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Show Page B11 tDf (Timfg-3nhfpmhf- Thursday, July 4, 2002 nt Rental cat' costs vary widely from city to city Matheson votes for measure to help make Surprising results the rate Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, prescription drugs more affordable three the rate from a recent survey show consumers could be paying two or times more to rent a car than Vegas, where Avis quoted of $125 83, comhighest lowest from pared to Thrifty for $43.37. That is a difference of 190 percent, or $82.46.The next largest gap w as in Orlando, with a 95 percent difference from the highest to lowest quote, followed by Los another traveler renting the same vehicle in the same city on the same day, AAA Utah announced Tuesday. What we found in our research could end up saving people a lot of money, said Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah spokeswoman. AAA found the difference between the most expensive and the cheapest rates in a city can vary anywhere between 18 and 190 percent - with an overall average of 77 percent. The message to travelers: shop around. A survey of the nation's top eight rental car companies w as conducted by calling the e numbers and requesting reservations at 10 major travel destinations. The quotes were for a weekend rental from July 26 to July 28, with a compact car, similar in size to a Dodge Neon, Ford Focus or Chevrolet Cavalier, and included the standard unlimited mileage, plus all mandatory taxes, surcharges and fees. No special discount, such as AAA or a frequent flier membership, was applied. The largest price discrepancy in the survey was found in Las Angeles and San Francisco, both at 85 percent. This proves the importance of doing your homework, calling around, and making sure you have several estimates before booking a rental car," said Fairclough. Fifteen minutes of research could easily save you upwards of $75." Chicagos O'Hare Airport stood out in the survey for having the most consistent pricing among the major rental companies. The variation from high to toll-fre- low w as only 18 percent. But according to the survey, no single company stood out as having consistently high or low rates. One company may be the cheapest in one city and the most expensive in another," said Fairclough. Alamo w as the most expensive in San Francisco and the cheapest in Maui, w hile Budget had the highest rate in Phoenix but the lowest in San Diego. Rental companies included Butcher Meat Processing Boy 1140 Wasatch Moab, 84532 (435) Ave. UT 259-437- Custom Meat Processing Beef, Pig 1 & Lamb Mobile Slaughter Service Available Call Vern Shepardson (435) 259 2281 Game Processing Skinning Available & Wild Snack Sticks Salami Fresh Sausage Linked Sausage Many Flavors to Choose From CuringSmoking Jerky WuiD 0 dlNnllU (UDs QUb" yL Monday-Frida- Toradav Wednesday pr Tbaryda? ri in the survey w ere: Alamo, Avis, Hertz, National, and Thrifty. AAA Utah has some useful tips to keep in mind before you hit the road in a rental car this summer: Book with a travel agent. Travel agencies often receive better rates from rental companies than you can find on your own. Insurance. Check with your current auto insurer, you may already be covered. If not, most credit card companies will usually cover you if you rent the car with their card. Discounts. Don't forget to utilize yours. Most rental car companies will give discounts to members of AAA, AARP, C ostco, Sams Club, frequent flier clubs and the military. Refueling options. Rental companies offer several options. AAA recommends returning the car with a full tank to avoid the normally expensive refueling charge. Check the car. Before leaving the parking lot, check the car and note any damage. If you forget to do this, the company could charge you for damage sustained by a previous renter. Minimum age. You must be 25 years of age to rent from most companies. If a younger driver is accepted, an additional fee is often imposed. Cheap feed can be a bad deal tnur Saturday as cm Ermi 3 via 6. Fn a Sal.. 9 9 5 Southern Utah Opes Ches Tournament SubnusMoui due: HEAT" (July Art Walk Shoo) 30-- 7, County Affordable Houstnf Task Force Meeting Sal., 6 9. Art Walk - HEAT - Multiple Artist Showing Sua.. g pm - David Rovici Concert - SingcrSongwnter ta tradiooa of Woodie Guthnc A Pete Seeger Folk Muwciaa from AuUm, Ti. Bill Oliver Concert Weds, 7 X pm I a 9. Moa a Tue..9-- 4, Grand 1, Thurv. 5 1 I J. 2, 31. i niui mtnneiirn for ranchers Ranchers beware: what may appear to be a good deal on grass straw may be a bad deal for the health of your animals. According to Clell Bagley, Utah State University Extension veterinarian, about 600 cattle have died on high desert ranches in eastern Oregon in a fungal poisoning outbreak linked to persistent drought. Known as fescue foot, or endophyte toxicosis, it spread to the cattle from fescue grass hay, killing the animals or forcing ranchers to destroy them. Endophyte is a fungus type of growth or spore which grows inside the seed of some grasses, Bagley explains. When present in a seed, it is passed on to all seeds from that plant. It is great for the plant because it makes it more drought and stress tolerant. However, its not so great for animals, he says. It makes them more susceptible to heat, reduces feed consumption and thus reducing weight gain and production. It may also cause the blood vessels in their extremities (feet, tail, ears) to constrict. This causes a lack of blood flow to these tissues, resulting in dry gangrene the tissue runs out of oxygen and nutrients and drys up. Cold weather and winter accentuates the problem. They raise a lot of fescue grass on turf farms in Oregon," Bagley says. "Much of it contains endophyte because of its desirable qualities. The straw from this type of grass is a waste product but when used for animal feed is a disaster. It is primarily a problem for cattle but also affects horses, especially pregnant mares." If you are a rancher looking for alfalfa and feedgrain or you have extra to sell, USU Extension has set up a free alfalfa and feedgrain exchange hotline at: httpextension. usu.educoop agagbuaagline tary prescription drug benefit for all recipients of Medicare, saying Congress must do something to help make prescription drugs more affordable. The bill HR 4954 - - re- lies on private insurers to provide the benefit, which would become three years. It available in would carry a modest monthly premium, an sponsibly and Congress shouldnt either." Matheson said no one annual deductible of $250 e and subsidies for beneficiaries. Matheson, who supports adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare, said that while the measure has shortcomings, todays action is a step toward addressing concerns of millions of citizens who struggle to keep up with the rising costs of medicines they must take to stay healthy. "Too many seniors are low-incom- ornfJUT1?s a complete range of chiropractic care Therapy Sports Nutrition Injury Covered provider for all major insurance carriers, including Workman's Comp. Medicaid, FEHP. Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Federal rapidly growing deficits. That should tell us it is time to stop, take a new look at wants to see the government default on its debt, lie said that since February, he has been speaking out on the debt limit issue, expressing insupport for a short-tercrease in the debt limit to the our budget realities, work in a bipartisan manner w ith the President and halt this bud- wreck," said get train Mathescn. c$cholarship$ forced to choose between paying for their prescriptions and paying household bills, said Matheson. The population most likely to need prescription drugs to treat diabetes, hypertension, arthritis or all three is the least likely of all those with insurance to have Ith graders w ith high stores on the PSAT receive thousands of dollars in college tuition scholarships. Will you be one of them? & 12 graders with high scores on the SAT gel into the best universities and qualify lor extra financial aid. Will you? Get the same advantage as big city students by signing up for PSAT 10 1 Si 1 1 Test Prep courses inis uly at the MARC weekdays from pm. SAT fering." Matheson noted that the prices of the 50 prescription drugs most frequently used by seniors have risen faster than inflation for each of the past several years. He said seniors 30 4. uly Two Sessions: July 9 2. $ 9S each, $345 for both 8-1- 22-A- ug 1 Led oy Damian Nash, an experienced, certified secondary teacher with excellent local recommendations. on fixed incomes-i- n particular-ar- e hard hit by the price in- 259-172- 0. creases and the gap between the medicines they need and what they can afford is grow- ing. This bill is not the ultimate solution to the very complicated issue of providing a prescription drug benefit that delivers for consumers and fits JlJl IMoriMs within our federal spending constraints, said Matheson. "It isnt the magic pill wed all like to find for this problem. We need to keep working at this in a bipartisan manner because the health and wellbeing of millions of us is at stake here." In other business last Fri- sa Breakfast LunchrDinner 81 1 South Main Street wmr G Q UroiiLk 'll i r, 1 6-- 1 Gbo-(I 1 tlr; Q) ) qd.r 6--1 fEHGilQIOfc amior I Coup 1 1 b 59 Monday-frida- y 1 1 a.m. p.m. :t Buffet $4 W id Crunch a.m. $5 nlcd Bar Cf a.m. 3 p.m -- . 29 $5 Weekends or add to any entree for only $ 1 49 $4 F) iHJtp, (BgiiilEiMligr 259-350- 5 mn C7m day, Matheson rejected legis- - tern? (E Rt FOOTPRINTS, weve been in the business of repairing computers for over IS years. So when your business has compute r or network pmblems, FOOTPRINTS guarantees results. TECHNOLOGY Offering extent that the limit needs to be increased to cover financial obligations that have already been made and cannot be changed. He points to legislation offered in April by the Blue Dog Coalition that would keep the government solvent without worsening fiscal outlook, the long-terllnfortunately, the Republican leadership has prevented the Blue Dogs from offering this legislation In less than one years time, weve gone from promising budget surpluses to lation to add $450 billion to the nations federal debt, saying it digs the deficit hole deeper with no plan for returning to a path of balanced federal budgets. It is irresponsible to provide a blank check for increased borrowing authority without taking action to protect taxpayers from even further increases in the national debt," said Matheson. "No Utah family or small business could behave so irre- prescription drug coverage. That is a prescription for suf- -- Friday Rep. Jim Matheson last Friday voted for legislation that establishes a new volun- PRLNTS THAT WORKS FOR YOU! 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