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Show Page 9 (De Wednesday, April 23, 2003 National price drops The drop in gasoline prices since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom is welcome news to motorists. While prices have not fallen to the low levels of last year, they have come off the recent record highs of a month ago and are now below $1.50 per gallon in a dozen states. The average price for regular, unleaded gasoline in Utah decreased three cents in the last month to $1.66. This is a twenty-fiv- e cent increase over the same month last year. The national average price for unleaded regular gasoline is $1.60, a decrease from last month and an eighteen-cen- t increase from last year. This drop in gas prices will make planning summer vacations easier for many ten-ce- said Rolayne families, AAA Fair-cloug- Utah spokesper- son. The expense and availability of gasoline will be one less worry when planning spring and summer trips. The prices in the Utah cities surveyed have all decreased this past month with the exception of one. Ogden has the lowest average price exception. Nevada motorists continue to pay an average of $1.97 for regular unleaded gasoline. Idaho motorists saw a decrease this past month with their current average price of $1.69. Montana average price of five-ce- $1.68 is also five cents lower than last month. Wyomings price of $1.60 is seven cents lower than their March average. Colorado motorists t benefited from a decrease in the past month. The average price in Coloten-cen- rado is $1.60. Arizona motorists are the only ones in the surrounding states to have an increase in their average price. The average price in Arizona is $1.89, a increase from March. The weeks leading up to six-ce- summer have historically brought higher prices. OPEC is meeting late this month to discuss a possible cut in crude oil production. Governors Water Conservation Team urges residents to delay lawn watering to help slow the flow As Utah prepares for its fifth year of drought, the Governors Water Conservation Team is urging residents to delay watering their lawn until at least May to help Slow The Flow. After days of warm, sunny weather its tempting to want to start watering your yard, says Division of Water Resources Director and Governors Water Conservation Team member Larry Anderson. However the soil under most Utahns lawns are saturated from the recent storms we have had and should not require supplemental water for another couple of weeks. Members of the Governors Water Conservation Team also caution that there are exceptions to this rule. Golf courses, those individuals who have just installed a new lawn or live in Southern Utah my need to begin watering before May. By adopting this easy, water-savin- technique the g Governors Water Conservation Team estimates the state will save thousands of acre-fee- t of water. Team members also stress how important it is for residents to realize the impact their individual actions can have on our future water supply. Due to a d winter and Utahs population growth, not only is there an immediate need to conserve water, but an essential goal for Utahns to change their long-terwater conservation ethic, says Gov. Michael 0. Leavitt. We need to be aware of how we are using water and remember it is a unprecedented DRIVERS WANTED: EXPRESSWAY-ST- S CDL-- A CALL 800-835-94- 71 the winter months and do not start getting completely green until late spring. The Governors Water Conservation Team recommends watering your lawn a half-incper irrigation, which amounts to about for spray heads for rotors. and It is however important for off. ning The Governors Water Conservation Teams purpose is to manage the states water supply effectively and conserestablish a long-tervation ethic among Utahns. Their objective is to reduce per capita water use by at least 25 percent by 2050. Utahns to measure their own sprinkler system to determine how long they should water. It is also best to break up sprinkler run times into two or three cycles, with an hour in between the cycles to assure the water soaks into the ground rather than run a variety of ways With Utahs spring ing season in fish- full-swin- many anglers are wondering where the best places are to wet a line. The Division of Wildlife Resources provides a number of ways to find out: Telephone Line Fishing information supplied by DWR personnel, and anglers who supply information about their latest fishing adventures, is recorded onto the DWRs information hotline by Friday afternoon each week, says Suzette Fowlks, information specialist for Toll-Fre- e the DWR. The DWRs information hotline number is (877) 592-516- The information line is even though its an Fowlks says. Internet Web Pages The weekly fishing report is also available at toll-fre- 877 number, www.wildhfe.utah.gov fishing, which is one of the DWR's Internet Web pages. Updates to the report are typically posted by Thursday afternoon each week. At the DWRs Fishing Tips page, anglers may send fishing reports for other anglers to read and read the reports others have sent. They may h Nephi Gun Club The to host 50 Bird Buddy Shoot Times-New- s 96 South Main, Nephi Xdveriisi: Hirk! Sr.vn;vini:I!! Through Your Local Paplr.- - fishing New reports are added to this page almost as fast as we get them, so be sure to check this page for the latest fishing information, Pettengill says. Obtaining Fishing Informa- tion Before Thursday Those wanting information about fishing conditions in specific DWR regions earlier than Thursday may call the Division of Wildlife Resources regional office in the region where the waters are located. Regional offices typically have fishing updates, for waters in their region, by Wednesday each week. DWR regional offices are located in Ogden, Springville, Vernal, Price and Cedar City, and are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Telephone numbers are as follows: Northern Region (Ogden office) (801) 476-274- Central Region (Spring- ville office) (801) Northeastern Region (Vernal office) (435) (9453); Southeastern Region (Price office) (435) Southern Region (Cedar City 491-567- 781-WIL- 636-026- office) (435) 3 :d o ) i 865-610- a. Subscribe Today! $24 per year in Juab entry. Ask your local paper how you can reach over 250,000 households in 40 Utah newspapers in one easy step through Utah Press Association statewide 2x2 (2 col x 2 in ) display network. fish- ing questions. Pettengill is the sport fisheries coordinator for the DWR. The Tips Fishing page is also available at www.wildlife.utah.gov p 2X2 STATEWIDE ADVF RTISING NETWORK (National placement also available through the Utah Press also ask Tom Pettengill The 50 Bird Buddy Shoot will be held Saturday, April will begin at 9: 26. Sign-u00 a.m. shoot starts at 10.00 p.m. Shoot as many times as you please. Fees are $20.00 per team IF -- SEEKING EXPERIENCED OTR DRIVERS FOR 7 WESTERN STATES EXCELLENT PAY & BENEFITS MUST HAVE precious resource. According to water officials, lawns are supposed to be a little brown this time of year. 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