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Show Wednesday, June 26, 1996 t Qlimcs-efa- a Nephi, Utah U of U and Travel Development are working to develop travel strategy University of Utah professors and the Utah Division of Travel Development have developed the first-evmarketing strategy to manage the states booming tourism industry. The plan, entitled Destination Utah! The Long Range Strategic Plan for Travel Development, was released at Gov. Mike Leavitts Conference on Economic Development, Tourism and Recreation in Logan. It includes detailed information on how much money tourists contribute to Juab, Sanpete, Sevier and Piute counties. Two years in the making, the plan included summaries of community meetings held across the state. In Juab, Sanpete, Sevier and Piute counties, citizens expressed concerns that they are not getting enough money for their recreational products. They want user fees and higher permit prices, as well as the ability to sell permits for hunting on their private lands. Citizens also want help from the state in developing and marketing tourism. They say all of Utah is not being er represented in state tourism campaigns. Tourism already is big business in Utah, even in these counties. Some 15 million people visit Utah annually. This year, tourists are expected to spend $3.75 billion statewide and contribute $62 million in tax revenues. The goal is to increase the tax revenues to $500 million by the year 2005. The report estimates that travelers spent $9.4 million in Juab .county in 1994 and contributed more than $175,000 in local taxes. In Sanpete, tourists spent $9.7 million and contributed $181,000 in taxes. In Sevier, they spent $32.5 million and contributed $600,000 in taxes. Tourists spent $747,000 in Piute County the same year, and contributed $13,000 in taxes. Tourism also provided 195 jobs in Juab Coun-!- ty in 1994; 202 in Sanpete; 670 t in Sevier and 15 in Piute, the out-of-sta- te IrepotfTgay?. ' Dean Reeder, the states travel development director, calls the report an economic blueprint of what future Utah tourism should be. It includes strategies for making Utah a destination tourist attraction. The idea is not to increase the number of tourists, but target people who will make Utah a destination. Right now, Utah tends to be a windshield The success of your business depends on hiring the right people. Failures in hiring and the resulting turnover costs businesses untold amounts of money. It costs to advertise for workers, and it costs valuable time to review job applications, interview potential employees, and check references. Then theres the cost of training a new employee. These expenses can be wasted if a new employee doesnt hang around long. The Better Business Bureau suggests the following guidelines to help employers make good hiring decisions. Think about what youll want from the person youre going to hire. Its important for a company to spend time defining the tasks that need to be accomplished to reach a specific goal. Dont give up on reference checks. Fear of being sued has led many employers to clam up when theyre asked about former employees. Often theyll reveal only the equivalent of name, rank and serial number. When youre calling the references a job candidate has provided, ask one of those references for the name of someone else perhaps someone whos not on the list who knows the candidate well. Place new employees on probation. Some employers this process, because they dont want to think about failure. If you offer an applicant the job, put it in writing, along with the length of time they will be on probation. Another alternative by-pa- ss brother-in-la- and a Arnold Brough of Nephi. Graveside services will be held Saturday, June 29, 1996, at 11:00 a.m. at the Nephi City Cemetery under the direction of Anderson Funeral Home, Nephi, Utah. Jaima Welsh Jenkins Sales and Service Jerry's Dairy Jim and Zoma Painter off-seas- Mayla Ballow Metz Baking Co. Midstates Consulting Movies Plus Mt. Nebo Thriftway NAPA (Western Tire and Auto) Nautilus Club Nebo Agency Nebo Vision Clinic Nephi City Nephi Rubber Products Nephi Sandstone Norm's Dollar Discount Painter Motor Parkin Motor Premium Oil Taco Time Thad's Restaurant The Times News Are you hard working, energetic? We're looking for you! Juab County Verl Wilkey Apply at Job Service. Kay Carroll Main Street Conoco Wendy's Wonder Bread Must be 1 8 years of age or older. 4 U. professor Dr. Leonard Hawes, from the communication departments Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, helped conduct more than 15 community meetings to gather input on the plan. Dr. Thayne Robson, from the U.s Bureau of Economic and Business Research, worked on research and product development. The Nephi-Neb- o Posse would like to thank all the local sponsors for their continued support and offer special thanks for helping with the Centennial Wagon Train Dinner Harmon Tire J.C. Mickelsoris Hostess Needed i m Societies Grace Jackson We're expanding our staff year-roun- profession. given award from BLM Dona Jones Doyle's Diesel Fourth and Sixth LDS Ward Relief Mickglson's jcRESTAURANT Developing more destination areas and promoting mountain resorts in the and Building airports in southeast and southwest Utah to accommodate jet aircraft. d Looking at tourism as a temp-to-per- m Cedar Hollow Restaurant Mildred Lyon d attractions. weekend activities in commercial areas. that are un- come as your new hire performs comfortable putting new employ- in the job. ees on probation is to explore a m arrangement. This YTITtTWQfTTTPir allows you to get a good hard look at somebody in a production environment. Think of hiring not as a single relaevent but as a long-tertionship. When youve hired an excellent job candidate who At the recent Utah Knapweed seems destined to be a star, the Tour held on June 19th in Eurehiring process isnt over; it has ka, Juab County Commissioner really just begun. Validation of Gordon Young, was presented your hiring decision can only with a plaque from the Knapweed Task Force. Commissioner Young has been very involved in Knapweed control. For the past several years, he has served on the Utah Knapweed Task Force. The task force has been successful in receiving several grants in helping to control Knapweed in the state. He has worked with different congressional people in KNAPWEED BATTLE Presenting the plaque to Commissioner Fosse, from the Fillmore BLM office and Chair of soliciting their help with the Young was PatTask Force. the 96SO' Knapweed project. Plumbing and Building Supply 21st CenturyDelphic Literary Club Ann Denece Robinson Barton Plumbing Bob Day Burger King Calvin Baird s: tourism as a negative how carefully planned tourist development can bring jobs and economic benefits to a community. It also calls for changing the focus of tourism. Currently, almost half of all tourists come in the winter and summer months for outdoor activities. They cluster in the main attraction areas, such as ski resorts and national parks, Costa says. The strategic plan calls for changes, including: Encouraging tourists to come at off times and to visit lesser-use- for those companies 4-- D 4-- H step-son- ists who help pay for the impact they have on public services, peo ple who come in, spend more money and stay longer, but do not adversely affect the cultural aspects of the environment, she says. Part of the plan involves teaching smaller communities such as those in Juab, Sanpete, Sevier and Piute that may view Hire the right people for a successful business Graveside services Saturday for Mildred Bean Lyon Mildred Bean Lyon, age 83, of La Canada, California, died June 23, 1996, at the Ranchelle Bernardo Convalescent Hospital in Poway, California. She was bom June 14, 1913, in Nephi to James Gleason and Alveretta Evans Bean. She graduated from Juab High School. She worked as a telephone operator in Nephi and sewing. She attendtaught ed Utah State University, where she studied Fashion Design. She moved to Los Angeles, California, in the early 1930s and continued her studies. She became the first woman executive at Lockheed Aircraft and retired after forty-tw- o years. She traveled throughout the world. She married Captain Norman Lyon on July 7, 1970. He died shortly after their marriage. She enjoyed needlepoint, gardening and landscaping. She is survived by 3 Richard (Cindy) Lyon of Oceanside, California; Eugene Lyon of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Timothy Lyon of Sun Valley, Ida16 ho; 16 tourist state, says U. marketing professor Dr. Janeen Costa, who helped write the strategic plan. People drive through in their cars often on their way to some place else taking in as many sites as they can. We want tour- Page 7 |