www.tooeletranscript.com THURSDAY TOOELETRANSCRIPT Students’ artwork hangs in elite show. See B1 BULLETIN March 16, 2006 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 112 NO. 85 50 cents Forget Jazz, Miller is ready to race District to replace by Mark Watson STAFF WRITER principal at THS Eventually, Larry H. Miller may pursue other business ventures Westover let go, will finish out year in Tooele County, but his $75 by Jesse Fruhwirth million Miller Motorsports Park STAFF WRITER is just too important to him right Tooele High School will get a now to focus on much else. new leader next year. The super- Perhaps Miller needs some intendent of the Tooele County therapeutic relief from worrying School District has said Mike about the inconsistent play of Westover will finish out the cur- his Utah Jazz basketball play- rent year, but will not be back to ers. Perhaps deep down his big- serve as principal in the fall. gest thrill would be zipping along When pressed for comment, at 150 mph in one of his race school board vice president cars instead of sitting court side. Carol Jefferies confirmed the Perhaps his goal to open the rumors that had spread like wild- track next month is providing fire. She said Superintendent mixed emotions of questions still Michael Johnsen had decided he unanswered coupled with over- would not ask the second-year whelming excitement like that of Mike Westover principal to stay at the helm of a 3 year old on Christmas Eve. the district’s largest school. as “a great man, a great princi- Whatever the reason, In a later interview, Johnsen pal” but said he could not com- when Miller speaks about his himself said it was true. ment on why the decision was Motorsports Park he oozes a bit “It was an independent deci- made. of concern and a ton of ecstasy. sion that I made,” Johnsen said. “Boy, we’re looking right down “I did not renew his contract.” the barrel at it now. That April 1 SEE WESTOVER ON A2 Johnsen described Westover deadline to open,” Miller said. “We were going full blast and were anticipating most of the buildings completed by April 1, Feds assist with plans to but we were hit with some wild weather with snow and winds hitting 77 mph. It nearly shut rebuild Wendover Airfield us down. We had some tinting ripped off the buildings along by Mark Watson Enola Gay took off from Wendover with large pieces of plywood,” STAFF WRITER en route to dropping the world’s he said. A $75, 393 federal grant is just the first atomic bomb on the island But he predicts that by April start in a push for major renovation of Hiroshima. The second atomic 10, 15 of the 22 buildings on at historic Wendover Airfield. bomb was delivered over Nagasaki the property will be completed. The county received a big boost by the B-29 Superfortress Bocks The tracks were finished last last week when it was notified that Car three days later. Those events October. the Preserve America program virtually ended World War II. “We’re going to be very care- would provide the money which Tooele County is banking on the ful to stay as close to our work will be matched by the county to idea that a living history museum schedule as possible,” he said. complete a master plan to rebuild in Wendover will offer tourists an The Utah Jazz owner closed a the historic site. alternative to the gaming on the land deal Wednesday purchasing “It’s not a bricks-and-mortar Nevada side, and help stimulate 120 acres in Grantsville. “What I grant,” said Wendover Airport east Wendover’s economy. wanted was the water. I couldn’t Manager Jim Peterson. “It will go “We decided that if we are going get the water without buying toward making a documentary and to help Wendover City get going the land. That has been one of completing a master plan.” economically this would be a key the bigger issues, getting water Wendover Airfield bustled with component,” said Commissioner rights,” he said. top-secret military activity back in Matt Lawrence. “To get additional Miller indicated he will prob- the 1940s. “At it’s peak in 1943, there money from the federal government ably tie into the county’s water- we need to have a master plan. photography / Troy Boman were 500 people on base,” Peterson Construction workers install safety barriers in front of the three-story Grand Prix garage at the Miller Motor Sports Park said. SEE RACEWAY ON A2 Thursday morning. The completed race track will be 4.5 miles long with vehicles reaching speeds up to 200 mph. Bombing crews trained at the site SEE AIRFIELD ON A4 and in 1945 the B-29 Superfortress 122nd Old Folks Sociable older than all attendees Head Start by Mary Ruth Hammond seeks nurse STAFF WRITER Grantsville’s Old Folks Sociable had its origin back 1884, nine years after leaders of The Church of volunteers Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Jesse Fruhwirth suggested that all Utah communi- STAFF WRITER ties hold an annual celebration to honor residents age 70 or older. Ever been laid off from a job and then had It was Charles R. Savage, your former employer ask you to volunteer Edward Hunter and George your time for free to do the same tasks? That Goddard who emphasized mem- awkward situation is precisely what federal bers of the LDS Church to honor budget cuts have forced Head Start adminis- one’s father and mother. That trators in Utah to do to their nursing staff. advice was engraved on a plaque Suffering from unfunded mandates like in 1936. The plaque still stands on many other government agencies, Head Start the corner of Main St. and South is required to conduct the same medical Temple in Salt Lake City. tests and screenings of their students that Although many Utah communi- were required prior to budget cuts. Starting ties followed the advice to hold this year, however, they will have to fulfill an annual celebration, Grantsville those mandates with barely more than half is the only city that has continued their previous nursing staff. The agency is the tradition. soliciting volunteer health professionals to Saturday, March 25, 2006 is the fill the gap. date for Grantsville’s 122nd Old “We serve the poorest of the poor chil- Folks Sociable. The fun begins dren,” said Head Start representative Nicole with something new this year Droitsch. “A family of four can not make — a 5K run set to start at 9 a.m. more than $15,000.” Runners should meet at the cor- The early intervention pre-school program ner of Durfee and Quirk streets. not only prepares impoverished children for The run will end in front of the academic life, but feeds them two healthy high school. meals per day and offers medical care to Preregistration for the run can kids who almost certainly do not have health be made at Soelbergs Market, 213 insurance. It also provides a safe daycare photography / Troy Boman environment for the working poor. Ken Hale and Treasa Palmer Perkins will chair Grantsville’s 122nd Old Folks Sociable. The event, the only one of its kind in the nation, In the words of former Pres. Lyndon SEE SOCIABLE ON A4 will be held March 25 at Grantsville High School. SEE HEAD START ON A4 WEATHER OBITUARIES A6 JUST 4 KIDS B10 INSIDE Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday SPORTS A10 TV LISTINGS B8, B9 Lady Buffs avenge setback with with a chance of rain. Lows in decisive 12-2 win over Lions the mid 30s. Highs in the 50s. HOMETOWN B1 DOINGS B6 See A9 Complete Forecast: A2 CROSSWORD B4 CLASSIFIEDS C3 A2 THURSDAY March 16, 2006 ETCETERA ... tracks have the sharp turns and the Raceway cars are forced to make a hard left Temps/Precipitation Valley Weather Forecast continued from page A1 and have to brake hard. This course Local Weather will have big-long corners and the Date High Low (prec./inches) line which runs from a tank above cars won’t need to brake, but can March 14 51 24 Fri 50/36 March 15 49 28 .31 31/2”snow 3/17 Grantsville to the Deseret Peak take the corners at high speeds. The Complex. Tooele County is working Mostly cloudy early with showers computer suggests that cars can go Ned Bevan, Tooele’s weather observer developing later in the day. High on two wells in the Grantsville area 175 mph on those corners.” for the National Weather Service, reports near 50F. designed to bring fresh water to its There will also be plenty of that his recording station at 139 S. Main received .31 inches of precipitation mammoth recreational facility in prime seating. Five or six bleacher between March 14 and March 15 and a the heart of Tooele Valley. The coun- sections at strategic points on the total of .89 so far this month. The normal ty will continue to purchase water course will provide room for 1,000 Sat 48/34 for March is 2.32 inches. 3/18 from Grantsville until those wells people at each location. For the water year, which began Oct. are flowing. The new wells can also “Those grandstands will be shad- 1, 2005, Tooele has received 7.68 inches of Rain and snow showers. Highs in precipitation. The normal for the year is the upper 40s and lows in the mid supply some of Grantsville’s needs.