Show Millard County Chrondle Progress 22 Entrepreneurs bring special services Tina’s Gems and Minerals brings the unique and exotic b Dawn Carder Walking down Main Street in Delta one finds a small jewelry store named "Tina’s Gems and Minerals" It is attractive but unpretentious But take a few minutes to look around to peruse the wares to talk with the owners Tina Nielson and her father Rex Harris Only then will you realize how very special this store and the people behind it are Chances are you’ll want to return just to talk and to learn more but tastefully The jewelry is simply even the uneducated Immediately displayed viewer is aware of the beauty and the quality of Then the eye beholds the the rings and pendants red beryl a rare form of emerald This newest of gems is the specialty of the house red first The beryl crystals found which were Wah suitable for faceting came from one Wah Mountains in Beaver County Utah This area represents a geological setting that differs from that be to of all other gem beryls and so far appears unique in the world The area now known as the Violet Claims provides both spectacular gemstones and mineral specimens The Violet Claims the only place in the world where red beryl is being mined is owned and operated by Rex Harris and his brother Ted Nine and years ago they bought it when the former owners wanted to sell Now they mine produce and sell red beryl for jewelers all over the world Ted are and Rex Tina knowledgeable gemologists Ted and Tina facet All three set gems Due to their knowledge and expertise they are sought by dealers and curators from all over the world A detailed article on red beryl and the Violet Claims was featured in the 1984 winter edition of Gems and Gemology the quarterly journal of the Gemological Institute of America The three have traveled to South America to buy emeralds and minerals for sale They have also gone to Munich Germany for shows as well as to various gem shows across the United States Upon request Ted made a slide show presentation for the GIA’s grogram in California Here is Millard County we can see red beryl specimens in Tina’s or in the Rancher Cafe (The latter is owned and operated by Ted Harris) We Rex and can meet and talk with the Ted-of whom are animated informative and just plain interesting They are sought by gemologists from all over the world and we have them right here! Zina Editors note: As the count) grows so grows local business in The following articles tell two businesses in Millard County Bringing the good news of financial planning to Millard County It’s the money game and everyone is playing But arc getting ahead The reason claims Delta financial planner Wydell Jeffery is because the rules keep changing Finding someone who can keep up with those changes is not always easy and many are forced to go elsewhere to find competent financial services Wydell Jeffery is trying to change that by offering those services locally As a Registered RepresenKansas tative of Waddel and Reed a City financial company he has been doing just that for the past two years and having a good time in the process "It is really fun to help people make their money work for them This is especially true when you see the funds being slowly eroded by inflation and then turning it around to make it more responsive to flationary trends” Even if the prospect of mutual funds and IRAs are beyond your ken right now Wydell has something to offer "I am in the business of helping people save money on their taxes and insurance From there we can go into any of several avenues of making money work and staying ahead of flation But most everyone can and should be doing things to save money on taxes and insurance right now" Working out of a Main Street office in Delta is new to Wydell though his business experience in Millard County goes back many years After being raised and schooled in the Delta he went to Weber State College then settled down to raise a family of seven kids with wife Carol For many years he owned and managed a concrete business in Delta With the advent of 1PP he sold to an operator and took over management of that firm’s Delta operation When competition forced the company to move operations to St George Wydell opted to return to school and pursue financial planning It was a satisfying move as he is quick to tell and it is clear that it is work he believes in "1 have found that most people face the same money problems and they don’t know what to do about few s Jewelry £ Minerals Fine Gems 288 West Main Minerals Delta both quantity and variety which relfect that change - Fine Gems and Minerals We have the best prices on diamond wedding sets and men’s bands selection of AL$0good pearl rings pendants earrings and genuine stone jewelry Tina Nielson Rex Harris Wydell Jeffery of Waddle and Reed them” he says “What I do is sit down with the family and try to pinpoint their goals and then come up with a clear plan for achieving them have already helped many families in the area do just that” Wydell stresses that financial planning is important to every family regardless of income "Everyone pays taxes and has to have insurance It doesn’t matter how much you make you can save if you know what to look for” he said In a simple but methodical approach Wydell addresses six basic questions: I Are my savings and insurance programs right? much will need can afford my children’s educato retire? tion? much will my family need if I die? can save on taxes? actions can afford to take today that will improve my financial security? Wydell is the first to admit that solutions to these problems are not always easy but he comes prepared with many possible solutions plans By bringing the entire financial picture into one plan the financial fog that many families live in may well disappear and a safer securer future can come into view “There is no one that can’t afford to do this” he said Brush Wellman Inc Delta - 864-270- 1 Supporting Delta’s Civic Organizations since 1969 We are proud of our local quality workforce Our aim: To continue being a good community neighbor |