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Show 2000 Business Review Page 11 For 26 years, Hoffmans Hard Hat serves Carbon County Hard Hat Appliance, located at 21 West Main, Price, opened its doors in 1974 when owners Don & Jan Hoffman moved to Price. Don & Jan grew up in Indiana and moved to Utah shortly after they got married, 52 years ago this October. Don was in the banking business in Salt Lake City, and they started raising their family there (they have 5 boys and 1 g'rl) After liying in Salt Lake for 14 years, Don came home one day from the bank and said he had Had enough of the rat race of the city and the pressures at the bank. He was on 24 hour call getting the bank all changed to computers, and he told Jan he had resigned and wanted to get back to enjoying his family and bunkhousetackroom, shower opened up Hoffmans Hard Hat building & kitchen, which Don and the boys all built. They took people on trail rides and served BBQ chicken & beef dinners from an old pioneer wagon. Don and the boys provided campfire entertainment. This continued Appliance and Television Center. for 6 years. & nature. The family started growing up and moving out on their own, and so Don & Jan, along with their daughter Sue and son Paul, moved to Price in 1974 anc Don & Jan are retired, and their son Paul Hoffman is the store manager, and their daughter Sue Hoffman Douros is the bookkeeper. Rounding out the talented team are Stan Densley and Jerry They moved to the Moab area, living in Castle Valley which is 25 miles east of Moab, and started a Guest Ranch. Thev had cabins. Don decided to name the store Hard Hat: because of the coal mining in the area. They later expanded to include ture and changed the name to Hoffmans Hard Hat Furniture Appliance. Fry, Salesmen; Nick Tatton, Ac- counts Manager; and Paul Martin and Kent Mills, Delivery. The entire staff at Hard Hat Furniture and Appliance have been educated by Don I loftmun, who stressed the value of responsibility and finance to them all. They take great pride in their store and plan to continue to serve the Carbon County area for many years to come. They offer a complete line of Amana appliances, from refrig Pictured above, clockwise from erators and stoves, to dishwashers and more. I lard Lit also carries the Frigidaire line of appliances. Their know ledgable statf will be happy to explain all the features of these great lines to 1 you. In furniture 1 lard lat carries 1 the popular Ashley line, as well as products from Intermountain Furniture, a Salt Lake company that has been in business for 80 years and produces a very high quality line of home furnishings. They ala.) carry Catnappcr and Simmons bedding. And if you are looking for electronics, lard lat has an impressive array of TVs, big screens, stereos, VCRs and DVD players from such well known names as Panasonic, JVC and Hitachi. 1 1 Stop in soon and see the 1 ing needs. . left: Don Hoffman, Stan Densley, Paul Martin, Sick Tatton, Kent Mills, Jerry Fry, Paul Hoffman, and Jan Hoffman. Center Sue Hoffman Douros. W EMffiCEBftlliB0 (EflOHDi won- derful selection that Hotfman's lard I lat & Appliance has waiting for you. Paul and his staff are looking forward to assisting you with all your home furnish- QQUIlQB 6$5Closed Sun |