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Show Page B12 (The (I inif 6 -- 3 ufoprnhnit Thursday, September 19, 2002 Bills direct funding to Old Spanish Trail Gas prices remain constant despite ties raise the payments are AAA of the cultural Utah Committee Sept. heritage annually tensions with Iraq, reports administered the the eral surrounding the OPEC is sc heduled to mee t Sept. 19 to e whether to increase oil output this fall, The US Energy Departsaid Kairi lough ment sas it anticipates a decision that will " significantly increase production The Department of Energy forecasts winter oil prices w ill be $30 per barrel. This price is based on an increase in production by OPEC and if the U S concerns regarding Iraq are decisively uddressed without disrupting oil production in neighboring countries. The prices increased slightly or remained stable for regular, unleaded, gasoline in the cities surveyed this month. Moabs price to an average of $1.59. The inc reased St. George average price increased two cents to $1 55 Vernal's price decreased one cent to $ 1 49 Provos average price also decreased one tent to $1 46 Ogden and Salt Lake City both have an average price of $1.44. This price is the same for Salt Lake City from last month decrease for Ogden. and a Prices lowered or remained stable this past month in the surrounding states. Nevadas price dropped two cents to $1.51, Idaho has increase the highest price at $1.52, a one-cedefrom last month Montana had a for a current price of $1.50. Wyomings crease price increased one cent to $1.44. Colorado decrease for a drivers experienced a four-ceprice of $1 44 Arizonas prices remained the same at $1 43 the i'(mtri ovtra possible conflnt with Iraq gasoline prue around tin couritrv remaintnl stable this pi-- t mouth "This stability in gasoline price. in light of the higher lost of i rude oil and the threat of w is a credit to the I' S oil industry and gasoline retalhrs, said Relay lie hum lough, AAA "VS hen similar events vm te I 'tall spokeswoman tin to (iultWai gasoline prices unfolding pilot SOI mod to move higher with null Dew s ri Mrt as wholesalers and ri taller' blamed the inDii-pil- de-ud- t- ar-fai- e creases on the fear that inventory replacement costs would he bight r III the hlUm The national average prue of tegular, unleaded, self st rve gasoline remains the same as last month at $141 This prue is 14 cents lower than last year l 'tab s averagt price i'$l 47, a one ceiit del rt use from last rnonthand a six cent det lease from lust year self-serv- e one-ce- one-ce- nt one-ce- nt nt fflSeansj The U. S. House Resources 12 moved floor one to two tails to Old the Spanish recognize Trail and the other to direct more federal money to local governments, according to a Grand Junction Daiy Sentinel story The Old Spanish Trail follow ed the Uncompahgre and Gunnison rivers to Grand J unction, w here it tracked the Colorado River into Utah. Rep. public aw to are-nes- made PILT s for route. The Resources Commit- tee also backed another Mclnnis measure calling on Congress to fully fund programs designed to reimburse local governments for property taxes on land owned by the federal government The programs, payments in lieu of taxes and the refuge revenue sharing program would receive full federal Scott Mclnnis introduced House legislation last spring to match a Senate bill to recognize the route, a 3,500-miltrack of old mule and covered funding under Mclnnis e wagon routes. "By preserv mg this link to our past, we are providing a window of opportunity for future generations to glimpse Colorados early settler heritage," Mclnnis said. The Bureau of Land Management, Mesa County and the city of Grand Junction have worked to document the trails history. The Old Spanish Trail Association, a group dedicated to recognizing the significance of the trail, has worked with local communi- - roads to schools and social services, lands Mclnnis said. Congress short- When changes PILT and the refuge revenue program, rural Americans suffer. by the National Park SerU.S. Fish and Wildthe vice, life Service and the U.S. Forest Service and for federal water projects and some miliBLM, tary installations. The enue sharing program revpro- vides reimbursements to localities for federally recognized wildlife refuges, which also are tax exempt. Time Travel legis- lation, House Resolution 1811, for the first time in years. 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Emerald Gaiety has a variegated deep green leaf with white margins that turn slightly pink in the fall, Coloratus Wintercreeper is an older e cultivar with deep green leaves in the summer, turning a color in the winter. European Euonymus is a small upright tree that can reach a height of about 20 feet, he Bays. It is not real common, but we have one growing in the botanical garden here at the Ogden River Parkway. It has been planted for about six years, and currently is about eight feet tall. It has beautiful leaves, and a more natural shape. It is not one that would make a good would work for a border or as a background but plant, specimen planting to define an area or soften a view. This is a good time of year to plant shrubs and trees, Goodspeed says. The nurseries and garden centers have a smaller inventory right now, but they do have some great deals, and most still have a good selection of plant materials. 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