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SUU HOLDS ANNUAL PAINT THE TOWN RED CELEBRATION WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 VOL. 8 NO. 39 Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Iron County Today INDEX Opinion ............................. 4 Showcase........................10 Life ............................. 14 Calendar .........................16 People .............................18 Obituaries .......................19 Sports .............................20 Classifieds ........................23 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 VOL. 8 NO. 39 Main Street in Cedar City runs red BY CODY SMITH CEDAR CITY celebration. sored by Southern Utah to utilize the portable Mecham said. “I Reporter – Southern Utah Hundreds of students University Student obelisk that stood in the think it was liter- University student lead- swarmed the portion of Association. center of Main Street at ership shut down Main Main Street between Unlike previous years, school events throughout SEE RED | 8 Street in Cedar City Lin’s and the city offices Keri Mecham, director the year. Aug. 26 for their annual where dozens of SUU of Student Involvement “The hand prints Paint the Town clubs erected booths and Leadership at SUU, started the first year of Red welcoming in an attempt to lure said this year SUUSA Paint the Town Red,” students. Paint the members created an obe- Town Red lisk for students to add is spon- their handprint to using red paint. SUUSA officials plan 2016 Demolition Derby CODY SMITH WINNERS STOCK 1st – Pike Sorenson / Car carnage brings community Chance Begaye 2nd – Tral Johnson to Iron County Fair Grounds 3rd – Cole Ashdown HEAVY WIELD coordinator for the mud bog 1st – Tanner Smith BY CODY SMITH 2nd – Tran McPherson Reporter and demolition derby. The event, held at The Iron County 3rd – Logan Smith PAROWAN – Drivers raced Fairgrounds, offered more than TRUCK and crashed into one another a demolition derby. Drivers 1st – Kory Hunter Aug. 27 at The Iron County Fair also competed in mini-car races 2nd – Paul Cox Demolition Derby for a share of where compact cars raced in a 3rd – Clint Chasto the prize money, which totaled figure eight, a stock class, truck MINI CAR RACES class, heavy-weld class, powder CODY SMITH more than $16,500. 1st – Bard Ellis The derby is one of the big- puff category, and a power TOHE IRON C UNTY FAIR welcomed hundreds of visitors Aug. 27 to 2nd – Tral Johnson gest events at the Iron County 3rd – Travis Olds watch the annual Demolition Derby, one of the biggest events of the fair. Fair, said Royce Houchen, SEE DERBY | 9 2 Wednesday, August 31, 2016 NEWS Iron County Today New city attorney is appointed during city council meeting BY COREY BAUMGARTNER criminal arena to serving the pub- very focused on strengthening that Reporter lic here,” he said. bond and creating community ties. Romeril knows it will take “The opportunities that CEDAR CITY – A new city time to adjust to the new position, we’ve seen to engage our student attorney was appointed during but he is excited for new chal- athletes in the community will pro- the Aug. 24 Cedar City Council lenges and opportunities to serve vide value as they look to move on meeting. Tyler Romeril will take the community. Romeril begins his and becomes community leaders,” the place of Paul Bittmenn, who official duties on Sept. 6. he added. now serves as city manager. “I’ve heard great things, Tyler. Butikofer then introduced two Romeril has been working for Welcome aboard,” added Council key people who will help teach the Iron County Attorney’s office Member Paul Cozzens. those leadership lessons. Debbie for six years prosecuting felony Also during the meeting, Corum, Senior Associate Athletic crimes and was unanimously Southern Utah University Director and lead to community approved by the city council. Athletics Department Director relation efforts, and Todd Simon, After being introduced by Jason Butikofer took a few head coach for the men’s basket- Mayor Maile Wilson, Romeril moments to give a positive per- ball team. introduced his wife, Casey and spective on the upcoming year and “Ultimately, there are valuable their children, Kohen, Lyza, and the athletic department’s engage- lessons to be learned as a Division Jay. They have lived in Cedar City ment with the community and its I student athlete. We are very citizens. focused on their leadership devel- for eight years. COREY BAUMGARTNER “We’re thankful for the oppor- “The relationship between the opment and balancing academic tunity to have my career progress university and city is strong,” he excellence and time management,” TYLER ROMERIL WAS APPOINTED as the new Cedar City Attorney at from serving the public in the said. “Our athletic department is Butikofer said. last week’s city council meeting. CERTIFICATE DRIVERS LICENSE OF TITLE ANY YEAR • ANY MAKE • ANYBODY Cedar City Call Now Main St Library 15 Park 200 N Lin’s Main St & 200 North Next to Lin’s Market Iron County Today NEWS Wednesday, August 31, 2016 3 September is National Suicide Prevention Month BY CRAIG BENNETT affect anyone regardless young people and is Reporter of age, gender or back- often the result of mental ground. According to health conditions. IRON COUNTY – Warning signs include September is National threats or comments Suicide Prevention about killing oneself, Month with World On average, also known as suicidal Suicide Prevention day ideation, which can begin on Sept. 10. there are with seemingly harmless According to www. thoughts like, “I wish afsp.org, suicide is the I wasn’t here,” but can 10th leading cause 117 become more overt and of death in America dangerous. Additional today. Each year 42,773 suicides warning signs include people in America com- increased alcohol and mit suicide. For every per day drug use, aggressive suicide that results in behavior, social with- death, another 25 peo- drawal from friends, ple attempt it. Suicide Men die by family and the com- costs the U.S $44 billion munity, dramatic mood annually. suicide swings, talking, writing According to www. or thinking about death afsp.org, the annual and impulsive or reckless age-adjusted suicide 3.5X behavior. rate is 12.93 per 100,000 Putting affairs in individuals. Men die by more often order and giving away suicide 3.5 times more possessions should signal often than women. On than women warning, including saying average, there are 117 goodbye to family and suicides per day. White friends. Moods tend to males accounted for 7 shift from despair to of 10 suicides in 2014. Firearms calm. Planning, possibly Firearms account for by looking around to buy, almost 50 percent of all account for steal or borrow the tools suicides. The rate of sui- almost one needs to commit sui- cide is highest in middle cide, such as a firearm or age, with white men in prescription medication, particular. should be considered a The month of 50% warning sign to loved September helps promote ones. resources and awareness of all suicides If you or anyone around the issues of you know exhibits any suicide prevention, how afsp.org of these behaviors, or you can help others and you know someone in how to talk about suicide need of support, call without increasing the www.namiorg.com, sui- the National Suicide risk of harm. cide is the third leading Prevention Lifeline or Suicidal thoughts can cause of death among call 1-800-273-8255. 4 Wednesday, August 31, 2016 NEWS Iron County Today Opinion TO THE EDITOR Thanks for the sports magazines ’m writing today to each high school in there say thank you. In fairly. You had pictures of Ithe past, I felt your each of the high schools paper was unfair when and the different sports. It it came to high school was just so very nice and sports. It seemed like you I could tell that you were were favoring Cedar and trying. forgetting that there was It made me feel a another high school in the lot better about your city, Canyon View, that did paper. Thank you for good things as well. trying, thank you for the But, this past year you booklets. They were very did something different nice, and I just wanted that was very impressive you to know how much to me. You made booklets the community loved (winter sports, spring reading them. I hope they sports, fall sports). It was continue. so very nice. I loved them. In the booklets you had Carolyn Edwards What we’ve all lost with technology or all the gains in pro- of their day. ductivity achieved Columnist and author Fthrough technology, Garrison Keillor summed we also have this: up in a recent column. “I PHOTO COURTESY OF TOUR OF UTAH I am dining at a loved the old America restaurant last week and Cyclops where children roamed am seated next to a young the neighborhood unsu- Thank you for your couple and their junior pervised … Work was high-aged daughter. None BY BRYAN GRAY sociable and (fellow work- of the three spoke to each ers) communicated; now support of the Larry other during the entire bully who brushes Utahns Kardashian had a kale they work in cubicles and dinner; all were fixated on aside with the same slap smoothie for breakfast nobody knows what they their phones, texting and as he does the plumbers (Note: Boomer, the three- do exactly.” H. Miller Tour of Utah browsing and – everything and contractors whom he month old son of Olympian He reminisces about except chatting about their refuses to pay? And how Michael Phelps has his own “the state fair where peo- mazing. Incredible. in more than 120 countries d a y. we should remember a Instagram account and ple go to see pigs the size Spectacular. Some on broadcast television And then there is the time when, with paper and 450,000 followers!).