SEE COMMUNITY TOGETHER PAGE 17 Don’t miss your chance to meet the candidates for the upcoming November elections. The chamber will be holding its annual October Candidates Luncheon on Wednesday, October 14th from noon -1:30pm. The event will be held at the SEE OCTOBER LUNCHEON PAGE 9 HELPING BUSINESSES PROSPER AND GROW FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS Pumpkin Walk Friday, October 16 th Benson Grist Mill 325 Hwy 138, Stansbury 435-882-7678 by Jeanine McEachern Brent Marshall Erik Stromberg
HELPING BUSINESSES PROSPER AND GROW FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS Tooele Business News TOOELE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Volume 6, Number 9 October 2009 www.tooelechamber.com by Jeanine McEachern Candidates to Speak at October 14 th Chamber Luncheon Bringing a Community Together Don’t miss your chance to meet the candidates for the upcoming November elections. The chamber will be holding its annual October Candidates Luncheon on Wednesday, October 14th from noon -1:30pm. The event will be held at the Eagles Nest located at the Tooele Army Depot. The luncheon will be sponsored by Energy Solutions. This event is hosted each year by the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce to give SEE COMMUNITY TOGETHER PAGE 17 A fiesta of books, authors, food, and activi- ties occurred in Tooele City Park last week. On Saturday, September 19, the Purple Cow Children’s Bookstore in Tooele hosted its 1 st Annual Children’s Book Festival. e day began with breakfast catered by Aioli’s Fine Catering. Lisa Mangum, author of the young adult novel e Hour- glass Door was the special guest and fans of her book enjoyed eating breakfast with October Luncheon Wednesday, October 14 th - Noon-1 pm Place: e Eagles Nest Tooele Army Depot Candidates Luncheon Sponsor: EnergySolutions Members: $10 Non-members:$15 Please RSVP by Friday, October 9 th . 435-882-0690 Excelsior Academy Ribbon Cutting 5:30 pm Wednesday October 21 st Open House 5:30 -7:00 pm 124 East Erda Way, Erda Chamber Office Closed Monday, October 12 th In observance of Columbus Day Business Aſter Hours ursday, October 22nd- 5:30-7pm Sponsor: Cold Stone Creamery Place: 1197 No. Main Suite E , Tooele No cost for this event! Great networking opportunity! October Luncheon Wednesday, October 28 th - Noon-1 pm Place: West Elementary, Gymnasium Speakers: Amy Bate & Gayle Parker Sponsors: MostDont.org & Tobacco Prevention Luncheon is free of charge MUST RSVP by Monday, October 26 th . 435-882-0690 Pumpkin Walk Friday, October 16 th Benson Grist Mill 325 Hwy 138, Stansbury 435-882-7678 Tooele Downtown Trick or Treat Saturday, October 31st Presented by the Tooele Downtown Alliance 4-7 pm SEE OCTOBER LUNCHEON PAGE 9 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Patrick Dunlavy Becky Bracken Shawn Milne Colleen Brunson Scott Wardle Micheal Colson John Hansen Brent Marshall Erik Stromberg Laura E. Liddell James Vera Jill Thomas Shawn Bennett Shawn Oviatt reads a story to children who attended the Purple Cow Book Festival.
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HELPING BUSINESSES PROSPER AND GROW FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS
Tooele Business NewsTOOELE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Volume 6, Number 9 October 2009www.tooelechamber.com
by Jeanine McEachern
Candidates to Speak at October 14th Chamber Luncheon
Bringing a Community Together
Don’t miss your chance to meet the candidates for the upcoming November elections. The chamber will be holding its annual October Candidates Luncheon on Wednesday, October 14th from noon -1:30pm. The event will be held at the
Eagles Nest located at the Tooele Army Depot. The luncheon will be sponsored by Energy Solutions. This event is hosted each year by the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce to give
SEE COMMUNITY TOGETHER PAGE 17
A fi esta of books, authors, food, and activi-ties occurred in Tooele City Park last week. On Saturday, September 19, the Purple Cow Children’s Bookstore in Tooele hosted its 1st Annual Children’s Book Festival. Th e day began with breakfast catered by Aioli’s Fine Catering. Lisa Mangum, author of the young adult novel Th e Hour-glass Door was the special guest and fans of her book enjoyed eating breakfast with
October LuncheonWednesday, October 14th- Noon-1 pmPlace: Th e Eagles NestTooele Army DepotCandidates LuncheonSponsor: EnergySolutionsMembers: $10Non-members:$15Please RSVP by Friday, October 9th.435-882-0690
Excelsior Academy Ribbon Cutting 5:30 pmWednesday October 21st Open House5:30 -7:00 pm124 East Erda Way, Erda
Chamber Offi ce ClosedMonday, October 12th
In observance of Columbus Day
Business Aft er HoursTh ursday, October 22nd- 5:30-7pmSponsor: Cold Stone CreameryPlace: 1197 No. Main Suite E , TooeleNo cost for this event!Great networking opportunity!
October LuncheonWednesday, October 28th- Noon-1 pmPlace: West Elementary, GymnasiumSpeakers: Amy Bate & Gayle ParkerSponsors: MostDont.org & Tobacco PreventionLuncheon is free of chargeMUST RSVP by Monday, October 26th.435-882-0690
Tooele Downtown Trick or TreatSaturday, October 31stPresented by theTooele Downtown Alliance 4-7 pm
SEE OCTOBER LUNCHEON PAGE 9
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Patrick Dunlavy Becky Bracken Shawn Milne
Colleen Brunson
Scott Wardle
Micheal Colson
John Hansen
Brent Marshall Erik Stromberg
Laura E. Liddell
James Vera Jill Thomas Shawn Bennett
Shawn Oviatt reads a story to children who attended the Purple Cow Book Festival.
Chamber Business Renewals
New Chamber Members
Tooele County Chamber of Commerce October 2009
To place an ad Contact: Debbie Winn Tooele County Chamber of Commerce
(435) 882-0690 86 South Main Street
Tooele County 2010 Chamber Resource Directory
All Proceeds from Directory will stay in the Chamber to
benefit all Chamber Members
The 2010 Tooele County Chamber Resource Directory is
DEDICATED to our local businesses and
community. Directory will include beautiful photography of Tooele County,
local information and EASY TO FIND BUSINESS LISTINGS!
This magazine will be sure to serve as an excellent resource to residents & visitors.
20,000 copies will be printed and distributed throughout
Tooele County, placed in brochure racks,
local businesses, motels, restaurants, Utah State visitor centers and
nationwide mailing requests.
A-1 Concrete Lifting & Helical Piering Small Business Michael NaegerGrantsville, UT 84029801-870-8085Concrete slab lifting, foundation leveling
Legacy Community PagesSmall BusinessJim Hiatt1814 S. Columbia LaneOrem, UT 84097877-465-4105Phone directory
Tip Top Computers Small BusinessAaron and Andrew Stevens19 E. Vine St.Tooele, UT 84074435-579-1668Computer repair and sales
Pet Watchers Plus Small BusinessMegan KilpatrickStansbury Park, UT 84074435-850-9388In Home, pet sitting service
BusinessBirch Family Pharmacy
Small BusinessNu Cleaners
CCSC Enterprises, LLCProforma BestWay
Non ProfitOphir Historic DistrictGreat Salt Lake Council
Yeagle & Sons Construction CorporateLisa YeagleStansbury Park, UT 84074801-746-4102Construction, Plumbing
Eliot Management Group CorporateMatt Jones675 E. 2100 S. Ste 300Salt Lake City UT 84106801-994-4878Merchant Services
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Non ProfitReverend Rick Whittaker1784 N. Aaron DriveTooele, UT 84074435-882-4721Religious Organization
Diamond Jane’s Assisted Living BusinessJanice Marriott345 S. Hale St.Grantsville, UT 84029435-249-0358Assisted Living
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Tooele County Voters!Tooele County Chamber of CommerceOctober 2009
We now have the Primary Election under our belt’s, it’s time to elect the people you want to represent you for the next four years. To see the candidates that are running for each entity and find out more information on each of them please go to the County Clerk’s website at www.co.tooele.ut.us/clerk.htm, click on “Candidate Biographies”. You will be asked for your name, birth date and house number. This website will show that you’re registered, where your polling location is and show you a sample of the ballot for the general election. It will also allow you to click on each candidate’s name and read their biography, if they have submitted one. Early Voting for the November 3rd Municipal General Election will run weekdays from October 20 - October 29th, 8:00
a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 30th 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Some things are different with Early Voting in a Municipal Election, as opposed to Early Voting during a county wide election. In a county wide election you may Early Vote at any of the Early Voting locations, in a Municipal Election, you must vote within the boundaries of your municipality. So, with that requirement in mind, the Early Voting locations for the November 3rd Municipal
Tooele City Residents ONLYmay Early Vote at:
Tooele County Health Department151 No. Main, Room #110
Tooele, Utah
General Election are:
Tuesday, October 20th through Friday, October 30th8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Not including weekendsOther Entities Holding Elections:
Lake Point, Stockton, Rush Valley, Vernon, Ophir, Wendover Are all By-Mail Precincts with no Early voting
Stansbury Park will have no Early Voting, but will have voting on election day.
Valid Voter Identification is required for Early Voting.
If you have recently moved to Tooele County, or have moved within Tooele County, you may register to vote by mail until October 5, 2009, or in person in the Clerk’s Office by October 19th, 2009. You can access a registration form at www.co.tooele.ut.us/clerk.htm, or call the Clerk’s Office
and we will send one to you. Please remember Valid ID is required for all voting, whether it be Early Voting or on Election Day. “Valid Voter Identification” means: One form of identification that bears the name and photograph of the voter which may include: A) a currently valid Utah
driver license; B) a currently valid identification card that is issued by: a) the state or b) a branch, department, or agency of the United States; C) a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon; D) a currently valid United States passport; or E) a valid tribal identification card (whether or not the card includes a photograph of the voter). For a list of all acceptable forms of Valid Voter ID, please go to the Clerk’s Office
website at www.co.tooele.ut.us/clerk.htm, and click on the “Forms of Valid Voter Identification” link.
If you have any questions, please call the Clerk’s Office at 435-843-3140.
Thanks for voting! Marilyn K. Gillette, Tooele County Clerk
Grantsville City Residents ONLYmay Early Vote at:
Grantsville Fire Station26 No. Center St.Grantsville, Utah
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Deseret Peak Complex Convention Center Information
Tooele County Chamber of Commerce October 2009
The newest attraction at Deseret Peak Complex is now open to the public. A new addition has been added to the Deseret Peak’s indoor arena. The convention center’s main purpose is for gatherings such as; meetings, conferences, and conventions for both public and private use. The convention center extends south from the indoor arena toward the parking lot. The exhibit hall takes up the majority of the space in the convention center. In order to make the space as versatile as possible, there are 5 dividers in the room. The exhibit hall can be on large room measuring 150’x 40’ or it can be divided by any or all of the 5 dividers. These separate rooms are 25’ x 50’. The total seating capacity for the exhibit hall is 462 or 77 people per room. The new addition wouldn’t be complete without essential items for meetings and conventions. Additional items available at the exhibit hall are TV/VCR, screens, overhead projector, flip char stands, podiums with sound, stage, kitchen white boards and Wi-Fi. The complete fee schedule can be found on our website at: wwwdeseretpeakcomplex.com. “Our main goal is to accommodate a variety of events, we even have the ability to sell tickets if the renter desire.” said Lindsay Sundloff – T.C. Parks and Rec. Marketing Specialist. “The exhibit hall is ready for lease and we invite the public to come down and take a look at our new facility.” In addition to the exhibit hall there is a lobby area complete with administrative office spaces, ticketing office and extended concession areas and kitchen areas. This is the space located at the east end of the building. An outdoor stage was also added and utilized during the Tooele County Fair. This stage is also available for rental. If you have any questions about the new convention center or to rent the facility please call: 435-843-4002.
Tooele County Commissioners Colleen Johnson, Jerry Hurst and Bruce Clegg; recently celebrated the grand opening of the Tooele County Deseret Peak Complex Convention Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony sponsored by the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce. Helping to cut the ribbon are Mark McKendrick, Tooele County Parks and Recreation Director and Misti Williams, Tooele County Parks and Recreation Assistant Director. Several Tooele County employees and other Chamber members joined in the celebration following a Chamber Luncheon held at the Convention Center and was sponsored by Tooele County.
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Tooele County Chamber of CommerceOctober 2009
Tooele County Businesses go the Extra Mile
� e following is a message posted on the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Facebook page.
On Sunday at 8 pm our vehicle stopped running on I 80, 9 miles west of the Tooele exit. A guy named Matt stopped & rope towed us to the TA truck stop. Monday morning Randy from Mr. Tow picked us up and hauled our vehicle to Bobs Automotive. Randy was a lifesaver and treated us wonderfully. Bob took us in ahead of scheduled work so hopefully we could be on our way home to Denver sooner than later. It took a while for them to fi gure out our problem but in just a couple of hours, some head scratching, a couple parts run, they had us on our way. I am trying hard to believe this fantastic kindness and service happens all over the country and I just don’t know, but I do know it happens in Tooele, Utah.
Linda & Randy MeierLakewood, Co.
Congratulations Matt, Randy and Bob! You have shown a person in need what “Customer Service” is really all about. Your exceptional service is what the “Come Together” program is really all about!
Does your business insurance workas hard as you do?Keeping your business protected sometimes means going above and beyond.It means working with an agent who truly understands your business. Itmeans looking for ways to improve safety and reduce risks. And most ofall, it means making sure your coverage works as hard as you do.
American Family Mutual InsuranceCompany and its SubsidiariesHome Office – Madison, WI 53783
The Kiwanis Club of Tooele recently installed the new officers for the year 2009-2010. John Brown, Lt. Governor, District 2, Utah Idaho District; per-formed the induction ceremony. New officers in-clude Kaleen Knight, Vice President; Karen Perry, Secretary; Mike Fields, President-Elect; Steve Grif-fith, Board Member; Sandy Critchlow, President; Debbie Winn, Immediate Past President. The Ki-wanis Club of Tooele is always open to new mem-bers who want to volunteer in the community and to serve children. If you are interested in joining, please contact Sandy Critchlow at 435-830-6657.
Aleisha Jensen, Landscape Construction Supply, cuts the rib-bon to announce the grand opening of her location on the Utah Industrial Depot. The following Chamber members were on hand to welcome LCS to their new location: Bill Mullins, Mullins Lock & Kay; Sheldon Birch, Birch Family Pharmacy; Shawn Milne, Click Audio Video; Pete Oestreich; Kathy Bell, Tooele City; Jack Gavin, JackRabbit Press; Tye Hoffmann, Edward Jones In-vestments; Kris King, Mountain America Credit Union; Chris
Wade, Wireless Beehive; Dayne Applegate, Tracks Brewery; Jack Bell, Quality Automotive; Dean Johnson, Zions Bank; Berna Sloan, Group 1 Real Estate; and Mel Workman, Insurance Network LLC. The new facility has much more room for addi-tional products. LCS will be open all winter long; offering ice melt, fire wood, wood pellets and they are always open to explore possibil-ities for new product that their customers might request. LCS offers wholesale pricing and volume discounts and is always open to the public. Give Aleisha and her team a call at 435-840-3732 for all your landscaping needs and more!
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Tooele County Chamber of CommerceOctober 2009
Assessor 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday
Attorney 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday
Auditor 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday
Children’s Justice Center 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
Commission 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday
Treasurer 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday
Wendover Airport 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday - Sunday
Tooele County Department
Hours of Operation
Tooele County DepartmentHours of Operation
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HeritageWest Credit Union Announces New CEO
Tooele County Chamber of Commerce October 2009
Celebrate
Oquirhh Hills Golf Course
1255 East Vine Street Tooele, Utah
435-882-4220
Sixty Years of Golf with DOLLAR DAYS
at your Oquirrh Hills Golf Course
$1.00 - Per Hole (incl. golf cart) $1.00 - Corn Dogs $1.00 - 32 oz. Drinks
Starts Now & Runs Thru November 2009
to move us forward in the positive direc-tion of serving our membership.”“It is definitely an enormous responsi-bility to assume, but I am very honored with the trust the board has placed in me to keep moving the credit union for-ward,” said Bryan. “This is a wonderful institution in a wonderful community. There definitely are some great times ahead.”
SEE NEW CEO PAGE 16
TOOELE, Utah – After more than a de-cade under the direction of Steve Chris-tensen, HeritageWest Federal Credit Union has a new chief executive officer as Bruce Bryan steps into the vacated position at Utah’s tenth largest credit union. Steve Christensen had planned his departure, effective August 27, as a per-sonal and family decision. Board Chair Norma Worwood expressed gratitude for the nearly 14 years of service Chris-tensen provided HeritageWest Credit Union and the local community. “We are very saddened to see Steve go, but he felt it was the right timing for his family and for him personally to pursue other endeavors,” said Worwood. “His vision-
ary leadership and dedicated service will forever impact HeritageWest Credit Union.” During Christensen’s tenure as CEO, HeritageWest grew from two branches and approximately $100 mil-lion in assets to five full-service branch-es with assets in excess of $300 million. Following Christensen’s departure, the HeritageWest Credit Union Board of
Directors was pleased to appoint Bryan to assume the duties as the new head of the institution. Bruce Bryan has served as the credit union’s executive vice presi-dent and chief operations officer since September of 1997.“Steve has been an outstanding leader for us and personally I have learned a great deal working with him,” added Bryan. “I plan to continue working with our staff
Bruce Bryan
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Tooele County Chamber of CommerceOctober 2009
savings products
your priceless investmentour community
800 662 9522www.HeritageWestCU.com
Your family is the most important investment you have. And
whether you are looking to put some money away for a vacation or
starting your child’s education fund, we understand it all matters to
you. So while savings rates seem to keep dropping, HeritageWest is
kicking the trend. We just raised several of our savings rates from our certificates to our premier savings accounts. So whatever
product will best suit your family’s needs, we are here to help
you figuyou figure it out. After all, we are all part of this community.
SEE NEW CEO PAGE 16
� tooele County Chamber of Commerce August 2009
Tooele County Community Resource
Center
These organizations are located within the Tooele County Resource Center and are available to assist local residents.
Tooele County Relief Services (435) 843-9955 Help persons and families who are in crisis due to lack of food and shelter.
TCRS also coordinates crisis intervention services to more effectively help persons and families who are in desperate need. They also provide services for the Dept. of Workforce Services-Outreach.
Tooele County Food Bank (435) 843-4780 Provides a supply of food to Tooele County residents in need of assistance.
Assist with referrals to other agencies that can help the household to become self sufficient. Rent/Mortgage Assistance when funding is available
Volunteers of America (888) 893-7949 Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, faith-based organization
dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Through thousands of human service programs, including housing and healthcare, Volunteers of America helps more than 2 million people in over 400 communities in 44 states. Since 1896, our ministry of service has supported and empowered America’s most vulnerable groups, including at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions. Our work touches the mind, body, heart — and ultimately the spirit — of those we serve, integrating our deep compassion with highly effective programs and services.
Youth Employability Services (435) 840-2125 The YES program helps self-motivated young people, who are struggling
at school or having a hard time finding and keeping a job, to receive a high school diploma or GED, and to improve their vocational skills and abilities to compete more successfully on the job market. They also help youth explore career and educational opportunities.
SLCAP-HEAT Program — Services provided during winter months.
38 South Main, TooeleTechna Glass of Tooele
Brian Lawson455 E. Lindy WayTooele, UT 84074435-830-7322Glass repair and replacement
Mountain West Home Health
1887 N. Aaron Dr. Ste DTooele, UT 84074435-882-4163Medical, home health and hospice
Mountainside TitleTori Bell71 E. 1280 N.Tooele, UT 84074435-579-3801escrow/settlement, title insurance
Mr. ApplianceJayson Tate7 S. Main St. Ste 201Tooele, UT 84074435-884-3748Appliance service and repair
AflacEd Cole429 S. Hale StGrantsville, UT 84029801-673-8329Insurance, supplemental to health
Rodney Myer, LLCRodney Myer272 N. BroadwayTooele, UT 84074435-884-4443Chimney cleaning & repair,Furnace & air duct cleaning
Alport Syndrome Foundation
Vint DeGraw474 E. 740 N.Tooele, UT 84074435-882-0597Non profit Foundation
The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce extends a warm welcome to our newest members:
New Chamber Members
CorporateSyracuse Casting West Corp.
BusinessTracks Restaurant & BreweryDairy DelightCold Stone CreameryTooele Floral
Small BusinessBonneville Seabase
ReduxAndrea Cahoon, Re/Max Advantage Sign Creations, Inc.Price Mine Service
Non ProfitK-9 P.I.T.Deseret IndustriesTooele County Republican Party
Chamber Business RenewalsThe Tooele County Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following members for their continued support and for renewing their memberships for 2009:
I own my community
community and business leaders the oppor-tunity to meet each candidate and discuss their views on the issues that will affect the business community. This year candidates for Tooele and Grantsville City Mayor as well as Tooele and Grantsville City Council will be in at-tendance. Each candidate will have 4 min-utes to present their platform. The public and business leaders will be able to stay after the luncheon to speak to candidates individually to gain more information if needed. You must RSVP for this event to the Cham-ber office before 5pm on Monday, October 12th (435-882-0690) or email [email protected] The luncheon cost is $10 per person for Chamber members and $15 per person for non-Chamber members.
OCTOBER LUNCHEON Continued from page 1
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Community Business ExpoTooele County Chamber of Commerce October 2009
Jack Bell, Quality Automotive, was the lucky winner of a 4 camera surveillance system donated to the Chamber Business Expo by Shawn Milne, Click Audio Video. All businesses that had a booth at the Expo were entered into the drawing. Shawn and his crew are ready to help protect all businesses, give them a call at (435) 843-8265.
Kris King, Mountain America Credit Union Branch Manager; along with employees Buffy Walters and Patty Gonzales , visit with over 800 residents who attended the Chamber Business Expo, held in September. Mountain America Credit Union was the main sponsor for this year’s event, which featured over 70 businesses that participated and showcased what they had to offer potential customers. Businesses have “Come Together” to encourage residents to support local business.
Shawn Milne, owner and operator of Click Audio Video, donated a 42” television and surround sound system to the annual Chamber Business Expo. Visitors were asked to visit each sponsor booth and then enter to win the prize. Jaycee Shields was the lucky winner! The system was installed in Jaycee’s home by Shawn and his excellent employees. Jaycee said “Shawn was awesome! He got everything set up, hooked up the cable and even removed my old T.V. It’s like having a theater in my own room!” Pictured in photo are Click Audio Video employees Karl Knudsen and Kitaro Johnson and Berna Sloan, Chamber Board Member and announcer for the Expo event.
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USU- Tooele Regional Campus NewsNew Building Addition Dedicated and Celebrated
Tooele County Chamber of Commerce October 2009
For all your
Real Estate Needs Sandy
Office: 435.882.4111 Fax: 435.843.5364
Call
Critchlow 435.830.6657
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Th e 1989 fi lm Field of Dreams off ered the noted tagline – If you build it, they will come. Seems the same is true for the USU-Tooele Regional Campus. Since its inception more than 25 years ago, this extension campus of Utah State Univer-sity has experienced steady growth. From the early days in rented space along Main Street and Vine, the USU-Tooele Regional Campus enrollments, programs, and square footage of building have increased faster than the infl ation rate of some South American countries On September 14, 2009, the USU-Tooele Regional Campus held an open house event to offi cially dedicate and show off the new building addition. For the past 14 years, the USU-Tooele Regional has engaged our community in teaching and learning at 1021 W. Vine Street. As enrollments expanded and programs increased, a new building addition was planned, funded, and implemented. Tooele County provided $1.2 million in funding for the project that was complet-ed for $2.89 million. Jacobsen Construc-tion expertly followed the plans of SLC architects Methods Studio to deliver on time and within budget. Th e building ad-dition increased teaching and learning by
18,000 sq. ft . We have added 16 new class-rooms, a biology lab and a second com-puter lab. Th e USU-Tooele center is able to broadcast instruction statewide from nine classrooms as well as receive courses in rooms that will seat two to one hundred and two. Our capacity for teaching and learning has expanded well beyond the dreams and aspiration of former Execu-tive Directors Vince Laff erty and Kath-leen Robinson. We are a major institution in delivering instruction for community and place bound students. With better access to a greater variety of courses and degree programs, USU-Tooele is help drive the economic and social agenda for the county.
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INTRODUCING THE F-400 TOOELE LIFTTooele County Chamber of CommerceOctober 2009
ACADEMYMORTGAGE CORPORATION
Amy BlauserLoan Officer
“My number one priority is to find the loan program that best suits your needs”
Legacy Community Pages LLC,P.O.Box 159 Payson, UT. 84651
Toll Free
“The Lift”UTA is introducing a new f lexible route service, the F400 Tooele Lift, with fixed route and on-demand capa-bilities. If passengers sched-ule it one week to two hours in advance, this new route can deviate from its course to pick them up and drop them off at an arranged location.
The RouteThe F400 normal route will travel west from the Tooele Senior Center to 1000 West (near the Utah State Univer-sity extension), south to 200 South (near Valley Mental Health), east to Coleman Street, south to 900 South (near New Ref lections) and east to Main Street. The route continues north on Main Street with stops at the Walmart and Mountain West Medical Center and a con-nection point to the Grants-ville F-401 demand response bus at the 2400 North park & ride lot and return. The F-400 Tooele Lift will cir-culate at least once every 60 minutes, even with devia-tions. A public schedule will be available to help custom-ers with the new bus stop
locations, routing, and times of service. The new f lexible service will begin operating on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. The service hours will be 6 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. The f lex route bus stops are marked with a blue route indicator f lag. The F400 Tooele Lift will also use a smaller vehi-cle, similar to those used for paratransit service. To view a full map of the new Tooele Lift, visit us online atwww.rideuta.co/RouteF400
The F401 Grantsville Lift-the F401 is a little differ-ent. The Grantsville Lift is a non-demand bus service, which means it will perform the special trips when you call in to schedule them. The Grantsville Lift will connect with the Tooele Lift on the half of every hour (3:30, 4:30 etc.)
Who can ride?Anyone can ride. Riders can schedule route deviations to areas within 3/4 of a mile of the regular route for $1 for each deviation. The route can make up to two route devia-tions per trip. The fare is the same as UTA’s standard fixed
route bus fares, plus an addi-tional $1 for each deviation.
How do I schedule a trip?Come ride with us by either using the regular service of this route or call from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to sched-ule your deviations. To do this, customers can call call 1-877-882-7272. If you need an early morning trip (before 11:00 a.m.) it is requested that you call the day before to make your request.
Please reference Route F400 Tooele Lift when calling to schedule a pick-up or drop-off. This will allow UTA’s customer service agents to better serve you and your request.*Service will not be available Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays.* Bus schedule/ map are available at the Chamber of Commerce office, 86 S. Main St. Tooele, UT 84074, 435-882-0690
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Willow Creek Lending recently celebrated the opening of their Tooele office with a ribbon cutting ceremony sponsored by the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce. Todd Castagno and Greg Castagno cut the ribbon along with family members, employees and friends including JoAnne Valdez, Debbie Castagno, Tischa Castagno, Jennifer Catmull, Wendy Heder and Cindi Kirk. Also joining in the celebration were Chamber members which included Jolene Thurgood, Maceys; Steve Smith, Ameri-can Family Insurance; Jack Bell, Quality Automotive; Jeff England, Axiom Finan-cial; Chris Wade, Wireless Beehive; Shawn Milne, Click Audio Video; Berna Sloan, Group 1 Real Estate and Debbie Winn (photographer) Tooele County Chamber of Commerce . Willow Creek Lending is located at 1193 N. Main, Ste C, Tooele and 822 E. Main St. Ste 1, Grantsville.
Green Box Recycling
Willow Creek LendingTooele County Chamber of Commerce October 2009
Green Box Recycling celebrated their grand opening and their new membership in the Tooele County Chamber of Com-merce with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Luke Watts, manager, cuts the ribbon with help from employees and friends including Denise Grondahl, Donnie Mc-Curdy, and Aleisha Jensen. Chamber members joining in the cel-ebration included, Bill Mullins, Mullins Lock & Key; Shawn Milne, Click Audio Video; Kris King, Mountain America Credit Union; Tye Hoffmann, Edward Jones Investments; Jack Gavin, JackRab-bit Press, Jack Bell, Quality Automotive; Berna Sloan, Group 1 Real Estate, Mel Workman, Insurance Network LLC; Dean Johnson, Zions Bank; Kathy Bell, Tooele City; Sheldon Birch, Birch Fam-ily Pharmacy and Debbie Winn, Execu-tive Director, Tooele County Chamber of Commerce. “This project has been so much fun for us and has been so well received. We accept all recyclables and pay fair market price for metals. Save the hour drive and stay local”. Green Box is located at 1500 W. Atlas Way on the Utah Industrial Depot and can be reached at 435-882-2222.
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Local Scentsy Director Helps Small Business
Announcing the 2010 Refl ections Calendar!
Tooele County Chamber of CommerceOctober 2009
Refl ections by Cindy/Custom Child Pho-tography is excited to announce the Refl ec-tions Calendar for 2010! Inspiring all of us to hope, the fi rst annual calendar features images of local children and 100% of prof-its from calendar sales are being donated
to the Tooele County Relief Services to be used to support children’s programs. 12 months worth of children from the Tooele area were chosen to be photographed for the beautiful, inspiring calendar. Th ere is likely a child from your neighborhood
featured in one of the months! Th e website www.refl ectionscalendar.com is available to learn more about the calen-dar and how you can donate to the cause and receive one (or several) while helping to raise money for Tooele County Relief Services. Soon the website will also have details about participating in the 2011 calendar! Th e calendar is also seeking local busi-nesses as sponsors to cover the cost of production of the calendar. Please visit the website for more information. www.refl ectionscalendar.com Refl ections by Cindy (www.refl ectionsbycindy.com) is owned and operated by local mommy of 4 and photographer, Cindy Whitney.
� tooele County Chamber of Commerce August 2009
Construction crews from Broken Arrow work on the placement of new roofing material for the Tooele County Community Resource Center. The material was manufactured and donated by Carl-isle Syntec, located on the Utah Industrial Depot. Special thanks to Dave Ulery, General Manager of Carlisle Syntec; for his company’s generous dona-tion of the roofing material. Thanks to Lee John-son, Broken Arrow; and his generous donation of other needed materials for the roofing project. The Tooele Food Bank, Tooele County Relief Services, SLCAP Heat Program, Youth Employability Ser-vices and Volunteers of America are all located in the Community Resource Center.
Community Resource Center gets new roof
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Mountain America Credit Union will be the Gold Sponsor for this years event. Silver and bronze sponsorships are still available. Silver Sponsorships include your logo in all advertising, free preferred booth location, your business listed as a sponsor in the program, Prize card sponsor and a Free 1/8 page ad in the program/ newslet-ter. All this for just a $500 investment. Bronze Sponsorships include: Your Logo in all advertising, free booth space, your business name listed as a sponsor in the program, and a Prize card sponsor. A $300 total investment for this sponsorship level.
Taste of Tooele County is being held again this year in conjunction with the Business Open House. This scrumptious event features restaurants and caterers serving up delicious menu items. Expo attendees may purchase tickets ($5 adult, $3 child) to sample dishes from participating restaurants and food vendors. Vendors will receive a reimbursement for participation. The event is hosted by the Tooele County Chamber of Com-merce and Tooele County.
The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Business News will publish a special “Expo 2009” insert in the Tooele Transcript Bulletin prior to the show. It will be circulated to more than 7,800 homes in the county. An additional 1,000 copies will be used as the official program. Advertising in Chamber News is a great way to reach Tooele County business owners, employees and residents of Tooele County. Call the Chamber at (435) 882-0690 or visit our website at www.tooelechamber.com for ad sizes and deadline information.
Registration forms for the event can be accessed from the chamber website at www.tooelechamber.com.
Open HOuseContinued from page 1
George Terra, local Scentsy Wickless Candles Star Director; has joined forces with the Scentsy organization to help small businesses.Scentsy has organized a “Contribute 2009” campaign to help people become aware of small businesses and how they can help.Small businesses are at risk. By spend-ing just $50 at a local small business and
encouraging others to do the same, we can bring hope and collectively contribute to lives and livelihoods in local communi-ties. Unite with others and contribute more. Go to scentsycontribute.org and pledge today. Th en rally your friends, family neighbors, customers and others to join with you to make a meaningful sales impact for a local small business of your
choice on or aft er October 12. Share your plans on Facebook and Twitter to spread the word. Invite a reporter to your shopping day to create more public-ity for the store. Be cre-ative. Show your support for small businesses by buying a Contribute 2009 t-shirt for $9 (shipping
included) and Scentsy will send you a $10 Scentsy gift certifi cate. Take the Contribute 2009 Pledge and off er big help to small businesses in your com-munity. Go online and take the pledge at www.scentsycontribute.orgFor more information you may contact George at (435) 882-7351.
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Tip Top ComputersTooele County Chamber of Commerce October 2009
The Excelsior Academy Director and Board of Trustees cordially invite you to an Open House
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
5:30 ‐ 7:00 p.m. 124 E. Erda Way Road on Erda Way, 1/2 mile west of Highway 36
(435) 882‐3062
Light refreshments served Drawing for signed Kyle Korver Utah Jazz Jersey
(elevation of Excelsior)
ENGAGE ENCOURAGE EXCEL
NEW CEOContinued from page 9.
Starskysha Wisebarth cuts the ribbon on behalf of Andrew and Aaron Stevens; owners of Tip Top Computers located at 19 East Vine Street in Tooele; to celebrate their new computer repair and service shop.
Family members, friends and Chamber members joined in the grand opening celebration of the new store front location of the Steven’s brothers com-puter repair and build service center; including Rachel Stevens, Linda Byrd, Carol Genther, Skelton children, William Hainsworth, Shawn Milne (Click Audio Video), Justin Steed, Chris Sloan (Group 1 Real Estate), Berna Sloan (Group 1 Real Estate), Cari Gavin, (Jack Rabbit Press),Dennis Thalmann, Curtis Beckstrom, Dale Skelton, Mylan Hainsworth, Debbie Winn, Chamber Executive Director, Duaine Trot-tier, Fran Thalmann and Melanie Skelton. Although the Stevens brothers have been in business over 4 months, they recently relocated to the Vine Street lo-cation. “We haven’t seen any broken computer that we couldn’t fix yet”, says the brothers. Although they are skilled at fixing computers, they can also build new systems and networks. They have earned certificates from technology schools and are both currently working on earning bachelor’s degrees. Tip Top Computers is open Monday – Saturday from 9am to 6pm. Come visit them at their new Vine Street location or give them a call at (435) 578-0333.
Bryan has spent over 30 years in the credit union and financial industry. While completing his degree in Business Adminis-tration, he worked in financial services. Over the next 13 years Bryan worked at Universal Campus Credit Union in Provo, now Utah Community Credit Union, as vice president of lend-ing and at Travis Federal Credit Union in Vacaville, California also as vice president of lend-ing. During that time he gradu-ated with honors in 1993 from Western CUNA Management School. In September of 1997, Bryan and his family moved to Stansbury Park when he be-came the executive vice presi-dent at the then named Tooele Federal Credit Union. HeritageWest Credit Union was originally established in 1948. The local financial institution has four branches throughout Tooele County and one in South Jordan. For more information visit their website at www.Heri-tageWestCU.com.
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Brandon Mull (author of the best-selling Fablehaven series) speaks to a large crowd at the Purple Cow Book Festival.
Tooele County Chamber of CommerceOctober 2009
her. In a public presentation after break-fast, she talked about her book and how to write a novel.After Mangum’s presentation, Carla Mor-ris, author of the picture book The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians spoke. She is a children’s librarian at the Provo City Library and talked about how she came up with the story for her book.Throughout the day there were activities and presentations. The activities included writing stories, making book die-cuts,
designing book covers, and a book scaven-ger hunt. Entertainment was provided by storytellers Shawn Oviatt and Kathy Witt. Melissa Swan’s Dance Studio also per-formed a dance which illustrated the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.In the afternoon, members of the commu-nity who purchased tickets enjoyed eating lunch with Brandon Mull (author of the best-selling Fablehaven series) and chatting with him while he shifted around from table to table. The lunch was also catered
by Aioli’s Fine Catering. After lunch, Mull spoke to a crowd of over 200 people. He shared his experiences as an author and answered questions from children in the crowd. Afterwards he signed books for over 2 hours.In the days leading up to the Book Festival, Mull visited schools around the county. On Thursday he spoke at Northlake El-ementary, St. Marguerite’s Catholic School, and Rose Springs Elementary. He also spent time at the Purple Cow Bookstore where he spoke with children who are ho-meschooled. On Friday he visited Willow Elementary and Grantsville Junior High.The Purple Cow Bookstore was happy to host our 1st Annual Children’s Book Festival and provide a fun, rewarding, and entertaining experience for the whole family to help promote literacy in Tooele County.
COMMUNITY TOGETHER Continued from page 1
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Tooele County Chamber of Commerce October 2009
Les Olson Company is excited about the opportunity to off er their customers an even wider range of products and look forward to a long business partnership with HP. About Les Olson CompanyLes Olson Company (www.lesolson.com), a Salt Lake City-based offi ce equipment dealer, sells and services multifunctional digital systems to meet corporate print, fax, copy scan and digital storage needs. Les Olson Company represents Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, and is now an Authorized HP Business
Partner. Founded in 1956, Les Olson Company employs approximately 200 highly skilled professionals who specialize in good old-fashioned customer service. Th e company’s team includes more than 30 second, third and fourth generation Les Olson family members. Les Olson Com-pany maintains seven offi ces, with six in Utah including Logan, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Lindon, Cedar City and St. George, and their Las Vegas, Nevada location. To contact Les Olson Company toll-free, dial 800.365.8804, or visit www.lesolson.com.
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Salt Lake City, Utah – September 1, 2009 - Les Olson Company, one of the country’s largest independent business equipment and document solutions dealers, announced they are now an Authorized HP Business Part-ner. Larry Olson, President says “We are confi dent that with the addition of HP Products, including Large Format Printers along with our Sharp Line of Multi-Function Products, we will be able to accommodate all of our cus-tomers’ document needs. Th e HP products will compli-ment our already extensive Sharp product line, making it easier than ever to serve our valuable customers.” According to Troy Olson, Executive Vice President of Sales, “One of the best ways to save time and money in this economy is through Managed Print Services, which we specialize in. With Managed Print Services we can help our clients place the right equipment in the right location for their business requirements, saving valuable time and money by using one vendor to manage their fl eet and take care of document storage needs.” Les Olson Company has been on the cutting edge of technology since 1956 when Les started the business by selling duplicating and copy machines. Jim Olson, CEO, and son of Les Olson says, “We have always been prepared to adapt to the current market requirements, and we feel this is the right time for us to partner with HP. Our Dad would have loved the high tech products we have to off er in today’s market. He was fascinated with technology and could visualize how products would develop in the future to increase offi ce productivity.” It has always been a guiding principle of Les Olson Com-pany to Service what they Sell. “By partnering with HP there will be no diff erence in our great level of service be-cause our company was built on service. My Grandfather used to say, if you can’t service what you sell, you’re out of business,” remarked James Olson, Executive Vice Presi-dent of Service, and grandson of Les Olson. “With over 60 highly skilled trained technicians throughout our seven locations we’ll be able to provide the same great service, IT support, and supplies for the HP products like we cur-rently provide with the Sharp Products,” said James.
Les Olson Company announces they are now an Authorized HP Business Partner
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Tooele County Chamber of CommerceOctober 2009
October 10th 2009
4 Person Teams - $50 Per Person (Includes Cart Rental and Green Fees)
All Proceeds Go To Children’s Miracle Network
Shotgun Start
Tee Off At 9:00 am
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PRIZES AWARDED FOR: 1ST PLACE TEAM 2nd PLACE TEAM 3rd PLACE TEAM LONGEST DRIVE
CLOSEST TO THE PIN/HOLE
WalMart DC Announces Miracle Network
Golf Tournament
Dwight Marchant, Zions Region President and Dean John-son, Asst Vice President and Zions Tooele Branch Manager, recently invited several community and business leaders to participate in the Accelerating High Performance Pit Stop Challenge held at the Miller Motorsports Park. The unique leadership and communication workshop included a pit crew team building exercise along with classroom style training which included Developing Trust, Leadership/Management Skills, Working with Diversity, Effective Communication and Managing Projects. Participating in the Challenge included Chris Sloan, Group 1 Real Estate; Chad Fulmer, Denny’s; Dr. Jed Winder, Tooele Vision Center; Jolene Thur-
good, Macey’s; Joyce Hogan, Energy Solutions; Kelly Duffin, Mountain West Medical Center; Ken Christensen, Christens-en & Griffith Construction; Kris King, Mountain America Credit Union; Mike Fields, Oxygen For You; Tye Hoffmann, Edward Jones Investments; Vicki Griffith, Prudential Utah Real Estate-Tooele; Shawn Milne, Click Audio/Video, Adrienne Wall, Lifestyle Tooele Magazine, Cari Gavin, JackRabbit Press; Heidi Kroeger, Factory Flooring Direct; Jill Thomas, Digidocs; Jami Carter, Tooele City Library and Debbie Winn, Tooele County Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber would like to thank Dwight, Dean and the great team at Zion’s Bank for sponsoring the great event!
Zions Bank & MMP
Photo courtesy of Adrienne Wall, Lifestyle Tooele Magazine
Photo courtesy of Adrienne Wall, Lifestyle Tooele Magazine
WalMart Distribution Center is once again raising funds for a great cause! Their 4th Annual golf Tourna-ment for the Children’s Miracle Network will be held on October 10th. To sign up a team, please call 884-5100 extension- (0). If there are any questions, please ask to speak with Brandon Gordon or Joe Kyle. Brandon or Joe can also be reached at 1-801-808-5703 or 1-435-840-0065. All teams need to show up at the golf course by 8:00am to pay for their teams entry into the tournament. A dona-tion of $200.00 gives entry into the tournament and hole advertisement. All proceeds go to the Children’s Miracle Network . Prizes will be awarded for 1st - 3rd place, longest drive , closest to the pin, along with raffle items. Check out the ad in this issue of the Chamber Business News.
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