New PGA pro loves introducing youth to the game See B1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT S T C BULLETIN S THURSDAY January 23, 2020 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 126 No. 68 $1.00 Teen charged as an adult for family murders car with his father and the CJ Haynie faces possible life in prison without parole for allegedly killing his mother and 3 siblings woman. Just before the 911 call, CEILLY SUTTON home last Friday night. his mother Alejandra Haynie, Wednesday and will be tried as received a 911 call from a the teen told the woman he STAFF WRITER Colin Jeffrey “CJ” Haynie, 52, and siblings Alexis, 15, an adult, according to a press woman who indicated that CJ had just killed his family. Felony criminal charges 16, has been charged with four Mathew, 14, and Maylan, 12. release from Tooele County Haynie and his father were in He killed his mother first at have been filed against the counts of aggravated mur- The father, Colin Haynie, Attorney Scott Broadhead. her vehicle and were heading around 1 p.m. and then killed Grantsville teenager who alleg- der, one count of attempted 50, was shot in the leg and also There is currently no clear toward Mountain West Medical his siblings one by one as they edly killed his mother and murder, and five counts of sustained a head wound. motive. Center in Tooele. It is publicly returned home from school, three siblings with a gun, and felony discharge of a firearm CJ Haynie was charged According to the release, on unknown at this time why the tried to kill his father in their in connection to the deaths of in 3rd District Court on Friday Tooele County Dispatch teenager willingly got into the SEE MURDERS PAGE A7 ® County collects over 3,500 signatures for referendum Tim Gillie Tooele County tax referendum EDITOR effort. Tooele County volunteers Statewide referendum spon- collected over 3,500 signatures sors said they have enough for the referendum to place signatures that the referendum Senate Bill 2001, the state tax should make it to the ballot, reform measure, on a ballot to but an announcement issued allow voters to decide the leg- this morning from the gov- islation’s fate. ernor and state Legislature That’s about 1,000 more sig- changed the playing field. natures than were needed to In a press release issued make Tooele County one of 15 around 9 a.m., Gov. Gary A yellow balloon sits on a bench in Grantsville High School with a sign of support from Tooele and Stansbury high students. of 29 counties in the state to Herbert, Senate President meet a threshold in signature Stuart Adams and House numbers as required by state Speaker Brad Wilson COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND CARE law governing referendums. announced the intention to The signatures were turned repeal SB 2001. PHOTOS CLAYTON DUNN into the Tooele County Clerk “When the 2020 general leg- for verification, said Brenda Tooele and Stansbury high Spearman, coordinator for SEE SIGNATURES PAGE A7 ® school students laid down there cross-town rivalry with Grantsville High School over the weekend. Students from both schools spent the weekend decorat- ing the outside and inside of Grantsville High with yellow ribbons, hearts and balloons 2019 was most to show their support for stu- dents mourning the loss of one of their fellow students in last Friday night’s shooting at the profitable year Haynie family home. A heart (above) on the wall at Alexis Haynie, one of the Granstville High School hung by students from other Tooele County victims, was a freshman at yet for racetrack, high schools as sign of solidarity Grantsville High School. Tooele and support as they mourn the loss County School District, with of Alexis Haynie, who was a student the support of local mental at GHS. A yellow ribbon (left) hangs health providers, had trained manager says on the street sign for Eastmoor counselors available at the Drive in memory of the members school Tuesday. of the Haynie family that died in Alexis’ younger brother and Utah Motorsports Campus has returning events Friday night’s shooting. sister, Matthew and Milan, also victims of the shooting, and new family activities set for 2020 season attended junior high school at Excelsior Academy in Erda. Excelsior has provided sup- TIM GILLIE itable year ever.” port for their students as they EDITOR Hunt clarified that the grieve and try to make sense After its first full year of facility did not actually turn of the tragedy, according to ownership, Utah Motorsports a profit in 2019, but it came Excelsior officials. Excelsior Campus is coming out of its closer than it ever has and is has announced that they will corner swinging with returning poised to make a profit for the dismiss school early on Friday events and new activities. first time in the facility’s his- so students may attend funeral UMC released its 2020 tory in 2020. services for the Haynie family. schedule in a press release That plausible profit is Community support for Monday. made possible by several the Haynie family continues Management officials of things, but the most significant throughout the Tooele County the track also discussed what change has been a “flipping” community. Soelberg’s Market they have learned in their first in the way UMC negotiates for is accepting donations from year of ownership and how events, Hunt said. customers through Feb. 4. that knowledge will affect the “Before we paid a sanction Donations can be made to world-class facility as it moves fee to the organization to bring the Haynie Family Facebook forward. their event to our facility,” Fundraiser. An account has “First, there has been a lot of Hunt said. “Now we approach been opened at Chartway discussion about the financial the organization and say ‘Hey, Federal Credit Union for dona- history of this facility,” said we have to have an agreement tions to the family. Chubby’s Dixon Hunt, UMC senior vice that makes this event profit- Neighborhood Cafe in Tooele president and general man- Signs and yellow balloons on columns in Grantsville High School’s lunch will donate its profits from Jan. ager. “2019 was our most prof- SEE RACETRACK PAGE A7 ® room welcomed students as they returned to school on Tuesday morning. 27 to the Haynie family. INSIDE BULLETIN BOARD B5 CLASSIFIEDS B8 TEF gives Pit Stop reopens Stallions HOMETOWN B1 chromebooks to See A4 trample Tigers OBITUARIES A8 THS See A10 SPORTS A10 See A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY January 23, 2020 TIM GILLIE/ TTB PHOTO Tooele High School financial literacy students and local financial industry leaders from the Financial Literacy Coalition pose on Wednesday afternoon with some of the new Chromebooks presented to THS by the coalition and the education foundation. The Chromebooks will be used to help THS students learn about financial literacy. TIM GILLIE/TTB PHOTO Tooele Education Foundation board members and members of the financial literacy coalition present a cart of 36 Chromebooks to the Tooele High School financial literacy class, Jan. 22, 2020. Clint Spindler, Tooele Education Foundation Director, Linda Clegg, TEF program supervisor, Andrew Vera, Zions Bank, Alison McCoy, TEF vice president, Cameron Wilkins, American United Credit Union, Kristy McLachlan, TCSD CTE director, Travis Richter, Chartway Federal Credit Union, Mathhew Rigby, Chartway, and Ed Dalton, TEF resource development director. THS financial literacy class gets 36 new donated Chromebooks tion from various supporters, TIM GILLIE/TTB PHOTO Spindler said. Josie Beer, Tooele High School financial literacy teacher, removes one of Technology is to enhance financial literacy education the 36 Chromebooks from the new cart of Chromebooks donated to her The financial literacy class is classroom by the Tooele Education Foundation. TIM GILLIE tion’s supporters, according resource for our class,” said a required class for graduation. EDITOR to foundation director Clint Josie Beer, THS financial lit- The general goals and objec- A Tooele High School Spindler. eracy teacher. “Our students tives for the course are set by and investment strategies, Education Foundation. It con- class has new Chromebooks, Tooele Education will now be able to go online the Utah State School Board. personal money management sists of local financial service thanks to the Tooele Education Foundation, along with rep- to do research. There are lots Major goals for the financial including budgeting, account professionals that offer class- Foundation, the Tooele County resentatives of the Tooele of uses for these Chromebooks. literacy course include under- management, and the role and room support and resources, School District and the founda- Financial Literacy Cooperative, Students can look at informa- standing how different forces impact of credit on personal such as speakers, to supple- presented a cart full of 36 new tion related to financial literacy affect personal financial priori- finance and consumer finan- ment classroom instruction Chromebooks to the financial in real life applications.” ties and goals, the relationship cial protection. with professionals who work in If it happens here, literacy class at Tooele High on The donation of between income, lifetime earn- The organization of the local the financial field, according to read about it here. Wednesday morning. Chromebooks was made possi- ing power and career prepara- financial literacy cooperative Spindler. “This will be an invaluable ble by donations to the founda- tion. Goals also include savings was initiated by the Tooele [email protected] TOOELETRANSCRIPT BULLETIN Subscribe 435-882-0050 Subscribe Today 435-882-0050 TOOELETRANSCRIPT Historical Preservation Commission BULLETIN ADMINISTRATION Scott C. Dunn Publisher works to protect historic Tooele sites Joel J. Dunn Publisher Emeritus MYGA AUNNUITY OFFICE CEILLY SUTTON “Being on the commission join.