Helping Businesses Prosper and Grow for More than 60 Years
Tooele County Chamber of Commerce
Tooele Business News Volume 6, Number 2
Calendar of Events All upcoming events are listed on the Chamber Website: www.tooelechamber.com
Chamber Luncheon Wednesday, February 11 • Noon Sponsor: Excelsior Academy Tooele Health Dept. 151 North Main St., Tooele Please RSVP by Monday, February 9 by 5 pm 435-882-0690
Kids Love Authors Saturday, February 21 • 2 pm The Purple Cow Bookstore 992 No. Main, Tooele Come meet Author Justin Cole and Illustrator Laramie Dunn of Wet, Bird-Feather Bread!
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Wal-Mart Distribution Center chosen as Business of the Year Wal-Mart DC is one of the larger employers in Tooele County and they feel that because of this they have a responsibility to support our community and their associates, whom mostly live in the Tooele Valley. Wal-Mart DC 7026 can always be relied upon by the community to step up and offer assistance whether it is monetary
or by volunteerism. Wal-Mart DC 7026 has given back to the Tooele community and the extended community of Salt Lake City, UT in many ways. During the past year, Wal-Mart DC 7026 has donated $25,000 in Community Grants. These include the following: • American Cancer Society—$2500
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Tooele County Caucus Meeting Wednesday, February 25 • 5 pm Capitol Building Room TBD later through Chamber Email system. Sign up today if you Do not receive the chamber e-mails @ 435-882-0690
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Business After Hours Thursday, February 26 • 5:30 - 7 pm Where: Modern Victoria 80 West Vine, Tooele No charge for this event! Great Networking Opportunity
• Joyce Hogan, newly elected 2009 Chamber Board Chair, receives the gavel from Past 2007-2008 Chair Jack Bell; at the Annual Chamber Installation Banquet held on Saturday, January 17th.
Dr. Mike Wells named Citizen of the Year Since 1989, The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award as been given to an individual because of their outstanding accomplishments in their employment, civic accomplishments and service to the community through voluntary efforts. Past award winners include individuals such as Dr. Wallace Johnson, Earl Tate, Maxine Grimm, Beverly White, Representative Jim Gowans and several others. This years award winner is Dr. Michael G. Wells. Dr. Wells has contributed to the community in many ways. His civic accomplishments include: Charter member of Tooele sister city committee: Organized and served as team leader of first sister city delegation to visit Kambarka following the signing of the sister city agreement in Russia with Mayor Charlie Roberts. He established a joint organization between Udmurtia and Tooele called Udmurtia Smiles to promote prenatal and postnatal dental education in Russia. He laid
the foundation for a joint dental education clinic in Kambarka and initiated the student exchange that would take place the following summer with Tooele High School students. During 2003 – 2007, Dr. Wells hosted Russian government and local Kambarka officials as part of sister city, or US open world. In 2004, Dr. Wells donated his old dental clinic as a free dental clinic for low income individuals and families and also volunteered time working there. Dr. Wells received The Utah Public Health Association Public Health Hero Award (for distinguished service in public health in 2005 in association with the donated dental clinic. In 2006 he received the Friends of Public Health Award in appreciation for his support of the Tooele County Health Department with his commitment to provide dental services to those in need. In 2008, Mike established a relationship see DR. Wells page 8 ➤
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for education and training materials; support for local patient services, programs, and underserved screenings; Patient Navigator and Cancer Resource Jeff Loafman is the Centers General Manager at Wal-Mart DC 7026 Grantsville Junior High School—$5000 for a pilot project to give students in Stansbury, Lake Point, Erda, Grantsville, and South Willow an after school program, assist with transportation, and help in the intervention strategies with teachers Tooele Animal Outreach—$1500 for veterinary costs, food for animals, supplies, leashes, blankets, and assistance in purchasing a transportation van Girl Scouts of Utah—$1000 for summer troop camp to Moab, Utah, to learn about Native American culture Special Olympics of Utah—$1000 for Tooele County Giants Special Olympics team’s uniforms, warm ups Boy Scouts of America—$1500 for the only Special Needs troop in Tooele County to attend a summer camp - Camp Frontier - with all peers and scouts Tooele High School—$2000 for the Special Education department to be able to purchase items to teach functional life skills for the severely disabled students English Skills Learning Center— $2000 for support, recruitment, training for volunteers to teach English to immigrant and refugee students PTA Utah Congress—$1000 for Tooele County PTA to fund an art program in each of the 14 elementary schools Utah Quilt Guild—$1500 to purchase supplies to make quilts for children at the Children’s Justice Center in Tooele Tooele Food Bank—$3000 for the Tooele Food Bank to purchase food items not normally received from the Utah Food Bank Friends of Tooele County Children’s Justice Center—$3000 to provide see WAl-Mart DC page 4 ➤
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Quality Auto takes home Customer Service Award
Holiday Inn Express names new manager Holiday Inn Express in Tooele has announced a new General Manager, Carrie Cushman. She began her career with Holiday Inn at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Salt Lake City as the Front Office Manager. We are very excited to have her now in Tooele. Carrie lives in Tooele and is married, has one son and is expecting another baby in May. Holiday Inn Express-Hotel & Suites-Tooele, is located at 1531 North Main and can be reached at 435-833-0500.
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Carrie Cushman
Tooele County
Chamber of commerce & Tourism
86 S. Main St. • PO Box 460 Tooele, Utah 84074 (435) 882-0690 • Fax (435) 833-0946 www.tooelechamber.com
Chamber Staff Debbie Winn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Director Margie Morgan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office Manager Gloria Kershaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office Assistant Susan Cummings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office Assistant
Board of Directors Joyce Hogan - Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Energy Solutions Jack Bell - Past Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quality Automotive Group Tye Hoffman - 1st Vice Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Jones Investments Mike Fields - 2nd Vice Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oxygen For You Jeff England - Secretary / Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Axiom Financial Ken Christensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christensen & Griffith Kelly Duffin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain West Medical Center Chad Fullmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denny’s Marilyn Gillette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooele County Clerk Dr. Michael Griffeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Griffeth Vision Group Vicki Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prudential Utah Real Estate Kris King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain America Credit Union Berna Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Group 1 Real Estate Jolene Thurgood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macey’s Food & Drug Dr. Jed Winder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooele Vision Center Advisory Seats Mayor Byron Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grantsville City Mayor Patrick Dunlavy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooele City Dr. Gary Gowans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooele County School District Commisioner Colleen Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooele County
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The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce presented the 2008 Customer Service Award at their annual installation banquet to Quality Automotive Group. The purpose for this award is to recognize a business that has made exceptional contributions and exceeded expectations in delivering services of superior quality to its customers. Quality Automotive Group was nominated by several individuals who related their personal interactions with the sales and service staff and praised their performance in delivering superior service. Knowing their customers by name, taking care of each customer’s requests, keeping customers informed; were all part of the praises received in the nomination forms received by the Chamber. Jack Bell accepted the award on behalf of Trent Bell, General Manager; and all of the Quality employees. Quality Automotive Group has 4 dealerships in the Tooele area and include Quality Chevrolet, Quality Dodge, Quality Ford and Quality Discount Outlet. Quality Automotive is dedicated to serving the community through it’s volunteer and donation efforts. They provide numerous automobiles for the 4th of July, Homecoming and Christmas parades for local leaders and others. They support many Tooele City, Grantsville City, Tooele County and
Jack Bell of Quality Automotive Group.
Chamber events. They are involved with support to the local schools. They have provided bottled water to several community events including the Kiwanis 4th of July 5k run and Tooele Jr. High School Reality Town. Quality is proud to be a part of the Tooele County community and will continue to service it’s customers with exceptional customer service.
Outstanding Volunteer: John Brown Last year, the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce created a new award to be given to an “Outstanding Volunteer” in our community. The award is given to an individual who has given community service on a volunteer basis. This year’s award goes to Mr. John Brown. John Brown spent 35 years in California in a career of public service. He was a fireman, policeman and EMT. After retiring and moving to Tooele 5 years ago, you would think that he would enjoy his retirement just relaxing and spending time with his family. Not John Brown! He immediately went to work as a volunteer in several capacities. He joined the Tooele Valley Rotary Club and the Kiwanis Club of Tooele. He has served as the Kiwanis Club president and currently holds the position of Lt. Governor for Division 2 of the Utah Idaho District. He serves as the Kiwanis liaison for the Tooele Club to the Grantsville Key Club, Grantsville Jr. High Builders Club and the Tooele High School Key Club. As the youth participate in public service and fundraising efforts, John works right along side them and encourages their efforts. John has spent his own time and money to become a tax preparer for the Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance program, which helps seniors and those in need, prepare their income tax each year. John spent 40 hours in training to become an John Brown advocate for the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims Advocacy group here in Tooele. He serves as an advocate for the 24 hour crisis line and help victims escape the dangerous situation they may be in and is also certified to counsel victims. When John is made aware of a community project, such as cleaning up the canyons with Tracks, he is right there to help in any way possible. John is the husband of Louise Brown (who is a giving volunteer in her own right) and the proud father of two beautiful daughters. The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce is proud to honor John Brown as this year’s Volunteer of the Year!
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Executive Director Message Excelsior Academy to sponsor Chamber Luncheon The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce and the Tooele County Commissioners have partnered with Transcript Bulletin Publishing to produce the 2009 Tooele County Business and Visitors Guide. The full color magazine will be printed and distributed by the end of February 2009. This year’s magazine includes information about the Chamber, local business and the econom- Debbie Winn ic development outlook, the quality of life in the Tooele Valley, the Deseret Peak Complex, tourism, and also includes a section of some of the “friendly faces� of Tooele. The friendly faces include local residents who make a difference in our beautiful county. The magazine also includes local demographics, maps, a more comprehensive calendar of events in the county, dining and lodging listings and a chamber member business directory that lists businesses alphabetically and by category. There is also a section on camping in the area. The magazine is a great asset to members of the community in finding local business information. Tourists will also find the magazine to be useful in
planning their vacations to the Tooele County area. Several local businesses use the magazine as a way to recruit new employees and encourage them to relocate to the Tooele Valley. 20,000 copies of the magazine will be printed for distribution worldwide. The magazine will be distributed through the Tooele Transcript Bulletin to all subscribers. The magazine is also distributed through the Utah Tourism Council located in Salt Lake City, at information sites throughout the state of Utah and locally through many brochure racks located throughout the valley. The magazine is mailed by request to individuals visiting or relocating to the Tooele area. Residents may pick up additional copies at no charge at the Tooele County Chamber offices located at 86 South Main, Tooele or at the Transcript Bulletin office. I certainly hope that you will enjoy the useful information and share it with your family and friends. Debbie Winn Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
The February Chamber of Commerce luncheon will be held on Wednesday, February 11th at 12:00 noon at the Tooele County Health Dept. Auditorium (located at 151 North Main, Tooele). The presenter and sponsor of the luncheon will be Excelsior Academy. Their presentation will include the following topics: 1. Education in America 2. Charter Schools - a general overview
3. Introduction of Excelsior Academy 4. What it all means to the Tooele business community You won’t want to miss this informative meeting. Please RSVP to the Chamber office by Monday, February 9th at 5:00 pm. Cost for the luncheon is $10 per person for Chamber members and $15 per person for non-chamber members.
A ground breaking ceremony for the Excelsior Academy Charter School was held on Saturday, January 31st in Erda at the location for the new school. Those in the picture are from left to right: Heather McClatchey (Trustee), Brenda Spearman (Trustee), Ann Gubler (Trustee), Ernie Nix (Director), Sourbah Sinha, Nick Schou (VCBO Architecture), Brett Ormsby (Peck Ormsby Commercial Contractor), Ruth Dunn (Trustee), Mack Stoddard (Trustee), Heidi McCabe (Trustee).
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money to assist the abused children treated at the CJC Wal-Mart DC 7026 recognized Carol Addy, Teacher of the Year from Willow Elementary in Stansbury Park with $1000 to the school to a program of the teacher’s choice and a $100 gift card given to Mrs. Addy for classroom supplies, and a plaque in her honor. Team Volunteerism is always important to Wal-Mart DC and has resulted in 30 managers donating 157 hours of total service including the following: • Tooele Head Start—$500 for the United Way Day of Caring in September, 12 managers giving 40 hours of service building shelves, painting, yard work, and classroom help for the Tooele Head Start • Tooele County Sheriff ’s Department—$500 for the Motor Competition at Miller Motor Sports Park, 8 managers giving 39 hours of service judging the events and competitions • Special Olympics of Utah—$1000 for various competitions August through November, 10 managers giving 78 hours of service in competitions from Clearfield to Kearns in aquatics, bocce ball, basketball, and golf - assistance in awards ceremonies, score keeping, refreshments, athlete assistance 15 Individual Associates have also volunteered their time in the community resulting in $3,750 and many hours of service to the community including: • Tooele High School—$500 for two associates volunteering time with the softball team • Western Hills Elementary School— $250 for one associate monitoring classroom activities and errands • St Marguerites Catholic Church— $250 for one associate doing the school lunch program, shopping, preparing, service and cleaning • Grantsville Elementary School—$250 for one associate to assist in field trips and classroom materials • Willow Elementary School—$250 for one associate assisting in children’s reading • Woods Cross Elementary School— $500 for one associate assisting with class assignments and activities • English Skills Learning Center—$250 for one associate to tutor literacy on a weekly basis • Iosepa Historical Society—$250 for one associate excavate, dig, record and classify artifacts
• Boy Scouts of America—$250 for one associate to attend weekly meetings and attend scout camp for troop 131 • Ute Conference Incorporated $500 for two associates who volunteered time with organizing games and practices • City of Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department—$250 for an associate on the volunteer fire department • Brockbank Junior High School $250 for an associate who volunteers time to the jr. varsity wrestling team • Town of Stockton—$250 for an associate on the volunteer fire department Wal-Mart Distribution Center 7026 established a partnership with the English Skills Learning Center to teach free ESL classes to associates at our DC. Twice weekly classes have been going on since February 2008; one student was successful in passing their citizenship test and becoming a citizen a few months following. We also have two managers and one associate who volunteer for the ESLC as certified tutors, tutoring weekly fellow associates in literacy and citizenship preparation. They have also created a partnership with Special Olympics of Utah to have managers volunteer for various activities; during this quarter, we have had 10 managers volunteer to do various duties such as concessions, awards ceremonies, opening ceremonies, time keeping, event coordination, clean up, set up in six different competitions. Wal-Mart Distribution Center 7026 opened its doors for three local Tooele day care facilities to attend a “trick-or-treat” celebration at our DC on Halloween. They have actively participated in the Tooele Chamber of Commerce Santa Parades, with floats in both the Grantsville and Tooele parades. They have also supported both the Tooele and Grantsville schools during the Tooele County Livestock show – purchasing the Grand Champion Steer and Reserve Champion Hog). Wal-Mart Distribution Center 7026 actively supported the Tooele community holiday support programs by providing food, clothing, toys and basic necessities to families in need. Items and monetary donations in excess of $15,000 were distributed among the Valley Mental Health Center, Children’s Justice Center, Community Action Plan. Wal-Mart Distribution Center 7026 also raised $15,500 to be donated the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City,UT. The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce is proud to honor Wal-Mart Distribution Center 7026 as the 2008 Business of the Year.
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Tooele County Commission and the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce are proud to present the
2009 Business & Visitors Guide.
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(above) Tooele County Commissioners (L-R) Jerry Hurst, Bruce Clegg and Colleen Johnson. (right) Cover of the new 2009 Business & Visitor’s Guide.
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Mercantile What to See Dining Lodging Camping Chamber Business Lists (alphabetical & category) • Calendar of Events Free copies available: Tooele County Commission office 47 South Main, Tooele Tooele County Chamber of Commerce 86 South Main, Tooele
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Recently installed members of the 2009-2010 Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Board includes from left to right: Jeff England, Secretary/Treasurer, Axiom Financial; Jack Bell, Past Chair, Quality Automotive Group; Joyce Hogan, Chairman of the Board, Energy Solutions; Tye Hoffmann, First Vice Chair, Edward Jones Investments; Mike Fields, Second Vice Chair, Oxygen For You; Ken Christensen, Christensen & Griffith Construction; Marilyn Gillette, Tooele County Clerk; Dr. Jed Winder, Tooele Vision Center; Jolene Thurgood, Macey’s Food & Drug; Kris King, Mountain America Credit Union; Colleen Johnson, Tooele County Commissioner; Berna Sloan, Group 1 Real Estate; Kelly Duffin, Mountain West Medical Center; Mayor Patrick Dunlavy, Tooele City; Dr. Michael Griffeth, Griffeth Vision Group; Mayor Byron Anderson, Grantsville City; Chad Fullmer, Denny’s. Absent from photo is Vicki Griffith, Prudential Utah Real Estate; Dr. Gary Gowans, Tooele County School District.
Miller Motorsports Park Receives 2008 World Superbike Organizer Award TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH (December 23, 2008) — Miller Motorsports Park is honored to have been named the recipient of the 2008 World Superbike Organizer Award from the FGS Organization, the operator of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship. Miller Motorsports Park hosted the return of the HANNspree FIM World Superbike Championship to North America over the weekend of May 29 – June 1, 2008. The HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship is the world’s third-largest racing series; events are broadcast live on 95 networks in 173 countries around the world to an estimated viewing audience of 120 million. The HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship StriVectin-SD
USA Round presented by HANNspree was the biggest event in the three-year history of Miller Motorsports Park, attracting record crowds and international attention. In a congratulatory letter, Paolo Flammini, CEO of the FGS Organization, said, “It is a wonderful achievement for any circuit to win this award, but it is exceptional to win it after only one year of collaboration with FGS Organization. In such a short period of time, Miller Motorsports Park succeeded in putting on one of the best-organised and most successful events of the entire championship, well up to the standards required for World Superbike championship level. The high level of professionalism and commitment of the whole circuit
management and staff, with regard to the organisation of the WSBK™ Round, has been the key factor in winning this prestigious Superbike Award. The top management of FGS Organization together with its staff have carefully analysed each aspect, from an organisational, promotional and sporting point of view appointing Miller Motorsports Park as the best circuit of the year.” Greg Miller, CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, said, “It is an honor for Miller Motorsports Park to have been named the recipient of this prestigious award. It certainly reflects well on our management and staff, who worked very diligently and conscientiously to ensure that our FIM Superbike World Championship event was successful.” The HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship returns to Miller Motorsports Park over the weekend of May 29-31, 2009, and will be joined by the FIM Supersport World Championship and the AMA Pro Racing Superbike Championship. Tickets for the event are on sale now. For tickets or information regarding Miller Motorsports Park, call 435277-RACE (7223) or visit the track’s website at www. MillerMotorsportsPark. com.
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Depot impacts Utah economy through local contracts TOOELE ARMY DEPOT, Utah – Tooele Army Depot’s (TEAD) fiscal year ended with a total of $10.3 million in contracts made to local Utah firms. The depot’s operating budget for FY 2008 increased by $1.53 million over the previous fiscal year, primarily due to increased maintenance, storage and logistical support of ammunition and equipment sent to military forces around the world. “As a major power projection ammunition depot for the Department of Defense, we’re delighted to see increases in operations as it directly effects growth both inside and outside the depot,” said Colonel Yolanda Dennis-Lowman, TEAD commander. “Also, the funding used to contract services and support provides many businesses more employment opportunities for people throughout Utah.” The average salary for a single depot employee, some with highly technical background that include engineering, was
$52,784. The family median income in Tooele County is $54,890, meaning that a single employee working at TEAD makes almost equivalent of the median income for an entire family. Total labor expenses at TEAD for FY 2008 were $39.1 million. “The salaries our employees take home
have an even greater impact on economic development as they shop for goods and services,” said Colonel Dennis-Lowman. Counties of residence for TEAD employees include Tooele County at 74 percent, Salt Lake County at 15 percent and other counties totaling 11 percent. In FY 2009, leaders at the depot are looking to increase operations, projecting growth of $2.62 million. Officials attribute this growth to the increased need for the depot’s specialized experience in the development of ammunition-related equipment, increased strategic partnerships and enhanced efficiencies. “We’re pursuing a very proactive approach to our business development opportunities for this fiscal year,” said Colonel Dennis-Lowman. “The depot’s success has been clearly tied to the growth within Tooele County and the entire state of Utah. I look forward to continuing our work with local, regional and state repre-
sentatives to pursue this growth and make this fiscal year even better than the last.” About TEAD: The Tooele Army Depot was established in 1942 as the Tooele Ordnance Depot, and for more than 65 years it has committed itself to readiness and rapid munitions response for America’s allies and warfighters. TEAD provides storage, maintenance and logistics capability under the Army’s Joint Munitions Command (JMC). The depot specializes in providing services in ammunition equipment prototype design, development, fabrication and fielding. The depot also develops innovative Ammunition Peculiar Equipment (APE) used for demilitarization, as well as completes renovation, modification, modernization and maintenance of conventional-type munitions. Contact information: Call Kathy Anderson, Public Affairs Officer, at 435.833.2693 or by cell at 435.833.2244.
Mountain West Medical Center recognized Surgical care at Mountain West Medical Center has been recognized by a leading healthcare organization for being the “Most Improved” in Utah for 2008. HealthInsight recently presented the “2008 Recognition for Most Improved Hospital in Surgical Care” award to Mountain West during the annual meeting of the Utah Hospital Association. HealthInsight is a private non-profit Medicare Quality Improvement Organization that supports hospitals, physician offices, and nursing homes in achieving healthcare excellence through a wide range of services aimed at improving quality and providing safe, effective, and efficient care. Mountain West was selected to receive this recognition based on HealthInsight’s calculations using September, 2008 Hospital Compare data. (The data is for the time period Jan-Dec 2007). “I am pleased and proud that Mountain West Medical Center has been recognized for its commitment to quality surgical care by a national healthcare organization of such distinction as HealthInsight,” said Kelly Duffin, CEO for Mountain West. “The award demonstrates that our surgeons and our surgical support teams are focused on serving our patients with the best possible surgical care,” he added. “We’re delighted to receive this award, and we’re grateful for the opportunity we have to serve the residents of Tooele County.” Marc Bennett, president and CEO for HealthInsight, this award to Mountain West recognizes the hospital’s committed to excellence and continuous improvement in key surgical care processes. “Our awards program was created in 2004 to recognize providers that achieve a high level of performance or improvement on publicly reported quality data, and to promote transparency in our healthcare system,” he said. “The award to Mountain West acknowledges the exceptional measures the hospital is taking to provide consistent, high quality surgical care.” “HealthInsight congratulates Mountain West for their achievement as the “most improved in surgical care” for 2008. “Mountain West improved more than any other hospital, regardless of size, throughout Utah in 2008,” he added. “that’s something the hospital, its staff and the residents of the community can be proud of. The overall quality of surgical in Tooele County is better for it.” Opened in 2002, Mountain West’s surgical services include general surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, ophthalmology, urology, otolaryngology, and podiatry. HealthInsight is a recognized leader of healthcare quality improvement in Utah and Nevada. The organization specifically assists healthcare providers in hospitals, nursing homes, and physician offices to increase efficiency and reduce human error.
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February 2009
Chamber Business Renewals
The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following members for their continued support and for renewing their memberships for 2009:
Gold
Detroit Diesel Grantsville City Quality Automotive Group Tooele County Corporation Utah Industrial Depot Wal Mart Distribution Center
Sustaining
Cargill Salt Christensen & Griffith Construction Deseret Chemical Depot Dugway Proving Ground EG&G Defense Materials. Inc. Heritage West Credit Union Rocky Mountain Care
Corporate
Economic Development Corp. Fieldstone Homes
Les Olson Company Macey’s Food & Drug Media One Mountain America Credit Union Nelson & Sons Inc. Peppermill Hotel & Casino Salt Lake/Tooele Applied Technology College Tate Mortuary Utah State University-Tooele Zions Bank
Business
Advanced Practice Medical Clinic All Tech Electric Allen Insurance Agency Allied Waste Arby’s Axiom Financial B&V Lawn and Pest Control
Prepared to Lend a Hand Recently our Clive site EMTs responded to another single vehicle rollover at mile marker 46 of Interstate 80. The patient was critical with head trauma and our crew was able to stabilize him. No medical helicopter was dispatched due to heavy fog. We transferred the patient to the Tooele ambulance service who transported the injured person to the U of U Hospital. Air Med informed us later the patient was in critical but stable condition. Needless to say the Tooele EM Response crew and the patient are grateful EnergySolutions is out here and prepared to handle these kinds of situations. Jeffrey Gardner EnergySolutions – VP Clive Facility
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Beehive Home Bob’s Garage & Diesel Century 21 McAffee Realtors Countryside Animal Clinic ENT Surgical Associates Exit Reality Home Team Eye Health Professionals Factory Flooring Direct Fields Quality Concrete First American Title Gentle Touch Family Dentistry Grantsville Federal Credit Union Grantsville Medical Clinic Griffeth Vision Group Business Continued Home Touch Hunan Village Insurance Network, LC JL Johnson, CPA Kids Park of Stansbury Lakeview Apartments Les Schwab Tires Mountain West Family Practice Nunley Insurance Agency Phil’s Glass Security Title Insurance Stansbury Medical Center Steadman’s Recreation Stowe Family Music Tooele Beverage Co. Tooele Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office Tooele County Health Dept. Tooele County School District Tooele Dental Associates Tooele Gateway Apartments Tooele Valley Spine Center Tooele Valley Urgent Care Tooele Vision Center Turf-It Landscape Warr Enterprises Wireless Beehive
Small Business
Academy Mortgage Arnie’s Produce Credit Union Investment Services Cygnus Labs Digidocs Hombodies J&J Jewelry Jackrabbit Press & Books Jump N Joey’s Meier & Marsh Professional Therapies Oxygen For You Remington Park Apartments The Driving School Tooele County Housing Authority Tooele Trophy and Plaque Ultimate Catering Vine Street Courtyard
Non Profit
Grantsville Business Alliance Kiwanis Club of Tooele LDS Employment Resource Center New Hope House-Teen Challenge Speirs Farm Tooele County Board of Realtors Tooele County Children’s Justice Center Valley Mental Health Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Beverly White J. Bruce Clegg
New Chamber Members
The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce extends a warm welcome to our newest members which include: Excelsior Academy Brenda Spearman P.O. Box 712 Tooele, UT 84074 435-840-1966 Charter School for K- 8 Building soon in Erda
Southridge Pediatric Dentistry
1959 N. Aaron Drive Ste E Tooele, UT 84074 435-882-9800 Specializing in dentistry for infants and children
D&J Ad-Vantage Embroidery
A Company Portable Restrooms
Erda Auto Shop 4 Less
Grantsville Business Alliance
Doris Land 42 E. 400 N. Tooele, UT 84074 435-843-0095 Promotional items embroidery
Pictured left to right are: (front) Roger Ekins, Theron Taylor, Gary Anderson (back) Dan Webinger, Zeke Wilmot, Tom Romano, Craig Finder, Tyson Lemmon, and Darryl Kelley.
Deboni Sacre 96 E. Delgada Lane Stansbury Park, UT 84074 435-830-5704 Auto repair service
Brad Goodrich 7774 W. 2400 South Magna, UT 84044 801-264-1200 Portable restroom service
Jill Thomas, Coordinator C/O 225 E. Main, Ste F Grantsville, UT 84029 435-249-0540
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February 2009
There is always “Good News” to share Written by Debbie Winn I am pleased to be able to share some “good news” with the community again this month. Enrollment at Utah State University Tooele Campus spring semester is up 20%! Our residents understand how important it is to become educated and to try to improve their lives. Continual education and specialized training is vital to our community and our businesses. Our workforce will always continue to improve, along with job opportunities, as our residents continue to increase their skills and knowledge. The Chamber held their annual in-
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with University of Louisville dental school to provide student enternships for the Tooele County Dental Center. Dr. Wells is currently a board member of Tooele County Dental Advisory Board. He graduated from the University of Louisville school of Dentistry, Kentucky and has had a successful private dental practice in Tooele since 1985. Dr. Wells has served the community as a volunteer in so many ways including: • 2002 - Became a member of the Tooele Valley Rotary Club participating in many community service projects • 2003 - Awarded Rotary district 5421 State of Utah distinguished service award • 2004 - 2006 President of Tooele Valley Rotary Club • 2007 - Rotary district co-chair of RYLA (a rotary sponsored youth leadership conference) • 2008 - Rotary district Chair of RYLA • 2006, 2007 - Paul Harris Fellow-Rotary International • 2004 - established and coached first ever varsity boys and girls water polo teams at Tooele High School • 2004 - division 2 varsity girls coach of the year • 2005 - girls varsity 3A state champions, 3A girls coach of the year • 2006 - boys varsity 3A state champions, 3A boys coach of the year • 2007 - girls varsity 3A state champions, 3A girls coach of the year • 2008 - boys and girls 4A runner up state champions, 4A boys coach of the year • 2007-2009 - President of the Utah high school water polo association • 2006-Led medical/dental team as part of Youthlinc (youth humanitarian service group) to Yanamono Village, a village along the Amazon River in Peru. Dr. Wells is currently volunteering services as a dentist at the Tooele County Dental Center. Dr. Wells is certainly a great asset to our county and the world. The Chamber is proud to present the 2008 Citizen of the Year Award to this wonderful member of our community.
stallation banquet in January and was honored to have Chad Hymas, inspirational speaker, present a special message to those in attendance. Chad stressed the “value in giving” and reminded each one of us the importance of remembering that we are here to serve others. Chad told us that we all have the ability to get “out of our comfort zones” and help each other. Chad donated several of his best selling books, DVD’s and CD’s; to auction off to the banquet attendees, with all proceeds going to local charities. Over $1,200 was collected from generous bidders to be donated to the Alpine Academy in Erda, the Tooele County Children’s Justice Center, the Tooele Valley Community Cooperative and others. Thanks Chad, for your generous donation… for sharing the important reminder that we should all remember to serve others… and for helping others in our community. The local Tooele Denny’s Restaurant participated in a nationwide promotion on Tuesday, February 3rd to give a free “Grand Slam” breakfast to any person between 6 am and 2pm. The Tooele location received an overwhelming response! Not only did they serve over 1,200 free breakfasts (which included 2 pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 sausages and 2 slices of bacon); Chad Fullmer, local store owner; passed out “rain checks” to over 1,500 individuals who didn’t have time to wait in line! What a great way to promote good customer service! The local Denny’s restaurant is a huge
sponsor of several community events and been the victims of these accidents. we appreciate their dedication to making “Energy Solutions has and will continue our county a great place to live and work. to be a valuable asset to the citizens of Energy Solutions EMT Response Team Tooele County and those who are driving recently responded to a vehicle rollover on through our County and have the need of Interstate 80. They were able to stabilize a immediate medical care, when accidents critically injured patient that would have occur.” had to wait quite some time for First ReThanks Tooele County businesses and sponders from Tooele County. A medical residents, for creating the “good news”. If helicopter could not land, due to fog. you would like to share your “good news” Harry Shinton, Sergeant, Tooele story with me for our next issue; please County Sheriff ’s Office, Hazardous Materi- email me at debbie@tooelechamber.com. als Division had this to say about Energy Solutions: “We, as first responders, have been detailed to traffic accidents, with major injuries, in the area of the Energy Solutions storage facility. This type of detail would require a code three run of considerable time. In some of these types of incidents, time is critical, and human life is threatened! “Energy Solutions has committed to assist our first responder medical and fire personnel with arriving at the scene of these critical details and assisting with treatment, stabilization, and controlling the scene until the We have received several shipments of new inventory including arrival of first rewall décor, Valentine-inspired décor and much more. sponders. The Energy Bring in this coupon for 15% off any item Solutions personnel (excluding furniture) of your choice. have saved lives and Hurry! The love is gone February 14, 2009, when this coupon expires. reduced the injury of 1 N. Main Street, Tooele • 882-0650 • Open Monday–Saturday individuals who have
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February 2009
D&J Ad-Vantage Embroidery Solutions in our Community Roger Ekins – Tooele, Utah
The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the new membership of D&J Ad-Vantage Embroidery to the Chamber. Cutting the ribbon are Doris and James Land, owners and operators; along with Chamber members that include: Bill Mullins, Mullins Lock and Safe; Cari Gavin, Jack Rabbit Press & Books; Chad Fullmer, Denny’s; Tye Hoffmann, Edward Jones Investments; Dean Johnson, Zions Bank and Debbie Winn, Chamber Executive Director. Margie Morgan, Chamber Office Manager, took the photo.
Doris and James Land, co-owners of D&J Ad-Vantage Embroidery began operation on June 2, 2008. The business was purchased from Cherri Dare who had served Tooele for over fifteen years. Doris and Jim are pleased to provide our customers, J Rock Builders, Clck Audio, Utah Industrial Depot, Encon, Tooele County Sheriff, Mountain West Medical Center and Urgent Care just to mention a few. There are many other customers that we would like to thank as well. D&J Ad-Vantage provides professional
embroidery on products such as shirts, jackets, caps, uniforms etc. Doris and Jim invite you to visit our location 42 East 400 North, on the corner of 400 North and Garden Street. We would love to get to know you. Hours of operation are as follows; Mon-Thurs 10 AM - 5 PM Friday 10 AM - 1 PM We are proud to be a part of the Chamber Of Commerce and look forward to a productive relationship with Tooele businesses.
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Roger Ekins volunteers as the Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner for the Deseret Peak District of the Boy Scouts of America. In this role, he provides training to assist the leaders in planning and providing a quality experience for the Cub Scouts. Roger also works with the district staff to provide activities on a district level for all Cub Scout boys in Tooele County. Roger is a volunteer fireman for the Tooele City Fire Department, where he provides fire and disaster services which includes extrication when needed for vehicle accidents, and assists other fire departments within Tooele County when called upon. In addition to his duties as a firefighter, he is also an EMT, working as many as 100 hours a month for the Tooele Ambulance Service. Roger is an Operations Foreman and Site Trainer for the EMT group at the EnergySolutions Clive Facility where he’s worked for the past 16 years. Because EnergySolutions has a fully-equipped ambulance at Clive, the EnergySolutions
EMT’s are often asked to assist Wendover and Tooele Ambulance services when accidents occur on I-80. Roger and his fellow EMT’s have been instrumental in Roger Ekins saving the lives of several accident victims in the past few years. In spite of his modesty about the many hours of valuable service he graciously gives, he truly is a solution in the community. We are proud to have Roger as an EnergySolutions employee.
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February 2009
Healthier employees lower insurance costs, provide happier workplace by Luz Robles, Director of the Zions Business Resource Center The increasingly high cost of insuring employees and their families has pushed many employers to take different approaches and use incentives to encourage employees to live healthier lifestyles. The following are a few methods you can use to encourage your employees to live more healthfully: • Pay or share the cost of gym memberships—This method usually works best when you have a small number of employees and limited space in your facility. Other companies have taken efforts to the next level by providing a gym on-site and offering enough schedule flexibility so employees and their families can take advantage of the facilities. • Offer fitness classes during the work day—Invite instructors from local colleges, universities or fitness centers to showcase classes on aerobics,
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yoga, relaxation or other types of exercise. Provide healthy foods in the break room—Encourage employees to eat more healthfully by stocking fruits, vegetables and healthy snacks rather than junk food. This will help employees develop better eating habits. Allow break time—In the spring and fall - Allow for two 15-minute breaks per day for your employees to take a walk. Supply information—Call your local health department to get free information about healthy lifestyles and distribute that information in your workplace. Hold an annual or semiannual health fair—This is another opportunity to partner with your local health department and other institutions that can provide presenters and information. It might be wise to choose a non work day to do this. Make a point to invite employees’
Accepting the new Chamber of Commerce “Gold Member” window cling-on to be displayed at their local business include representatives from Energy Solutions, Grantsville City, Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele County Commission, Mountain West Medical Center, Quality Automotive, Tooele City and Wal-Mart Distribution Center. Detroit Diesel, Key Bank and Utah Industrial Depot are also Gold Members of the Chamber. We appreciate their support.
families to join. This is also a great money by having healthier employees, time to have your insurance probut you are also enabling them to be vider come and teach ways employ- more productive. They will appreciative ees can better utilize their insurance your commitment to their health and benefits. well-being. Investing in healthy employ• Offer incentives—Furnish financial ees always pays off in the end. incentives to your employees who participate in exercise programs. Reprinted with permission of Utahpulse.com Don’t limit these incentives to your employees but also open them up to their families. Statistics show childhood obesity is still a serious issue, and investing in your employees in this way could be 500 E. Village Blvd. #202 • Stansbury Park a positive way to combat that 843-1688 • Open Daily 8 am -11 pm problem. Dine-In, Take-Out or Drive-Up Window In following these steps, not only are you actively saving
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#ALL FOR A &2%% #ONSULTATION 169 N. Main, Ste. 2 The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce is appreciative of our “Sustaining Chamber Members”. A new window cling-on was presented at the annual installation banquet to the following businesses: ATI Rowley Operations, Cargill Salt, Carlisle Syntec/Hunter Panels, Christensen & Griffith, Clean Harbors, Click Audio Video, Comcast, Deseret Chemical Depot, Dugway Proving Grounds, EG&G, Geneva Rock, Hale’s Oil, HeritageWest Credit Union, Morton Salt, Prudential Utah Real Estate Tooele, Rocky Mountain Care, Rocky Mountain Power, Staker Parsons Company, Tooele Army Depot, Transcript Bulletin Publishing, US Magnesium, Utah Fabrication, Wal-Mart SuperCenter and Wells Fargo.
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Tooele County Chamber of Commerce
Business Spotlight:
Syracuse Casting West Written by Gloria Kershaw We have chosen to put the spotlight on Syracuse Casting this month. Syracuse Casting, an aluminum & steel fabricating company, specializes in manufacturing Access Hatches. With their state of the art manufacturing facility, innovative products, and their amazing team, they are committed to creating a safer public world through the best product designs, manufacturing and service. I had the honor of having a personal tour of their facility with the general manager, Craig Anderson. Mr. Anderson is a former truck driver for the New York based Syracuse Casting Company and says he’s been blessed with the opportunity of being part owner of the Tooele based company. The Tooele Company distributes their products to the 11 western states, as well as Hawaii and Alaska. They ship internationally as well. His message to all chamber members is “No matter how small we are, how limited our resources are, we all have the potential to make a difference in the lives of others. In the space of time we must recognize we are only temporary stewards of our
charges. As business decision makers, it is our responsibility to utilize our position to do all we can to make sure our companies have a positive impact on the lives of others. We must use our businesses as tools through which God’s blessings will flow to others.” Mr. Anderson feels very blessed to work with the people in his company. He explains to his employees on a daily basis that what they do at Syracuse Casting is not all about manufacturing access hatches but it is about the difference they are making in the world and the positive effect they are making on the lives of others. Syracuse Casting recently finished manufacturing products to help supply fresh drinking water for residents in Guinea, Africa. “To think that in Africa, a product that we manufactured here in Tooele to help them have fresh drinking water has a stamp on it that says- Tooele, Utah.” Syracuse Casting is dedicated to make a difference and looks forward to other amazing opportunities that may come their way. To learn more about Syracuse Casting check out their website www.syrcast.com.
Phillip Sarmienta is the one that is welding the asscess hatch
Kneeling Left to Right: James Raines, Mark Horrocks, Alek Holmes, John Cooper. Standing Left to Right: Craig Anderson, Nathan Gullett, Tyson Hildebrand, Phillip Sarmienta, Mark (Dominic) Aviles, Justin Pankratz
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