Originally printed by Cedar City April 2009 - click here for entire article
STATISTICS: Sales tax revenues to Cedar City in 2008 totaled $5,120,234 compared to $5,363,565 in 2007, or a drop of five percent. December’s sales tax revenues were $478,841 compared to $552,637 in December of 2007, or down by 13 percent...RAP (recreation, arts, and parks) sales tax revenues totaled $436,636 for the year 2008 compared to $572,143 in 2007, or a drop of 18 percent...Cedar City was among the 20 fastest growing “micro areas” in the United States between July 2007 and July 2008, according to the U. S. Census Bureau.
DID YOU KNOW?: That the traditional Easter Egg Hunt, largest in southern Utah, will again be held at Main Street Park at 9 a.m. on the Saturday prior to Easter (April 11) and will this year be presented by the alumni of the SUU Sigma Nu Fraternity chapter. An appearance by the Easter Bunny, riding a City fire engine, is promised...That parents and caregivers are often the ones who end up infecting their infants with whooping cough, babies being especially vulnerable. So if you are between the ages of 19 and 64, you can get vaccinated for the disease at a clinic to be held at State Bank of Southern Utah on Thursday, April 30, from 2 to 6 p.m...…That the entrance area to the Sunbow on Main Street, which has long been an eyesore, is now to sport curb and gutter in addition to the placement of an underground pipe that permitted the covering of the weed-filled ditch...That Cedar City’s Brent Foley family is featured in the April 17 issue of Family Circle magazine (circulation 3.8 million) which also focuses on life in Festival City USA with mention of the Livestock & Heritage Festival, Bulloch Drug, the Pastry Pub, SUU, the annual Pioneer Day celebration, and the Old Rock Church, among others.
MEMORIAL GROVE: Trees in the planned Memorial Grove adjacent to the Coal Creek Parkway have been purchased in memory of Garth Nelson (donated by Connie Nelson), David Goddard (donated by Groovacious-friends and customers), Marcia L. Maxwell (donated by Bill Maxwell), Rosa Elene Perry (donated by Marie Davis), and Rex M. Perry (donated by Marie Davis). A total of 40 trees have now been purchased. Memorial Grove trees cost $200 each and can be purchased by sending a check to Memorial Grove, 10 North Main, Cedar City, Utah 84720 (please include the date of birth and death of the person to be honored and the name and address of the person making the gift).
REMEMBERING 1919: Having found it difficult to attract and retain physicians especially since the community did not have a hospital (previously private homes had been converted for use as makeshift hospitals), the residents of Cedar City proposed a countywide bond to build a new hospital building in Cedar City. It was determined that a bond of $25,000, together with donated land, materials, and labor, plus $15,000 in donations to equip the hospital, would be required. The proposed hospital bond divided the county, with Parowan, allied with Paragonah, arguing that the hospital should be built there and not in Cedar City. The bond election was held and received the backing of Cedar City, Modena, Lund, Newcastle, Summit, Enoch and Kanarraville. Parowan and Paragonah voted no. The bond having passed, it was three more years before the hospital was completed and dedicated in 1922. The facility served for 41 years, closing in 1963 with the opening of the Valley View Medical Center (also now closed) in southeast Cedar City. The remodeled building today houses the headquarters of the Leavitt Enterprises.
HUNTER HOUSE: If you have been by the Hunter Home lately, you have probably noticed many improvements since it became part of the Iron Mission Homestead. The latest improvement: a new roof. To continue the renovation efforts, there will be a Dutch Oven Dinner and Auction on May 7 at the Iron Mission Park with all proceeds donated to the Hunter Home. Activities begin at 5 p.m. and dinner will follow the auction. For tickets, contact Tomi Green at 586-9373 or Janine Jolley at 586-4014.
TRAIL EXERCISE STATIONS: The Trails Subcommittee of Healthy Iron County has been working with the Cedar City Parks Department in developing exercise stations along the Coal Creek Trails System. The exercise stations are meant to provide additional stretching, strength, and cardiovascular exercise opportunities for those who use them. Currently the plan is to build three exercise clusters with three-to-five unique exercise stations in each cluster. The clusters will be placed in easily accessible locations along the trail with plans to begin their construction this spring. The Cedar City Recreation, Arts and Parks (RAP) tax fund allocated $15,000 to help defray the cost of the stations but financial contributions and sponsorships are still needed. Officials are currently seeking Eagle Scout projects and other volunteers to assist in building the sites. For more information on Healthy Iron County go to www.healthyironcounty.org
DID YOU KNOW? 2: That the building at 755 South Main Street which previously housed a Chinese buffet (and before that a Golden Corral restaurant), is being remodeled and will now include a restaurant and office buildings...That the Cedar City Regional Airport will receive a $4.5 million grant to resurface its runway, part of the national stimulus package... That the Redevelopment Agency has authorized a study of the electrical wiring systems of the downtown stores on the west side of Main Street, including some of Cedar City’s oldest and most historic structures...That the recent high school Region 15 1-A basketball tournament followed by the state 2-A boy’s and girl’s basketball tournaments were a boon to the local economy, filling the motels and restaurants and causing runs on some of our local retail establishments. Kudos to Steve Lunt who runs these tournaments in an exemplary way...That the Cedar City Lions Club is joining with the famed Hughes Brothers singing group of Branson, Mo., in expanding the activities of the annual 4th of July celebration in Utah. To be known as the American Family Fest, the celebration will be held July 2 through 4 and will include the traditional Independence Day Parade (one of Cedar City’s largest) presented by the Lions Club, enhanced park activities, daily concerts in the Heritage Center by the popular Hughes Brothers, and the traditional fireworks display on the night of July 4 by the Cedar City Fire Department.
REMEMBERING 1930: The two-room school in Enoch closed and its students traveled by bus to Cedar City...The Branch Agricultural College (now Southern Utah University) had about 400 students, more than half being high school level...The population of Cedar City was 3,893, an increase of 52 percent in 10 years... An election was held on a proposition to move the Iron County Seat to Cedar City (which had surpassed Parowan in population 35 years earlier). To pass, Utah law required a two-thirds majority. The vote was 2,056 in favor to 1,199 opposed, so the proposition failed by 114 votes. The issue would come up again in 1938, when the margin of defeat was just 20 votes, and yet again in 1972...The City approved a lease of land belonging to the City to the Department of Commerce for use as an emergency airplane landing field (the beginnings of today’s Cedar City Regional Airport)...A request from the Dixie Power Company, which provided electrical power to Cedar City, for a 25-year extension of their franchise, was refused...A request for a City contribution to fireworks for the 4th of July was turned down when the Mayor said the City “didn’t have money to burn,” but a request for $100 support for the 24th of July celebration was approved and the City agreed to enter a float in the Pioneer Day parade.
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