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Show I Page 4B South Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday , March 9, 1983 Tw Businesses Balloons arent just for birthday parties anymore and three south Davis women are proving that the brightly colored air containers can add a feeling of festivity to even the most common gathering. Balloons By Kae and B.C. Balloonery in Centerville are two ftfeir iIIns iuquefis combined with others. gest that they do balloons. A bouquet is usually twelve Mrs. Blatter wasnt quite sure what that meant, but quickly balloons, gathered and tied to a became enthused. Balloons of pot. Sometimes regular clay all shapes, sizes, and colors can (gardening pots are used, albe combined for unusual arthough paper cups filled with rangements. Delivered to chi- plaster of Paris are also used. ldrens parties or for special ocMrs. Blatter keeps two large casions to startled adults, the helium tanks in her basement balloons never fail to be upworkshop, along with ribbons, lifting. cups, stickers, felt-timarkers, Mrs. Blatter often delivers and buckets and buckets of balher bouquets while dressed in a loons. Some balloons come debright red clown suit. While she does not become part of the corated, others can be written entertainment, she does take a on, or stickers affixed for perminute with the children. sonalized, special effects. The balloons come in many Hardly a happy occasion cansizes, in a variety of colors, and not be augmented by the addiin different materials. Shiny tion of a balloon bouquet. The Mylar balloons are very popuBalloonery has delivered their lar, and the quality latex rubber specialty balloons to businesses balloons are particularly for their grand openings, to hosretaining helium for pitals, to grandmothers as a quite a while. Clear balloons special treat, and to teenagers add a surprisingly elegant touch either requesting a date or in businesses in the south Davis area which will send a bouquet of balloons instead of flowers or a special creation instead of a candy gram. Two Centerville women have found a way to rise to every occasion. They arrange and deliver balloon bouquets. Joan Blatter and Christie Chance together constitute the B.C. Balloonery. Kae Jespersen of Centerville is owner of another business offering balloon bouquets. It was Mrs. Chance who called Joan Blatter one day to sug response to a date invitation. Mrs; Blatter says, The bouquets I felt the most uncomfortable with were the red and white ones I delivered to a University of Utah basketball Im too much of a BYU game fan! The wife of a Salt Lake City planning and zoning commissioner had a bouquet delivered to his office. Parents to their daughters closest friends. Mrs. Blatter is a youthful person who loves people. In spite of a full schedule of part-timwork for a doctor, keeping a large home, and caring for a family that includes seven children (ages 4 to 17), she nevertheless finds the time to enjoy the balloon business. Mrs. Blatter is a native of Centerville. About as native as you can get, she states. My father was born in Centerville, and his mother, my gran- p long-lastin- e g, dmother, was born in . Centerville. Mrs. Chance moved to Centerville from Downey, Calif., two years ago. She has two children. She is also owner of the Main Street Cutting Company, a beauty salon in Centerville. A normally happy business, the Balloonery does, however, carry black balloons. Occasionally one is sent to someone celebrating his or her 40 birthday. B C Balloonery orders can be placed by phoning Mrs. or Mrs. BlatChance, as clowns, Kae Jespersen and her Jenifer are about to deliver balloon order. daughter ter, end up purchasing them for Send balloons instead of flowribbons. You can pick the balloons up someone else. Kae says some of ers? Thats what Kae Jespersen would do. Kae, owner of Balat Kaes house or she will deliv- the high school students use the loons By Kae,' has been in the er them anywhere within Davis 'balloons as an invitation to a school dance or just as a thank-yobusiness for nearly a year. The County. for a great date. She can come as herself or for balloons come in dozens and in Besides the regular balloons all colors. an extra charge she will dress Kae also has Mylar balloons. Kae says some balloons are up as a clown. Sometimes her ear-olpurchased for someone who has daughter, Jenifer, will Some examples of printed bal'been in an accident and are in accompany her, also dressed as loon themes.. the hospital. She usually suga clown. Another balloon Kae has is a baland blue black her Kae says she enjoys gests purple, paddle balloon which is the size loons for this occasion. The bal- business and says that it seems of all 12 balloons put together. loons are filled with helium and to be growing. Those people who For further information phone are tied with different colored have received balloons as a gift Kae at DRESSED 295-442- 2, 292-458- 3. u 4-- y d READY to help his mother make a delivery of balloons is Brian Blatter, son Joan Blatter, owner of of B C Balloonery. 292-585- 1. Bountiful Area Chamber Hospital Corporation Named One of By Best National Organization Hospital in Price, Ashley Valley Medical Center in Vernal and Valley West Hospital in West Valley City. In addition, HCA manages more than 150 other hospitals. In August, 1982, Thomas F. Frist Jr., president of Hospital Corporation of America was named to the additional position of chief executive officer of the company, assuming many of the responsibilities of Donald S. MacNaughton who was hired by HCA after his retirement as chairman of Prudential Insurance Company of America in 1978. MacNaughton continues as chairman of the board of directors which includes the chairmen of IBM, Rockwell International, Proctor and Gamble and Eastern Air Lines, plus iformer AT&T Chairman John D. De Butts and Irving S. Shapiro, the former chairman of E. I. du Pont. The new Chief Executive Officer of HCA, Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr., received his bachelor degree from Vanderbilt University in 1961 and an M.D. degree BOUNTIFUL Hospital Corporation of America, owner and operator of six Utah hospitals including Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, has been named one five best managed corporations by Duns of the countrys Business Month, a publication of Dun and Bradstreet Publications, Inc. The other four corporations named by the publication were Bristol IBM, Anheuser-Busch- , Stores. Myers and Wal-Ma- rt managerial Bringing and innovative ef- methodology ficiencies to an industry notorious for runaway costs, Hospital Corporation of America turned in a phenomenal performance while pursuing its ambitious growth plans, the magazine said. Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) was founded in 1968, by cardiologist Thomas Frist Sr., surgeon Thomas Frist Jr., and Jack C. Massey, who had developed the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant chain. The Nashville, Tennessee-base- d corporation clearly leads the hospital management industry with 212 hos- Ifrom Washington University pitals in the United States in- School of Medicine in 1965. He cluding Lakeview, Brigham Cicompleted his surgical internty Community Hospital in ship at Vanderbilt and served as Brigham City, Mountain View a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Hospital in Payson, Castleview Force from 1966-6fast-growin- g PSC Member Will Speak BOUNTIFUL David R. Irvine, a member of the Utah Public Service Commission, will address the members of the Bountiful Area CLAUDETTE University in 1968, a law degree in 1971. Irvine served as chairman of the Davis County Republican Party from 1969 to 1971. He served four terms as a member of the Utah House of Representatives, which office he relinquished when he was appointed to the Public Service .Commission by Governor Scott M. Matheson in Chamber of Commerce on March 16, at noon in the Pine Room of the Servus Drug, 55 North Main, Bountiful. His topic of discussion will deal with the organization of the Public Service Commission, and its role in determining the conditions of service and price structure of the public utilities in the State 'of Utah. Irvine was born in Salt Lake City, but has resided in Bountiful the greater part of his life. He graduated from Bountiful High School, and then attended the University of Utah. He received a bachelors degree in political science from the L. EVERETT Award Given By Engineers Claudette L. Everett of Bountiful, president of the Salt Lake Chapter of the Society of Logistics Engineers (SOLE) received an award for the Chapter at the 4th Annual Rocky Mountain District Symposium held in Ogden on Feb. 19. The award was given for The Most Improved Chapter. She was presented the award by John Politovich, vice president of district affairs from SOLE International Headquarters and Dr. Robert Stein, district director of the Rocky Mountain Dis- trict. 1979. Irvine married Linda Hatch in 1969, and they are the parents of three children. He also holds a commission in the Army Reserve in the grade of Lieutenant Colonel. Irvines presentation should be of great interest in view of recent controversy concerning the Public Service Commission. Anyone interested in attending the meeting is New Policy to Curb Fraud In an effort to curb a sharp teleincrease in d from fraud phone resulting calls, Mountain Bell is instituting a new from public phones. Beginning March 1, calls from public phones will not be completed until Mountain Bell operators secure acceptance of charges from someone at the third number, says Ken Hill, public rela long-distan- mis-bille- tions manager for the telephone company in Utah. The policy change is being 'made to protect customers and reduce fraud. line is If the busy, doesnt answer, or no one at home is authorized to accept the billing, the operator will suggest an alternative method of billing to the caller. Some of those alternatives include calling collect, paying for third-numb- er the call with coins or using a Calling Card. Calling Card calls can be placed faster and easier than calls, Hill said. Also, they are less expensive because they dont require the assistance of an operator. Customers interested in obtaining a Calling Card may make the arrangements by calling their local Mountain Bell business office. 8. M N S I eumjixany&ii&) EYELET LACE GABARDINE s s (gathered) 5 yd. Bundles White or Ecru IS Is Is II Beautiful Music Is Our Business Is Is i Great for UTAH SYMPHONY Boy's Suits. VARUJAN KOJIAN Conducting Al Concerts in the Vol A. Browning Contor MARCH 8:00 P.M. BEETHOVEN-Pian- R. 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