TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S THURSDAY May 28, 2020 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 126 No. 104 $1.00 Judge signs order to stop concert and business fair In her ruling and order justify defendant’s acts of defi- according to Gibson. County on May 29 to allow the “Utah’s law is clear,’ says judge granting the restraining order, ance against state, county and “Protecting county citizens affected parties, Studio Ranch Gibson wrote; “there is no local health department direc- from COVID-19 cannot be said and Utah Business Revival, an TIM GILLIE Third District Court Judge indication that defendants tives and it doesn’t outweigh to be adverse to the public opportunity to present their EDITOR Dianna Gibson granted Tooele complied with the requisite the damage resulting from the interest,” wrote Gibson. “Utah case against the temporary A district court judge has County’s request for a tem- licensing/permitting applica- number of citizens who pos- law is clear. Utah’s state and restraining order. After the weighed in on a beleaguered porary restraining order on tion for the event, and there- sibly could be exposed to and local governments have the hearing Gibson will decide if business fair and concert that Wednesday evening to stop a fore they do not appear to be infected by COVID-19.” authority to protect the health, the temporary order will con- moved from a city park in mass business market and con- legally entitled to proceed with Utah law is unambiguous safety, and welfare of its citi- tinue. Kaysville to a private venue cert event at the Amphitheatre the event. But, even if there is in giving authority to local zens.” Prior to Gibson’s ruling, the in unincorporated Tooele at Studio Ranch scheduled for a perceived loss — monetary health departments to protect A court hearing will be County. May 30. or otherwise — such does not its citizens during a pandemic, held before Gibson in Tooele SEE FAIR PAGE A8 ® Dugway High School Mustangs graduate “Don’t stop believing,” says school board president COURTESY DUGWAY HIGH SCHOOL Tooele County School Board president Maresa Manzione speaks to Dugway High School ’s class of 2020 during their virtual graduation ceremony while board member Alan Mouritsen looks on. TIM GILLIE real resilience during these unprec- EDITOR edented times,” attested DHS prin- With both ends of their life, as cipal Jeff Wyatt, as he started the they now know it, marked by book- virtual graduation exercises. “The ends of dramatic events — born 2020 pandemic has brought many COURTESY BLUE PEAK HIGH SCHOOL during the year of 9/11 attacks and challenges to their daily lives. This Joclyn Skoglund, Blue Peak High School class of 2020, holds her diploma after receiving it during a graduation walk at the school’s now graduating under the specter class has faced each challenge with auditorium. of the COVID-19 pandemic — grace and grit.” Dugway High School seniors gath- Tooele County School District ered somewhere individually on Assistant Superintendent Doelene May 21 to watch the broadcast of Pitt spoke to the graduates. Blue Peak High School grads their virtual graduation ceremony. “Graduation may not be happen- But the messages contained in ing exactly the way you had imag- the ceremony held optimism for the ined,” she said. “But it is no less ‘Even though we can’t walk down the aisle in front of everyone, we still did it’ future of these new graduates. “The class of 2020 has shown SEE DUGWAY PAGE A8 ® TIM GILLIE EDITOR Blue Peak High School stu- dents were able to watch a vir- tual graduation ceremony from the safety of their own homes on May 18. Two dozen graduate Bailee Hunt, one of the student speakers on the pre- recorded ceremony, said the class of 2020 made it to gradu- from Wendover High ation, despite the doubts of some people. “This school is full of some of the brightest students I have ever met,” said Hunt. “We are full of the students that were told we were never going to make it, that we were never going to graduate and it hurt. Even though we can’t walk down the aisle in front of everyone, we still did it! Now it is time to see where life takes us. I’m sure it will take each of us somewhere extraordinary.” Samuel Naylor, another stu- dent speaker at the ceremony, said that faculty and staff at COURTESY WENDOVER HIGH SCHOOL COURTESY BLUE PEAK HIGH SCHOOL Blue Peak set a very positive Three Wendover High School 2020 graduates do the “tassle toss” after receiving their Samuel Naylor (above) diplomas. tone for the school. and Bailee Hunt (left) “Blue Peak is a great healthy address their classmates environment,” he said. “I really during the Blue Peak DARREN VAUGHAN Spanish, focused primarily on the feel like being here allowed me High School class of SPORTS EDITOR bonds that began to take shape in to be myself more than being 2020 virtual graduation Most of Wendover High’s gradu- Nick Tangaro’s Head Start class at any other school would have ceremony. ating class of 2020 has been togeth- when the graduates were just four let me. Overall, I am super er since preschool, making for a years old. Those bonds were tested grateful for graduating from tight-knit group of 24 that received when their senior year was cut short Blue Peak.” its high school diplomas during a by the COVID-19 pandemic. Scott Dean, math teacher virtual graduation ceremony last “Never take anything in your at Blue Peak High School and week. life for granted,” graduate Yanae The ceremony, much of which SEE BLUE PEAK PAGE A8 ® was conducted in both English and SEE WENDOVER PAGE A8 ® INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD B5 CLASSIFIEDS B6 I-80 westbound Deseret Peak Red Cross OBITUARIES A6 construction rescue needs blood See A2 See A4 donations See A7 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY May 28, 2020 Work on I-80 westbound auxiliary lane starts June 1 UDOT workers warn of potential traffic delays during construction project CEILLY SUTTON ning June 1 UDOT crews will from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. STAFF WRITER be working day and night. After start up preparations The Utah Department of Westbound lane closures are complete, official con- Transportation will begin a will occur from midnight to 2 struction work will take place safety improvement project on a.m. and the speed limit will be Monday through Friday from 7 Interstate 80 westbound lanes reduced to 65 miles an hour. a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning on June1. The con- Lanes will also shift with During official construction, struction will have potential temporary striping, protective the westbound view area at traffic delays. concrete barriers will be placed milepost 100.7 will be closed, The construction will and equipment will be trans- because construction workers take place between milepost ported to the site, according to will be making way for the new 99-106, which is between the UDOT. auxiliary lane connecting the Lake Point interchange and Crews will demolish con- off ramp at SR-201 and the on state Route 201, according to a crete and re-purpose the con- ramp at SR-36, according to statement released by UDOT. crete material for use later on UDOT, The safety improvements in the project. The closure of the view area for this section of the freeway These set up and prepara- may be implemented as early include a new westbound aux- tion measures will continue as June 1. iliary lane from the SR-201 on- through June 3. During construction, UDOT ramp to exit 99. UDOT said to expect noise, said to expect delays, changing UDOT will also be installing dust, and night time construc- lane configuration and possible new overhead variable mes- tion lighting during this time. lane restrictions, and a limited sage signs, updating road sig- Drivers are also cautioned speed in work zones. nage, widening the shoulder, by UDOT to stay in the desig- More information about this and adding a new conduit and nated lanes and not to follow project can be found at www. COURTESY UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION utilities. construction vehicles into the udot.utah.gov/traffic. A UDOT graphic shows the location of the I-80 westbound auxiliary lane. Construction of the lane will begin To begin preparations for work zone. June 1. their construction work, begin- All travel lanes will be open Grantsville annexes 900 acres Missing Sandy east of Sheep Lane into city limits City man found MARK WATSON CORRESPONDENT Grantsville City approved dead in Tooele an ordinance last week to annex 900 acres of land east of Deseret Peak Complex and Lane Sheep Erda Way Utah Motorsports Park into 138 County Grantsville City limits at the request of The Romney Group to build Lakeview Business CEILLY SUTTON been shot and killed after the Park. STAFF WRITER homicide took place, accord- The property surrounds Grantsville 112 Erda A missing Sandy City ing to the press release. the Purple Mattress building, Lakeview man’s body has been found in The victim led them to Utah Business also part of Grantsville City, Motorsports Park Tooele County. Faust Road in Tooele County at 441 South Sheep Lane. Campus Annexation On Monday the Tooele where the victim’s body was “We’re excited to be work- Deseret County Sherriff’s Office found 2.5 miles south of mile ing with Grantsville. We felt Peak received word from Sandy marker six. Complex Grantsville gave us the best City police that they were The victim appeared to option for water and sewer investigating a missing person have died from several gun- connections to the develop- N report that may be linked to shot wounds, according to the ment,” said Anthon Stauffer, Tooele County.