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Show Page Four - The Pyramid - November 3, 1999 Red ribbon week, domestic violence month sparks talk FV council reviews ake-b- r ake ordinance j by C. R. FAIRVIE- Truitt state still wants them to hook into Mt. Pleasants system, but that city has rejected the offer. He believes that it will be July 2000 before the city will have a sewer package together. It was also reported that negotiations for well sites are still proceeding and that project is also waiting on state authorities. council City members dealt with money reand issues, quests, planning senior citizens, as well as other issues, during the Oct. 19 meeting. W- Head Start A motion was passed to discuss the donation of money for the Head Start program, on the next agenda. Denna Draper, community resource coordinator for the Head start program, asked the council for any amount of money for the program. She was asking towns and businesses for donations to help keep the program going in North Sanpete after the recent loss of a grant. The program started in Utah in 1984 and was designed to help low income families provide for infants to She also told the council that the program has a preschool in the old Mt. Pleasant hospital which she welcomed people to "come and see what they are Planning and zoning Two requests and supplied a miniature of. Heidi Johnson was also granted a permit for a home occupation boutique to be open two or three days a week and for a sign. The council also passed a motion to accept a preliminary subconcept to build a division on 100 East and 500 to 600 North where two lots will be done first. The planning commission has placed conditions that lots one to four and nine and 10 have utilities run, dedicated easements, street asphalted, fire hydrants, and water connections must be installed. The lots must also be kept clean before anything is built. 10-ho- doing". The program also has a bus which picks up children at home, takes them to school and brings hours them home. The are from 8:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. She also handed the council pamphlets explaining the program which they wanted to review before making a decision. pre-scho- business permission to look into using a letter of credit prepared by Far West Bank in a single motion. Julie Anderson was granted a permit for an eight foot high sign, which Mary Goodwin, planning and zoning chairman ol Jake brake ordinance Mary Goodwin, and the planning commission were given the task to draft an ordinance about jake braking. Jake braking is when a driver uses the compression of the engine to brake the truck, instead of the brakes. The method is used to save overheating brakes when going down mountain roads. The name, Jake brake, came from one Fire Department A motion was passed to accept Jeff Cox, Fountain Green Fire Chiefs, request to pay the citys training officer $100 a month. Cox argued that the position, which required setting up training schedules, keeping up with district training and meetings, and attending all regular fire department meetings, took a lot of time. Cox said the job was too much for him to fit into his schedule. MT. PLEASAN- T- A group of concerned citizens recently met in the Blue Room at the city hall to of the first engine manufacturers, recognize the beginning of Red which was called a Jake engine. Ribbon Week and Domestic Goodwin said that she felt it Violence Month. was necessary to Jake brake Claude Pickett, Sanpete County when coming out of Fairview was the key note speakSheriff, Canyon, but not necessary within er. He stated that his employment the city limits. with the Sanpete experience She warned the council that the Sheriffs County Department has state would only help if the city been at the Sanpete Counmostly was serious about enforcing the ty Jail. restriction, and the city would be He shared the statistics of doexpected to pay $600 per sign, mestic violence and stated that it which the state would then inis a serious problem. It has seristall. ous repercussions for the individMiscellaneous uals involved and for society. The council passed motions for There is often a negative finanof the Fair-vie- w cial the impact and there are numerCity Justice Court, the ous psychological and emotional canvass of the primary council effects which impact individuals member election, a $75 donation for Sometimes there after. years to the Friends of Scouting to go is serious physical damage and to each ward and a $50 charge even death. for residents borrowing the Miss Domestic violence is about Fairview props for weddings and power and control, and the need other functions. to maintain power and control, The council rejected a request which causes the aggressor to for allowing wedding mailing intensify actions, whether they listings to be given out, and are physical, verbal, or emotionreminded residents that they had al. discussed this and rejected it From experience in law enbefore. discussed having forcement, Pickett stated that the The council the to come clinic animal an city, problem with domestic violence and announced they were looking begins, in 90 to 95 of the cases for volunteers to help with the with a child witnessing or experiChristmas program. encing the effects of domestic steel case into looked also violence in the home they erew They that fence a as used be to up in pipe Pickett stressed the need for could cost $500 or $600 or using education and recommended an a from past project. pipe left over Johnson aggressive education program be Chad Councilman reported that a suitable and frien- started in schools. He also exdly settlement was reached be- pressed concern for the reluc tween the city and two families for a "derby" accident. After paying the bills, the council adjourned into an executive session to discuss sewer and water projects and review applications for the power job. SALT LAKE CITY-- - Identity . fraud is on the rise. Often the first notice consumers get that someone has fraudulently assumed their identity is either a call from a collection agency demanding payment on an due credit account which they never opened .or when their; own A boy may work oft' Boy Scout monthly billing statements dp not and the Ranger advancement krrive in the mail.'' award concurrently if he is a out the address , Later they find First Class Scout. He may continon their account has been ue to use Boy Scout advancement changed by an identity thief. guidelines with the exceptions Most victims never learn how the that he may use leadership roles identity thieves accessed their in Venturing in lieu of Boy Scoupersonal identifying information. ting. Indeed, it may be impossible The benefits of the new Venturfor a consumer to prevent access ing advancement program is that to all his or her personal informais truly an older boy program. tion which is so readily available The programs are challenging to thieves, and to junk marketers, and will keep boys in the profrom a variety of sources. gram for three additional years. While the following recommenAlso available is a Quartermasdations wont prevent fraud ter award and a Venturing Leadconsumers can take entirely, ership award. Other advancement to close some preventative steps such as Mile Swim opportunities avenues of identity fraud. awards. Religious awards, 50 Always question the informaMiler and BSA Lifeguard area II tion gathering and handling pracare part of the Venturing protices of merchants, financial gram. institutions, creditors, government agencies, employers, educaAnother name for the long-leggtional institutions and others. Ask insect called the daddy if they really need the informalonglegs is harvestman. tion for a valid purpose. Never provide any personal, Married couples who love each other, tell each other a bank account or credit card information to anyone through a telethousand things without talking. Chinese Proverb phone solicitation. Instead, it is advisable to deThe mind of man is like a mand information be mailed so that a consumer can further reclock that is always running search the company, down, and requires to be as conproducts and services they provide or sell. stantly would up. -- William Hazlitt Keep items with personal information in a safe place. Keep a Necessity, frees us from the list of all credit cards, account embarrassment of choice. numbers, expiration dates, and -the customer service Vauvenargues phone numbers in a secure place so that they About 80 percent of the wor- can quickly be contacted in case lds diamonds are suitable only .cards are lost or stolen. Tear up or destroy all ATM for industrial use. and bank receipts, old insurance It is his reasonable conversa- - forms, bank checks, expired tion which mostly frightens us in credit cards, and any other papers that include personal information, a madman. , Anatole France identification and account num- , bers. This includes How is it that our memory is good enough to retain t he least credit card solicitations. Thieves triviality that happens to us, and often times search through gar-ynot good enough to recollect bage to find these forms and how often we have told it to the information and use it to apply credit. same person? -- La Rochefoucauld Mail Preference Service, PO Box The council readily agreed that seniors be consulted about the placement of a parking lot near the Senior Citizens center when PROV- O- New awdrds to Supthe city makes further plans. plement' the old 'Exploring pro- The senior citizens representagram are available through the tive was concerned about keeping new Venturing program offered the trees, and recommended by the Boy Scouts of America, putting the parking lot behind the developed exclusively for older Scouts and can museum. young Councilman Barret Allred men who have earned the Eagle answered that the plan was only Scout award. for three spaces for the handiThose awards are the Venturing capped and they would be put in Silver Award, Venturing Gold between the trees, although he and Venturing Bronze awards, admitted that one tree might be available to all Venture Scouts. removed. Of particular interest is the Johnson Councilman Chad Venture Bronze award where five announced that he has had conawards are available in the foltractors look at the center roof lowing area of interest arts and and bids to replace the roof are hobbies, outdoor, sports, sea due in the spring. He stated that sporting, and youth ministries. a grant he has been working on Only one is required for the looks promising. Bronze award. Mayor Giles added that he has For more information contact visited with Snow College and the Utah National Parks Council they might help with the restoraat (801) tion, but the roof needed to be The Ranger Award is a chalreplaced first. lenging advancement program for Sewer, water update youth ages 14 to 20, which emIt was announced that the city phasizes team leadership, ls is still working on development, outdoor and getting funding for the sewer project. He said the high adventure activities. 373-418- . 5. life-skil- ed . -- FIREWOOD $35 PER CORD CUT & DRY! 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Grades tend to gof down, and children may start hanging around other kids who use. Pickett stated that when people are willing to quit drugs or alco-- -. hoi, they need to have help to' kick the habit. At the conclusion of Picketts talk Doug Sterger. told his story of drug addiction. A panel of six recovering addicts and alcoholics each told stories of loss and recovery and-thetook questions from n The general consensus of the panel was that use of drugs and alcohol is such a serious and life threatening problem that every member of the community needs to be involved in fighting the problem. Families need to confront members about drug abuse and domestic violence, and law enforcement may need to be contacted. All six panel members said that involvement with law enforcement helped bring them around, and motivated them to get help. Pickett stated that family members are more important than an altercation with the law. Identity fraud risin; New venturing program offers challenge to scouts Senior citizens tance of victims to file complaints, or to withdraw after the fight has ended. It is easier for people to file a complaint when a fight is going on, but when things calm down and the "honeymoon phase" of the violence cycle is in effect people drop complaints. Sometimes, it just isnt reported when it occurs, most likely due to fear of repercussion, or concern about having to testify. The law currently states that the aggressor or, "predominate aggressor" is to go to jail. Pickett stated its out of line for men to beat women or vice versa. He also said although it is not as common, he has seen men who have been abused by their wives. If children are to understand its not okay to abuse people, abusers should go to jail. The law has also been changed to take the burden of testifying, in order to prosecute a case, off the shoulders of the victim. Once a case is investigated and is deemed valid, the victims additional testimony is not needed in order to prosecute. Pickett also discussed drugs and alcohol, he stating that there is a serious drug problem in Sanpete County, and no one is immune to the problem. Drug abuse affects all ages and economic levels. Over 1 million dollars worth of drugs come into the county every year. He named as Sanpetes methamphetamine number one drug problem, followed by cocaine and marijuana. Lives are squandered, businesses lost, and families destroyed by - v - Minimize the number of credit cards and other items with personal information printed on them that are carried. Cancel all inactive accounts, even though they arent in. use, those accounts appear on a credit report, which can be used by thieves. Da not leave envelopes containing checks in a home mailbox,-unlesits secured. Due to the increased risk of theft, it is best to mail bills and other sensitive items at the post office, rather than from a residence. When creating passwords or PINs, individuals should not use the last four digits of their Social birth date, Security Number, middle name, mothers maiden name, address or anything else that could be discovered easily by thieves. s Ask to have an alternative number where social security numbers are used for identification by schools, employers, or other institutions. Resist writing social security numbers on checks where possible, keep tax records and other financial documents in a secure place and destroy or delete social security numbers from any documents before throwing them away. People should not give out or write names and addresses down in conjunction with a credit card sale. One can have their name, 11735. .. IT III . ! Ii . , pre-print- ed away. 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