FRONT PAGE A1 www.tooeletranscript.com TUESDAY TOOELE Ibapah resi- RANSCRIPT dents go the T distance to get their children schooled See B1 BULLETIN November 6, 2007 SERVING TOOELE COUNTY SINCE 1894 VOL. 114 NO. 48 50¢ Candidates await voters’ decision after low-key campaign by Sarah Miley a few have set up Web sites to get track record rather than a major for the Grantsville City Council four comment on the changing mes- STAFF WRITER their name out into the community, campaign to get re-elected. years ago. He has put up about 75 sages. It’s drawing more attention but on the whole the campaign has “I’ve been a city councilman for signs, and talked to people in per- and focus.” A relatively short campaign trail been a quiet one. eight years and people know me,” son and over the phone. Castagno said the only last-min- will come to an end today as 15 Incumbent Tooele City he said. “I hope they think I’m doing “I’ve done a limited amount of ute campaigning he’ll do is just candidates vying for seats on the Councilman Mike Johnson said this a good job, and if they do then I going door-to-door, but have done making phone calls and reminding Tooele and Grantsville city councils election has been low-key and low- should get re-elected. There’s prob- more just talking to people as I’ve and the Stansbury Service Agency money compared to others he has ably not a whole lot I could say to run into them,” he said. SEE VOTE PAGE A4 ➤ have their fates decided by voters. been a part of, including past city sway people one way or the other.” But Castagno has done some- Most of the candidates have council and county commission Johnson said he’s spent about thing different with his signs to help spent less than a month campaign- races. He said part of the reason for $800 dollars on campaigning, them stand out among the others. For a recap of the ing — a sharp contrast to months that was simply low voter interest. excluding newspaper advertising. He posted messages on pieces of general election and of buildup in last year’s election for “In years past, there’s been a lot He won’t be doing any last-minute paper on the signs that he changes county offices and state legislative more public interest in the elec- campaigning as he has business in occasionally. full local election seats. And whereas the 2006 elec- tion,” Johnson said, adding that he California and will be out of town “Some say ‘please vote,’ and oth- results on Wednesday tion featured a blizzard of direct was only invited to one meet-the- on election day. ers let people know about early morning, please visit mail campaign ads and street signs, candidates event this year. Sole Grantsville City Council voting,” he said. “I think the signs our Web site at www. this year’s candidates have kept Johnson, the top Tooele vote- incumbent Todd Castagno said he almost blend in for a while — you’ve the signage and mailings minimal. getter in the September primary has done less campaigning this seen it so many times you don’t tooeletranscript.com. Some have gone door-to-door and election, is relying primarily on his time around than when he first ran notice it — but I’ve heard people Erda hunter shot in ELECTION DAY DILEMMA the face accidently by Suzanne Ashe “The shots went off STAFF WRITER and he went down on his knees,” said Hiatt. “A whole A 45-year-old pheasant bunch of blood was stream- hunter was accidentally ing down his face. It was shot in the face with BB amazing how much blood pellets fired from a shot- there was.” gun Sunday morning in Two BBs lodged in Peck’s Grantsville. cheek have not been Grantsville Police said removed, though one BB Roy Peck was searching for that struck his forehead birds in the flats off of Hale has been removed. A fourth Street when the shooting BB lodged in his eye and occurred. There was a row detached the retina. of trees between Peck and a Peck, who lives in Erda group of hunters. with his wife and three “The pheasant flew up daughters, is home today, between him and everyone but will be going back to the fired. It’s possible the other hospital for another surgery hunters didn’t know they to repair his eye. hit anyone,” said Grantsville “We believe it is acciden- Police Chief Dan Johnson. tal, but we are still look- Peck was struck in the ing for the people who shot face by four BBs. He was him,” said Johnson. rushed to Mountain West According to Hiatt, Peck Medical Center by his friend is not employed and has no and fellow hunter Bruce medical coverage. Hiatt. He was later moved to Donations can be made to University Hospital in Salt the Roy Peck Recovery Fund Lake City where he under at any Wells Fargo bank. went a four-hour surgery. [email protected] Former elementary photography / Troy Boman Tara Pincock (right) and Susan Cheataham consider their choices before casting votes at Middle Canyon Elementary Tuesday. Polling locations will teacher sent to prison be open until 8 p.m. this evening. by Suzanne Ashe dents in his classroom. STAFF WRITER Christopher Burton, 26, was sentenced on eight counts Salaries rise as school district finalizes contracts A once-popular East of child sexual abuse, a first- Elementary third-grade degree felony. by Tim Gillie islature with step and lane teacher was sentenced Friday Many of the parents of the STAFF WRITER increases — based on qualifi- to eight to 30 years in prison young victims spoke dur- cations and years of teaching ��������������������� — the maximum time allowed ing the sentencing hearing Tooele County teachers experience — funded by the �������������������������������������������������������������� — for sexually abusing stu- SEE SENTENCED PAGE A8 ➤ received healthy raises this district. ���� year that put them on a level Instructional assistants, pay footing with teachers secretaries, and other classi- ��������� ������� around the state and across fied employees represented ��������� ������� the nation. by the TCEA received a 7.23 ������ ������� The Tooele County Board percent increase in base pay of Education ratified its and steps. ������� ������� annual salary and contract “These employees support ����� ������� negotiations with the Tooele our certified staff in a variety ������ ������� Education Association of ways in meeting the goals ������ ������� (TEA), the Tooele Classified of educating students,” said Employees Association Johnsen. ����� ������� (TCEA) and school adminis- District administrators ��������� ������� trators in October, according received a 4.64 percent base ���� to Mike Johnsen, superinten- salary increase. dent for the Tooele County The Governor’s Office of ����������� ������� School District. Information Planning and Budget lists the ����������������� ������� on those contracts was average annual pay growth in �������������� ������� released Tuesday morning. Utah for 2007 as 5.6 percent ���������� ������� Classroom teachers, spe- — meaning teachers wages cialists, and other certified outpaced wage growth for ������������������ ������� photography / Troy Boman employees represented by most occupations this year. ������������ ������� Tara Isaacson watches her client, Christopher Burton, apologize to the the TEA received an aver- This was an unusual year ��������������� ������� family members of his victims in 3rd District Court on Friday. Burton, a age increase of 7.98 percent, for salary negotiations, ��������������������� former East Elementary teacher, was sentenced to eight to 30 years at which includes a $1,930 base ������������������������������������������� the Utah State Prison on eight counts of sex abuse of a child. increase funded by the leg- SEE SALARIES PAGE A4 ➤ OPEN FORUM A6 HOMETOWN B1 WEATHER INSIDE Mostly sunny conditions through OBITUARIES A9 BULLETIN BOARD B2 MMP helping to set up Thursday with highs in the upper TV LISTINGS B4 CLASSIFIEDS B5 racing series 50s to low 60s. See A10 Complete Forecast: A2 SPORTS A10 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT-BULLETIN TUESDAY November 6, 2007 Utah & The West Valley Weather Forecast Local Weather Voucher program’s fate finally being decided by Brock Vergakis Tue 59/36 ASSOCIATED PRESS 11/6 A mainly sunny sky. High 59F. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The debat- Winds light and variable. ing has nearly ended and the television commercials will soon disappear. After almost a year with private school vouchers a dominant topic in the state, Wed 61/39 11/7 voters finally get their say on the pro- Sunshine. Highs in the low 60s gram in today’s general election. and lows in the upper 30s. If approved, parents could receive $500 to $3,000 per child, depending on income, for tuition at a private school. But public opinion polls indicate that Thu 62/42 most voters oppose the program and 11/8 will kill it before a single voucher is Mainly sunny. Highs in the low 60s awarded. and lows in the low 40s. Brigham Young University political ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content science professor Quinn Monson said Service he’d be shocked if the voucher propo- nents draw more than 40 percent of the Temps / Precipitation vote. “That would be a real sort of moral Date High Low (prec./inches) victory (for voucher supporters) in Nov. 2 55 34 0 some sense, and an indication it’d be Nov. 3 59 32 0 worth trying again on a more limited Nov. 4 61 33 0 scale,” Monson said. Nov. 5 60 34 0 Polls on the issue have been consis- tent ever since the Legislature approved Ned Bevan, Tooele’s weather observer the program in February, passing the for the National Weather Service, reports House by one vote. Voucher opposition that his recording station at 139 S.