Tooele track star runs with the Utes See A5 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S THURSDAY April 23, 2020 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 126 No. 94 $1.00 Tooele County considers ‘dialed up’ economy TIM GILLIE EDITOR To open or not to open, that New commission is the question. As Tooele County Health recommends state move Department and other county officials eye the April 30 expiration date of the current to moderate risk level county health order, they are considering how and when Ease restrictions on hospitals, to begin steering the county restaurants, and other businesses towards a new normal. To help guide the state’s economic recovery from the TIM GILLIE COVID-19 shutdown, Gov. EDITOR Gary Herbert, along with leg- One week after being created by emergency legisla- islative leaders unveiled “Utah tion, the state’s Public Health and Economic Emergency Leads Together 2.0” during a Commission recommended that Gov. Gary Herbert move press conference last week. the state to the orange level of the Utah Leads Together “We’ve had the Great plan. Depression and the Great The announcement by the commission was made in a Recession,” said Natalie press release dated April 22. Gochnour, director of the Kem The Public Health and Economic Emergency C. Gardner Policy Institute Commission met on April 20 and 21 to discuss recommen- and chief economist for the dations regarding the state’s response to the COVID-19 Salt Lake Chamber. “When we pandemic emergency, according to the release. look back this may be called TIM GILLIE/TTB PHOTO SEE LEVEL PAGE A3 ® SEE COVID-19 PAGE A3 ® Tooele County Health Department Director Jeff Coombs discusses the County’s emergency order during a special county commission meeting on April 16. County Republican Party virtual convention voting ends tonight Delegates will select candidates for county council TIM GILLIE EDITOR The Tooele County Republican Party is using a virtual convention to select Tye Hoffmann their party’s nominees for contested Republican races. Credentialed Republican Party del- egates from County Council Districts 1 and 3 have already started casting votes with the deadline for voting set at 8 p.m. tonight, according to Holly Crowley-Rabanne, Tooele County Republican Party chairperson. “This year our candidates and our delegates will be participating in our Kyle Mathews first ever ‘Virtual Convention,’” said Crowley-Rabanne. “This has been a very different experience for everyone involved.” There are 45 voting delegates. Each delegate is being credentialed before receiving a paper ballot, according to CLAYTON DUNN/TTB PHOTO Crowley-Rabanne. A worker from Mountain States Fencing Company installs part of a new fence around the Tooele City Cemetery on Wednesday morning. The Tooele County Republican Party’s Facebook page has a post with a link to a Google document with Shawn Milne the name and photograph of each Tooele City Cemetery gets new fence Republican candidate along with a link to a speech video. The candidate’s CEILLY SUTTON damaged from being hit by cars on installed and workers are installing phone number, email address and STAFF WRITER Skyline Drive. panels that will be completed by May Facebook and other online campaign A new fence is being constructed “The old fence was looking shabby,” 1. resources are also listed. around the cemetery grounds in said Cook. “I am very fortunate for the This project is being completed by Three Republicans filed for County Tooele City with an expected comple- city council seeing that it was over- Mountain States Fencing Company for Council District 1, including Shawn tion date of May 18. due and taking the necessary steps to $142,162. Milne, Sarah Patino, and Scott Wardle. In 2019, $40,000 was approved by replace it.” The Tooele City Cemetery is situ- Tye Hoffman and Kyle Mathews filed to the city council to replace the Skyline The new fence is being constructed ated between 200 South and Skyline Sarah M. Patino run as Republicans for County Council Drive side of the fence. of double coated metal and will be six Drive and 100 East to 200 East. District 3. In February, the city council voted feet tall. The cemetery can be accessed from Votes will be counted after 8 p.m. to have a fence installed around the According to Cook, this fence will entrances off of 100 East and 200 tonight. To keep the number of people perimeter of the cemetery because it stop individuals who should not be East. It is open 365 days a year from at the count to a minimum each can- was old and damaged, according to walking through the cemetery from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. didate may send one observer. The Darwin Cook, parks and recreation wandering through. The cemetery has approximately 23 counting process will also be broadcast director for Tooele City. Gates where individuals can acres of developed area with 18,600 on Zoom, said Crowley-Rabanne. According to Cook, the old chain walk through the cemetery will be graves as of year end 2019, with As of Jan. 2021 the county’s form link fence that was there before was installed, as well as gates to drive another 2.25 acres of undeveloped made of piecemeal and was at least through. area for expansion. 60 years old. Parts of the fence were Currently, all of the posts are [email protected] Scott Wardle SEE VOTING PAGE A7 ® INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD B3 CLASSIFIEDS B7 Call an Former Cougar Salon workers OBITUARIES A6 ambulance if takes over anxious to go SPORTS A5 you need one Cowboys back to work See A3 See A5 See A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY April 23, 2020 Salon shutdowns displace workers CEILLY SUTTON ployment today,” she said on by selling products and adver- we shut down. What if I got STAFF WRITER Wednesday. “I’m also look- tising your business, so your someone sick or someone got Salon owners navigate a ing around for part-time jobs clients know you’re still there me or my family sick? A lot of new normal of unemployment because it can take up to a when this is over. Help local different emotions were going during the shutdown of local month for the unemployment hairdressers by buying prod- on and still are,” she said. salons because of COVID-19. to come through.” ucts from them and keep them Smith was worried, but now The health order issued A petition has been circling in mind. Keep the faith and she said that if salons were by Tooele County on March social media to allow salons to know it will be back to normal allowed to open up with one 31 closed personal services open up again with one cus- soon,” she said. client and one hairdresser, she in Tooele County, including tomer at a time. A local salon worker, Heidi is confident she could maintain salons and barber shops to pre- “I am 100% for this,” said Smith, who owns Heidi Smith a level of cleanliness to prevent vent the spread of COVID-19. Callister. “We would take extra Hair in Stansbury Park said the spread of the virus. This caused panic among precautions if we were allowed that it’s weird not being able to “I think if we can get back many salon owners and work- to do this.” work during this time. to working, it’s going to be ers, including Willow Callister According to Callister, the “It’s weird not being able the best thing for the industry who works at Rose and precautions that salon employ- to work because I don’t know and the economy,” she said. Company Boutique and Beauty ees would take if they were what to do with myself,” she “As hairdressers, the way to in Grantsville. able to open up with one cli- said. “I’m worried about busi- do that is to become barbicide “It’s a really weird feel- ent at a time include; both the ness because I don’t know if certified and make sure we ing not being able to work, workers and the client wear- people are going to come back are sanitizing and disinfect- because as a hairdresser, you’re ing masks during the entire after this, because people are ing enough and practice social going nonstop,” she said. “It’s process, washing their hands cutting and coloring their own distancing. It’s important for actually kind of an eerie feel- for at least 20 seconds, and dis- hair. So, yeah, I could say it’s us to get someone in our chair ing.” infecting all tools used during weird what’s happening.” and take all of the precautions, According to Callister, her the process. Smith said that prior to local so we can keep our businesses only option after her salon was Callister has some advice for health officials shutting down going. You don’t take things for closed was to file for unem- salon workers and clients. salons, she was worried some- granted after this happens.” COURTESY HEIDI SMITH ployment. “If you work in a salon try one might get sick. [email protected] Heidi of Heidi Smith Hair in Stansbury Park works on a client’s hair prior to “I just had to file for unem- to supplement your income “There was a worry before being shutdown by a Tooele County health order. Tooele City adds three new areas to their annexation plan CEILLY SUTTON of 1,140 acres, he said. group of properties at the consideration requirements mendation to the City Council. plan. The overall community STAFF WRITER The first area that city offi- north end of the city’s incorpo- for services and implications The City Council then holds a benefit of adding the land is The Tooele City Planning cials are looking at is located at rated area by state Route 36.