Show © Sunday 1 2004 Feb Cont A8 Crow LeGr The Herald Journal i'tion for a near count two r table shoul Last initia People in business Honored tV-f- f LctterPress Software was honored this week by the Cache Chamber of Commerce as the valley's “Business of the Year" The Chamber’s 92nd ' annual awards dinner was Wednesday evening on the USU campus “Minority Business of the Year" went to Eddie Baker owner of ' Eddie's restaurant in Smithfield Baker the chef as well as owner l ' u - tionl was: Multi Coun ingi : bought the old drive-i- n restaurant in 996 and turned it into an eatery known especially for barbequed 1 But tl is not ribs' The “Women in Business" award went to Deborah Hobbs' who along with husband Tom Shuster started ' Spectrum Consulting in 1996 Spectrum has written and won more than $ 50 million in grant award for clients across the United States The grants include $55 million worth in Utah $ 3 million of which have come to the Logan and Cache school districts Hobbs a native of Alabama who holds a PhD in edu- -' cation taught in USU's College of Education for 2 years The ‘Total Citizen of the Year” awardent to two people this year Jon Meikle of Milky Way Dairy and Jon White of Brooke Ranch “For over 15 years Jon Meikle has been working to preserve agricultural land in Cache Valley'' said Cham- her Board Chairwoman Carolyn Stpnpson Cache County fahnland isdisappearing at the rite of 600 acres a year she explained Whites hase depo cities state with 1 toNi Anhc exeir 1 ulad tion Fore minu open 1 state woul coffe mitig Th Clair Wilson of Wilson Motors has earned a spot In the Utah Auto Dealers Association's Hall of Fame Wilson has been in the business since 1943 : Coni Local auto dealer’s years in business earn him spot 1 — Agriculturcin exchangrfor an agreement that it will always ' remain open agricultural land “Small Business Entrepreneurial Business of the Year” was given to Information Alliance It was started in 2001 und has grown from about SI 00000 in sales the first year to more than $4 million last year: The Chamber named the Valley' Channel owned by Earl Rouse '“Media Business of the Year" The Valley Channel first went bit the air s ' ": Cach Buik fora nary Chrii of honor among his peers -- By Jasmine Mich net son features writer automatic transmission in the 50s and 10 years later car air conditioning which people didn't understand at first' lair Wilson has been “It cost an extra three to in the car business dollars and people said ‘Are since before he could drive you huts?!’" Wilson said He’s seen the city grow up around His father Floyd the dealership which has been at Wilson started up Wil328 N Main since Day One son Motor Company in Logan in : “In 1943 that was quite a way out 1943 iii the thick of World War II ' when Clair was just a boy But he of town” he said “There was noth- -' was put to work anyway chasing mg past 400 North” He’s seen fleets' of different car and delivering auto pails around models andleamed that theauto town op his bike e He began selling cars selling industry jsal way sat the after graduating from Utah State' mercy of whatever is being manu- ' factured But he names his favorite University But he says he's been in without hesitation the business since 1943- He thinks that's the reason he was V “The Explorers'’ hesaid ‘They inducted into the Utah Auto Dealers are so versatile" And they do particularly well Association's Hall of Fame on Jan v around here as a 16 during the Utah International: family car But he Utah the Auto Expo in Salt Lake City: market is not? Logan says “You know why 1 got that award?" without its quirks and downfalls : “We don't sell as many cars as the he teased lit his office at Wilson ' Motor Company which now sells population here would dictate because of the high student populaFord Nissan and Lincoln Mercury “Because I'm old" V" tion" he said Indeed Wilson has seen a lot in The prevalent LDS culturt can also make it a little difficult his day including the advent of the four-hundr- ' - Great employee : The Employee Recognition Cbm- - ' mittce has selected LynAim Smith with the Utility Billing aiid Collections : Division as City of-lagan's Employee of the Month 'for ' December 2003 Lyn Aitn has worked with the City' : 'pi' Logan for five years Her regular' : duties include first line telephone managing the budget hilling and bank draft functions as well as the: bill mailing processes for multi full-tim- ‘ : - : departments 7 ' For the' past three months' absent an has assumed Ann : Lyn while' coworker ' niaintaming hcr ow n duties She was quick to learn and hi settle into ed 7 “Mormons are not big car buyers” right" he said“They look for bargains and “The best car salesmen stay in the are very careful about debt” business long enough to build up a The rise of the Internet he said clientele” he said That's the real trick getting and has also proven a challenge “The electronic age has made the keeping customers “Henry Ford mice said that it's easy to sell a per-industry a lot more competitive” he son the first time the real test is if he said “and made the selling business much mote difficult” comes back” Wilson said But Wilson still knows the busi-- ' Steve Allen who has been work- ' ness better than most ing at Wilson Motor Company for “The car business looks so easy years says Wilson but it's so complex” he said “It gets is brilliant when it comes to main- into almost every facet of business - staining customer relationships “He is incredible” Allen said you can think of" And he knows that business now “I've learned from him the imporis good “Proportionally cars are tance of remembering people's names' and something about them If cheaper now than they’ve fever been in history" he said “And those cars you can call a customer by name and are lasting longer Cars today are know something about them half ' better made than they were 2010 your job is done” and even five years ago” Allen said he’s also noticed the In an industry where dealerships sacrifices Wilson is willing to make ' are constantly hiring and firing just to hang on to one customer “He wants to make sure people are ' employees Wilson Motor Company? stands out" taken care of” Allen said “Most dealerships kind of weed Wilson states his philosophy sim-pl-y ' “Treat all customers like your people ouC he said T hate that” 7 Wilson hangs on to his employees family" he said “and you'll never most of whom are in their 40s and go wrong Unless you hate your 30s All of whom ‘Nvant to do the job family” V “We1 neigl way imps want me’' Th requ and : - sevcn-and-a-h- : 24 hi wide from bord alf edto fora Q V the-- c need will: gram cone The - ingj ciete projc A( hH ! Local dairymen harvest awards Learn to ’ a new role c Eli LuceraHerakl Journal ' Brooke Ranch is the largest conser- vation easement in Utah More than ' 500 acres have been placed in 7 trust to the Utah Department of in 1991 drovi Duru planr grave contr By Clark bmlMn New employee actual milk 85) pounds butter fat and 635 protein-- ' The highest poducing Holstein icow for actual milk is owned by Dave and Doug Rallison Franklin County their aged cow prodiiced 43050 pounds' actual milk during her last lactation: Harris Dairy land of Richmond owns- the Holstein Cow with highest energy ' corrected milt Craig’s 94 point Dezi cow produced 4486 pounds milk : with 1 664 pounds butterfat and 1274 pounds protein She is an exceptional dairy cow Calvin and Richard Maugh-a- n who live in “beautiful downtown detail to keep SCC low Dairell and Heather Jensen Young Ward milk 217 The Space ' cows and have an exceptional SCC of The annual Cache and Franklin lAnamics Lahorato-r- y only 98 Morris and Angie Mair ParCounty DHIA Awards Banquet Wais Utah’s first Diversified ' (s pleased to adise finished die year with 112 SCC ' held last week at the Copper Mill Conference on the V announce the hiring' Agriculture on 92 cows Bart and John Allen and Restaurant Progressive local dairymen ' Snow College campus in " of Michael Whiteley Richard and Calvin Maughan Benson' met with supportive dairy industry ' ' as a softw are engi-- Ephraim 1 pin)Feb25to third and fourth with scores of to recogrtize exceptional pWK placed noon Feb' 27 The conference neer-Hjresponsi- -' 130 and 140 respectively ducers and outstandingdairy cows is geared towards producers 7 r bilitics include Seven hkds were reccnized for Our local dairies mirror the national interested in recreation software design: trends of having cows that have completed 10 or tourism direct marketing furralgorithm develop more lactations and produced an fewer farms ther processing products ment' image and processing data- -' exoss of 200000 pounds milk during value added larger farm base design and sensor modeling' products and that cow's lifetime Longevity and proand 'size ideas for other worked an a diversifying Whileleypreviously increased effi' ductivity are excellent indicatorsor their electrical systems design engineer operations Benson” milk a Brown Swiss cow that profitability H Clair Peterson' Nibley ciencies: at ATK Thiokol Propulsion where Speakers include both pro- ' won the award for highest milk prohas Holstein cow that took top honCache County ducers and installed curreiUly diversifying he designed support duction for the colored breeds Their ors by producing 329650 pounds of continues to their business ind experts that and monitor : control systems milk in 11 lactarions McKnight Farms be the laigest aged cow produced 33000 pounds areas of business L static testing of large solid propul- - ' ' explaining ' actual milk 1210 pounds butterfat and Cocnish Renown DauyJPreston Lee ' dairy county Sion nickets He also managed tech- Reese Daiiy Benson Beckstead Dairy 'management 975 pounds protein in the state Wifo the support of dte nical presentations and the Charese Dairy BensooNoland Trenton Howard Nelson Preston and with approximately 25 percent of all — Snow College sponsors configuration of process control Olsen & Sons Young Ward Me Knight Nalder Farms Lewiston all have cows' Utah dairy 'cows living here We V Sevier a County Economic systems Whiteley graduated with that havemet there criteria r have fewer dairy cows' in this Farms Cornish Pitdier Dairy Smith-fie- ld " theFann i? ' bachelor's in applied physics from Development and Windy Ridge Dairy Hyrum One of the most enjoyable parts of County now than in previous years ' Extend : : and Bureau Utah Stale and is Young University Brigham all received recognition for Most the evening was rccognizing a trend will likely continue unle sionfee is the registration completing his master’sin comput-e- r ArfturAndersen with the Dairy there is ari increase in rigl dairy profits Improved Herds hiiiiig 2003 Average 7 $50 per person (or $40 only science from Utah State Univer- ' from Service and have a increased Art Award The award for highest produciiu production per cmy Marge each if two or moreindi vidu-a- ls yrange 12 Id 54 percent respectively managed their Jersey dairy in Hojstein herd went to Ken Munk F fiom the same enterprise Don Bailey Welkville had the lowest Wellsville for s Inc of Amalga The Munks milk 348 years Art is a 7 attead) hfeals and breaks for cows wi th an average productiou pf calving interval of 126 months Open quiet man but a hud worker and-- a the three days are included in Benson a were close A second 1052 milk actual 30685 Jerseys steady supporter He and his family pounds the registration fee : ’sThe Utah State University (USU) have had more influence on others dian at 127months'7 and 894 pounds prodrih The Research Foundation is pleased to For fiutherinfonnariqn call 7 ' ' J' he realizes:Oneof themostdifficuh awardslo highest producing Jersey herd is announce the hiring of Raymond Cache Coumy Extension 7S2 owned by Genkk and Holly Hall wh- o-' Win is Lowest Somatic Cell Count DeVito as the cominercialization 3 6263 or Ruby Ward Clwfc BUsnlaraalsan is Cacha a County (SCC) U requires exceptional manage-cow- s live in Lewiston Their 236 Jersey Ha in Registracan siop apniS upariOliino ntbywarduriiedu tgrinlm meat ability and unusual attentioo lo Conthraed on A9 produced an average of 1727 ba rsachad by amal at daiWaxtiiauadu tkm i Jimited to 200 per-vsonn- : - - : el 1 ' : t : : " ) L: : -- - : sur-pris- ed ‘ s - fi - 50-plu- : Hired r : : but-terf- at 797-232- i & |