Show D Tuesday Fetruarv Ogcen 3 19B7 Business Sunshine pins hopes on gold coin market DELIAS (4P) — Sunshine Mining Co of Dallas the only company in ihe United States that mines the ore then refines mints and markets a gold coin is looking at the new Golden Eagle piece as a means of improving earnings hampered by slumping com and Canada’s Maple Leaf “W e have sold a few hundred (Golden Eagle) coins but it is only just getting off the ground” said William Davis Sunshine's vice president of finance The Golden Eagle was introduced to the market last month petroleum and silver mining businesses Sunshine officials say at the pnee of SIS over the spot market price of gold the 1 ounce coin will be pneed below what dealers are asking for the US government’s new American Eagle gold Nearly 650000 American Easold in the first two days after the US Mint made them available last October The company says its control over all phases of production gives it an edge in the gold coin market What Is Your Time Worth? 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Come in for a before looking for your next home gles CiB Us For Dstails 627-3- 1 3554 Lincoln Suit 1 5 6 OGDEN tit Refugees find help at Micron BOISE (AP) — For the more than 300 Asian and Eastern European refugees who come to Idaho each year Micron Technology Inc is a beacon in an unfamiliar land The microchip maker emplojs more than 60 refugees in its work force of 1250 said Betty Sims Micron training coordinator That ranks Micron as the state’s largest employer of refugees said Scott Cunningham of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare But Micron does more It is the only Idaho company to arrange English classes for refugees And since October the classes have been held before and after shift change at the factory which is southeast of Boise Most of the refugees work in sorts of jobs Sims assembly-lin- e said refugees are good employees because they need jobs and are willing to work hard They also contribute to a cultural exchange with the Test of Micron's work force Fifteen percent of employees are members of minorities Refugees account of that figure Sims d for said To help things run smoothly the new immigrants need to improve their English — a deficiency Micron officials noted a couple of years ago “We began seeing problems in n our productivity” Sims said isors said they would tell the refugees what needed to be done and they would give a polite ‘yes Then the supervisor would turn around and see there wasn’t a whit of understanding “We need our employees to do more than push a button We need people who can act smart on the job We needed to bring their skill levels up” So Micron began making courses on English as a second language available to employees during their own time The classes! at downtown Boise locations had mixed success because emhad difficulty in ployees arranging child care and taking e time from other jobs beThen in October Micron gan holding the classes at the plant and scheduled them so lhat employees could attend before or after their shifts The change has resulted in higher employee attendance Sims said The classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays for eight weeks The most recent senes began Jan 20 “We’re asking our employees to go the extra mile" Sims said “It’s not an easy thing to come off a shift and go to a class But they realize we're makinvestment in ing a them and it’s been paying off enormously It’s a program we’re all winning with” Lisa Pilkinton a supervisor at Micron said that two of her refugee employees had been attending the classes and that she had noticed a difference “I’ve seen a real improvement ‘in their work and communication and J think they’re more Pilkinton said “Before when I would say something I would get a puzzled look Now there’s better understanding They’re enjoying it too They say they look forward to going to class” r Molly Trimming supervisor of the Southwest Idaho Refugee Services Program m Boise said her agency always was looking for businesses willing to employ refugees But her stalf makes refugees aware of Micron’s willingness to hire them and encourages them to apply “Micron realizes the work ethic in refugees” Trimming said “They work so hard and want to do so well" s Shannon employment specialist with the Idaho Refugee Services Program added "Refugees are doing a lot of jobs a lot of people won’t do But those jobs arc a stepping stone to other post lions" I OUR HOST POPULAR HEAVY-DUT- LAUKORY Washer features per- manent press and knitsdeli-cate- s cycles and 3 washrinse Dryer features upfront id finish enamel porcelain PAIR BUY THE PAISL— drum iil±UW!UlM PURCHAS OU'SHOULD'MAKElYOURlNEXtfAPPLlANC CREDITlPURCHASElFRO DOGCailD ¥ mm f& ? 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