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Show QDaiwos E z. J'U Thursday, apm. 29, 2004 Gasoline prices going over the top BY BOB MKKELSON Clipper Staff Writer - Fve BOUNTIFUL seen a lot of $ 1.91s and $1.89s around, and the tough part is, it's just going to get worse. Gasoline prices hit record high prices both in LItah and the nation and, as noted by AAA spokeswoman Rolayne Fairclough, the end is not yet in sight. The average price of a gal- e lon of unleaded regular, is in $1.85, Utah gasoline a increase from last increase month and an from last year. The national average price is $1.78, a hike lrom last month and an increases front a year self-serv- nt Bill Levier Gardner and Teresa Farley ' .it ' ago. r exceeded the average in some Davis Countv locations. Some south county stations were as high as Gas prices state 9 AsSfe-S- t, $1.89 a gallon and postings of $1.85 were common. Oil the at 1 ' rrj'i ' rp 0ty, beaten path, some 1 indepen- dents were selling unleaded tegular at $1.79 to $1.81. but prices remain extremely volatile. Up north, drivers willing to look around a bit could still find stations offering gas at around $1.79 a gallon. Others ranged in the low to mid $ 1.80s. LeeAnn Sulser According to the Energy Administration Information gasoline prices will remain high through the summer? said Fairclough. "Demand is expect Anne Lee oColdwell honors quintet - internationally. Bill and Teresa Farley. Levier Gardner and Anne Lee received the Coldwell Banker International President's Circle designation. Lee Ann Sulser. from the Bountiful office, was also presented with the Coldwell Banker International President's Circle award. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is Utah's hugest real estate company with 16 offices and nearly 1,200 sales associates serving customers and communities across the Wasatch Front. The BOUNTIFUL Recognized as one of Utah's top 10 companies for woiklife balance, Mountain America Credit Union recently accepted an award from the of Workforce Department Service, (Jf lice of Child Care and WorkLife Juxtapose Consultants. "Mountain America's greatest strength as an oigam-zatio- n lies in our outstanding said employees. PresidentCEO Gordon company offers residential and commercial broket age. corpoiate relocation and mortgage services. Hamlet christens Aberlour y A new 22-lWOODS CROSS community is being developed in Woods Cross by I lamlel Iomes. Sales aie currently under way at the new Aberlour development with special savings available in closing costs and upgrades. I iamlet plans to bieak giound on the community this month, with the first homeowners expected to move in by September. Located at 2351) S. 1475 West. Abei lour will feature homes ranging in sie from S.000 to 12,000 square feet. Hie homes feae ture two to five beduxtms.a garage and a lull stucco single-famil- Dames. two-thre- exterior. Iomebuyers may visit the development, how ever, sales are being handled out of lamlet's Birnam Woods community located at 2200 North (Porters Lane) 725 W in West Bountilul. To learn more visit the Hamlet I Iomes Web site, or call (801) 1 1 wwwham-letliomcs.co- 294-495- lUnartStewart extend pact BOUNTIFUL - Reuters director. She is scheduled to be sentenced June 17 Living have patched up their relationship and have inked a new deal atvering the sale of Martha Stewart Living woik. Therefore, we continue to cultivate a culture of empowerment? he added, so employees can manage their time to fit their unique needs. One of Mountain America's 2003 innovations was the "paid time off (PTO) bank. "Our new PTO plan goes a step farther in empowering employees, said Dames. "By eliminating two banks' and compiling all leave into one pool, employees can choose 10 ucts. will OFF All Futon Floor itlcdils, 72 Hour Itits Home Decor or Gift Items .29Sift OFF All rm with Gift Baskets starting at $14.95 cious stock sale. Stewart has stepped down as a board member and officer at Martha Stewart Living as of March 15, but she remains at the firm as founding editorial recognize Spring Clearance prod- The amended contract run through 2009. Kmart also agreed to drop a lawsuit filed earlier this year demanding an additional $4 million on Martha Stewart products it sold in 2003. The two-yeextension follows less than two months after on Stewart's conviction charges she lied to federal investigators about a suspi- "We that many ol our employees want to have a successful and fulfilling career while still having outside their time quality 1 News Agency is reporting that Kmart and Martha Stewart pay the lowest prices, according to the survey, at $1.81, increase from March. a new to list of surveyed Logan, cities, came in at $1.87 Price records were also set in Nevada. Montana and Idaho. The average price in increase Idaho is $1.87. a while last born month, drivers Ccjtj ttok OrKh. UN MtXi, ruH Sktik Select hrton, the American Petroleum stated that the high gasoline prices are primarily due to the increased demand for crude oil due to a aild winter and strengthening economies. Supply has been effected by unrest in countries such as Venezuela and Nigeria and lower than expected Iraqi pro- refining industry. There is concern that refineries will have to work at maximum capacity to meet the summer demand, making them more vulnerable to unexpected outages. "There has not been a new' refinery built in the U.S. for more than 20 years, stated Fairclough. "Part of the reason lies in environmental concerns. But it is also very expensive to modernize existing plants to produce the new blended fuels, and building new, well, the cost is almost prohibitive. Another worry is whether the gasoline imports from Europe, Canada and the Caribbean will be able to meet the new U.S. sulfur content reduction standards. These countries may not be willing to invest in the technology needed to meet these requirements. In a statement to the Senate Judiciary' Committee on April 7, Institute duction. The United States gets more than 60 percent of its crude oil from imports with 20 percent coming from the Middle East. OPEC is operated under production quotas and recently confirmed its intent to further cut production by a million barrels a day to 23.5 million. This could make the situation worse. How much worse? Well, according to Fairclough, most energy experts expect prices to remain high through at least September. Montana motorists pay 10 cents more at $1.79. Nevada's average pi ice is $2.12. 6 cents moie than March. Wyoming's price is $1.71, a jump, while Colorado's average increased 9 cents to $1.78. Arizona's motorists pay nine cents more in April at $1.99. California drivers, meanwhile. face the highest prices in the lower 48 states at $2.21, a hike of 5 cents from March. New regulations for cleaner burning gasoline blends has put additional pressure on the Mountain America honored with 2004 WorkLife award Four a gents horn Coldwell Banker FARMINGTON Residential Brokerage's Cential Davis office in Farmington and one trom its olfice in Bountilul have receive honors placing them among the top six percent of all Coldwell Banker sales associates - ed to hit a record 9.32 million barrels per day, a 2.2 percent increase from a year ago. All of the Utah cities survey by AAA experienced price increases. St. George motorists pay the highest average price increase from of $1.91, a last month. Vernal's price increased 4 cents to $1.88, w'hile Moabs price of $1.86 is a 3 cent hike from March. Provo motorists experienced the smallest increase in price, 2 cents for an average price of $1.84. Ogden's price increased 3 cents to $1.82. 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