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INS IDE... WEDNESDAY, MARCh 31, 2021 LOCAL FEED UTAH IRON FOOD DRIVE A SUCCESS COUNTY VOL. 13 NO. 18 IRONCOUNTYTODAY.COm WEDNESDAY, MARCh 31, 2021 Life 4 Opinion I ron Giants 9 Showcase registration 12 Life for 2021 IRON 23 Sports season is 27 Classifieds now open COUNTY 29 Comics/Puzzles Want to get away? STORY ON PAGe 3 COURTESY BRIAN HEAD RESORT 2 WEDNESDAY, MARCh 31, 2021 news I RON COUNTY TODAY Generosity of Iron County residents evident in Feed Utah 2021 Food Drive from John M. Walser JUST SERVE ADMINISTRATOR Iron County residents stepped up to the plate and hit a home run during the Feed Utah 2021 Food Drive, Saturday March 20, 2021. Iron County Care and Share weighed in well over 50,000 pounds of food. Many people experiencing food shortages and anxiety will be helped by these generous donations. Hundreds of children, young men and young women and other adult volunteers helped publicize the event, If you want to know what generosity collect the food and looks like, piles of donated food await organizing and transporting to help deliver it to Iron County those in need throughout Iron County. Care and Share. There the food was unloaded and put into temporary storage by other dedicated PATTY WALSER volunteers and Care and collected during the week Care and Share staff. They in the trucks and in bins for sorting the foods. Look for Share staff. Iron County from individual drop off bins rented a 26 foot U-Haul later sorting for storage and postings on JustServe.org residents and volunteers, at Lin’s Grocery and directly truck and used another Care distribution. and in social media for ways as well as Care and Share at Care and Share. The dona- and Share truck for storage For the next week or you can sign up to help Care staff, deserve a huge vote of tions exceeded expectations of the bulk of the food two, Iron County Care and and Share unload and sort gratitude for their donations by about double the volume which would not fit in the Share has the critical need the food or contact them and service. anticipated. This created a overflowing warehouse. The of volunteers to help in the directly. Care and Share, 222 Much more food was need for quick action by the food was stored en masse unloading of the trucks and W 900 N, (435) 586-4962. IRON COUNTY TODAY news WEDNESDAY, MARCh 31, 2021 3 BOOKINGS Brian Head Resort announces season pass updates Below are bookings as reported by the Iron County Sheriff’s Department and Cedar City Police Department. from Mark Wilder Those arrested are innocent until PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR proven guilty. Brian Head Resort has opened its season pass MAR. 22 MAR. 24 sales for the 2021/2022 winter season. Headlined Richard R afael H Morales Alcaraz by new benefits including free season passes for ENCINO, CA ORANGE kids ages 12 and younger, Resort officials say one DRUG – Poss C/S, COUNTY, CA important detail hasn’t changed over last year – Drug Parapher- Assault on Police/ nalia, Public Military in Uniform the price. Urination Daniel J Now through May 21, guests can receive the Francisco M Obrien guaranteed lowest price of the season while Rojas CEDAR CITY, UT CEDAR CITY, UT Drug Court locking in new benefits never offered before: CDL – Suspended/ Violation Kids ages 12 & under will receive a FREE season Revoked, DRUG – Poss C/S, Drug MAR. 25 pass. Previously, the popular Power Kids season Paraphernalia pass was available for kids ages 10 and younger. Jasmine L Ross Michael J CEDAR CITY, UT Harvey This no-strings-attached, no-purchase-necessary CEDAR CITY, UT DRUG – Poss pass is one of the best values for families in C/S Sched I/II/ DRUG – Poss/Use North America, offering kids 12 and younger FREE Analog, Drug of C/S, Poss Forged direct-to-lift access every day (no blackout dates) Paraphernalia, Writing/Device to Brian Head Resort and seven Power Pass moun- MAR. 23 MAR. 27 tains in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Shawn M Eleanor K even Texas. Smith Hansen The Power Pass family of passes – led by the CEDAR CITY, UT KANARRAVILLE, Rape of a Child UT collective’s best pass, the Power Pass – will start No Valid DL, Alexander J DRUG – Dist/ at $699 for adults. Nearly all of Brian Head Resort’s Fite Offer/Arrange other 2021/2022 season passes have remained at CEDAR CITY, UT Dstbon, Poss the same price too. Sell/Furnish Altered/Forged Alcohol to minor Prescription, Poss For the first time, all Power Pass resorts will Robert J C/S, Poss Drug offer a new benefit that will allow 2021/2022 season Harting Paraphernalia. IRON COUNTY, pass holders to use eligible passes for the duration UT MAR. 29 of the 2020/2021 winter season. DRUG – Poss C/S, Drug Parapherna- Waddell M lia, DUI, Refuse Harper Chem Test S ALT LAKE CITY, Sarah L UT “ Our passholders have Church Poss Stolen Credit S ALT LAKE CITY, Cards, Rec/Poss UT Stolen Vehicle, been so loyal during this DRUG – Poss/Use Resist/Interfere w/ unprecedented time – they COURTESY BRIAN HEAD RESORT of C/S Arrest. believe in skiing, just like us. And we’re so proud to offer them our very best value and access.” James Coleman, Brian Head Resort New Benefits also include the mountain’s most popular season pass benefits, including discounted lift tickets and lessons, will move entirely online, allowing passholders to access their favorite perks with more convenience and fewer touchpoints. No Reservations: While the pandemic forced many changes to Brian Head Resort’s opera- tions, leadership was committed to not require passholder reservations. Officials say they plan to continue operating responsibly while giving valued passholders the freedom to ski without a reservation. “The last 12 months brought new uncertainties, but two things never wavered, our confidence that we would return to skiing and our mantra of skiing first,” said James Coleman, managing partner of Brian Head Resort and all Power Pass mountains. “Our passholders have been so loyal during this unprecedented time – they believe in skiing, just like us. And we’re so proud to offer them our very best value and access.” “We’re excited to offer our valued customers yet another diverse product line up, and just in time for new passholders to join us for another epic spring skiing experience,” said Marilyn Butler, General Manager of Brian Head Resort. “We are passionate about offering affordable family-friendly options, and can’t wait to see you on the slopes.” 4 WEDNESDAY, MARCh 31, 2021 news I RON COUNTY TODAY opinion FROM THE EDITOR T HOUGHT OF THE Hope and Peace WEEK y the next time we meet from the desk of R. Gail here, the Easter Stahle, publisher B holiday will be “I'd rather regret over. However, as with each holiday, including the things I have birthdays and anniversa- done than the ries, we stop celebrating. things that I Even if some don’t haven't.” celebrate Easter, or belong C OREY to a particular religion, I’m BAUMGARTNER Lucille Ball sure we can all agree that MaNAGING EDITOR the messages of holidays can be applied to each of our lives, no matter our belief and circumstances. And right now, I’m sure we can agree that no matter what day, season or celebration it is, we need more hope and peace. Hope that the vaccine will work and peace that we will both endure and overcome. Please feel free to share your stories of hope and peace with us here at the Iron County Today. It will help you to know Let employees, customers lead the way and to feel that you’re not alone and that’s the greatest vaccine in the world. The opinions stated in this article are solely those of the wages have escalated at major retail companies author and not Iron County Today. due to a shortage of workers and high turnover. Many tech companies have resorted to a fluffy list of T O THE EDITOR everal weeks ago, I commented that business, employee benefits – in-facility spas, complimentary not government, is often the best vehicle for food, free pet insurance, etc. – in order to recruit Finding money for scholarships S needed change. A reader contested my conclu- talented staffers. sion. “Business is too slow to react,” he told me. “In the As long as businesses react to supply and demand As high school graduation draws near many case of gay rights, for instance, a governmental court and attempt to brand themselves as “doing good”, students know what their next step in the ladder had to right the wrong, and the same thing happened change will occur. A perfect case is the evolving of higher education is. However, some do not and with civil rights. The business community dragged its business policies on employee drug tests. some may have goals that involve finances, but feet.” Most courts have so far ruled that employers lack those finances. He is correct in that drastic and speedy action can fire an employee if he or she tests positive for Thankfully, there are "hidden" scholarships. needs to be taken at times. If a business has long marijuana. However, the widespread use of medicinal Finding free money is easy if you know where to dumped toxic chemicals into a public water supply, marijuana is causing firms to analyze their previous look. Many Web sites, including the College Board's we can’t wait for an enlightened board of directors bans, especially since marijuana is legal in some (collegeboard.com), offer searches at no cost.