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Show The Garfield County Insider February 1 0, 2011 Lynn Maguire 1' T robox676 250 E_ Center Street Panguitcli, Cif 84759 +35 616-812) r: +55 676 81 55 balance , Dizziness WHAT ARE YOU DOING? . . . the week of February 20? In addition to celebrating President's Day, many Utahns and Americans will be celebrating Saves Week. We invite you to join the celebration by participating in some of the activities. Senator Pat Jones is sponsoring SCR2, Financial Responsibility Concurrent Resolution, which designates the week of February 20-28, 2011 as "Utah Saves Week", and recommends that all Utahns participate in activities and programs to increase their financial knowledge. Celebrate Utah Saves week in Garfield County by doing the following: Sunday or Monday Take the Financial Quiz at http:// www.faircredit.org/stabilityquiz.asp Tuesday Challenge Order your free credit score at www. annualcreditreport.com or by calling toll free 1-877-3228228. Wednesday Challenge Join utahsaves.org. Commit to a savings or debt reduction goal. Take the savings pledge with one or more of the following actions: 1. Open a savings account for yourself or children 2. Add to your savings account for a. Emergencies b. Future major purchases. 3. Open a college savings account 4. Invest in a retirement account. Thursday Challenge Sign up for free budgeting classes (online or local) or do a Financial check-up by getting financially organized and write a budget or create a spending plan you can live with. Friday Challenge The candy bar factor. Track every one of your expenses for one day and write them in a notebook. Weekend Family Finance Weekend. Have a financial conversation with your family about money. Identify one financial behavior that you will change. Watch for more information and how to submit a record of completed activities for prizes. SuzAnne A. Jorgensen, MS, CFCS Utah State University Garfield County Extension Family & Consumer Sciences/4-H Youth Programs Small Business Development P.O. Box 77, 55 South Main, Panguitch, UT 84759 (435) 676-1114 fax (435) 676-8239 suzannej orgensen@usu.edu http://extension.usu.edu/garfield/ - - - YOU MAY BENEFIT FROM NEW PRE-EXISTING CONDITION INSURANCE PLAN By Mickie Douglas, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist Do you find it hard to obtain health insurance due to preexisting conditions? You may be eligible for the new PreExisting Condition Insurance Plan — a program for people who have a pre-existing medical condition and have been without health insurance coverage for at least six months. People with pre-existing conditions face daunting challenges — and high costs — when they shop for health insurance. This new plan covers physician and hospital services and prescription drugs. Premiums vary by state. Annual out-of-pocket expenses for enrollees are capped. Details about the program and how to apply may vary depending on what State you live in. In some states, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with the help of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Finance Center, will run the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan; other States have asked to run the program themselves. Regardless of which State you live in, to qualify for the program you must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident, and you must have been uninsured for at least six months. In addition, you must have a pre-existing condition or have been denied insurance coverage because of a medical condition. For more information, call the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan toll-free at 1-866-717-5826 (TTY 1-866561-1604) between the hours of 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. Eastern Time. Or visit www.pcip.gov and select "Find Your State" to learn about eligibility and how to apply. 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The ad urges people to visit their doctor and check their blood pressure. The online banner ads feature animated blood pressure characters. In one ad, "Mr. Blood Pressure" is holding a bouquet of heart-shaped red balloons with unhealthily high blood pressure numbers written on them. As the numbers get higher, Mr. Blood Pressure is lifted into the air. The text reads, "The higher you get the greater your risk for a stroke or heart attack." Mr. Blood Pressure rises higher and higher, until finally words like "exercise" appear on the balloons, popping them and allowing Mr. Blood Pressure to return safely to earth and a normal blood pressure reading. Other banner ads feature graphic images of a Mr. or Ms. Blood Pressure's personal file. The file reads the person's "likes" (Cycling, Apples, Biggest Loser) and "dislikes," including Potato Chips and Smoking – things that may contribute to high blood pressure. "We hope this campaign allows people to think about blood pressure in a unique way," said Tania Charette, HDSPP Media Coordinator. "Not knowing what healthy blood pressure is can put people at greater risk for stroke or heart attack. The only way to know your blood pressure is to have it checked by your health care provider," Charette added. For more information, visit www.hearthighway.org/ bp.html Teasdale, Ut 84113 [4351340-1536 purl Cleankr. SIECIAL 1-FJ 1 4000.114114# -$80 wordless °Isla/ Features: Maxim Stainmaster Carpet Protection, Furniture & Fine Fabrics, Orientals, e,T Strip & Wax, Tile & Grout Cleaning Looking for a local CPA to help you with your Tax Preparation or Business Accounting? Contact Lark today. He has experience preparing Corporate, Partnership, and Individual tax returns. 0 (435) 676-2578 4lark.reynolds@gmail.com *Tax Preparation & Business Accounting Services WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS THING CALLED THE "CID"? A very important source of funding frequently utilized by eligible entities in Utah to construct capital improvements projects is officially the "Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund Board" (PCIFB) or more commonly just referred to as the "CIB". Projects, in order to be eligible to apply for funding with the PCIFB, must be on the current, county-level-prioritized, Capital Improvements List (please see the one-year and 2-5 year CIL's below) unless the project is necessary because of a bonafide emergency. The Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund Board provides loans and/or grants to state agencies and subdivisions of the state which have or may be socially or economically impacted by mineral resource development on federal lands. Under the Federal Mineral Lease Act of 1920, lease holders on public land make royalty payments to the federal government for the development and production of non-metalliferous minerals. In Utah, the primary source of these royalties is the commercial production of fossil fuels on federal land held by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Since the enactment of the Mineral Lease Act of 1920, a portion of these royalty payments, called mineral lease payments, has been returned to the state in an effort to help mitigate the local impact of energy and mineral developments on federal lands. The state of Utah then allocates 32.5% of the royalties as Permanent Community Impact Funds. The PCIFB will only fund those applications which are submitted by an eligible applicant for an eligible project. The Utah statute creating the Board specifically defines eligible applicants as any of the following: counties, special service districts, cities, special improvement districts, towns, water conservancy districts, school districts, water or sewer improvement districts, building authorities, and housing authorities. 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