Show Millard County s USPS Thun Dec 31 1987 - Page 3 Business of the Week Rex Rowley New House Range Resource Area Manager Bryant Anderson Commercial Business Radio provides sales and service by Dawn Carder Six years ago Bryant Anderson his his house and Business Radio-- in camper in Oak City There it remained until May 1987 when Bryant moved to his new office located at 700 North Highway 6 Unit 6 in Delta Business The name Commercial Radio was chosen because Bryant works more on commercial radios and he wanted to distinguish between CB’s and Initially geared to service Bryant found that it was in order to survive economically essential for him to expand his operation to include sales Although the primary income still comes from service the business is now 60 percent sales and 40 percent service A graduate of Delta High School Bryant Anderson served a two year LDS mission in Uruquay He then attended Utah Technical School graduating with an Associates Degree in Applied Science in Electronics His first electrical job was in Orem with Capital TV and Audio For approximately two and a half for then worked Bryant years American TV Service in Orem continuing to gain experience working with he then out TV and stereo Branching went to work for Radio Communications also in Orem remaining there for the next seven years Back in Oak City operating his own business Bryant focused his attention on two way commerical radios He repaired and recrystalized many and did installation work He worked on his own until four years ago when he hired Bill Conk for part time work The next year Bill was full time and for seven or eight months there was one other full time employee According to Bryant he has done most all of the servicing on the commercial radios belong to the Sheriff’s Department the County Roads Department Delta and Fillmore cities Plant and Dutson the Mushroom Supply Most of his time is spent on maintaining the Sheriffs radios for this is the biggest radio user in department the area Bryant also has maintenance contracts with companies such as the Cement Portland Southwest Assessor’s Office and USU Extension Service On a fairly regular basis he does work for Western States Minerals and Crystal Peaks Minerals and he handled 1PP until they hired their own maintenance man (1PP does continue to buy all their needed parts from started Bryant) Although business has been “a struggle” for the past two years Bryant feels that there is real potential in Millard County especially in the TV market “I have had to beat the bushes” he admitted “but there is lots of work out there I have to find what the needs are” At the present time Commercial Business Radio offers sales and service radios TVs VCRs and computers In order to keep overhead at a minimum sales are done through for a catalogue shipments arrive within a couple of days Recognizing the need here for service and sales of computers Bryant The vestigated different companies computer he selected is Head Start which offers a (IBM compatible) Vendex package The retail price is reasonable and competitive Bryant wants to provide for other businesses and he has talked with the schools He will buy locally for he hopes people feels he can help upgrade computer needs on a local basis rather than sending customers out of town Lately Bryant’s business has become one of electronics specialty He maintains the Sheriff’s alarm system and closed circuit TV transmitter More than twenty area system businesses also have alarm systems and the Delta Police have closed circuit TV Bryant is set up to do Zenith and Sylvania warranty service for which he has applied and he is authorized to do warranty repair for Maxon Regency and Motorola Octagon radios have Electronics says Bryant become very specialized In order to meet the needs in different areas of he has obtained MTI specialization certification on commercial is is a certified electronics technician is and he certified by Motorola and the National Association of Business and Educational radio “It is difficult to run a business if only in servicing” Bryant stated “You need to have a large company supporting you for people don’t want to pay A large company figures it enough” must charge f$35 per hour for servict ing Bryant’s basic rate is $30 per he sometimes charges less for consumer electronics “It’s hard to make it on less than $30 per hour” he said “But I like to spend the time and get the job done right so I sometimes charge less I want people happy with the job I do” The reason Bryant Anderson has chosen to do what he is doing is because he enjoys repairing things that don’t work "I like to fix things and get them going for people” he commented “I like to keep people happy wish I didn’t have to charge” and However he too has to survive Bryant and his wife Carolyn are the parents of eight children and they are expecting their ninth in May Primary other than work are involvements with the family and the LDS Church Bryant does quite a bit of repair work on a volunteer basis like maintaining the radios for the Oak City Fire of commercial Department Bryant Anderson is a quiet man but he is an electronics specialist He and Commercial Business Radio offer a variety of services making it possible for Millard County residents to have their electronic needs met locally EMT Course to begin soon An Emergency Medical Technician is a person trained in emergency life support care This includes dealing with airway complications bleeding shock pediatric and adult trauma emergency childbirth bandaging splinting and Some take this class much more because they are interested in running with the ambulance but many people take it for their own knowledge and use Whatever your reason I’m sure "If you utter you’ll agree that everyone could benefit from these skills Classes will be held in Delta beginning Jan 12 through March 26 each Tuesday pm and Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm Cost is $17500 and college credit is available For more information or application contact Marian Bunker or Ivan Christensen Applications must be in by Jan insults you will also hear them" Plautus “Rex Rowley has been selected and has reported to his duty station in Fillmore Utah” according to Donald District Manager for the Pendleton in Bureau of Land Management Richfield Rex moved to Fillmore from Kanab Utah where he was an Area District for the Cedar City Manager Office He is replacing the former Area Manager Tom Jensen who transferred to the Utah State Office in Salt Lake City Rowley can be considered a native of the area as he was born in Delta Utah He went to high school in Fillmore and earned a Bachelors of Science Degree from Utah State University in General Range Management After graduating from college Rowley started work for the BLM in Colorado Montrose as a Range Technician He has also worked in Price Vernal and Kanab Utah along with Ely and Tonopah Nevada The various Districts and States provide Rowley with a very wide variety of experiences which will help him with his new job in Fillmore Rowley’s good work has earned him two two Quality Increase Awards Employee Suggestion Awards and the printing of an article in a BLM publication He is married to LaJeanne Hansen formerly from Elsinore and they have in four children: Russell the Air Force in Spokane Tami age 20 a junior at SUSC in Cedar City Debbie eighteen a freshman at SUSC Kristine fourteen at home in 8th grade His hobbies include hunting horseback riding and coin collepting Rowley’s parents Freeman and Barbara Rowley live in Fillmore Utah Dave Henderson New Warm Springs Area Manager “Dave Henderson has been selected and has reported to his duty station in Fillmore Utah” according to Donald Pendleton District Manager for the Bureau of Land Management in Richfield Dave has moved from Wyoming where he worked for the Kemmerer Resource Area as the Supervisory Range Conservationist He is replacing the former Area Manager Mark Bailey who transferred to Price Utah Henderson earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Idaho at Moscow Idaho and his Masters of Science in Range and Wildlife Habitat Management from Washington State located at Pullman University Washington Prior to working for the BLM he worked for the Wheat Breeding and Production Unit at Washington State University as an Ag Research Technician After finishing his Masters Degree Dave was selected for a Range Conservationist position in the Caliente Resource Area Office in Caliente Nevada The Caliente Resource Area is a detached office based out of Las Vegas giving him valuable experience of working in a detached office He then moved to Kemmerer Wyoming for a promotion to a Supervisory Range Conservationist position While with the Bureau he has received four Special Achievement Awards for his excellent work He is married to Barbara Lippincott from Chelan Washington and they have three children Beth 13 Andy 8 and Jenny 6 Hunting and fishing along ' with are of some his hobbies running New student registration for winter quarter Registration classes at Southern Utah State will be held Jan 4 from 9 am to 3 pm in the SUSC Administration Building Winter quarter classes start that same day “The registration is for new SUSC students and for regular students who were unable to sign up for their classes during early registration” said Director of Admissions and Records D Mark Barton Students will be allowed to register for winter quarter classes through Jan 19 but there are several policies they must be aware of Barton said Jan 8 is the deadline for the payment of tuition and fees for all students who have registered up until that time Registrations will be cancelled if fees are not paid by 3 pm that day or unless other arrangements have been made with college financial aids Late registration begins and a $10 late registration fee will be assessed All students registerbeginning Jan ing from this date on must pay or make arrangements to pay tuition and fees when they register All students regardless of when they sign up for classes must have their registration forms stamped with approval before they can complete the registration process New tax rules for dependents explained by IRS The Internal Revenue Service has issued a new publication to inform parents and children and changes in the tax law regarding taxes of children and other dependents The IRS says its Publication 922 “New Tax Rules for Children and is a handy guide to help Dependents” parents and children understand the new law As a result of the 1986 Tax Reform Act many children who have never ed tax returns before may have to do so and may also have to pay tax for the first time beginning in 1987 the IRS says Under the new rules any individual w ho can be claimed as a dependent on another’s tax return generally must file an income tax return if he or she has any investment income such as interest or dividend and that income plus any wages will be more than $500 Beginning in 1987 no personal exemption is allowed to a taxpayer who can be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer Publication 922 plains this rule as well as new rules that limit the standard deduction and quire tax filing for children and dependents It also discusses a new method of taxing children under the age of 14 who have investment income of more than $1000 The publication answers questions parents may have and gives amples that illustrate typical tax situations The publication is available free by or you can pick calling up a copy from the IRS located at 465 S 400 E in Salt Lake City and the Federal Building in Ogden or Provo 1988 Summer Season job openings Bryce Canyon National Park announced job openings for the 1988 summer season Positions as law forcement rangers campground rangers fee collection aids interpretive rangers and laborers are filled every summer Applications which must be postmarked by January 15 are available the Adby contacting ministrative Clerk Bryce Canyon National Park Utah Bryce Canyon 84717 Park ranger applicants may only apply to 2 national park areas nation wide while laborers may apply to 2 park areas within each National Park Service region The Bryce Canyon Natural is also accepting applications for interpretive aids who provide park and area information and sell publications at the Visitor Center information desk For applications contact Business Manager LaKay Quilter Natural History Bryce Canyon Association Bryce Canyon UT 84717 or phone Utah receives Crime Prevention award Governor Norman H Bangerter announced that Utah was honored nationally on December 3 as one of the states most committed to crime prevention during Presented in Washington DC by the Chairman of the National Crime Prevention Coalition US Attorney Richard B Abell the award was received by the leadership of the Utah CounExecutive cil for Crime Prevention Director Tibby Milne and Executive Producer Daniel Collett on behalf of the State of Utah and Governor Bangerter The State of Pennsylvania also received the award “This represents an outstanding coalition of members from Utah law enforcement education social services corrections business government civic groups and other concerned organizations who in coordination with the Council ensure that crime prevention is a top priority with the state” Abell said Governor Bangerter with Department of Public Safety Commissioner John T Nielsen praised the award and the committo gave special recognition ment of the Utah Council for Crime and its comprehensive Prevention statewide crime prevention program “This award represents the impact volunteerism can have in a community” said Governor Bangerter “Although the dedicated involvement of law enforcement and crime prevention specialists provide excellent technical assistance the implementation by volunteer citizens is what makes the crime prevention program such a success” The Utah Council for Crime Prevention’s unique volunteer management structure and operation since its inception twelve years ago was cited as role of the significant evidence can make in providing volunteers public safety services In the past year the Council has generated over $13 million in donated goods and services on an appropriated budget of $86000 “We are fortunate to have the leadership on the state and local level who with dedicated citizens are committed to volunteerism as a vital partner in providing public services such as crime prevention” said Executive Director Tibby Milne IPA Bond Sale Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) announced the sale of $358 million in refunding bonds in mid December IPA Chairman Reece D Nielsen said “We took advantage of improved conditions in the bond market to continue the Agency’s successful refunding program The sale will refund higher terest debt and results in a gross debt service savings of $132 million” IPA is the owner of the $55 billion Intermountain Power Project (IPP) which was completed this year Power from the Project located near Delta Utah will be used primarily in Southern California during the first several years of generation The bond sale was comprised of two series 1987 C & D each of which cluded an insured series and a series of Capital Appreciation Bonds (CABS) CABS are bonds sold at a substantial discount to pay par at maturity The refunded bonds include series issued in 1983 1984 and 1985 Pro ceeds from the sale will fund a special escrow invested in US account securities until the call government dates of the refunded bonds The true interest cost of the two series is 878 percent The borrowing cost for all debt is now 857 percent down from the 131 percent cost at the time the refunding program began The total gross savings from all refunding is now $21 billion “We are especially pleased that we were able to continue our debt management program after being out of the market since March” said James Hewlett IPA treasury manager “Every fraction of a percentage savings in the cost of financing a project this large amounts to substantial savings for the ratepayers” The cost of energy has dropped nearfrom the 1983 projection of ly 2 mills to mills at the Adelanto California delivery point Blue Notes generously give by Dawn Carder Once again members of the local singing group the Blue Notes have pleased the community with a delightful Christmas program AND then generously donated ALL the proceeds to the community The 1987 holiday program netted several hundred dollars The money was then given to the West Millard Extended Care facility for use in the ceramics program and to the Delta Sub for Santa project The Blue Notes were that community delighted support allowed them to give so generously this season Forest Travel Map being updated Forest Supervisor J Kent Taylor announced that as part of the Forest Plan the Fishlake Forest is implementation reviewing the travel map to see what revisions or adjustments should be made “We are required to review the travel map each year and make necessary changes” he noted “We try to do this in the winter so the new map is ready for use in the spring when the new recreation season begins” he said “This is the second year of refining the Travel Map” stated Taylor “So we don’t anticipate making any great changes Mostly we will be correcting some errors on the map to place roads in their proper location” “During the past hunting seasons we have contacted a tremendous number of people as part of our information and enforcement programs” Taylor continued “By a large majority the public supports what we are doing and don’t seem to want much change" "This is especially true for the Salma Canyon area We held extensive inter Lamar R Monroe recognized Lamar R Monroe & Sons Sctpio UT has received special recognition from the American Herefor Association Kansas City for six cows in his herd who have achieved superior performance among all registered Hereford cows in the nation The Monroe breeding program had six cows listed in the AHA’s Total Performance Records Most Efficient Cow Report which represents less than of one percent of all registered disciplinary and public involvement ” meetings last winter and spring Taylor went on “W e do not anticipate changing significantly trom the recommendations emerging from this work” "An area ol great concern last year was the use of AT ’s” Taylor stated “With a year's experience behind us we feel there is a lot better understanding and acceptance of the State laws about these vehicles Again we anticipate refining rather than making major changes to our administration of ATV use “Now we are starting the process of updating the travel map We are requesting that people who wish to make or have concerns about comments specific areas of the Torest contact their local District Ranger In order to have the new maps out by April 1988 the date we start selling new wood permits we need to have the 11 by January public comments 1988” he concluded & Sons Hereford cows in the United States Membership on the elite listing requires each cow must be four years of age or older must have had her first calf at 25 months of age or less have or less calving interval and a her calves must have weaned at least above the herd average Recognition has been granted to 1342 cows representing 332 breeding programs distributed in 31 states I |