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Show 113 October 2 7, 1999 Gunnison Valley News Salina Sun Sanpete News Piloting model planes and taking pictures is hobby for pair by Anita Lyons Staff n riter camera." explained Barrus. "and I A long-tim- e hobby has turned out to worked as an assistant to him with the be a real even a photography." The plan was a sucfor with and Barrus Jim cess. "The first plane was really used Wally job pay Walker. Over twenty years ago Barrus by BYU lor archaeology," said Barrus. built his first model airplane (His wile Examine a BYU brochure which inpreferred him flying from the ground cludes aerial photos ot the university, using remote control, to hint piloting and you may be looking at some of Walkerand Barrus' earlier work. d planes in the air.) egon Trail were hard to find at ground level, but stood out wonderlully in aerial photos. Currently, Walker and his-- wife, Marlene, are serving an LDS mission, photographing church history sites. Barrus and his wile, are preparing fora mission to Hawaii beginning in January. He will take two planes along to But the uses for aerial photosquickly take pictures of church sites on the Barrus was an experienced model Barrus built Walker and islands. the ten about expanded. by time, pilot years ago, Barrus said he has no plans to make when fellow modeler. Jim Walker came more planes, and they have been all e to and over Utah, a Arizona, idea with the to on activ ity ol aerial photograa camera a Wyoming, put up New Mexico taking pictures. Aerial phy. "I dont want to. There are too model plane. Walker was a photogramany other things I'm interested in," phy consultant and Barrus was a B YU photos have helped National Park Serheexplained "But this hobby is firmly professor at the time. Walker is an vice employees to locate new archaeoroads rooted. He said. Some people play engineer by trade and Barrus taught logical sites (such as grow and previously settled areas not yet golf, some go fishing. We mess around visual arts. w ith our planes and our cameras. Jim designed the plane to carry the discovered). In Idaho, parts of the Or service-occasion- ally full-sue- full-tim- The planes are balsa wood and plywood skeletons covered with solartex (a thin nylon made especially for airplanes). The wing span is 9 feet long. The wings are designed larger so the plane is able to maintain lift while flying slowly. The average speed of the plane is 8 miles per hour, with a maximum altitude of 1000 feet or until its out of sight, said Barrus. Most of the time the plane flies between 300-70- 0 feet Internet auctions are current trend to buy bargains 16-1- i high. To photograph from a larger plane you have to take a door off to get a more down shot than side shot, photograph from a much higher altitude (FFA altitude required over cities is 1 000 feet), and photograph while flying at no less than 100 miles per hour. Barrus said it takes him about 3 weeks to build a model plane and the cost is about $1 ,500. e fuel: methyl motor has a The gas tank, which is filled with a three-pa5 of in from fuel air and castor can One tank the the oil, alcohol, keep plane minutes. The camera is a basic type which has been modified to receive radio a from When the on button the ground. signals ground control unit is pressed, the camera fires film. the and advances four-cycl- Internet auctions, they aie a current hot way to shop lor bargains. After all, why bother to drive around the neighborhood looking for yard sales when rt mtro-methan- 30-4- e. you can shop lor exactly what you want from the comfort of your own ot point-and-sho- home. Group to meet to organize State Rural Health Association A meeting toorganie the State Rural Health Association will be held at the Days Inn, 333 North Main Street, Richfield, on Tuesday and Wednesday, November9 and 10, 1999. AIGranl, consultanlfortheOlficeol Rural Health Policy, will return to help create an organizational structure, develop bylaws, and get the organization oil the ground. Everyone with an interest in rural health is encouraged to attend to provide input into the creation ol this available at the meeting. The meeting will begin at p m on November 9 and end at noon on November 0. A block ol rooms has been reserved at the Days Inn until November . You can reserve a room by cal ng I Select Temporary Ol fleers ' Determine Whether to Incorporate DetermineaTex Exempt Category Revtesv Governance Leadership Sti m lure Board Snuclure Executive Committee 896-647- Following istheagenda lorthe meeti- ng- Organizational Design Developing Mrssion Statement Review Bylaws Elect Initial Board organization Sample bylaws will be unheard ol lor eBay, recognized as the world's largest online aucitems up tion, to have over 2. for auction at one tune. Almost anything you can imagine is for sale by someone, somewhere online. From Marilyn Monrix memorabilia to President Ronald Reagan collectable trading cards, vintage cars to Pokeman. computers to . . . well, if Milt Romney has his way. tickets to the Olympics. It is all there at your fingertips, something for everyone, lor a price. But, as the popularity ol online buying increases, six do the reports ol Iraud. misrepresentations and out and out bogus sales. In online auctions, you usually do not know the identity of the seller. It could be a guy down the street selling his collection ol Hot Wheels, a lady in Virgimaselling cameras, or aeon artist It is not Types ol Committees Operational Activities Please RSVP your planned attendance to Carrie Torgersen by November I at 435 865-857- with plans of collecting a lew fast dollars. Often, sellers, and buyers, do not even use their real names. Rather they are identified by a nickname or user identification name. And. it seems that the more popular the item, the highei the risk lora bogus sale Computerequipment. the popular Beanie Babies and sports memorabilia are just a lew ol the many items that seem to attract liaudulent sales. At most, when you bid on an item, you may know the seller's email address and the city w here they say they are located. Online auction companies do not regulate their sellers or verify their identities and you have no guarantees that you will get the item you have purchased once you've mailed oil your money order or check. Most sellers w ill only accept money orders and certified checks; in fact 90 percent ol payments are made this way. This protects the seller because he has his money belore a buyer is sent the pui chased puxluet. Some sellers, that are also businesses, accept credit cards, but only about 4 percent ol payments are made this way. If credit cards are accepted, it is recommended that you pay using one as a means ol protecting has a negative rating it would be a good idea to av'oid the seller. While most sellers are individuals, more and more small companies are selling viaonline auctions Makeevery ellort to find out what type of auction site you are dealing with. II you are dealing w ith a seller that is a business, check to see il any warrantiesorcerti-llcatio- n is available, especially if the product is new or is a collectable. Another way to help reduce your chances ol becom i ng a v ict i m is to fi nd out as much as possible about the seller. The seller will provide the address losend the payment. Get a phone number also. Then check to see if the seller is listed in his local phone hook at that address and number. The online auctions can be a good w ay to bargai n shop, but do your homework and don't gel caught under Online Auction Tips: Know what you are buying. "Check other sources for the items value. Search lor past auctions on the same item lor price reference. Know as much about the seller as possible. Check the seller's feedback rating. yoursell. Are returns allowed? Another option is to use an online Who pays and how much are shipescrow agency. These are companies which, lora lee or commission, will act ping costs? Ask questions before you bid. as an intermediary for the purchase. Never send cash. The buyer sends their payment to the If the deal sounds too good to be escrow house, once it is received and confirmed the escrow agent informs true or you are suspicious, skip it and the seller who ships the product. Upon move on. Keep printouts of all transactions receipt ol the product, the buyer releases the escrowed payment and it is and emails. Ask questions you may have in the forwarded to the seller. Under no circumstances should cash auction chat room sites, because experienced users can sometimes be more be sent for any purchase. The buyer is responsible lor making helpful than the web site's customer the payment and shipping arrangeservice. ments directly with the seller. The aucReport all problems and possible scams to the web site tion web sites do not take responsibilII an individual believes they have ity for the transactions. 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