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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 1-4, 2017 The Park Record A-14 Obituary Hot Wife? Mike Semrau We can help. $4995 Air Conditioner Tune Up SALES AND SERVICE 435-640-7824 STRANDHVAC.COM SERVING PARK CITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS Mike Semrau died on March 24 of lung complications at his home in Traverse City, Michigan. Mr. Semrau was 77 years old. As a young man, Mr. Semrau enlisted in the military and attended Western Michigan University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in business. He went on to study at Wayne State University, receiving his master’s degree in Industrial Psychology. Mr. Semrau was married to his wife, Izzy, for 53 years. He had a long and successful career as an executive working for several wellknown corporations including The Ford Motor Company, Rockwell International and UpJohn Pharmaceuticals. Moving to Atlanta in 1982, he worked for The CocaCola Company as a Vice President of International Labor Relations negotiating and solving some of the company’s most intractable and dangerous labor disputes in 90 countries. With former Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole, Mr. Semrau developed a program in Poland to teach workers skilled trades, enlisting the support of U.S. labor unions. In South Africa, he advocated for programs that empowered woman to earn money producing handcrafted products. Mike was an involved community activist for civil rights and a member of many nonprofit and arts organizations. As a founding member of The Piedmont Park Conservancy in Atlanta, he created the vision for what is today a world-class green space and heartbeat of Midtown Atlanta. Mr. Semrau enjoyed working and playing with great vigor and enthusiasm and will be remembered for his love of travel and a champion of the people and places that he knew. Suffering from ongoing pulmonary issues, Mr. Semrau underwent surgery for a successful double lung transplant at Emory University. He lived an active life for six years. Mr. Semrau is survived by his wife Isobelle, his son’s Todd and Scott Semrau, his daughter-in-law’s Michelle and Cynthia Semrau and five grandchildren: Espe, McKenzie, Manon, Walt and Maximilian. Mike Semrau Two sisters, Carol Eikoff and Cynthia Malcolm, also survive him. Mr. Semrau will be cremated and a celebration of his life will be announced. Memorial contributions may be directed to the St. Lawrence Thrift Store in Utah (84 S. 100 W., Heber City, UT, 84032). Bosses prep for liquor laws s ift s G Toy s• • ok ary o B ion at St By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press presents World Cup Champion Skier, Olympic Medalist Lindsey Vonn Signing her new book: Strong is the New Beautiful Tuesday, April 4th at 6:30pm Dolly’s Bookstore Titles For All Tastes Check our website for updated author appearances: dollysbookstore.com SALT LAKE CITY — Utah restaurants and liquor bosses are gearing up for major changes under a new state law Gov. Gary Herbert signed Tuesday, March 28, that overhauls alcohol licensing and rules about serving drinks in restaurants. Nina McDermott with Utah’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said the department is receiving lots of calls from restaurants trying to figure out how and when they can comply with the changes and take down their barriers nicknamed “Zion Curtains” that block customers from seeing drinks being made. Speaking at the monthly meeting of Utah’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, McDermott said the department is preparing to review restaurant remodeling plans before restaurants can make changes July 1. McDermott also warned res- taurants and liquor bosses that the commission’s April meeting may also be the last chance before the law takes effect that commissioners can hand out certain licenses and grant exceptions to rules about how close restaurants and bars can be to libraries, schools and other community locations. Herbert announced that he signed the legislation, saying it gives restaurants more options, reasonable time to comply and makes licensing fairer, in addition to boosting efforts to prevent underage drinking and impaired driving. The new law allows restaurants to stop using Zion Curtain barriers, typically a frosted glass wall around a bar or a separate back room where drinks are made and then walked out to a customer. 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Under the new legislation, restaurants starting July 1 will be able to stop using those glass barriers or back rooms if they instead choose one of two options to keep kids away from bars. They can seat those under 21 at least 10 feet away from a bar, or at least 5 feet away if they install some kind of half-wall or structure about 3.5 feet tall. Restaurants that want to choose one of those paths will first need the alcohol control department to sign off on their changes and floor plans and meet with a state compliance officer, McDermott said. Staffers at the alcohol control department are still figuring out how they’ll implement other changes, such as what kind of structure they’ll accept as a 3.5 foot tall half wall. |