Animal lover rescues animals in need See B1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S TUESDAY November 12, 2019 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 126 No. 47 $1.00 Recount of ballots in city council race deemed ‘inevitable’ Only one vote stands between Dave McCall and Tony Graf for Tooele City Council seat TIM GILLIE EDITOR The Tooele City municipal election has proved that every The second graders perform “Stars and Stripes Forever” as Executive Director Stephanie Eccles and guest speaker Staff Sergeant Jeff Beazer watch at Excelsior Academy Friday morning. vote counts. At the close of ballot count- ing on election eve, incumbent Tooele City Councilman Dave VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION AT EXCELSIOR McCall held a seven-vote lead Tony Graf Dave McCall PHOTOS SUE BUTTERFIELD over candidate Tony Graf for the third of three seats on the verify their signatures. city council. However, Gillette said she The vote count was 2,226 is preparing for an automatic for McCall and 2,219 for Graf. recount, which is triggered After additional mail in when the vote margin is closer ballots and provisional bal- than one vote per precinct. lots were counted last week, “A recount may take a few McCall’s victory margin shrunk days,” she said. to one vote. The process will require The count now stands at every ballot to be run through 2,243 for McCall and 2,242 for the counting machine one Graf. more time. Each candidate will Tooele County Clerk Marilyn be invited to send someone to Gillette said she still has witness the recount, according between 75 to 100 ballots in to Gillette. her office to count, but most of those are waiting for voters to SEE BALLOTS PAGE A7 ® Tight council race puts spotlight on county clerk’s office Veteran Adrian Hinton (above), Veteran Walter Cook (above right), and Veteran Mike Parks (right) enjoy the Veterans Day Celebration. TTB FILE PHOTO Tooele County Deputy Clerk Holly Shields prepares and verifies signatures on ballots returned by voters for the August 2019 primary election. Staff Sergeant Jeff Beazer TIM GILLIE was the guest EDITOR speaker at Excelsior Every vote counts and every vote must be counted. Academy’s The tight race for Tooele City Council between incum- Veterans Day bent Dave McCall and candidate Tony Graff has shined a Celebration. spotlight on the Tooele County Clerk’s office as it conducts the first ever municipal general election with all vote-by- mail ballots Some voters have raised concerns about ballot count- ing. One voter said she went into the county clerk’s office on Oct. 31 because she received a postcard that said she had opted out of receiving a vote-by-mail ballot. The voter said that she voted, but after the election, the vote tracking site on the Lieutenant Governor’s website said the ballot had not yet been counted. According to Tooele County Clerk Marilyn Gillette, she sent a postcard to around 10 voters who had checked SEE RACE PAGE A7 ® Veteran Jim Wyciskalla enjoys the celebration. INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD B6 CLASSIFIEDS B4 Veterans Day at Wasps edge Flyers end HOMETOWN B1 the Elks Lodge Cowboys in Stallions’ strong OBITUARIES A6 See A2 semis season OPEN FORUM A4 See A8 See A8 SPORTS A8 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY November 12, 2019 DEVAN GOWANS/TTB PHOTO DEVAN GOWANS/TTB PHOTO The Sgt. Rodney M. Davis Detachment #1251 of the Marine Corps League marches with the colors during a Veterans Day U.S. Army Col. Todd W. Burnley, Tooele Army Depot commander, is presented with a quilt from the event at the Tooele National Guard Armory Monday morning. Tooele County Quilt Guild during a Veterans Day event. Tooele City honors war veterans at commemorative event Monday Tooele’s mayor, TEAD’s commander extol importance of service DEVAN GOWANS said. “[The Elks Lodge] holds celebration,” Winn said. “We STAFF WRITER these types of events in honor live in the greatest nation in Over 350 Tooele County of our public servants and we the world. We live in one of the residents gathered at the also hold Memorial Day and greatest valleys and states in Tooele National Guard Armory veterans appreciation events our nation, and we owe that to Monday morning to com- and a veterans car show that you, our veterans.” memorate and honor service takes place every August.” “We are a great people members and their families in At 11 a.m., the Sgt. Rodney because we do not forget the observance of Veterans Day. M. Davis Detachment #1251 sacrifices that were made on DEVAN GOWANS/TTB PHOTO The event was hosted by of the Marine Corps League our behalf,” she said. Tooele Scholar Academy Charter School students sing the national anthem during a Veterans Day event at the Dave McCall, a Tooele City conducted a colors ceremony Winn then spoke about Tooele National Guard Armory Monday morning. Councilman and veterans coor- followed by musical perfor- the city’s continuing effort dinator of Elks Lodge #1763 in mances by students from the to honor its veteran popula- highlighted the importance of sible for sorting and process- one of them were critical to our Tooele City. Tooele Scholar Academy char- tion at Veterans Memorial service in all roles of the mili- ing a backlog of mail for the mission success.” A breakfast for attendees ter school. Harold E. McConnell Park. That effort is to include tary, not just those who served American troops stationed in Following remarks from started at 9:30 a.m., during of the Marine Corps League a new statue, which is slated in combat, but those who filled Europe at the time. guest speakers, Cyndie Kirk and which a static display with Detachment offered a moment to be unveiled at the park on supporting roles as well. “For those of you who have members of the Tooele County war relics and other military of remembrance for prisoners Memorial Day 2020. The stat- Burnley shared the story of been forward-deployed, noth- Quilt Guild presented 34 hand- mementos was made available of war and those missing in ue, sculpted by Tooele County World War II veteran Elizabeth ing is more important than crafted quilts to veterans in for visitors. action. resident Marvine Hitesman, Bernice Johnson, who served getting a piece of mail from attendance, to include WWII “We’ve been doing this event Tooele City Mayor Debbie depicts a soldier and his dog as in the 6888th Central Postal home,” Burnley said. “She val- veteran Farrell Anderson. for quite a long time,” McCall Winn also gave remarks, rejoic- part of a Vietnam-era combat Battalion of the Women’s ued her country and she valued McCall offered closing ing in the significance of veter- tracker team. Army Corps from March 1943 her service. … Every veteran remarks, after which, the ans and their service. Col. Todd W. Burnley, com- to November 1945. She was has played a crucial role in the Marine Corps League retired “It is quite an honor to be mander of Tooele Army Depot, a member of an all-African defense of our nation and none the colors. Something here at today’s Veterans Day addressed the audience. He American female unit respon- are greater than the other. Each [email protected] On Your Mind? Write a Letter School District breaks to the Editor! ground on new Tooele Transcript Bulletin P.O. Box 390 Tooele, UT 84074 Vernon Elementary [email protected] Classrooms expected to be ready for students in fall 2020 TIM GILLIE building being 114 years old, EDITOR Vernon Elementary needs a TOOELE TRANSCRIPT The first shovels of dirt for seismic upgrade including BULLETIN the new Vernon Elementary reinforcing the bell tower, School were dug last week and restrooms and playground ADMINISTRATION construction is expected to be equipment need to brought up Scott C. Dunn Publisher completed in nine months. to American with Disability Joel J. Dunn Publisher Emeritus Tooele County School Act requirements, the school’s OFFICE District held a groundbreaking lighting needs to be upgraded, Bruce Dunn Controller ceremony for the $3.8 million the coal furnace needs to be COURTESY TOOELE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Chris Evans Office Manager school Thursday afternoon replaced, exterior masonry Vernon/Dugway Schools principal Jeff Wyatt speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Vernon Elementary School. Steve West (left) school district operations manager and Scott Rogers (right, TCSD superin- Vicki Higgins Customer Service immediately north of the cur- needs repair, the attic needs tendent. Patricia Cook Circulation Manager rent Vernon Elementary. insulation, and the irrigation EDITORIAL Vernon’s oldest resident, system needs to be upgraded, Tim Gillie Editor Ruth Olson, 97, attended the according to the school dis- David Bern Editor-at-Large ceremony. Four generations trict’s facilities report. Darren Vaughan Sports Editor of the Olson family attended The cost to update and Francie Aufdemorte Photo Editor school in the current building. repair the existing building Devan Gowans Staff Writer When completed, the new would run around 50% more Mark Watson Correspondent Vernon Elementary will pre- than rebuilding, according to ADVERTISING serve some history, according estimations from Salt Lake Clayton Dunn Advertising Manager to Steve West, the school dis- City- based MHTN architects. Keith Bird Advertising Sales trict’s director of operations. The new 8,300 square-foot Dianna Bergen Advertising Sales & The bell from the top of the Vernon Elementary, which Classified Advertising Manager current building will be saved is about 30% larger than the LAYOUT & DESIGN and placed on top of the sign current school, was designed John Hamilton Creative Director for the new school. The new by Salt Lake City-based Naylor Liz Arellano Graphic Artist school has been designed with Wentworth Lund Architects.