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Show Emery County Progress Area Family Support wins Quality Service Award from governor Tuesday, November 7, 1995 5A 77TM-Uil45 Theatre Hotline start on Friday New Movie PRICE service. The criteria for the award includes: customer serreceived the 1994-9- 5 Quality vice, and collaboServices Award from Gov. Mike ration,partnership involvement, employee Leavitt on Oct. 18, 1995, at the staff morale, efficiency, inno12th Annual Governor's Con- vation and decision making. ference op Managing for ExThe Price office, which is the cellence in State Government. main office of the agency, was The governor recognized the one of which eight applicants region as having a 63 percent successfully a thorcompleted success rate in helping people ough three phase screening on state services achieve procedure that included a through employwritten application, an ment., "Despite the fact the e and interviews eastern region covers a 31,000 with thevisit, nominee's customers square mile radius," the gover- and employees. nor said, "this group of remarkThe Eastern Region of the able employees has had a posi- Office ofF works tive impact on the quality of to enhanceamily Support oflife the of quality life in their community." families individuand The Eastern' Region of the needy als by providing temporary Utah Office for Family Supsupportive services, such as port runs from Daggett to San financial assistance, food Juan County and includes stamps and subsidized child County. Emery care. were recog' The Quality Services Award nized Employees for their unique and inrecognizes small work units in novative approaches to serv-in- e state government which their clients, many ofwhom achieve outstanding customer are living in poverty. John Travolta KING KOAL 3 WISHES rs. help smokers stop and actually stay off cigarettes. ' The FreshStart program consists of four one to 1 sessions held during a k period. About 12 to 15 persons form a quit smoking group and are led by certified facilitators, many of whom The fahave been cilitators help participants realize that smoking is a chemical addiction, a habit and a psychological dependency. 12-ho- ur two-wee- An option available to ; , ur cess rate jumps to 80 percent when combined with behavior modification classes. v Women participating in the Nicotine Patch Project will receive approximately 50 percent off the retail price ofsix weeks' worth of the Nicoderm nico- - State encourages applications for economic development funds for the Utah, Division of. The next round of funding Business and Economic Developments Local. Economic Development Initiatives (LEDI) will be held Jan. 10, 1996. Applications may be submitted anytime until the deadline of Dec. 15, 1995, . Successful projects during the past year have included planning for the impacts of major economic development projects such as the Circle Four Farms hog rearing and processing development in Beaver County and the Micron development in Lehi, dairy industry promotion in Millard County, entrepreneurial development, the study of various value added opportunities from tar sands and natural gas development of fruit products, promotional brochures and booklets, target industry studies, and other activities. Joint projects involving groups of counties have also been funded. LEDI was initiated in 1994 to provide resources to d economic development efforts tied to local ? strategic plans. ' . "The best economic development is accomplished when local leaders provide direction and set goals to solve local problems," said Rick Mayfield, director of the Division of Business and Economic Development. "The funds of this program can then be used with other funding resources to help achieve high priority goals. We feel our responsibility is to ensure that state resources are used to solve economic ; V.V".v problems." All applications for funding must be submitted by chairmen of county commissions. Counties and interested persons are encouraged to contact Jonnie Wilkinson of the Division of Business and Economic Development at 538- v 8782 for more information. , ; The nomination form noted that the region "...is directed by committed people who con- - duct business with the customer's needs clearly in mind. Managers encourage open communication and team building concepts, The use of external and inter- nal surveys have helped to gage management needs to do to satisfy employees' needs and thncp of their customers." tine patches. Total cost of the program will be $81 ($27 biweekly). The $20 Fresh Start registration fee will be waived for Nicotine Patch Project pars ticipants. Those eligible for the Nicotine Patch Project must be smokers (no chewers); at least 18 years old; female; be able to attend all six weekly FreshStart classes; smoke at least one pack a day; and cannot be pregnant or nursing, right are Marie Christman, Russell King, Gov. Leavitt, Rick Little and Roger Sparks. 1995 the region have been selected to implement Utah's successful welfare reform program known as the Single Parent Employment Demonstration Program (SPED). At a time when fare reform is at the top of the national agenda, the eastern region will have an opportu-wha- t nity to transform their welfare programs into employment Two offices in wel-stre- 9:00 9:00 & 9:15 Trademarks of Arctco Sales Inc Thief River Falls, MN 56701 (218)681-499- programs. The Good Sleds Go Fast. This One Goes Faster. although pregnant and nursing mothers can attend the FreshStart behavior modification classes at no charge. 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Administrators from the Eastern Region of the Office of Family Support receive the Quality Services Award from Gov. Mike Leavitt. Left to authorized construction totaled $7.1 million, down from $8.6 million in the prior year's quarter. Residential construction grew, up 16 percent, with 90 new dwelling units approved. Nonresidential construction slipped 50 percent to $2.4 million. San Juan County accounted for most of the nonresidential drop. Fourth quarter gross taxable sales (the latest available) in the district totaled $113 million, a fair 6.4 percent increase over 1993's fourth quarter , . (R) 7:00 Matinee All Three Movie Above Sun. 2:00- - $3.00 & $2.00 ARCTIC CAT World Class Snowmobiles- - QB0EBQ3CEES GnnnMD CEEEES Sign up for DIRECTV, between October 31 and November 24 and get the branches. The value of new permit - K MINDS Moon (It) 7:00 Demi of Eastern Utah and its well-define- 9:30 SPcaUef SHetteb (Continued from Page ; & $4.50 & $2.50 Patrick StmyztfPG) DANGEROUS Cancer Society sponsors annual Smokeout FreshStart contains all the elements that can (R) i Sat. 7:30 7:30 Fri. Sun.-Thur- 20-pa- ge women between the ages of 18 and 44 is the Women's Nicotine Patch Project. This project works in conjunction with the FreshStart program. Those who qualify for the project will be required to attend six one-hoFreshStart sessions. Research has shown that nicotine patches alone are only 20 percent effective, but the suc- S3 Get Shorty on-sit- (Continued from Page 3A) biggest obstacles for many new Seats $1.50 RBI C The Eastern Region of the Utah Office of Family Support self-sufficiency All INDIAN IN A CUPBOARD (PG) 7:00 Fri. & Sat. 7:00 & 9:00 NFL SEASON TICKET end of season package FREE!! Thats up to 13 NFL games each Sunday - FREE!! CALL ETV WMT3IMSW sales. 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