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Show Emery County in Alio awi nvs aims s oo6e a izsl Noiivioossv ssaud HVin OO'OO'OO 6322 gg jg ooi. lAlUld Home Grown News Since 1900 Hiesday, September 28, 2004 Volume 104 Castle Dale, Utah i Part II: Economic Summit Reaching New Markets Electronically By Number 39 50C "" r" COREY BLUEMEL Staff Writer Karen Biers, PhD from Utah State University Extension was the facilitator for a workshop presented at the recent Rural Economic Summit held in Castle Dale. She concentrated on informing those attending how to utilize the internet to promote their businesses. With the introduction of the internet came a huge opportunity for entrepreneurs to earn a living from home. The internet has opened markets for local products to go global. Depending on the type of website that is selected, a business person can handle advertising, take orders, sell, ship and handle returns from wherever home is located. There are other sites available who will handle all the financial transactions and guarantee security. Websites selected by people who want to earn a living from home and work for themselves. A profit can be made if the right market is reached. An interactive website is one that offers some registration processes or forms where customers can give feedback, but transactions occur offline. Transactional websites are those that receive orders and process payments. Integrated sites are completely integrated systems that have back to front end integration including fulfillment operations and workflow information. Fully automated processes are possible with little if any manual input on transactions. As the decision is made that a person or business wants to reach new markets with a website, several questions require answers. First, objectives must be determined. Do you have something to sell? Is it a product or sendee? What sort of advertising do you need? Will you provide customer sen ice or support? Will you provide useful information cost effectively? How will you reinforce your brand image? A final INSIDE Emery Tennis Kathy Biers from Utah State. Held in Castle Dale Continued on PAGE 3A. 5A BRIEFLY SITLA Land Sale Emery County Land Available The fall colors are ablaze in The Trust Lands Administration will hold its next land sale at 10 a.m. on Oct. 1, at the Little America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. Funds from this sale will be deposited in the Permanent School Fund. Interest from this fund is distributed annually to each school in lTtah. SITLA welcomes your participation, whether you bid on a property or share this information with friends and family who may have interest. If you cannot attend the auction, a family member, realtor, or attorney may represent you. In Carbon County: The Flat Canyon property is a full section (640 acres) located in eastern Carbon County on Summerhouse Ridge. The property is primarily steep rocky slopes and has historically been used for livestock grazing and big game habitat. In Emery County: The property known as Mine Road is located approximately 1 mile north of Castle Dale, Utah. The property is zoned for agriculture. The Piute Canal property is located just 4 miles north of Richfield in an agricultural area the canyons around the county. 40-acr- e Fall Returns to Emery County with Brillant Colors with scattered residential homes. This is bisected by the and the Piute Canal. 245-ac- re property freeway Richfield South. 9.30 acres of prime development property near the Richfield City Golf Course. This parcel has frontage along two paved roads. All utilities, including sewer and water, are available to the property once it is annexed into the city. State financing is available on each property being offered easy terms, no If you would like further information about any of the above properties, the auction process or financing options, 5 call Diane Durrant at (877) , or visit the Trust Lands Administration on at the web -- 526-372- Emery County Progress With fall in the air, winter is just around the corner. Continued on page 2A. Photos by Patsy Stoddard Range Creek Update By PATSY STODDARD, Editor The Utah legislature recently held a special session and appropriated funds for the maintenance of Range Creek. They approved $150,000 to get through the winter and have security people at Range Creek during the winter to deter any vandalism and thefts at the archaeological sites. The Interim Comprehensive Management Plan has been written and is in place. The Final Comprehensive Management Plan will cover the entire Range Creek Drainage and will be a jointly authored document between DWR and the BLM. This document is expected to come out in early 2005. Another recent development in the Range Creek management will be the Division of Parks and recreation taking over the management of Range Creek. The DWR will still be the agency dealing with wildlife, but the management of the people and their access will now be under the direction of Parks and Recreation. This decision was made by Bob Morgan, the executive director of the department of natural resources. The property will be jointly managed by DWR and Parks and Recreation. A permitting system for access to Range Creek is in the planning stages. A day use permit would be available at the local museums and would be free. These permits will allow the number of people entering Range Creek to be Continued on PAGE 2A. 410 East Main, Suite B, Castle Dale, Utah 84513 oo OCIp email editor(acprogress.com Visit us on the World Wide Web vW,peprorjr(ft8,eoro |