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INSIDE... WEDNESDAY, S SUU POLICE EPTEMBER 9, 2020 DEPARTMENT WEATHERS STORM VOL. 12 NO. 41 IRONCOUNTYTODAY.COM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 SPORTS 4 Opinion Falcons 10 Showcase soccer 12 Life earns 20 Sports first win 23 Classifieds over Reds 25 Comics since 2009 I RON COUNTY FAIR MORE ON PAGE 12 COREY BAUMGARTNER IRON COUNTY TODAY NEWS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 3 SUU Police Department Upcoming Walk to End Alzheimer’s to showcase weathers the storm drive-by promise garden by Edy MEREDITH enjoys his service to the campus from Mike MILLER at www.alz.org/walk, or by texting FOR IRON COUNTY TODAY community. The SUU Public Safety Department/SUUPD was established A LZHEIMER'S AssOCIATION AlzWalk to 51555. Once a person is Thomas Paine, a Revolutionary in 1967 as SUU expanded from college registered to walk, they will have American Patriot, said: “These are the designation to university. Chief Walk to End Alzheimer’s is access to the new mobile Walk app, times that try men’s souls….Tyranny, Neilson is serving as interim chief coming to Cedar City on September where the click of a button will like hell, is not easily conquered; while Rick Brown is on assignment 19. It is held annually in more than bring up the opening ceremony yet we have this consolation with with the National Guard until 600 communities nationwide, and program, special Walk music, us, that the harder the conflict, the November. is the world’s largest fundraiser mission messages, and Alzheimer’s more glorious the triumph.” In many SUUPD has 6 fulltime officers, 8 for Alzheimer’s care, support and program information. Participants of the crime ridden major cities in student guards, 5 reserve officers, research. This year’s event won’t will also be able to share photos the United States we hear the cry and 3 administrative employees, be a large in-person gathering about their Walk experience on the to defund the police. like it was in 2019 at SUU, but is platform. Recently the Southern still calling on participants of all There is no fee to register for Utah University Police ages and abilities to join the Walk, but all partici- Department went the fight against the pants are encouraged through a similar disease. to raise funds that turning point or crisis This year, will advance the as university admin- Walk to End mission of the istrators reviewed Alzheimer’s is Alzheimer’s discontinuing or everywhere Association defunding the SUUPD — on every by enabling and contracting with sidewalk, critical care the Cedar City Police track and and support Department to provide trail in Iron services and police services. A hue County and advancing and cry went up from beyond, and research the SUU community as on event day toward meth- students especially and participants are ods of preven- faculty objected loudly. invited to partic- tion, treatment The students’ ipate as individuals, and, ultimately, a demands and desires or in small, safe teams, cure. to continue to have while others in the community The Alzheimer's a campus police do the same. Association is the world's leading department were heard A special drive-by Promise voluntary health organization and after a review, the Garden, featuring hundreds of in Alzheimer care, support and SUUPD received the colorful spinning flowers signifying research. Our mission is to end decision to continue in ways people are connected to Alzheimer's and all other dementia its public safety duties. Alzheimer’s disease, is being hosted — by accelerating global research, SUU is widely known EDY MEREDITH and sponsored by Cedar City Motor driving risk reduction and early as one of the safest JOSH NEILSON, SUU Interim Chief of Police. Company, at 1010 N. Main Street, detection, and maximizing quality campuses in the U.S., Cedar City, from 9 am to 3 pm. care and support. Our vision is a due to the student, faculty, and SUU all of which like Chief Neilson are The new Walk format is safe for world without Alzheimer's and all Office of Public Safety PD support of fully dedicated to the SUU campus everyone and people can register other dementia. ™ each other. Officers make sure that community. Besides law enforcement all state, federal, and university safety with campus patrols, the staff laws and procedures are enforced provides other services: 1) Property on the 129-acre campus, on SUU’s identification where students can Valley Farm, and at the college cabin. register property items, 2) Building SUUPD officers do not surveille security, 3) Event security, 4) campus housing which is under the Fingerprinting (for education and SUU Housing Department. nursing students as required), 5) SUU’s Interim Chief of Police, Josh Accident reports, 6) Safe passage Neilson, has helped to put and keep escort, 7) Internship, 8) Lockout campus safety first. His background services, and 9) Lectures and semi- in law enforcement began with the nars as requested. Cedar City Police Department where As part of the campus safety he served for about six years. In 2007 program, students can sign up for he saw that his personal growth notification by text for alerts for the in law enforcement could accel- following categories: fire, utility out- erate with the SUU’s Public Safety Department (SUUPD). He greatly see SUUPD » 6 4 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY OPINION A DMINISTRATION Does home schooling make the grade? R. Gail Stahle P UBLISHER [email protected] The opinions stated in this article are ing. No matter how “high-achieving” solely those of the author and not of a child is, no matter the faults of the Deborah Martineau Iron County Today. public-school environment, I still have O FFICE MANAGER the sneaking suspicion that children miss officemanager@ here are a variety of jobs out on a vital citizenship lesson: getting ironcountytoday.com I would avoid: A window Cyclops along with others. A DVERTISING cleaner in high-rise build- Schools exist for reasons other than Tings, a coal miner, a construction passing along information. Schools are S cott Stahle worker in Phoenix during the by Bryan GRAY a laboratory in which young people S ALES REPRESENTATIVE summer, a roofer in the winter… COLS UMNI T discover themselves. Lessons are learned [email protected] And this fall, a member of a from textbooks – yes, even those 801.755.5999 school board. outdated ones stating Pluto is a planet They can’t win. If they follow Children don’t or that Jimmy Carter is our most recent Patti Bostick the advice of scientists and limit President – but lessons are also learned S ALES REPRESENTATIVE in-school education, they face an from defending one’s honor on the [email protected] have to like outcry from parents who think 435.592.1030 playground and making sure that bully COVID-19 is no more dangerous everybody – seated next to you doesn’t jam an eraser EDITORIAL than a pimple or simply believe “ up your nose. a school building is the only they just have to Schools are an arena for learning Corey Baumgartner definitive site for learning. If how to cooperate with others, even with M ANAGING EDITOR they prepare a schedule for daily sit down in the students you view as mean or different [email protected] in-school classes, they face a or even scary. Children don’t have to like backlash from many teachers same cafeteria everybody – they just have to sit down Shay Baruffi and parents who wonder if the R EPORTER in the same cafeteria and not spit on school board has a financial and not spit on another’s pizza or steal another kid’s Tom Zulewski interest in mortuaries. And if peanut butter bar. S PORTS WRITER they try to split the baby and another’s pizza or Granted there are avenues for develop a hybrid model, the socialization in home schooling. I also LAYOUT/DESIGN arrows are flung from both sides. steal another kid’s believe most home-schooling parents are A friend of mine has made the very sincere about becoming their son’s Devin Christ decision to tune out the clamor. or daughter’s teacher instead of lazily C REATIVE DIRECTOR peanut butter bar. He and his wife are beginning plopping the kid in front of an Apple. [email protected] their first year of home school- schooling takes preparation and patience Achievement is very possible. C IRCULATION ing. I wish him well. Home schooling is – and it can work well in some cases as But eventually the children have to hard work. Most parents breathe a sigh seen by the sheer number of National leave the cocoon and step into the messy, Spelling Bee finalists. S tephanie Millett of relief when their children trot off to not always fair world, and it is there I fear S . CEDAR CITY school; it is a form of adult recess. Home But I see a fatal flaw in home school- that many will stumble. [email protected] 435.272.3050 S tormee Anderson N . CEDAR CITY/ENOCH Thought [email protected] 435.592.5724 of the Week Wendy Hanson from the desk of R. Gail Stahle, publisher P AROWAN/PARAGONAH [email protected] “There is no 435.477.9100 school equal Iron County Today is distributed free of charge, thanks to our advertisers. to a decent It is hand-delivered to over 14,000 households in Cedar City, Enoch and Parowan home and no and is available in several rack locations in Iron and Beaver Counties. teacher equal to a virtuous 389 N 100 W, Suite 12 Cedar City, Utah 84721 Ph: 435-867-1865 parent.” Fax: 435-867-1866 IronCountyToday.com » Gandhi IRON COUNTY TODAY NEWS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 5 OPINION account of the incident.