Jerrol’s Book & Office Supply Co.
Celebrating Our 66th Year in Business
May 2014
“Your Jerrol’s Journal” Lots of Stuff, Fast and Fun, From People You Know™ Our Iron Clad Guarantee: If you ever wait in line longer then 5 minutes, we will give you $20 on the spot!! Help Us to Improve!.......If we fail to meet your expectations in any way please call me, Rolf Williams, on my direct line at 509 899-0120 111 E University Way ● Ellensburg, WA 98926 ● Phone: (800) 858-2427 ● (509) 925-9851 ● Fax (509) 962-2131 ● www.Jerrols.com
Table of Contents… Skiing with Mom ………..……... Page 1 Book Reviews…………....….. .... Page 2 Search Our Book Inventory ……. Page 2 Jerrol’s Expansion. ….......….…... Page 2 Goals Continued ……………...… Page 3 Elmview ………………...……… Page 3 ______________________________
Is This YOU! Are you a good fit to become a Jerrol’s Business Client? Any business that generally has 3 or more printers, is run by people interested in being more efficient, who value their time and want to spend more of it doing their core jobs instead of dealing with office products. They are located within a mile or so of a town in Kittitas County or the cities of Moses Lake, Quincy or Ephrata. We serve an huge variety of industries; non-profits, lawyers, CPA’s, Agri-Businesses, Resorts, Retailers, Restaurants, just about anything you can imagine. Some are large like Suncadia, some are smaller like Blue Ridge insurance.
Skiing with Mom I played hooky and went skiing with my mom. We went on the last Friday Mission Ridge was open for the season. It was sooo much fun. The wind was howling in Ellensburg, a sure sign it is spring, so we were pretty apprehensive about heading up. I am glad we did, it was beautiful, all sun, just a light breeze to keep it cool and perfect spring skiing on corn snow. Mom is a great skier, never making me wait too long for her to catch up no matter how fast I go. Pretty good for someone who was able to vote in the second Eisenhower Presidential election!! This was our second ski trip this year and I consider myself very lucky to have the opportunity to enjoy her company while doing something we both enjoy so much. There is nothing like the conversations that take place on a chair lift. From social commentary on the people on the slopes to reflections on life from the perspective of screwing off on a Friday! I mentioned to her that I had a deeper appreciation of what she and dad must have gone through with us kids as we graduated from college and headed off into the real world now that my daughter Jordan is graduating from WSU this year. She replied that she really didn’t think about us at all, as she was too busy. Huh - well there you go. Just one more thing I learned that day…
If you or someone you fits this profile and would benefit from working with us, just send an email to Rolf@Jerrols.com.
With Mother’s Day coming up this month, if you are lucky enough to have mom around, don’t just give her a gift or brunch. How about giving her some of your time and attention. Our moms are a precious resource that too often get taken for granted.
They will be exposed to a new level of service for their office products, a FREE box of copy paper and you both will receive a $15 Jerrols gift card.
Go find your own “chair lift” to share with her. Mom’s have a great way of putting things into perspective and no matter how busy you are, isn't this what life is suppose to be about?
A Win Win for all.
Guest Book Reviews This Month by Mary Michener
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I like to read the book before I see the movie. So it is that I just finished two books which are being made into movies in the next few months.
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American Sniper $29.99
Unbroken is the story of Louis Zamperini, who ran in the 1936 Olympics for the U.S., came home, joined the Army Air Corps, was shot down in the Pacific and, after 47 days adrift on the ocean was captured by the Japanese and spent two years in POW camps in Japan. It's a gripping story with all the harshness of POW camps, but Louis Zamperini survives and remains “unbroken”. He ran a leg in the 1998 Olympic torch relay (in Nagano, Japan) for his 81st birthday and is still active and living in California at age 97. This movie is being directed by Angelina Jolie and should be out later this year.
2013 Both reviews where provided by Mary Michener The first one may seem like a strange choice for my pacifist soul: American Sniper, the autobiography of Chris Kyle, America's deadliest sniper. But I liked it. Coauthored by Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice, the story is a nice pleasant one of a boy growing up in Texas and joining the Navy Seals and becoming a very very good sniper. He doesn't brag about his150 confirmed kills, it's just his job. Doing his job meant saving the lives of his fellow American servicemen. As you may know, Chris Kyle was killed by another serviceman suffering from PTSD who Kyle and a friend were trying to help, a great loss to the Navy Seals and his young family. It's soon to be made into a movie, starring Bradley Cooper?? We shall see, but I recommend the book.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption $28.00 2010 The other soon-to-be-amovie is Unbroken. The book is by Laura Hillenbrand who wrote Seabiscuit (one of my favorites, if you haven't read it, do so) this book shows Hillenbrand's careful research and readability.
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Search our book inventory 24/7 You can search our book inventory 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You see what we have in stock and even order with the option to pick up in the store.
www.books.jerrols.com Jerrol’s Building Expansion Update & New Winegars Location The process grinds on. We have been negotiating on prices and working to get the project within our budget. Building on this scale is new to us and we are learning lots at every turn!! We do have updated exterior design renderings and drawings posted at Expansion.Jerrols.com.
Goal Setting Continued I have had so many comments regarding the article in January on achieving goals by changing your habits that I have decided to continue the discussion. I am honored to hear that it is being used in your businesses and personal lives. The late Zig Ziglar used to refer to two types of goals, “Give up Goals” and “Get Ahead Goals”. Losing weight would be a give a “Give Up Goal”, increasing your income is an example of a “Get Ahead Goal”. He suggested you tell others all about your give up goals. It psychologically makes them more real to you when you tell others, plus you have the reinforcement of having committed to others what you are going to do. Much harder to wiggle out of something if everyone around you knows of your goal! That is what I did by using my own weight loss as an example in the January Newsletter. Kind of hard to not follow through after telling a few thousand people what you are doing. And for me it worked. I hit my 195 number 15 days later than the goal, but 23 pounds lighter I did it. Zig mentioned to be careful about your “Get Ahead Goals”. You don’t want to seem greedy or pretentious by tell people you have a goal of earning more money, affording a large home or car. These types of goals are best kept to yourself. We will continue or discussion next month by discussing failure. You’ve created your SMART goal with a specific timed end point, and that comes and goes—but the goal isn’t accomplished….. You can read past issues of our newsletter at www.jerrols.com\newsletters. The January issue is where the goal discussion started, with a follow up in the April edition.
Business Client of the Month
Elmview Ellensburg ______________________________
Elmview, a private non-profit organization, was started in 1965 by parents and community members concerned about people with developmental disabilities. Families whose children had grown up in the community banded together to provide organized activities built on the skills learned in school. Churches donated materials and space
and soon Elmview was in operation. From those beginnings, in a church basement, Elmview has grown to serve over 325 people in the Kittitas, Yakima, and Chelan/Douglas counties. Vocational, Residential, Crisis, Respite, and in-school services are provided. With support from Elmview staff, people can graduate from high school, live independently, and find and keep jobs. At the core of each service Elmview provides are the organziation’s values. People will be served with respect for individual differences. Services will support people to experience: Individual worth and development Personal power and choice The benefits of relationships with friends, family, and the community Integration of community participation Not only is Elmview one of our Business Clients but our involvement with them goes much further. 1. They have helped us employ many differently-abled people over the years including one of our most loved and current Team members Mark Richey. While creating meaningful employment opportunities for the Elmview Clients, we have benefited as a business from their perspectives and attitudes that they bring to work. Our Team here at Jerrol’s created one of our seven “Core Values” to demonstrate our commitment to these individuals. It reads ”We believe that all people in our community have something to teach us and contribute to our business.” You can find all seven of Jerrol’s core values at www.Jerrols.CoreValues 2. Elmview helps us collate and process the very newsletter you are reading as well as your monthly statement. 3. Elmview works with the Kittitas School District to provide my son Gerik’s transition training and has provided him with a job training opportunity at their paper recycling center here in Ellensburg. 4. They have provided us with bags and instruction for sorting our waste paper for recycling and pick it up weekly. They have lots of ways you can participate with their mission—from helping with employment to using their existing services like collating projects for mailings. You can find out more about Elmview at www.Elmview.org or you can call them at
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The Jerrol’s Journal May 2014 A Few Comments From Our Clients Visit Jerrol's and save money! :) Mila Chavez - Google Review I can trust Jerrol's to provide the best quality art materials to ensure my art students have an ultimate artistic learning experience at a "reasonable cost". I also can count on Jerrol's getting me my essential teaching materials even if they do not normally stock these particular items. Carolyn Johnson - Google Review Jerrol's is Ellensburg's only alternative to the evil campus bookstore. You can order text books here and get anything else that you might need without standing in line for hours. They also seem to pay a little more for text books. What impressed me the most, however, was their selection of ink cartridges and how easy it is to find the one that you need. Andrew F.—Yelp! Review