The #2 top story for 2019 was voters turning down a $190 million bond for new schools and security with a 58% “no” vote.
For 2020 we present to readers, as the #5 top story, voters approving a $170 million bond to build three new schools with a 52% “yes” vote.
What was different?
The school board lowered the amount of the bond by $20 million by taking out the school security portion of the bond. School security improvements for existing buildings will continue, but they will be funded from other sources, according to the school board.
The school board also pledged their fund balance reserve to be used to cover the contingency costs of the budget for the new buildings.
Grantsville responds well after blowout loss ♦
The Grantsville girls basketball team isn’t accustomed to losing very often at all, much less in the fashion the Cowboys did in last Tuesday’s 19-point loss to Delta.
Less than 48 hours later, the Cowboys took to the court again, this time on the road against county rival Stansbury for their third game in four nights. Shaking off any fatigue or other lingering effects from Tuesday’s game, the Cowboys dominated from the opening tip on Thursday night at Stansbury High School, rolling past the Stallions for a 49-32 win that improved their record to 4-2 on the season.
Stansbury starts slow in 17-point loss ♦
Wednesday’s non-region game against Cyprus couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start for the Stansbury boys basketball team.
The Stallions went more than seven minutes without a field goal, a stretch during which the Pirates rattled off 19 unanswered points. When the dust settled, the Stallions were down 21-5, and had nearly twice as many turnovers as they did points. Even the national anthem went wrong during pregame when the recording cut out, though the smattering of fans from both schools in the bleachers finished the song a capella.
And while Stansbury mounted a furious comeback, the Stallions ultimately ran out of gas in the end. Class 6A Cyprus used a 14-3 fourth-quarter run to pull away for a 70-53 win at Stansbury High School the Pirates’ fourth in five games to open the 2020-21 season.
Potential game-tying shot in final seconds won’t fall for SHS ♦
Just when things appeared to be at their worst in Tuesday night’s non-region game against Bear River, the Stansbury girls basketball team was at its best.
The Stallions trailed by nine points entering the fourth quarter and hadn’t shot well all night, but suddenly found their stride on both ends of the court as they put together a 12-4 run to close to within a point of the Bears in the final seconds. However, thanks to some key late free throws, and a missed 3-pointer that would have tied the game, Bear River escaped Stansbury High School with a 45-40 victory.