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Show Page 7 tThc August 4, 2004 vTimrs-Nrtu- s Nephi. l'tah VO o Friends of the Library The Friends of the Nephi Library will hM a pi tint; on Thursday, Augu-- t 3. 2l0 t. It will he held at 10 30 a m. w im itt 1 to in the N phi City Library. Anyone intere-te- d attend. K ,m(Z)r le JUAB YELLOW PONY LEAGUE TEAM The Juab Yellow Pony Iwague team had a great season of baseball. Their ot era!! record was . They were ranked 1st in the regular season. They played in a I BBA Tournament hi hi in Spanish Fork where 16 teams corneted. Juab lost one game with a seoie. They took 4th plat e ocerall. Team members were Ben McPherson. Tren 7 Jordan son Bainter, Cullen S terry, Kip Earrer, St ott Frans, Blake Creenhalgh, Adam Lynn, McPherson, Elder, Ryan Lynn, Kris Tatton, Brayden Ballow, Mike Branntn, Tret or Hansen. Morgan Blatk, and Chris Morgan. Their pick up pitt her for the tournament was Tyson Mernmott from Santatpun. Com lies were Mike Lnn, Cot Jon Kelson, Kelly l.nn and Jared Sperry. The team appreciated the support of the coaches and their parents. 18-2- 7-- 6 New survey reveals whats happening school lunchrooms in CHAMPIONS Nephi Softball 2004 League Champions were sponsored by Doyle's Diesel. Team members are, front from left.'Kyler Sperry, Brett Kelson, Justin Blackett, Jared Anderson, Richard Anderson. Back, from left: Kurt Allred, Trans Ostler, Preston dones, Aaron Mangelson, Tyler Cowan. Not pictured: Torry Coombs and Eric Wright. Utah fights fake insurance Utah Insurance Commissioner Merwin U. Stewart wants consumers to Stop. Call. Confirm. Frank W of Catch Me If You Can serves as national spokesAba-gnal- e person. Nobody likes to be scammed. But, unfortunately, fake insurance policies are on the rise in every line of insurance, with Utah consumers footing the bills in unpaid claims. An example of this is a Utah couple that asked their producer (agent) for help in getting their daughters past due medical bills paid. In- stead of finding out why the insurer was not paying their claims the producer offered them coverage with another insurer. The producer claimed the insurer was approved by the state and would pay all their unpaid claims. Skeptical of the overly generous offer the couple called the Utah Insurance Department to see if the insurer was licensed to sell insurance in Utah. They found that it was not and neither was their current insurer. Neither they nor their claims were covered. The producer was investigated and his license revoked for selling unauthorized insurance. Unfortunately, this family is not alone. Just like counterfeit money, fake insurance may appear to be legitimate, but it is actually illegal and worthless, said Insurance Commissioner Merwin U. Stewart. If you buy fake insurance, youll pay premiums, but your claims wont be paid. As part of the states fight In the area of health insurance alone, the General Accounting Office reported 144 fake insurers nationwide sold bogus policies to more than 200.000 policy holders between 2000 and 2002, resulting in $252 million in unpaid claims, said Commissioner Stewart. It is important that the insurance department and consumers work together to send a message to fake insurers that w'e will no longer allow Utah consumers to he victimized. With very few exceptions, insurance products cannot be sold by producers, agencies or insurers unless they comply with the Utah law. Deceptive or fraudulent insurance policies or plans do not comply with Utah law. Fake insurance is any insurance plan that is intended to defraud consumers or businesses. Everyone is at risk Fake insurance can touch anyone at any time with potentially disastrous re- sults, said Abagnale, who now' consults with the FBI and top businesses on fraud prevention. Frequent targets of unauthorized health insurance plans are older adults and small businesses or associations looking to reduce health insurance costs. Fake insurance can be attractive because its typically less expensive than legal policies. But thats because a fake insurance policy does if not provide sufficient any coverage. result of fake insurance policies, honest people and businesses are sw indled, health is endangered, premi As a ums stay high, and goods and services cost more. Protecting yourself is easy Commissioner Stewart recommends if you're not absolutely sure youre dealing with a reputable, licensed insurance producer or insurer, look tor these three warning signs of fake insurance: Aggressive marketing and a must sign today, sales high-pressur- average price for comparable insurance products on the market: and Few coverage limita- tions. So, how can you protect yourself against fake insurance? The new campaign from the Utah Insurance or 1 their Salt Lake number and CONFERM if the company is legitimate and licensed to- - do business in Utah. If consumers will stop, call, and confirm before they save buy insurance, they-mathemselves the pain of unpaid claims, said Commissioner Stewart. They also can help us track down and take action against the con artists who sell fake insurance. 538-380- y (. courages consumers to Stop. Call. Confirm. before buying service announcements. Na- tional Association of Insurance Commissioners urge you to STOP ... CALL ... and CONFIRM before you buy insurance: STOP before signing anything or writing a check; CALL the I tah Insurance Department's in state toll free against the rise in fake insurance, Commissioner Stewart announced the launch of an awrareness campaign that en- insurance Frank W. Abagnale, the retired master forger whose 6tory was told in the movie Catch Me If You Can, serves ae national spokesperson for the campaign and appears in television and radio public ap- Premiums that are 13 percent or more under the number Ask your local paper how you can reach over 500,000 households in 50 Utah newspapers in one easy step through Utah Press Association statewide classified advertising network. (National placement also available through Utah Press ) l ?TUtah Press 10 1 A S S O C I A T nutritious items that the child likes. The top four items typically found in brown bag lunches are sandwiches (90 percent), fruit (62 percent), chips (62 percent) and juice (61 percent). Nearly a third of parents, however, admit to occasionally sacrificing nutrition for convenience. The good The Nephi Library announces the end of the summer reading program on Friday. AugU't 0. -- 00 Heading cards need to he turned in to the library by that date. After Aug. G, no cards will accepted or prizes given out. All children w ho participated in the reading program are invited to the end of the summer sw im party on Friday, August 13 from 12.00-1:0p.m. at the Nephi City Pool. 1 0 Fun Fuel combinations arc based on the US DA Food tious lunches, which include children's favorite foods, can go hand in hand. According to Jodie Shield. M Ed., R 1) . mother of three of the "Amerand ican Dietetic Guide to Healthy Eating for Kids; How Your Children Can Eat Smart from parents ju.--t need to think out.-id-e the box the lunch-box- , that is. "Well-balance- d lunches containing foods from the major food groups don't have to he boring." she says. "In fact, many prepackaged lunches can pack a powerful, tasty and nutritional punch-awell as deliver fun." For example, prepackaged lunch kits such as Lunchables s Guide Pyramid "Kids are picky eaters and it can he a struggle to get them to Cat food- - that an good for them. At the sairn time, parents need to remember kids also have stresses at school and lunchtime i' their time to hae fun and fuel up So, it's in e to give them a break from the norm and jiack a variety of fun and tasty food items. Shield adds. Depending upon the variety, each prepackaged kit supplies about 22 to 33 percent of daily calories with less than 30 percent of them from fat. HANK MONA PIONEER DAYS 2001 RAFFLE CONTRIBUTORS u oitld like la thank the follou ing businesses foi to the 2001 Mona Pioneer Days Iuifle. generosity makes it happen UV con- tributing our Mona First Responders Movies Plus Mt. 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To end this mealtime mystery the Lunchroom Monitor Survey polled parents and children nationwide. It discovered kids are trashing (73 percent) and trading (3G percent) parts of their lunch at lea-- t once a week. Kids most often swap for something sweet (16 percent) or salty (1G percent). The survey also found 10 percent of kids have 20 to 30 .wvAa. to while almost 50 percent spend less than 15 minutes eating it. In fact, 56 percent of kids say the best part about lunchtime is hanging out with friends, while 17 percent say its actually eating lunch. Most parents say the biggest challenge is packing Summer reading program to end August 6th N Kimigs Nioirsery School Juab High Scholarship Sale 250 S MAIN ST, NEPHI, UTAH 623-331- 9 OPEN MON. - SAT. 9 A.M. TO 6 P.M. SKEGgaiMW GENERADSCHODARHIRHUNDAJN nuGss si) |