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INSIDE... WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION! VOL. 12 NO. 23 LIFE IRONCOUNTYTODAY.COM WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 Annual Easter 4 Opinion Egg Hunt 12 Showcase Celebrated 14 Life in a 22 Sports different 24 Classifieds way 26 Comics/Puzzles SOARING SALUTE PEOPLE OF UTAH HONORED WITH STATE FLYOVER HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The saluting those that are keeping Logan, before proceeding south and we’re taking every precau- Air Force F-35A Lightning II our home-front safe during through Ogden back to the base. tion to ensure our personnel Demonstration and 388th Fighter these unique times,” said Capt. The flight path was coordinated safety while maintaining our Wing performed a formation Wolfe. “To provide just a small with Utah State officials as combat-readiness,” said Col. flyover throughout the state of showcase of our appreciation to well as members of the Federal Steven Behmer, 388th Fighter Utah last Thursday, 30 April, in everyone that is doing their part Aviation Administration. Wing commander. “This flyover salute to everyone on the front- to combat the virus, and to say The flyover was intended is just one way for us to enhance lines in the fight against COVID- ‘thank you for your sacrifice and to provide a salute to all the our training while providing a 19, as well as those staying at service,’ to let everyone who has healthcare professionals, front- small service to our community.” home to “flatten the curve” of the been affected by this pandemic line responders, and essential The F-35, America’s newest virus. know that we stand by you.” personnel working to keep fifth-generation fighter, provides The formation was led by the The flyover began from Hill everyone safe and healthy during game-changing stealth, interop- F-35A Demo Team pilot, Capt. Air Force Base, and proceeded these unique times. The flyover erability and lethality. It can Kristin “BEO” Wolfe, with three south through Salt Lake City also provided standard training penetrate dangerous airspace combat-ready F-35 pilots from down to the southern border of to the pilots, and demonstrates that other aircraft cannot and the 388th Fighter Wing. the state near St. George, before the readiness of the Air Force. destroy high-threat targets both “This flyover is our way of looping up to Park City and “We are an operational wing, in the air and on the ground. PHOTO BY COREY BAUMGARTNER 2 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY Iron County Nominating Convention a success despite Coronavirus challenges from Casey ANDERSON voters,170 cast a ballot, which was A Constitutional amendment to Bulloch (2010) were all victorious EX ECUTIVE COMMITTEE surprisingly high considering the our County Constitution was also at the County Convention and IRON COUNTY RePUBLICAN PARTY circumstances and the additional overwhelmingly passed that was then went on to win the contested year on the original two-year term. a clarification of some ambiguous Primary as well. In the last 10 years, On Saturday, April 18th, the Iron We thank the precinct officers for language concerning membership the County Convention winner County Republican Party held its their assistance in identifying and of our County Central Committee. has gone on to win the contested first ever hybrid online/in person replacing individuals who were There are 40 precincts located Primary more than 90% of the time County Nominating Convention. no longer able to serve. There was throughout Iron County. These are in 11 campaigns. Due to this unprecedented time, a total of four candidates for two voting precincts created by the The Nominating Convention we discussed all of the different positions, which was quite a bit elected County Clerk throughout participants are elected by their options available and came up with less than the 18 candidates we the County based on population. neighbors at their neighborhood what we feel would best: Follow had in 2018. Running for County Considering caucus attendance precinct caucus. The precinct cau- social distancing guidelines, ensure Commissioner at-large were Cindy can be anywhere from 1000-2000 cuses were delayed and will likely appropriate candidate vetting and White Bulloch and Marilyn Wood. people, 215 convention participants, be held later this year. Updates will voter participation, ensure appro- Running for County Assessor were who represent their precinct, is a be available at IronCountyGOP.org priate accessibility, and protect the Rex Dungan and Karsten Reed. significant sample size. when the date is announced. integrity of the ballot. Candidates sent emails, texts, Past County Convention winners We would like to thank Southern With such little time available made phone calls, mailed literature, include, starting with the most Utah University and Canyon View for testing, we had a difficult and gave a six-minute live speech. recent: Commissioner Mike Bleak High School for their gracious time justifying going completely We applaud the candidate’s efforts (2016 and 2018), Commissioner hospitality in helping us to host online and electronic as other to outreach as much as possible Paul Cozzens (2018), Sheriff Ken this year’s Nominating Convention. Counties and the State party may considering the circumstances. We Carpenter (2018), Attorney Chad Respectfully, have elected to do. We felt it was also applaud the voters who spent Dotson (2018), Commissioner incredibly important to give the hours researching the candidates Alma Adams (2014), Representative Executive Committee candidates the opportunity to show position on issues, vetting their John Westwood (2012 and 2014), Iron County Republican Party their skills and abilities by doing a experience and qualifications, and Commissioner Dale Brinkerhoff live speech as is normal in a tra- getting to know them personally as (2010), and County Assessor Cindy ditional convention setting, rather well as their approach to problem than pre-recorded and produced solving and conflict resolution. video. The results of the County Following the live candidate Nominating Convention were: speeches, which were presented Marilyn Wood 102 votes (60%) online through technology, we and Cindy White Bulloch 68 votes recessed the convention and (40%) for County Commissioner reconvened at Canyon View High at-large. For County Assessor School where voters were able to Karsten Reed received 134 votes stay in their vehicle, receive their (78.8%) and Rex Dungan 36 votes ballot, and then cast their votes, all (21.2%). Nomination by accla- without getting out. We provided a mation of Rex Ship (State House three-hour window for participants 72), Nicole Rosenberg (County to prevent any delay or congestion Treasurer), and Carri Jeffries in the parking lot. (County Recorder) due to these Out of 215 total possible positions being uncontested. IRON COUNTY TODAY NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 3 PUB LIC ANNOUNCEMENTS: COVID-19 to share resources, equipment, and supplies—a col- be more selective than usual and most likely target A mask for every Utahn laboration that’s constant and helps in providing the larger venues, like USF or Tuacahn, on which to best care for patients. Other participating organiza- spend their entertainment dollars. from Eric PACKER tions include the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and Further, state guidelines for venues like ours Ce DAR CITY HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR AND CEO HCA Healthcare (MountainStar Healthcare in Utah). (even at the prescribed "low" and "moderate" risk Here is more information about the program. levels) outline a number of compliances and restric- “A Mask for Every Utahn” is a state of Utah Please contact me anytime with questions, tions which we, as a small, non-profit organization, initiative, in partnership with the Utah Manufacturers feedback, ideas, and concerns. We are not overrun simply do not have the support team or volunteer Association, to help Utahns who may not have a face and we treat every single person that comes through base to accomplish. mask and are returning to the workplace or going our doors seeking treatment. Visitor restrictions are For us the plan is now to weather the storm by out in public. The state will provide one mask to still in place, and we ask for your support of those as saving the funds we currently have, thereby avoiding each resident who needs one, and will mail – upon we are trying to best protect our patients, their loved the inherent risk of producing a summer season. As I request, once, and free of charge – up to six masks ones, and our caregivers. I appreciate each of you write, alternative ideas are being hatched which may to each Utah residential address.” https://coronavirus. and all you do to help our community be strong and allow us fun and affordable ways to stay in the public utah.gov/mask move forward. Thank you! eye during the summer. Intermountain is actively preparing for a COVID- Warmest Regards, We look forward to opening powerfully again in 19 surge the fall/winter season with full productions of our Intermountain, together with state and local Eric Packer, Cedar City Hospital Administrator and CEO seasonal crowd-pleasers, Frankenstein: On-the-Air leaders and other health systems, is preparing for a and A Christmas Carol: On-the-Air. surge of patients with COVID-19. We’re doing all we To those we'd hoped to hire for the first time in can to help flatten the curve, and limit the extent of a year, thank you for your interest. To those who are the surge, as we monitor developments every day in Fun and educational websites in the Simonfest family (you know who you are), my real time. to visit while quarantined sincerest thanks for all you have done and all you The restrictions have been challenging for ORCHESTRA OF SOUTHERN UTAH continue to do to make Simonfest great.