INSIDE... WEDNESDAY, A PRIL 17, 2019 IRON COUNTY TODAY WINS 1ST PLACE AWARDS! VOL. 11 NO. 20 Life IRONCOUNTYTODAY.COM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019 Home and 4 Opinion Garden Fair 9 Showcase Celebrates 15 Life Heroes 24 Sports and Home 27 Classifieds Improvements 29 Comics/Puzzles Congratulations Iron County! YOUR NEWSPAPER IS THE BEST IN UTAH! The Iron County Today News has been awarded the 1st Place General Excellence Award for large weekly newspapers 2 years in a row! COREY BAUMGARTNER 2 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY Construction Begins on Gift, Concessions Shops and More NEW FEATURES MEANT TO ENHANCE THE GUEST EXPERIENCE by Denice PAGE Gardner who generously provided TO BUILD OR NOT TO BUILD? To Build! Be not afraid of greatness! FOR IRON COUNTY TODAY the funding for it. In addition, two projects will CEDAR CITY — The Utah be completed around the SUMA Shakespeare Festival and the building. Southern Utah Museum of Art Pathways, landscaping, and (SUMA) recently broke ground seating will be added to the Stillman on a multi-part project meant Sculpture Court on the east side of to enhance the guest experience SUMA adjacent to the Ashton Family at the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Greenshow Commons. This will Center for the Arts on the campus enhance the ambiance and comfort of Southern Utah University. of guests as they wander through The project includes a new this outdoor collection of sculpture. gift store, a concession stand, a In addition, seating will be added to clock tower, an outdoor gathering the Stewart Family Foundation Plaza area, and landscaping and seating which serves as SUMA’s front door. upgrades at SUMA. Construction is scheduled to be “Festival guests are in for a finished by the first week of June, wonderful surprise when the visit before the first Festival production this summer,” said Frank Mack, on June 27. Concurrent with the executive producer. “We are adding C OURTESY UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Festival’s opening is a related exhibit a new gift shop in the Engelstad The biggest four projects are space for guests to meet and mingle, in SUMA, Karl Momen, Homage Theatre, a new concession stand meant to enhance the Festival relax, have a snack or lunch, and to William Shakespeare, running and beautiful new lawns and experience by providing shopping, enjoy their time at the Festival. Much through October 5. gardens that will include a colon- concessions, and gathering space of the concrete will be removed and The 2019 lineup of plays at the nade of trees with new outdoor to the area east of the Engelstad replaced by lawn areas, Victorian Festival include four by Shakespeare: seating to form a new gathering Shakespeare Theatre. gardens, a colonnade of shade trees, Macbeth, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, and place for guests to visit, relax, sip The new Festival Gift Shop will and seating and tables. the Festival’s four and one half-hour refreshments and enjoy the seren- be built into the east lobby of the Between the Engelstad Theatre finale of the King Henry VI plays ity of the Beverly Center for the Engelstad Theatre. The 1,200 square and the Ticket Office will be the new dubbed The Conclusion of Henry VI: Arts.” “Generous donations from the foot shop will be filled with souve- Ellen’s Sweet Shop and the Gardner Parts Two and Three. In addition, the Gardner and Adelman families have nirs, clothing, books, programs, and Family Clock Tower. The sweet shop season will include The Book of Will made these improvements possible, more and will be operated by the will be open from 8:30 a.m. until by Lauren Gunderson, Joseph and and I’m grateful for their support,” Southern Utah University Bookstore. intermission of the evening play and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat he concluded. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. will sell candy, ice cream, prepared by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd In addition to private donors, during the days of plays. The current food, snacks, and drinks. For guests Webber, The Price by Arthur Miller, Iron County has been awarded a Randall Gift Shop will still be open, attending morning discussions in and Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan grant for the overall undertaking but its footprint will be slightly the seminar grove, Ellen’s Sweet MacMillan with Jonny Donahoe. from the Iron County restaurant smaller. Shoppe will be serving coffee and Tickets for the season are now tax. Southern Utah University also The outdoor gathering space, or light breakfast items. It is named on sale: visit the Festival website at contributed significantly to enable “outdoor living room,” is just to the for Ellen Adelman whose family and bard.org, call 800-PLAYTIX, or visit the construction of the new gift east of the new gift shop and will friends provided the funding. The the Ticket Office next to the Anes shop. provide an inviting and comfortable new clock tower is named for Ella Studio Theatre. IRON COUNTY TODAY NEWS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019 3 Bookings City emergency plan approved Below are bookings as reported by the Iron County Sheriff’s Department and Cedar City Police Department. Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. For a juvenile the by Kelsey KEENER plan in case something catastrophic happens that name is “(Male/Female) Juvenile Offender” and juvenile is IRON COUNTY TODAY gives us some framework or guidance as to how to of age less than 18 years. respond to and mitigate it,” Shurtz said. The Cedar City Council approved the updated Having a current emergency plan for the city April 4 Drive on Suspended/ DAVE J. city emergency operations plan during last week’s also makes the Cedar City Fire Department eligible Revoke license (2 HERNANDEZ, MALE JUV April 3 meeting after Fire Marshal Mike Shurtz for a state grant. counts) CEDAR CITY, UT. OFFENDER, Aggravated Assault, presented it during the April 3 meeting. “It’s a State Division of Emergency Management CEDAR CITY, UT. SHILO DV-n Presence of Warrant of Arrest, ZIMMERMAN, Cedar City Fire marshal Mike Shurtz presented grant,” Shurtz explain. “The state has stepped in DRUG – Poss HURRICANE, UT. a Child, Criminal the updated plan noting that the last revision to the and said they want to provide some funding that Mischief Marijuana Less Than Criminal Mischief, plan was in 2005. helps us become more prepared and they give us 16oz Aggravated Assault VICTORIA M. “We felt like it was time to take a look at the some guidance as well, as to what they want to see MALE JUV FEAMALE JUV MILNE, OFFENDER OFFENDER, CEDAR CITY, UT. plan and update it,” he said. “We made some assign- and they want us to interface with the county and CEDAR CITY, UT. CEDAR CITY, UT. Drug Court Violation ments and various department heads were given function as a regional and state group.” Theft Poss/Purchase of AMY S. ROSER, what they would be in charge of for the updates.” Shurtz said the intent is use the plan as a guide Tobacco by Minor JENNIFER N. CEDAR CITY, UT. HUDSON, Resisting/Interfering Shurtz said city staff involved in updating the of sorts. April 5 WASHINGTON, UT. w/Arrest, Assault, plan used guidance from the Federal Emergency “The intent is to create a printed plan that Theft Burglary MALE JUV Management Agency and used Iron County’s plan would be in the hands of department heads and OFFENDER, TYRON L. WELLS, BRUCE D. SMITH those that have responsibilities within the plan and CEDAR CITY, UT. ENOCH, UT. JR., as a template as well other regional and state plans. Retail Theft Probation Violation, CEDAR CITY, UT. “In essence, FEMA says that cities should have a to make it a living document, something we can Criminal Trespass MARA JANSONS, Theft - $500 to $1500 use, and use to guide us,” he said. CEDAR CITY, UT. April 9 Probation/Parle April 11 Violation MALE JUV JARED C. EUTSLER, OFFENDER, ST. GEORGE, UT. April 6 CEDAR CITY, UT. Probation/Parole Forcible Sex Abuse DOUGLAS R. Violation Vicinity plan, plats approved (2 counts), Forcible WAYLAND, Sodomy, Object Rape DAVID A. RUDER, CEDAR CITY, UT. (2 counts) CEDAR CITY, UT. by Kelsey KEENER recommendation from the Planning Commission. Retail Theft Drug Court Violation CINDY CASTIL- IRON COUNTY TODAY The Cedar Edge planned unit development DANIELLE L. LAS-ROBLESPEREZ, ZACHARY D. phase 2 received final plat as well. The project is GREUBER, CEDAR CITY, UT. WALKER, CEDAR CITY, UT. Obstructing Justice CEDAR CITY, UT. Two final plats and a vicinity plan were located in the area of Shurtz Canyon Drive and Retail Theft, No Valid Probation/Parole AJANI N. COX, approved by the Cedar City Council during last Quartz Drive, and phase 1 was completed in June of DL – Never Obtained Violation (3 counts) CEDAR CITY, UT. week’s meeting. last year. The development will consist of townho- April 7 Obstructing Justice April 12 The vicinity plan for the Sage Springs subdivi- mes and also received a positive recommendation SUTTON T. SNYDER CHRISTOPHER A. Child Endangerment, REAGAN M. sion, phases 2 through 4, was approved by council. from Planning Commission. TOLON, DRUG – Poss C/S GURBAL, It is located in the area of 2150 north Northfield The final plat for Talon Point at South ENOCH, UT. Sched I/II/Analog, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. DRUG – Poss of Road and is planned for medium density residential Mountain phase 3 was approved during the same DRUG – Poss of Drug Theft, Retail Theft, Drug Paraphernalia, Paraphernalia Burglary/Vehicle, housing. There will be 25 twin home lots and 1 sin- meeting.