Jun 29, 2008 | Deseret Morning News
Deputy fire chief's home lost in blaze
The deputy fire chief of Terra, Tooele County, is without a home following an early morning fire.
Living on a road less traveled, and loving it
It may be the 21st century, but you don't have to venture into Utah's backcountry to travel on an unpaved road.
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Dreams of Pitt drive aspiring actors to Deseret Peak Complex
Aaron Bryan , Ashlee Petty , and Sal Maciel were just three of the 1,500 people who showed up for a casting call for the movie "Tree of Life" starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.
“I'll have to debate over which high school reunion to go to though.”
Nine-month-old Serenity Moore chews on her finger at the Child Development Center at Dugway Proving Ground last Tuesday. via Tooele Transcript Bulletin
Marbles: Museum offers kids the chance to learn about the ancient game
“They have such vibrant colors and come in so many variations it can be mind boggling.”
A glossary of marble terms Marble competitions have been held on Good Friday in Tinsley Green, England, at least since the time of Queen Elizabeth I, making marbles the oldest sporting event in Great Britain. via Deseret News
Police chief is a one-man force in growing Stockton
“It's normal patrol work, just on a smaller scale”
Stockton Police Chief Ian Borders sits in his small cubical inside Stockton City Hall Monday morning. via Tooele Transcript Bulletin
“On new road construction...you can get about half-mile on $2 to $3 million”
County roads and city streets around the Uintah Basin are showing signs of stress following a hard winter and increased traffic. via The Uintah Basin Standard
Report: Army still reluctant to find those affected by Utah weapons tests
“I think this is the same thing. . . I would be surprised if the government was still being anything other than absolutely reluctant.”
The Defense Department has made a poor effort to locate and contact thousands of people exposed to chemical and biological agents during a series of secret tests in the 1960s and 70s, including many conducted ... via Salt Lake Tribune
Notice On Road Closures And Late Starts For Schools
SR 92 is closed from I-15 to 1200 East SR 199 is closed from Dugway to SR 36 SR 36 is now open to SR 199 SR 196 I-80 to Dugway is now open SR 73 is now open in Tooele County I-84 is closed in Idaho at the Utah ... via Kutv.com
Schools report delays Thursday morning; some districts cancel classes
Bad weather is forcing all schools in the Jordan School District to start two hours later today, Feb. via Deseret News
“Isn't it nice to live in a community with friends and neighbors who step up?”
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 By JORDAN MUHLESTEIN Standard-Examiner staff Seven who stepped up honored at luncheon OGDEN -- The American Red Cross of Northern Utah honored seven Top of Utah heroes at a banquet ... via Standard-Examiner
Copper wire case alters life of Dugway workers
“It wasn't something we were hoarding and hiding, it was on an inventory sheet somewhere.”
It began the day Jim Atkins called in sick. Atkins, a contract maintenance worker at Dugway Proving Ground, had pneumonia. via Tooele Transcript Bulletin
Self-rediscovery arises in the West
“Whether we are ranchers or environmentalists or ATV riders or energy producers and whether we are talking about the military, the BLM, the Forest Service or the national parks, we all have this conflict in our lives”
Salt Lake City author Jana Richman began writing her debut novel, The Last Cowgirl , about four years ago. via Salt Lake Tribune
Saddle Up: The West Desert Back Country Horsemen club keeps the Old West alive
“I love the wide-open space and all the land and just being able to get on my horse and ride.”
Carol Nudell stands in front of a horse corral at her Erda home. Nudell is vice president of the West Desert Back Country Horsemen, an organization dedicated to keeping the back country open for recreational ... via Tooele Transcript Bulletin
“The places where the old West merges with the new West and the places where our romantic visions of the West are in conflict with the reality of the West run through my writing. I'm a Westerner and I always will be.”
A fictionalized Tooele County has taken center stage in a Tooele native's newest book. via Tooele Transcript Bulletin
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Cleanup continues following wicked winds from the west
“I've never seen so many roofs and shingles blown off and fences and trees blown down.”
Rocky Mountain Power crews work to replace toppled power lines near the Loma Vista subdivision in Tooele Monday. via Tooele Transcript Bulletin On-line
Pentagon's efforts to fight weapons of mass destruction flayed
The Pentagon's work to combat weapons of mass destruction has been so splintered and uncoordinated that officials cannot be sure what spending is accomplishing, whether "U.S. interests are protected" or even ... via Deseret News
Hill gets $50 million boost in congressional action
“I've said it before, but Utah really does lead the way in so many areas when it comes to our national defense”
Thursday, December 27, 2007 By Tom Busselberg Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hill Air Force Base has not been forgotten when it comes to inclusion in the final congressional spending bill. via Hilltop Times
Top ten breakthroughs of the year
The one that tops the list of breakthroughs this year is the finding of the human genetic variation. via The Hindu