InSIDE... WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 NEOWISE COMET LIGHTS UP NIGHT SKY VOL. 12 NO. 35 LIFE IRONCOUNTYTODAY.COM WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 Dixie, Anne 4 Opinion Leavitt 10 Showcase Receive 13 Life Modern- 22 Sports Day 25 Classifieds Pioneer 29 Comics Award 6,766 YEARS in the making THE NEOWISE COMET WAS DISCOVERED on MARCH 27, 2020 by astronomers during the NEOWISE mission of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer space telescope. The comet is only 64 million miles away and can still be spotted (best with binoculars) through early August. Visit earthsky.org for more info and stellar pics. DAN PICK - CEDAR CITY 2 WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY U tah Rural Summit & Southern Utah Speed Pitch helping rural business dreams come true The Utah Rural Summit, support local business ideas currently the longest running and innovations that are rural economic and commu- in their early stages. The nity development summit competition helps to identify in the nation, returns to the and support high-potential campus of Southern Utah early-stage businesses and University on Oct. 6-7, 2020 business ideas. With cash bringing business, education, prizes and additional awards, government and politicians all entrepreneurs who meet together to collaborate and the criteria are encouraged innovate. And making its way to consider entering the back to the conference stage competition to have their is the Southern Utah Speed idea heard, evaluated and Pitch competition, where receive feedback from rural Utah entrepreneurs professionals. pitch business ideas and “The Utah Rural Summit compete for prize money, continues to be the premier resources and business summit that showcases support. C OURTESY SUU innovation and demonstrates THE winnERS OF THE 2019 SOUTHERN UtAH SPEED PitcH pose with Utah Governor Gary Herbert at Also this year, Utah Southern Utah Univerity. how to put it into action,” Rural Summit announced a said Executive Director at new partnership between entrepreneurial development Utah Governor Gary Herbert. that will support Utah’s rural Southern Utah University’s Southern Utah University, throughout more rural areas “The Utah Rural Summit has communities with economic Office of Regional Services, The Larry H. & Gail Miller of the state. shown that it’s the place growth.” Stephen Lisonbee. “The Center for Entrepreneurship, “I’ve challenged our state where we are seeing innova- The Southern Utah Southern Utah Speed Pitch Utah’s Governor Office, State to work in a unified way to tion towards this goal. The Speed Pitch competition brings the partnerships Bank of Southern Utah, and ensure we added 25,000 Southern Utah Speed Pitch is was created at last year’s Snow College to expand new jobs in rural Utah,” said just one of those innovations summit to encourage and see RURAL SUMMIT » 8 IRON COUNTY TODAY NEWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 3 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Any of the above acts is a violation of state Iron County Fire Restriction law and is punishable by up to 6 months in jail Order includes fireworks and a fine of up to $1,000. These restrictions will Due to the current and forecasted weather be enforced by county law enforcement. conditions coupled with dry condition in Iron Brett Ostler – State Fire Management Officer, County, the State Forester, in consultation with Brian Cottam – State Forester the country commission, has determined that measures must be taken to prevent the ignition of forest and rangeland fires. Therefore, pursuant to Utah State Law, Section 65A-8-212, the fol- Cedar City Police Department lowing acts are prohibited in the areas described to hold bicycle auction below until rescinded by the Utah State Forester: On Saturday, August 8, 2020, the Cedar City » Discharging or using any kind of fireworks, Police Department will auction off a number of tracer ammunition or other pyrotechnic devices abandoned bikes. This is a good chance to get including exploding targets. an inexpensive bike for you or members of your The following persons are exempted from the family. The “silent” auction will take place on C OURTESY OF CC ROTARY CLUB above prohibitions: the ground floor of the Heritage Center parking ONE OF RotARY INTERNATIONAL’S FOUNDATIONAL » Persons with a permit or waiver specifically garage from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. GOALS is to FIGHT DISEASE, and Rotary members worldwide are helping combat COVID-19 through this and authorizing a specified act at a specific location. The minimum starting bid is $3 with bid similar projects. » Any on-duty firefighter in the performance increments being a minimum of $2. Items will be of an official duty. sold “AS IS” with no guarantee. All sales will be Area Description: All unincorporated private final. Any items not sold by 11:30 am will be “live” and all state lands within the following area: Iron auctioned, with a minimum bid of $3 until noon. R otary Club County. This order does not affect private lands All items will be sold on a cash-only basis and assembles, donates within incorporated towns or city limits. customers are asked to have the correct change. face shields to Cedar Hospital from Tessa DOUGLAS FR O IRON CountY TODAY The Cedar City Rotary Club assembled and donated 200 face shields to Intermountain Cedar City Hospital to help protect frontline healthcare workers in Iron County. The face shields are an ongoing project of the Cedar City Rotary Club, which also recently assembled and donated 200 face shields to health- care workers supporting the Navajo Nation. Becki Bronson, Cedar City Hospital Communications Manager, said, “Going through this stressful and unprecedented time makes this donation to our hospital from Rotary even more poignant. It’s hard to put into words what it means to have such an outstanding, loving, supportive community constantly looking for ways to help support our hospital workers. Our caregivers have loved these. They are light and easy to wear, which makes all the difference when you consider all the personal protective equipment our workers must have on. What a fantastic thing for our local Rotary to do for those who are working so hard in such difficult conditions to best protect us.” One of Rotary International’s foundational goals is to fight disease, and Rotary members worldwide are helping combat COVID-19 through this and similar projects. Paul Monroe, Cedar City Rotary Club President, said, “We knew the need see MASKS » 8 4 WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY OP INION A DMINISTRATION From the Editor R . Gail Stahle PUBLISHER [email protected] Flower power D eborah Martineau O FFICE MANAGER he Gladiolus is the officemanager@ ironcountytoday.com flower of August. You can recognize these A DVERTISING Tpretty perennials because they look like flowering Scott Stahle swords. This is also part of S ALES REPRESENTATIVE their name, “gladius” the [email protected] Latin word meaning sword. 801.755.5999 It blooms in mid-summer Patti Bostick and is available in a multi- S ALES REPRESENTATIVE tude of colors. COREY [email protected] Gladiolus are famous BAUMGARTNER 435.592.1030 flowers which inspired M ANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet. Gladiolus are also the flowers Corey Baumgartner associated with one’s fortieth wedding anni- M ANAGING EDITOR versary. Though, not many species are scented [email protected] so they wouldn’t make a very fragrant bouquet. Other fun flower facts include, Gladiolus being Shay Baruffi R EPORTER highly resistant to parasites and some believe that a few biblical references to lilies are Tom Watson actually to Gladiolus flowers, which were the the R EPORTER common flower in those regions. "Gladiolus" To Editor was also the word Frank Neuhauser correctly Tom Zulewski would be brutally suppressed and SpORTS WRITER spelled to win the 1st National Spelling Bee held 4th of July Protests "political correctness" would deter- in 1925. mine social standards. L AYOUT/DESIGN Why am I writing about Gladiolus? I’m “glad” The 4th of July has always, up What is also alarming is the huge you asked. Because while Gladiolus flowers are until now, been a national holiday number of “social justice whiners” D evin Christ used to symbolize honor and remembrance, of great pride to the people of the C REATIVE DIRECTOR in these protests consumed by they also symbolize Sincerity, Faithfulness, United States and well it should [email protected] self-loathing and hatred, much of Strength of Character, Moral Integrity and Never be. No other nation in the history which they learn in institutes of Giving Up. We need such symbols today to help of the world has ever achieved the C IRCULATION so-called "higher learning" they us not only carry on but care more about each freedom, wealth, and power that this think they will become "relevant". other. one has. Additionally, it is the only Taisha Powell They want to be in charge of a "new S . CEDAR CITY Whether we stop and smell the flowers, or one that shed horrendous amounts system" of socialism (read: commu- [email protected] plant them, I hope we’ll continue to support of blood to, among other things, nism) wherein they will dictate every 435.233.6011 each other during this time of trial and abolish slavery. Nevertheless, on the behavior, thought and action of us uncertainty. day that all Americans should have Stormee Anderson celebrated these accomplishments lesser mortals. They never acknowl- N . CEDAR CITY/ENOCH edge that in the whole history of the [email protected] the country – and the entire world 435.592.5724 – watched as the burnings, lootings planet, socialism has always been a of the and murders reached appalling new disaster invariably resulting in the Wendy Hanson Thought Week death, impoverishment and yes, the from the desk of R.