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Show n Times, Letter to the editor School 'Saga of the life in Costa Rica Several years ago, I wrote you about Costa Rica and our planned retirement there (!my husband is retired Navy). You asked that I write again, when settled, but I have been so busy living I havent had the time! However, today, listening to the news . . . gloom, wars, energy crisis, the shrinking dollar and poor Jimmy Carter ... it occurred to me your readers might enjoy the second episode in the Saga of the Birds. We moved, bag, baggage, grandmother, teenagers and all, to Costa Rica three years ago and have been happily in settled Ranchos Maricosta. Our experiences deserve a book. They have not only been exciting but, at times, hilarious. The only flaw was our inability to find registered beach property. Probably a blessing in disguise. It made us look to Colombia (another Democratic republic, where, it turned out, it cost even less to live than Costa Rica). There we found Palmas de Oro, a lovely, old coconut plantation on the Caribbean. And, to complete its unique setting, when we looked away from the sea we saw, easily-accessibl- e, towering over everything, 19,000 feet high and snowcapped majestic Mount Colombus of the Sierra Nevadas. It may be hard to believe . . hundreds of green palms blue sky and ocean, poun ding surf and golden sand d mountains . . but it is all there in Palmas de Oro; on the Pan American Highway near Santa Marta, oldest and most fascinating city in all of the Americas. So, now we have two loves : our ranch in Costa Rica and beach in Colombia. We feel we have discovered a new, exciting American frontier and are eager to share our find with others. If you think you are too old for adventure, we are 59 and 63 and both of us have battled snow-cappe- and, so far, conquered cancer! . Write us at P.O. Box 157, Liberia, tiuanacaste, Costa Rica and send your letters by International Air Mail ! (25 We ). cents per promise to answer. Now, from Latin America, we wish you salud (health), dinero (wealth)O and amor (love)! half-ounce- Juanita Bird Mrs, Lewis M. Juanita Bird SKIP TRACING and Home $ by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association : Cell Now: 776-006- 3 1920 Was' 5200 So., Roy. Utah FIXED INCOME- - iSTTNKS. Not long ago, a professional baseball team, the California Angels, was involved in a struggle to win the championship pennant for the American League. The Angels fans, frustrated for years in their desire to see the team win a pennant, adopted a slogan. That slogan was: Yes we can! . They painted that slogan on signs and waved it from the bleachers. They greeted each other with yes we cans when they met on the street. They chanted yes we can over and over at the ball games. Thats a slogan that parents and teachers should love. It symbolizes a very important part of the teaching-learnin- g process, the positive That phrase means feeling good about oneself. Teachers will tell you that when a student thinks highly of himself, chances are that young person will be successful in school. On the other hand, if a student does not have a good its not surprising if the youngster is less than successful in scholarly pursuits. Now for the second part of the story. The Angels lost the pennant, despite all the yes we cans voiced by thousands of Californians who wanted so much to see a pennant fluttering from their teams stadium. Despite the confidence, the hopes, the positive the Angels didnt make it. However, the positive effects from the yes we can campaign will remain with them a lifetime, and it might help bring them a pennant next year. often find themYoung people with a lot of selves victimized by setbacks, too. Thats life. Besides a good students and ballplayers need something else resilience. Parents who continue to say "yes you can to an adversity-plague- d child are doing that youngster an immense favor. , self-imag- e. self-imag- e, self-imag- e, self-respe- ct self-imag- e, Editorial COLLECTION SPECIALISTS CHECKS PAST DUE ACCOUNTS Clearfield Courier, November 21. 1979, Page 2 Ben Lomond Beacon, November 21 , 1 979, Page 2 November 21, 1979, Page 2 Letter to the editor eat or not to eat To During the cold winter months, many seniors do not eat well or simply go hungry because by the time they pay their utility bills, there is not much money left over for food. Many have found a partial solution through the U.S. Dept, of Agriculture-fo- od stamps. On January 1st, 1980, some new regulations that Will benefit senior citizens who Dog license law needs to be changed apply for food stamps will go into effect. When seniors over 60 years of age apply for food stamps after Jan.lst, there will be a special consideration made for medical and shelter expenses that will make more seniors eligible to receive ' food stamps. . i r .With- - the- - help of -- food 1 stamps, seniors will have more money to keep warm.- - Write a Letter to the Editor 11 Its nice to And out that the times as much as before. Is people who license their dogs this putting most of the cost and keep them in their own on the people who cause the yard are the ones who cause problem in Roy? the problem in Roy City. It could be officer Reeves According to Animal considers that those of us in Control Officer Ben Reeves our neighborhood who keep statement n the Ogden our dogs fenced in and exnewspaper, Wednesday, pect others to do the same Nov. 14, the increased fees in cause him too much of a the Animal Control depart- - -- problem because we have ment are going to put most been trying. . for over a year of the cost on die people who to get him to do something cause the problem. The about a certain neighbors fees for those who license dogs. their dogs were raised from 5 One of these dogs has had a per year to 15 per year, while court order to be removed the impound fees were from Roy City limits on it raised by only one-hal- f, from since last May, yet nothing $10 to $15. has been done about it, and From these figures it is the dog is still unlicensed and easy to see that the running loose. Mr. Reeves is very aware person who licenses their dog pays three times as of the situation because he much as before, while the has received approximately person who lets their dog thirty complaints from run, and by some miracle it various people about the gets caught and impounded, same dogs. They run loose only has to pay one-haconstantly, damage law-abidi- III B--I HOLIDAY SPECIALS!!! lf Your Personal MONEY CHIC JEANS Management Reg. $25 A $28 You can insulate yourself from a lot of extra expenses on your heating bills if youre sure your house is properly insulated. The Consumer Credit Institute, a counseling service of over 800 consumer finance companies, has some suggestions on how to do so, that you might want to give a warm reception to. it..n2.$i4 SALE STARTS NOV. 23rd Sitaceys Where weatherstripping is not practical, stuff with caulk- afleawmy fiberglass insulation or ing. Check attic insulation to make sure youre not loosing heat and wasting heating dollars. There is presently a Federal tax credit allowable insulafor new energy-savintion installed in homes. AT 2 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS 2 No. Ogden e 2602 N. 400 E . e 1 So. Ogden e 4275 So. 1250 E. e 782-572- 627-210- g INTRODUCES property, and are a menace to the small children who live in the area. Yet when we manage to be lucky enough to get a. hold of officer Reeves (he can only be reached in his office approximately 2 hours or less per day), the dogs run onto the owners property, and 1m says he can t impound .then according to Roy City law. According to this law neither chains nor fences are required, so a person in Roy can legally let their dog run loose until it gets caught, bites someone, or worse, and even then it entails a court battle to get rid of the animal. Until this law gets changed . these of us in Roy who license our dogs, and keep them chained up or fenced in, are going to be forced to pay three times more because we constantly bother Officer Reeves to MARK I WASHINGTON, --The U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct a demonstration project to provide cash rather than food stamps to participating households in which every member is either 65 years of age or over or has been determined eligible to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Assistant Secretary Carol Tucker Foreman has announced. SSI is a cash assistance program administered by the Social Security Administration that provides benefits for aged, blind and disabled people. The project will examine whether this alternative form of food assistance will encourage participation by eligible elderly and handicapped persons, enabling them to improve their Foreman said. nutrition, Checks in the amount of their food stamp allotments will be mailed on a monthly basis. The project is authorized by the Food Stamp Act of 1977. about half of the Currently, eligible- households with aged, blind and other han- - Bum TtMrmoMtf 13 th FITS MOST . -- to see what Mr. Reeves does with the extra funds. I imagine he will get a big raise at the people of Roys expense,- but what remains to be seen is if indeed there is an improvement of service to the people who are really paying for it. - Mrs. David H. Williamson members dicapped participating are in the food stamp program. Eight sites will be selected nationwide, with an urban and rural balance. Project areas may be on a statewide or local basis, and all eligible households in the designated area will participate. The demonstration projects will begin in April 1980 and operate for a year. The project will also test whether more aged and handicapped will participate if they can apply and be interviewed at a location other than a'welfare or food stamp office. In some demonstration areas, people applying for Supplemental Security Income at a Social The fuel Conwfl to ol mnv tov open hr Cook Top Bum Will heat a leg 14 hours horn Beautifully Mcorativ EXISTING He states the extra fees are intended for better control the of dog I certainly population. wouldnt mind paying the extra money if there is an improvement in the service of Control, Department but considering" their past record, I for one will remain skeptical. I have to agree however, that better control is an improvement over no control, and it will be interesting Security Office will be able to file an application for food stamps at the same time. fuel conservation! FIREPLACE FURNACE loose. New food assistance program The NEW Wood Burning Stove engineered for THE come get the dogs who are not licensed and are running demonstration projects will be thoroughly evaluated. 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Sat 11a.m. to 6p.m. PLEASE DROP IN AND BROWS- EPlease Special onto taken on tome items as we do not want anyone place yours early dspppointed 133 Marilyn Drive Layton 773-343- $ - For further information, contact: Claire Lipsman, director, Program Development Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 698, 500 12Ul St. SW., Washington, D.C. 20250. Telephone (202) A notice of intent was published in the Federal Register of October 12, 1979, soliciting applications from 447-832- state welfare agencies. Proposals are due by December 17, 1978. States should indicate their intention of applying by November IS, 197. |