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Show aara THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, March 6, 2002 - Page A full range c tires and car care products are available at Canyonlands Tire in auto care and maintenance from the Black family in Blanding. Clint Black follows in the footsteps of his father Bruce and grandfather Glen in a business which is now known as Canyonlands Tire. Canyonlands Tire, an American Car Care Center, offers a full range of name brand and unbranded tires. Brands available include UniRoyal, Michelin, BF Goodrich, Ibyo, Cooper and Mastercraft, and a number of unbranded tires. In addition, Canyonlands Tire offers full service and maintenance, including a wide range of automobile services such as brakes, front end work, pumps, alternators, exhaust system, custom wheels and lift kits. Canyonlands Car Care also carries tires for ATVs, agricul tural equipment, heavy equipvement and over-the-ro- ad hicles. Canyonlands Tire offers a high quality of sales and service. Full warranty plans are available and Blade says you will be treated right if you do business with him. There are more than 1,000 Ameri- independently-owne- d can Car Care Center franchises throughout the United States. It is one of the largest tire franchises in the nation. Clint is the son of Carol and Bruce Black, who built Canyonlands Tire in the early 1960s. Clint grew up helping his dad at the shop. He has worked full time since he was 16 years old. An expansion project in the gave the business its current look, vrith Canyonlands Tire and CBs Convenience Store. While Clint is the owner and manager, his mother Carol is mid-199- 0s Blanding. Staff photo still involved Canyonlands rather live in Blanding than Tire, helping out behind the anywhere else. Black said that scenes. Carol and Bruce also he is grateful that he can raise account for the name of the his children in a community where they can feel safe. convenience store (CBs). Clint loves the outdoors and Clint is a 1982 graduate of San Juan High School. He is spends his free time in the married to Kristy Black, the mountains and deserts and daughter of Diane and Calvin canyon country of southeastBalch, the mayor of Blanding. ern Utah. He loves wildlife, They have three children, ages geology, flowers, trees and loves to camp with his kids. In nine, three and two. Also working at Canyonaddition, Clint is an avid golfer lands Tire is Levi Meyers, who and loves to snowmobile, if has lived in San Juan County only it would snow. Black is an avid hunter and for approximately 10 years. Levi is married to Daphaine, has enjoyed hunting deer, the daughter of Dan and bear, mountain lion and sheep. Sheila Hurst of Blanding and He loves the Abajo Mountains and Elk Ridge and says that they are the parents of he can see every kind of wildBridger. As far as I know, theres not life he would ever want to see. In recent years, Clint says he a better place to live, said Black. I spent six months in has gained an increased appreProvo, and that was more than ciation for the desert country. I could tolerate. Its beautiful out there, he In addition, Clint lived for said, praising the cliffs and several years in St. George, rock formations. Clint said, Most people but realized that he would around here spend the first half of their life figuring out how to get out of Blanding and the second half trying to figure out how to get back. one-year-o- ld ' KIDS OH THE 0 Our first meeting HSU County Leadermete 9-- will at field Dm at SEASONAL RATES DISCOUNTS FOR: AAA, AARP ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY. m kAAAA ill I Serving San Juan County Since 1 957 Licensed Electrical Contractor smeks incentives Trenching fiirt David Johnson 678-237- Eric Johnson 678-355- 39 mwvw. ijm 6 4 Call Us For Prompt And Efficient Service No Job Too Large Or Too Small For more information or to register, please call 435-587-32- home, Clint says, People just assume its cheaper at the bigger places, but the truth is, its not. You can get high quality here at home. When you compare apples to apples or similar tires to similar tires, we feel we do very well. For the same quality, local prices are very competitive. He adds that If you take the time to check, youll find that you can buy most things here at a very competitive price. IIMtMiMiWHIwanW Commercial Residential t-s- log boof? Referring to shopping at Gten Swank APhyte Swank krtoeepers A MEMBER OF THE MONTICELLO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ONLY 520 wfiicfi indudes awards ior Livestock Auction for more than 20 years. GOVT RATES promoting fiealtfiy living practices at a young age and encouraging young people to embrace running, staying fiealtfiy, ana be tfte best tfiey can becomel 1 H, FOR: BRIDAL SHOWERS, WEDDINGS, RECEPTIONS. FAMILY REUNIONS. COMMUNITY EVENTS BUSINESS MEETINGS. CLUB MEETINGS MISSION Our dub will meet eaefi Tuesday and Thursday beginning Marcfi 9 and will run tfirougfi tfie end of school 4-- AVAILABLE tfte Monticello Elementary Softool be Mareft 16, 9 am where they sponsor a Little League team and help out youth programs as much as possible. Clint says, Weve helped out on FBLA, Scouting, sports and have bought an animal at the Jun- 58507 800 045 37058 WWW.THEGKI8TMIL.LINN.COM YEARS 13 Canyonlands Tire is involved in the community, 435-58- 7 WEEK CUM FOR AGES After his father passed away several years ago, Clint said that he had a good opportunity to leave the area. However, after thinking about it for awhile, he decided that he had everything he needed here at home. He and his wife made the commitment to stay in San Juan and raise their family. THE GRIST MILL INN a Bed and Breakfast 04 houtu :ioo Kant Monticello, Utah MDNTICELLO AMD BLANDING 1 1 Never too tired. Levi Meyer (I) and Clint Black in an ocean of tires at Canyonlands Tire in Blanding. Staff photo Tire Tires, auto care available at Canyonlands at For three generations, San Juan County residents have been able to find high quality 1 1 1MJIII IIHJJI IW ' |