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Show 251994 Tuesday, January Sun Advocate, Price, Utah 7A Portraits Kraync shores memories, experiences By ANN KAY MARSING Staff writer Jan. 21, 1914 marked a special day in the little mining town of Storrs, later known as Spring Canyon. Amid the long days and hard work of the coal miner and his family, time out was taken for the first baby to be born Alma Mary Fletcher Kraync was that baby. The Helper resident celebrated her 80th birthday last Friday. selling cars for John Redd in Price when we got married." Alma explained that Frank was disabled, which kept him from entering World War II. In 1946, he and his brother, Vennie, opened the first Kraync Motor Company in Price on Carbon Avenue. It was a Nash dealership in the early days. Meanwhile, Alma was home raising two sons, Frank and Karl. I was a housewife and thats it," Alma pointed out, remembering her younger years with a smile. Frank didnt believe in that (working them a bundle of youngsters. outside the home). He thought Alma was the 12th of 12 I should be there when the kids came home from school children. School days began in Spring and he always liked a good, Canyon and finished with hot meal waiting for him. But Alma attending Carbon High sometimes on Saturday, I for two years. At 22, she marcame to the dealership to ried Frank Kraync, who was visit. six years her senior, and the In 1957, the car company young couple bought a home moved to the 300 East 100 in Helper. That was in 1936 South location where it Alma still lives in that same remains today. It eventually Almas folks had moved to the coal camp from Sunnyside the year before, bringing with home today. We lived on Main Street in Spring Canyon and I married the boy who lived around the bend, Alma said. He was became a Buick and Jeep dealership, selling new cars to area customers. Vennie also worked for the railroad, Alma said, besides running the garage with Frank. Alma kept busy with her two boys, but commented she wasnt lucky enough to have any more children. She also belonged to a bridge club that met once a month at the Carbon Country Club and she was a longtime member of the Helper Womens Club. For entertainment, Alma explained that Frank played the accordian and piano in several local dance bands over the years. The polka was his favorite. Alma went with him most of the time when Frank played his music. I had a chair right by the piano, she remembered. Frank passed away in 1970 and at that time, mother and sons became business partners. The boys ran the dealership, while Alma became the matriarch of the family business. Alma now has an easy chair she occupies every day at Kraync Motor, looking out the windows and enjoying life while she takes it easy after her recent surgery. I enjoy talking to the peo plate-glas- s r ple I see and meet, Alma said. Once we had a family from Australia whose rented bus had broken down. They came every day and had coffee with I still get Christmas me cards from them. Alma remembers both good and bad times the dealership has survived. She said business was always good when the mines were all working. Kraync Motor Company is the oldest continuous car dealership in eastern Utah, now in its 48th year. Today, in lieu of new cars, the business has changed to a late model, used car dealership. Alma related that shes had a wonderful life except for when she lost her son, Frank. He passed away from cancer last March. He worked until the night before he died, she said sadly. I guess Im not over that yet. Its been 80 years since her birth in the tiny coal camp. Today, Alma enjoys her four grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildre- as n she oversees the business her family built and has kept. Alma Kraync Powell to speak at Chamber of Commerce membership meeting The Carbon County Chamber of Commerce monthly membership meeting will be Wednesday, Feb. 2, noon, at Days Inn. Guest speaker will be John Powell, director of wellness and cardiac rehabilitation at Castleview Hospital. Powell will discuss the rationale behind wellness in the work place, what role it plays in health care reform and cost versus benefits of wellness in the work place. He will address how a business can develop wellness programs and what services can be provided by Castleview Hospi tal. He will also briefly discuss the concept of work hardening and services that the hospital has available. A native of Price, he is the son of Jim and Mary Helen Powell. He received bachelors degrees in community health education and psychology from Utah State University and a masters of science in exercise physiology from Brigham Young University. At Castleview Hospital, Powell is responsible for cardiac rehab, employee wellness as well as community wellness programs. In addition, he . Idaho facility honors Bruno Vaccination Clinic Vaccinate your pet at clinic prices the entire month of January oversees and directs activities at Castleviews Return to Work and Wellness Center. Saturday, Jan. 29 East Carbon, City Shop 10 am to Powell enjoys running, mountain biking, most sports and outdoor activities. He also enjoys working with people -- Wellington, City Hall -- 1 pm 1:30 to 4 pm Saturday, Feb. 12 Castle Dale, Fire Station - 9:30 am to 12:30 pm 1 :30 to 3:30 pm and helping them adopt Helper, City Shop (behind City Hall) healthy lifestyles that can add both quantity and quality to their life. He presently resides in Price with his wife, Lisa, and their two daughters, Ann and Heidi. For additional information or reservations, contact the Chamber of Commerce office. -- ANIMAL HOSPITAL 1989 E. Airport Rd., Price Please call tor more Information 637-579- 7 Durranf selects January students Durrant Elementary stu- Randy Bruno, a former resident of Carbon County, was selected 1993 Employee of the Year at Gritman Hospital in Moscow, Idaho. Bruno graduated from Carbon High School in 1975 and attended College of Eastern Utah for one year. He was then accepted to Utah Valley Radiology School in Provo and School recently named its dents of the month for January. The students are: kindergarten, Candra Nelson, Greg Pohlman, Megan Braby and Michael Jenson; first grade, Vanessa Oviatt, Shauna OTIearon, Jennifer Frandsen, Mickey Magliocco, Chris Allen and Morgan Higbee; second grade, Andrew Holbrook, graduated in 1978. 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