FRONT PAGE A1FRONT PAGE A1 TOOELETRANSCRIPT Tooele girls SERVING defeat TOOELE COUNTY defending SINCE 1894 state champs ULLETIN See B1 B THURSDAY August 24, 2017 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 124 No. 25 $1.00 Study committee picks top 2 forms of government TIM GILLIE STAFF WRITER to keep the five-member commission, the expanded by the committee, it remains for legislative representation determined criteria. Each cri- After eight months and county commission and the seven-member commission, a viable option because if vot- and the county executive func- terion had a weighted value, 500 hours of meetings and appointed county manager/ and the elected county execu- ers reject a change, the three- tion. based on the committee’s research, the Tooele County elected county council on the tive with an elected county member commission will be Committee members also determination of the priority of Government Study Committee table for future consideration council. retained. completed a worksheet where the criteria. has narrowed the forms of gov- at its Wednesday night meet- Even though the current Prior to the meeting, study they scored the legislative and Richard Mitchell, study ernment it will consider from ing. three-member commission committee members completed executive function of each committee chairman, collected five options to two. Gone from future study is form of government will not be an Excel spreadsheet indicat- form of government on a scale The study committee voted the current three-member one of the final options studied ing their general preferences of one to 10 on 10 previously SEE STUDY PAGE A7 ➤ Health dept. increasing effort to catch prediabetes County joins campaign to help reverse area’s high diabetes rate MARK WATSON Center, Birch Family Pharmacy, STAFF WRITER and Maceys with help from Nearly 90 percent of people federal money. with prediabetes are not “These are year-long pro- aware they have the condition, grams designed for people who according to a local health are prediabetic to learn ways to department official. help prevent the onset of Type “Prediabetes is a problem 2 diabetes over the course of a that is continuing to grow year,” Bryan said rapidly, especially in Tooele Eileen Deleeuw has worked County,” said Hillary Bryan, extensively helping people health educator at the Tooele learn how to combat diabetes. County Health Department. She said people can avoid A call for more teachers “It’s very important to visit years of frustration if they your doctor regularly and see know they have prediabetes. if you might be at risk for pre- “We want to catch it long Despite nationwide diabetes.” before it develops into Type 2 The health educator said diabetes,” she said. recruiting effort by school a new report from the U.S. “People don’t know they Centers for Disease Control have prediabetes because they district, local classrooms and Prevention finds that 84 don’t have the symptoms of million American adults (more Type 2 diabetes,” Deleeuw are short 13 teachers on than 1 in 3) have prediabetes, said. Three symptoms of Type a condition in which blood 2 diabetes are constant fatigue, the first day of school glucose (sugar) levels are high, extreme thirst and frequent but not high enough yet to be urination. TIM GILLIE classified as Type 2 diabetes. Bryan said the American STAFF WRITER Closer to home, that number Diabetes Association, American The Tooele County School carries even more significance. Medical Association and CDC, District traveled coast-to-coast to “In Utah, Tooele County along with the Ad Council, are recruit, but was still short 13 teach- has the second highest rate of releasing new public service ers and counselors on the first day adults with diabetes,” Bryan announcements to build on of school, according to a district said. a successful campaign that official. People with prediabetes helped hundreds of thousands “It wasn’t that we had more posi- have increased risks to their of Americans learn their risk tions to fill this year than previous long-term health, including for developing Type 2 diabetes. years,” said Terry Christensen, the developing Type 2 diabetes, The new, light-hearted school district’s human resources heart attack and stroke. PSAs offer viewers a “perfect director. “We had more teachers The Utah Department way to spend a minute” where leaving closer to the start of school. of Health recently received they can take the one-minute We had teachers telling us as late federal money to help alert prediabetes risk test while also as the Friday before school started residents about their risks for doing something everyone that they weren’t coming back.” developing Type 2 diabetes and loves — watching adorable The late notice makes it difficult other health issues like high animal videos. to recruit a qualified teacher to fill blood pressure. “Tooele County Health the position, he said. Diabetes prevention pro- Department is proud to lend The school district staff did split FRANCIE AUIDFEMORTE/TTB PHOTOS grams are offered through into as many as three different Griffin Kragt (top) teaches world history at Dugway High School. Kragt is one of the new teachers the SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE Mountain West Medical SEE PREDIABETES UVPAGE INDEX A6 ➤ Tooele County School District hired this year. Dugway High student Elizabeth Whalen (above) takes The Sun Rise Set FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SEE TEACHERS PAGE A7 ➤ notes while her teacher lectures during her world history class on Thursday morning. Friday 6:50 a.m. 8:12 p.m. Saturday 6:51 a.m. 8:11 p.m. Sunday 6:52 a.m. 8:09 p.m. Monday 6:53 a.m. 8:07 p.m. Tuesday 6:54 a.m. 8:06 p.m. Wednesday 6:55 a.m. 8:04 p.m. F Sa Su M Tu W Th Thursday 6:55 a.m. 8:03 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin Friday 10:54 a.m. 10:38 p.m. protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Saturday 11:54 a.m. 11:10 p.m. Stansbury Lake:Very High; 11+ Extreme‘Unique feature in county, state and beyond’ Sunday 12:52 p.m. 11:43 p.m. Monday 1:49 p.m. none ALMANAC Tuesday 2:44 p.m. 12:18 a.m. Editor’s note: This is the swimming, Statisticskayaking for the weekor fishing. ending August 23.water reservoir for the adja- Terracor’s plan to build a Park Flynn said. “That gave them Like Stansbury Park, Partly sunny and Pleasant with sunshine Very warm with plenty Partly sunny and very Partly sunny and very Variably cloudy and Wednesday 3:37 p.m. 12:56 a.m. Plenty of sun first of a three-part series that StansburyTemperatures Lake, which cov- cent golf course. City equivalent in the West maximum water frontage that Westlake Village features a Thursday 4:28 p.m. 1:39 a.m. pleasant and some clouds of sunshine warm warm remaining very warm explores the history, ecology and ers about 110High/Low acres, past is week now Stansbury 93/58 Park Service Desert, featuring uniform and they could sell at a premium lake with a man-made island First Full Last New future of Stansbury Lake. a recreationNormal hotspot high/low for past resi- week Agency 90/63 Manager Randall upscale housing, Flynn said. price.” and development along the 91 66 92 64 92 65 92 68 92 68 92 64 92 67 Average temp past week 74.2 dents — as Normalwell as average uninvited temp past week Flynn 76.4 said the golf course and “They saw the development While Stansbury Park and shore. Terracor used pictures TOOELE COUNTY WEATHERSTEVE HOWE guests fromDaily Tooele Temperatures County Highlake Lowwere built together with value of putting homes around its distinctive lake are unique of the community in promotion Aug 29 Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 19 Shown is Friday’s weather. STAFF WRITER and beyond. The private, man- that intent when developer the lake and that’s why they in the state, Flynn said the materials for Stansbury Park. ©2017; forecasts and graphics Temperatures are Friday’s provided by highs and Friday night’s On any given summer after- made lake is a unique feature Terracor began construction in designed it the way they did, community was inspired by Longtime resident Glenn lows. noon in Stansbury Park, the in the community built with 1969. with all the little cul-de-sacs another planned development lake shore is busy with people a simple original purpose: a The lake was part of that stick out into the lake,” — Westlake Village, California. SEE LAKE PAGE A4 ➤ Download our app today UTAH WEATHER Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Logan BULLETIN BOARD B6 Grouse 92/55 Wendover PrecipitationINSIDE (in inches) Creek 93/67 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point CLASSIFIEDS C6 86/59 96/70 96/71 92/71 Ogden Stansbury Park Three cousins New karts, HOMETOWN A10 92/65 Erda 93/70 OBITUARIES A8 Vernal Grantsville 93/69 Pine Canyon compete simulators, UTVs Salt Lake City 88/54 95/71 76/62 0.09 0.19 0.46 0.65 14.01 13.00 KID SCOOP B7 Tooele 96/71 Bauer in Days of ‘47 ready to ride at 91/66 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal 92/68 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D SPORTS B1 Provo Roosevelt 91/66 pageant UMC 89/58 91/60 See Stockton Pollen Index Price complete 92/68 See A10 See A2 87/58 High Nephi forecast Rush Valley 91/63 91/67 Ophir Moderate on A9 85/62 Low Delta Manti Absent 93/64 89/60 Green River Th F Sa Su M Tu W 98/64 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 94/68 89/59 Moab 89/66 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 95/64 Beaver 94/63 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m.