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Show Mill March, 2001 ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce Monthly Newsletter Page 12 irwLoui)efofn J CHAMBER of COMMERCE ) GOVERNMENT COUNCIL NEWS The Government Council chairperson is Jake Forsyth from Western Community Bank. This particular council needs volunteers volun-teers after 5:00pm. The Government Govern-ment Council proposes that a representative from the membership member-ship of the Pleasant Grove-Lindon Grove-Lindon Chamber be in attendance atten-dance for either the Pleasant Grove City Council meetings or the Lindon City Council meetings. meet-ings. Both cities meet on Tuesday Tues-day evenings. Sandy Seibold, Executive Director, would fax the city agenda to you so that you could be abreast of the topics that will be discussed during these meetings. You would not have to volunteer for each meeting, but when you do attend them, please contact Jake at 796-3560 with any information from the City Council meetings. COMMUNITY COUNCIL The Community Council chairperson chair-person is Jack Larkin from Fakler Tires. The Community Council is quite busy starting with the Pleasant Grove Easter Egg Hunt working alongside the Eagles organization. In June the Community Council volunteers for the Strawberry Day Parade and for the Rodeo Night. Last year, the Chamber volunteered for one night at the Rodeo at the ticket booths. We did such a great job that the Rodeo Committee Commit-tee asked if the Chamber could possibly volunteer two nights this summer, so naturally we agreed. In August the Community Commu-nity Council helps with Lindon Days in any capacity. In September Septem-ber there is a Chamber Golf Tournament and volunteers are needed to help the Community Council since that is a big project. In November, it's time to kick off Pleasant Grove Christmas activities activi-ties and the Chamber organizes the lighting of the Pleasant Grove Christmas Tree. You can reach Jack at 785-6555. JOIN THE PLEASANT CROVELINDON CHAMBER BUSINESS COUNCIL NEWS The Business Council chairperson chair-person is Phil Patten from the Lindon Times; he is also the Pleasant Grove-Lindon Chamber President-Elect for 2002. The Business Council is making the 3"1 Wednesday Luncheons a priority pri-ority for the membership this year. This will be a consistent meeting time, place and cost. You are welcomed to invite non-Chamber non-Chamber members to the 3rd Wednesday Luncheons. You are encouraged to RSVP Sandy at the office, 796-5130, and she can call the head count in ahead of time to Shoney's; however, the meal is the hamburgersalad bar and can accommodate even the largest turn out but it would be nice to have a head count for the manager. If you would like to volunteer on this council please contact Phil at 225-1340. INTERNET COUNCIL NEWS The Internet Council consists of Scott Sage, Konsigned Kar Korner and Chairperson of the Internet Council; Kelly Wilkinson, Quest Staffing Services; Ser-vices; and Darin Moses, eSage Computers. Most businesses have e-mail addresses and the Internet Council would like to have your e-mail address to keep their files current. Scott's e-mail address is: scottkonsignedkars.com. Please feel free to e-mail Scott with any of your business promotions promo-tions and he will put them on the Pleasant .Grove-Lindon website or if you would like to a part of the Internet Council. CONGRATULATIONS TO KELLY WILKINSON'S FMILY Kelly Wilkinson is a member of the Board of Directors and manages the Quest Staffing Services Ser-vices office in Pleasant Grove. Him and his wife, Tanya, had a baby boy on Wednesday, March 7. His name is Keegan and was 7 pounds 10 ounces and 20 inches. We wish them all the very best with this new little bundle of joy. D0N7 BE LEFT OUT OF THIS ADVERTISING TOOL The Community Council would like to remind you to place your order for mousepads. Please get your order in quickly so we can have them available to advertise your business. The cost is only $300 for 3,000 mousepad3 which is only .10 per pad. The mousepads are distributed out along the parade route during Strawberry Days and Lindon Days. The Pleasant Grove City Hall and Lindon City Hall has some to hand to new residents that sign up for water and Sandy Seibold, Executive Director, hands them out to new businesses. busi-nesses. You will receive 20 mousepads when you advertise on them for use at your office or to give to customers. Contact Sandy or Karen at the Chamber Office, 796-5130, to reserve your order. 3RD MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON GUEST SPEAKER We have invited Kenny Anderson to speak to the Chamber members on the 3" Wednesday Luncheon for March 21. The Luncheon is from 12:00-l:00pm at Shoney's in American Fork. Kenny is a registered representative repre-sentative and principal with First Union Securities. The topic he has chosen to speak to us is about UNIT INVESTMENT IN-VESTMENT TRUSTS. These trusts are a mutual fund-type investment. He will discuss two in particular that have been averaging a 30 yearly return for the past 15 years. This is compound interest, at its best, working for you. Kenny is looking forward for-ward to meeting with the Pleasant Grove-Lindon Chamber of Commerce. MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON Wednesday, March 21 12:00-l:00pm Shoney's Restaurant 834 E State, AF $8person CHAMBER BUSINESS SPOTLIGHTS Tf&G'O Taco Amigo, located at 239 East State, has been a Pleasant Grove landmark now for nearly 21 years. Gary and Deanne Keetch bought the business in September of 1980. Beginning with their original 8 part-time employees, they began stressing the importance of delicious and consistent food, great customer service, and a sparkling clean restaurant. Their business steadily grew until they were forced to remodel and build-on three different times. In the Fall of 1999, with their Pleasant Grove store nearly double its capacity, ca-pacity, the Keetchs decided to open up their second store in north Oreni. The Keetchs currently cur-rently employ more than 65 people in the two stores. Gary and Deanne (along with their daughters, Melissa and Kathy; their son, Greg; and son-in-law, Carl) attribute a lot of their success to the food they serve. Their unique combination of Mexican and American food provides a menu that both kids and adults like. In addition, they use only the finest ingredients, delivered and prepared fresh each morning. Each order is custom cus-tom made exactly according to the customer's request and this can sometimes open the door to fast food that is healthy. The Keetchs have always been involved with the community and local schools. They have been privileged to provide approximately ap-proximately 250 youth with their first-job experience. They wish to thank the community for supporting sup-porting them over the past 21 years. Stop on over at Taco Amigo this week! mm mm A MESSAGE I ROM THE EXECUTIVE B0ARD WORKPIACE SAFETY IS GETTING BETTER By all indications, the workplace work-place is getting safer for employees. employ-ees. The overall injury and illness ill-ness rate measured by the Bureau Bu-reau of Labor Statistics is the lowest since the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Administra-tion was created in 1970. (6.7 per 100 workers in 1999) It was the sixth consecutive year of injury illness decline and is all the more impressive because the improvement improve-ment came at a time when the economy was booming and creating cre-ating millions of new jobs. New and inexperienced workers are more likely to suffer injuries on the job than more experienced employees. While federal safety and health regulations have played a part in this positive trend, high medical costs and a tight labor market have also created incentives for employers to keep workers safe and healthy. According to former Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, Charles N. Jeffress, there has been significant signifi-cant reductions in lost workday rates over the past three years in each of the five targeted industries: indus-tries: shipyards, food processing, construction, logging and nursing nurs-ing homes. In the logging industry, indus-try, workplace injuries were reduced re-duced by 28 percent and shipyards ship-yards saw a 22 percent reduction. Another goal set by OSHA was to reduce injuries and illness by 20 percent in at least 25,000 workplaces where the agency had initiated an intervention, such as an inspection, consultation visit, or partnership. "The goal was actually achieved in 50,000 workplaces," work-places," Jeffress said. As owners, managers and operators op-erators of businesses we need to make our employees aware of safe working practices. New employees need to be trained in the safe operating procedures of your business. Even seasoned employees make careless mistakes mis-takes and need to be reminded about safe practices. Jeff Matthews Chamber Treasurer Niels Fugal Sons |