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Tooele County Chamber of Commerce

Tooele Business News www.tooelechamber.com

Volume 8, Number 7

Calendar of Events For a complete list of upcoming Chamber and community events, please check out our website www.tooelechamber.com

Chamber Luncheon Wednesday, August 10, 2011 from 12-1pm Sponsor: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Deseret Peak Convention Center 2930 West Hwy 112, Tooele $10 Members, $15 Non-members RSVP REQUIRED BY: Monday, Aug. 8th by 5pm Chamber Office 435-882-0690 Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Friday, August 12, 2011 @ 12pm Techna Glass of Tooele 397 North Main Street, Tooele Chamber Luncheon Wednesday, August 24, 2011 from 12-1pm Sponsor: Selecthealth Deseret Peak Convention Center 2930 West Hwy 112, Tooele $10 Members, $15 Non-members RSVP REQUIRED BY: Monday, Aug. 22nd by 5pm Chamber Office 435-882-0690

Chamber announces business open house

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he Tooele County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the Eighth Annual Business Open House, to be held at the Tooele City Park located on Vine Street and 200 West. The event will be held on September 14th, 2011.

The event begins at 4pm and ends at 8pm. This Open House allows businesses to showcase their products and services to businesses and the community. This is a great opportunity to get the word out about your business.

Being seen and being found are what every business needs.

The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Business Open House helps maximize your exposure to the business community and the county’s consumers. As an Exhibitor, you will receive: High Traffic 10’ x 10’ booth , listing in program as an exhibitor; one table, two chairs, electrical power and 2 free tickets to “Taste of Tooele”.

All this for a small investment of $75. Non-Chamber members can also participate for a cost of $125.

Mountain America Credit Union will be the Gold Sponsor for this year’s event. Silver and bronze sponsorships are still

Kris King, manager Mountain America Credit Union, along with staff members, greet guests at the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce 2009 Business Open House.

available. Silver Sponsorships include your logo in all advertising, preferred booth location, your business listed as a sponsor in the program, Prize card sponsor and a Free 1/4 page ad in the program/ newsletter. All this for

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Chamber Annual Community BBQ Friday, August 26, 2011 from 6-7pm Tooele City Park (Corner of Vine and 200 West) Hamburger or hotdog, chips, cookie, and a drink for $1 or can of food to be donated to the local Food Bank.

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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 SEE BUSINESS PAGE 3 ➡

Birch Family Pharmacy new in Grantsville

Business After Hours Thursday, August 25, 2011 from 5:30-7pm Host: LDS Employment Resource Center 1595 North 30 West, Tooele GREAT networking opportunity!

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August 2011

Sheldon Birch, owner of Birch Family Pharmacy cuts the ribbon to his new second location in Grantsville (inside Soelbergs). Joining in the celebration are (From left to right) Dave Jefferies, Aaron Jefferies, Melinda Birch, Sheldon Birch, Peter Johnson, Nick Davies, Jeremy Anderson, Jan Bolinder, Tiffany Davies, Hayley Mander.

Kids: Hayden, Austin, Preston, Alayna, and Clarissa Birch; Phoebe and Chloe Davies.

Photo taken by Debbie Winn, Chamber Executive Director.

n Saturday, July 16, Birch Family Pharmacy celebrated the Grand Opening of it’s second location.

The Pharmacy is now open at 213 East Main Street in Grantsville, inside Soelberg’s Market. The Grand Opening celebration included food, drinks, a bounce house, face painting, a caricature artist, and lots of free giveaways! The Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting to make it all official. The Pharmacy is owned by Sheldon Birch, and is managed by Nick Davies. The Pharmacy is open M-F 9-8, Sat 9-6. Birch Family Pharmacy is happy to be a part of the Grantsville community.”

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Tooele County Chamber of Commerce

August 2011

New Chamber Members

New Chamber Member

The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce extends a warm welcome to our newest members: Sustaining Member Reckitt Benckiser Kate Peleshak 3226 N Sheep Lane Tooele, UT 84074 Distributes household, food and personal care products: Lysol, Airwick, French’s Mustard and Clearasil are a few of the products Small Business Members Settlement Canyon Apartments Danielle Waggerby 810 South 1050 West Tooele, Utah 84074 435-882-6112 85 unit apartment community

Pre Paid Legal Services Mary Fryer Tooele, Utah 84074 719-641-1854 Membership allows affordable ac-

cess to the legal system; identity theft protection

The Modish Place, LLC Matea Bitong-Sebastian 26 West Vine Street Tooele, Utah 84074 435-224-3972 New/slightly used high quality name brand clothing as well as custom jewelry, purses, shoes and more

Non-Profit Member Tooele City Arts Council Terra Sherwood 90 North Main Street Tooele, Utah 84074 435-843-2142 Strives to promote and advance the arts in Tooele City through community art classes, concerts, and other outreach programs.

Chamber Business Renewals

The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following members for their continued support and for renewing their membership during the past month. A list of all Chamber members can be found at www.tooelechamber.com Sustaining ATI Rowley Operations Utah Fabrication Inc

Tooele Floral

Corporate Costco Wholesale

Small Business Spencers Arts Mullins Lock & Safe Elli’s Cleaning Services

Business Kids Park of Stansbury Clar’s Auto Center

Non-Profit Tooele CountyGirls Softball Waters Edge Church

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lated to more than 7,800 homes in the Tooele Valley area. It will also be used as the official program and available at the event.

Continued from page 1 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 Commerce and Tooele County.

The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Business News will publish a special “Expo 2011” insert in the Transcript Bulletin prior to the show. It will be circu-

Advertising in the Chamber Business 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.

Stacey Hainke prepares to cut the ribbon to open her new salon in Grantsville with the help of her co-workers Amanda Buchanan, Rylee Johansen, Gabby Adams, Lauryl Baird and Annette Rowberry. Chamber members joining in the celebration include Allison Vokac, Fretless Violin; Karen Christiansen, Love’em and Leave ‘em Pet Sitting; Debbie Winn, Chamber Executive Director; Sandy Critchlow, Prudential Utah Real Estate; Kathy Boltz, HeritageWest Credit Union; Cari Cushman, Holiday Inn Express and Wendy Guay, Denny’s. Guests attending the open house were treated to massages and other salon specialties as well as good food and fun!

Identity Salon opens in G-ville

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We are open Monday – Saturday 9 AM8 PM with earlier or later appointments available. Visit our website www.

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talented stylists and the product lines we carry. Call to schedule an appointment (435) 884-3500 or stop in and check us out 225 E. Main Street Suite H Grantsville, Utah 84074 (Next to Anytime Fitness). We are here to make sure you have the best experience possible from the moment you walk in.

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Tooele County Chamber of Commerce

August 2011

Five ways aTobacco-free workplace will have a positive impact P

romoting and supporting a tobacco-free workplace makes good business sense. The impact of smoking and secondhand smoke on your bottom line can be significant.

1) It will lower your costs: Businesses pay an average of $2,189 in workers’ compensation costs for smokers, compared with $176 for nonsmokers.

Smoking costs employers an estimated $3,383 per smoker per year, comprised of $1,623 in direct medical expenditures and $1,768 in lost productivity. The National Fire Protection Association found that in 1998, smoking materials caused 8,700 fires in nonresidential structures, resulting in direct property damage of $60.5 million. Fire insurance is commonly reduced 25% to 30% in smoke-free businesses.

2) Reduce your liability: Having a smoke-free workplace reduces the risk of lawsuits being filed by employees who become ill from breathing secondhand smoke. Disability claims based on secondhand smoke exposure are eliminated. A smoke-free workplace prevents violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act which can occur when people with respiratory problems have limited access or cannot patronize or work in your

business due to tobacco smoke pollution.

3) Protect your employee’s health: Reduce the risk of lung cancer; employees exposed to secondhand smoke on the job are 12% to 19% more likely to get lung cancer. Reduce heart attacks; exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of a heart attack by 25% to 35%. Help reduce heart disease and upper respiratory infections by eliminated exposure to secondhand smoke.

4) Reduce absenteeism: Smokers, on average, miss 6.2 days of work per year due to sickness compared to nonsmokers, who miss 3.9 days of work per year.

5) Increase productivity and morale: Employees who take four 10-minute breaks a day to smoke actually work about three weeks less per year than workers who don’t take smoking breaks. A tobacco-free workplace is more attractive to employees, since 90% of Utah adults do not smoke.

To learn more about how your business can benefit from being a tobacco-free workplace, contact the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce 435882-0690 or the Tooele County Health Department 435-277-2483.

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Tooele County Chamber of Commerce

August 2011

New Chamber Member

A local sign shop serving surrounding communities

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dvantage is celebrating being able to keep the doors open during recent difficult times in our economy. It hasn’t been easy for any of our local businesses but we all have been working together to keep people working. To keep us all positive and forward looking, we want to invite local businesses to celebrate with us and have networking opportunities.

History: Many may still not know that we are located in the same building (#605 Utah Industrial Depot, Tooele). The shop originally served the Army when its refurbishing (CMS) facility was still active. Since the 90’s, a few owners ran it as a private sign shop. Today we are a family owned & operated company. We take pride in being able to provide our neighboring businesses with friendly service, competent advice, & quality work - all at a reasonable price!

Objective: We specialize in taking your message and making it understood by your audience. It seems like a simple idea, doesn’t it? However, consider how many times you drove by a sign (or lack thereof) and were completely confused. Or maybe it was an elaborately wrapped vehicle that drove by you. What was it advertising? Maybe it was just a creative outlet for the designer! It looked great. But what did it say?

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Community Programs: We support the local Chamber of Commerce and many programs in our area. On occasion we make signs at cost for community needs.

Here are a few; 1. Elementary school destroyed by fire - huge banners for local fund raiser 2. Children’s Resource Center - Progress made despite limited budgets 3. County Golf Tournaments - Proceeds go directly to children’s programs, etc.

We love living and working in Tooele and want to say thank you to the local businesses for being a good example of endurance and helping us with the orders they can award us. Please watch for our Grand Opening (since we never had one and for a lack of a better term) soon!

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Wade Olsen, owner of Advantage Sign Creations, cuts the ribbon in celebration of his Chamber membership.

Many Chamber members joined in the celebration and enjoyed a tour of the facility located on the Utah Industrial Depot and enjoyed delicious pizza from Papa John’s.

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Tooele County Chamber of Commerce

August 2011

County Commission Update

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enior citizens are, unfortunately, sometimes a forgotten and neglected group of our population. What we should remember is that our senior citizens once were and continue to be great contributors to our society.

They are a group that deserves our recognition and gratitude for all that they have done to prepare the way for the younger generations and to make the world a better place.

The Tooele County Commission recognizes the greatness of our aging members of society and wants to make sure their needs are met.

With that in mind, Tooele County pursued and won a $74,357 grant to fund the much needed remodel and upgrade project at the Grantsville Senior Citizens Center.

“It’s taken all of the County Commission’s efforts to get this accomplished. Commissioner Hurst is on the CDBG Board, Commissioner Johnson has a high interest in the senior population, and this has been one of my major goals,” said Commissioner Bruce Clegg.

Tooele County Aging Director, Josh Maher, administered the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application. Maher said the county sought this grant for many years.

This year they pursued the grant differently. Instead of proposing several small projects, only the Senior Center project was pursued.

Commissioner Jerry Hurst was highly involved in the CDBG application process. “The grant application took a lot of time and effort.

It goes through a long review by the rating and ranking committee. We had the highest ranking project. It worked out good for us,” Hurst said.

Maher said the county got high grant points for large contributions from other sources.

Tooele County pledged a $10,000 match and the Grantsville Seniors also pledged a $10,000 match. With both pledges and the grant amount there is a total of $94,357.50 for the renovation project. Maher said, “We’re getting a big bang for our bucks.”

Commissioner Colleen Johnson said, “It’s something they’ve needed for a long time. The Center Board has raised money to put towards the upgrades, which gives them some ownership in the project. We’re trying to incorporate their ideas into the remodel.”

The remodel project will involve removing two of

the walls around the dining area, opening the room up into the existing foyer and hallway.

That will add about 40 percent to the dining area, creating a larger space that will accommodate more people.

Outside of the center the project includes replacing uneven sidewalks, installing more ramps from the parking areas, removing trees that drop limbs onto sidewalks, and installing a handrail.

Commissioner Clegg said, “Originally we wanted to put an addition onto the north side of the building, but with the struggling economy and state and federal funding cutbacks, we need to keep the renovation project manageable while at the same time maintaining the high level of senior citizen services, especially our food programs.”

Maher is excited about the changes that will take place. “Well, it just removes some of the deterrents for some of the people to go to the Senior Center. They go in now and see how crowded it is and leave. The biggest hope is people will feel welcome and come in and participate. It’s also a big hope we can prevent accidents from happening either from overcrowding or unsafe conditions outside,” Maher said.

Because it’s a federally funded project the county has to follow a restrictive bid process, ensuring that the winning contractors meet specific labor conditions. The county hopes to move forward with this project in the fall, possibly early October. Maher said he will probably have to close the center for no more than one week. He will either be transporting seniors to the Tooele Senior Center or looking for an alternative location in Grantsville for that week of construction.

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andy Critchlow (left), Ambassador Chair presented Kathy Boltz (right)with the Ambassador of the 2nd Quarter 2011 Award for the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Ambassador’s group. Kathy is Regional Manager at HeritageWest Credit Union and is currently serving as Vice-Chair of the Chamber Ambassadors. Kathy is a great volunteer member of the Chamber and also serves as a volunteer in the community. She is involved with the HeritageWest Community Involvement Committee, a member of the Mountain West Medical Center Healthy Women Advisory Board, serves on the St. Marguerites Church finance committee and is

always willing to serve her community where she is needed.

The Chamber appreciates Kathy for her great contributions of time and effort to the Chamber and its members.

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August 2011

New Chamber Member Written by The Modish Place owner, Matea BitongSebastian

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he Modish Place became an opening to me to gain a lot of local friends...I got here in America barely 19 months ago, straight from the Philippines. Now that The Modish Place has found it’s new address at 26 West Vine Street, we can provide a good parking area and truly a very good location to reckon with.

The Modish Place was first housed in the basement of the Clayton Tower at the corner of Southeast of Vine and Main Streets... and viola, this was just a month ago. While the place is nice and the landlady is so kind, the building caters more to offices than a boutique. I received many feed backs from relatives and friends as well as customers that although the store offers cool and high quality clothes, shoes, purses (and more) for men, women and kids too, the location was not conducive for a clothing store. Of course I knew this from the very start. When I started up this business, I was only testing the water. The three weeks that I stayed in that building served as my training and exposure.

The day to day encounter with local Tooele residents gave me insights on how to serve them better not only for providing them with high quality clothing apparels but also with genuine Filipino hospitality.

This store came to materialize primarily because of the support of my husband Rey Sebastian, and the inspirations I get from my three kids, Margott, Matthew and Marcus as well as my immediate family in the Philippines. I also would like to acknowledge the support I get as always from my Ate Nena who lives in California. My sisters and brothers- inlaw here in Tooele did so much too for this store.

Thanks to the consignees who bring good stuff every now and then. Although I get clothes and other items mainly from my friends and relatives in California, Las Vegas and New York, the local consignees are accessible and they help save costs of shipping and handling.

Many of us who have to drive all around the mountain for at least 1 to 1 1/2 hours just to get to the mall to buy items that are not available in our area, spend gas money and of course more often than not, food money too, will now have a choice to visit The Modish Place first before going outside of our own backyard. In this case, shopping locally helps build our community. Come and see The Modish Place and discover the wide variation of stuff to choose from and I will always have a warm welcome to you all! Thank you for your support and patronage...it’s good to have a choice!

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Matea Bitong-Sebastian and Rey Sebastian, owners of The Modish Place located at 26 West Vine, Tooele; cut the ribbon to celebrate the grand opening of their new location and their membership in the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce. Joining Matea in the celebration included Amber Kennedy, Roni’s Signs; Debbie Winn, Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director; Esther Jaschinski-Torres, BEAR Outreach Specialist; Roni Kennedy, Roni’s Signs; Kevin John, Royal Wholesale Electric; Allison Vokac, Fret-less Violin; Karen Christiansen, Love ‘em and Leave ‘em Pet Sitting; Abigail Gavin, JackRabbit Press; Jack Gavin, JackRabbit Press; Cari Cushman, Holiday Inn Express; Steve Smith, American Family Insurance; Kathy Boltz, HeritageWest Credit Union; Susan Sagers, HeritageWest Credit Union; Lori (The Modish Place customer); Vicki Griffith, Prudential Utah Real Estate, Solomon and Gideon Gavin, JackRabbit Press. Photographer, Danielle Winn, Tooele County Chamber Administrative Assistant.

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