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Show T UINTAH BASIN STANDARD, April 13. 1988. V Tabtona Newsi xJx-- (F Biggest Selection .y in the Basin, of - by Connie Lee See Larry or Wade NOW! 12 days at a librarians convention on university campus Thursday to Motor Murray 200 Roosevelt 157 t Saturday. Mr. Mrs. ; r and Tracy Williams are parents of a baby boy, born in Ogden, March 13. He weighed 6 lbs. 10 ox. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bill Williams. So. Consumers week visiting his parents, and filming. He brought along a video he played in that was filmed here in Utah. It was named, In Search of a Golden Sky. A good story and beautiful scenery. He has been in about 10 shows filmed in Park City, Heber and Arizona. April 24-3- 0 Every year, the last week in April is designated as National Consumers Week. This year, National Consumers Week will be April 24 to 30, and the theme is Consumers Buy Service. The following questions and answers re- fleet concerns raised by consumers. See if you know the answers to all v of them. You can order the booklets at the prices indicated by sending a note mentioning the item numbers to Consumer Information Center, , names and addresses of the mqjor car manufacturers including the far foreign car. companies 3. Q: My aging mother continugets phone calls and visits from ally ' insurance salesmen waiting to sell her Medigap policies to supplement her Medicare benefits. Tm not even sure what a Medigap policy is. How can I make sura my mother gets the right kind of coverage and that she isnt overinsuring herself?. Pueblo, Colo., 81009. Q: Medicare supplement or 1. Q: Now that Spring is here Td Medigap insurance policies genreally like to start a regular exererally pay for a high proportion of cise program . Im a bit out of shape services and expenses that are not so I cant do anything strenuous i completely covered by Medicare. right away. What exercise can I do Medigap insurance policies are available through commercial inregularly that is easy, and doesnt surance companies, and differ in require any special equipment? coverage and cost. You and your A: How about walking? Almost mother should carefully examine anyone can walk for exercise. The, the policies die is offered to be sure the features most important to her only special equipment required is a good pair of walking shoes. You are included.' You can learn about can do it almost anywhere and its Medicare and Medigap, as well as five! As an exercise it can help how to cope with other aging probrelieve tension and 'enhance a ' lems by sending for a persons general attitude toward copy of Health Care and Finances: life, and it can help control your A Guide for Adult Children and weight. The Presidents Council on Their Parents (item 1) by the Physical Fitness and Sports and American Council of Life Insur- Scholl Ipc.have a book let '1ft(lld"w Health, Insurance Assoda- Everybodys Walking for Fitneu - tion of America with the U.S. Da- (Item 452T) that will tell you how to partment of Agriculture. set your pace, how far to walk, dos 5. Q: My money was stolen by a and donts, and stretches to help pickpocket last year when I went on vacation abroad. How can I you get started. 2. Q: My new car has been in the make aura that wont h appen to me hop more than its been on the again this year when I go? A: If you dont want to wear a road. Fm fed up. Is there anything I can do? money belt when traveling abroad, A: A number of states now have there is another way to guard lemon-lawthat give consumers against pickpockets: Wrap your rights if their cars are not repaired wallet in rubber bands. It will be after a certain number of tries. To much more difficult for someone to find out whether your state baa a remove without your noticing it . lemon law, check with your local The U.S. Department of State has or state office of consumer affairs. more information about how to They are listed in the U.S. Office of have a safe trip in Your Trip Abroad Consumer Affairs book,' Consum(162T, $1.00) and A Safe Trip ers Resource Handbook (.Item Abroad (160T,$L00X 6. Q: My rising prescription 582T, Free), along with the : an' s drug bills are turning into a real headache. Is there any way to reduce my expenses? A: You can save money by purchasing generic drugs. Generics meet the same high standards and do the same job aa brand name drugs, and they cost less. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about ics. You can learn more about generic drugs as well as the generic names for many of the most common prescription drugs by sending for a copy ofthe U.S. Food and Drug Administration fact sheet, Generic Drugs: Cutting Coats, Not Comers (Item 538T, Free). 7. Q: I read about the danger of lead poisoning than household drinking water. How can I find out if there is lead in my pipes at home? What can I do to make my drinking water safe? A: If you have reason to believe there is lead in your household water, there are several precautions you can take to avoid lead poisoning. Ask your local health department or water company to . recommend a competent labors-- , toy to test your water. But for now, any time the water in a faucet . has not been used for six hours or longer, flush your cold water pipes for two minutes and use only the water from the tap for drinking or cooking For informs- - i tion on how to check the water in r i your home, send for the U.S. Environment Protection Agencys booklet Lead' knd Ydurtr Drinking Water (Item 424T). er 8. Q: Where Can I learn more about consumer problems and get other general consumer informs-- . tion? A: From your local or state consumer office or from the Coopera- tive Extension Service in your county. And send for a copy of the free Consumer Information Catalog that lists more than 200 federal publications on a wide variety of topics ranging from car repair to house repair, from establishing a budget to establishing a diet The beet part ia that more than half of the booklets are either free or coat little. . Public can comment on issue Public comment is being sought concerning a proposal received by the Vernal District ofthe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from Questar Pipeline Company (QPC) to construct and operate approximately 77 miles of buried natural gas pipeline from Clay Basin to a sight near the Mountain Fuel Bridge on the White River. About 55 miles ofthe line would d traverse lands. The stated purpose of the bepipeline ia to provide a link tween QPCs existingnorthem and southern ' transmission systems. Three alternate routes have been identified in the proposal. An Environmental Assessment "HOME COOKIN" Buffet on Friday & Saturday ONLY (Includes Salad Bar With 25 Items) ONLY $4.99 j RosiejtWW Appreciates You A- Thepurposeofthemeetingsisto answer questions and to receive comments. Comments about the issues, concerns, potential pipeline routes, alternatives, and options that should or should not be addressed, and in what detail, will be (EA) or possibly an Environmental of particular value. Comments will to Statement (EIS) analyse Impact also be received after the meetings tiie impacts of pipeline construction and operation must be pre- but will be moat useftil when received May 13, 1988. Comments pared prior to the granting of a should by be directed to Ralph Brown would which y Federal be required prior to construction. at the above Vernal address or by Public comment is needed to assist telephoning (801) Information packets concerning i in the preparation of those docuthe proposed project are Available ments. upon request BLM will of District Vernal The hold public meetings in two locations. The first meeting will be held The BLM will be the lead agency on April 27, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. at the with the Federal Energy Regula170 BLM Office, Vernal, Utah Commission tory and Forest ServSouth 500 Eaat, Vernal. The second ice aa cooperating functioning meeting will be held on April 28, guides in the preparation of ei1988 at 7:00 p.m. at Flaming Gorge ther an EA or EIS document Dam. Utah at the Visitors Center. Call ' wfcx. 5 Locally Grown Russet Potatoes 20 lb. Bags 99 Cents r held and then Myraa Baum played the piano served. A program was and everyone danced, .mostly dances of days grata by, as well aa those of today. Everyone had a wonderful time. Two seta of Relief, Society officers took part The ones being released, and the new ones.. The new officers are Rosalyn Thomas, president; Bonnie Roberta and Lehia Webb, counselors. Visitors over the weekend with Enid and Gala Wagstaff were Mr. and Mrs. Shane Wagstaff and two sons, Heber, Doyle and Joyce Burt and family, and Shawns and Brad Peterson, Salt Lake, and Dorothy and Larry Price and family, Tabi-onThey eqjoyed a lovely dinner and then video, due to the cold weather, having a lovely BasjffiGoun Across From The Children's Den , ORTHO ' a. get-togeth-er. f J) Garden Fertilizer . The only fertilizer with all nutrients in each pellet. ; Each blade of grass and each plant root get a :;' ! ; ' In Any Stores. $12.99 per 30 bag $13.99 Iron added Not Available T - - Lawn & complete balance of nutrients. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lea Sunday for Easter, was Mari-- . lyn and Earl Murphy and Dawn and Kendall Murphy and son. Visitors for Easter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Turnbow were. Marva Anderson and children, and other grandchildren from Salt cKee s DinoGrow W.Hwy.40 " Roosevelt722-228- Lkke. ,t . 722-992- (F ' Jfrv in orders Welcome Across From I.G.A. Super Center es cold-wat- J) Chinese, Mexican and American Food Linda Pace came out a week ago and spent Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lee, and fixing her moth--' ers hair, as well as her dads. Relief Society held the organizations birthday party last week. They decorated the tables for each month and a lovely cake showed esch months celebration. The1 tables were works of art A ham dinner, with all the trimmings, was i 7225107 E. WESTERN HILLS CAFE Robert Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lee, spent three days last week ON THE BACKROAD-Mcmb-crs of the Roosevelt Gty Council met with residents in the "alley behind theirhomes to show the council the problems they would face if the street where they currently park is made into a red zone with no parking. The council is checking into improving the alley sc that residents have access to their homes in all weather conditions. Customized Mi Mrs. Carlene Williams, Donna Hansen and William Lewis, spent 2 . 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