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🌱 Tooele rallies as Chubby’s Cafe backs local family after tragic accident
Hello Tooele! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Tooele rallies as Chubby’s Cafe backs local family after tragic accident
- How an award-winning nonprofit is shaping homelessness services in Tooele County
- What Utah’s self-defense laws mean after a frightening Tooele door-kicking
Also on today's calendar: Sky View JV Baseball @ Tooele and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A morning rain or snow shower, with a high of 47 and low of 31 degrees.
- Saturday: Hazy sunshine, temps: high: 60, low: 40.
- Sunday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Still praying' Tooele community continues support for family after 'freak accident' leaves daughter in coma (fox13now.com) — Tooele neighbors are rallying around the Plumb family after 20-year-old Erin suffered a severe brain injury and fell into a coma, with Chubby’s Cafe donating a day’s proceeds to help cover medical bills. The restaurant raised more than $3,000, and a GoFundMe is also supporting the family. Erin remains hospitalized in Salt Lake City as her parents navigate an uncertain recovery. 
• Carol Hollowell, Switchpoint founder and CEO, announced as a winner of Solutions Utah 2026 leadership award (tooeleonline.com) — Switchpoint, which runs the Tooele Emergency Food Pantry and other county services, is being recognized through a major statewide leadership award for founder and CEO Carol Hollowell. The honor highlights Switchpoint’s innovative, holistic approach to homelessness that began in St. George and now reaches communities across Utah, including Tooele. Local readers may see this as validation of critical services operating right in their backyard.
• Attorney discusses right to self defense when it comes to home break-ins (kjzz.com) — After a recent attempted break-in at a Tooele home, a criminal defense attorney is explaining what Utah law allows when defending your family and property. He says homeowners can use self-defense, but must carefully judge the threat, especially if suspects appear to be teens or claim it was a TikTok prank, and should stop once the danger is clearly leaving.
📸 Around Tooele
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Mommy & Me Enchanted Tea Party
Tooele City Public Library, 128 W Vine St, Tooele
11:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Soccer @ Deseret Peak (V6:00/JV4:00)
Stansbury High Tooele, UT 84074
4:00 pm -
Sky View JV Baseball @ Tooele
Tooele High School , 301 W Vine St , Tooele
3:00 pm -
EL SWYK (Show what you know) evening performance
Excelsior Academy Tooele, UT 84074
5:30 pm -
Tooele Buffaloes vs Ridgeline High School
Tooele High School , 301 W Vine St , Tooele
6:30 pm -
MS Spring Dance Concert
Excelsior Academy Tooele, UT 84074
7:00 pm -
V Volleyball @ Spanish Fork Tourney
Stansbury High Tooele, UT 84074
4:00 pm -
Soccer @ Tooele (V6:00/JV4:00)
Stansbury High Tooele, UT 84074
4:00 pm
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Soccer vs Sky View (V6:00/JV4:00)
Stansbury High Tooele, UT 84074
4:00 pm -
Soccer @ Deseret Peak (V6:00/JV4:00)
Stansbury High Tooele, UT 84074
4:00 pm -
Tooele Buffaloes vs Stansbury High School
Tooele High School , 301 W Vine St , Tooele
6:30 pm -
Tooele JV Softball @ Stansbury
Stansbury High School , 5300 N Aberdeen Ln , Stansbury Park
5:30 pm
Friday April 17
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
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🗞 Nearby News
Herriman
- Battle of the Bands at Herriman High School, 2025 (herrimantelegraph.org)
- Out With The Old, In With The New (herrimantelegraph.org)
- How Salt Lake City residents can get hundreds from the city for their lawn care (fox13now.com)
West Jordan
- Larsen HVAC & Plumbing Reinforces Structured Approach to Residential HVAC Services (desmoinesregister.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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