FRONT PAGE A1FRONT PAGE A1 J&J Jewelry still going strong after 27 years See A10 TOOELETRANSCRIPT SERVING TOOELE COUNTY BULLETIN SINCE 1894 THURSDAY September 7, 2017 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 124 No. 29 $1.00 Fassio Egg Farms starts to cleanup after fire STEVE HOWE ly 600,000 remaining chickens STAFF WRITER are unable to get to refrigera- A day after a fire destroyed tion quickly enough without two chicken coops and killed the conveyer system, Larsen as many as 300,000 chickens said. As a result, all of the eggs at Fassio Egg Farms in Erda, produced since the fire must employees were beginning to be disposed of, he said. clear debris. The conveyer system is “We’re cleaning up as best a priority for the farm and as we can,” said Corby Larsen, Larsen said they hope to have vice president of operations at some version of the system in Fassio Egg Farms. place within the next couple of FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTOS The two chicken coops days. The farm is also looking destroyed in the fire were con- to replace the chickens killed Ashlyn, KedRick and Melinda Hunsaker (left) listen while Adriana Padillo with The Brothers Restaurant explains about the eatery’s offerings at the Taste of Our County, Business and Career Showcase at the Benson Grist Mill on Wednesday. nected to the additional coops in the fire within the next few and processing plant by a weeks. conveyer system, which trans- Chickens in the adjacent ported the eggs, Larsen said. coops are being monitored Chamber draws big crowd to grist mill The fire used the conveyer sys- for effects from the fire and tem connection to spread from smoke, Larsen said. TIM GILLIE the initial coop into the second While Larsen described STAFF WRITER building. Tuesday’s fire as a frighten- It was by all counts a big Work to clean up the pro- ing experience, he said he event with more than 50 dif- cessing plant for operation was doesn’t expect a major impact ferent booths, hundreds of underway Wednesday but eggs people, and lots of food. laid by the farm’s approximate- SEE FASSIO PAGE A9 ➤ The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce’s annual com- munity business expo, and Taste of Our County — for- merly known as Taste of Tooele and Job Fair — was held Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Historic Benson Grist Mill. It even attracted the state’s lieutenant governor. “I’m here because the gov- ernor announced an initiative to create 25,000 jobs in the state’s rural counties,” said Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox. Cox was there because if a combined Expo, Taste of Our County, and Job Fair wasn’t enough, the chamber also teamed up with Gov. Gary Herbert’s 25K Jobs Tour to bring in around 20 statewide FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO organizations that offered sup- The still morning waters of Stansbury Lake reflect trees and homes that surround the lake. SEE CHAMBER PAGE A4 ➤ Stansbury Lake faces ‘invaders’ of all varieties Editor’s note: This is the final Flynn. installment of a three-part series In the winter, the lake level SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE on the history, ecology and is lowered to allow UVit to freezeINDEX The Sun Rise Set FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAYfuture of WEDNESDAY Stansbury Lake. THURSDAYcloser to the bottom, Flynn Friday 7:03 a.m. 7:50 p.m. Saturday 7:04 a.m. 7:48 p.m. said. This is detrimental to the Sunday 7:05 a.m. 7:46 p.m. STEVE HOWE sago pondweed cluttering the Monday 7:06 a.m. 7:45 p.m. STAFF WRITER Tuesday 7:07 a.m. 7:43 p.m. lake and helps prevent damage Wednesday 7:08 a.m. 7:41 p.m. With extensive weed through heaving F Saice alongSu M the Tu W Th Thursday 7:09 a.m. 7:40 p.m. growth, waterfowl and thou- shoreline, heThe said. higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin Friday 9:30 p.m. 9:28 a.m. sands of fish, it can be easy to Flynn saidprotection. maintaining0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate;the 6-7 High; 8-10 Saturday 10:05 p.m. 10:35 a.m. forget the dynamic ecosystem level in the Verylake High; takes 11+ Extreme con- Tyson Hunt (middle) takes a sample of a smoothie from Sunday 10:43 p.m. 11:43 a.m. in Stansbury Lake is meticu- stant attention. This year, the Monday 11:26 p.m. 12:51 p.m. ALMANAC Tracy Shaw at the Taste of Our County, Business and Tuesday none 1:58 p.m. lously maintained and moni- lake was highStatistics by foran the inch week ending or Sept. 6. Career Showcase at the Benson Grist Mill. The Grantsville Partly sunny, a t-storm Some sun, a t-storm Pleasant with partial Mostly sunny and Partly sunny with a An afternoon Wednesday 12:14 a.m. 3:02 p.m. Mostly sunnytored over the course of the two throughTemperatures May after a wet Thursday 1:08 a.m. 4:01 p.m. in the afternoon around in the p.m. sunshine pleasant shower in spots thunderstorm possible Show Choir (above right) performs the national anthem. year. spring, but High/Lowhe said past that week quickly 92/59 Justin Berry (above) with USTAR talks about the role of Last New First Full The man-made lake doesn’t changed dueNormal to heat high/low and past dry- week 85/59 87 64 82 62 83 61 85 62 86 64 88 61 84 62 Average temp past week 75.5 programs to support technology entrepreneurs and inno- have a natural source like a ness. Normal average temp past week 71.9 TOOELE COUNTY WEATHERstream or river, which requires The waterDaily level Temperatures took a brief High Low vators through training, funding, incubator and accelera- Sep 13 Sep 19 Sep 27 Oct 5 Shown is Friday’s weather. the water level to be adjusted drop when it was discovered tor programs. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox (right) speaks briefly ©2017; forecasts and graphics Temperatures are Friday’s provided by highs and Friday night’s throughout the year, accord- the pump at the Mill Pond had at the event about the county’s economy and jobs. He lows. ing to Stansbury Park Service is joined by Derek B. Miller, who is president and CEO of Agency manager Randall SEE LAKE PAGE A9 ➤ Download our app today World Trade Center Utah. Miller also spoke at the event. UTAH WEATHER Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Logan BULLETIN BOARD B6 Grouse 87/56 Wendover PrecipitationINSIDE (in inches) Creek 90/65 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point CLASSIFIEDS C6 83/59 91/69 91/69 89/68 Ogden Stansbury Park Run of hot, dry Deep Creek HOMETOWN A10 88/64 Erda 90/68 OBITUARIES A8 Vernal Grantsville 89/66 Pine Canyon weather continues Mountains Salt Lake City 86/50 91/68 72/58 Trace 0.25 0.00 0.22 14.06 13.48 KID SCOOP B7 Tooele 91/68 Bauer See A2 punctuated with 87/64 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal 88/65 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D SPORTS B1 Provo Roosevelt 87/64 lofty peaks A6 86/56 85/59 See Stockton Pollen Index Price complete 88/65 84/57 High Nephi forecast Rush Valley 87/60 87/64 Ophir Moderate on A9 81/60 Low Delta Manti Absent 87/62 84/56 Green River Th F Sa Su M Tu W 95/62 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 89/66 83/55 Moab 82/61 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 93/63 Beaver 93/63 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m. Wednesday 79/55 Ibapah 87/63 24-hour 84/60 Stage Change Vernon Creek at Vernon 0.98 none Cedar City Blanding South Willow Creek St. George 82/52 85/57 at Grantsville 1.48 none 88/67 Kanab 85/57 Eureka 75/56 Great Salt Lake Elevation at Saltair Boat Harbor 4193.11 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN THURSDAY September 7, 2017 City amends code to rescind home-based occupation fees MARK WATSON then they turn around and a “formidable sum.” STAFF WRITER place this mandate on munici- The ordinance defines Tooele City will lose more palities.” a home occupation as an than $20,000 annually in Tooele City Attorney accessory use consisting of a fees collected from home Roger Baker told the coun- vocational activity conducted based occupations because it cil Wednesday night that it inside a dwelling unit or a must comply with new state would be extremely difficult structure accessory to a dwell- legislation, according to city if not impossible to measure ing unit. officials. the impacts of home-based Baker said other ordinances Utah Senate Bill 81 modi- occupations. dealing with home occupa- fies provisions related to “For every business, I can tions already restrict some a municipality or county’s show you someone else who activities because of nuisance authority to license a busi- does the same activities for and noise issues. ness. The bill states that a non-business purposes,” Examples cited in the ordi- municipality may not charge Baker said. “A person might nance include vehicle repair a license fee for a home-based have a wood shop that creates work, body and fender work, business unless the combined impact offsite.