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Show AMERICAN- FORK CITIZEN Page 5 WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S HAPPENING Thursday, October 25, 2007 I la) m S- r I J '"' ""'Hill I J; - '?,;! J ' ' ' ' ' ..SSjjUiJ I 1 j I ! I aS!,S!asV ' .IT:,' s .v 1J ,j 1 51 I -t.nL a f: - U 1 1 . fin J I j : Mariner Mitchell and his son Jeff Mitchells have sold produce to Cathy Allred NORTH COUNTY STAFF On the border of Lehi and American Fork tucked away on 700 North is a warehouse with a sign that reads "Mitchell's "Mitch-ell's Apples." Both small sweet pie pumpkins pump-kins (15 cents a pound) and Jack-o'-lantern pumpkins (75 cents a pound) decorate the front of the building. With its large overhead door opened to the inside, the warehouse displays dis-plays goods that can be seen by passing motorists. Apples, potatoes and other produce are for sale on shelves and tables by the case or by the pound. "We're cutting out the middle man and doing it A1 I. 2 Easy Clean Feature g Litetime uuaramee Energy Efficient ! Quality Installation Family farm f eatfoures fell I I NoKesnt! Wasatch Vinyl Products j ynfj Hli Qwltty.. LOW Pfl1 ctober 2007 or 'Some restrictions apply. ft'" $ v ' lPTrf?"Y! Brim - ...... Mitchell stand in front of the Mitchell Apples fruit stand on 802 W. 700 North in American Fork. stores in Utah and Salt Lake Valleys. ourselves," Mariner Mitchell said of his fruit stand. "We've diversified. We've got everything every-thing but corn here." Much more than an apple business, the Mitchell family has provided fresh produce to the greater Utah County community com-munity since the early 1900s. Situated on 35 acres, the multi-generational farm was settled in 1861 and provides fruit and squash for Macey's, Smith's or Kohler's under the auspices of Lee-ell Corporation. Corpora-tion. The company name Lee-ell Corporation was taken after Great-grandfather Leland Mitchell who took the first two and last three letters of his name to create its market moniker. 10VJIUDOYS UlSTALLfcu . I 8 79227203 1 733-5633 Expires 1031071 in this ?6 ?nd pv fr rertrotson f?e! (a$?svah-4 If you go Mitchell's Apples Lee-ell Corporation Location: 802 W. 700 North, American Fork Hours: Monday through , Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Sunday Contact: 756-2882 "We sell a lot of it up in the other valley (Salt Lake County), it just depends where the orders come in from," said 83-year-old Mariner Mitchell. He said they still harvest on the same 35 acres his father and grandfather did. ' Wholesale as well as retail, L.TJ firt ii: - ft? t- w ELJ Utah County's Real Estate l LBQO&HS- M -i $ J A S m. TORNOWl TORNOvvs & associates, inc i.2 MUMS Mitchell's sells 8-10 kinds of apples, raspberries, tomatoes, 10-12 varieties of peaches, nectarines, nec-tarines, apricots, Pontiac red potatoes, pears and all manner of squash banana, hubbard, sweet meat, acorn and spa- " ghetti. "The idea with all that stuff is to have something coming com-ing on all the time," said Jeff Mitchell, Mariner Mitchell's son. "We have a lot of good variety." "We'll run until Christmas," Mariner Mitchell said. "We'll make fruit baskets. It's the last thing we'll do." His daughter, Peggy Newman, New-man, runs the warehouse or "fruit stand" which is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Art fe-.-u- Mutad To Seiiii Beootiful tile entry kitchen & dining room floor Stone archwav fjHwein livim A dintm lorg Master wJelted tub - , g Qublwuse wweight room Pool 4 Hot tub Playground for bds Great Pleasant Grove location 3 beoioomi 2 Fu! Pxilhi MENTION THIS AD AND WE'LL GIVE YOU A 20 BONUS PER POUND ON ALUEIINUI1 CANS Looking for a close convenient ' place to turn your scrap Into cash. We buy all types of Metals, Steel, Autos, Appliances, Aluminum, Aluminun Cans, Copper, Brass, Radititors, Stainless Steel, We offer Competitive Prices, Fast Friendly Service, and a True Commitment to our Customers, Stop by and Glm Ua A Try! ' CATHY ALLREDNorth County At least three generations of Jeff Mitchell does most of the marketing and sales. "People like to buy from local growers, especially grocery stores are promoting local and people like it," Jeff Mitchell said. "It's becoming more and more of a selling point." At peak harvest time, 15 people, mostly family from the oldest to the youngest, help bring the food in from the fields. "It makes you independent," Mariner Mitchell said. "I've been farming all my life. It keeps my family with me." He isn't shy not only Mitchell's Mitch-ell's Apples' benefits but its products. "We're the best in the state," Mariner Mitchell said. YOU CAN AFFORD MORE H0USEIN NEPHIi in"""" , h r 1 and Batteries via 30 Networking Dr. Ostheller of Family Fam-ily Dentistry hosts "After Hours," a mix and mingle for Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce members, at 6 p.m. today at his office at 1530 N. State St, Unit A. Chamber luncheon The Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon Nov. 6 is on "How to Make the Most of Your Chamber Membership." At Mellor Banquets north of State Street on 100 East, the reception re-ception center will be open at 1 1 a.m. for those preparing prepar-ing bags for new residents. The luncheon begins at noon. McKenna named chapter director Dr. Craig McKenna, American Fork, has been appointed the Utah Chapter director for the Foundation Founda-tion for Personal Financial Education. The Foundation educates employees of interested inter-ested companies on a wide variety of financial topics that range from retirement planning to questions on real estate and mortgages. The Foundation has put together a team of professionals profes-sionals who have agreed to educate an employer's staff and personnel in a series of "lunch and learn" programs. These programs are conducted con-ducted on the employer's premises and only done by invitation of concerned and interested employers. For more information, visit the Foundation's Web site at www.fpfenonprofit.org. Anniversary The Lynette B. Robinson Agency for MetLife Auto & Home Insurance in Pleasant Grove observed its 5-year anniversary today, Oct. 25. It has grown from a one-person office to five Lynette B. Robinson, Mitch Webb, Michele Johnson, and Mary Russon, newly hired. The agency can be reached at 785-2498. PGBA luncheon The Pleasant Grove Business Busi-ness Alliance is hosting its monthly luncheon Nov. 9 at the Pleasant Grove City Public Library first floor, 30 E. Main St. at noon. 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