FRONT PAGE A1FRONT PAGE A1 Tooele man specializes in concrete artwork See A10 TOOELETRANSCRIPT SERVING TOOELE COUNTY BULLETIN SINCE 1894 TUESDAY June 13, 2017 www.TooeleOnline.com Vol. 124 No. 4 $1.00 Will tourism pump more cash into economy? Tourism study shows county is loaded with tourism potential, but commissioner doesn’t expect it to create big revenue for economy Editor’s note: This is the fifth role in Tooele County’s future, will flock to Tooele County economic recruitment.” “We wanted to find the low motels and hotels. and last installment of a multi- tourism won’t be a driving like they do to Utah’s National One of the reasons for hiring hanging fruit,” he said. “What State law that authorizes part series about a consultant’s force of that future’s economy, Parks. a tourism consultant was to let are we already doing that we counties to levy the tourism research findings on tourism in according to Tooele County “However, we can increase experts of the tourism industry can improve?” taxes requires that the funds Tooele County. Commissioner Shawn Milne. the economic impact of tour- collect metrics and identify The county’s tourism tax collected be spent on tourism Following the collection ism in the county,” Milne said. where Tooele County can best fund receives revenue from a promotion, including facilities TIM GILLIE of data about the county’s “And tourism can contribute to place its tourism dollars for 1.0 percent tax on food pur- for conventions, museums, STAFF WRITER potential for tourism, Milne quality-of-life issues that play the most impact, according to chased in restaurants and a While tourism will play a said he doesn’t expect tourists a role in the bigger picture of Milne. 3.5 percent tax on lodging in SEE TOURISM PAGE A7 ➤ Wild wind causes crashes, closures on I-80 Monday STEVE HOWE also reported sending crews to STAFF WRITER four separate semitrailer roll- A series of accidents on overs Monday. Interstate 80 due to high winds All lanes were closed on briefly shut down the freeway I-80 at 10:50 a.m. between in Tooele County on Monday. mileposts 1 and 88 due to the A total of five commercial multiple crashes, according to vehicles, including semitrail- UDOT. A single lane in each ers and one recreation vehicle, direction was opened about 20 were involved in accidents on minutes later. I-80 due to wind gusts, accord- Around 11 a.m., UDOT ing to Utah Highway Patrol issued a restriction on high Lt. Shaun Judd. One person profile vehicles and semitrail- involved in the accidents ers between mileposts 70 and Monday was transported to 82 on I-80; the restriction was an area hospital with not life- lifted by 1:25 p.m. threatening injuries. Judd said reports of acci- A majority of the accidents dents began to come in occurred between mileposts between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. 72 and 82 in the West Desert, but no additional crashes due near the Dugway and Skull to wind were reported after the Valley exits. Between 10:04 high-profile vehicle restriction a.m. and 10:35 p.m., UDOT was put in place. reported four crashes on that The National Weather stretch of I-80. North Tooele Fire District SEE WIND PAGE A9 ➤ GARDEN TOUR 2017 High winds and hot temps rev up wildfire season MARK WATSON normal fire activity until the STAFF WRITER end of June. However, at that Wildfire season has started point, given the expected ahead of schedule due to greater-than-normal grass recent hot and windy weather, crop, fire potential could according to firefighting offi- increase dramatically,” the fire cials. center reported. “On Sunday we had a wind- “Higher elevations across driven fire run six miles in 40 northern Utah remain quite minutes out at Dugway Proving moist and snow covered in Ground,” said Tooele County some areas. Greenup is occur- SUN AND MOON SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR TOOELE Fire Warden Dan Walton. ring later than normalUV due INDEX to The Sun Rise Set WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY“Due to MONDAYthe high water TUESDAYthe lower than normal melting Wednesday 5:58 a.m. 9:01 p.m. Thursday 5:58 a.m. 9:01 p.m. year, we had an above-average rates,” the fire center contin- Friday 5:58 a.m. 9:02 p.m. green-up period. The repeated ued. “Look for a late start to Saturday 5:58 a.m. 9:02 p.m. SUE BUTTERFIELD/TTB PHOTOS Sunday 5:58 a.m. 9:02 p.m. hot and windy weather has the fire season in higher eleva- Mike and Liz Babcock (top) walk through an Monday 5:58 a.m. 9:03 p.m. dried those fuels out at an tions, which Wcould Th leadF toSa a Su M Tu Tuesday 5:59 a.m. 9:03 p.m. alarming rate,” Walton said. compressedThe season higher the ending AccuWeather.com in UV Index™ arbor at the Chavez residence during the 2017 The Moon Rise Set number, the greater the need for eye and skin Wednesday 12:03 a.m. 10:39 a.m. “We have been experiencing September.”protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Tooele County Master Gardener’s Garden Tour Thursday 12:39 a.m. 11:38 a.m. beyond normal fire behavior A tweet fromVery High; Utah 11+ Extreme Fire Info on Saturday. Eight-year-old Caden Latford Friday 1:13 a.m. 12:40 p.m. recently.” indicated that 45 human- Saturday 1:45 a.m. 1:44 p.m. ALMANAC (above) brought his puppy Charlie to the Sunday 2:17 a.m. 2:49 p.m. The National Interagency caused wildfiresStatistics forwere the week reported ending June 12. Partly sunny, pleasant Partly sunny and very Very warm with clouds Partly sunny and not Monday 2:51 a.m. 3:58 p.m. Mostly sunny and nice Mostly sunny Partly sunny andFire hot Center predicted that the in the state Temperaturesfrom June 9-11. Summer Blast held at Benson Gristmill on Friday Tuesday 3:27 a.m. 5:08 p.m. and warmer warm and sun as hot wildfire season in Utah would Four major High/Lowfires burned past week in 93/49 night. The sun shines on a rose (above right) in Last New First Full hit hard about July 1, accord- Northern Utah,Normal two high/low in Centralpast week 80/55 78 57 88 59 83 61 87 60 95 63 92 69 95 66 Average temp past week 70.2 a garden while Courtney Crawford (above far ing to its outlook for June Utah and twoNormal in Southernaverage temp past week 67.7 right) watches fish in a pond. Chelsea Bodell TOOELE COUNTY WEATHERthrough September. Utah. Daily Temperatures High Low June 17 June 23 June 30 July 8 Shown is Wednesday’s “Early indications are that On Monday, utahfireinfo. (right) admires the turtle painted on her face Forecasts and graphics provided by weather. Temperatures are Wednesday’s highs and greenness and later curing in during the Summer Blast. Tour patrons visited AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 SEE WILDFIRE PAGE A12 ➤ Wednesday night’s lows. the finer fuels will maintain up to 11 gardens in Tooele Valley. UTAH WEATHER Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Logan BULLETIN BOARD B4 Grouse 75/45 Wendover PrecipitationINSIDE (in inches) Creek 79/57 Knolls Clive WEATHER Lake Point CLASSIFIEDS B5 73/47 80/56 80/57 77/59 Ogden Stansbury Park LaForge Company Autotech moves to HOMETOWN A10 74/53 Erda 78/59 OBITUARIES A8 Vernal Grantsville 78/58 Pine Canyon presents ‘The Little new location Salt Lake City 83/48 79/59 63/52 0.00 0.35 0.00 0.65 12.64 10.95 OPEN FORUM A4 Tooele 79/59 Bauer Mermaid’ See A3 78/57 Last Normal Month Normal Year Normal 77/57 Tooele Week for week to date M-T-D to date Y-T-D SPORTS B1 Provo Roosevelt 78/57 See A3 83/48 79/51 See Stockton Pollen Index Price complete 78/57 81/50 High Nephi forecast Rush Valley 81/51 78/54 Ophir Moderate on A9 73/53 Low Delta Manti Absent 82/54 81/51 Green River Tu W Th F Sa Su M 93/57 Dugway Source: Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Richfield Gold Hill 80/55 83/50 Moab 77/53 RIVERS AND LAKES Hanksville 91/58 Beaver 91/55 Vernon In feet as of 7 a.m. Monday 82/47 Ibapah 79/51 24-hour 81/50 Stage Change Vernon Creek at Vernon 1.01 -0.01 Cedar City Blanding South Willow Creek St. George 86/48 84/48 at Grantsville 1.74 -0.01 95/64 Kanab 89/51 Eureka 70/50 Great Salt Lake Elevation at Saltair Boat Harbor 4194.16 A2 A2 TOOELE TRANSCRIPT BULLETIN TUESDAY June 13, 2017 Some say 3-member county commission not big enough Government study committee holds round two of public input meeting at county health department TIM GILLIE he favors a five-member coun- sion with a hired manager for STAFF WRITER cil with a hired manager. no more than what the county Maybe Tooele County “The three member com- is currently paying for the needs more commissioners. mission worked until about three-member county com- That’s one of the mes- 1970, back when the county mission if the five part-time sages the Tooele County didn’t have a lot to do,” commissioners are not pro- Government Study Committee Roberts said.