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Show h gUN 307 Eireka k U SM.T 31 D W 200 S IN Cl' Celebrating more than 92 years of service to the citizens of Eureka . Volume EUREKA, UTAH - Ninety-Thre- e June, 1998 Price $.40 Number 26 ity signs new garbage centrad Brad Mertz, representing BFI Industries), attended the June City Council meeting to discuss the new garbage contract. Last year, BFI purchased Laidlaw, and are now handling Eureka Citys garbage bin services. pickup and roll-oEurekas contract is up in August, but the new contract will begin in July in order to coincide with the fiscal year. Mertz like to renew said BFI would the contract with Eureka for 10 years instead of five. The price set for residential service was $9.35 for the first can for the five year contract. The contract had a provision which stated that the price would go up or down according to the consumer price index. The consumer price index has actually gone up 20 percent, but the present contract only reads 8 percent. Mertz said that he did not realize that Laidlaw had never changed their pricing during the five years. If the city would allow, he was asking for the 10 percent increase to meet were them halfway. The roll-ofnot included in the price. The new contract proposes that it be an eight to ten year contract, and asks for an increase according to the consumer price index of 10 percent. The contract includes 6 roll-ofper year. Eureka City Council held a special work meeting prior to (Browning-Ferri- s ff fs fs Its they are even more vulnerable targets for scam artists, said Sheriff Carter, their life savings. The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports there are over 14,000 illegal operations taking advantage of U.S. citizens each year. They also point out that the majority of victims do not consider a fraudulent telemarker-ter- s actions to be a crime. It is important for the elderly to elderly. realize there is a direct connecAre you a target for telemartion between illegal telemarketketing fraud and do you know ing and criminal activity. what precautions to take to Its difficult to apprehend lessen your chances of being fraudulent telemarketers, but it victimized? Or perhaps you is essential that the elderly know know of someone who could be how to recognize when a caller a target. In an effort to alert and may be trying to take advantage protect the elderly, Sheriff Cartof them. The Utah Sheriffs er urges that extreme caution be Association has some suggesexercised when purchasing tions on how the elderly can anything over the phone. protect themselves by identifying Every year an estimated $40 fraudulent sales pitches, as well billion is obtained illegally as how to recognize a potential U.S. through telemarketing victim. operations. And according to a To protect yourself, keep in survey by the American Associa- mind the following information of Retired Persons (AARP), tion: more than half of all victims are It is illegal to seek payment over the age of 50. for sweepstakes or prize offers. "Often times, telemarketers Dont allow telemarketers to are the only people who call the pressure you into making a elderly. And since they have a decision.' tendency to be extremely lonely, Request written information Shopping by phone: become an everyday occurrence, and is particularly common among the elderly since it can be the regular meeting to go over done from the safety of their the options for the roll-obins. own home. However, along with was made to close the convenience of shopping The decision the gate to the roll-obin, limb from home, comes the risk of pile and scrap pile and only telemarketing fraud. According open it 2 or 3 days per week. to Juab County Sheriff David The City will hire someone to sit Carter, this form of criminal at the gate for minimum wage, activity is sweeping the nation to watch it while it was open, so and creating fear among the ff ff household trash and items that are not supposed to be dumped, do not get placed in the roll-of- f, limb pile or the scrap pile. This would also stop those not paying.. from dumping. The city would also issue a card to each resident with 6 free trips included on it. Once the card is used up, the resident would have to start paying so much per each load taken down. This would also solve the problem of garbage being dumped in the limb pile and scrap pile, as well as scavenging. Mertz stated that this was a good plan and might encourage residents to get a second can to put household garbage in.. and solve the problem of household waste in the roll-of- f. In a vote of the City Council, the amended garbage contract with BFI, was accepted. were discovered 1901 by German Physicist X-ra- ys in Wil-hei- m Konrad Roentgen. The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman. out-of-sta- te 623-134- 9. bins to open two days a week Roll-o- ff Due to the overwhelming costs associated with the roll-obin. Eureka City has voted to close the gate to the roll-obin, limb pile and scrap pile, except for two days per week. Eureka City was providing this service for a small fee included in the monthly garbage charge, and people were allowed in at any time. Due to this system being abused by some citizens, persons from other communities, and people passing through, using the bin without paying, and people scavenging, restrictions had to be put into place. The City Council voted to have the gate open two days per week on Fridays and Saturday's from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. With this new system, all residents currently paying for garbage pickup, will be given one card per year which allows six trips to the roll off bin, limb pile arul scrap pile. The card will expire on 123198. A new card will be issued at the beginning of the year. ff ff This picture was taken approximately 60 years ago! Pictured are members of a Utah Company Civilian conservation Corps, stationed in Kanab, Utah. All of them have not been identified, maybe some of our readers could help out. Top left to right: Bottom row left to right: Melvin Larsen, Veldon Warr, Neil Cartwright, Howard Kite, Elmont Lemmon, Don Mikelson, (this one could be LaMar Lemmon, but we are not sure.) Picture is courtesy of June McCormick and Betty Walker. about the product service being offered. Profits should never be guaranteed. If a caller is seeking a charitable donation, request the percentage of the donation to benefit the charity. If you are unsure of the callers legitimacy, request references. Always take plenty of time to make a decision; dont allow yourself to be pressured by the caller. Do not disclose your social security number or financial information. Elderly Fraud Victims - signs to be Aware of: Promises of free trips and prizes flood the mail. Large and frequent payments to companies. Payments picked-u- p by private courier services. Frequent receipt of inexpensive items such as pens, trinkets and costume jewelty. Sudden difficulty in paying bills and purchasing necessities such as groceries. If you feel you may be a victim of telemarketing fraud, or if you have any call you feel may be a scam of some kind, please contact the Juab County We Sheriffs Office at will be happy to check it out, or refer you to the proper jurisdiction. Once the card is used up, a $15.00 fee will be charged per load. Persons from outside Eureka or who do not already pay for garbage pickup within Eureka, will be charged $15.00 per load. There will be an attendant at the gate to punch the cards. The initial card will be given to the resident on their first trip. If you dont have your card yet, make sure to go down on any Friday or Saturday to pick it up even if you are not going to use it that day. Ball game schedules Week or June 29, 1998 T-B- all Santaquin Maroon 6:30 p.m. at Genola Santaquin Green July 2 6:30 p.m. at Eureka (End of season Coach Pitch (Green) June 30 Santaquin Black 6:30 p.m. at Field A Goshen July 2 5 p.m. at Eureka June 30 T-Ba- ll) Coach Pitch (Orange) June 30 Santaquin Blue 6:45 p.m. at Field C Household garbage will not be accepted in die roll off bin. If July 2 Santaquin Black 5 p.m. at Eureka you have more household garMustang bage than your tote will hold, contact the city office to have an June 30 Santaquin Yankees 5 p.m. at Field B extra tote delivered to your home. The cost of the extra tote July 2 Santaquin White Sox 6:45 p.m. at Eureka is $5.50 per month. Other items that will not be (End of season - Mustang) and are: hazardous Pinto accepted Braves chemical wastes, tires, batteries, June 30 Eureka 6:45 and or rocks cement, asphalt p.m. at Genola shingles. NO SALVAGING July 2 Genola BE 6:45 p.m. at ALLOWED. WILL |
