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Show THE Thursday, September 23, 2004 9 Fall landscaping: One smart idea 1 Frightful family fun (NAPS)-Froghoulish images to pumpkin carvings to black cat superstitions, Halloween conjures up a variety of spooky traditions that are fun for the whole fam-i!m y. This festive holiday is also a great opportunity for kids of all ages to express their creative spirit. Following are a few ideas for spooktacular Halloween activities that are sure to produce a whole load of frightful family fun: Involve kids in creating their own haunted look with "no sew" costumes. Detailed p directions for costumes such as Dracula, pirate and princess are available on VeryBestKids.com. Keep the bewitched memories from past Halloweens alive. Each year take photos of all family members in costume and display the photos in festive photo frames. decorations. Enjoy a family evening making boo-tifFor an easy ghost decoration, cover helium balloons with an old bed sheet and tie off at the neck. Draw spooky faces on the sheet and secure with a string to a tree or railing. Rouse some fright by telling ghost stories round-robi- n style. Light the room with only a flashlight and have each person hold the flashlight while telling a part of the story. The last person in the circle decides the g end to the tale. No matter what the activity, make sure to provide some "bone chillin' brew" and ghoulish goodies. Following is a quick and easy NAPS-- A lot of homeowners don't think about having their landscaping done in the fall. Surprisingly, landscape professionals will tell you that in many ways, fall is a better time than spring to undertake "yard remodeling" step-by-ste- Gravier of Allan Block says their professional installers unanimously prefer working in cooler weather. Less rain and mud. April showers bring mud and construction delays. Cooler and dryer fall months translate into faster progress on any project you may be considering. Moving soil is easier and there will be much less damage to your yard when work takes place in the fall. Fall plantings grow better in the spring. Many bushes, shrubs and plants do better when planted in the fall. If you get them in now, you'll benefit from a full season of growth next year and they won't suffer from transplant stress during the hot days of projects. There are several logical reasons to get going on landscape projects right now. The most obvious is that having the work done now allows you to enjoy your yard's improvements all of the following summer. If you don't start the work until spring, a portion of your summer will be "missed" while the work is being com- ul hair-raisin- pleted. If that isn't sufficient motivation, Allan Block, maker of landscape block, has a list of other good reasons to consider doing your landscape work in the fall. Since most homeowners tend to start their landscaping projects in the spring, that's the hardest time to find a qualified professional to do the work promptly. Fall is a much better time of the find a proyear for you to fessional who is available to do the work. Working conditions are better. Since it's cooler outside, work progresses faster. It's much easier to install landscape blocks and plantings in 60 degree weather than 90 degree weather. Bob recipe to set the Halloween mood. For more spooka-liciou- s recipes and activiHalloween visit ties, PYRAMID VeryBestKids.com. Bone Chillin' Brew (Makes 24 serv- ings) Floating hands: Water Clear plastic gloves Rubber bands or twist ties Punch: summer. No matter when you do the work, landscape improvements such as retaining walls, raised planters, patios, and entertainment areas are always a great investment in your home. It's also a good idea to use permanent materials such as interlocking landscape blocks and concrete or stone pavers. 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Take the time to learn the basics of credit and seek the assistance of experts if you need to do so. Greenberg stressed that it is particularly important for people to seek help right away if they think they might be getting mto trouble. Most people find that they can get themselves out of debt on a reasonable timetable if they get help from a reputable, licensed credit counseling organization before the problem be- non-prof- it time-pressur- New overtime rules benefit everyone NAPS- - Karen is a single mother of two who worked hard to be promoted to assistant manager of a local department store. She got a raise to $18,000 per year, but as a result, actually earned too much to qualify for over- opportunity, danger to millions of Americans & Pillow talk separates facts from fluff 1. New credit system presents HI Fall is a terrific time to install patios, retaining walls and terraces so you can immediately begin enjoying them next spring. comes insurmountable. workers, operating engineers, longshoremen and laborers, as well as workers who receive overtime under a union contract. Licensed practical nurses and first responders, such as police officers, fire fighters time. and EMTs also receive Her brother, Steve, is a greater protection under the sergeant in his town's police new regulations. department earning $21,000. Any worker paid on an But the city says he can't put hourly basis will continue to in for overtime because his be guaranteed overtime pay job duties disqualify him for no matter how much they extra pay. earn, what job they perform, Karen's best friend, Amy, or what title they hold. The new overtime security makes $23,000 working in a restaurant. Even though she rules are far more clear than in days and has the old regulations, which Euts time for her family, means that workers will she's not sure if she's entitled know their overtime rights, to overtime either. But under employers will know their new overtime security re- obligations and the Departforms that are in effect now, ment of Labor will have an workers like these now have easier time enforcing the a guarantee of overtime pro- law. tection. This will benefit everyone. Under the old, outdated Workers will no longer have regulations, workers earn- to go to court to get the overing as little as $8,060 could be time they deserve and emdenied overtime. The new ployers can devote money to overtime security rule nearly building their businesses and triples this salary threshold, paying workers, instead of so that millions of workers worrying about lawsuits. To find out more about the earning less than $23,660 per year, workers like the com- new overtime security reposites represented above, forms, visit the Department are guaranteed overtime of Labor's Web site at protection no matter what www.dol.govfairpay. The they do or what their job title site includes information is. about workers' new overThe new overtime security time rights, as well as extenrules, for the first time, also sive compliance information offer explicit guarantees of for employers. Now that the final overovertime protection to many workers earning above the time security rules are at last $23,660 threshold, including in place, workers like those blue collar workers like car- represented above will finalpenters, electricians, me- ly have the enhanced overchanics, plumbers, iron time protection they deserve. 10-ho- Pie Prep: 10 min.; Bake: 28 min.; Stand: 5 min. 1 beef 1 pound lean ground medium onion, chopped (12 cup) SEPTEMBER 1 (114 envelope ounces) taco seasoning MT. PLEASANT CITY BUILDING US W, Main St., Mt. Pleasant mix can (412 ounces) chopped green chiles, drained 12 Original cup 1 SEPTEMBER 28 (Tuesday) BEN FRANKLIN STORE 385 N, Main St., Naphl NO MORE SEPTEMBER 2 (Wednesday) SANTAQUIN CITY BUILDING 45 W, 100 S Santaquin, (Parking lot In back) HOMELESS . Bisquick mix 1 cup milk 2 f 27 (Monday) eggs 34 cup shredded Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese (3 ounces) Salsa , if desired Sour cream, if desired 1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. 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