FRONT PAGE A1 Doug Wright looks back at KDYL in Tooele See B1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT SERVING TOOELE COUNTY BULLETIN SINCE 1894 TUESDAY November 12, 2013 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 120 No. 47 $1.00 Missionary from Tooele found safe Sara Webber escaped Typhoon Haiyan’s wrath after storm slammed into the Philippines by Emma Penrod Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- STAFF WRITER day Saints to the Philippines five weeks ago, said her mother, A Tooele missionary who lost Gidget Webber. contact with family in the U.S. Sara’s condition and location during Typhoon Haiyan has been in the Philippines was unknown found safe and has been evacu- for three days until a Monday ated to a Missionary Training afternoon phone call confirmed Center in Manila. that she was alive and well Sara Webber, a 19-year-old and on her way to Manila, the Tooele woman who was select- Philippine’s capital city. ed to represent her hometown As of press time, the LDS in the Tooele City Royalty last year, began her mission for The SEE MISSIONARY PAGE A7 ➤ Stockton mayor holds on to one-vote margin tion night.” by Tim Gillie Whitney said he is holding his STAFF WRITER breath and keeping his fingers crossed until Thursday night. Stockton Mayor Mark Whitney That is when the Stockton Town is holding on to his election night Council will conduct the official one-vote lead over write-in chal- vote canvass, or review, of the lenger Dan Haskell. election and approve the final “We’ve completed a recount results. and the vote still stands at 81 “It really surprised me that the for Whitney and 80 for Haskell,” election was that close,” he said. said Tooele County Clerk Marilyn “I’ve talked to the town council Gillette. “We have no provisional and we were all surprised. We ballots for Stockton and no mail- in ballots have arrived since elec- SEE MAYOR PAGE A6 ➤ SUE BUTTERFIELD/TTB PHOTO Gene Harper was one of the veterans honored Friday afternoon at Excelsior Academy. Americans owe freedom to sacrifice from our veterans, Dugway commander says by Emma Penrod Dave McCall conducted the pro- “We are Americans—we have personally paid the price. STAFF WRITER gram, which included a keynote freedom—because veterans “Veterans allow us to bestow address by Col. Ronald Fizer, sacrificed,” he said, adding that those gifts on our children,” he Local veterans and their fam- commander of Dugway Proving the veterans’ families had made added. ilies gathered at the Dow James Ground. those sacrifices possible. Fizer also dedicated a por- Building in Tooele City Monday Fizer recognized the veter- Though freedom is never tion of his address to comment- FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO morning to honor military ser- ans in attendance and thanked free, Fizer said veterans made ing on the diversity of individu- Stockton Mayor Mark Whitney sits behind his desk in the Stockton Town Hall. The vicemen for Veterans Day. their families for the strength liberty possible for the entire mayor won re-election by the narrowest of margins with only one vote separat- SEE FREEDOM PAGE A9 ➤ Tooele City Council Chairman and support they provided. nation, even those who haven’t ing him and write-in candidate Dan Haskell. Soup and art set Website woes continue to for fundraiser blight insurance exchanges by Tim Gillie by Emma Penrod Because of the ongoing problems with SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE UV INDEX the website, the hospital has indefinite- The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAYSTAFF WRITER TUESDAY STAFF WRITER Wednesday 7:13 a.m. 5:13 p.m. ly postponed consultations already in Thursday 7:14 a.m. 5:12 p.m. The aroma of hot soup and the sound of music will Problems with the online health place, and for the time being will not Friday 7:16 a.m. 5:12 p.m. Saturday 7:17 a.m. 5:11 p.m. fill Tooele High School Friday night as part of a fund- insurance exchange continue to prevent be able to schedule new appointments, Sunday 7:18 a.m. 5:10 p.m. raiser to benefit the Tooele Resource Center. Mountain West Medical Center from fol- added Trigg. Monday 7:19 a.m. 5:09 p.m. The third annual Hot-Soup, Warm Hearts W nightTh F Sa Su M Tu lowing through with the free insurance “The problems are everywhere,” she Tuesday 7:20 a.m. 5:09 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set includes a display and silent auction of artworknumber, the by greater the need for eye and skin assistance service it has offered resi- said. “It’s not just isolated. We’re working Wednesday 3:03 p.m. 3:09 a.m. THS pottery, photography and art students,protection. while0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 dents. the best we can with the flow of things.” Thursday 3:35 p.m. 4:13 a.m. band and orchestra students provide music through-Very High; 11+ Extreme The hospital has made arrangements Trigg said officials with the health Friday 4:10 p.m. 5:15 a.m. Saturday 4:48 p.m. 6:16 a.m. out the evening. ALMANAC for two trained experts in its eligibility insurance exchange have indicated that Sunday 5:29 p.m. 7:15 a.m. A variety of warm soups will be served, andStatistics more for the week ending Nov. 11. services department—dedicated to find- the website will likely continue to expe- Intervals of clouds and Intervals of clouds Monday 6:14 p.m. 8:11 a.m. Mostly sunny Plenty of sunshine Partly sunny Partly sunny Mostly sunny Temperatures Tuesday 7:02 p.m. 9:02 a.m. sunshine and sunthan 250 art and music students are expected to par- ing financial assistance for patients—to rience problems through the end of the ticipate in the annual event. The fundraiserHigh/Low will bepast week 61/25 offer free hour-long appointments to month. Full Last New First Normal high/low past week 54/34 60 35 52 31 47 26 49 26 49 29held in the50 school’s28 commons48 area.23 Average temp past week 44.1 help residents understand new insur- The state of Utah currently has two “This is our third time. Turnout grew last Normalyear andaverage temp past week 43.7 ance options made available by the health insurance exchange websites TOOELE COUNTY WEATHERwe hope it will get bigger this year,” said ChrisDaily Wilcox, Temperatures High Low Affordable Care Act. online. The first, which intends to serve Nov 17 Nov 25 Dec 2 Dec 9 Shown is Wednesday’s weather. Temperatures are THS pottery teacher and one of the organizers of the However, eligibility services has yet most individuals who do not have Forecasts and graphics provided by FRANCIE AUFDEMORTE/TTB PHOTO Wednesday’s highs and event. “It is a good service project for the students.” to successfully access the website, said access to health insurance through their AccuWeather, Inc. ©2013 Wednesday night’s lows. Brayden Boswell and Brady Hatch put finishing touches on the bowls Becky Trigg, director of marketing at SEE FUNDRAISER PAGE A7 ➤ that will be part of the Hot-Soup, Warm Hearts fundraiser to aid the Mountain West. SEE WEBSITE PAGE A6 ➤ UTAH WEATHER Tooele County Resource Center on Nov. 15. Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan BULLETIN BOARD A8 Grouse 56/29 Wendover PrecipitationAIR QUALITY (in inches) INSIDE Creek 56/32 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point Tuesday CLASSIFIEDS B5 55/27 59/34 60/34 61/38 HOMETOWN B1 Ogden Stansbury Park Good SHS drama Fall sports season 60/35 Erda 62/37 performs “Romeo officially ends with OBITUARIES A6 Vernal Grantsville 62/37 Pine Canyon Wednesday Salt Lake City 55/28 63/37 52/30 OPEN FORUM A4 Tooele 60/37 Bauer Good and Juliet” SHS loss to DH 60/35 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal SPORTS A10 60/35 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D Provo Roosevelt 60/35 60/30 See A2 See A10 60/35 See Stockton SnowfallThursday (in inches) Price complete 60/35 57/32 Good Nephi forecast Rush Valley 63/32 60/33 Ophir on A9 53/30 Source: www.airquality.utah.gov Delta Manti 65/32 63/31 Green River Last Month Season 63/33 Dugway Week to date to date Richfield Gold Hill 61/32 63/31 Moab 59/32 SNOWPACK Hanksville 66/34 Beaver 64/34 Vernon Tooele Valley-Vernon Creek Basin 62/31 Ibapah 60/32 61/31 Snow Water Equivalent as of 12 a.m. Monday Rocky Basin Mining Vernon Settlement Fork Creek Cedar City Blanding Snowcover 0.0 0.5 0.0 St. George 62/28 56/35 Average 1.7 1.2 0.0 69/45 Kanab 67/34 Eureka Percent of average 0% 42% -- 57/30 Source: Utah Natural Resources Conservation Services A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN TUESDAY November 12, 2013 G-ville man charged SPECTACULAR DISPLAY for fleeing from police by Lisa Christensen ground, according to the probable STAFF WRITER cause statement. The officer tried to place the A Grantsville man is facing driver under arrest but the driver court charges for allegedly run- rolled and grabbed for the taser, ning from police and taking an which had been knocked out of officer’s taser. the officer’s hand during the strug- According to a probable cause gle, according to the statement. statement, officers from the The driver got back up and Grantsville Police Department ran again, taking the taser with responded to a call on Oct.