Resolution storm waterNormal utilities. average temp past week 51.6 ervoirs. the condition of the water. After TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low Apr 21 Apr 29 May 6 May 13 2016-19, which authorizes As part of the project, the city In total this year, the being released (above), the trout Shown is Friday’s weather. Mayor Patrick Dunlavy to sign a has also offered to install culi- Utah Department of Natural briefly adjust to their new environ- Forecasts and graphics provided by Temperatures are Friday’s highs and Friday night’s contract worth $722,401.35 with nary water and sewer utilities on Resources plans to release ment before swimming off. AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 lows. Broken Arrow Construction of Lake Point. SEE STREET PAGE A7 ➤ SEE TROUT PAGE A4 ➤ UTAH WEATHER Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Logan BULLETIN BOARD C6 Grouse 78/47 Wendover PrecipitationAIR QUALITY (in inches) INSIDE Creek 77/48 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point Thursday CLASSIFIEDS C4 70/41 78/49 78/50 79/50 HOMETOWN C1 Ogden Stansbury Park Good County’s top golfer Bear River 80/48 Erda 80/50 takes second batting overcomes OBITUARIES A6 Vernal Grantsville 80/51 Pine Canyon Friday Salt Lake City 74/48 81/51 66/41 KID SCOOP B11 Tooele 83/50 Bauer Good at Overlake Grantsville softball 78/50 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS B1 77/50 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D Provo Roosevelt 78/50 tournament team 75/47 80/51 See Stockton PollenSaturday Index Price complete 77/50 See B1 See B2 75/47 High Good Nephi forecast Rush Valley 77/51 76/48 Ophir Moderate on B5 71/44 Source:Low www.airquality.utah.gov Delta Manti Absent 76/47 74/46 Green River Th F Sa Su M Tu W 82/55 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 78/48 76/47 Moab 72/44 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 84/56 Beaver 81/56 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m. Wednesday 73/43 Ibapah 75/47 24-hour 74/44 Stage Change Vernon Creek at Vernon 0.91 none Cedar City Blanding South Willow Creek St. George 74/45 77/51 at Grantsville 1.55 none 85/58 Kanab 78/50 Eureka 70/43 Great Salt Lake Elevation at Saltair Boat Harbor 4190.78 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN THURSDAY April 21, 2016 Grantsville library had growth in 2015; looks to the future by Steve Howe agers. Computer and email access fication had been a long process STAFF WRITER training for adults and seniors is with some delays, but praised slated to begin next month and Ingersoll, his staff and the volun- After three years in operation, the library is looking into story teers at the library. the offerings and hours at the time in French in conjunction ”We have a diamond over there Grantsville City Library continue with the French immersion pro- and it’s a crown jewel that’s being to grow, according to director gram at Grantsville Elementary. utilized by the citizens and even John Ingersoll. A one-on-one tutoring pro- citizens outside of our own com- During the Grantsville City gram has helped 11 Grantsville munity,” Marshall said. Council meeting Wednesday students now reading at or above Councilman Tom Tripp said night, Ingersoll gave a presenta- their reading level, according to community events held at the tion on the current status of the Ingersoll. library, including a recent quilt- library, which opened in 2013. “Education and literacy are ing retreat, had been popular In addition to mentioning the powerful tools, which we can use with residents. Ingersoll is usu- library operated within its bud- for change and our library sup- ally present at the after-hours get for the third straight year, ports a culture of lifelong learn- events, which drew praise from Ingersoll plugged the library’s ing for visitors and staff alike,” councilwoman Jewel Allen. programs and usage in 2015. he said. Ingersoll said the staff at the One big change this year has In 2015, the Grantsville City library continues to attend train- been an expansion of weekly Library had 160 daily visitors and ing and works to improve its operating hours, with a bump to circulated 51,787 items, of which offerings and user experience.
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