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Show Thursday, December 22. 2005 OREM GENEVA TIMES Page 5 mm WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S HAPPENING Mulch's crows with generation With substantial expansion, home furnishings store in Lehi offer its customers a whole lot more Cathy Allred WORTH COUNT V STAFF ustomers can buy i more than a washer and dryer at Hutch's on Main Street, now I they can furnish an entire house from the Lehi store. Hutch's Home Furnishings has gone from a 5,000 sq. ft. appliance and television shop to a 26,000 sq. ft. furniture and appliance ap-pliance merchant in less than a year's time. The three-generation family business hosted its grand opening open-ing of its addition and renovation renova-tion on Nov. 16. Founded in 1947, it was begun by Harold and Marie Hutchings. "The kids, we all grew up right here at the store," said son and store manager man-ager Bret Hutchings. Part of the new addition was built with the younger generation genera-tion in mind and for their customers' cus-tomers' children too a play room. They have also added a home theater room with a 10-foot wide screen, a 7.1 THS sound system, bass shakers in the floor and a Knoll projection system. "(Home theaters) have been selling well for this area," Hutchings said of customer response re-sponse to the new room. There are also six display rooms, three with furniture and three with appliances, and a furniture furni-ture show room as well as an electronics room and appliance center. He did not lose any sleep over the enormity of the construction construc-tion project, said his wife, Janys Hutchings. "Actually not any because we have a Tempur-Pedic bed and you lay down on that and you're out," she said. "But before be-fore that I had many sleepless nights, 1 tell you," said Bret Hutchings. With the expansion of the store, there are more products to offer with "the same great . f - ! JL tr mzy ( yy &'f iZ.. -niiim ' v f v . - .... p I ' . ' If i 4 - ' jr if- y MATT SMITH North County Marie Hutchings, the original owner of Hutch's in Lehi, is pictured next to her son Bret Hutchings, who is the current owner of the business. The Hutch's store has been in Lehi since 1947. Hutch's quality, exceptional For those who would like to prices and wonderful customer do some last -minute shopping service," he said. for the holidays, Hutch's can Some of the brand names are deliver for Christmas Eve with Serta, Tempur-Pedic, Howard appliances and furniture in Miller, Ashley, Best Furniture, Whirlpool, Kitchen-aide, Pana sonic, JVC and Samsung. Everything is on sale at Hutch's for the holidays, and Janys Hutchings said dining sets have been really popular. "I think people are coming home for the holidays, gathering, and you have to set up for it," she said about their run on sets. stock if it is purchased as late as months no payment and no Dec. 23. interest plan or a 12 month no They additionally have a six interest offer. ticker Bank of American Fork announces its recent promotions Bank of American Fork recently announced the promotion of 10 senior-level employees: four to Vice President Pres-ident of Operations and six to Assistant Vice PresidentOperations PresidentOp-erations Manager. Vice President Marcia Clements, American Ameri-can Fork JoAnn Pack, Alpine Judy Sumner, Orem Robyn Stanley, Lehi Assistant Vice President Lorraine Dedrickson, Spanish Fork Tonya Hawkins, Draper Cheri Hubrich, Sandy Tina Mattingley, Pleasant Grove Sherry Nuccitelli, Highland Kathie Rockwell, Murray Lehi Chamber selects new chair The Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce has elected a 200(J chair, Chris Jones of The Chris Jones Group. The chair-elect will replace Lisa Liddiard when she finishes fin-ishes her term of office Dec. 31. The chamber meets every first Tuesday at 1 1:45 a.m. at the Lehi Historical Hotel. Talk Benefits Today hosts seminar Terry Kohler of Lehi with Talk Benefits Today will be hosting an identity theft seminar tonight at the Best Western Cottonwood Tree Inn in Sandy. The seminar will begin at 6 p.m. and business dress is suggested. Those interested can reserve seating at (K01) 404-0302. 404-0302. Talk Benefits Today has a Web site at www.gosmallbiz. com. Letter,! fo the Editor online w w w. he r a 1 1 e x t r a . c o m Hutch's Place: 50 E. Main St., Lehi Hours: Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. 6 p.m. Contact: 768-3461 SIEMENS Hearing Aid Authorized Factory Outlet (DOLLARS - DOLLARS) y Looking for a close convenient place to turn your scrap into cash. We buy all types of Metals, Steel, Autos, Appliances, Aluminum, Aluminum Cans, Copper, Brass, Radiators, Stainless, Batteries. 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