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Show Celebrating more than 95 years ofsetvice to the citizens of Eureka . Volume Number 8 Price $.40 EUREKA, UTAH - February 23, 2001 Ninety-Si- x Classes Bills would reform Tax Income State offered Utah Valley State College and the Turning PointCenter for Personal and Career Development is offering classes in March. Successful Life Management is a class to improve communications skills and build personal and professional relationships and personal awareness. 26, The class is Mar. 6-Tue. and Thur. at 9 a.m. to noon and 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Anger Management is a class to help those with inappropriate methods of dealing with anger. It runs Feb. 21 May 9 on Wed., from 6 to 9 p.m Parenting Skills is a class which combines communication skills with effective parentening techniques and runs 25 on Wed. from 7 Mr. to 9:30 p.m. Enhancing Marriage Relationships is a class for married couples which has been designed to help couples strengthened communication skills and build loving relationships. They are now offering a class on Marriage Preparation. It has. been developed for those considering marriage as well as those thinking of remarrying. The class 25 on Wednesruns Mar. 7 9 from to p.m. day Fee waivers and scaled payments are available for low income individuals. For information, call Apr. Brittany Horton from the 2"' grade was given the Principal's Award this week for Excellence in bringing writing to life. Brittany has written several excellent books displayed with her picture. Good Job Brittany! She is the daughter of Mark and Leslie Dellow. We want to thank Brittany for her excellent work in school. Cleo Judge reports on Guatamela stay In the February 9"' Eureka Reporter. Cleo began telling us of her trip to Guatemala. We begin we where left olT. Tire retreat was once a coffee plantation owned by Tom Hcntcn and his two brothers. They wanted to help the Mayas and still allow them to keep their culture. Tom's brothers have died and Tom is following through with the dream. The center has a very high wall with curled barb wire on top and at times there were policemen at the gate. There is a lot of unrest in Guatemala. Where ever our caravan of vans went we were escorted by a police car. When we entered a new area, the police car would stop and another would take its place. We were all so involved in the history of the county and all the food and entertainment, we really didn't pay a lot of attention to the police except at one stop someone asked permission to take their picture and they surprised us by posing with their guns. They were large automatics and they even allowed pictures with our group. In the evening, we had a video on Bob's pilgrimage. He walked across the U.S. to gather support for his cause. Bob then entertained us with his guitar songs he'd written, telling of his pilgrimage. Friday, we visited a hospital for severely handicapped and aged, a beautiful Cathedral built in the 16,h century. On Saturday, our group toured the Atitlan Lake shores and watched the women do their washing on the rocks. After a scenic boat ride, we visited CFCA Ccno Dc Oro. where we were treated to a special program with children dressed as old people, some had their dark faces painted black. There was lots of music, dancing, and firecrackers. It was very entertaining, but we couldn't do it in U.S. schools We then visited a peace plaza, which was really a cemetery for people that were killed in a rebellion. They' buried them when they were killed. We then visited Santiago Parish, where a priest was killed by troops in his room because of his sympathy for the natives. One wall has many crosses with names of people who mysteriously Some were found disappeared. later mutilated. These stories made us appreciate our police escorts. We returned by boat. Our retreat was within walking distance to the lake for those who wanted to walk. In the evening, entertained concert. we were with a Marimla We enjoy ed it so much See Trip on Page 2 pr. pr. 764-758- 0. Health note Despite all the positive press its getting, there are no studies that prove soy's role in relieving "women's" health problems. Soy is being touted as a product that can relieve menopausal symptoms. as well as reduce the risk of breast cancer and osteoporosis. But while those claims may be there is good evidence that soy can lower blood cholesterol, and now cereal companies are adding soy to their products. Trouble is, many of them contain such small amounts of soy that they don't even meet government-establishe- d daily requirements. As a guide, researchers say it takes 25 grams of soy protein daily to lower blood cholesterol. Remember that when purchasing foods like cereal. which typically contain only 2 grams per serving. far-fetch- After years of lobbying by the Taxpayers Association and others. adjusting the state income tax brackets for inflation seems to be a real possibility. SB 36. by Senator John Valentine, unanimously passed the Senate and has the votes in the House. The association has worked for years to index the income tax for inflation in order to eliminate the automatic $3 to $5 million hidden income tax increase that occurs every year. Utah's income taxes have not been indexed for inflation since 1973. This has represented an increase in income tax revenues of over $320 million above what would have been collected had the state indexed for inflation. Due in part to Utah's failure to index the brackets, Utah's individual income tax burden in 1995-9- 6 ranked the 13th heaviest in the United States, nearly 21 higher than the average of the other states. As a result of the state's failure to index its tax brackets of all Utah for inflation. 62 in the filers are top tax bracket of income tax and nearly 90 revenues are generated from taxpayers in the top tax bracket. Indexing Utah's income tax brackets for inflation will benefit all Utahns currently paying state income taxes. As the brackets are adjusted, more of a taxpayer's income will be taxed at the lower greater than his adjusted gross income, he will no longer have to pay state income taxes either. This bill effectively removes those earning below the poverty line from the state tax roles. SB 34 passed the Senate unanimously- . The Taxpayers Association supports these two bills as a way to ease the taxes of all Utahns who pay state income taxes. Methodist Church plans dedication The fellowship of the Eureka United Methodist Church invites you to come and join us for the dedication of our fellowship hall and parking lot and special recognition of people within our church on Sunday. February 25 at 2:15 p.m. at the Methodist Church on 83 West Main Street. Eureka. Our special guest speaker will be Eddie Kclcmcni. He is the district superintendent. A pot luck lunch will follow. For more information or if 1 Autry Long graduates basic training Army Pv t. Autry L. Long has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Bcnning. have questions, please contact: Pastor Michael Heart Edic Pasqual or Sandy Evans you 435-840-24- 435-433-63- 435-433-66- Columbus. Ga. The soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, reading, tactics, military courtesy. military justice, physical fitness, first aid. and Army history and traditions. map During infantry training, he developed basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics. and experience using various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman. Autry is the nephew of Mary Junior ushers and junior brid- esmaids are usually eight to Lou and Michael Draper of fourteen years old. Eureka soy-containi- rates, resulting in a smaller tax burden. Additional state income tax relief would come in the form of SB 34. by Senator Lyle Hillyard, which provides tax relief for those on a low income. If a taxpayer doesn't currently pay federal income taxes because his exemptions and deductions are True hope is swift, and flies with swallows wings: Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings. William Shakespeare Richard III ng There are two parts of good government: one is the actual obedience of citizens to the laws, the other part is the goodness of the laws which they obey. Aristotle |