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Inside INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE A BIG PROBLEM IN UTAH IRONCOUNTYTODAY.COM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2018 VOL. 10 NO. 19 Sports L ady Reds softball stays hot, extends win streak to 9 4 Opinion 9 Showcase 12 Life 16 Sports 19 Classifieds 21 Comics/Puzzles IRONCOUNTYTODAY.COM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2018 VOL. 10 NO. 19 Cedar City to get a Women’s Business Center CEDAR CITY — The U.S. Small Utah. Other cities receiving the Women’s “The Women’s Business Center of application for a new center in Cedar Business Administration has announced Business Centers include Dallas/Ft. Utah hosted by the Salt Lake Chamber City,” said Daniel Nordberg, SBA’s Region the addition of nine new Women’s Worth, San Diego, Appleton, Wisc.; Fargo, has always been a true partner, and I look VIII administrator. “Utah leads the nation Business Centers in the United States, North Dakota; Cincinnati, and the Bronx forward to continuing our relationship as in the growth of women-owned busi- including one in Cedar City. The opening in New York City. we seek to serve and increase opportuni- nesses and this new center will continue of these new centers will provide assis- “We are thrilled to provide women’s ties for women entrepreneurs throughout to build on that impressive statistic while tance and resources to entrepreneurs in entrepreneurship resources in Iron Utah, especially in more rural areas,” said also providing much needed job training new and expanded markets around the and surrounding counties,” said Ann Marla Trollan, SBA Utah district director. and counseling to rural communities in nation. Marie Wallace, WBC executive director. The Women’s Business Center applied Southern Utah.” In a release, the Women’s Business “Crafting a range of services and support for the competitive SBA grant during the The centers are a national network of Center of Utah, based in Salt Lake City, will allow the center to meet the unique winter and was just notified of the award. more than 100 centers that offer one-on- said it identified Cedar City as an ideal needs and challenges of Southern Utah “I congratulate the Women’s Business location to base new services in Southern women business owners.” Center of Utah on their successful seeI BUS NESS CENTER | 8 INT IMATE PARTNER A BIG PROBLEM IN UTAH byVIOLENCE Tom HARALDSEN Managing Editor It started with yelling matches—loud arguments between a husband and wife. As she now remembers it, “nothing serious.” But it soon became very serious. In a textbook example of tension leading to violence, Martha’s fairytale romance turned into a potential life-threatening experience that stretched out over weeks and months. Martha (not her real name) can talk about it now— nearly three years after her nightmare ended when she left the relationship and her now ex-husband “disap- peared into the night”—because she became another number in an ever-increasing percentage of Utah women and men who are victims of IPV—Intimate Partner Violence. And Martha hopes by telling her story, it might help others suffering the same lifestyle. It’s a nationwide and worldwide problem, but it’s a much larger problem in the Beehive State than many would expect. “Intimate partner violence is any violence that occurs between two people in a close relationship; it is not limited to physical violence alone,” said Megan Waters, a spokesperson for the Utah Department of Health’s Violence and Injury Prevention Program. “IPV can include sexual violence, stalking and psychological aggres- sion. It can be committed by current or former intimate Editor’s Note: April is Sexual partners, and can occur both in-person or electronically, via Assault Awareness Month. This mobile devices and social media platforms.” story is part of a series we’ll run For Martha, the physical violence began with discussing the topic of relation- pushing and shoving, generally after her husband had ship assault in many forms. been drinking. The arguments were “always about something different—some new reason,” but the inten- see VIOLENCE | 8 THINKSTOCKPHOTOS 2 Wednesday, April 11, 2018 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY Safe food ‘snapshots’ keep consumers safe by Dawn M. AERTS or at any of the cooling or heating units, or storage spaces in 2017, which means that many hands are involved in the Iron County Today on site. And Jorgenson is finnicky about the cleanliness he overall restaurant industry. “Each restaurant is required finds in the kitchens, or in the bathroom. to have one certified and trained food manager, and each CEDAR CITY — If you like a clean restaurant, safe “It’s really a mind set when it comes to clean practices, food handler must take an online course and pass a test – food handling and timely inspections, you will want or food preparation,” said Jorgenson. “I go to these good for three years.” to meet Iron County’s licensed Environmental Health Inspectors review critical and non-critical issues. Scientist (LEHS) Jerry Jorgenson. “Sometimes that means the food manager needs to Jorgenson is part of the Southwest Utah Public Health correct the issue immediately while I’m there, while the Department, one of two local inspectors who traveled less critical problem may give them some time to correct across five counties to conduct 3,694 food inspections in an issue.” 2017. It’s his job to oversee full service restaurants; fast In Iron County, the Health Department oversees 255 food outlets, Maverick food-stations, two nursing homes licensed food facilities: full time operations inspected and any place where food is prepared, cooked and served twice a year; seasonal sites reviewed once per year. to the public. While Jorgenson admits that the inspection is only ‘a “I have to admit that we wear many hats in this field,” snap shot’ in time, he has a detailed record that gives him said Jorgenson of 27 years with the county’s health team. the history of every specific location. “It’s always helpful “And I’ve come to enjoy the variety.” to know what has been noted or ‘flagged’ in the past, and His work day might include visiting day care center with an on-site visit, you can assess whether this looks like kitchens, tattoo parlors, tanning salons, inspecting a normal scenario or if something is really out of place.” septic-water systems, school food service operations and Food preparation/handler inspections for full time even, checking on public pools. food facilities to include mobile food units, seasonal and Jorgenson, who grew up in Lehi, earned a Bachelor temporary food permits are an ongoing challenge that of Science (BS) degree in Agricultural Education at Utah keeps him on the road dealing with a variety of locations State University (USU) in 1989, and has served in his role across five counties. at the Health Department since 1989. His background is “The main things that restaurant-goers should rooted in biology, science and public health. consider is whether the staff, waiters or others are washing “I would say that 99 percent of my job is focused on AERTS hands as they move from one location or task, to another,” the restaurant and fast-food business,” said Jorgenson, JERRY JORGENSON IS ONE OF TWO SOUTHWEST UTAH said Jorgenson of his experience, “You should notice if hot “That’s walking through kitchens, observing food PUBLIC HEALTH FOOD INSPECTORS in Iron County who food isn’t hot and cold food, isn’t cold – and smoking of handlers, the preparation process and equipment used.” share a variety of duties to keep local restaurants and public- any kind, is just not allowed.” Restaurant food inspection is guided by a 700- food handlers adhering to FDA protocols and requirements. Jorgenson and a second inspector also handle visits to page code manual issued by the Food and Drug hotel-kitchens if they serve anything beyond a ‘continental Administration, (FDA). According to Jorgenson, there restaurants with my own family, so I have a personal and breakfast.’ “Our main job is to reduce or eliminate any are three major areas of inspection: temperatures (of the professional interest in the issues – but there are very few I kind of unsafe food practices going on… To give people food); hand-washing requirements and cross-contamina- worry about.” what we all want, a clean and safe dining experience.” tion food issues. He carries a special laser beam that gives He explains that the Southwest Utah Public Health him the precise temperature he finds at the open salad bar, Department issued 8,300 food-handler certification cards see SAFE FOOD | 8 IRON COUNTY TODAY NEWS Wednesday, April 11, 2018 3 Bookings County Below are bookings as reported by the Iron County Sheriff’s surplus Department and Cedar City Police Department. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. April 2 April 7 sale on Douglas J. Carter Jr. Jessy D. Randall, Kanab, DUI Washington Burglary, Theft, Controlled April 3 Substance April Dallin K. Dastrup, Cedar Timothy J. Harrison, Salt City Lake City Drug Paraphernalia, Controlled Substance Possession COURTESY OF SUU COMMUNITY ED 19, 20 Louis H. Hicks, Draper Driving on Suspension, CHEF GERARDO REYES OF CHEF ALFREDO’S RISTORANTE ITALIANO kicks off the Southern April 4 Damage/Interfere Comm Utah Chef community education cooking class at the IG Winery on March 15, 2018. Photos courtesy CEDAR CITY — Iron County Eric A. Burch, Enoch Device Federal Contract Prisoner of SUU Community Education will hold a surplus sale April 19 April 8 Rocky J. Carbenia, St. and 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. each day George Alison R. Thornton, St. at the Fiddlers Canyon Building Federal Contract Prisoner George Drug Paraphernalia, SUU Community Education in Cedar City.