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Show Times Newspaper Wednesday, October 28, 1998 Page 11 AAA is a one-stop shopp location for travel needs 4 4 The new Orem office of the AAA Automobile Club of Utah may be a little hard to find at its 588 East 1300 South location, but it is well worth the effort, as AAA has become a one-stop shopping shop-ping site for travel needs and services. ser-vices. The Orem AAA is located near the east end of the complex across the street from University Mall on 1300 South. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday Mon-day through Friday. AAA has traditionally been well-known for its road service, maps, and books. By purchasing a basic club membership for only $46 (plus a $17 first year enrollment enroll-ment fee), members are eligible for four calls per person per year. The Emergency Road Service Department is open 24 hours per day, seven days a week and can be reached by calling a 1-800 number. By calling, members get someone out to help them fix flats, start the car, obtain gas, or arrange towing. With a basic membership, towing tow-ing is back to the contract station sta-tion or within a five-mile radius. For a Plus membership, a $19 per year upgrade, towing can be 100 miles in any direction. The Plus membership also covers service ser-vice for RVs, motor homes, and other larger vehicles. AAA maps and tour books are a valuable resource for travelers. The free-to-members publications publica-tions highlight cities, points of interest, locations and schedules, grids for drive times and mileage, and rated restaurants and hotels. ho-tels. Maps and books are available avail-able for all U.S. cities and states, including Hawaii, plus Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. AAA also carries maps for Europe, and a European tour guide is available avail-able to members for a nominal charge. Camp books list by city and provide other detailed information infor-mation on campgrounds in the U.S. and Canada that choose to ; abide by AAA inspections; many of these campgrounds give discounts dis-counts to AAA members. Services that may be less well-known, well-known, according to office supervisor super-visor Diane Gallagher, include TripTik, a personalized travel plan for a customer going from fpoint A" to any location in the U.S. or Canada. The customized booklet shows an exact route to take, map of the city, things to do, mileages, drive times, etc.; TripTik can be ordered in person or by phone, allowing at least five working days for completion. Yin addition, AAA is now one of the biggest travel agencies in the country, according to Gallagher, Ambassador Service As Low As MAACO will chemically clean the old paint, hand sand the surface for farther cleaning and adhesion; mask all chrome and windows; paint exterior with your selected level of seijvice; provide oven-bakea finish! KAr. JS finite r J arranging for tours, cruises, and Disney World travel packages. They book airlines and rental cars and sell traveler's checks. They carry discounted attraction tickets for popular Southern California draws Disneyland, Sea World, Knott's Berry Farm, and Universal Studios. "People can save the cost of membership in discounts, easily," Gallagher said. An on-site agent assists with insurance sales, and AAA members mem-bers qualify for discounts on auto, homeowner's, and renter's insurance. Children get a chance to discover good health Good health is one of the true " treasures in life. And children from across Utah County will have the opportunity to discover what can make them healthy at the IHC Children's Health Fair November 5 and 6 at Utah Valley Val-ley Regional Medical Center in Provo. Sponsored by the Celebration - of Health Foundation, the health fair will take place in the4 hospital's Northwest Plaza, formerly for-merly Granite Furniture, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 5 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November Novem-ber 6. There is no cost to attend the fair and the general public, school classes and private children's centers are all invited to attend. During the fair, elementary school aged children will be sent on a one-hour search to "discover the treasures of good health." Along the way they'll learn the best way to wash their hands, why they need to go to the doctor for regular exams, how to do some basic aerobic exercises and paint North State, Orem V JL iT? Trucks, Vans slightly higher. Bodywork, rust repair, and stripping of old paint extra. Additional surface preparations may be necessary. Not valid with any other offer. "All of these services you can get in a lot of different places," noted Gallagher. "For example, you can get road service from a car dealership, or airline tickets from a travel agency, and a book or map from a bookstore. But nowhere else that I know of can you get all of these things in one place, one-stop shopping. We would like our members to not only think of us for road rescues and maps, but also as a full-service travel agency, whether they fly or not." For more information, call the Orem AAA office at 225-4801. what are the healthiest snacks. They'll also get to find a heart beat using ultrasound and take a look at some x-rays of the strange things other kids have swallowed. The Provo Fire Department De-partment will also be on hand to point out the proper way to escape es-cape from a burning home or building. "We wantip help children understand un-derstand what can make them healthy. The sooner they start working on theses things, the better off they'll be throughout their lives," said Carolyn Shumway, manager of UVRMC's Pediatrics department. "And they might just be able to pass some information on to their parents par-ents or brothers and sisters." Although everyone with elementary el-ementary school aged children is welcome to attend the health fair, groups of 15 or more need to schedule a time to attend. Please call 357-7176 to schedule a time or for more information about the health fair. 224-9911 Nkl top . 1000 Cavalier - luiniry features at an easy-to-purn price In the highly competitive small car market, Cavalier remains a bestseller. With over 277,000 sold in 1996, it is General Motors' best-selling passenger car name-plate. name-plate. Cavalier success is due to several sev-eral factors, including contemporary contempo-rary style and a standard feature list filled with equipment that's often optional on more expensive vehicles. The 1998 Chevy Cavalier offers of-fers so many standard features, its content list could easily be mistaken for that of a $30,000 luxury automobile... at less than half the price. And, for 1998, the Cavalier lineup gets even stronger, with a new Z24 Convertible that replaces re-places the LS Convertible. It boasts standard features such as a 2.4-Liter L4 SFI Twin Cam engine en-gine with 150 horsepower, Remote Re-mote Keyless Entry, power door locks and 15-inch cross-lace design de-sign aluminum wheels. There are also innovative options, like speed-compensated volume on the AMFM stereo with cassette player, plus electronic traction control that helps increase tire trip on slippery surfaces. This system is included with the optional 4-speed automatic transmission, available on all models, and also is available on Cavalier RS and Z24 Coupe and is standard on LS models. ..... , i4& i i-smnmitiiii, aemssgm? I --iSffiiTiCTi")1""' the time to carefully explain every last detail. Minus the surprises. SATWN. $198 MONTH 36-mohth lease, $1,155 due at signing Payments art based on 1999 Saturn SLi, including manual transmission, amlfm cassette, AC and transportation with M.S.R.P. of 1 12,95. Liomu, title, registration fees and taxes are included. (Insurance is extra. ) First payment of $198 is with total customer cash of$it. Ontof stateiamnty tax ram may be different causing payments to be higher. Primary lending Source must approve lease. Option to purchase at lease end for I7773 applicable ftts. Mileage charge ff t't per mile over 36.000 miles. Lessee is responsible for excessive wear and use. Delivery must be taken from participating dealer by nji98, A DIFFERENT KIND j $r CHEVROLET CAVALIER Inside, there is a redesigned manual transmission shifter that gives a sturdier feel, along with a new front-passenger safety belt adjuster, which provides greater comfort and convenience in the new Z24 Convertible. The interiors inte-riors of LS Sedan and Z24 models mod-els also receive a fresh look with a new seat sew pattern. In addition, addi-tion, base-level Cavalier gets an electric odometertrip odometer, already standard on other Cavalier Cava-lier models. Under the hood, the 2200 L4 SFI engine has been fine-tuned, with revisions to the pistons and composite intake manifold that contribute to quieter engine performance. per-formance. Chevrolet positions Cavalier as the "easy-to-own smart buy"... proven by its many thoughtful features that help reduce typical ownership worries, such as battery-rundown protection, platinum-tip spark plugs that allow for the first tune-up at 100,000 miles, extended-life coolant with a change interval of 5 years or 150,000 miles (whichever comes first) and two-side-galvanized steel throughout the body (except the roof) to help fight corrosion. "The reputation of Cavalier has built a strong base of satisfied satis-fied owners, and the word is spreading," said Steve Wagg, Cavalier Brand Manager. "In The Saturn Lease: No hidden charges. No hidden costs. No hidden salesmen. Leasing a new Saturn is really no different from buying one. you'll find are a group of friendly, honest sales consultants who of COMPANY. A DIFFERENT KIND of CAR. . fop t . , i fact, Cavalier was the best-selling car in America in early 1997 .and is currently tracking 45 percent per-cent ahead of the 1996 sales pace." Cavalier also has received positive posi-tive reviews form several consumer con-sumer groups and publications. For example, the 1997 edition of The Car Book (which compares warranties, customer complaints, com-plaints, price, crash-test results and fuel economy of several small cars) rated Cavalier above both Dodge Neon and Honda Civic. Money Magazine, in its March 1997 issue, called Cavalier LS a 'best buy". "It's our intention to build on this owner base and reinforce the Chevrolet traditional commitment commit-ment to excellence by sponsoring activities these buyers support and prefer," Wagg continued. "That's why we recently entered into three-year agreements with both the U.S. Soccer Federation and the U.S. Figure Skating Association. As-sociation. The athletes in these sports exemplify America's competitive com-petitive spirit and excellence in execution. Those are two qualities quali-ties we believe line up great with the Cavalier image." Easy-to-own, small car value... combined with unexpected luxury features. That's the story behind Chevrolet Cavalier for 1998. What take jkL, at COPY |