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Show The Garfield County Insider EverviCounts February 17, 2011 the lAuGhiNg Baggage Problem I'm in this hotel in Albuquerque, NM, for a weeklong conference and I'm hungry so I order room service. Salmon Caesar sounds good. Thirty minute wait? Sure, it will give me time to scroll through emails. Eventually there's a knock at my door. I check through the peep hold. I see a gentleman carrying a tray of food. "Room service?" I ask. "Room service," he confirms. I open my door. "Room service," he says again with a forced smile. "Oh, great thanks. How are you?" "Not good," he sighs. "Management and staff are all fighting. It's horrible down there." "Oh, man. I'm really sorry." "Where would you like this?" he asks. I point to this table. "There's great." I sign for room service. On his way out of my room, he continues, "It's pretty bad. I don't know if I can work here anymore." Reading his name tag I say, "Joey, I'm Cynthia," as I extend my hand. "Nice to meet you." "Likewise...hey, Joey," I tell him. You've got to back in there." Looking at me with a puzzled look he replies, "What?" "You can do this. Go as we shook hands (mine back down there. You're over one of his).. needed." "Yes, I can," Joey said "Are you a believer?" he with a burst of new confiasks curiously. dence. "Yes, I am." He smiles. "Thank you, Cynthia," "Joey, you're on God's he said shaking my hand. team. You're one of His "Thank you so much." first string players. First As I watched Joey skip string players experience off down the hall, I couldn't this kind of opposition. Put help think of Proverbs your armor of God on and 24:10: "If thou faint in go back in there." Joey the day of adversity, thy strength is small." And smiles wider. "I was supposed to de- that former British Prime liver to your room," he says Minister Winston Churchill grinning. "I cannot believe would have agreed with this!" Joey going back in. Espe"I think so, too...Joey, cially since he did coin the you may find that you have words, "If you're going to eventually leave this job through hell, keep going." and thus this particular misCynthia Kimball is a sion will be over, but until professional speaker and then, go back in there and trainer through her comcomplete it." pany Every] Counts, LLC. Joey hugged me as peo- She writes a column for ple passed by in the hall- weeklies in southern Utah way probably wondering, and is a southern Utah corperhaps, why this room respondent for the Deseret service guy was carrying on News. Her column, "Evthis open conversation with ery 1 Counts," appears on a guest. deseretnews. corn. E-mail: "You can to this," I said kimball@everylcounts.net. Karleen Mclnelly Realtor 0, D&B GRI 435-231-1546 REAL ESTATE CEDAR CITY Call us for other land & Properties for sale. 2 Bed, 2 Bath, Double Garage 1,850 sq. ft., 0.62acre $144,800 • 1 1,1 711 pOiNt!: The flight attendant watched a passenger try to stuff his hopelessly overloaded bags into the overhead bin. Finally she informed him that he would have to check the over-sized luggage. "When I fly other airlines," he said irritably, "I never have this problem!" She smiled and said, "Sir, when you fly other airlines, I don't have this problem either." Plane Reservations Recently, I called to make reservations on a small charter plane that departs from an equally small airport. I knew that I would be flying in a very small plane, so I was not surprised when the clerk said, "The plane is very full with baggage and passengers." Then she asked, "How much do you weigh, sir?" Not thinking clearly I answered, "With or without clothes?" "Well," said the clerk, "how do you intend to travel?" Mood Rings••• Thanks, Randy ;) LOL My husband, being unhappy with my mood swings, bought me a mood ring the other day so he would be able to monitor my moods. We've discovered that when I'm in a good mood, it turns green. When I'm in a bad mood, it leaves a big frickin red mark on his forehead. Maybe next time he'll buy me a diamond. It Makes Sense...B y Veda Vale 2nd Grade Math I was the substitute teacher for a second-grade math class that was learning about groups. In one exercise, pupils were asked to label a group of items according to their common characteristics. Pictured were onion rings, doughnuts, a bundt cake, and ring cookies. The correct answer would have been that all the items have holes in the center. But one health-conscious boy's response was, "All of those things contain too much cholesterol." Bad Coffee Late one night I stopped at one of those 24-hour gas station mini-marts to get myself a fresh-brewed cup of coffee. When I picked up the pot, I could not help noticing that the brew was as black as asphalt and just about as thick. "How old is this coffee?" I asked the woman who was standing behind the store She shrugged. "I don't know. I've only been working here two weeks." Brett H. Chynoweth wrote to comment on a recent column about water in your home's pipes. He must be an expert, as his advice and information certainly sounds to have come from one.He wrote: "if your home is hooked to a public drinking water system,that system adds c12 for disinfection so when you leave your home for a period of time thatchlorine will kill any bacteria in your line so it doesn't grow. Check with the city,and they can tell you what the residual is at your home.Then for new piping, if you installed pex there will not be any lead or nickel.If you installed copper piping, do contact the city and have them add your house tothe copper/lead sample sites. That way the city will monitor what the contamination level is. Most systems struggle to meet the state requirements for sample sites and would love to hear from you.If you install a new faucet, you only have to run the water for 15 to 20 minutes. If the chlorine is at .4 to .5 residual, again check with your local water dept. Thank you, Brett. That was good information.Send suggestions to Veda Hale Box 956 Panguitch, Utah 84759 or email vedahale@hotmail.com PREVENTING PROBLEMS AND MISTAKES IN ESTATE PLANNING When you make a will or trust, you are not obligated to leave property to anyone. In order to discourage disappointed heirs from disputing your estate plan, you can include a "no-contest" provision that automatically cancels an heir's inheritance if he or she challenges the distribution of your assets in any way. The original reasoning for the no-contest provision was to intimidate any heir who may consider contesting a will or trust, thereby securing his or her cooperation. "No-contest" clauses can be broad or narrow, and may even disinherit people who challenge transfers made outside your will (through a trust or beneficiary designation). Of course, you cannot make a bequest of property you don't own, but you can often provide in a will that a beneficiary will only receive your bequest if they abandon their rights in some other property. In a recent case, a court was asked to decide whether a refusal to abandon such rights would constitute a "will contest" that would void other gifts. When a testator died, he left a complex estate plan that included a will, a trust, and beneficiary designations for his retirement account. The testator's wife legally owned part of his retirement account and other "community property." The testator's will and trust required his wife to abandon her "community property" rights in order to receive benefits worth $2.65 million from her husband's trust. The wife filed a special petition with the court, asking whether she would be viewed as "contesting" the estate plan if she sought to enforce her community property rights. The wife claimed that her husband had mistakenly transferred some community assets to his own trust, and she was merely trying to correct the mistake. On appeal, the Court ruled that the wife's challenges would consti- Law Offices of Barney, McKenna & Olmstead, PC Wills, Trusts & Probate - Business Law & Bankruptcy Real Estate - Contracts - Commercial Litigation Family Law & Divorce - Select Personal Injury BARNEY MCKENNA _ OLMSTEAD FOUNDING PRINCIPLES - ENDURING LEGACY Offices: St. George, Utah (435) 628-1711 Mesquite, Nevada (702) 346-3100 tute a "contest." Therefore, she had to decide whether to assert her "community property" rights (and thus receive only her share of community property, and nothing from her husband's trust) or simply accept the provisions of the trust and will (thus sacrificing her "community property" rights). This case illustrates an important issue. If you make a mistake in your estate plan, a "no-contest" clause in a will or trust may prevent your heirs from correcting the mistake. On the other hand, if you don't include a "no-contest" clause, an heir might contest your estate plan, thus delaying the distribution of your assets, and frustrating your goals. There are many such issues with Estate Planning that require careful planning and expertise to avoid. Some Estate Planning and Administration problems are difficult and expensive to resolve. Often, the advice of an estate planning attorney can be very helpful in avoiding unnecessary problems. Jeffery J. McKenna is an attorney licensed in three states and serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. He is a partner at the law firm of Barney, McKenna and Olmstead, with offices in St. George and Mesquite. He is a founding member of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. If you have questions or topics that you would like addressed in these articles please email him at jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com or call 435 628-1711 It's Get screened . oice. Getting a regular health screening is one of the most important steps you can take to manage your health — even if you think you're healthy. Regular breast & cervical cancer screening and a handful of simple, quick tests can give you peace of mind and help you take control of your health. If you are a woman aged 50-64, find out if you qualify for free breast and cervical cancer screening, cardiovascular screening, and individual lifestyle coaching. Get the tools you need to live an active, healthy life. 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