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Show CJje Page 2 Nephi, Utah Cimcs-fo- a Pursuing the Perseids In late August the planet Mars will be closer to Earth than at any time in human history. But Mars is not the only celestial show to grace Utahs August skies this year as the best known meteor shower is expected to serve as Mars opening act the night of Tuesday the 12th and the morning of Wednesday, the 13th. Throughout the night, glowing streaks of light will skitter across the sky as the annual Perseids meteor shower presents what is usually the most watched meteor display of the year, reports NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah Patrick Wiggins. With no Moon in the sky, observers away from city light pollution are usually able to see 1 or 2 Perseids every minute. Unfortunately, notes Wiggins, this years peak is set to occur when there will be a nearly full Moon up there, messing up the sky with its glaring light so the show will likely be limited to only the brighter meteors. Some Perseid meteors may also be seen in the nights and mornings just before and after the 12th. But astronomers predict Wednesdays predawn hours will probably be the best time to look since thats when Utahns will be nearly centered in and facing directly into the oncoming meteoroid swarm. These meteors are called the Perseids because they appear to emanate from the constellation Perseus. Telescopes and binoculars should not be used for viewing this or any meteor shower since they limit how much of the sky the observer can see. A lawn chair, the naked eye, and maybe a few munchies, are the best devices for view- ing meteor showers said Wiggins. Often called shooting Area Weather From The Internet stars or falling stars, most visit www.utahpower.net meteors are actually tiny for the name of the locator grain-size- treme upper atmosphere. The Mostly sunny... Highs in the mid 90s lows near 65 Thursday ... Most meteors are thought to be debris left behind by comets. The Perseids parent comet, SwiftTuttle, was last closest to the Earth in the early 1990s and will not return until 2126. Perseids observing information can be found at Wiggins Solar System Am- bassador web site at http: planet.state.ut.us. Talent Find set for For safety materials, including our Electrical safety on your farm or ranch brochure in English or Spanish, call Utah Power For all at details. To sign up, call Connie at 623-066- 9 or JoEllen at 623-227The public is invited to attend. Farmers, to take caution this summer Friday Electricity enables hun- ... Mostly clear... Lows in the mid 60s... Highs in the upper 90s Saturday ... Partly cloudy... Lows in the mid 60s... Highs near 95 Sunday ... Partly cloudy... Lows in the mid 60s... Highs near 95 Monday ... Partly cloudy... Lows in the mid 60s... Highs near 95 Levan Weather Nephi Weather Dorothy Ball, reporter Rose Godek, reporter dreds of Jobs to be done every day the business of farming and ranching. It lights and powers homes and shops, runs dairy equipment, pumps irrigation water, helps move, condition and store crops. However, electricity can also be dangerous if proper safety precautions arent taken. With farm activity ramping up during the summer months, Utah Power encourages safe and cautious behavior while working with equipment or in orchards or fields. Safe behavior when operating equipment and working in fields is critical when power lines share space with crops, livestock, orchards, workers and equipment, said Amy Eschete, Utah Powers public safety manager. We get notified periodically of serious accidents in which farm workers make contact with electrical wires through irrigation pipe or machinery. Contact with power lines can instantly high-voltag- e cause injuries or even death. And, these accidents could have been easily avoided. Utah Power wants farm and ranch workers to avoid electric hazards by keeping basic safety rules in mind: LOOK UP! Always look up for overhead power lines before beginning any activity. rule. Follow the g Letters to the editor policy... The Times News welcomes opinions from its readers concerning any subject pertinent to Juab County. Letters should be to the point and must include the writers name, address and telephone number. Letters may not be used to replace advertisements, Cards of Thanks, or to list sponsors or participants to a particular event Letters to the editor will be not be accepted from any candiate that has filled for political office or from anyone supporting a filed candidate. Anything unsigned, of a libelous nature, or containing defamatory statements will not be considered for publication. All letters must be typed (using upper and lower case letters only, letters in all caps will not be considered) or legibly written, be less than one double spaced type written page in length. Letters are subject to editing. Mail to Letter to the Editor, P.O. Box 77, Nephi, Utah, 84648. Deadline is Monday before 5 p.m. tUhe tmes-'Nef- os Myrna Trauntvein, Correspondent 623-103- Nephi 5 Rebecca Dopp, Correspondent Levan 7 Check us out online at: www.nephitimesnews.com for subscription Call: (435) 623-052- 5 news or advertising. FAX: (435) INTERNET Email editor Email publisher 623-473- 5 editornephitimesnews.com publishernephitimesnews.com ) is published each Wednesday by The Timee-New- s (UPSP The Times-New- s Publishing Co., 96 South Main, Nephi, Utah 84648. Periodical postage is paid at Nephi, Utah. POSTMASTER. Send address P. O. Bo 77, Nephi, Utah 84648 changes to The Times-News- , Deadlines. News and advertising, close of business. Monday prior to publication. When a holiday fall on Monday, the deadline is the Friday pnnr to publication Subscription prices Si months, $20 in or out of Juab County; one year, $24 in Juab County, $30 outside Juab County, payable in advance. No subscriptions accepted for less than si months. Single copy price, 75 1. Advertising rates available upon request AJI articles and photographs submitted for publication are subject to editing and only will be used if the editor deems them newsworthy. The editor reserves the right to hold submitted new items for space reasons. Nephi, Utah 2001. All rights reserved Copyright The Times-NewReproduction .reuse or transmittal of all matter herein is prohibited without prior written permission by the publisher or editor. 631-060- Keep everything-you- , the tools and materials you are handling and the equipment far away you are operating-aas possible from all power lines and never come closer than 10 feet. Any contact with wires by branches, pipe or equipment can be fatal. Never stand an irrigation pipe on end near a power line. Always lower grain augers and other crop handling and tillage equipment before moving them anywhere near power lines. Have someone spot for you. s Stack irrigation pipe, Allan R. Gibson, Publisher Mariann C. Gibson, Editor 623-019- 10-fo- hay and hay bales away from power lines. Locate irrigation pumps at least 100 feet away from overhead power lines. This distance will provide a safe area if you have to pull your pumping equipment for re- pairs. Irrigate with care. Do not 6pray water on power lines, equipment or structures. Not only can it damage equipment and short circuit the electrical system, a stream of water hitting a power line can create a path for electricity to ground. Call before you dig. Always locate underground facilities such as electricity, gas, water, sewer or telecommunications before digging the ground. When you dig, you run the risk of breaking a utility line. Have your local underground utility locator service mark utility lines for you before you dig. Call Utah Power at or out-of-sta- out-of-stat- e, other information, including safety assistance around These brochures and The Farm Bureau Talent Find will be held Saturday, Aug. 9, at 5 p.m. Check your fair book for fund-raise- r. the line. Keep vehicles, tools and people clear of guy wires at all times. If you strike a guy wire or pole, call Utah Power immediately at and stay away from any downed equipment until help arrives. power lines, call Saturday I just wanted to take a moment to respond to last weeks letter to the editor and clarify the Mormon Hand Cart Pageants pizza One, pizza was not available for sale at the Pageant (had it been we would have bought it locally). Two, it doesnt matter how far north you go to a Little Caesars, we bought no product from their restaurants. What was ordered, from an plant, was frozen pizza kits. Similar to what you buy in the grocery store (Sorry Mt. Nebo Market). They are shipped from directly to Nephi, one time. structure or wire down, you might have weakened the structure or created slack in other safety information can also be found on the Web at www.utahpower.net. Scams hitting rural areas While the national list promises an end to an unwanted flood of telemarketing calls, it isnt safe to pick up the phone just yet. no-ca- While most people are familiar with free trips and ll nt credit card offers, rural Utahns are also getting hit by chemical sales fraud. Farmers and ranchers end up spending thousands of dollars on supposedly legitimate insecticides and herbicides that turn out to be watered-dowversions that dont work. n According to Barbara Utah State University Extension family resource management specialist, the name of the product may Rowe, change but the pitch is always the same testimonial of how good a product is but there is no data or scientific evidence to back those claims. Some- times a community leader may even lend voice to the testimonial. When or if the drum of the product n arrives the telephone solicitor is long gone with the farmers money. Rowe suggests that both rural and urban consumers follow this check-lis- t when dealing with solicitors. Be skeptical and suspicious of any unsolicited telephone calls, mail or advertisements you receive with information on a product, service or business opportunity. If the sellers product or service is so great and available at such a low price, why is the telephone solicitor giving you the hard sell? Why isnt it available through regular retail channels? If someone tries to sell you anything over the phone, dont make decisions quickly. Get the companys address and phone number so you can verify them. Ask how the caller got your name. Insist on several company references and on the products they are selling. Ask how long the company has been in business (If the answer is less than one year, take it as a red light warning). Will they send you a brochure or written information on the company and its product? Don't let the caller get away with an explanation about how you must buy at this moment to get the best price. Play dumb. Ask if the caller would be willing to explain the proposal to your local Extension agent, state Department of Commerce official or local district attorney. Does the company have a money-bacguarantee on its will they send and product you a copy of it? Beware of any companies that operate solely through the telephone or Internet but have no bricks and mortar" location. Ask if it is possible to buy the products k on-sit- If you have Internet access, check the Department of Commerce Web site (www.commerce.utah.gov dcpenforcementindex.html Have or call (801) there been any complaints filed against this company? An absence of complaints doesnt mean the caller is legitimate, but you might find out if a scam is in the works. Also, if the company is not listed at alL this could be a 530-660- waning sign. This was r fund-raise- chosen as one of several for the pageant to cover the thousands of dollars in production costs. We also sold cookies from a locally-ownebusiness, Pageant CDs (music written by a local artist), and had a locally catered dinr ner. The was introduced to me by a Caesars employee who lives here locally and chosen because of its ease and profitability. It worked well for us last year. It also has worked well in the past for the local Tae Kwan Do group, clubs, and a few other groups. d fund-raise- zero-perce- Mostly sunny... Highs in the upper 90s We do support! Use caution when moving equipment near power poles. Beware of hooking guy wires resultant meteor ash then when moving equipment. Even if you dont bring a drifts harmlessly to Earth. ranchers urged Wednesday... Dear Editor... that service in your area. bits of rock d burn up do to air friction when they strike Earths ex- Wednesday, August 6, 2003 4-- non-prof- it Juab Countys businesses are also very generous to these and other groups but the buck only stretches so far. We want to leave enough water to prime the pump for next year. We gave all businesses Are all claims about the product in writing? Make sure you carefully analyze all the information you can gather before you buy from someone you dont know. It is important to arrive at a correct decision based on what you know as a hard fact rather than an assumption. Dont allow yourself to be pressured. The more time you take to think about an offer, the better the odds are that you will make a correct decision. Do not go against what you know to be true. Finally, dont ever give your bank account number, Social Security number, credit card number or other account information to someone you dont know. Be suspicious of anybody asking for those items. We all want to believe that scams only happen to others. In reality, virtually everyone is a potential prospect for a scam, Rowe says. Scams have touched the rich, famous, educated, poor and wealthy. Awareness is the first step in prevention. It is important that you report your suspicions or your evidence to as many agencies as possible. As each complaint is logged and dated with an agency, a stronger case is built. If you think you are involved in a fraudulent situation, or have purchased a fraudulent product, you may want to file a complaint. To get further assistance or more information on the situation: 1. Call your local Extension office. It often knows if others have been caught in IllliUili an opportunity to contribute through the Chamber of Com- merce and other means. Some did and some didnt (which is fine). Local business contributions are the lifes blood for many worthwhile community activities from rodeo to baseball, Arts in the Park, to sending the local dance groups to competitions they cant afford on their own and dont forget the upcoming Juab County Fair Livestock Auction! As a community volunteer and local business owner, I understand the importance of supporting local business. We apologize to any local business that felt left out. If you have an idea we would love to hear it and evaluate it to see if it would work for us. As for Two Jacks Pizza, you will never go out of business as long as my boys live here and are alive. If we dont eat your pizza there we are buying it from someone else at the fairgrounds or the ball diamond. In all fairness, we also order from Lotza Motza. On occasion we even pay the extra to have it delivered all the way to Levan. Thank You to all local businesses (including farms) and private individuals who have contributed to the numerous, valuable causes in our community. Catina Nichols Mormon Handcart Pageant Fundraising Coordinator some kind of scam. 2. Call the Utah Department of Commerce Con- sumer Protection Division It will accept (801) your complaint and they will investigate, sometimes prosecuting. 3. Call your local district 530-660- attorney. If the fraud was committedlocally, you can be a catalyst to starting an investigation and possibly getting your money returned. 4. Notify the State Attorney Generals Office. The Attorney Generals office works closely with the Division of Consumer Protection to investigate and prosecute violations of laws that prohibit deception, fraud or misrepresentation in the sale or advertisement of goods and services. 5. Call (801) or email the Better Business Bureau (infoutah.bbb.org). You can call the BBB about possible scams, but it has no power to investigate or pros- ecute. The BBB has office in many cities all over the country, so check not only Utahs BBB, but the BBB in the city and state where the company may be located (httpwww. Utah. bbb.org) If you wish to register your telephone number with the national do not call registry go to www.donotcall.gov. You can register both your cell and home phone numbers free. If you register before Aug. 31, 2003, telemarketers must stop calling after Oct. 1, 2003. If you register after Sept. 1, 2003, telemarketers must stop calling three months after you register. TRANSCRIPTIONICOURSE SUU TEN MONTH 892-600- 9 ON-SIT- GTiTIDI TRAINING E Required For Entry Into This Specialized Field $20,000 - $50,000 with experience Employment at hospitals, clinics, health services, or contract your own work. 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