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Inside Prescription drug drop box installed at Iron County Sheriff’s Office IRONCOUNTYTODAY.COM WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018 VOL. 10 NO. 32 Life County celebrates Independence Day in style 4 Opinion 9 Showcase 12 Life 17 Sports 19 Classifieds 21 Comics/Puzzles IRONCOUNTYTODAY.COM WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018 VOL. 10 NO. 32 VSRC offering help for Harvest Festival shooting victims by Kelsey KEENER Iron County Today Representatives of the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center are encouraging anyone who attended or may have been affected by last October’s shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival to reach out to available resources. The VSRC opened Oct. 23, 2017 to provide ongoing support to anyone who may have been affected by this shooting. Survivors and others affected are being encouraged to reach out to VSRC, which is now the single point of contact for dealing with any issues related to the shooting, and to apply for the Nevada Victims of Crime Program. This program helps “A lot of cover medical and survivors mental health costs, as well as wage losses may decide C OuRtESy Of CEdAR CIty HOSPItAl or other costs that NEWEST DROP BOX AT IRON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, FROM LEFT: Amber Rich, Community Benefit Specialist, Cedar City may be associated to see Hospital; Heidi Baxley, Iron County Prevention Coalition Coordinator; Sheriff Mark Gower, Iron County Sheriff Office; Eric Packer, with being a victim counseling CEO and Administrator, Cedar City Hospital; Jordan Merrill, Intermountain Community Health Coordinator, Cedar City Hospital of a violent crime. In order to receive these in the benefits, anyone months or affected – which F OUR PRESCRIPTION DRUG includes family years to members of victims come” and responders as DROP BOXES NOW AVAILABLE well as survivors – must apply by Oct. — Susan Brager CEDAR CITY — Intermountain or expired medication free of charge. sheriff’s office has been a goal of his 1, 2018. Healthcare Cedar City Hospital, The Iron County Prevention for almost 10 years now. It is estimated that 22,000 people attended the along with the Iron County Coalition facilitated the relationship “It was hard to move forward Route 91 Harvest Festival last year (not including Prevention Coalition, have installed and made the community project back then, because the general anyone who was working at the event), but only the newest prescription drug drop possible. The drop box is open sentiment was there ‘was already one approximately 6,000 people have registered for box in Iron County at the Iron during normal office hours for the drop box in Cedar, and that’s all that’s NVCP or reached out for assistance. The VSRC County Sheriff’s Office. A donation Iron County Sheriff’s Office, which needed,’” said Gower. “But to me, the does not have access to a list of everyone present, of $5,000 from Intermountain are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through more drop boxes, the better. It made so employees cannot contact attendees. In a press Healthcare to Iron County Sheriff’s Friday, and the drop box is located sense to me, as a sheriff’s department release, Kevin Schiller, Assistant Clark County Office covers the installation and directly to the right of the front office that every single day sees the effects Manager, says this is why the center is encouraging first three years of operational costs. window. of opioid abuse, that we have a drop The drop boxes provide a place for Iron County Sheriff Mark Gower see VSRC | 8 residents to safely dispose of unused said having the drop box at the see DROP BOX | 8 2 Wednesday, July 11, 2018 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY B unker Creek Mountain Discounts offered on new Bike Trail has reopened bike trails at Brian Head BRIAN HEAD — Brian miles and dropping nearly 1,100 BRIAN HEAD — Dixie (DMBTA) to restore the where possible turning them Head Resort has announced that vertical feet. Momentum also National Forest has reopened damaged trails. into more sustainable fami- Phase One of its multi-phased made significant improvements the right fork of the popular The Forest Service saw ly-friendly flow trails. trail improvement program to its to many of the Resort’s other Bunker Creek mountain bike an opportunity to not only The Forest Service brought lift-served downhill mountain existing trails. trail, and will have an official repair but improve the trails in American Conservation bike trail network has been In celebration of the new ribbon cutting ceremony and which had eroded severely Experience (ACE) to begin completed. Trail building experts brand of Brian Head Resort public ride on July 13 starting over the years rendering work in the Fall of 2017 and from Momentum Trail Concepts fun, they have lowered full and at 2 p.m. It will start at the half-day mountain bike lift Sydney Peak Trailhead, which tickets for the rest of the season. is on Brian Head Peak Road “It’s hard A full-day bike lift ticket is now off of Highway 143 one mile not be only $35, and a half-day ticket is south of Brian Head. just $25. In addition to the new The public is encour- excited that lower lift ticket prices, the price of aged to attend the ribbon three-hour mountain bike lessons cutting and ride the trail Brian Head is now $30. along with members of the is returning The Color Flow trail will now community as a celebration be the site of new complimentary of this significant step in to its glory guided mountain bike tours the recovery from the 2017 leaving from the top of the Brian Head Fire. While most days of Giant Steps Express chairlift at of Brian Head town was not 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. each directly impacted by the 2017 mountain day during normal operations. Brian Head Fire, the impact biking” Experienced guides share their to several popular mountain love of the trail totally free of co uRtESy Of BRIAn HEAd RESORt bike trails located in the charge. The Resort also recently — Clayton PHASE OnE OF BRIAN HEAD'S TRAIL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT has been Dixie National Forest was Calloway, Mayor completed a new strider and severe. Since the conclusion completed and is open for usage. pump track course (a continuous of the fire last summer, Forest circuit of banked turns and fun Service employees have the trails useful to expert the right fork of Bunker Creek recently completed top-to-bottom rollers) near the base of the worked along with members riders only. The aim was to was completed July 3, 2018. improvements to the Resort’s Giant Steps Lodge. The course is of the Brian Head community improve drainage and tread, “We wanted to get Color Country trail, transforming beginner friendly for riders of all as well as the Dixie Mountain clear downed and dangerous it into the new Color Flow trail ages and skill levels, and the ride Bike Trails Association trees, and re-route the trails see BiKE TRAIL | 7 spanning approximately 3.5 is free. IRON COUNTY TODAY NEWS Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3 Volunteers add greatly to police services by Dawn M. AERTS career working in patrol, as a traffic Papworth, VIPS log reports from 2017 motorist out of a snow bank or protect- Iron County Today officer and for a specialized accident-in- show that volunteers invested up to ing an accident scene. Their teams come vestigative team in San Bernardino, 4,990 hours of duty time which would prepared to assist with everything from CEDAR CITY — Some come Calif. “As a volunteer, you will respond equate to about $ 107,000 in comparable medical kits and lug wrenches, to water from a police background while others to minor and major accidents; some- staff time. VIPS volunteers like Gary bottles and flashlight. have worked as park rangers, or in the times traffic has to be managed, you Ladd, a former Clark County, Nev., IT “Law enforcement is a career like U.S. military. Today they are a team of handle injuries or facilitate a tow-away.” specialist, and Papworth most often no other,” said Papworth, “There is Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS). In general, it’s the busy duties that work in teams of two. a mindset for community service. A “We serve as a resource for commu- need to get done. “What we see are drivers who come volunteer may have retired from a first nity,” said Bill Sommers of the program Sommers has attended a variety (through here) from out West, from cit- career, but they return to it again and formed here in 2009. “It’s mainly our job of courses that involve traffic recon- ies like Las Vegas or Los Angeles going some just don’t want to retire from that to assist Deputies and citizens whenever kind of duty. They want to serve the L EFT TO RiGHT: GARY LADD, BiLL SOMMERS AND our agencies are stretched thin,” said community and find a good deal of LYNN PAPWORTH Sommers. The VIPS Team has grown are part of VIPS team who provide satisfaction in that.” to 16 members who ‘step in’ to tackle support to the Iron County Sheriff’s department and, It’s the ‘nitty-gritty’ of police work everything from aiding a stranded or the Cedar City Police department program. that keeps volunteers challenged. motorist, to assisting with accidents, “I would say that it’s a role that traffic or the injured. gives us the opportunity to serve in They wear the honored uniform every aspect of law enforcement,” said of law enforcement, keep a day log, Sommers, “That’s from traffic-monitor- and follow routine procedures when ing at bike races, to assisting with wild responding to police calls that often fires (like the Hicks and Brian Head seem like second nature.