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Show COLOR COUNTRYS HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER NUMBER 19 500 Kanab reaches out to Dixie Colieoe Kanab Dept, of Workforce Services is unique - Council members and local busiBy Lauroli Noteman Stan Plewe, Vice President of ness owners Wednesday, June Dixie College and Dean of Con- 23 and do a walk through of tinuing Education, addressed the downtown area. His offer By Carol Sullivan The Kanab Department of the Utah State Workforce Services has another first in the state, according to Regional Workforce Director Michael Williamson. Williamson and many state employees .were in Kanab for a regional rural managers conference and training seminar. The Kanab Employment Center is at this time the only department meeting the goal of no one on state financial assistance. Zero will hit the 18 the Kanab City Council on the eveningof June 22. Plewe opened by thanking Mayor Alvey and City Council members with, We appreciate how prepared Kanab City and Kane County were in their approach to Dixie Col- He further went on to lege. explain that Dixie College understands the educational needs of rural communities and the high levels of frustration that the college has felt in the past trying to bring an outreach program here. Plewe would encourage community involvement with a Kane County resident seeking a seat on the Dixie College Board of Trustees. City Council members will be meeting with college representatives to set some realistic goals and establish a community partnership. Bim Oliver, Coordinator over the Utah State Division of Com- month wall. Utah has legislated a three year time limit on welfare grants. In January of 2000, the first three years will end. The department steps up activity for transition to employment when anyone is on welfare 18 months or more. There are concerns statewide that in January some recipients will fall through the cracks and others with financial assistance will be terminated with little or no income. That will not happen in WEDNESDAY JUNE 30, 199? ' VOLUME 68 Shelli Gardner was named winner of Vie Utah recognized recently by being Kanab. Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Photo by Ricks Photography-Orem- . The Kanab Office is the first office to have a new employment center design and have all long term welfare customers (18 months or more) working. Kanab has sent a message to Southern Utahs own Shelli in 1987, these sisters were leadthe rest of the state, We can do it. (See photo on Page 24.) Gardner, a founder and CEO of ing busy lives with their husStampin Up!, a rubber stamp- bands and young families. But then they discovered rubing crafts-oriente- d company based in Kanab and Salt Lake ber stamping and had so much KANAB WEATHER City, has won Ernst & Youngs fun sharing it with their friends June Utah Entrepreneur of the Year that they hit upon the idea of Award. Sponsored by prestigious starting their own company-on- e national and regional businesses, that would offer a great selecit is an important event designed tion of stamps and accessories, to recognize innovative, fast- professional business practices, growing, successful companies on enthusiastic demonstrators, exa basis, culminat- cited hostesses, and satisfied in national a ing Entrepreneur customers. More than a decade of the Year Award. later, Stampin Up!, a multi-levStampin Up! grew out ofa love marketing company, has blosof rubber stamping shared by somed into a nationwide net' Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family Gardner and her sister and co- work of demonstrators and now Shelli Gardner wins Utah Entrepreneur of the Year Award state-by-sta- te el founder, LaVonne Crosby. Back occupies facilities in both cities. was enthusiastically met by several in attendance. Don and Chuck Eddy, of Eddy Builders, were on hand to accept a certificate from the Mayor and City Council. Eddy Builders employees and other volunteers supplied labor and some materials to revamp the roof of the city swimming pool. Mayor Alvey commented, We wouldnt have it open if it werent for you men and your crew. I know theres at least 1000 kids that are thankful. Chuck Eddy responded to the kudos with, We didnt ever lack for volunteers. Ken Brown of Natures Show- case requested a special events permit for the kanab High School Booster Clubs 4th of July festivities. Brown somewhat frustrated with time frames, made sure he had covered all his bases for the needed permits. He asked ifnext year one special munity Development, intro- events permit could be requested duced the council and audience to cover the entire 4th celebramembers to Utahs Main Street tion. City Council members felt program. The projected goal of that it would be adequate if each the program is to assist commu- function and its location were nities interested in restoring listed on the application. City community identity by realiz ing Attorney Van Mackelprang exits economic potential and sus- plained that all events and locataining historic architecture. tions must be listed to cover the Oliver offered three levels of as- citys risk of liability. Browns sistance: General Assistance, request was granted. Brown designed for the community com- announced the Fourth Celebramitted to doing proj3cts here tion will be held on July 2 and 3 and there as we can, An Affili- this year. Council member Henderson ate, which is for those willingto make an organized commitment wanted to remind people in to address downtowns problems, charge of obtaining special even though downtown revital- events permits that they should ization isnt a high community apply for the permits several priority, or becoming a partner months in advance. Some situwith a statement heading of, ations call for more planning by Were ready as a community city service departments and to move forward and to stick require more lead time than with a downtown revitalization other functions. Fire Chief Alan Aldredge reprogram for the next five to seven levOliver years. emphasized quested support for the els 2 and 3 will only be realized ban which wras going to appear with a long term commitment. 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