Lovell Chronicle

     Troy and I were interviewed by David Peck of the Lovell Chronicle for a story in the paper on September 27, 2012. This is what it said:
     Butlers take over Morrison Accounting
     A longtime Lovell business on Main Street has changed hands and brought a family back home. Lovell Main Street fixture Morrison and Morrison Accounting, for years owned by Ron Morrison and, for the last four years operated by Ron Ferguson while Ron and Beverly Morrison served a mission for the LDS Church in Billings, has been purchased by Troy and Angela Butler.
     Troy Butler, who hails from West Valley City, Utah, and Angela Hatch Butler, who grew up between Lovell and Byron, are now operating Morrison Accounting, offering bookkeeping and tax and payroll work from the office long located at 153 East Main. Troy is the accountant, and Angela will help her husband with data entry when she's not caring for their seven-week-old baby, Brock, who was born August 6. Ron Morrison is assisting with the transition and will also help during tax season, Troy said.
     Under Butler, Morrison Accounting will offer mainly tax work, but he said he is also looking to get more into bookkeeping and payroll services, as well. He performed payroll and bookkeeping duties for electrical contractor Wasatch Electric, he said, noting that he is very familiar with construction industry accounting.
     Troy is working to become a CPA, needing 11 more college credit hours on top of his bachelor's degree in accounting. He hopes to achieve his goal within two years. He is a certified tax preparer. The son of Mike and Pam Butler, Troy graduated from Hunter High School in West Valley City in 2004, then served a mission to Chicago for two years. After his mission, he attended Salt Lake Community College for two years, then the University of Utah for three years while working full time for Wasatch Electric. He graduated in May of 2012 and finished up his work with Wasatch in August.
     Troy and Angela heard about the opportunity from Angela's mom, Janene, about the time Troy graduated, and they spoke with Ron Morrison in June, finalized the purchase in July and opened the new business August 15.
     Angela, the daughter of Don and Janene Hatch, is a 2005 graduate of Rocky Mountain High School, where she excelled in volleyball and basketball and graduated as valedictorian. She attended BYU-Idaho in Rexburg, then moved on to the University of Utah, graduating in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders (speech therapy). Angela and Troy had met in college and were married in July of 2009.
     Along with her degree, Angela trained to become a certified speech-language technician and worked in charter schools for Intermountain Speech Pathology Services, Inc. She worked with K-9 students for three years under the supervision of a speech therapist. She would like to return to graduate school someday to earn a master's degree in speech therapy, but right now she said her focus in on being a stay-at-home mom and helping with the new business.
     In purchasing Morrison Accounting, Troy and Angela received Ron Morrison's client list. "That's been a good starting point," Angela said. Troy said he is thrilled to be in Wyoming. "I always figured if there was a way to get here we would do it," he said. "The opportunity came after I graduated and we jumped on it. I love the small-town feeling. We both like small towns."
     "We like Salt Lake, but this is where we want to be long term," said Angela, adding, "You couldn't pick a better guy to buy a business from than Ron Morrison. He's a great guy to work with, and he's helping during the transition."
     Morrison Accounting is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.