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Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Page 5 Thursday, May 17, 2007 WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S HAPPENING SMALL BUSINESS PROFILE rwasher ' 1 t. V' 11 it. s Dryers Refrigerators vens oMirrow; r i " I IF 'V 1 , . . V ' v 4 , 1 V -og&ii 'toff y4 n lj w ' ' Jtmm"'s - I "vji; ;i i!: i ; CHRISTIE DALLEYNorth County Scott Wilkinson pauses by the van he uses for AW American Appliance, his repair service. All American Appliance keeps residents up to date hristieDaljey NORTH COUNTY STAFF The colorful All American Appliance one-ton utility truck sports a shrink wrap red, white and blue covering. Owner Scott Wilkinson, who has 26 years of experience in appliance repair, drives it to make service calls. His wife, Ronene, calls it a mobile billboard. bill-board. They hope the truck becomes associated with their company and good service. "Our-business stands for honesty experience, going the extra mile and charging a flat rate for the service call and labor plus parts. You can know up front about the basic cost and it doesn't matter how long it takes it is the same basic rate," Scott Wilkinson said and added, "We always clean up at the end of the service call." Scott Wilkinson started out working for his father-in-law Ron Burrell at Alpine Appliance. Appli-ance. "I still have people who call me that I knew then," he said, "They won't.let anyone else repair their appliances." . " He got his training at the Utah Technical College, now UVSC, and at Maytag where he spent a year and a half manning their call center near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "Technicians from all over the country would call in and describe the problem to me and I would help them figure out how to fix it," he said. Ronene Wilkinson cited an occasion where her husband went the extra mile. ' "He fixed a dryer for an older lady then stayed to clean up. the dust from around the drum," she said. "Then she asked him to change her vacuum vac-uum bag because she couldn't figure out how to do it. He also gives a discount to senior citizens." All American Appliance's service area extends from all of Utah County to south Salt Lake. Scott Wilkinson does warranty work on appliances from Home Depot. "You call or go on line and if it is an LG, my name will come up for the surrounding zip codes. I can also fix any brand of appliance not under warranty," war-ranty," he said. The Highland resident said most appliances these days carry a 10-year service life. "It used to be they would carry a 30-year service life," he said. "They weren't as energy efficient but they sure lasted a lot longer. I have one lady with a 35-year-old washer that I am still keeping repaired." He is equipped to take most credit cards. "I have an attachment to my Palm Pilot that takes credit cards," he said. "I also bring my lap top in and can print out an invoice right there." His phone number which is emblazoned across his truck is: 801-766-1USA or 801-766-1872. Brain Gate works to improve .mental, physical wellness in Utah County s n Stacy Johnson ' -' NORTH COUNTY STAFF Since opening their business, Brain Gate, in early March, owner Dean House and general gen-eral manager, Bill Wren have worked to improve 'mental, spiritual and physical .wellness in Utah County. Their new business opened its doors in Orem March 1, as the only company in the area of fating cutting' edge treatment in the form of neurofeedback. neu-rofeedback. The duo utilizes technology created by Brain State Technologies to help i their clients train their brains to help them overcome a wide variety of ailments from ADD and ADHDjfo alcoholism. V "Almost everyone has gone ' through trauma at one point in their lives, which is the main cause of dysfunction," Wren said. "What we do is to try to balance and harmonize their brains by analyzing the brain's activities." The Brain Gate team recognizes rec-ognizes the brain as unique to each individual, which is one of . STACY JOHNSONNorth County In a technological approach to treating trauma, stress and other ailments, Bill Wren of Brain Gate in Orem uses neurofeedback to treat patients. ... : ' , .. i tions available to them before they are ahalyzed In neurofeedback, the Brain Gate staff would then attach electrodes to their patients head to run an assessment and map the brain's specific activities. They use the map to create an individualized training train-ing plan to help retrain the condition. the ideas that runs their treatment treat-ment programs. "We do not-take a cookie cutter approach," Wren said. "We create a plan that optimizes optimiz-es the activity of that person." The treatment offered at Brain Gate begins with education educa-tion about the software and retraining of the brain. Each client is informed about the op- The training sessions usually lasts around 75 minutes, with sessions occurring every day or even multiple times a day. Wren said that their training offers longer lasting results compared to other treatment programs. "This is not an experimental treatment," Wren said. "Brain State Technology users have seen an 80 percent success rate." The Brain Gate treatment program also differs from other treatments in that it does not use medications to alter the state of the brain. Wren said that he has seen situations where medication use has become burdensome for the patient, and his program pro-gram offers an alternative. "I saw a girl who was taking a mixture of medications, and she was supposed to take three of one drug and one of the other," Wren said. "She came in because she had taken three of f he wrong one and one of the other." House and Wren, came into the neurofeedback business af ter receiving training in Scott-sdale Scott-sdale Arizona from the Brain State Technologies software creator, Lee Gerdes. The training train-ing taught them to understand the readings of the technology and what training should be done to correct dysfunctions. When the business opened in March, the group was booked for two straight weeks. They anticipate working intensely with a variety of diagnoses, di-agnoses, including anger, anxiety, anxi-ety, chronic fatigue, tobacco and drug use, as well as work for overall well being. "It is just so rewarding to see people after they have seen an increase in the balance they have in their lives," Wren said. If you go Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00 8:30-5:00 and by appointment. Telephone: 221-9999 Address: 876 N. 1430 West Web site: www.braingateu-tah.com iticken Golftournamentto raise funds Family First Federal Credit Cred-it Union is hosting its annual "Warm the Soles of Kids" Golf Tournament on June 6 at TalonsCove Golf Club in Saratoga Springs. The tournament is the main fundraising event for Family First to provide footwear foot-wear to needy children in Utah County. Dick Chappell, Family First president and CEO, is encouraging golfers to register for the tournament individually or by assembling assem-bling their own team of four players. Registration will continue through May 25 at $500 per team of four and $150 per individual. in-dividual. Hole sponsorships are available at $200. Lunch will be provided and Family First still needs a lunch sponsor spon-sor for $1,500. For registration or information infor-mation please contact Kate Whittaker of Family First Federal Credit Union at kateCnfamilyfirstcu.com. DHC gains recognition AudioShare, the premier product of Digital Home Communications won the Utah Innovation Award in the computer hardwareelectrical hardwareelec-trical devices division on May 10. DHC is a company headquartered in Lehi and its product, audioShare, is the first all digital voice and music distribution system. AudioShare is also featured fea-tured in one of the homes in the Utah County Parade of Homes which opens on May 12. More information on DHC is found on www. audioShare.net. Donors, sponsors needed Chi For Body and Mind in Pleasant Grove is sponsoring spon-soring a martial arts event and fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on June 16. Proceeds will go to help children who are stricken with diseases like cancer, AIDS and sickle cell anemia. Those interested in participating or in making a donation, can contact Maria Arboleda at 785-7513 or 796-7028. 796-7028. More information on St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is available at www.stjude.org. Find Me kit Richard Anderson of Lehi has designed an inexpensive location spotter and survival sur-vival kit to help rescue lost victims in the wilderness. Called the "Find Me" kit, it is contained in a neon orange package that fits snugly on a belt and contains a signal mirror, an emergency blanket, blan-ket, fire starting cubes, a poncho, a 125 decibel whistle with compass, a thermometer thermome-ter and magnifier and a 1600 candle-power locator light that can be seen in the dark for five miles. More about his product can be found at www.help-find-me.com or contact Anderson at 801-768-4221. Big 0 offers XM radio Big O Tires customers can receive a free XM radio receiver with the purchase of a set of four Big O Brand tires during a Big O Tires' "Ready To Road Trip" promotion pro-motion being held from May 13 through July 7 at all store locations. 4 Years in jE-S a row! f J Call Today! HARRIS HEARING CENTER 330 W. Center St Provo i 373-6827 j i; :li(:MtV 'rWrViV( o 'it j SIEMENS X. Edison Stanford J Hearing Center I mmmmtm . QBE x |