Monthly Archives: July 2009

BBB Says Beware of Business Supply Scams

Anchorage, Alaska – July 30, 2009 – Your Better Business Bureau sends warning of the following business supply schemes:

Fake Invoices: Scam artists send an invoice for a product commonly purchased by the business. For example, paper or other office supplies, in hopes that the busy staff will pay the funds without question.

BBB serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington has been notified that Nationwide Services of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida has allegedly attempted this scam this summer. The business has BBB’s lowest rating, an “F.” http://www.seflorida.bbb.org/businessreport.aspx?companyid=26000748

Printing Supply Scams: Con artists call the front desk and ask for the serial number for a printer or copier. If the employee gives this information, the scammer will use the details to forge an assumed agreement and automatically send toner or other printing supplies to the business with an invoice for payment.

For other business supply scam examples visit: http://www.bbb.org/us/article/4610

BBB suggestions for avoiding business supply scams:
- Train your staff. Advise employees who are not authorized to order supplies and services to refer any such sales people to the purchasing department.
- Require sales pitches in writing. The purchasing department should be instructed to not respond verbally to unsolicited phone offers for office supplies.
- Institute strict purchasing and accounting controls. Every purchase should be documented by issuing a purchase order to the supplier with an authorized signature and a purchase order number. The handling of invoices should be centralized and authorization closely checked.
- Don’t deal with unknown sellers. First check the business’ BBB Reliability Report at www.bbb.org.
- Keep a list of regularly used vendors. This will help protect your business against schemers who claim your business previously used their services.
- Know your rights. If you receive supplies or bills for services you didn’t order, don’t pay. According to the Federal Trade Commission, by law, it is illegal for a seller to send bills or ask you to return unordered merchandise.

Report office supply scams to the Federal Trade Commission and your state Attorney General. If there is an unresolved issue with a particular business, file a complaint at www.bbb.org.

Would the person who took with the brand new Cyber Acoustic headphones from the Delta Library Internet room please return them as soon as possible?

They are designed especially for children’s computer use and we have a lot of sad little people who need them.

They were in use exactly one day and are not even paid for yet. You can use the outdoor book drop to return them, or bring them to the front desk during business hours.

Thank you.

Due to the increase in the number of chickenpox cases nationwide, beginning July 1, 2009, the State of Alaska requires all students in grades K-6 to have two doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine. Those students who have not been vaccinated will not be permitted to attend school until adequately immunized.

Immunization records must be medically verified with signatures of a professional MD, DO, ANP, or PA, along with a date, in order to be accepted as proof. (click here for more information or contact your local school district).

10 Things to do before sending a foster or adopted child back-to-school

By Carrie Craft, About.com

Are you ready to send the kids back-to-school? What about any new child(ren) that have been placed in your home either because of adoption or foster care? Here is a handy checklist to help you send them back-to-school with less stress.

1. Health
Healthy kids perform better in school.

• Check your child’s medical card, with foster care or a state adoption you should have received one, for the date of your child’s last physical. You will also see dates for the child’s last dental and eye appointments. Keep these appointments current.
• Make sure you have the child’s immunization records and that they are up to date. You will need the immunization records in order to enroll any child in school in the United States.

2. Paperwork
Upon enrollment you will find several forms to fill out. Go prepared and make sure you have everything on this checklist for foster and adoptive children.

3. Know the Child’s Education PlanDoes the child have an Individual Education Plan(IEP) for special education, behavior, and/or speech classes? Foster parents or pre-adoptive parents can not sign an IEP, only the child’s birth parent or an Education Advocate can sign IEP’s or make any changes to the plan. Questions to ask:

• Can you attend conferences?
• Sign permission slips for field trips?
• Can the child sign up to play sports? Each state is different – so ask and get a release allowing you to sign for such activities.
• Can the birth parents attend conferences with you? This would be a great way to mentor a birth family by modeling how to act at conferences, ask questions, and advocate for a child.

4. Practice Address and Phone Numbers
Children new to your home need to know this for safety and for school. Make sure they know your full name, how to spell it correctly, and where you work.

• Practice writing the address and phone number.
• Have an index card in the child’s backpack with the needed information.

5. Practice the Route to School or to the Bus Stop
Show the child the route they are to take and make sure it is a safe route. Walk or bike it with them. Practice skills such as:

• Crossing the street
• Yielding to traffic
• Stopping at stop signs
• Locking up bikes
• Knowing the correct bus number

Do not assume that your child knows these things. Practice, even if the child says they know. We have discovered that most of the children that tell us that they know how to ride a bike safely, in reality do not. Always ask them to demonstrate their skills. Try making it a game instead of a test. Go on a family bike ride. See how they handle traffic. Don’t forget helmets!

6. Attend Open House or Tour School Building
You and your child will be able to meet the teachers and tour the school buildings at open houses. If school is already in session ask for a tour and to visit the child’s room when you enroll. I prefer to enroll a new child on one day, show the child his classroom, and have them begin the next day. I like to end the trip with a lunch date out. It gives the child a chance to digest everything before actually starting school.

7. Discuss Safe RidesMake sure the child knows who they can get into a car with and who they can not.

• Remember neighbors, social workers (for foster children or pre-adoptive children), and close relatives.
• Teach them to look for ID/name tags on people claiming to be social workers.
• Discuss who not to catch a ride from. Include strangers and anyone you’d rather not have your child be alone with – we all have these people in our neighborhoods.
• It may be difficult but you will also need to discuss getting into cars with birth parents. If the children have supervised visitation or no visitation, the children should not get into a car with birth family. Talk with the social workers about the plan and the best way to discuss this with the children.

8. Practice Opening Lockers
This is such an embarrassing thing for kids, being late to class or to gym because they can’t open their lockers. Use the time you have at enrollment or at an open house to practice. Get a lock at home and practice.

9. Be involved with the Child’s Education and with the School
This is great for foster parents too. Volunteer to be a room parent and help plan holiday parties for the child’s class. If you don’t have time to attend school parties, bake cookies or send a bag of candy. Go on field trips or volunteer to come in and read to the kids. Most kids love to see their parents or care givers being involved in their activities.

10. Create a Cover Story
A cover story is something that the kids can tell others about why they are now in your home. This may also be needed for kids who are newly adopted. Children adopted internationally may be teased for an ethnic name, different appearance, or an accent. Foster children adopted over a summer may have to deal with a new last name and answering questions about why they could not go back home to birth parents. For more information on cover stories read, Teaching Foster/Adoptive Children How to Answer Questions.

Adult 3-Day Pass(Keychain) – $12
prior to start of fair
$18 during the fair

One Day Pass
Adult – $6
Senior (60+) – $4
Student (13-18) – $4
Child (6-12) – $3
Child 5 and under – FREE!

Parking Pass
3-Day Pass – $12
Single Day Pass – $5

Schedule of events are on the home page of the Delta News Web, and will be updated as needed.

For complete information on the Deltana 2009 Fair see their website.

6-0 league play and Mid-season tournament Champions!

We are hosting a tournament on Saturday, August 1, at 2:30 PM at the Delta Softball Fields!

Read the fine print or risk getting burned with Twitter work-at-home offers

Anchorage, Alaska – July 28, 2009 – Through Tweets, e-mail and Web sites, job hunters are being told that they can make lots of money from the comfort of home using Twitter and Better Business Bureau warns that the large print for such offers may promise big returns but the fine print can cost them every month.

Currently 14.5 million Americans are out of work and looking for a way to bring home a paycheck according to the most recent jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Work-at-home schemes have often preyed on unsuspecting job hunters and now Twitter is being used as a way to convince cash-strapped individuals that they can make quick and easy money.

“Twitter is the newest bright shiny object online and a perfect hook for yet another work-at-home scheme,” said Robert W.G. Andrew, CEO of BBB serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington. “The pitch used to be about making money by sending e-mails or by placing ads on Google but now cash-strapped job hunters need to be wary of shelling out money for a dubious scheme that revolves around Twitter.”

Unfortunately, such “Make Money With Twitter” schemes may sound risk-free but bear many red flags prompting BBB to advise job hunters to be extremely cautious.

One e-mail picked up by BBB stated: “Twitter Workers Needed ASAP, You’re Hired! Make Extra Cash with Twitter; As seen on USA Today, CNN, and ABC… Apply Now!”

The e-mail links to EasyTweetProfits.com, a company out of Surrey, England. EasyTweetProfits.com claims you can make $250-$873 a day working at home with Twitter. The Web site offers a seven-day free trial of their instructional CD-ROM for $1.95 to cover shipping. Buried in the lengthy terms and conditions are the details that the trial begins on the day the CD is ordered—not when it is received—and if the consumer doesn’t cancel within seven days of signing up, they’ll be charged $47 every month.

Similar to other work-from-home schemes, phony blogs by made-up individuals have been created as testimonials to the success of Twitter-money-making programs. Make-money-on-twitter.com is one such phony blog—supposedly by a Derrick Clark of Virginia—where the author brags about making up to $5,000 a month posting links to Twitter. The blog also includes an image of the supposed check Derrick received for posting links on Twitter, but the exact same photo of the check has been used countless times on other phony blogs for various suspect work-at-home jobs.

The blog links to TwitterProfitHouse.com which, similar to EasyTweetProfits.com, claims you can make $250-$873 a day working at home and offers a seven-day free trial of their instructional CD-ROM, for $1.99 shipping. Again, however, reading the fine print shows that the trial period starts once the CD has been ordered and the consumer will be billed $99.99 every month if they don’t call the company to cancel.

“These Web sites have not been up for very long so, if experience has taught us anything, we know that it’s only a matter of time before the complaints start coming in,” added Andrew. “Work-at-home schemes are like a game of whack-a-mole and new Web sites crop up practically every day.”

BBB wants job hunters to be aware of the following red flags when searching for a work-at-home job online:

Claims that you can make lots of money with little effort and no experience.
You have to pay money upfront in order to be considered for the job or receive more information.

The exact same tweet touting the program is posted by many different Twitterers. The links in such tweets could lead you to scam sites or install malware onto your computer.

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – About 150 soldiers from 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division party will return this week from their deployment to Iraq.

Officials expect the group to arrive at Eielson Air Force Base Thursday evening.

After inprocessing at Eielson, they will be bused to Fort Wainwright to be reunited with their families.

The unit left Fort Wainwright last September. The main body of the unit will return in August and September.

Opera Fairbanks presents the second Annual RUN OF THE VALKYRIES this Saturday, August 1, at 10:00 a.m. at the Square Dance Hall in Pioneer Park (Fairbanks). The run features music from Die Valkurye by opera composer Richard Wagner.

Opera Fairbanks pokes fun at the genre with a costume contest: the best Valkryies-themed costume wins. Now is the time to bring out your helmets, horns & breastplates! A costumed soprano starts the race with a Viking Battle Cry; helmeted volunteers will be on hand to aid with registration beforehand and at the awards ceremony afterward. Registration fees are $25 for adults ($35 on race day) and $15 for youth. The first 200 runners to register will receive this year’s commemorative t-shirt designed by local cartoon artist Jamie Smith. Prizes will be awarded for the top 3 male, female, and youth finishers.

Runners can register online at www.active.com, or in person through July 29 at Woolly Rhino, Play it Again Sports, Beaver Sports, and New Horizons Gallery. Bib pickup (and continued registration) is Thursday & Friday from 4:30 – 8:00 p.m. at Woolly Rhino. This 8k Fun Run is open to adults and youth and is part of the Flint Hills Series of events.

School WILL start as planned for students on August 27th

Please watch the school news on the Delta News for all events and activities involving the school. Updates will be coming in quite regularly now with the new school year gearing up to start.

Reminder: Delta High School remains closed to the general public. Please be aware of and respect the safety of the crews working at the facility by remaining off school property.

Registration details and locations will be coming soon. Thank you!

Dear Parent/Guardian:
Due to an increase in the number of chickenpox cases nationwide, The State of Alaska has
adopted new immunization requirements. Beginning July1, 2009, students entering Kindergarten through grade 6 will be required to have 2 doses of Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine. Varicella is NOT required for 7th -12th grades. Though chickenpox is a common childhood disease, it can be serious and can lead to severe skin infections, scars, pneumonia, brain damage and death. Therefore the State of Alaska is changing the requirements for Varicella immunizations with the goal of eliminating this vaccine-preventable disease. Most other state have already implemented similar requirements base on the recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control prevention.

Most people who get chickenpox vaccine will not get chickenpox. But if someone who has been
vaccinated does get chickenpox, it is usually very mild. They will have fewer blisters, are less likely to have a fever, and will recover faster.

Before starting school in August 2009, all students entering grades K through 6 will be required to have at least one immunization for Varicella. The second immunization must be completed with a minimum of one month after the 1st dose. Please check with the Public Health Nurse (895-4292) or your preferred provider for the specific due date for the second immunization.

If the parent /guardian reports that his/her child has already had chickenpox, Varicella vaccine is not needed. In order to become compliant with the Alaska State Regulations, students will need Medically-Verified History of the Disease or valid Medical exemption form filled out (Please ask our business office for our new required state form). Documentation must be signed by an Alaska-Licensed MD, DO, ANP, or PA, stating the child has had the disease or medically exempt (if the child develop moderate or severe reaction from the vaccine after dose # 1). Religious exemption is also acceptable.

If you have questions or concerns, please call me at 895-4696.
Sincerely,
Rose Marchuk RN
School Nurse

Photo Courtesy Dwight Phillips

Danielle Palmer and Jimmy Terry were married on Saturday, July 25 on the front lawn at Delta Christian Center.

The bride’s sister, Brittany Palmer was the maid of honor, and the best man was Jimmy’s younger brother, Raymond Dunklebarger from Pennsylvania.

The reception followed shortly after the ceremony under a big blue and white tent.

The day was absolutely gorgeous, very little wind, and lots of sunshine.

The couple has already gone back to Anchorage where they are both currently employed.

For more alumni photos, click here

The winner of last week’s mystery photo is Abigail Ruse

Membership in the Deltana Fair Association is open to anyone who is a resident of the State of Alaska and is interested in the Deltana Fair.

Dues are payable each September 1st, or thereafter, and expire August 31.

The annual general membership meeting is held in October or November.

There are three classes of membership: Individual, Business and Lifetime.
* Individual membership fee is $25 per year and includes one 3-day adult pass to the fair and one vote at the general membership meeting.
* Business membership fee is $50 per year and includes one 3-day adult pass to the fair, one 3-day parking pass during the fair and one vote at the general membership meeting.
* Lifetime membership is $250 one time per person (not transferable) and includes name on a plaque in theoffice cabin on the fairgrounds, one 3-day adult pass to the fair, free parking during the fair and one voteat the general membership meeting.

Contact the Fair Manager at the Deltana Fair Office at 895-FAIR [895-3247] or email .

Division 12 – Needlework

The Deltana Community Services Partnership will have a presence at the Deltana Fair.

Please stop by and get informed about what the Partnership and its Workgroups are doing.

There will be many activities for children and youths, and more to enjoy.

See you there

Beware of Door-To-Door Alarm Sales by APX Alarm Security Solutions, Inc.

Anchorage, Alaska – July 23, 2009 – Your Better Business Bureau has received inquiries and complaints from Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington concerning a business going door-to-door selling home alarm systems.

APX Alarm Security Solutions, Inc, headquartered in Utah, has a “D-” rating with BBB for having 1,541 complaints in the last 36 months and multiple government actions.

Your BBB offers these tips when choosing a burglar alarm system:
- Beware of “free” offers. While the equipment and installation may be free, there will be a monthly monitoring fee. Make sure you compare all the costs.
- Understand contracts. Make sure all of your agreements are in writing. Understand contract length, service details, installation and monthly prices. Find out if the company that will monitor your system is the same as the one installing the system. If not, also research the affiliated company.
- Check out the business. Visit www.bbb.org for a free BBB Reliability Report. Check with business licensing to make sure the business is properly licensed in your state.
- Understand the alarm system. Ask for details in writing on what steps to take if the alarm goes off.
- Don’t be pressured. A reputable company will let you check out the offer and compare bids from several installers.
- Ask for proof. Most reputable sales representatives and installation technicians wear an identification badge with a name, photograph and unique identification number. Installation technicians also typically drive company-marked vehicles. If skeptical, contact the company to verify that the individual on-site is a valid employee.
- Know the laws. The Federal Trade Commission’s Three-Day Cooling-Off Rule gives the customer three days to cancel purchases over $25 that are made in their home or at a location that is not the seller’s permanent place of business. Visit www.ftc.gov for more information.

Consumers who believe they were a victim of dishonest sales practices can file a complaint with BBB at www.bbb.org.

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – The Bailey Bridge adjacent to Chena Bend Golf Course will be closed for repairs Tuesday, July 28.

Employees of Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc. will be performing the repairs between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

All drivers who routinely use the Bailey Bridge should make other arrangements for Tuesday travel.

The Alaska Association of School Administrators (AASA) has announced that Jim Hickerson is Alaska’s Superintendent of the Year for 2010.

Jim Hickerson has been Superintendent of the Bering Strait School District since 2007 and has devoted his entire educational career to the district. Beginning as a teacher in 1981, he moved to central administration in 1984, assumed the Assistant Superintendent position in 1999, a position he held until tapped as Superintendent in 2007.

The Bering Strait School District, located in northwestern Alaska, serves primarily Alaska Native students in 15 isolated villages on the Seward Peninsula on the eastern end of Norton Sound and on two islands in the Bering Sea. Most of the district’s students are Inupiat, Yupik or Siberian Yupik Eskimos. The Bering Strait School District is huge in physical size, covering nearly 80,000 square miles, most of which is reachable only by air or water.

Mr. Hickerson was nominated by several staff members who characterized him as “…an advocate for children…an instructional leader committed to improving the educational opportunities for all of our children.” They noted his high visibility throughout the sprawling district, where he initiated and personally attended community meetings in the highest need villages to exchange ideas. Jim expects the same level of involvement of his administrative staff – he insures that district office administrators visit the schools often so that they can understand the situations classroom teachers face, in order to better support them. Mr. Hickerson likewise has established partnerships with other organizations; in particular he worked with the district attorney’s office and the court system to tackle the problem of truancy throughout the district. Through his efforts, many students are returning to school who have not attended for months, and in some cases years.

Jim served as President of the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) Board for four years and currently is on the board for the Northwestern Alaska Career and Technical Center (NACTEC). Alaskan administrators have nominated Mr. Hickerson for National Superintendent of the Year. His nomination will be advanced to the American Association of School Administrators for consideration next February at the association’s annual conference in Phoenix.

The selection committee was comprised of representatives from the PTA, NEA-Alaska, AASSP/AAESP (secondary/elementary principals’ associations), AASB (school boards), State Chamber of Commerce, a former Superintendent of the Year and the President of AASA. Dr. Donna Peterson, former Superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, chaired the committee on behalf of AASA.

For additional information contact:
Dr. Mary A. Francis, Executive Director, AASA
907.586.9702 or mary-acsa@gci.net

Hi,
We just returned from a trip to Delta Junction.

We just wanted to say Thank You to Mark Ahrens and Larry Semms (DOC) for their help and support.

We met some new friends and visited with a few old ones.

Unfortunately due to auto troubles in Canada, the trip was cut short.We were able to get some more work done on the property and we are still looking foreward to the move up there in two years.

We are already looking forward to our trip next summer.

Again Thank You to friends and Mark and Larry, see you next year.

Pat & Linda Faith

BBB Receives Complaints on Great Fun’s Rebate Check

Anchorage, Alaska – July 21, 2009 – The Snuggie, a wearable blanket that conjures up coziness and relaxation for most, is now making some consumers uncomfortable with its new rebate program through a company called Great Fun. After purchasing a $20 Snuggie, consumers receive a rebate check for $8.95, which features the following inscription on the back:

“I authorize Great Fun to charge the annual membership fee after my free trial. I agree to a thirty-day trail offer in Great Fun. I understand that the $149.99 annual membership fee will be charged to my credit card on file with Snuggie unless I cancel my membership by calling 1-866-709-4170 before the end of the trial period. My membership will be automatically renewed and I will also be charged every year thereafter at the then-current fee unless I call to cancel for a refund of the unused portion of the current year’s fee. By cashing this check I authorize Snuggie to securely transfer my credit card information to Great Fun for enrollment, billing and benefit processing.”

By cashing this check, consumers are inadvertently agreeing to these trial membership terms—and if the consumer does not cancel—Great Fun will charge $150 on the credit card used to pay for the Snuggie.

In the last 36 months, Connecticut’s BBB has received more than 3,000 complaints against Great Fun, also known as Affinion Group or Trilegiant:

Last year, BBB sent out the following warning about Affinion Group.

“Those who cash the rebate check, without reading the back, may find themselves paying hundreds of dollars for a product that’s worth very little,” said Robert W.G. Andrew, President and CEO of Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon, and Western Washington. Your BBB recommends the following tips when shopping for infomercial products:

Shop carefully. Before you buy, check out companies at www.bbb.org.

“Free” offers may cost you. When you purchase a product, beware that some companies share or sell your information to cover their costs. Get reassurance that your information will not be redistributed; look up the company’s privacy policy or request a written contract before you pay. When buying from an infomercial, consider contacting your credit card company first to create a onetime use number with a limit for the exact cost of your purchase.

Cash checks with caution. Cashing checks from unknown parties could end up costing you more than it’s worth. If you didn’t work for the money, weren’t expecting a check, or don’t read the fine print, you could be at risk for inadvertently signing up for an unwanted service—or worse—check fraud or an advance fee scam. The bottom line: Never deposit unsolicited checks from unfamiliar sources.

The winner of last week’s mystery photo is Austin Sparks

We had 25 correct entries last week.

Austin will receive a gift certificate from the Buffalo Center Drive-In courtesy of John and Linda Sloan

Thank you for each one that submitted their entry, along with your mailing address. Please remember to include your mailing address with each entry. DNW will not accept entries without mailing addresses. We do not store your address from week to week.

The photo is drive thru sign that is located on the front of the Delta Industrial Building.

Click here for a photo enlargment

It was a perfect day for a garden tour! The previous nights rain left everything clean and smelling sweet. The morning sun rose in time to dry the dew off the plants. The wind was still. As the coffee brewed and the pitchers were filled with cool lemon water and tea, the homemade pastries and vegetable dishes were arranged out in the cold frame for the visitors to enjoy as they browsed through the beautifully groomed gardens. One could not dream of a more perfect day.

My Dad was stationed at Greely and I was a student at DHS for the ’74 & ’75 school years. You cannot imagine the smile the photographs of the alumni picnic brought to my face.

Seeing the picture of Billy, Kevin and Tim took me back to the old gym and a vision of shorts and tube socks, remember the Spirit Circle that would ring the gym and the many hours I spent as a cheerleader rooting for our Girls, JV and Varsity teams.

Having the opportunity to see my former classmates and one of the most memorable teachers I ever had, Lou Heinbockel, (he nicknamed me Klutz) made me “homesick” for Delta. -

Renee Middleton, feel free to email me, I would love to hear from my former classmates.

A Quilt to show off more than a dozen years of t-shirts from the Deltana Fair.This quilt was created for a back-drop for the Deltana Fair Office.T-shirts donated by Ann Geise and Judy Sowell.

Quilting done by Delta locals, Ruby Hollembaek, Lee Ann Turinsky,Marcia Ward and machine quilted by North Pole resident, Kim Wicklund.All are Forget Me Knot Quilting Guild members.

As Marcia said, “We made a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.” It turnedout pretty good afterall. Come to the fair office and take a gander.

See you at the FAIR! Remember it’s the 30th Anniversary – “Stitch inTime 2009!”

Kidde Model PI2000 Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms

Manufacturer: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc., of Mebane, N.C.

Description: This recall involves Kidde dual sensor smoke alarms model PI2000. The alarms can be identified by two buttons, “HUSH” and “PUSH AND HOLD TO TEST WEEKLY,” which are located on the front/center of the alarm. The model number and date code are on the back of the smoke alarm. Only date codes 2008 Aug.01 through 2009 May 04 are included in this recall.

Sold at: Retail, department, and hardware stores and through electrical distributors nationwide from August 2008 through May 2009 for between $30 and $40.

Remedy: Consumers should contact Kidde immediately to receive a free replacement smoke alarm.

Customer Contact: For additional information, contact Kidde toll-free at (877) 524-2086 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at http://www.kidde.com/.

Are you a fabulous artist? Or – So you run an engineer firm?

Does your company make signs?

The Deltana Fair is looking for professional – tried and true – signs to put in various divisions at the Deltana Fair Exhibit Hall. We need 10 signs for this purpose. Size is varied. See www.deltanafair.com and click on link to see the divisions.

Also, do you have perennials that we could plant around the hall?

Please Contact Ruby at 895-4008 if you can help. Thanks in advance.

Division 5 – Flowers
Superintendents Eddy Dee Growden & Mary Leith-Dowling
Entry day: 6:30-8:30am and 10am-2pm, Thursday prior to Fair weekend
Judging system: American — Exhibit pickup: 5pm, Sunday of Fair weekend
Special Requirements: Only one entry per lot for each exhibitor
* Plants must have been grown in the container exhibited in Classes B, D and E.
* Cut flowers [Class A - Lot 1, Class F - Lots 1,2,3] will be displayed in containers available at the Exhibit Hall.
* Commercial/Professional entries are encouraged to enter and will be judged separately from the amateurs. Please write ‘Commercial’ on exhibit tag near ID number. See general rules.

Class A – Cut Flowers
Lot 1 Misc. [1 to 6 of one kind]

Class B – Potted Plants
Lot 1 Indoor
Lot 2 Outdoor
Lot 3 Best Collection Indoor
Lot 4 Best Collection Outdoor

Class C – Arrangements
Lot 1 Cut
Lot 2 Garden Dish
Lot 3 Terrariums
Lot 4 Miniature
Lot 5 Dry Flowers
Lot 6 Other

Class D – Hanging Container
Lot 1 Indoor
Lot 2 Outdoor

Class E – Potted Herbs
Lot 1 Indoor
Lot 2 Outdoor
Lot 3 Best Collection – Indoor
Lot 4 Best Collection – Outdoor

Class F – General Garden
Lot 1 Largest Bloom
Lot 2 Best Collection
Lot 3 Largest Number of Different Varieties

Class G – Wild Flowers [Fresh Flowers]
Lot 1 Arrangements
Lot 2 Misc. [1 to 6 of one kind]

Class H – Potpourri [Dried]
Lot 1 Wild Flowers
Lot 2 Domestic Flowers
Lot 3 Combination of Wild & Domestic Flowers

Former Delta residents, Nick and Kay [of Nickays Country Garden] would like to announce the engagement of their daughter Tawnee to Alex Bushyhead.

Tawnee and Alex plan to get married in Nick and Kay’s backyard Aug. 28th at 7:00 in the evening. E-mail can be sent to Kay at oknickays@gmail.com or Tawnee at magspal33@yahoo.com

Tawnee is working as a CNA at the Oklahoma Veteran’s Center and Alex is in the National Guard, and is working as a mechanic right now.

FUNDRAISER IS HISTORY now, and if you weren’t there, you missed good music, good food, and some auction bargains–

You also missed opportunity to give Judith strokes and hugs for a prodigious job well done–but just ‘cuz the event is over does not mean that you cannot contribute–the purpose of the fundraiser was raising $ to build a new pantry at Alpha Omega Life Care Inc, where they have outgrown the old one–

The most recent consignment of food for distribution to qualifying families weighed in at 3 1/2 tons–count ‘em, three and one half TONS–required firing up and filling 5–count ‘em, FIVE freezers–we’ll distribute on Monday, and then do it all over again in two weeks–

If you wanna contribute $, mail your contribution to Alpha Omega Life Care Inc at POB 1009–if you wanna help distribute, or wanna tell Judith in person what a stupendous job she does and did, stop by the office on the airstrip–at the very least, call her at 895 4104–

If you are among those who believe that there is no HUNGER in Delta Junction, think again, as you eat your fill, and then call the office–I’ll tell you about food insecurity here–

And to those of you who did attend, and did help–thank you!!