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TOOELE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Tooele Business News www.tooelechamber.com
Volume 7, Number 2
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For a complete list of upcoming events, please check out our website www.tooelechamber.com Chamber Luncheon Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Sponsor: Tooele County Economic Development Speaker: Dugway Proving Grounds Location: Deseret Peak Convention Center 2930 W. Hwy 112, Tooele Time: Noon - 1 pm Cost: $10.00 Members, $15.00 Non-Members Chamber Luncheon Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Sponsor: Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Come Together Campaign Committee Location: Deseret Peak Convention Center 2930 W. Hwy 112, Tooele Time: Noon - 1 pm Cost: $10.00 Members, $15.00 Non-Members Business After Hours Thursday, February 25th 5:30-7 pm Where: Mountain West Medical Center Host: American Cancer Society 2055 N. Main St., Tooele No charge for this event! Great Networking Opportunity Tooele Applied Technology College Free computer mini-lessons 12-1pm 66 West Vine Street February 17th: How to Set up and Secure a Wireless Network March 17th: Useful Software 435-248-1800 Class size is limited, so please come early Liddiards Free design class Thurs. Feb. 11th @ 6:00pm Place: Liddiards Showroom Learn how to decorate any room like a pro Limited class size - call to reserve your spot today! (435) 882-0964
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Jackrabbit Press chosen as Business of the Year The Chamber Business of the Year Award recognizes a business that has made an impact on our community through their business expertise and community service. The award is judged on the businesses ability to demonstrate excellence in business practices through sales, quality of service, customer service, leadership and community involvement. The 2009 Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year is Jackrabbit Press. Jack and Cari Gavin, along with their 4 children; Abigail, Jackson, Solomon and Gideon; moved to Tooele from New York State in 1999. They purchased a small printing business located in the old Farm and Home building on Broadway.
The Team at Jackrabbit Press
What started out as just a small print shop has grown into a company that offers much more. They have truly demonstrated the way small businesses can thrive, even in an economy like we are currently experiencing.
With integrity and a true feeling of caring for other businesses and people in general; they have proven to be a great asset to our community. Proving great customer service and SEE JACKRABBIT PRESS PAGE 9
Ron Christensen & Gary Griffith named Citizens 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 year the Chamber received many notable nominations and this year’s winner was nominated by more than one individual and
Gary Griffith
also nominated for Volunteer of the Year. This year we will honor not one, but two individuals who have certainly earned the recognition of
Ron Christensen
their peers: Ron Christensen and Gary Griffith of Christensen & Griffith Construction. SEE CITIZENS PAGE 17
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February 2010
Chamber Business Renewals Gold Membership Grantsville City Miller Motorsports Park Tooele County Utah Industrial Depot Wal Mart Logistics
Sustaining Membership Ace Disposal Cargill Salt Christensen and Griffith Construction Click Audio Video Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing, LLC Dugway Proving Ground EG&G Defense Materials, Inc. Heritage West Credit Union US Magnesium, LLC Wells Fargo Bank
Corporate Membership All Star Lanes Tooele Broken Arrow/McFarland & Hullinger Les Olson Company Macey’s Food and Drug Montego Bay Casino Mountain America Credit Union Nelson & Sons, Inc. Peppermill Hotel & Casino SelectHealth Tate Mortuary Tooele Applied Technology College Utah State University- Tooele Western Excavating Zions Bank
Business Membership A Company Portable Restrooms Advanced Practice Medical Clinic Allen Insurance Agency All-Tech Electric Axiom Financial, LLC B&V Lawn & Pest Control Beehive Homes Countryside Animal Clinic Davidson Realty Inc. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Eye Health Professionals Factory Flooring Direct Fields Quality Concrete & General Construction Gentle Touch Family Dentistry Grantsville Federal Credit Union Grantsville Medical Clinic Griffeth Vision Group Heritage Home Health Lakeview Apartments Les Schwab Tires Moran Eye Center
Mountain West Family Practice Mountainland Physical Therapy Papa Murphys Take-N-Bake Pizza Phil’s Glass Security Title Insurance Southridge Pediatric Dentistry Steadman’s Recreation Tooele Beverage Co. Tooele Chemical Outreach Office Tooele Cinema 6 Tooele County Health Dept. Tooele County School District Tooele Dental Associates Tooele Valley Spine Center Tooele Vision Center Turf-It Landscape Warr Enterprises Wireless Beehive
Small Business Membership
Academy Mortgage Arnie’s Produce Digidocs, LLC J& J Jewelry Jackrabbit Press & Books Meier & Marsh Professional Therapies Oxygen For You Proforma BestWay Remington Park Apartments Roni’s Signs & Window Design Salt City Candles Sports Depot, Inc. The Driving School The Tax Specialist This-N-That Gifts Tooele Main Street Coin Laundry Tooele Trophy and Plaque Ultimate Catering Vine Street Courtyard Youth Employability Program
Non Profit Membership American Cancer Society Grantsville Business Alliance Kiwanis Club of Tooele LDS Employment Resource Center New Hope House/Teen Challenge Speirs Farm Tooele County Children’s Justice Center Valley Mental Health Veterans of Foreign Wars
Individual Membership Beverly White Bruce Clegg
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
2010 Board of Directors
Joyce Hogan – Chair…... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Energy Solutions Jack Bell …………. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. Quality Automotive Group Dean Johnson……………………………………………..……..Zions Bank Mike Fields ………………... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Oxygen For You Jeff England ……………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Axiom Financial Ken Christensen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Christensen & Griffith Kelly Duffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Mountain West Medical Center Cari Gavin…………………………………………….…....JackRabbit Press Marilyn Gillette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .Tooele County Clerk Dr. Michael Griffeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Griffeth Vision Group Jeff Loafman………………………………………..…….WalMart Logisics Chris Scott…………………………...……………....Oquirrh Hills Pro Shop Berna Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . Group 1 Real Estate Jolene Thurgood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macey’s Food & Drug Dr. Jed Winder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooele Vision Center Advisory Seats: Mayor Brent Marshall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . Grantsville City Mayor Patrick Dunlavy .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .Tooele City Dr. Gary Gowans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tooele County School District Commisioner Colleen Johnson . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooele County
Chamber Ambassadors
Shawn Milne – Ambassador Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Click Audio Video Chris Sloan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. Group 1 Real Estate Kris King…………………………………………………….Mountain America CU Lance McCubbins………………………………………...Edward Jones Grantsville Frank Venditti……………………………………………………………….Triple-T Sandy Critchlow………………………………………..………Buy It Again Books Vicki Griffeth……………………………………………...…Prudential Real Estate
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New Chamber Members Tooele Democratic Party Rick Pollock Stansbury Park UT 435-277-0336
Atmosphere ID Deboni Sacre 96 E. Delgada Lane Stansbury Park, UT 84074 435-830-5704
Boys & Girls Club of Tooele Darlene Dixon 352 N. Main St. Tooele, UT 84074 435-843-5798
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Volunteer of the Year John Wright Two years ago, the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce created a new award to be given to an individual or group who provided outstanding volunteer service to the community. This year, several nominations were received. As the Awards Committee members read through the nominations, it was evident that we have many people in our communities that give back tremendously to our residents. For the past 20 years, our Volunteer of the Year has worked
John Wright
with the youth of our community. Providing those youth with an opportunity to excel in sports and develop their self esteem.
Beginning as a coach, umpire, snack bar operator and grounds keeper; eventually becoming the president of Tooele Babe Ruth Baseball; this year’s 2009 Volunteer of the Year is Mr. John Wright. John grew up surrounded by a family that gave back to the community. Serving came natural to him. Back in 1989, the local baseball league was struggling. John took over as president with Ray Harris serving as vice chair. Since that time, the league has flourished and currently has 800 players who take part on 64
teams. John has spent an estimated 1,400 hours annually to the making the league a success. Most of us spend about 2,000 hours annually at our place of employment. Local businesses have benefited greatly by John’s service. By providing an opportunity for local youth to stay active in good things, helps cut down on crime and other mischievous actions that sometimes get our youth into trouble. John, thank you for your many years of volunteer service.
Dori Warner and Jeff England Win Axiom 2010 Customer Service Award For the fifth year in a row, Dori Warner and Jeff England have captured the coveted Axiom Financial Annual Customer Service Award for 2009. This dynamic duo is up against some incredible competition, and their complete commitment to the satisfaction of their clients and partners keeps them on top year after year.
This award is based on live surveys completed by a neutral party shortly after clients close a loan with Axiom. The surveys carefully track each customer’s satisfaction with their mortgage experience - a significant part of how the company does business and achieves their mission to thrill their clients. Obviously, Dori and Jeff accomplish this mission on a daily basis with every client they serve. Axiom Financial is one of the top mortgage lenders in Utah and was the top purchase lender in Tooele County for several months during 2009. The company has grown this year with a large increase in loan volume, and Dori and Jeff have worked hard to keep their excellent service to their clients a top priority of doing business during this hectic year. Mission Accomplished! Congratulations Dori and Jeff! *Top purchase lender position as reported by Rocky Mountain Stats 2009
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Chamber of Commerce Employee of the month! Melody Bates, employed by Roni’s Signs and Window Design, is the February 2010 Employee of the Month. She was nominated by her employer and owner, Roni Kennedy. Roni had this to say about Melody: “Melody has worked for me almost a year. She is a great designer and very patient and pleasant with the customers. She is very quiet and never complains. She has such a cheerful disposition. This past year she almost lost her 5 year old son due to an accident that occurred on their farm in Rush Valley when a gate fell on him and his liver was lacerated. She is grateful to have her son with her today and he is the joy of her life. She does great work and has been a super employee. She works very efficiently and gets the work done for the customers in a timely manner. I
am grateful to have her working with me because she brings peace to my office. She was an LDS missionary in her younger years and is a great example to me.” Congratulations Melody for going above and beyond your job description and for providing Roni’s Signs and Window Design customers and co-workers with great service! Denny’s is the 2010 sponsor for the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce employee of the month. Melody (pictured on the left, receives her $20 gift card from Lisa LaFleur (right), manager at Denny’s in Tooele. All Chamber members may nominate an employee to receive this award. Winners will receive a $20 Denny’s gift card along with a t-shirt and other gift items.
Melody Bates and Lisa LaFleur Employee of the month Presented by:
Nominate your great employees today by fax: 435-833-0946. by phone at 435-882-0690 or email chamber@tooelechamber.com
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Tobacco Prevention asks for help from Chamber members and County businesses
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The Tooele County Commission & The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce are proud to present the
2010 Resource Directory
The Tooele County Youth Prevention and Advocacy Club shared a message with drivers on Kick Butts Day last year.
by Gayle Parker, Tobacco Prevention Specialist, Tooele County School District We may have differing views on tobacco use and smoking laws, but I think we can all agree that we don’t want our kids using tobacco. Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances available over the counter. Kids may not be old enough to buy tobacco, but they are certainly the target of the $59 million dollars that the tobacco industry spends on advertising each year in Utah. We don’t have that kind of money in the tobacco prevention budget, not in Tooele County, not in the entire state. But there are some things we can do as employers and employees to keep youth from picking up the tobacco habit. Recently at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, I asked those in attendance to do two specific things to help curb tobacco use by kids. The first is this: Do not allow any person under the age of 19 to use any tobacco product at your place of work. It is against the law. Tobacco is an illegal drug in the hands of minors. Don’t let them have tobacco on them. Don’t allow smoke breaks for 18 year olds. Don’t let them have a dip in their lip while they are out of sight or in sight on your premises. Make it clear to under-age employees and their friends that tobacco use of any kind at work will not be tolerated. The second request: Move your employee smoking areas (whether they be designated or not) to less obvious locations. There is no law that mandates this. This is based on customer service, second-hand smoke exposure, and most importantly a message to youth. Smokers aren’t bad people. We simply don’t want our youth observing adult smokers on their breaks and getting the message that it’s OK, cool, or socially acceptable. There are things we do in front of kids and there are things we don’t. Let’s not allow smoking to be one of those things. These are just small steps we can take. Our small steps over the years have made a difference. Tooele County SHARP survey data from 2009 shows that most teens are not using tobacco. In fact, more than 9 out of 10 teens do not use tobacco. Let’s all work together as a community to make it 10 out of 10.
County Commissioners (l-r): J. Bruce Clegg, Colleen S. Johnson, Chair and Jerry Hurst
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Maps Community Directories Community Services Education Guides Healthcare Directory Demographics & Economic Development Chamber Member Lists (alphabetical & category) Calendar of Events Military Base information Lodging Campgrounds Dining Recreation
Free copies available: Tooele County Commission office 47 South Main, Tooele Tooele County Chamber of Commerce 86 South Main, Tooele
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Sorensen Towing
February 2010
By Gloria Kershaw
Sorensen Towing is a full service towing company serving the Tooele, UT area since 2006. Their employees are always professional and they use the latest technology to ensure you have a positive towing experience. Sorensen Towing is available 24 hours a day; they are there when
you need help. They offer a wide variety of services as towing, safety inspections, fuel deliveries, winch outs, tire changes, lockouts, recoveries, etc. They also do engine builds, mechanical work and sell salvaged parts. Got a junk car sitting around? Sorensen Towing will buy your junk car with or without a title. They are fast, friendly, dependable & affordable. They have discount towing if you have your repair done at their shop and they are contracted with most insurance companies to make your life easier.
Digidocs “The client absolutely loved it right off the get go.” Says Chris after telling me about the product.
Written by: Melissa Baird, Grantsville High School student
Digidocs is a business that offers document scanning, digital archiving, copies, printing, graphic design, and shipping. Digidocs started out as a small home based document scanning and digital archiving service in 2007. It wasn’t until the year 2008 in late September that Jill Thomas, and her son Chris Duncan decided to expand their business. Chris Duncan, who has been designing logo identities for 15 years, was recently asked to create a logo for a product called, “Happy Monkey Hummus” for a company in Salt Lake City.
“Happy Monkey Hummus” had its first test run in the farmers market in Salt Lake City last summer. On the first day the Whole Foods company decided they wanted “Happy Monkey Hummus” to be sold in their stores. Today 60,000 labels for “Happy Monkey Hummus” are being printed.
Their team consists of Brian Sorensen, wife Jerilyn, daughter Chelsea and Kurt Osterhout, Mechanic & Driver. They are available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. You can contact them at 435-8430075 or come on down and see them at 100 No. Emerald Road (Utah Industrial Depot). Their office is open Monday – Friday, 10 am – 6 pm. every year along with past, and future logo winners. “Logo designs and business identity are probably my favorite things to do. I believe your logo should represent what your business is and should grab attention.” – Chris Duncan. Digidocs Provides a lot of services and wants to make sure that customers leave satisfied. They can help you provide that perfect finish on any project you bring to them. “Our Business is helping you find the right solution for your business or personal project.” Digidocs is located at 225 E. Main St., Grantsville, Utah.
“To start in the farmers market and be printing 60,000 labels in less than a year is amazing. We’re really excited about it.” – Chris Duncan. Chris has also received a blue ribbon at the Tooele County fair for his design for the fair’s new logo competition. Chris’s design will be used for the fair
Chris hard at work
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Tooele City Arts Council Valentines Crafts
The Tooele City Arts Council and the Arts and Craft Center at the Tooele Army Depot offered their first Workshop Boutique for Christmas, and it was
a huge hit. Many people asked them to do this often throughout the year. They have listened to you, and will be doing Workshops every couple of months through out the year. For the Valentine/Spring Workshop they have over 12 different projects that all cost $8 or under! They are asking that everyone pre-register to assure that there will be enough supplies, but you can come even without registering and choose from the
available projects. Be sure to pass this information on to all your family and friends so they can come join in on the fun as well. Date & Time: Friday, February 5 from 4—9 p.m. Place: The Boutique will be held at the Arts and Craft Center at the Tooele Army Depot. For directions please call 843-2142 or go to www.tooelecity.org to view a map.
Registration: To register please come to Tooele City Hall (90 N. Main St.). Payment is due at the time of registration. Registration must be done by Monday, February 1, 2010. For More Information: Please contact the Tooele City Arts Council at 843-2142 or terras@tooelecity. org. To See Examples: If you would like to see any of these projects please stop by Tooele City Hall (90 N. Main St.) to see the display
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Why should we care about the Census? There aren’t many things that can generate the rumors as much as the U. S. Census. And it is the year of the Decennial Census. The usual reason we’re given to complete the form is that it is the law. And those who completed the 2000 census remember that it was a major effort to get it done. It asked how many bathrooms you had, how far you drove to work, etc. This year the form is short and sweet. So this isn’t going to take a lot of effort or time. But let’s look at this from a selfish point of view. Everyone in Tooele County is affected by the Census. No exception. As business owners know any marketing plan worth its
salt is based on sound data that originates from the U. S. Census. I’ve had many people ask me if we are going to get Kohl’s, Costco, Olive Garden, Target or some other major chain into our community. These chains are purely Census driven. It is rooftops, which translate into number of people, which then translates into family size which transfers into age groups, which then translate into average household income and then net spendable income. From there they have their own unique formulas to determine how much of the net spendable income is spent on goods and services that they provide. I have yet to speak to
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a company that we have had come into the county without going through an extensive study and discussion on workforce that is based on a Decennial Census. That has even involved the Department of Workforce Services and the Governor’s office to prove that we have the workforce and the housing for that workforce that their company requires. Yes, we do make estimates, but the Decennial Census is the basis that makes the foundation of those estimates. Up until now, I’ve spoken from a business point of view, but there is much more. Many of our friends and neighbors have lost their jobs or have had to settle for less, seeking out assistance. And more than ever, more people have had to rely on our food bank and relief services to survive. Those agencies, everything from National to local social service organizations rely on funding based upon estimates from the last Decennial Census. The programs that our schools can offer and when as well as where a school is built are based upon the Census. Our youth that are in High School will be affected at a critical part of their lives, as if they are 17 now, the next Census won’t occur until they are 27. In that time they will
graduate from High School, enter into college or vocational school, get a job, develop a career and perhaps even have a family. How accurate of a count we have this year, will heavily impact them and the quality of life they and their families will enjoy. Senior citizens also rely on the Census. They are concerned with programs that will provide essential services such as medical, food and shelter based upon this Census. Bottom line is that we as a community rely so much on what we enjoy and have access to that is based upon the Census, we can’t afford to get a less than accurate count. To have an inaccurate count will mean going without some programs and benefits or paying more in taxes to get them. The Federal government will give out Billions of dollars to those populations that demonstrate need and whether we show that the need exists in Tooele County or not, the money will be paid out. So to make sure that our community can respond to our needs and perhaps from a selfish point of view, encourage everyone to complete the form, whether it is received in the mail or delivered to their residence, so we can get our fair share.
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JACKRABBIT PRESS Continued from page 1
getting the job done in a timely and professional manner is part of the daily plan at Jackrabbit.
They have shown a huge commitment to the community with not only their continued professional services, but by volunteering and making donations to many community events and programs.
Their customers say “Jackrabbit Press is always a pleasure to do business with. They have a great team and their service and advice is always appreciated. You know they are burning the midnight oil to complete jobs in a timely manner.”
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Cari and Jack do not hesitate to promote other businesses. In fact, Cari recently received an award from the Chamber Ambassadors for recruiting more chamber members than any other person! Jack currently does the layout and design of our newsletter, the Chamber Business News. Cari was recently elected to our Board of Directors and has served as a very active Ambassador for the past several years. She was awarded the Ambassador of the Quarter for the 2nd quarter in 2009. It is with great pride that the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce presents the 2009 Business of the Year to Jack and Cari Gavin, Jackrabbit Press.
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2010 Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Banquet The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce held their annual installation banquet on Saturday, January 23, 2010. 167 members and guests attended the event. The evening began with a welcome and speech on the state of the Chamber by 2009-2010 Board Chair, Joyce Hogan. Debbie Winn, Executive Director, then talked about the future of the Chamber followed by remarks by Kelly Duffin, CEO Moutain West Medical Center, official sponsor of the banquet. Awards were presented to Shawn Milne, Click Audio Video, for Ambassador of the Year; Jackrabbit Press, Business of the Year; Ron Christensen and Gary Griffith, Christensen & Griffith Construction, for Citizens of the year; Zions Bank for Customer Service of the Year and John Wright, Tooele County Babe Ruth Baseball, as Volunteer of the year. (See stories on each award winner in this newsletter). The awards were followed by a fantastic dinner prepared and served by Sostanza. The appetizer included a wonderful cheese (purchased at SEE BANQUET PAGE 18 
2010-2011 Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Board Members
Recently installed members of the 2010 Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Board includes from left to right: Debbie Winn, Executive Director; Grantsville City Mayor Brent Marshall; Tooele County School District Superintendent Terry Linares; Tooele County Commissioner Colleen Johnson; Tooele City Mayor Pat Dunlavy; Chris Scott, Oquirrh Hills Golf Course and Pro Shop; Dr. Jed Winder, Tooele Vision Center; Jolene Thurgood, Macey’s Food & Drug; Ken Christensen, Christensen & Griffith Construction; Mike Fields, Oxygen For You (1st Vice Chair) Berna Sloan, Group 1 Real Estate (2nd Vice Chair); Dean Johnson, Zions Bank; Joyce Hogan, EnergySolutions (Chair); Kelly Duffin, Mountain West Medical Center; Cari Gavin, JackRabbit Press; Marilyn Gillette, Tooele County Clerk; Dr. Mike Griffeth, Griffeth Vision Group; Jeff Loafman, WalMart Logistics; Jack Bell, Quality Automotive Group and Jeff England, Axiom Financial (Secretary/Treasurer)
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2009 Amb ass ad or of the Ye ar
Shawn Milne
The mission of the Chamber Ambassador program is to serve as representatives and goodwill ambassadors welcoming new businesses to the area, nurturing and welcoming new Chamber members and attending Chamber events when possible. They also participate in all Chamber functions such as Business After Hours, Ribbon Cuttings, Grand Openings,
Luncheons and events. Each year the Chamber recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond expectations in promoting and participating in the Chamber Ambassador Program. This year’s Ambassador of the Year award goes to Shawn Milne, owner of Click Audio Video. Shawn was asked to be part of the Ambassador program in the spring of 2009 when the program was struggling. Without hesitation, Shawn agreed to attend the Ambassador Meetings and was soon elected to chair the committee. Shawn did not serve as the chair in name only. He jumped right in and began to recruit other members, made plans to enhance the program, and attended nearly every Chamber event and function. Shawn did this with enthusiasm
and a true commitment to serve where he was needed and with great dedication. He completed this task while running his own business. Shawn has been in business over 11 years as is the owner and operator of Click Audio Video, a sales, service and installation business for electronics- as varied as home theaters to surveillance systems; residential, commercial and institutional. Shawn is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Tooele, is an avid scout leader, and also serves on the Tooele Valley Community Cooperative Board of Directors. Shawn has recently been elected and now serves on the Tooele City Council. He has
served on the Tooele City Planning and Zoning Commission since February 2005 and served as Chair on that Commission. He has attended Tooele City Council meetings and School Board Meetings on a regular basis for over 9 years. Shawn earned a Bachelor’s Degree and an MBA from Westminster College of Salt Lake City. He is an Eagle Scout and has earned 3 palms. He is married to Renee Milne, current Chair of the Tooele City Arts Council and Vice-Principal of Stansbury High School. The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce is appreciative and proud to honor Shawn Milne as the 2009 Ambassador of the Year.
Special thanks to the following for making our 2010 Annual Installation Banquet a huge success!
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LOCAL EMPLOYEE GOES TO HAITI TO HELP IN RELIEF EFFORT The Utah Hospital Task Force has gathered a group of UtahnÕ s to travel down to Haiti and help in the rebuilding of Ò Healing Hands for Haiti Hospital.Ó
Scott Wilson of Eagle Mountain, UT has been selected from among few Utahn's to go to Haiti to assist in earthquake relief efforts. Scott Wilson serves as the Sales Manager for Wireless Beehive, Lake Point, Utah. The Utah Hospital Task Force will deploy the morning of January 28, 2010 to start the construction of a new hospital. The Task Force is made up of a group of Utah professionals put together by Steve Studdert, a businessman from Alpine, Utah. The group will be traveling to Haiti under the direction of USAID and UN officials. They will offer medical, construction, and translation support to multiple organizations while in Haiti, specifically the Utah-based organization "Healing Hands for Haiti." The group will be stationed in the Port-au-Prince area of Haiti for three weeks. Scott has a long history with the Haitian people beginning when he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a Haitian Creole speaking area. He later worked for four years teaching missionaries the Haitian Creole language at the Church's Missionary Training Center (MTC). After teaching at the MTC he spent time in Haiti visiting most of the areas that were hit in the recent earthquake. The Beehive Companies welcome opportunities to serve in the local community as well as this international effort. Wireless Beehive will be sponsoring Scott. Wireless Beehive and The Beehive Companies offer Telephone, Internet and TV service to rural areas of Utah and Nevada.
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If you would like to learn more regarding ScottÕ s trip contact Mariah Murphy at 435-837-6000 or mariah@beehive.net.
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Giles Construction, LLC.
Giles Construction, LLC. has recently opened for business. They celebrated the opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony sponsored by the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce. Katy Giles, President; cuts the ribbon along with help from Jordan Giles,Vice President; John Giles Sr., General Manager; Chris Nowell, Project Engineer and John Giles Jr., Project Superintendent.
Several customers, Chamber Ambassadors and Board of Director along with other Chamber members; joined in the celebration. Giles Construction operates as a General Cons t r uct i o n/Co n s t r uct i o n Manager for Commercial, Civil & Industrial Projects. They also provide concrete services (Site, Structural and Flatwork). If you have projects on the drawing board or in planning, please contact: Chris Nowell, chris.gilesllc@wirelessbeehive.com Cell (435) 8400004 to discuss how we can get your project done from concept to completion.
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Rick Pollock & Rick Pollock, owner of 435 Design, has more than two decades of advertising/ marketing experience. What started out as a trial-by-fire when Rick’s boss handed him an “HTML for Dummies” book and said “you are now in charge of our website” quickly turned into a passion and eventually, a promotion with 4 additional websites to manage. In the spring of 2001, Rick was offered, and accepted, a unique opportunity to coordinate activities at the Athletes’ Village for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. After the Olympics, Rick went back to the University of Utah to take more classes in website, graphic and print design. He graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication. In 2005, Rick became the National Marketing Director for ComputerEase Construction Accounting Software and worked with its 24 national dealers to develop and design effective and affordable print, email and web-based marketing materials. “Most of these dealers had never used e-mail marketing before,” Rick explains, “They were spending thousands of dollars mailing out little one-color 4-by-6 postcards every month. Together, we utilized a targeted email
marketing campaign and were able to free up enough budget that they could then explore additional marketing avenues that they’d never considered before.” This new marketing strategy proved tremendously successful. In 2008, Rick took a leap of faith and realized his true passion, starting 435 Design with a goal of providing effective and affordable print, email, and website marketing solutions to small businesses and individuals. 435 Design is a work in progress. Rick is challenged every day to apply his creative efforts in providing
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his clients a quality product that is affordable and progressive. Rick completed the layout and design of the 2010 Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Resource Directory. His expertise and great ideas made the Directory an incredible publication. Rick can be contacted at 435-840-5189 or by email: rick@435design.com
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Prudential Tooele Real Estate agents are experts on the lifestyle of Tooele County. We live and work here, and spend every day dedicated to a community that is characteristically our own style. But even more, we are professional real estate consultants with the collective wisdom of over 50 years of experience and 2,200 transactions. We are skilled negotiators and vigorously oversee every detail of each real estate transaction. There is simply no better solution to buy or sell property than a dedicated, conscientious Prudential Tooele realtor.
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Upgrades, Etcetera Computers Upgrades, Etcetera Computers has relocated to 26 W Vine. Bigger, brighter and better! That is only 4 doors away from our old location. Celebrating the new location with a ribbon cutting, Corey Price (owner) cuts the ribbon with help from Daryl Blair, contractor. Joining in the celebration is Roni Kennedy, Roni’s Signs and Window Design; Amanda Smith, Mountain America Credit Union; Steve Smith, American Family Insurance; Frank Venditti, Triple T; Kris King, Mountain America Credit Union; Mike Fields, Oxygen For You; Jack Bell, Quality Automotive, Jolene Thurgood, Maceys; Jennifer Bastian, WalMart Logistics; Chris Wade, Wireless Beehive; Berna Sloan, Group 1 Real Estate, Shawn Milne, Click Audio Video and Chamber Ambassador Chair and Deb-
bie Winn, Chamber Executive Director, photographer. much more professional environment. They troubleshoot in front of their customers. They can often fix many problems on-the-spot! They have been in business for over 4 years and plan on being around for quite some time. Drop on by and see their new location.
Interested in being a Chamber Ambassador? Call the chamber at: 435-882-0690 or email us at: chamber@tooelechamber.com for more information
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One nomination for Gary and Ron was received by Rodie England, Tooele Best Western Inn & Suites. She wrote the following about them: “There are those who seek recognition and want themselves and their efforts to be recognized. There are those whose efforts deserve recognition but never seek to be recognized. This is how I feel about my friends, Ron and Gary. They have given and given but never asked for the applause of the public. Ron and Gary are extremely civic minded. They have supported such groups as Little League, Girl’s Softball, Tooele County High School Sports, Tooele High School Bands and etc for more than 40 years. Gary has prepared and served spit roasted pigs for state championship sports teams. Gary was a Tooele County Commissioner for 8 years. He also served on the Tooele City Planning and Zoning Committee and is presently serving with Tooele County Economic Development. He has served as an excellent leader in his church. Most of all Gary has been a valiant father and husband. He and his wife Naomi, are the parents of five children; three boys and two girls. Several of these children have been adopted by Gary and Naomi and even now they are raising a young grandson in their home. Ron and his wife Barbara are also parents of five children; three boys and two girls. Ron has also been an exemplary father and husband. He is identified in his church as an outstanding leader. Ron served for significant years as a member of the Tooele Hospital Board. He also served as President of the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce. Ron has served as President of Utah State Association of General Contractors and has also served with that group on a national level. Ron and Gary have always been committed to involvement with community. Christmas Holiday Lunch with C&G has been a social gathering for Tooele County citizens for many, many years. It is an event where food and good will is hosted by Gary and Ron and their very supportive families. Gary and Ron have given freely of their time, talents, and finances for many years. There is no doubt their efforts will continue to make Tooele County and surrounding areas a wonderful place to live.” Ron and Gary are certainly a great asset to our county. The Chamber is proud to present the 2009 Citizen of the Year Award to these wonderful members of our community.
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Shepherds Dairy Products located in Erda) and cracker tray. Artisan rolls and European butter, romaine salad with parmesan Caesar dressing was followed by a carved roasted New York loin with green peppercorn vermouth sauce, baby green beans almandine and garlic rosemary roasted baby potatoes. Dinner was followed by a wonderful banana walnut bread pudding with caramel sauce. Dinner was served by volunteers from the Tooele High School Honor Society, who did a fantastic job of serving our guests. Beautiful framed photos of the new Chamber Resource Directory were presented to the Gold Members of the Chamber. Those members include: EnergySolutions, Grantsville City, Quality Automotive, Mountain West Medical Center, Tooele City Corporation, Tooele County, Miller Motorsports Park, WalMart Logistics, Key Bank and Utah Industrial Depot. Framed certificates were also presented to the Sustaining Members of the Chamber which include: Ace Disposal, ATI Rowley Operations, Cargill Salt, Carlisle Syntec/Hunter Panels, Christensen & Griffith, Clean Harbors, Click Audio Video, Comcast, Deseret Chemical Depot, Detroit Diesel, Dugway Proving
Ground, EG&G Defense Materials, Fassio Egg Farm, Giles Construction, Geneva Rock Products, Heritage West Credit Union, Morton Salt, Prudential Utah Real Estate Tooele, Rocky Mountain Care, Rocky Mountain Power, Staker & Parson Companies, US Magnesium LLC, Utah Fabrication, WalMart Super Center, Wells Fargo Bank, and Tooele Army Depot. Matt Townsend, relationship expert, spoke to the crowd. His hilarious and insightful stories were appreciated and enjoyed by those in attendance. Special thanks to This’N That Gifts for the beautiful centerpieces, JackRabbit Press for the printed programs, Rustic Falls Engraving for the beautiful awards, and the Deseret Peak Complex staff for their help in preparing the room for the event. Thanks to the Chamber Ambassadors who helped welcome our guests that evening; Shawn Milne, Chair; Chris Sloan, Cari Gavin, Vicki Griffith and Sandy Critchlow. Pick up Your
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Zions Bank receives Customer Service Award The purpose of the Customer Service Award is to recognize a business that has made exceptional contributions and exceeded expectations in delivering services of superior quality to its customer. Nominations were accepted for businesses that have demonstrated exceptional customer service techniques and have built customer oriented relationships. The 2009 Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Customer Service Award goes to Zions Bank. Zions Bank in Tooele opened their new office this year and set a goal to improve customer service and client satisfaction. In 2008, their client mystery shop surveys were at 79%. The standard for the bank is 95%. During the same survey period in 2009, the score increased to an impressive 94.4%.
Stephanie Bennett, Lillian Vallejos, Maxine Bryant and Dean Johnson; Zions Bank employees, accept the 2009 Tooele County Chamber of Commerce Customer Service Award.
The branch was also awarded a team building prize at their grand opening which involved many in the community.
The client satisfaction score for the Tooele branch is 9.08; while the standard for the bank is 9. The staff receives many compli-
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ments on their surveys and their customers appreciate the efficient and friendly service they receive there.
Roni Kennedy, owner of Roni’s Signs and Window Design, cuts the ribbon to celebrate the opening of her new location 38 West Vine, Tooele. Roni outgrew her old location, just a few doors east of her new location. Joining in the celebration are her husband Randy and Melody Bates, designer. Chamber members joining in the celebration are Shawn Milne, Click Audio Video; Corey Price, Upgrades Etc; Mike Fields, Oxygen For You, Joyce Hogan, Energy Solutions; Kris King, Mountain America Credit Union, Amanda Smith, Mountain America Credit Union; Jack Bell, Quality Automotive , Jennifer Bastian, WalMart Logistics; Jolene Thurgood, Maceys (who also donated a cake for the celebration), Berna Sloan, Group 1 Real Estate; Chris Wade, Wireless Beehive; Frank Venditti, Triple T; Steve Smith, American Family Insurance and Debbie Winn, Chamber Executive Director photographer. Contact Roni for all your sign needs at 435-833-9330.