FRONT PAGE A1 Tate Mortuary celebrates 75 years of service See B1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT SERVING TOOELE COUNTY BULLETIN SINCE 1894 THURSDAY May 21, 2015 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 121 No. 102 $1.00 Exhumed body may be linked to missing man from Colorado by Steve Howe STAFF WRITER When Tooele County Sheriff’s Lt. Travis Scharmann attended a conference on cold cases a few years ago, he was reminded of a 35-year-old unsolved homicide near Wendover. A young man, in his late teens or mid-twenties, had been found near a sanitary landfill with two gunshot wounds to the head. Scharmann submitted the FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO details of the case to the National Grantsville High School Salutatorian Autumn Dzierzon shakes hands with Don Wayne Nelson after receiving her diploma on stage last night at the commencment Missing and Unidentified Persons ceremony. Nelson delivered the keynote address to graduating seniors. System, or NamUs. About eight months ago, dis- cussions between NamUs, the David Stack state medical examiner’s office Grantsville sends off 157 graduates and the sheriff’s office revealed a Broomfield, Colorado. The 18 possible match with the uniden- year old planned to hitchhike tified homicide victim. to California, with likely stops at by Tavin Stucki members. On June 1, 1976, David SPORTS EDITOR Angel Cloward, the class his- Stack left his family home in SEE BODY PAGE A4 ➤ torian for this year’s graduat- Another year at Grantsville ing class, recounted a full year’s High School ended Wednesday worth of activities, including ath- night as 157 seniors crossed the letic achievements and memo- school’s gymnasium stage to ries made through the years as receive their diplomas. she helped the Class of 2015 Principal Mark Ernst present- reflect on a lifetime of camara- PRC panel: Prisons ed the 2015 graduating class to derie. a gymnasium full of families, “Our history will influ- friends and the Utah Board of ence our future decisions and Education. paths,” she said. “I hope every- are good neighbors “On behalf of the faculty and one will remember their time at staff of Grantsville High School,” Grantsville High School as much prisons are low profile and high he said, “I hereby declare that as I will.” by Tim Gillie tech. these candidates have met all Autumn Dzierzon spoke as STAFF WRITER • The new prison will have the requirements for graduation the class’s salutatorian. She said same number of beds as the old from the state of Utah and the choices this year’s graduates The first of three Utah State one, and the new prison will have Grantsville High School.” make in the future will impact Prison relocation open houses for programs to help keep prisoners The event featured several the rest of their lives and com- the public was held Wednesday from coming back. FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO speakers, including those in stu- mended her classmates for their night in Salt Lake City and here • Members of the Prison Grantsville Class of 2015 graduate Lorenzo Silva shakes hands with dent government, administra- is a summary of what attendees Relocation Commission who try Principal Mark Ernst at last night’s ceremony. tion and long-time community SEE GRADUATES PAGE A9 ➤ were told by a panel: to use their position for profit • Prisons don’t lower property may get a chance to see the pris- values or increase crime, and on from the inside. inmates’ families don’t relocate That’s some of what the state’s to prison communities. Prison Relocation Commission’s • Prisoners haven’t escaped panel of experts told nearly 200 Memorial Day events ready for Monday from the state prison in over 20 citizens who attended the PRC’s years, and prisons don’t scare question and answer panel by Steve Howe Veterans Memorial Park, locat- Both the Tooele and able through Friday and is $25. businesses away. discussion at the Utah State STAFF WRITER ed on the corner of Vine and Grantsville events are free and The run begins at 7 a.m. and • New infrastructure for a pris- Fairgrounds. Main streets. The service begins open to the public. starts outside the Grantsville on, paid by the state, will attract But the panel’s answers didn’t Tooele County’s annual at 11 a.m. on Monday. The Clark Historic Farm will City Fire Station. new business. sway No Prison in Tooele County Memorial Day activities will Also on Monday, the host its Historic Grantsville There will also be a flapjack • Property tax payments won’t co-founder Jewel Allen. return again as residents take Grantsville City Memorial Day 5K on Memorial Day as well. go down and sales tax collections “I think they covered things time to remember the county’s service and flag raising will be Runners and walkers compet- breakfast held at the farm from will go up. with a broad brush stroke and servicemen and servicewomen. held at the heart of the city ing in the event will pass more 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Every plate of • Old prisons have tall towers Tooele City will host its cemetery and will begin at 8 than 40 historic sites in the city. pancakes will cost $4. and bright lights, and modern SEE PRC PAGE A3 ➤ Memorial Day service at a.m. Online registration is avail- [email protected] SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE Stockton looks to addUV INDEX veterans memorial The Sun Rise Set FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Friday 6:07 a.m. 8:45 p.m. Saturday 6:06 a.m. 8:46 p.m. by Steve Howe location wasn’t suitable due to con- erans Terry Edwards, Jack Hollien, Sunday 6:06 a.m. 8:47 p.m. Monday 6:05 a.m. 8:48 p.m. STAFF WRITER cerns about parking. Kent Baker, George Anderson, John Tuesday 6:04 a.m. 8:48 p.m. The park will instead be moved Rydalch, Steve Bevan, Ken Edwards, Wednesday 6:04 a.m. 8:49 p.m. This time next year, Stockton to the F town’sSa Sunorth M entranceTu W atTh the John Sandstorm and Nando Mali. Thursday 6:03 a.m. 8:50 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set Mayor Mark Whitney hopes the town cornernumber, of the greaterSR-36 the needand for eye Kings and skin Way. Ken Edwards said the grant from Friday 10:27 a.m. 12:01 a.m. will prepare for its Memorial Day Whitneyprotection. said0-2 Low; the 3-5 Moderate;property 6-7 High; is 8-10 larger the county will go toward installing Saturday 11:25 a.m. 12:42 a.m. ceremony in a new veterans memo- thanVery the High; donated 11+ Extreme lot, which will be flagpoles on the designated property, Sunday 12:21 p.m. 1:18 a.m. Monday 1:18 p.m. 1:50 a.m. rial park. returned, andALMANAC has room for the park including one for each branch of the Tuesday 2:14 p.m. 2:21 a.m. Some sun withA committee of veterans was to expand.Statistics for the week ending May 20. U.S. military: Army, Air Force, Navy, A thunderstorm in Variable clouds with a A stray morning Wednesday 3:09 p.m. 2:50 a.m. Rather cloudy Partly sunny and cool a t-storm in the Mostly cloudy Temperatures Thursday 4:06 p.m. 3:19 a.m. spots in the afternoon shower or t-storm formed last year to locate,t-storm, design then t-storms Gathering funds for the park will Marines and Coast Guard. Another afternoonand fund a park space for veter- be theHigh/Low most past difficult week piece to 71/38 make flag will be flown for prisoners of war First Full Last New Normal high/low past week 73/49 62 50 60 44 66 52 68 52 71 54ans and the74 town’s53 founders.68 At the55 the parkAverage temphappen, past week Whitney said. 53.6 So and those missing in action. Stockton Town Council meeting on far theNormal committee average temp past has week received 60.7 a Edwards and Whitney both said TOOELE COUNTY WEATHERMay 14, the location for the new park $1,000Daily donation Temperatures from a MooseHigh Lodge Low they expect the flags could go up on May 25 June 2 June 9 June 16 Shown is Friday’s weather. Temperatures are Friday’s was finalized. golf tournament and a $5,000 grant the property as soon as this summer. Forecasts and graphics provided by TTB FILE PHOTO highs and Friday night’s In 2006, Stockton resident Rulon from Tooele County. Landscaping will be completed by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 lows. Aufdemorte donated a lot for the The committee tasked with ensur- Stockton officials hope to build a new veterans memorial park in the community by next year. Pictured are park. The council determined the ing the park happens includes vet- SEE STOCKTON PAGE A9 ➤ Dean Adams, George Brereton and Bill McCracken from last year’s Memorial Day event at the Tooele Veterans UTAH WEATHER Memorial Square. 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