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Show TjSl WH Pa ye 24 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. November 2K) ft. w. I Better Business Bureau warning: RUSSIAN investment scams rise Faith-base- d OLIVE Continued fnmi fijmimii According to state securities regulators, investment frauds that take advantage of victims religious or spiritual beliefs are rising dramatically. In some cases, investors are h returns, sold beingpromised bogus promissory notes and are victims ofthe classic Ponzi scheme (continually soliciting new investors in order to make interest payments to iJUtf: 13 ers have I ricd using hi uvy equipment to knock tin: suckers down. The pmb-lewith that, technique is that the seeds pi caught in the tracks of the muchini's, and so the deslniyer the sower, as seeds are put down and soon grow into thousands of new baby monster trees. Hut the trees do some good. Just ask local birds who love to rest in the shelter or the olive tree thickets and fruit it proeat the duces. But forget it if you're planning to harvest tin olive." Theyre not the kind of thing you want to put in a martini, or even oil the lis of your sky-hig- previous investors). The North The annual Halloween Carnival in 1 abiona brought out the imagination GOBLINS a to a Lego, mummy, ballerina, and cave children, there were plenty of interesting costumes. Pictured ure the winners ofthc Tabiona Halloween Carnival Costume contest. TAMIONA CillOS fingers. In muke lielievu worlds, the vum-pir- e is killed by the hem driving a wooden slake through the beast's heart. Thedragon slayer destroys the drngonjust lief'ore it cuts everyone in the village. In Duchesne County, the wwd control department has taken on the rcsonsibility of thwurtinglhu Invasion of the Russian Olive Tree. They will try cutting the trees down andpuinliugu poison on the stumps to prevent Lite monster from coming bat:k to life. We villagers can stay lucked safely inside our houses during the bailie this winter uud not worry ourselves with details of the gruesome battle. Thats the beauty of being a villager. I S AND in Grandparents buy of all toy sold, according to one-quart- er 77m New York Times. American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), estimates that over the last three years, about90,000 Americans have lost roughly $1.8 billion to frauds that use religion as a lure. Con artists who use religion to promote their scams often: Predict imminent financial or social crises, in some cases based on their reading of biblical prophecy, Claim they will reinvest a portion of the profits in a worthy cause; and Equate faith in their scam to religious (kith. Before making any investment, the Better Business Bureau and state securities regulators urge investors to ask the following questions: Are the seller and investment licensed and registered in your state? If they are not, they nay be operating illegally. Call your slate securities regulator to find out. To get the name and number visit www.nasaa.org or look in the white pages of your telephone directory under government" Has the seller provided written information that mly explain! the investment? Make sure you get a prospectus or offering circular, before you buy. The documentation should contain enough clear and accurate information to allow you or your financial adviser to evaluate and verify the particulars of the investment Are claims made for the investment realistic? Some things really are too good to be true. Use common sense and get a professional, third party opinion when presented with investment opportunities that offer unusually high returns in comparison to other investment options. Does the investment meet your personal investment goals? Whethenyou are investing for long-tergrowth, investment income or other reasons, an investment should match youfoWn investment goals. Remember, before you do business with a company, always contact your m Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org) for a reliability ' AWARDS Continued from page l.'l dunce. Personnel from the PAWS program hiivccome to hurelassnHim and given presentations directly to stu- dents. Lt. Travis Mitchell with the Duchesne County Sheriffs Department is my husband. When I doubt myself Travis is always there to tell me to curry on. Hu, ulnng with my (liiughlerTaiiiuii.iind inysons.TyrcIl and Tail, are my best funs uud Tail lixiks forward to me coining home from classes so he can share in what I have learned and take part in new experiments. I love teaching, hut my family completes my life,shc said. MQDlM - DARTING l.ONGI I member IORN-- A of the Altainont cross country squad runs the course at a meet in Roosevelt. 9 r srr; V: j; i . P$Sfppgh .111 L it Zs -. ' vt ' Nr .. , . "It's the scariest costume dad could think of ...mom's attorney." v-i - j J ' . X"."" , vf V-- - m J . 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