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Show New businesses, promotions, Chamber News and long-time Local companies Page 7 Orem-Gcneva Times Wednesday, September 25, 1991 x tU ... - ill i iJiZzi It 'Ll "-r The new national headquarters of Sounds Easy is located at 300 North State Street in a new complex of stores built on the site of the old Sharon School. The Wing Chun Rung Fu academy is also located on the lower level of Sounds Easy. The thriving enterprise sells 5,000 small pizzas and 3,000 large pizzas a week. Sounds Easy Opens New Complex in Orem Today, videos and pizzas go hand in hand with many people, and it is rather amazing that these two popular products are not marketed together more widely for the convenience of their customers. For Sounds Easy, 300 North State Street in Orem, videos and pizzas have been a winning combination. "i It all started back in 1980 when brothers Dan and Jan Stephan, and brother-in-law David Meine opened a small rental rent-al business in a small house in Provo on the proverbial shoestring. shoe-string. They rented such things as recorders, sewing machines, videos and anything else they could interest people in renting. At the time, there were only 35 movies on the market in video format, such as Superman, Enter the Dragon, and Dirty Harry. ' FRANCHISED STORES According to Dan Stephan, people began coming to them, asking as-king how to open a video rental store. Seeing the need, they began franchising video stores and in three years had 80 stores opened across the country. "At that time, we sold our video franchise company and started selling fresh pizzas in our University Mall hosts fire prevention exhibit Almost all fires in the home are preventable, according to Orem's Department of Public Safety officers. If people knew what to look for, much needless tragedy, heartbreak and expense could be prevented. This was their thinking as they planned The Home Safety Show at University Mall Sept 24-28. The Mall has donated the use of JC Penney Court which the Fire Department has transformed trans-formed into a model home. The model includes all rooms in a typical typi-cal home and shows how and Meeting slated to discuss trucks in canyon A meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26, in the Mountain Moun-tain View High school auditorium, audito-rium, 665 West Center, Orem, at 7 p.m. for the purpose of discussing discuss-ing truck traffic in Provo Canyon. All persons or groups with an interest in-terest in the issue of a truck ban in Provo Canyon should plan to attend. The Utah Transportation Commission and the Utah Department De-partment of Transportation called the meeting. Several groups have brought forth proposals to restrict or eliminate trucks from using U.S. 189 in Provo Canyon. Some of those proposals include eliminating eliminat-ing all trucks regardless of their classification, restricting all oversize over-size vehicles (which could include Comedian to perform at Chamber Executive Buffet Jim Wright, comedian extraordinaire, ex-traordinaire, will be on stage for the Chamber of Commerce Executive Ex-ecutive Buffet tonight (Sep.t. 25) at 6 pm. at the Riverside Country Club. Chamber members are invited in-vited to attend for $12 for dinner, and guests may come for $15. RSVP is required at the Chamber, Cham-ber, 224-3636. Jim Wright is a frequent per Provo store," Stephan said. "At first we had no ovens to bake them, but we were soon selling them both fresh and baked." Three years ago Sounds Easy opened its first Orem Store at 290 North State Street, as well as a store at 1600 North State Street The two Provo stores are located at 1151 North Canyon Road and 77 North 500 West. Business is thriving at Sounds Easy with 8,000 to 10,000 videos being rented a week and 5,500 pounds of dough being used in making pizzas each week. UNIQUE OPERATION 'No one else in Utah markets videos and pizza in the same stores," Stephan said. "We are in an exciting business." Sounds Easy has just moved into a new building at 300 North State Street which houses its national na-tional headquarters. Constructed Con-structed on the site of the old Sharon School, the 7,500 square-foot square-foot building also houses several other businesses. In an interesting sideline to Sounds Easy, sometime ago the owners asked themselves what they could do to upgrade the values of some of the young people who are their employees, as well as their parents. They found the answer in the estab where fires start, also how to prevent them. Officer Steve Allred, Fire Prevention Specialist for the City Of Orem's Department of Public Safety, is the chief instructor. To make the model as realistic as possible, the fire department enlisted the help of Scenic Service Specialists from the Ventura Media Center to build the rooms. Pay 'n Pak and ZCM provided the electrical, plumbing, cabinets and home furnishings needed to make the model feel like a real home. recreational vehicles and trucks pulling trailers or boats), and eliminating commercial vehicles which do not have a local origin or destination. The Utah Transportation Commission has banned all oversize over-size and overweight vehicles from using the canyon, but there have also Deen proposals brought before be-fore the Commission to remove the present restrictions. The purpose of this meeting is to allow groups and individuals the chance to express their opinions opin-ions and to bring new information before the Commission concerning concern-ing the proposals. Input received at this meeting will be used to assist the Transportation Commission Com-mission in any decision they may make concerning this issue. former at Johnny B's Comedy club. During the day, Wright is a software testing specialist at WordPerfect Corp. During the evening he has a record of making people laugh around the country at places such as the Comedy Store in LA, Garvins in Washington D.C., Casey's in Idaho, and at Johnny B's at Bentleys. lishment of Wing Chun Kung Fu academy in the lower floor of their national headquarters. Many young people of all ages have been enlisted in the KungFu program, pursuing a series of two-month courses in self-defense self-defense and training in personal values. Parents are also involved in the program which is having a beneficial effect on many participants. par-ticipants. KUNG FU PROFESSIONAL Twice weekly a group of 14 to 17-year old students from the Heritage School attend classes at Wing Chun Kung Fu. Dan Stephan serves as their instructor. instruc-tor. Ron Heinberger, a highly-skilled highly-skilled Kung Fu professional is the head instructor. "We feel that our program is so constructive that we don't want to exclude anyone," Stephan said. "Therefore, we offer free introductory in-troductory lessons, scholarships and family discounts." Yes, there is a unique combination com-bination at Sounds Easy in Orem which seems to be working well: Kung Fu, pizza and videos. Dan and Jan Stephan seem to be getting get-ting a lot of satisfaction from, what they are doing, as does their ; mother, Sandra Stephan, who manages the Provo stores. And that's what it is all about! AMERICA'S FAMILY TRADITION FOR 121 YEARS! I rrgTTTL 2 wa mm i j w mw nvnrr.-i BROUGHT Wed. SEPT. 25 THRU Mon. SEPT. 30 SHOWTIMES-A-FAMI!LY NIGHT Wed. SEPT. 25 7:30PM Sra ALL TICKETS $3.00 OFF InES1: Check With SMITH'S FTV For Details! Thu. SEPT. 26 7:30PM' Fri. SEPT. 27 4:0OPMt 8 00PM Sal. SEPT. 28 11 :00AMt 3 30PM 7:30PM Sun. SEPT. 29 1:30PM 5:30PMt Mon. SEPT. 30 3:30PMt 7:30PM KALL910 KIDS' SHOWS UNDER 12 SAVE $2.00 Check With Your local Supermarket for Details! FREE SPORT WATCH! Thu. SEPT. 26 at 7:30PM One FREE Circus Sport Watch per child under 12 with paid admission! Check With ALBERTSONS For Details! AUmooni' ijcj Drug abuse still with us, Chamber told "Does Utah have a drug problem?" prob-lem?" Yes, its's serious, say the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), local business administrators, ad-ministrators, and law enforcement enforce-ment agencies. Last Wednesday morning, leaders who are working to combat the drug problem met at the Excelsior Excel-sior Hotel in a panel discussion sponsored by the ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce. "We've been recognized as America's 1 community to live, and people are going to come try us out," said Drew Moren, resident resi-dent agent in charge of the DEA. "With the influx of people comes an increase of the problems facing the rest of the world. One of the largest is drug and alcohol abuse." "We sometimes close our eyes to the problem of drug abuse in the workplace and think th at only other people have the problem, but we need to bring the businesses busi-nesses together to make them Orton appoints Sheffield to staff Congressman Bill Orton announced an-nounced today that he had appointed ap-pointed Stephen N. Sheffield as press secretary and business liaison liai-son for his Utah office. Sheffield, a tax attorney and successful businessman, is known to many as the real estate developer responsible for the Salt Lake Parade of Homes. Sheffield hosted the Parade of Homes for three years at his "Hidden Oaks" development featuring his own entry, "The Sheffield Manor." Although the Provo Democrat's Demo-crat's appointment of Sheffield, who is a Republican, has raised some eyebrows, Orton is undeterred. unde-terred. "I'm not a partisan politician politi-cian - I'm interested in having people on my staff who can get the job done. Steve knows the Utah housing industry inside and out," said Orton. "He's worked closely with the Utah banking and construction con-struction industries, and has good business experience and contacts." Orton, who sits on both the banking and housing panels of the House Banking Committee, expressed confidence that Congressional Con-gressional decision making would benefit from the common sense and problem solving experience that Sheffield brings to the Orton office. Congress is now considering consider-ing legislation to reform the ailing banking industry. Ml tun TO YOU BY WAYS TO GET ' YOUR TICKETS IN PERSON: SALT PALACE BOX OFFICE and all SMITH'S TLX outlets (service charge added at outlets) BY PHONE: 1-800-888-SHOW or (801) 363-7681 Use VISA and MASTERCARD (service charge added to phone orders) BY MAIL: Send self-addressed, stamped envelope with check or money order payable to SALT PALACE, Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 100 S.W. Temple St., Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (12.00 service charge per mail order) Information: (801) 363-7681 Group Rates: (801) 363-3463 YOUR BEST ENTERTAINMENT VALUE! ALL SEATS RESERVED $7.50-$9.50 - $10.50 PRICE INCLUDES TAX aware of how grave the situation is," said Gary Hill of NYCOM, and the moderator for the conference. con-ference. "We do have a problem here in Utah County," said Neal Krieps, Director of Human Resources at Geneva Steel. "We have installed various programs to combat this problem and will do everything possible to help a person with rehabilitation." However, Krieps continued, if the person does not respond to treatment and is a repeat offender, he only has one chance to become drug free and to keep his job. "We are not doing offenders a favor by letting them continue on with their jobs. Some people need to be forced to clean up their act." "What can we do as a Chamber Cham-ber to combat the drug problem?" asked Steve Densley, president of the Chamber. Moren, of the DEA. noted that Utah is the only state in the nation that allows the sale of precursor chemicals. A bill is Sheffield, who eraduated too of his class at BYU, has degrees : tit l.PRESERVING OREM'S LIVABILITY: We must preserve Orems livability by maintaining the family orientation of residential neighborhoods. Commercial and industrial developments develop-ments must not encroach on our established family neighborhoods. neighbor-hoods. The integrity of residential areas must be maintained to ensure our quality of life. 2.SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS: We must support Orem businesses in their hiring of local workers and in their providing needed merchandise for local residents. Shopping at home helps our local businesses grow and to serve us even better. The City of Orem must shop at home, too. . 3.HALT RDA EXPANSION: There must be no more RDA give-backs to new retail stores. There is 150,000 square-feet of vacant retail store space in the City of Orem available to new businesses, i will never vote for Orem City to condemn private property for rda development. Our existing businesses must not be forced to compete with new stores subsidized by Orem City tax money. , 4.0REM'S PRIME UVABTTTTV; Orem's prime livability demands a healthful environment. The City of Orem must be in the forefront of efforts to remedy air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution. Private industry must meet its obligations to safeguard the environment and preserve our quality of life. 5. EXPAND SERVICE OF WOMEN; Many Orem women are well-qualified to serve on the Boards and Commissions of the City of Orem. And yet, of the 117 citizens who serve on the Orem Planning Commission, Board of Adjustment, Library Advisory Commission and the 12 other Boards and Commission, only 19 of them are women. I favor increasing that 16 representation on Orem's Boards and Commissions to 50 women. 6. LMPROVE LIBRARY SERVICES; As the person who activated ac-tivated the Orem City Public Library back in 1947, 1 know that the Library fills a critical need in our community. Both children and adults require the Library to be adequately funded to provide a dynamic, increasingly useful service to the people of Orem. 7 -NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATION: I would vote to create a program of neighborhood representation in Orem, with the city being divided into sections. Neighborhood committees in each section of town could study zoningissues, the need for streets and sidewalks, recreational needs and other factors affecting livability. 8.SENIOR CTTIZEN CONCERNS: Trip grrnwing nnmhpr na Senior Citizens in Orem must abe addressed in several areas of concern. Affordable housing, medical care, good nutrition, transportation services, social opportunities: all of these and more can be facilitated and must be addressed. 9. TAXES AND FEES: For a growing number of Orem residents resi-dents the recent $1.04 increase in garbage rates and the 4.89 increase in culinary water fees are devastating to their budgets. We must hold the line on taxes and fees. 10. ZONING OF PROPERTY: The zoning and re-zoning of property can have a dramatic effect on the valuation of that property and its salability. The rights of property-owners must be protected in zoning changes which should only be made when the advantages to the City and the property owner are mutual. . PRESERVING OREM'S LIVABILITY IS WHAT CLYDE WEEKS IS ALL ABO UT. HE HAS BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING IN UNISON FOR OVER 40 YEARS WITH OTHER CONCERNED CON-CERNED CITIZENS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OREM. going before the legislature that will force the issue on the precursor precur-sor control act and businesses need to band together to take a stand on this issue, showing support sup-port for the control. Moren also said that we need to be examples in the community in letting people know their leaders are drug free. "Take the lead and have yourself tested for drugs and encourage others to follow fol-low suit," said Moren. "We need to put drug testing into a positive light thereby making it easier to catch offenders." Utah County Sheriff Bateman said, "We shouldn't hide behind our reputation of the 1 community com-munity in America. We do have a serious problem in the schools, in our businesses, and on the streets. We need to be concerned and act on our concerns." Any comments or questions on drugs in the workplace should be directed to Gary Hill at 225-0200. in finance and law. VOTE CLYDE WEEKS OREM CITY COUNCIL |