OCR Text |
Show - The Pyramid - December 23, 1998 Volunteers help fight phone fraud Garkane Power supported the event by paying for lunch and Cellular One donated phones and air time for ten RSVP Volunteers to make calls to approximately 450 homes in Sevier, Millard. Juab. Sanpete, Piute and Wayne counties to warn and educate citizens of dangers of telephone and mail fraud. AARP provided bright yellow "Fraud Fighter" tee shirts for each RSVP volunteer who donated their time to help citizens in the Six County area become more aware of this growing problem. Many individuals participated to make this event a resounding success. Howard Watkin, Volunteer Leader, worked closely with Charlene Gilbert, Senior Protection Coordinator of the Attorney RICHFIEL- D- Six County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), AARP and the Utah State Attorney Generals Office recently worked together to conduct Operation "Fighting Fone Fraud". For those who have been a recent victim of telephone or mail fraud, or for those who would like further information on how to identify and deal with unscrupulous telemarketers, call the Attorney Generals office at 6. The Richfield Senior Center allowed participants to use their facility and prepared a Thanksgiving lunch for members of the Attorney Generals staff, RSVP Volunteers and other participants of the event. Jr LftHMngs tfteauUful May you enjoy a lovely season with all the trimmings. Thanks for making us look good, all year long! The Doll House 750 South State, Mt. Pleasant - 462-971- 1 May the pint the die iywa. S-eaao- (Sfi it you revel in the true meaning of Christmas, we hope it casts wonderful light on the year ahead. As Horseshoe Mountain Lodge 850 South Highway 89 (435)462-933- 0 Generals office and Kathy Erickson, Six County RSVP Coordinator, to organize and coordinate the event at the local level. Ross Bumgardner, Six County Area Agency on Aging Director and Jerry Howell, Adult Protective Service Caseworker were available as trouble-shooteto answer any questions that RSVP volunteers may have been unable to answer. Reed Richards, Palmer and Charlene Gilbert of the Attorney Generals office trained the volunteers before calls were placed. Howard and Grace Watkin, Rachel and Wendell Olsen, Doug and Marie Loosle, Helen and Robert Sylvester, Gaia Christensen, June Gregerson and others placed calls to residents in the six county area. A script was provided for volunteers to work from which informed those receiving calls that they were selected from a list of names purchased from a company that sells these lists to telemarketers in our area. Volunteers explained some of the different scams that unscrupulous telemarketers use to get people to send them money, bank account or credit card numbers for goods or services that may never be delivered. At the end of each call volunteers offered to send a packet of information to the home that gives additional information on how to identify telephone fraud and what to do to get a name removed from such lists. During the following week, RSVP volunteers made follow up calls to those on the list that had not been reached on the day of the event. The Richfield "Fighting Fone Fraud" event was seventh of conducted eight operations around the state. Jan Graham. Utah State Attorney General, is committed to the concept that it is cheaper and more efficient to prevent crime rather than to simply respond once a crime is committed. The senior population is especially vulnerable to telephone solicitation fraud so this event was conceived to help these seniors to gain knowledge and information that will enable them to identify fraud and protect themselves. RSVP Volunteers are involved in many projects which help solve priority problems in Sevier, Millard, Sanpete, Juab, Piute and Wayne counties. For those 55 years of age or older that can invest a few hours a month to help a child, call Kathy Erickson, RSVP Coordinae 2 ext. 28 or tor at rs De-Pau- 896-922- UP&L gives Debate team wins EPHRAI- M- Snow college Forensics once again stifled the competition at the 1998 California State University Northridge Epicenter Classic. Under the direction of John Vitullo, the team burned through 45 other colleges to take second place in junior college competition and fifth place overall. Competition included some prestigious colleges including: California State University, Los Angeles, University California Los Angeles, Arizona State University, and Pepperdine University- Snow individual results were safety checklist follows: Monica Yancey, second in communication analysis in prose; and went to semi-finaApril Kinney, first in informative; Stephanie Wilson, third in informative. Mindy Haslem, fifth in after dinner speaking; Charity Kaneko, semi-fina- ls in oral interpretation; Cheri Palmer, sixth in oral interpretation. Snow College Forensics continues to bring recognition to the school. Vitullo remarked, "the team is already doing better this year than last. Snow is in an excellent position for the national competition coming in April. as ls RICHFIEL- D- One of the greatest gifts to give family this year will never appear under the tree, its electrical safety, states a Utah Power press release. Mark Cox, Utah Power manager, offers several suggestions to help ensure a safer holiday season. Check for obvious safety hazards around the house. Look for frayed wires, uncapped plugs, or outlets that are overloaded. Make sure that indoor lights arent used outdoors. Remember to unplug electronic appliances and toys by pulling on the plug and not the cord. Heres hoping that your holiday brings loads of contentment and many good things. Thank you for your valued support. FAIRVIEW CITY Mayor Council, Staff & Employees toll-fre- at People in ancient India made the first candy with sugar cane. Wnl arm isnes Christmas is coming and wed like to say, hope lots of glad tidings are headed your way! Happy Holidays and loads of thanks from all of ns. Ephraim City Mayor, City Council and Employees urn mo p&m 206 Uorth Main Ephraim, UT 283-454- 5 IWlMaJiliyiillillilllllilil t |