Table of Contents Announcements
Message from Clark Whitworth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 December 25, 2018: The Utah Jazz played
on Christmas Day for the first time since 1997. At
the game, players wore new Nike NBA Earned
Edition green uniforms.
We’re Only Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2019 Leadership Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Lucky 13 in Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Building Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
LHM Charities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Patrons of the Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
College Bound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Ekpe’s Book Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Nowhere to Go But Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Woman of the Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Employee Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Snapshot Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Larry H. and Gail Miller
EXECUTIVE EDITOR/CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Jack Sanford
LAYOUT/DESIGN
James Kenison
CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS
Karol Elkington
Jamie Harris
Alexis Mendenhall
Dana Reid
Sara Waldman
Frank Zang
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On the cover: Dean Fitzpatrick, Clark Whitworth,
Gail Miller, customers Janine and Don Edwards,
and salesman Akram Alasady celebrate the sale of
LHM Dealerships’ two millionth vehicle.
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January 9, 2019: The Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Utah
Jazz alumni Ron Boone and Mark Eaton
were among the eligible candidates as first-time
nominees for the Class of 2019.
January 14, 2019: The NBA announced that
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell had been
named the Western Conference Player of the
Week. This was the first career Player of the
Week award for Mitchell.
VOL. 11, ISSUE 2
Brent Asay
Katrina Lynch
Ryan Croker
January 9, 2019: LHM Tour of Utah
announced that nine host venues had been
selected for the 15th professional cycling stage
race. Stages and host venues are:
Prologue: Snowbird Resort
Stage 1: North Logan City
Stage 2: Brigham City to Powder Mountain Resort
Stage 3: Antelope Island State Park to Brigham City
Stage 4: Salt Lake City
Stage 5: Canyons Village at Park City Mountain
Stage 6: Park City
LHM Winning Spirit March/April 2019
January 14, 2019:
The Sutherland
Institute announced
that Greg Miller
had been appointed
a member of its
board of trustees.
January 16, 2019: David James, KUTV
broadcaster and co-host of Utah’s No. 1 rated
sports radio morning show on The Zone
Sports Network, was named the 2018 Utah
Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports
Media Association.
January 24, 2019: The Utah Jazz and the
Salt Lake City Stars announced they would
off er free basketball game tickets to support
federal workers who had been furloughed from
their jobs and were missing paychecks during
the partial government shutdown. Prestige
Financial announced they would defer
payments for those furloughed.
January 29, 2019: Dealerrater.com announced
their 2019 Dealers of the Year. State-level
winners included ATO, BUC, SWH, HYN, ADR,
LCJ, and ACJ.
January 29, 2019: The
NBA announced that Utah
Jazz guard Donovan
Mitchell had been
selected to participate
for Team USA at the 2019
MTN Dew Ice Rising Stars
Challenge during NBA
All-Star 2019 in Charlotte,
North Carolina.
February 4, 2019: Jazz Gaming, the NBA 2K
League aff iliate of the Utah Jazz, announced
the hiring of Jelani “Comp” Mitchell as its first
head coach in franchise history.
February 11, 2019: Salt Lake City Stars center
Willie Reed was named to the Midseason
All-NBA G League Team for the Western
Conference.
February 12, 2019: USA Basketball announced
that Salt Lake City Stars forward Tanner
McGrew had been named to the USA Men’s
World Cup Qualifying Team. McGrew was one
of 13 players who attended training camp with
USA’s February 2019 World Cup Qualifying Team.
March 4, 2019: The NBA announced that
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell had been
named the Western Conference Player of the
Week for games played from Monday, February
25, through Sunday, March 3.
March 12, 2019: LHM Boulder Toyota was
named one of the 2019 Edmunds Five Star
Dealer Award winners, joining 176 dealers
nationwide with top customer satisfaction
ratings. The awards are based on sales reviews
from Edmunds car shoppers.
March 14: Gail Miller announced that Clark
Whitworth’s last day as CEO would be March
29, 2019, and that current MMC Chief Operating
Off icer David Smith would serve as interim
CEO beginning April 1. The move allows Clark
Whitworth time to prepare for his upcoming
assignment as president of the Mexico
Villahermosa Mission for the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints.
March 15: Ford announced that the parts
department at LHM Super Ford had won the
Premier Club Award for 2018.