Newsletter November 19, 2007

Welcome to Ideal Living Updates – November 19, 2007
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WHAT’S NEW?

• Ideal Living Media wishes you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving!

• Black Friday — the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season, and the day stores get “in the black” — is coming the day after Thanksgiving. You may read Black Friday deals right now though at: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com . Sales from dozens of stores are available, including Wal-mart, Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Sears, RadioShack, GameStop, and Kmart (including Kmart’s Thanksgiving Day sale).

• When Matt Kenseth wins a NASCAR race, you can get free curly fries at Arbys (his sponsor) the next day. He won on Sunday, so you can get FREE fries TODAY, Monday, November 19, by stopping by Arbys with the race results in hand. The Arbys Racing Team posted this coupon on their site to help make things easier: http://tinyurl.com/yplj7s .

And if your printer isn’t working, why not stop by Cartridge World today (at the Kmart shopping mall) for some inexpensive cartridges? Tell them Ideal Living sent you!

• A new group has been formed called Health Professionals Opposing Pollution, or HPOP for short. It consists of — but is not limited to — health care professionals in Sevier County. The goal of the group is to educate the public about the adverse health effects on the population that could result from the operation of a coal fired power plant in Sevier Valley.

Any interested individuals are encouraged to call Ann Cumiskey at 527-4448. Any requests from anyone desiring to work with the group but wishing to remain anonymous due to job concerns will be honored.

With several citizens groups now formed to oppose the proposed coal-fired power plant — Sevier Citizens for Clean Air and Water (www.seviercitizens.com), Save Our Air and Resources (SOAR), the local chapter of Utah Moms for Clean Air (www.utahmomsforcleanair.org), and HPOP — it appears safe to say that the people of Central Utah are increasingly engaged and concerned about making sure our area keeps it family friendly, agricultural and tourism focus.

Sevier County Planning Commission meetings are open to the public, and are held the second Tuesday of each month — including their next meeting, to be held on December 12. They start at 5:30, and lately they have had work sessions on the proposed coal-fired power plant afterwards, usually beginning at 6:30. They are held at the Sevier County Administration Building, 250 North Main Street in Richfield.

• A new, authentic Chinese food buffet is coming to Richfield this January. The restaurant will be located in the strip mall in front of the Richfield Wal-Mart. The Asian proprietors own several successful buffet restaurants in the Salt Lake area, as well as another location in Southern Utah.

• Henry Waxman, Chair of the U.S. Congress’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is introducing legislation which establishes a moratorium on the approval of any new coal-fired power plants until the Environmental Protection Agency finalizes regulations to address the greenhouse gas emissions from these sources: see http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1613 for more.

Background: Construction of a coal-fired power plant on a Native American reservation in southern Utah was recently approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. Since the property is on a reservation, the Utah Division of Air Quality was not involved in the ruling. Congress has called hearings to investigate why the EPA did not require carbon dioxide (a gas responsible for global warming) since the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled the EPA must regulate CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants.

Meanwhile, in a widely expected decision, members of the Utah Division of Air Quality upheld that they themselves had not erred in issuing a permit for construction of a coal-fired power plant in Sigurd — at least, according to their currently established rules. The decision will be appealed to the court system where some feel a more impartial decision will be had. There is a growing public uproar over Utah accruing the worst air quality in the nation while those very rules were in place. Air Quality is now reviewing their rules to see how they will be updated in light of research which has uncovered previously-unknown health hazards caused by coal plant emissions — which include mercury, a brain poison which causes retardation, and microparticulates, which cause heart attacks and strokes, as well as coal plant’s key impact on global warming in issuing millions of tons of carbon dioxide gas.

• A new Redbox DVD rental kiosk has been installed outside the Richfield Albertsons. The kiosks rent new release DVDs for $1 per night, charging you each night until the DVD is returned. Although there is already a Redbox unit inside McDonalds, Redbox units located outdoors (and thus open 24/7) are said to do comparably more business. Redbox has not yet added the kiosk to their web site, www.redbox.com , where visitors can see what DVDs the box has available at any given time.

To try out the unit or the one at McDonalds, you may use any of these codes for a free 1-night rental: 14FREE, VALU, DVDONME, or SHREK3.

Albertsons will no longer be renting videos and DVDs inside their store, but will offer them for sale in the future, including a clearance sale of their current titles.

• After years of planning, the City of Richfield is planning to revitalize the city’s downtown area, largely to make Main Street more pedestrian-friendly. The city has funding to build new sidewalk areas to add bulbs at all crosswalks, which will be located on the corners and in the middle of the blocks. A raised median will be added to the middle of Main Street, with trees spaced along the median. A new parking area (similar to the lot behind Christensens) will be added to the block behind the Reel Huish Theatre.

Concerns from Main Street businesses, many of which seem to be struggling, appear to revolve largely around whether their businesses will lose customers during the construction process, as well as safety issues. There is also some dispute over how to pay for the burial of utility lines which will not be covered by the available funding. Main Street businesses feel they should not (and perhaps, could not) shoulder the entire cost themselves, which is said to exceed $70,000.

Local engineering firm Jones & Demille is reportedly handling the project. Plans for the firm’s work on the Sevier County Transportation Master Plan are available here: http://www.jonesanddemille.com/sctmp .

• Dr. Rick White, president of Snow College-Richfield, contacted Ideal Living Media to clarify recent comments made by Rod Clark of NEVCO.

In a recent work session of the Sevier County Planning Commission, Clark inferred that the tentative coal-fired power plant was supported by White and the college, when he suggested that White had contacted NEVCO with a proposal to build worker housing on the Richfield campus, which would have eventually been turned into student housing.

Dr. White contradicted Clark’s version of the story. He told Ideal Living that, in fact, it was Malcolm Nash, a Sevier County government employee assigned to “economic development,” who first telephoned to propose the idea to White. Dr. White confirmed that he had not heard the idea before Nash’s phone call, but agreed to a meeting.

In the meeting, White said that while the idea was presented to him and discussed, he did not agree or offer any sort of support or commitment to NEVCO. Apparently, no follow-up meetings or discussions were scheduled.

Dr. White went on to clarify that he had never voiced any support for NEVCO’s controversial plan, privately or in public. White stated he felt it would be inappropriate for a college president to offer any opinions on the project precisely because it could imply that the college itself supported the building of a coal-fired power plant here in Sevier Valley.

Meanwhile, although Dr. White was recently elected to serve on the Richfield City Council, he subsequently received an appointment to serve as president of the Utah College of Applied Technology (www.ucats.org), a state-run, community, technical college system which operates in ten locations across the state. A press release in PDF format is available here: http://tinyurl.com/2b8uc6 . White has resigned from the City Council, and the city will reportedly be taking applications for someone to serve on the city council in his stead.

• Robert Murray, CEO of Murray Energy and co-owner of the Crandall Canyon mine, announced his intention to re-open the long-closed Lila Canyon coal mine last week. The next day, the U.S. Senate issued a subpoena for him to appear before a committee investigating “the type of mining being done at Crandall Canyon, why he took center stage in post-disaster briefings, why he took reporters and photographers into the mine during dangerous rescue efforts, and whether he had used his political connections in the past to influence the Mine Safety and Health Administration.” The following day, Saturday, Murray Energy announced it was laying off 52 employees to “conserve cash.”

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Recent news coverage about our area includes:

• An updated approach to an old problem [water engineering in Sanpete County] – Tribune – 11/18/07
• Turkey lurking: Norbest’s rural outlet isn’t publicized, but customers love it for its array of products – Tribune – 11/18/07
• Enviros challenge Murray over new coal mine – Montana’s News Station – 11/17/07
• 52 Miners Out of Work for at Least a Month – My Fox Utah – 11/17/07
• Six-county region: BLM plan would ease land restrictions: Draft proposal calls for opening part of 2.1M acres to drilling, OHVs – Tribune – 11/17/07
• Crandall Canyon: Senate hands CEO subpoena in mine disaster hearing: He’s accused of flouting the Senate’s authority – Tribune – 11/17/07
• Group opposes Nevada power plant – Tribune – 11/16/07
• Bob Murray Getting Flack For New Utah Mine – KUTV – 11/16/07
• OTCReporter.com: UTUC – New “Featured Company” releases important news – Trading Markets – 11/15/07
• The bones’ tale: Mammoth skeleton the star of new exhibit at Herrett Center – Times News (Twin Falls, Idaho) – 11/14/07
• Utah Uranium Starts Drilling Pinto Project – CNN Money – 11/14/07
• Nuclear power? Poll says Utahns are split – Daily Herald – 11/13/07
• Gas leak a disaster for Gunnison: Several Main Street businesses now are shuttered; cleanup costs may top $1M – Tribune – 11/9/07
• Cleaner air is the goal of new coalition – Tribune – 11/8/07
• State board upholds permit for coal-fired power plant – Tribune – 11/8/07
• On the fire line, women find tough, rewarding career – Jackson Hole Star-Tribune – 11/7/07
• Sufco mine resumes its operations after ‘bump:’ Federal mine regulators allowed the move after inspections last week – Tribune – 11/6/07
• Minor Earthquake Reported in Utah – Philly.com – 11/5/07
• Partnering to Protect Children and Strengthen Families – Press release via OpenPR – 11/4/07
• Coal mine back in action after a partial shutdown: Probe of ‘bump’ idles miners and truckers in Sevier – Deseret Morning News – 11/4/07
• Catholic Community Services turns 60 – Intermountain Catholic – 11/5/07
• Seismic Bounce Shuts Down Part Of Utah Coal Mine – KUTV – 11/2/07
• Bishop votes against mine safety bill – ABC4 – 10/31/07
• Uranium Company buys whole town in southern Utah – KULR (Montana) – 10/31/07
• Utah’s Bishop Votes No as Committee Passes Mine-Safety Bill – MyFox Utah – 10/31/07
• Prescribed burn in Beaver Ranger District – Spectrum – 10/31/07
• Uranium Company Buys Southern Utah Town – KUTV – 10/30/07
• Bluerock Resources Signs Five Agreements to Purchase 100% of Utah Uranium Projects – Press release by MarketWire – 10/30/07
• Immigration politics spark a Latino interest in voting – Deseret Morning News – 10/27/07
• Consolidated Abaddon Resources Inc.: Joint Venture Announced With Utah Uranium Corp. on Pinto Claims, Drilling to Commence Shortly – Press release by Sys.Con Media – 10/26/07
• Woman gets jail in mine-disaster fundraising scam – Tribune – 10/25/07
• Raser to Begin Drilling on Central Utah Geothermal Site: The site is estimated to have a generating potential of 10 Megawatts. – Renewable Energy Access – 10/25/07
• Utah Uranium Corp. Announces Joint Venture on Pinto Claims, Drilling to Commence – CNN Money – 10/25/07
• ‘Reckless’ Fugitive Captured In Central Utah – KUTV – 10/24/07
• Raser to begin drilling geothermal well – Energy Current – 10/24/07
• Utah Uranium Corp. Signs Drilling Contract; Operations to Commence Shortly – Press release via Prime Newswire – 10/24/07
• Job creation is strong in Utah: EDCU busy with outside firms, local companies looking to grow – Deseret Morning News – 10/24/07
• Crandall Canyon: Prof says feds’ regs for deep coal mines inadequate – Tribune – 10/23/07
• Utah senators want $1 million to study retreat mining – Times-News – 10/21/07
• USAA’s Huck: Off-road activist says he’s tossed in the towel: He declares, after ruling, he’ll no longer fight wilderness designations – Tribune – 10/20/07
• Hard-core off-roader stymied in court: Judge dismantles appeal on motorized restrictions – Tribune – 10/19/07
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• November 21: Utah Food Bank “Drops” program at Central Utah Food Sharing
• November 22: Thanksgiving Day
• Nov. 23-Dec. 8: Hometown Christmas and Gingerbread Festival in downtown Richfield.
• Dec. 3-17: Gingerbread Festival. Gingerbread houses will be displayed in stores in downtown Richfield. Vote for your favorite house to be eligible to win Downtown Dollars. Visit with Santa and pillow movies every Saturday. Join in Richfield’s Hometown Christmas.
• Dec. 8: Richfield’s 18th Annual Christmas Lights Parade. Richfield’s Main Street becomes a display of the holiday spirit during the annual Christmas Lights Parade. This holiday tradition has become one of Utah’s premiere events.
• Dec. 8: Christmas Concert. The Richfield Area Chamber of Commerce and the Sevier Valley Center bring in some excellent entertainment every year for this holiday concert.
• Dec. 25: Merry Christmas!
• Jan, 1: Happy New Year!

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Newsletter November 8, 2007

Welcome to Ideal Living Updates – November 8, 2007
A free newsletter from Ideal Living Media, www.ideallivingmedia.com.

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WHAT’S NEW?

On Tuesday, November 5, there was an election for the widely-watched school voucher referendum, along with many city and town council positions. Over 47% of registered voters cast ballots in the off-year election. Here are the (as-yet-unofficial) results:

• State Referendum on School Vouchers (99% of precincts reporting). Statewide Results:
Against: 62.21% – 309,204
For: 37.79% – 187,811

• Sevier County Races

- Annabella: Council (2 seats)
Jeff Roberts: 162
Wade R. Peterson: 156
Write-in Votes: 10

- Aurora: Council (3 Seats)
Jerold Johnson: 221
Richard Curtis: 210
Brett Blackburn: 183
Write-in Votes: 10

- Central: Council (2 seats)
Terry Christensen: 165
Charles Billingsley: 97
Kim Peterson: 89
Pat Meanea: 76
Write-in Votes: 2

- Elsinore: Council 4 (2 seats)
Craig Yergensen: 158
John N. Busk: 116
Chris J. Kirkpatrick: 54
Write-in Votes: 0

- Elsinore: Council 2 (1 seat)
Libbie Zenger: 153
Write-in Votes: 4

- Glenwood: Council 4 (2 seats)
Wayne Oldroyd: 109
Steve Thompson: 84
Phil Singleton: 82
Write-in Votes: 8

- Glenwood: Council 2 (1 seat)
Rod Lee: 143
Write-in Votes: 2

- Joseph: Council (2 seats)
Troy Campbell: 60
James Owens: 53
Write-in Votes: 18

- Monroe: Council (3 Seats)
Gordon W. Topham: 444
Robert “Ed” Oldroyd: 433
Troy C. Torgersen: 338
Cody J. Payne: 247
Write-in Votes: 5

- Richfield: Council (3 Seats)
Richard L. Barnett: 1,163
Dan S. Chidester: 1,058
Richard L. White: 931
Michael D. Turner: 754
Mayo Jacobsen: 679
Write-in Votes: 16

- Salina: Council (3 Seats)
Brent C. Beach: 349
Ryan J. Roberts: 348
Earl Taylor: 324
Tweeb Gladwell: 206
Write-in Votes: 225

- Sigurd: Council (2 Seats)
Randall W. Stewart: 103
Vilo Allen: 59
Write-in Votes: 77

- Koosharem: Council (2 Seats)
Curtis Bagley: 69
Clark W. Beard: 60
Write-in Votes: 3

- Redmond: Council (2 Seats)
Ronald L. Bosshardt: 160
Samantha Means: 147
Write-in Votes: 8

Ideal Living extends its congratulations to the winners, its condolences to those who did not win a seat this time around, and encourages everyone to commit to serving the good people of our wonderful community.

• TODAY — Thursday, November 8 at 7:30 A.M. — that’s morning, not evening — is an open presentation on the Proposed Downtown Richfield Street Improvement Project, to be held at the Richfield City Offices in the council chambers. Questions and comments may follow. The announcement reads: “This is your opportunity to voice your opinion.”

• No unemployment problems here: Utah’s Department of Workforce Services reports that the unemployment rate for Sevier County is 2.8%, which they informally say is essentially no unemployment. We compare favorably with a national unemployment rate of over 4%. With the rate being calculated before the opening of Home Depot, some local business people say it is increasingly difficult to find people to fill positions. Sanpete County is slightly higher, perhaps due to the larger college student population, at 3.2%. If there are economic problems facing the area, job growth does not seem to one of them.

• It appears that Jorgensens may have run into some trouble with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The trouble reportedly stems from improperly selling guns without performing the appropriate background checks. The alleged incident is said to have occured during a recent gun show, where an undercover ATF agent was able to purchase a firearm from a Jorgensens employee without proper procedures being followed.

In order to confirm this report, Ideal Living contacted Lori Dyer, a field representative with ATF’s field office in Salt Lake City, who confirmed that there is, indeed, an investigation of Jorgensens for a recent matter, although she could not discuss the specifics, citing the on-going investigation. Ms. Dyer stated that if an ATF investigation found that a business was selling firearms unlawfully, a conference could be ordered between the business and the ATF, which may issue penalties and remedies which could extend from a simple warning up to a permanent revocation of the business’ federal license to sell firearms.

• The Salt Lake Tribune has made it easier to learn county employee’s salaries, along with Utah District Court criminal filings, Divorces, Census Data, FBI Crime Statistics, and Medical Examiners Records dating back for the last 10 years. New public information is being added regularly to the web site, at www.UtahsRight.com, with the stated goal of eventually including all levels of government. UtahsRight.com, “so named because it provides data that Utahns have a ‘right to know,’ brings to one central location a host of public information that had previously been scattered on various government and private Web sites or unavailable online — all of it easily searcheable.”

To learn more about Sevier County, visit: http://www.utahsright.com/salaries.php?query=&city=severe .

• Recently, NEVCO representative Rod Clark announced that Rick White — newly-elected Richfield City Council member and administrator at Snow College-Richfield — had been talking with NEVCO to encourage the controversial project to build workers’ housing for the proposed coal-fired power plant on the local college’s campus. Clark stated that White hoped to one-day transform the construction workers’ housing units into “dorms” for the school’s students.

Now, a new housing development “Winter Quarters Condos,” may make the plan moot. The condominium development is selling units directed at student living and is being sold by Capstone Realty of Provo, Utah. Capstone’s web-site for the property is available at www.winterquarterscondos.com .

• We received an emailed report which stated Home Depot’s medical insurance may not be a very good deal after all. The report stated the costs were quite high for the employees — around $500 a month for a family of four.

• A DVD of the 2007 Extreme Horsemanship Challenge, held at this year’s county fair, is now available at the Richfield and Salina IFA Country Stores. This exciting contest tries horse and rider as they face extreme challenges, showing their courage and skill, all in a race against time.

• Don’t forget to check Ideal Living’s recipes for this holiday season. Our newest recipe, “Best. Turkey. Ever.” continues our “best ever” recipes series with some truly outstanding dishes your whole family will enjoy. After trying this recipe, you’ll never make your turkey the same way again (or have to eat dry, bland turkey either). See links below…

• Did you know it takes four impressions of your business’ ads to get today’s consumers to ask themselves, “Should I patronize this business?” That’s the generally-accepted rule-of-thumb. But how do you get your message to local citizens four different times? How about trying local television? You can reach approximately 15,000 viewers for those four times during the average TV program, featuring fun and upbeat local events. Most viewers live right here in Sevier and south Sanpete county and watch out area’s major television provider — CentraCom cable.

Yet, the cost for your new commercial is only $100 per month! Presenting your custom-made commercial on Central Utah’s local television station is a proven, effective — and inexpensive — way to reach more customers. And you’ll find it’s a lot of fun making your commercial, too!

Just ask any of our current advertisers: Barney Outdoor Outfitters, Burns Saddlery, Christensens Department Store, Furniture Liquidation, Ideal Dairy, Mayo Jacobsen for Richfield City Council, Jones Glass & Decorating, Lifetime Fitness, Little Wonder Cafe, Little Wonder Travel, Monroe Main Center, New Hope Baptist Church, Pepperbelly’s Restaurant, Richfield of Dreams Home Furnishings, Sandi’s Drive Inn, Sevier Valley Health Essentials, SOS Staffing Services, Staples Art Center & Gallery, or Rose Wichael-Realtor.

To schedule videotaping of your new commercial, contact Ideal Living Media by responding to this email address, or by calling (435) 633-4195.

• Get cable TV free and make your computer happy, too! Both your TV and computer are important communication tools. Now when bundled together, you get Cable TV FREE, or save $10.70 with any cable TV package. . Not to mention your computer will be happy with a super-high speed cable modem internet connection. Centracom’s cable network was built for high-bandwidth content delivery. It just makes sense that your computer should have access to all that high-bandwidth content too.

Cable Internet Pricing
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To have CentraCom call you, visit http://www.centracom.com/idealliving . Your subscription, available in nearly every part of Sevier County, helps support Ideal Living’s services. We appreciate your support!

• If you need help with a web site (www.ideallivingmedia.com/portfolio), or just have a news tip to share, give Ideal Living Media a call at 633-4195. Thank you!

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Recent news coverage about our area includes:

• On the fire line, women find tough, rewarding career – Jackson Hole Star-Tribune – 11/7/07
• Sufco mine resumes its operations after ‘bump:’ Federal mine regulators allowed the move after inspections last week – Tribune – 11/6/07
• Minor Earthquake Reported in Utah – Philly.com – 11/5/07
• Partnering to Protect Children and Strengthen Families – Press release via OpenPR – 11/4/07
• Coal mine back in action after a partial shutdown: Probe of ‘bump’ idles miners and truckers in Sevier – Deseret Morning News – 11/4/07
• Catholic Community Services turns 60 – Intermountain Catholic – 11/5/07
• Seismic Bounce Shuts Down Part Of Utah Coal Mine – KUTV – 11/2/07
• Bishop votes against mine safety bill – ABC4 – 10/31/07
• Uranium Company buys whole town in southern Utah – KULR (Montana) – 10/31/07
• Utah’s Bishop Votes No as Committee Passes Mine-Safety Bill – MyFox Utah – 10/31/07
• Prescribed burn in Beaver Ranger District – Spectrum – 10/31/07
• Uranium Company Buys Southern Utah Town – KUTV – 10/30/07
• Bluerock Resources Signs Five Agreements to Purchase 100% of Utah Uranium Projects – Press release by MarketWire – 10/30/07
• Immigration politics spark a Latino interest in voting – Deseret Morning News – 10/27/07
• Consolidated Abaddon Resources Inc.: Joint Venture Announced With Utah Uranium Corp. on Pinto Claims, Drilling to Commence Shortly – Press release by Sys.Con Media – 10/26/07
• Woman gets jail in mine-disaster fundraising scam – Tribune – 10/25/07
• Raser to Begin Drilling on Central Utah Geothermal Site: The site is estimated to have a generating potential of 10 Megawatts. – Renewable Energy Access – 10/25/07
• Utah Uranium Corp. Announces Joint Venture on Pinto Claims, Drilling to Commence – CNN Money – 10/25/07
• ‘Reckless’ Fugitive Captured In Central Utah – KUTV – 10/24/07
• Raser to begin drilling geothermal well – Energy Current – 10/24/07
• Utah Uranium Corp. Signs Drilling Contract; Operations to Commence Shortly – Press release via Prime Newswire – 10/24/07
• Job creation is strong in Utah: EDCU busy with outside firms, local companies looking to grow – Deseret Morning News – 10/24/07
• Crandall Canyon: Prof says feds’ regs for deep coal mines inadequate – Tribune – 10/23/07
• Utah senators want $1 million to study retreat mining – Times-News – 10/21/07
• USAA’s Huck: Off-road activist says he’s tossed in the towel: He declares, after ruling, he’ll no longer fight wilderness designations – Tribune – 10/20/07
• Hard-core off-roader stymied in court: Judge dismantles appeal on motorized restrictions – Tribune – 10/19/07
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CALENDAR – http://IdealLivingMedia.com/calendar.html

• November 12: Veterans Day
• November 21: Utah Food Bank “Drops” program at Central Utah Food Sharing
• November 22: Thanksgiving Day
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FOOD – http://IdealLivingMedia.com/food.html

• Best. Turkey. Ever.
• Thanksgiving Recipes
• Easy Pumpkin Supreme Dessert
• Best. Brownies. Ever.
• Best. Pancakes. Ever.
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ARTS & CRAFTS – http://IdealLivingMedia.com/arts-crafts.html

• Leaf Motifs for the Table
• Salt Dough Cornucopia
• Pressed Leaves Pictures
• Marshmallow Blowgun
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INTERNET – http://IdealLivingMedia.com/internet.html

• Top 100 Classic Websites
• Free casual games
• More kids virtual worlds
• Daily updated sites
• Great Internet video web sites
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LATEST UPDATES – http://IdealLivingMedia.com/

• Visit www.IdealLivingMedia.com for the latest news, business updates, and other information for and about our “ideal” community! Thanks for visiting!
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Newsletter November 5, 2007

Welcome to Ideal Living Updates – November 5, 2007
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WHAT’S NEW?

• Musical group Jericho Road will be performing at the Sevier Valley Center Theater TONIGHT — Monday, November 5th — at 7 p.m. The concert by the popular, Utah-based, Backstreet Boys-style band will benefit the Pinnacle Foundation, and will include a silent auction with local businesses’ support. The band’s upbeat, family-friendly music means fun for all ages. To purchase tickets, stop by the SVC Theater TONIGHT. See you there!

Also, visit the Daily Thought Blog on the Pinnacle Foundation’s web site at: http://www.pinnaclewilderness.org/blog . A recent favorite: “There is absolutely no pain in change or growth. The pain is in the resistance to the change or growth.”

• Tomorrow is voting day! Many local city council positions are up for grabs, along with the school vouchers issue that everyone is talking about. Be sure to show you care about our communities by voting tomorrow!

Find your polling location at: http://www.gva1.utah.gov/elections/polling.aspx . For example, Richfield’s 11th precinct will be voting at the Sevier Valley Center’s Atrium.

Look for election results as they become available at http://www.electionresults.utah.gov/xmlData/Sevier.html .

• Congratulations to Tony Linton, who won the B.C. Rich “Warlock” Metal Master electric guitar at the Monroe Halloween Block Party at Monroe City Lions Park on Halloween. He reportedly donated lots of canned foods for his entries, all of which benefitted Central Utah Food Sharing, the food pantry serving Central Utah. Many Monroe businesses pitched in to make it a great celebration, with free hot chocolate, prize giveaways, and more. It was fun, and sure to become an annual event. Mechanical Skies played an exciting set, joined for a few songs with the great Michele Crisp. See you there next year!

• Larsen’s Ace Hardware is completing their huge expansion — doubling their size. With the addition, JR Munchies is now offering their delicious hamburgers and other foods inside the new-and-improved Ace Hardware in Richfield. Stop by for lunch, and check out their enlarged toy, kitchen supply, and Christmas areas, along with their many, many home care and building products. And don’t forget to look for the BBQ truck out front several days each week.

• Yet more trouble for NEVCO/Sevier Power… In addition to local rumors that the controversial project is nearing bankruptcy, the Salt Lake Tribune has been running investigative stories on Aaron Tilton, a Utah representative from Springville, exploring a potential conflict-of-interest. Tilton was a former (current?) consultant for NEVCO. He has been pushing for a nuclear power plant along the Green River, and introduced legislation which would have made it harder for citizens groups to sue proposed power projects, like the controversial coal-fired power plant in Sigurd which is being opposed by what now seems to be a large majority of local citizens. The failed legislation would have required environmental groups to put large amounts of money in a bond before they could sue. Now it appears that Tilton himself is an owner of the company which is trying to build what would be Utah’s first nuclear power plant. Public awareness of the potential conflict-of-interest arose when he testified before a legislative meeting he himself sat on, on behalf of his company. More on the story here: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7365878 .

• We previously reported that the new Home Depot in Richfield was offering medical benefits to their full-time employees and their families. It appears they are actually offering benefits to all their employees — whether full- or part-time.

• There is speculation that the Target store, said to be planned for Richfield, hasn’t begun construction on the property south of Wal-mart due to problems with a Native Americans’ land situation. The property was once a summer camp for Dine (Navajo) students, before the Richfield Dorm was built in Richfield.

• A DVD of the 2007 Extreme Horsemanship Challenge, held at this year’s county fair, is now available at the Richfield and Salina IFA Country Stores. This exciting contest tests horse and rider as they face extreme challenges, showing their courage and skill, all in a race against time.

• Did you know it takes four impressions of your business’ ads to get today’s consumers to ask themselves, “Should I patronize this business?” That’s the generally-accepted rule-of-thumb. But how do you get your message to local citizens four different times? How about trying local television? You can reach approximately 15,000 viewers for those four times during the average TV program, featuring fun and upbeat local events. Most viewers live right here in Sevier and south Sanpete county and watch the area’s major television provider — CentraCom cable.

Yet, the cost for your new commercial is only $100 per month! Presenting your custom-made commercial on Central Utah’s local television station is a proven, effective — and inexpensive — way to reach more customers.

Just ask any of our current advertisers: Barney Outdoor Outfitters, Burns Saddlery, Christensens Department Store, Furniture Liquidation, Ideal Dairy, Mayo Jacobsen for Richfield City Council, Jones Glass & Decorating, Lifetime Fitness, Little Wonder Cafe, Little Wonder Travel, Monroe Main Center, New Hope Baptist Church, Pepperbelly’s Restaurant, Richfield of Dreams Home Furnishings, Sandi’s Drive Inn, Sevier Valley Health Essentials, SOS Staffing Services, Staples Art Center & Gallery, or Rose Wichael-Realtor.

To schedule videotaping of your new commercial, contact Ideal Living Media by responding to this email address, or by calling (435) 633-4195.

• Get cable TV free and make your computer happy, too! Both your TV and computer are important communication tools. Now when bundled together, you get Cable TV FREE, or save $10.70 with any cable TV package. . Not to mention your computer will be happy with a super-high speed cable modem internet connection. Centracom’s cable network was built for high-bandwidth content delivery. It just makes sense that your computer should have access to all that high-bandwidth content too.

Cable Internet Pricing
Cable Customers: Up to 5 Mbps $24.25
Non-Cable Customers: Up to 5 Mbps $34.95

To have CentraCom call you visit http://www.centracom.com/idealliving . Your subscription, available in nearly every part of Sevier County, helps support Ideal Living’s services. We appreciate your support!

• If you need help with a web site (www.ideallivingmedia.com/portfolio), or just have a news tip to share, give Ideal Living Media a call at 633-4195. Thank you!

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Recent news coverage about our area includes:

• Catholic Community Services turns 60 – Intermountain Catholic – 11/5/07
• Seismic Bounce Shuts Down Part Of Utah Coal Mine – KUTV – 11/2/07
• Bishop votes against mine safety bill – ABC4 – 10/31/07
• Uranium Company buys whole town in southern Utah – KULR (Montana) – 10/31/07
• Utah’s Bishop Votes No as Committee Passes Mine-Safety Bill – MyFox Utah – 10/31/07
• Prescribed burn in Beaver Ranger District – Spectrum – 10/31/07
• Uranium Company Buys Southern Utah Town – KUTV – 10/30/07
• Bluerock Resources Signs Five Agreements to Purchase 100% of Utah Uranium Projects – Press release by MarketWire – 10/30/07
• Immigration politics spark a Latino interest in voting – Deseret Morning News – 10/27/07
• Consolidated Abaddon Resources Inc.: Joint Venture Announced With Utah Uranium Corp. on Pinto Claims, Drilling to Commence Shortly – Press release by Sys.Con Media – 10/26/07
• Woman gets jail in mine-disaster fundraising scam – Tribune – 10/25/07
• Raser to Begin Drilling on Central Utah Geothermal Site: The site is estimated to have a generating potential of 10 Megawatts. – Renewable Energy Access – 10/25/07
• Utah Uranium Corp. Announces Joint Venture on Pinto Claims, Drilling to Commence – CNN Money – 10/25/07
• ‘Reckless’ Fugitive Captured In Central Utah – KUTV – 10/24/07
• Raser to begin drilling geothermal well – Energy Current – 10/24/07
• Utah Uranium Corp. Signs Drilling Contract; Operations to Commence Shortly – Press release via Prime Newswire – 10/24/07
• Job creation is strong in Utah: EDCU busy with outside firms, local companies looking to grow – Deseret Morning News – 10/24/07
• Crandall Canyon: Prof says feds’ regs for deep coal mines inadequate – Tribune – 10/23/07
• Utah senators want $1 million to study retreat mining – Times-News – 10/21/07
• USAA’s Huck: Off-road activist says he’s tossed in the towel: He declares, after ruling, he’ll no longer fight wilderness designations – Tribune – 10/20/07
• Hard-core off-roader stymied in court: Judge dismantles appeal on motorized restrictions – Tribune – 10/19/07

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