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Show 5 Thursday, Dec. THE GREEN SHEET 1, 1988 MARKETPLACE Get Extra Cash For The Holidays By Recycling New Video Superstores To Debut This Weekend SALT LAKE. That extra cash for the holidays is easier to come by than most people realize. Reynolds Aluminum Recycling Company says you can find it right in your own home. cans and other Beverage trays, dip, pudding and meat containers, siding, lawn furniture tubing, barbecue grills, storm door and window frames and more. "Reynolds pays top dollar for what many people just throw away," said Johnson. "BLOCKBUSTER Video wants According to Johnson, compato be the only video superstore aluminum products around the into instant turned be nies can and schools are recycling to house said will ever need," your family Thomas A. Gruber, senior vice cash at any one of the companys raise money for Christmas president and chief marketing 14 recycling centers in Utah. parties, while others donate the officer for the company, "and "Hundreds of groups, individuals extra ash from recycling to already charities so that Christmas is a many of our programs are and families have is like a happier one for the needy. discovered recycling to of met needs the designed customers who are parents and Christmas bonus," said Chuck Families also make ends meet by Johnson, Reynolds Utah area recycling during the holidays. their children." Information on business manager. Reynolds The new superstores will be aluminum Besides pricing, locations, and how to set cans, open from 10 a.m. to midnight Reynolds also purchases foil, pie up a recycling program is readily seven days a week. frozen food and dinner available by calling A grand opening celebration is plates, 3 for Dec. the planned Cottonwood Store, located at 4147 Highland Drive; the Kearns store, 1859 W. 5400 South and the Sandy store, 837 E. 9400 South. on latest releases as well as the best of classics and video rental chains in the country provides a simple, convenient way has announced the opening of to select movies for the entire new superstores in Cottonwood, family. BLOCK-BUSTE- R FRANCISCO. of the Video, one largest SAN Kearns and Sandy. free offer stores The membership, a selection of over 10,000 videos in more than 30 categories, computerized checkout and a variety of special programs. Video leads BLOCKBUSTER the industry with a comprehenYouth sive, computer-enforceRestricted Program Viewing designed to help parents protect children under 17 years of age from inappropriate viewing d movies. In addition, the BLOCKBUSTER Movie Previews Program enables members to preview 30-3- 5 movies free for a period of evenings. The program to customers allows stay, three SERVICE PLUS. . .Stan Kouris, owner of Stans Market In Kearns believes in service and friendliness, knows most of his customers by name. Store has been his since 1980. Stans Offers Old Time Service, Friendliness by Helen Glissmeyer Green Sheet Staff Writer service. Do you remember back about 20 years ago when you could go shopping at the comer grocery store and finish in a half hour? And you didnt need roller skates or a motorized shopping cart to complete the task? Well, there is a small country grocery store in Kearns which still offers such quick and friendly service. Its Stans Market at 4195 W. 5415 South, which is owned by Stanley M. Kouris, a former school teacher. His market measures 10,000'" square feet, h the size which is about of competitor supermarkets. Kouris says, "As one of the last of the little guys, Thope I last. He admits that, "For the little KEARNS. We bag and take the groceries out to the cart." A dedicated customer, Marge Lawson of Kearns, says, its "convenient" to shop at Stans Market. "I have shopped tat this location for 25 years and come in here every day. I love their meat. Stan and his employees are so friendly and treat you so great. If Stan doesnt have what you need, hell get it for you. The store has been Stans Market since 1980, when Kouris bought Michaels Market from his onp-sixt- 972-592- Gus Paulos Chevrolet Is Honored As A Top Dealer Hercules Bacchus Employees Earn National Recognition MAGNA. Hercules Aerospace Bacchus Works employees have again been recognized nationally for their efforts in improving quality and reducing costs of Hercules products. The National Association of suggestion Systems (NASS) has presented Bacchus and award for by participation outstanding the in Quality employees Recommendation Improvement system. The award recognizes Hercules for having the highest number of suggestions per 100 the percentage of employees, suggestions which are selected of and the total number employees participating in. 1987 in the aerospace industry group. Works Bacchus Hercules Manager David E. Thompson said the award is the third received from NASS. Two previous awards were for the highest total savings per 100 employees for 1985 and 1986. "Its significant that this latest award recognizes Mr. participation," employee Thompson remarked. "Interest in our improvement system has remained at a high level despite the cutbacks in employment." Mr. Thompson also noted that the per employee savings from Quality Improvement Recommendations has reached an high this year of over $4,500. This and includes both proactive reactive cost reductions. all-tim- who earned this award," noted Paulos. "This dealership was built on a foundation of service and satisfaction. This probably means more to me personally than any other award or honor." In Gus Paulos addition, Chevrolet has received the WEST .VALLEY. Gus Paulos one of the oldest Chevrolet, Chevrolet dealerships in the West, was honored as one of the top 50 dealers in the United Motor States by Chevrolet Division. The West Valley dealership is the only Chevrolet dealership in six intermountain states named to the list. Using customer satisfaction as coveted Service Supremacy designation for each of the last five years. This award recognized superior dedication attention to a few dealers the criterion, Chevrolet ranked service by Gus Paulos 22nd out of 5,300 nationwide. Gus Paulos Chevrolet is located dealers in the entire nation with a index at 3500 So. 4000 West in West satisfaction customer average of 92 percent over the Valley City. last 12 months. Lines From LaRee A smile is a hug from a "Naturally, were extremely distance. - Merry Browne pleased and proud of the people -- e Computer Swap Meet: An Idea Whose Time Has Come Adon-daki- s. Michael Before Michaels, the building was occupied by Safeway and then Shoppers Discount. MIDVALE. Having a hard time Stan came to Salt Lake to work with Adondakis at Michaels selling your old computer to get the zippiest computer on the Market in 1972. Prior to that time market? man it always is a struggle he had lived in Rock Springs, Having a hard time affording a fighting the giants. And its Wyo., where he had served as new computer willing to settle becoming progressively worse assistant principal of the high for a dinosaur? Well, one Utah here in Kearns because of all the school seven years. He coached entrepreneur has come up with supermarkets which have opened basketball and taught math at an idea that would fill the market school from 1958 to 1965. His up." There are now four within a the that exists for those who wife Sophie also is a teacher, now gap radius of about 2 miles. want to sell or buy used computer At one time there wer only two working at Midvale elementary. His own three children have products. markets in all of Kearns Stans After buying a computer two worked at the store part time and Albertsons. ago, David Olsen never years "We do what we can do to be while they were going to school, imagined that his computer would Kouris, and his youngest still works there be outdated six months later. His says competitive," recognizing that "the thing that in the summer. He is a senior at new "outdated" computer could dictates the prices in a store is Utah State University in Logan. be sold for half the price he The 23 employees at Stans only it volume." for, and, it was difficult bought He feels that he can offer even Market, with 11 of them being to find people to buy it. Most more than competitive prices. One full time, are "a mix of young stores only sell new computer thing is friendliness. He knows people from Kearns, husbands stuff and will not trade. Want ads who extra want work and young most of his customers personally. were his only hope. He has an excellent meat wives who wish to supplement their husbands earnings," says For several months he has tried department, with Lynn Bertoch the owner. to figure out a better way in as manager. A superb produce A checker at the store for two which dinosaur computers like his department is managed by Gayle Winn, who also is assistant years, Annette Despain says she could be marketed. Not having really enjoys her work. "I have enough money to rent a building grocery manager. "In our store we have most of lived in this area all my life, so I to set up a used computer trade-i- n the staple items, and a person can know most of the customers by business, he has come up with an idea that he thinks might work. come in and get what he needs name, and its fun helping them." But most of all, she says, "Stan Why not have a special and get out in a second," says h computer swap Stan. "We also give individual is a great guy to work for." meet. People interested in selling brother-in-la- te - Rules for those wanting to sell computer products. Sellers must bring their products to the sellers gate at 8 a.m. on the 10th andor Sellers make 11th. may reservations to sell computer products or just bring those products to the swap meet Saturday or Sunday morning. Sellers must purchase a $1 license plus a $5 rent fee. Sellers must be able to show proof of ownership of computer products if requested by Midvale police and must not sell pirated software or other illegal products. Sellers should bring own extension cords and circuit braker power strips (voltage surge suppressors) 566-150- 0 486-330- 0 o 0(5ii3b cQcib hOcHvMPMTTh :OOraIm Saturday sl9 ASK ABOUT OUR MANAGERS SPECIALS Every Store Different) (Changes Weekly once-a-mont- their HOLIDAY GIFT EXPRESS In SEARCH OF STEENIE BERGMAN HURRY FOR THE used computer products would be happy to find thousands of bartering buyers. Interested buyers can purchase computer products at "flea market prices." And Olsen, what does he get out of all this? Ten percent. BEST SELECTION He states it should be an everybody wins situation. The E seller wins because he can get rid of that outdated computer. The buyer is happy to get a computer he or she can afford. The swap meet owners are happy to attract new customers and, of course, Olsen gets 10 percent. 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