www.tooeletranscript.com THURSDAY For the time being, curtain closing on Benson Grist Mill pagent. See B1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT BULLETIN August 11, 2005 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 112 NO. 11 50 cents Envirocare expansion draws ire at hearing by Karen Hunt STAFF WRITER Private citizens and special interest groups alike spoke against Envirocare at the Department of Environmental Quality Tuesday evening. While the public hearing was held to allow the public to bring up any technical reasons why Envirocare should not be allowed to expand, comments didn’t stop there. Concerns were voiced over the lack of a detailed plan made avail- able to the public, Envirocare’s alleged mistreatment of employ- ees, why the waste was dumped in Utah, and the impact on future generations. Jeff Salt, Executive Director of Great Salt Lakekeeper expressed his opinion hazardous waste should be stored where is was produced. He called for a more detailed plan made public, to keep photography / Troy Boman Envirocare from bringing in high- Under a tent in downtown Tooele, Bible Baptist preacher Dr. Terry Vanbuskirk begins his “Bigger Mess” sermon by offering a pristine cake as a metaphor for a pure soul Wednesday night. er level waste in the future. “Here take an inch and then they take two inches and eventu- ally they take a mile and they need Tent revival stirs spirits with music, gospel a long-range plan for Envirocare,” he commented after. by Alleen Lang Tooele Bible Baptist Church, fledgling church formed in to come. We are not trying to started the revival Wednesday Dick Haskins, a Salt Lake City CORRESPONDENT said Rev. Bobby Oliver. April of this year, Oliver said preach doctrine; we are just with the topic “The Biggest resident, asked why the waste Singing and preaching in the “Our people need it after a “we always try to have one a trying to be a blessing to the Mess.” must be brought to Utah. informal setting of a tent reviv- hard summer,” Oliver said. year.” community.” Vanbuskirk, professor at “Why don’t they take care of al meeting is being offered as While this is the first tent “People enjoy a tent revival,” Terry Vanbuskirk, guest where it’s at, instead of take it all a gift to the community by the revival meeting held by the he said. “We want everyone speaker for the three day event, SEE REVIVAL ON A8 they way out here to the desert?” He came out after reading about the hearing in the paper. “I just saw the article in the newspaper and I’m just very unim- Work begins soon on nine new holes Gas prices hit pressed with them. They’ve just by Mark Watson pushed and pushed and pushed and they always want more.” STAFF WRITER Oquirrh Hills Golf Course is all-time high Naomi Franklin, also of Salt Lake City, commended previous ready to receive a “makeover,” speakers and added her support. and city leaders believe the “To me it is totally absurd to move will make the course more around state allow construction of some kind popular with clientele. Construction of nine new of office building without know- by Missy Thompson holes will begin in September. ing future intents of the com- CORRESPONDENT pany,” she said. “The new nine will be very similar in length and width Utah gas prices have hit a record high, jumping 53 Lynn McCue-Hamilton of Salt cents during 2005, averaging at $2.33 per gallon for Lake City said the “expansion to as the front nine,” said Andy Johnson whose Colorado com- regular unleaded gasoline. twice the size worries me, worries Don’t dust off the old bicycle just yet, there’s a little me considerably.” pany designed the new back nine. He said the existing terrain good news when fueling up in Tooele City. The aver- She said the expansion would age price of unleaded gas is two cents cheaper than be bad for future generations. will make for a beautiful course. “There will be some extensive the state average at $2.31 per gallon. “I know there will be many “Statewide average gas prices are up 53 cents since future citizens of Utah and I’m tree-planting. Already there are two ponds and a nice little creek the start of the year,” said Rolayne Fairclough, spokes- hoping they won’t look back and woman for AAA Utah. “That means the cost of filling say what were they thinking?” running through there.” The expansion will take place up an average sedan has gone up more than $8, more Marelynn Zipser, Secretary of if you drive a minivan or an SUV.” the League of Women Voters of just east of the front nine on property already owned by the In January of 2005 the average price of regular Utah, said, “it’s unclear to us why unleaded gasoline was $1.80 and steadily increased building rail lines, a compactor city, City Recorder Pay Dunlavy and shredder and an administra- SEE GASOLINE ON A3 tion building requires additional said Tooele received 10 propos- land or further licensing at this als from companies that build time. Why could these activities golf courses and narrowed not take place on already licensed that list down to seven. Those Stansbury parks land?” seven companies will have Jason Groenewold, of HEAL about two weeks to submit a dominate meeting Utah, read a lengthy statement, bid. Companies are now in the pointing to what he said were viola- process of going through the by Alleen Lang architectural plans for the new tions in state rules and regulations STAFF WRITER nine holes. and criticizing the Department of Construction of new parks dominated discus- Estimated cost of construc- Environmental Quality for facili- sions at the Stansbury Service Agency with one tion is slightly below $1.5 mil- tating the disposal of hazardous park being granted approval and a second tangled lion. The company will have 10 waste in the state. in a debate over wetlands. days to begin work once the In addition, Mike Bradbury of Joe White was given the nod to improve a mini contract is awarded. Laborers’ International Union park in Ponderosa Estates to the tune of $65,800. “Construction should begin of North America criticized Plans for the .82-acre park include 20 mature trees, the first part of September and Envirocare’s treatment of work- bought at a bargain end-of-the-season price. we’ll seed next spring and let ers. White was instructed to build the park with an the grass grow during 2006. It No residents of Tooele County eye to the possible construction of a basketball should be ready for play in the were in attendance, but it’s court or fitness zone in the recreational area. spring of 2007,” Dunlavy said. not too late to offer comment. While Ponderosa Park was given unanimous City council members agree Public comment will be taken at photography / Troy Boman approval, discussion over a park proposed in a Jeff Green instructs juniors on the finer points of the game during a session this morning at SEE HEARING ON A11 SEE COURSE ON A2 Oquirrh Hills Golf Course. Construction on nine new holes at the course will start next month. SEE STANSBURY ON A2 WEATHER OBITUARIES A6 JUST 4 KIDS C3 INSIDE Partly cloudy tonight and Friday. HOMETOWN B1 CROSSWORD C4 Least chubby friend to make Lows in the 60s. comeback in Tooele County. Highs in the 90s. DOINGS B4 TV LISTINGS C4, C5 See A3 Complete Forecast: A2 FOOD C1 CLASSIFIEDS C6 A2 THURSDAY August 11, 2005 ETCETERA ... Buddy’s bowler scores 21st perfect game News Briefs ValleyLocal WeatherWeather Forecast by Missy Thompson It’s definitely an adrenaline rush,” Editor on vacation; sports CORRESPONDENT Sterley said. Fri 91/60 Bowling a perfect game (300) With his Brunswick ball, Ultimate section back next Thursday 8/12 does not happen very often. In Inferno, Sterley has had 15 perfect Sports Editor Nick Drake is on Plentiful sunshine. High 91F. fact most people bowl their entire games in one center. He’s had at vacation. There will be no sports Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. lives without ever having that one least one perfect game in six other section in the Tooele Transcript- moment of satisfaction to know centers, including Buddy’s. Bulletin on Thursday or Tuesday, they just bowled 12 strikes in a “It’s kind of more fun to spread it Aug. 11 or 16. See the Thursday, (perfect games) out,” Sterley said. Sat 88/60 row to reach that ultimate level of Aug. 18, edition for full sports 8/13 perfection. Despite Sterley’s 25 years of coverage. More sun than clouds. Highs in the Although Tony Barker bowled bowling, he has only bowled per- upper 80s and lows in the low 60s. the first 300 ever at Buddy’s fect games during league com- Temps/Precipitation Entertainment Center in Tooele petition, never during practice. on June 9, Denny Sterley had the He averages around 220, but last Date High Low (prec./inches) second at the center — the 21st Thursday his first two games didn’t Aug. 9 93 69 Sun 86/61 Aug. 10 94 65 trace 8/14 perfect game of his life. Sterley go so well, averaging only 212. But, Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s is the head mechanic and facil- he picked it up for the adrenaline- Ned Bevan, Tooele’s weather observer and lows in the low 60s. ity manager at Buddy’s and was rushing final game.