Lary Sims, Member


In the summer of 2004 my wife and I were looking for property in Southern Utah when we came across information on the internet about a place called Deer Springs Ranch. So on a beautiful sunny summer afternoon we drove onto Deer Springs Ranch for the first time and it instantly felt like home. The following spring of 2005 we purchased lot 89 and started construction of our cabin and we finished it in the spring of 2007. For the record we only own one lot! When people ask me where I am from I jokingly tell them I own a house in Las Vegas but my home is on Deer Springs Ranch! I hope one day that want be such and exaggeration.

When it comes to ranch matters my ranch friends all know where I stand. I like the ranch as I found it in 2004, a place where families spend time together getting away from the concrete jungles many of us live in. My vision of the ranch is to see all road improved, the rental cabins to be in good repair for all of our guest to enjoy and to only support what the membership at large can financially afford.

Over the years I have donated my time and money to the ranch.

* In 2008 Phil Hall and I got together and formed a small committee to improve the Crawford Canyon Road. I personally donated $2,500.00 to the project and I also got on the phone and called many ranch members and solicited funds from them as well. The end result was a substantial portion of Crawford Canyon Road was graveled for the first time ever.
* In 2013 I painted the outside of cabins 2 and 4.
* In 2013 I build the deck on cabin 2.
* In 2015 I donated my 2 ton truck to the ranch and it was liquidated for $2,500.00 and proceeds was used to buy an ATV for the ranch management.

I am 61 years old, married to my wife Maggie for 17 years and the father of 4 wonderful daughters. I am a former home builder, general contractor and real estate developer. Today I am a Independent Manufacturer's Representative in the hand and power tool industry and I am looking forward to full retirement in 2018.

If I had to sum up what my qualifications are to sit on the DSR board of directors from a philosophical point of view here it is in a nutshell!

* Always strive to be a good neighbor.
* Always live within your means.
* And be forever mindful that good fences make good neighbors.

Thank you
Lary Sims

Email Lary at larysims63@yahoo.com