FRONT PAGE A1 TOOELE GHS boys soccer RANSCRIPT blows out Juab T in home opener SERVING See A10 TOOELE COUNTY BULLETIN SINCE 1894 THURSDAY March 6, 2014 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 120 No. 80 $1.00 Bit and Spur upset with city over new well Riding club wants to be notified of future Tooel City projects at old rodeo grounds by Emma Penrod lated a decades-old agreement STAFF WRITER between the club and the city. The Bit and Spur Club, which Tooele City Mayor Patrick was founded in the 1940s, Dunlavy announced this week originally purchased the rodeo that the city is no longer consid- ground property and deeded it ering the construction of a one to the city in 1946. But the land, million gallon water tank on the which was transferred to the city Bit and Spur Rodeo Grounds. in exchange for $1, came with Members of the Bit and Spur a catch: According to the 1946 Riding Club had contacted the document, the city was required mayor to protest the proposed FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO water tank, which they said vio- SEE WELL PAGE A9 ➤ Tooele City is no longer considering the construction of a water tank on Bit and Spur Rodeo Grounds. Industrial THS student awarded national scholarship depot now by Tim Gillie ship information, I thought of STAFF WRITER Amanda,” said Lori Cartwright, THS scholarship coordinator. A Tooele High School senior “Amanda lost her mother when shared by 2 has been selected for a nation- she was 11 years old and had to al scholarship that recognizes take on a lot of responsibilities students with an excellent aca- at home. Despite that, she has demic record that have over- done well academically, has come adversity through perse- been involved in a lot of school developers verance. activities, and has been a great Amanada Carreau, 17, is one inspiration for her younger of 106 college bound seniors brother.” Utah Fabrication owner plans nationwide to receive a $21,000 Carreau has a 3.9 grade point national college scholarship average and is a member of the to invest $6.5 million, create from the Horatio Alger Society. more jobs for community “When I read the scholar- SEE SCHOLARSHIP PAGE A6 ➤ FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB FILE PHOTO Det. Ian Borders, of Tooele City Police, shows a counterfeit bill on Dec. 19, 2013 that was used by Tim Gillie at a local business. Law enforcement officers are still trying to find the source of the counter- STAFF WRITER feit money that has circulated through Tooele County. One year after acquiring the Utah Industrial Depot, the Ninigret Group has sold half of it interests to another developer that owns a Funny money still business in the depot. Roger Peterson and his wife, Maureen, owners of Utah Fabrication, have purchased all property in the industrial depot east of circulating in county Lodestone Way from Ninigret for an undis- closed amount. The couple also owns Peterson by Lisa Christensen Catholic Church. Holdings, a real estate and development com- STAFF WRITER Although the quality of the dupli- pany. cations varies, Capt. Paul Wimmer of A Grantsville native, as a youth Peterson Police are still trying to find the the Tooele City Police Department, worked at Tooele Army Depot as an employee makers and distributors of fake said current indications suggest one for Grantsville Development, his father’s com- money that is trickling through source. But that source is still a mys- pany. Tooele County. tery. “I have a spot in my heart for this commu- Since December, $560 in counter- “We don’t know who’s making nity and I want the depot to be a major player feit bills have been passed in Tooele them,” he said. “We’ve made one in the economy and employment for the com- City alone, with another $25 recently arrest on a gentleman who was munity,” Peterson said. turning up in Grantsville. passing them and who refused to Utah Fabrication is a heavy steel industrial Detectives say the funny money talk to us.” manufacturer and has called the industrial — comprised of one $5 bill, five $10 That man is Craig Colovich, 38, of depot home since 2000. The Ninigret Group bills, 19 $20 bills, one $50 bill and Tooele, arrested Jan. 20 for allegedly SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE is a Salt Lake City-based real estate and con- UV oneINDEX $100 bill — has been passed at passing three $20 bills with knowl- The Sun Rise Set FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Friday 6:54 a.m. 6:27 p.m. struction company that purchased UID from a collection of businesses, though edge that they were not real. Saturday 6:52 a.m. 6:28 p.m. Depot Associates in February 2013. the lone $100 was given to a private “We still don’t have a real strong FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Sunday 7:51 a.m. 7:29 p.m. Monday 7:49 a.m. 7:30 p.m. citizen for rent and another of the Tooele High student Amanada Carreau is one of 106 college-bound seniors Tuesday 7:48 a.m. 7:31 p.m. SEE DEPOT PAGE A7 ➤ bills was reported at St. Marguerite SEE MONEY PAGE A7 ➤ nationwide to receive a $21,000 national college scholarship from the Horatio Wednesday 7:46 a.m. 7:32 p.m. F Sa Su M Tu W Th Alger Society. Thursday 7:44 a.m. 7:34 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin Friday 10:49 a.m. 12:38 a.m. protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Saturday 11:36 a.m. 1:32 a.m. Very High; 11+ Extreme Sunday 1:25 p.m. 3:21 a.m. Monday 2:17 p.m. 4:05 a.m. ALMANAC Tuesday 3:11 p.m. 4:45 a.m. Statistics for the week ending March 5. Clouds and sun with a Pleasant and warmer A couple of showers U.S.A shower Supremein the a.m.; Court ruling involves drug deal at Tooele City park Wednesday 4:07 p.m. 5:21 a.m. Plenty of sunshine Partial sunshine Sunny Temperatures Thursday 5:04 p.m. 5:54 a.m. passing shower with clouds and sun possible clearing, cooler by Lisa Christensen things wentHigh/Low wrong past week — and when 59/32went downhill, Rosemond and In U.S. District Court, felon; and possession of ammu- his federal prison sentence. First Full Last New Normal high/low past week 49/30 48 32 53 36 64 40 62 37 56 33 STAFF48 WRITER32 56 34he knewAverage it. temp past week 46.1the other man fled the scene in Rosemond was charged with and nition by an alien unlawfully in In appeals court, however, JustusNormal Rosemond average temp pastwas week fed- 39.7a car, and someone shot a gun convicted of possessing mari- the United States. Rosemond contested his con- TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low Mar 8 Mar 16 Mar 23 Mar 30 Tooele City is at the heart of erally charged in 2008 for the back towards the park from the juana with intent to distribute; The other four people involved viction of the second offense — Shown is Friday’s weather. a new U.S. Supreme Court rul- August 2007 incident in which car. Law enforcement caught up using and discharging a firearm were not charged in exchange using and discharging a firearm Forecasts and graphics provided by Temperatures are Friday’s highs and Friday night’s ing about whether a man who he and another man attempted with the car shortly after and during a federal drug-trafficking for their testimonies against during a federal drug-trafficking AccuWeather, Inc. ©2014 lows. sold drugs at a city park in 2007 to sell a pound of marijuana in a Rosemond and the others were offense; possession of ammuni- Rosemond. Rosemond is cur- knew a gun might be used when Tooele City park. When the deal arrested. tion by a previously convicted rently in the process of serving SEE PARK PAGE A8 ➤ UTAH WEATHER Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Logan BULLETIN BOARD B6 Grouse 46/22 Wendover PrecipitationAIR QUALITY (in inches) INSIDE Creek 52/34 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point Thursday CLASSIFIEDS C6 46/26 52/33 52/32 49/32 HOMETOWN B1 Ogden Stansbury Park Good Karen Friends of the 48/29 Erda 50/32 OBITUARIES A8 Grantsville Loutzenhiser Brady family hold Vernal 50/34 Pine Canyon Friday KID SCOOP B8 Salt Lake City 52/23 50/32 36/25 fundraiser toward Tooele 50/32 Bauer Good educates with her 48/32 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS A10 47/31 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D Provo Roosevelt 48/32 homeschool lesson adopting sister of 53/27 46/31 See Stockton SnowfallSaturday (in inches) plans adopted son Price complete 47/31 51/28 Good Nephi forecast Rush Valley See B1 See A2 48/29 47/30 Ophir on A9 39/25 Source: www.airquality.utah.gov Delta Manti 52/32 47/27 Green River Last Month Season 60/35 Dugway Week to date to date Richfield Gold Hill 49/30 48/28 Moab 48/25 SNOWPACK Hanksville 59/36 Beaver 62/35 Vernon Tooele Valley-Vernon Creek Basin 49/27 Ibapah 47/28 50/27 Snow Water Equivalent as of 12 a.m. Wednesday Rocky Basin Mining Vernon Settlement Fork Creek Cedar City Blanding Snowcover 13.6 15.2 7.2 St.