FRONT PAGE A1 G-ville’s Kelly Mondragon makes career out of video games OOELE See B1 T TRANSCR IPT SERVING TOOELE COUNTY BULLETIN SINCE 1894 TUESDAY February 12, 2013 www.TooeleTranscript.com Vol. 119 No. 73 50¢ 80 mph on I-80 may be coming soon James A Dunnigan, R-District 39, miles per hour faster than the HB 83 is moving quickly through said his push for the bill is the posted limit of 75, he said. result of four years of research After the speed in those areas Legislature; next step is a senate vote on a portion of I-15 in southern was raised to 80 miles per hour, and central Utah. Certain areas the prevailing speed was 83 by Lisa Christensen portion of I-15 where the Utah of the interstate in those areas miles per hour. The frequency of STAFF WRITER Department of Transportation have been posted at 80 miles per crashes did not increase, he said, can post speeds above 75 miles hour since 2008, he said, and the and in two of the four studied Some portions of Tooele per hour, and adds a portion results have been encouraging. stretches it even decreased. County’s share of I-80 may see of I-80 — from Wendover to Before the speeds were raised, “They [drivers] didn’t even faster speeds if a rapidly mov- Grantsville — that could also the prevailing speed — that is, increase their speed five miles Maegan Burr ing bill in the Utah Legislature is have speeds posted above 75 the speed traveled by most vehi- per hour, only one to two miles Cars move along I-80 eastbound Tuesday morning near Saltair. If House Bill 83 passed. miles per hour. cles in the studied stretch — was passes, a portion of I-80 between Grantsville and Wendover can have a new House Bill 83 would expand the The bill’s chief sponsor, Rep. 82 miles per hour, which is seven SEE I-80 PAGE A5 ➤ speed limit of 80 miles per hour. Grantsville City Council also has goals for 2013 New library, roads and economic development are big objectives by Lisa Christensen interested in expansion in the STAFF WRITER area. Aside from financial goals, he Beyond the goals of the mayor also wants to do more for city and city as a whole, Grantsville parks and recreation. City Council members have their “[I want to] continue to own ideas of what they would improve our parks and expand like to accomplish this year. areas available for our youth to Councilman Mike Colson practice and play sports,” he said his goals for 2013 focus on said. “I want to do all we can do the budget, as well as working to help improve fitness in our towards an economic develop- county.” ment plan for responsible busi- Councilman Scott Stice, begin- ness growth. He also wants to Maegan Burr promote the city to businesses SEE GRANTSVILLE PAGE A7 ➤ Settlement Canyon Elementary School Principal Gailynn Warr shows a security camera monitoring system Tuesday morning. Terry Linares, Tooele County School District superintendent, called for local schools to review safety protocols. Working to make schools safer Newtown tragedy prompts district to retool security procedures, safety protocols by Tim Gillie However, the grisly Following the shooting at School District assistant super- STAFF WRITER December shooting at Sandy the Connecticut school, Terry intendent. “Schools are gener- Hook Elementary in Newtown, Linares, Tooele County School ally a safe place and we want to Less than 1 percent of homi- Conn., which resulted in the District superintendent, direct- do our best to promote safety.” cides among school-age chil- deaths of 20 young students ed all principals to review safety Prior to the Sandy Hook inci- Maegan Burr dren occur at school or on the and six educators, has prompt- protocols with their staff dent the district already had Grantsville Library sits adjacent to the City Hall Monday afternoon. The way to or from school, accord- ed local parents and school “We are very serious about safety and emergency policies Grantsville City Council’s immediate goal is to have the library completed by ing to a U.S. Center for Disease staff to rethink safety and secu- the safety of our schools,” early spring. Control study. rity procedures. said Ken Luke, Tooele County SEE DISTRICT PAGE A7 ➤ Area snowpack UHP troopers health exceeds escape injury from crashes SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE last year’s markUV INDEX The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Wednesday 7:25 a.m. 6:02 p.m. by Rachel Madison by Lisa Christensen Thursday 7:24 a.m. 6:03 p.m. Friday 7:23 a.m. 6:04 p.m. STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER Saturday 7:22 a.m. 6:06 p.m. Sunday 7:20 a.m. 6:07 p.m. Although Tooele County’s snowpack is the sec- While responding to an accident a local Monday 7:19 a.m. 6:08 p.m. ond highest in the state, it’s still sitting at an W average Th F Sa Su M Tu Utah Highway Patrol trooper’s vehicle was hit Tuesday 7:17 a.m. 6:09 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set amount for this time of year. number, the greater the need for eye and skin after another car slid into it over the week- Wednesday 8:56 a.m. 10:11 p.m. According to Randy Julander, snow surveyprotection. supervi-0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 end. Thursday 9:27 a.m. 11:13 p.m. sor at the Salt Lake Office of the Natural ResourcesVery High; 11+ Extreme Additionally, two other UP troopers with Friday 10:00 a.m. none Saturday 10:35 a.m. 12:12 a.m. Conservation Service, snowpack in Tooele CountyALMANAC is local ties were also involved in accidents Sunday 11:14 a.m. 1:09 a.m. currently running over 100 Ratherpercent cloudy of and normal. Statistics for the week ending Feb. 11. caused by other motorists. None of the offi- Snow of varying Mainly cloudy with Intervals of clouds and Monday 11:57 a.m. 2:03 a.m. Partly sunny Partly sunny Plenty of sunshine colder; afternoon Temperatures Tuesday 12:44 p.m. 2:54 a.m. intensity, 1-3” flurries possible“Tooele Countysunshine has a basin average of 106 percent cers were injured. of normal,” he said. “There’s justsnow one other basinHigh/Low that’s past week 44/-4 During icy road conditions Saturday morn- First Full Last New Normal high/low past week 42/24 35 24 37 24 38 22 41 26 42 23higher. That36 would24 be the Lower35 19Sevier BasinAverage down temp past week 25.6 ing, Sgt. Tim Cinched stopped to help a motor- toward the Delta and Fillmore area. It’s at 112Normal percent average temp past week 33.2 ist that had crashed on the eastbound I-80 TOOELE COUNTY WEATHER Daily Temperatures High Low Feb 17 Feb 25 Mar 4 Mar 11 of normal. Being at 106 percent puts Tooele in second onramp near Lake Point. While outside his Shown is Wednesday’s place as far as average, which means it’s doing better patrol car and approaching the crashed vehi- Forecasts and graphics provided by weather. Temperatures are Wednesday night’s lows and than just about any other place in the state.” cle, a small oncoming vehicle lost control and AccuWeather, Inc. ©2013 Maegan Burr Wednesday’s highs. The Rocky Basin measuring station in the Oquirrh Snow sits on the Oquirrh Mountains near Smelter Road Monday afternoon. Snowpack totals in the Oquirrh Mountains SEE TROOPERS PAGE A9 ➤ UTAH WEATHER SEE SNOWPACK PAGE A9 ➤ are at 97 percent. Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan BULLETIN BOARD A8 Grouse 33/23 Wendover PrecipitationAIR QUALITY (in inches) INSIDE Creek 37/26 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point Tuesday CLASSIFIEDS B6 37/25 35/22 36/23 38/28 HOMETOWN B1 Ogden Stansbury Park Moderate Pipeline halfway High school 36/28 Erda 37/26 completed but still swimmers bring OBITUARIES A6 Vernal Grantsville 36/25 Pine Canyon Wednesday Salt Lake City 27/11 37/25 30/21 OPEN FORUM A4 Tooele 37/28 Bauer Moderate behind schedule home medals 35/24 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS A10 36/25 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D Provo Roosevelt 35/24 from state meet 30/14 See A3 34/23 See Stockton SnowfallThursday (in inches) Price complete 36/24 See A10 37/19 Moderate Nephi forecast Rush Valley 36/19 33/20 Ophir on A9 30/21 Source: www.airquality.utah.gov Delta Manti 33/18 36/18 Green River Last Month Season 41/19 Dugway Week to date to date Richfield Gold Hill 32/19 36/17 Moab 34/20 SNOWPACK Hanksville 41/20 Beaver 43/23 Vernon Tooele Valley-Vernon Creek Basin 37/16 Ibapah 33/21 37/18 Snow Water Equivalent as of 12 a.m. Monday Rocky Basin Mining Vernon Settlement Fork Creek Cedar City Blanding Snowcover 11.7 12.8 6.7 St. George 39/18 38/24 Average 12.2 11.6 6.2 52/34 Kanab 46/22 Eureka Percent of average 96% 110% 108% 29/21 Source: Utah Natural Resources Conservation Services A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN TUESDAY February 12, 2013 Hospital revamps patient menu to cut calories and cholesterol by Rachel Madison forted with foods they’re used first two pages of the menu will can provide healthier meals to meal, chicken fajita salad, has also said that because soda is no STAFF WRITER to,” she said.