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Show Thursday, September 20, 2007 Book Look- 'Bless Me, Ultima' SPRINGVILLE HERALD Debbie Balzotti There are actual real live Cliffs Notes for this book -wow! I was looking at our library online catalog (love this handy tool) for "Bless Me, Ultima" and found this little yellow treasure. It's Jan's book club choice for us this month and I was able to check out the Cliffs Notes - which I read first. In high school I would never stoop so low so I haven't read a Cliffs Notes, but now I find out that there is a wealth of info about the author, the setting set-ting and the symbolism. I may stoop low more often. The author Rudolf o Ana-ya Ana-ya was born in New Mexico Mexi-co in a small village on the edge of the plains but later moved with his family to the barrio in Albuquerque. "Bless Me, Ultima" gained him international acclaim as a writer in 1972 -see Page one of Cliffs Notes. His first published book is a cultural tribute rather . Count on us for all the boxes, advice you need. 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This fascinating story covers a two-year period at the close of World War II and centers on the experiences ex-periences of a young boy struggling to understand his world and the conflict and contradictions around him. Antonio is caught between be-tween the competing lifestyles life-styles of his paternal and maternal families but he learns to accept and gain strength from this conten tion rather than rebel or succumb to despair. Anaya uses dream se- quences to express the inner conflicts that Anto- nio is experiencing. . . TL. The dreams foreshadow some of the events in Antonio's supplies and packaging u 4 IE: 50oW MOVING BOXES The UPS Start 3. Horse & Burro life and allow us to under- stand his intuitive nature, The landscape becomes a significant part of this novel and explains the re- lationship that the Chicano boy has with the earth. 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The assembly was held as a reward for students who had demonstrated exemplary behavior during the first two weeks of school. 1 if!-.- s V i 'I The world around us is constantly changing. It is vital that we learn about it and how it affects our lives, from the environment to the other things that share our world. The fourth grade students at Art City Elementary had the opportunity to learn directly from experts who work at The Living Planet Aquarium. They learned not only about the weather cycles but also many other interesting facts about this living planet we call home. Getting it right before betirement: Roth IRA 101 Jeff D. Francom Did you know that many people spend more time planning their vacation than planning for retirement? Although there are many ways to save for your retirement, retire-ment, if you are like most people, you aren't taking full advantage of them. For example, do you understand the basics of a Roth IRA? If not, here's a little Roth IRA 101. Right now, you may be wondering why you should invest in a Roth IRA if you currently have a retirement plan with your employer. The Roth IRA has many benefits ben-efits that other retirement plans don't have, and chief among them is the fact that any investment earnings may accumulate tax-free. In other words, your Roth IRA has the opportunity to grow without incurring any taxes and can be distributed to you tax free, if certain conditions are met. While there are advantages advantag-es to owning a Roth IRA, there are also some rules to think about before you decide de-cide this is the account for you. First, not everyone can take advantage of a Roth IRA. You or your spouse must have earned income or compensation - this includes wages, tips or salary. However, be aware that earned income or com home auto I Hit A mrrro a ow mrw ; ' im frafte rnV? AWlfofltfta Richard' Footeoss-Schofiel v. 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In addition, these earnings are also generally gen-erally subject to a 10 IRS penalty. Tax and penalty free withdrawal of your Roth IRA earnings for "qualified distributions" can be made once a five-year holding period pe-riod is satisfied and one of the following applies: you life business j mi (Tt . www.footeinsurance.com w have reached age 59,? you have become disabled, the funds are used for a first-time first-time home purchase (subject to a $10,000 lifetime limit) or the funds are distributed to a beneficiary after your death. After thinking over the rules, if you are eligible for a Roth IRA you may be wondering how much you can contribute. For 2007, you may make regular contributions con-tributions that do not exceed ex-ceed $4,000. If you are 50 or older, you can also make "catch-up" contributions of up to $1,000 per year for a total contribution of $5,000. A couple of other important impor-tant items worth noting - contributions to your employer's em-ployer's retirement plan do not exclude you from making mak-ing contributions to a Roth IRA, and owning a traditional tradition-al IRA does not prevent you from setting up a Roth IRA either (although contributing contribut-ing to a traditional IRA for the same year will limit, the amount you can contribute to a Roth IRA). Whether or not you decide de-cide a Roth IRA is the right retirement account for you, it's always smart to plan ahead and save money for the future. Never underestimate underesti-mate the importance of saving sav-ing for retirement and using a variety of investment vehicles ve-hicles to achieve your goals. A f I - - - - - . FREEDOM BLVD. PROVO |