Show WTiryT tjiimiiymti'wynranpn wmmimvtfiM m December 4 Gunnison Valley NevvsSalina Sun Post Offices offer tips to holiday mailers Mail Early & Use Return Address To Speed Mail Along Salt Lake City - The holiday mailing season has Utah Post Offices are begun and 0 phone by mail (ask your earfor a form) or online at www usps comshop offenng the following tips to make preparing and mailing holiday cards and packages easier Obtain packaging products padincluding tape envelopes ded bags boxes mailing tubes material from and cushioning Holiday mail tips Mail early' Avoid your post office Express Mail and Priority Mail boxes envelopes and tubes are free the last minute rush at the post office can save you time and money Call It Always use a return address Write legibly and use a complete for local post office address including the aparthours rates ZIP Codes and ment or suite number other general mailing informaUse a box that s strong tion enough to protect the contents Check out the Postal Service s Web site at www usps com for postage calculations post office locations ZIP Code marking on outside Wnte your return address on a piece of paper and place it in with nohttle Prevent ng overpopulation problems is more cost effective han repeated attempts at eradiation which has never been an effective way to control any ani Salina Sun Gunnison USPS Periodical postage paid in Salma Utah Postmaster send address changes to the Saline Sun at Box 85 Salina Utah 84654 T he Salma Sun is pub lished each Wednesday for $20'year in Sevier County $26'year in Utah and $30 Jim & year in US Publisher Lori Olsen Editor Jim Olsen The office is located at 3 E Mam in Salina newsgtelco Fax - (435)528-763- If the feral cat mal population population is removed another group will move in to take advantage of the food source This new population might be raccoons skunks mice or even rats Also the Trap Neuter Return (TNR) Program offers a substantial savings to the taxpayer It costs an average of $105 to trap house kill and dispose of an animal compared with about $60 for sterilization Annoying mating behaviors such as fighting howling and spraying are also eliminated This results in decreased calls to law enforcement agencies about nuisance cats - freeing law net ISSN ) lishers Jim 556 S Mam Phone (435) email Article deadline & in Lori Olsen Gunnison fax net advertising is 5 p m on Friday newsgtelco and week's newspa- nnovative designs for the pnata Festlva £phraim Q tapecomng December 5th 6th and craft paper 7 tape or glass reinforced presSchool classes families scout tape groups and others have great Plain popcorn fun participating in the vital preshredded or rolled newspaper event activities Some changes in this year's bubble wrap or Styrofoam peaschedule include set up on Thursday December 5th in the Snow College Campus Greenwood Center On Friday the will be on display until if 5 00 p m Due to a scheduling conflict pound directly to the the festival will break from the tradition and no post office for mailing When writing to Santa be sure Mexican dinner will be served Santathat evening But be sure to take to use a return address a sneak peak at the pinatas on may write back display The next day local en- least one officers for more important duties Anyone in the Sevier Valley area wishing to take advantage of this low cost program while is still available should contact or call their local veterinanan or e CARE at (435) mail tertainment including children’s dance groups Willy the Clown and Santa Claus will be on hand for the traditional fun all the while pinatas and e creations other be sold to raise funds for in Sanchildren’s organizations pete County will Nutrition for Diabetics Slated For Richfield byAnn Parkinson Those who suffer from diabetes find that it is not a very affordable disease When appropriate blood sugar levels are not maintained medical costs from complications can soar A program called “Diabetes Stepping Up to the Plate” has been developed by registered dieticians and USU Extension educators The program has shown to be very successful in improving diabetes control This program will be offered Our ATM Is Open 24 Hours A Day! 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