Male athlete of the year See A9 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S TUESDAY April 28, 2020 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 126 No. 95 $1.00 TOOELE PLAN & DIRECTIVE Tooele County goes orange PREPARING TO OPEN FOR BUSINESS *MODERATE RISK (Utah Leads 2.0)Beginning May 1st Moderate risk level will allow reopening of businesses OPEN WITH 6 FEET DISTANCING BETWEEN USERS, USE OF MASKS, INCREASED CLEANING PRACTICES, MONITORING FOR SYMPTOMS CEILLY SUTTON rent situation, according to a “I feel so grateful and more to help mitigate and control as STAFF WRITER report by the Tooele County than excited that we are open- well,” he said. Local Health Department Industry Specific Guidelines Tooele County will begin to Health Department released ing our doors again,” said local Another local business can be found at tooelehealth.org ease restrictions on businesses Monday. salon worker, Willow Callister. owner, Angelo Geovjian, owner and shift from an urgent phase Beginning May 1, local busi- “Over the past few months, of American Burgers, said it’s to a stabilization phase with nesses will be able to resume it has been an overwhelming “great news”. SPECIFIC GUIDELINES the COVID-19 pandemic. services with strict protocols in sense of uncertainty and this “It is great news because I • Restaurants & Food Service The current health order put place to minimize the spread news has given the beauty felt bad for my customers that • Personal Services, Spas, Salons, Body Art in place by the health depart- of the disease. industry hope.” they couldn’t come in and • Gyms, Fitness Centers, & Pools ment ends on April 30 at 11:59 Businesses that will be Kevin Clement, owner of enjoy their meals. I am very • Retail Stores (Grocery & Pharmacy) p.m. allowed to reopen following Black Cat Barber Company said happy to be reopening for Effective May 1, Tooele all of the protocol include things have been “rough.” dine-in,” he said. • Hospitality, Tourism, & Accommodations County will follow the Utah restaurants, personal services, “Things have been rough Protocols include maintain- • Medical Outpatient Leads Together 2.0 guidelines gyms, child care, medical out- over this last month but we ing a distance of at least six • Home Repair for the orange or moderate risk patient clinics, and hospitality made it by, but a bunch of feet in all cases, use of face • Construction, General Contractors & Industrial level of COVID-19 recovery. services. other small businesses didn’t coverings or masks in public • Child Care The County will work with Individuals and business unfortunately. Yes, we will be settings, and extra sanitation the governor’s office and the owners in the county who have opening May 1. We’ll be imple- measures. • General Business & Office Services Utah Department of Health in been out of work are excited to menting a couple new safety *Classification based on Utah Leads 2.0 order to best analyze the cur- be able to go back to work. measures in our contribution SEE ORANGE PAGE A12 ® COVID19 UPDATE Tooele County sees drop in COVID-19 transmission County officials ease up on restrictions COURTESY THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTERDAY SAINTS Artist’s rendering of the exterior of the Tooele Valley Temple (above). Latter-day Saint temples are considered houses of God, a place of holiness as climb of COVID-19 plateaus and peace separate from the preoccupations of the world. Artist’s rendering of the lobby (above right). CEILLY SUTTON They said if you are sick STAFF WRITER or “high risk” stay at home, Tooele County currently has continue to increase cleaning Interior renderings of the Church 56 cases of the virus, according and sanitation practices, and to a report released Monday always maintain a six foot dis- by the Tooele County Health tance from all other individu- Department. als outside of your immediate of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Five Tooele County residents family. have been hospitalized because The health department also of the virus, but according said to use online ordering, Saints’ Tooele Valley Temple to Amy Bate with the health and appointments, as much as department, it is important possible. to note that not all of these It is still recommended that New renderings have been “These beautiful renderings individuals are currently in the all individuals wear a face released showing the planned depict the care and attention hospital. covering in all social situations interior design of the Tooele to detail that will go into the There are no deaths in the possible. Valley Utah Temple of The construction of this house of county from COVID-19 at this Gov. Gary Herbert Church of Jesus Christ of the Lord,” said Brent Roberts, time. announced the launch of an Latter-day Saints. managing director of the With the current health app called “Healthy Together”, The temple, which was Church’s Special Projects order expiring on April 30 at a symptom checker designed to announced in April 2019 by Department. “The temple is 11:59 p.m. it is still important help Utahns slow the spread of Church President Russell M. our holiest place of worship. for residents to be aware that the virus and give health offi- Nelson, will be located north- We believe this will be a place social distancing guidelines are cials more information to help west of the intersection of Erda where Latter-day Saints in the still in place, according to Bate. control future outbreaks. Way and Highway 36 in Erda, Tooele Valley and beyond can COURTESY THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTERDAY SAINTS The Tooele Health This app is available for Utah. An exterior rendering of go to obtain peace and divine Artist’s rendering of a sealing room in the Tooele Valley. For mem- Department released moder- individuals to download. the three-story, 70,000-square- direction in their lives.” bers of the church the word “sealing” refers to the joining together ate risk guidelines for the next As before, individuals who foot temple was previously of a man and a woman and their children for eternity. This sealing phase of the virus on Monday released April 7, 2020. SEE TEMPLE PAGE A12 ® can be performed only in a temple. afternoon. SEE UPDATE PAGE A12 ® Delegates pick Wardle, Hoffman for county council races 60% is the threshold needed primary ballot. So, despite the delegates District 1 delegates,” he said. Petitions keep Milne and Patino on primary ballot to avoid a party primary and While Wardle received vote, Wardle, Milne, and “The process works. The people TIM GILLIE Tye Hoffman. advance a candidate directly to 13 out of 20 delegate votes, Patino will all be on the June have the right to choose ... and EDITOR Wardle and Hoffman both the general election. Shawn Milne, with six votes, Republican primary ballot. we are at an important cross- If County Republican Party received over 60% of the del- However, due to SB54, or and Sarah Patino, with one Wardle said he is really roads with our new form of delegates had their way, the egate votes in Thursday’s vir- the County My Vote compro- delegate vote, both collected honored with the confidence government. We have a primary Republican nominees for tual Tooele County Republican mise, state law allows for the enough signatures to ensure that the delegates have placed with two other Republican can- County Council Districts 1 and Nominating Convention. collection of signatures on a them a place on the primary in him. 3 would be Scott Wardle and According to party rules, petition as a second path to the ballot. “I am the choice of the SEE RACES PAGE A12 ® INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD A7 CLASSIFIEDS A6 Miss Tooele City Athelete of OBITUARIES A8 pageant will go the Year male OPEN FORUM A4 on nominees SPORTS A9 See A2 See A9 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY April 28, 2020 Social distancing guidelines will allow Miss Tooele pageant to continue safely City still accepting pageant applications CEILLY SUTTON “Some talents may be able to STAFF WRITER be recorded and we are hoping The miss Tooele City pag- to livestream so that the com- eant will still be held on July munity and contestants will be 4, with social distancing able to hold private viewing guidelines in place. parties.” The pageant directors and This year, pageant directors staff will ensure that the girls are organizing a “tea party” competing have a good expe- for contestants and volunteers rience, in spite of changes at the golf course in Tooele. because of the virus, according This tea party will include red, to Kami Perkins, Tooele City white, and blue garden party human resources director. attire, golf lessons, and a pho- “Right now, we are trying toshoot. to keep it similar to how selec- If you are interested in tion criteria would normally becoming a contestant for be. It’s going to be different the Miss Tooele City pageant, this year but our goal is to Perkins said to email kamip@ make it a beautiful experi- tooelecity.org or send a mes- ence,” she said. sage to the miss Tooele City This year the number of Facebook page before May 26 contestants will determine at noon. how the pageant will be run, “Our number one priority but pageant staff expects a is the safety of contestants, small gathering. volunteers, and participants. State regulations at the time We will rely on recommenda- of the pageant will probably tions from local health officials only allow 20 to 50 individu- and leaders to best proceed. als to gather together, Perkins We are going to do what we estimated.