Show Page Gunnison 12 Make life Valley News Wednesday December 3 1997 gather your tax records early Believe it or not it’s time to start thinking about your 997 income taxes An important first step in good recordkeeping is collecting and categorizing your information now This simple hint wil save you time and hassle when it comes to completing your return later contributions Categorizing receipts such as medical deductions charitable items will help professional expenses business expenses and other related is especially true if you considerably in the completion of your return This operate your own business The IRS has free publications on recordkeeping and you can have them sent Ask for Publication 552 to you by calling Guide for Small Recordkeeping for Individuals and Publication 334 Tax Business Girls basketball clinic set for Saturday morning Todd Petersen announced he was holding a girls basketball clinic Saturday December 6 The girls must be in the 5th - 8th grades The clinic will be held from 0 am to 12 noon at Gunnison High School Girls should come prepared to learn some basketball fundamentals that will help them enjoy the game Petersen will be joined by his two assistant coaches Nikki Ellettand Stewart Jensen as well as members of the Gunnison Bulldogs girls basketball team Petersen said that he hopes to help build the basketball skills of some of the girls who be playing Jr Jazz Basketball this year w ill signatures are now legal in Utah Digital less taxing in 1998 and the Internet sud- There is now a new way to legally usage of your “John Hancock” in Utah denly opened new avenues for busi- With punch of a few buttons on a ness to operate At the same time the computer keyboard Governor Mike technology caused new problems” One of the biggest problems ac- L to Allen is the question of Leavitt today became the first person can the recipient of an electronic ever to transmit a legally binding digibe 00 percent certain of the tal signature via the Internet The governor’s message for identity of the sender and that the Utah’s highly contents ofthe message have not been mally inaugurated touted Digital Signature Program tampered with While for those of us who use our designed to make it possible for docutransmitted over the Internet mail to keep in touch with a college and to be as legally binding as buddy living in northern Idaho issues of identity and tampering might noibe their paper counterparts ‘Technology has always managed significantButtosomeonewhowishes to stay a little ahead of the law” said to use the Internet to transmit con Ken Allen coordinator for the Utah tracts legal documents or some other Department of Commerce’s Digital transmission that might in the realm Signature Program “It would have of regular business transactions end been impossible for lawmakers or up in some type of legal dispute or anyone else to foresee the sudden and requ ire veri fication quest ions like who sent the message when it was sent and dramatic impact that electronic communications had on the way business was delivered intact suddenly become is transacted The development and important The Digital Signature Program provides the means for those questions to be verified and is seen by many as the final piece in the puzzle of making the Internet a major tool in regular busi- CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Professional Portraits Just $2995 Including 42 Full Size You get our best poses in the advertised package We NEVER hold back the better pictures to sell at a higher price FINISHED PORTRAITS BACK BY CHRISTMAS $26"5 CO hen deposit photographed balance on delivery PRICE officer to visit Gunnison VA Henry's Hideway 60 N State Salina UT Wednesday December 10 10:00 am - 7:00 pm © Compromise sought by CUCF Gunnison City (Continued from page ) Johnson asked Representative “What do the people of Gunnison want as far as expansion up there? Should I be promoting more buildings at the prison or trying to get them to go elsewhere?” Mayor Buchanan commented that the nucleus of the facility was built to accommodate 2000 beds “We would not be wisely using it without filling it up” Kim Pickett a citizen who was present asked “If the system goes bad and fills my basement whose fault is it?” He said he’d like future additions somewhere else The meeting ended with an agreement for Engineer Jones to work figures and call them in to Byfield who intended to meet with the Governor that day Poaching is serious issue o $29 95 this technology will be of legitimate thority While initial use is expected to be use for them We expect to see interest al limited within the court system the in the program start developing development ofthe Utah program has most immediately” More information about the Utah received considerable attention from verifi- - Digital Signature Program can be many groups hoping to utilize able electronic communications for found on the Utah Department at: website merce transactions “We hope today will be viewed as a wwwcommerceutus Roger Foisy over water quality said “This is not an optimal solution This is a short term solution” Council Member Brian Jensen was in favor of the compromise “As long as you’re confident the restrainness transactions device will work” Council MemThe first application planned for the ing ber Rodney Taylor said “For the monew Digital Signature Program is an ment I don’t have acid indigestion” docuelectronicfilingsystemforcourt Byfield commented that the city ments Advocates of digital signatures - would be in a better position if they say that the technology could eventuthe request for help with the made had ally be used in areas such as motor earlier “We need the vehicle registrations real estate and sewer system ten months ahead not six conversation mortgage transactions tax returns and weeks before building” he said government personnel records as well Council members asked that there be as to banking and comabout what better communication mercial transactions building projects are coming up “We S Walton Jr Charles to According walls were the until unaware were Senior Vice President at CertCo who going up” said Rodney Taylor of the along with Zions Bank subsidiary Digithe to addition recent prison in the tal Signature Trust partnered development of Utah’s program the technology being used is the only one currently available that allows one certificate authority such as a state or (Continued from ) Portraits by Kolorkraft 3" says Allen The first Digital Signature fying authority Trust is in place and we expect more will come aboard in the near future The necessary software is available now all that is needed is for businesses and organizations to determine that milestone" federal agency to accredit or license another While ordinary digital signa- ture certificates can attest only to the identity of the signer accredited certificates can indicate important mation about the signer’s qualifica-hotions 'credit standing or scope of Mr Ron Bacher new Department Service Officer for the Disabled American Veterans will be available during the month of December 1997 to provide assistancewith Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) He will be at Gunnison City Hall on December 15 from pm to 2 pm Package Includes: In 3 Poses 36 Billfolds o Sitisiu turn ( uit mlivd or sour deposit refunded No Quantity Limit No Lxtra Charge for Groups No Age Limit reorders available by mail Inlanls to Adults lamilies Welcome Double pus ore and Black Background at No Extra Charge Page from those who may be just trying to get a closer look or take pictures This can in effect herd them Some deaths result happen when snowmobilers and others from these innocent acts the wardens so the general public for out are Most poachers only looking can help tremendously If anyone sees a poacher or is suspicious of such they can contact public dispatch at Any information a person can give such as physical descriptions license plate numbers locations etc is exare crimitremely helpful Never confront poachers “Remember that they nals They are not above breaking the law They have just proven that by poaching” says Pannunzio WHylRAYlREiTAIIfc Full Size Professional Prints SHOP All of our portraits are full size borderless prints We care as much about your portraits as you do &£er0 46320 AT HOME FEATURING “Superior In Expect Quality You A Home" ft IDE FOREVER DOMES 50 E 490 S Ivins TaIEms ftno9d2no6n T 1 hour free evenings 1 hour free weekends every month for 1 year DON'T MISS THE PREMIERE EVENT OF THE YEAR Free Motorola Flip Phone Statewide Calling us for a special showing of the latest equipment and technology from John Deere With displays refreshments a video program and more it's an event vou don't want to miss Mark your calendar today to attend John Deere Day 1998 Join No Activation Fee The Perfect Holiday Gift Ssrvi'c field report 2 liO mU from Ufae Powell You won’t believe where I’m calling from And you I brought call won’t believe my who’s here sighting the with me Good thing Cellular One phone with me you to report the Santa I’ll call you because I back when had to Hopefully that will be on Date: Wednesday December 3 1997 Time: 12:00 Noon Place: Gunnison Implement 62 South Main Street Gunnison Ut night or weekend when call is free for Goodbye CELUJLAROKS‘ now Gunnison Implement 62 S Main Gunnison Clear Across America" find I a 9 GwitML 528-727- ttft: 1 Tm iZltnm M yu r MofoU m t - 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