Show J 8 Gunnison Cannon Works For Quick Action on Amber Alert WAS! NNGTON DC — Congressman Chris Cannon issued the following statement today: "I am thrilled and grateful about the safe return of Smart Many prayers were answered yesterday It truly is a miracle The Smart family has an emotional roller coaster over the last nine months and it is an answer to the prayers of many that they are now reunited "I have worked with Chairof the Judiman Sensenbrenner been through protections available under law the operation of Enhancing the AMBER Alert communications network to facilitate the recovery of abducted children and doubling 2 Reauthorizing the annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to $20 million each year through 2005 3 Mandating a minimum prison sentence for kidnapping or abducting a person un- der IB 4 Mandatory program rather than the voluntary program unthe Senate bill "I support an ciary Committee and House der Amber Alert system for every and on thoughtful eadership meaningful legislation that will prevent and guard children from the sick people that seek to do them harm Elizabeth Smart and the other thousands of missing children that are abducted every year deserve the strongest state just as U tah has done Next week the Amber Alert system and other crucial child protection provisions will pass the louse Judiciary Committee and see action on the House Floor soon thereafter" March Valley NewsSalinaSun 1 9 2003 - Gas prices continue to increase AAA offers tips to help get more for the gallon Sticker shock continues as gas prices continue to rise through- out the country Utah was among seventeen states to reach record high prices over the last thirty days The average price forregular unleaded gasoline in Utah increased thirteen cents in the last month to $1 69 per gallon This is a cent crease from last year The nationwide average price of regular gasoline is increase from $170 a last month and a cent increase from last year This price is just 16 cents shy of matching the highest price ever recorded by AAA The record high was $1718 per gallon reached May 15 2001 AAA has monitored gasoline prices since "The concern about a possible tories and the recent cold weather in the East are all causes for the high gasoline prices" AAA said Rolayne Fairclough Utah spokeswoman The prices in the Utah cities surveyed by AAA have all in- creased over the past month Provo's average price of gasoline increased nine cents to $1 68 per gallon All the other cities surveyed have double digit increases Ogden's average price increased fifteen cents over the past month to $166 Moab Salt Lake City and Vemal motorists insixteen-ceall experienced creases Moab motorists now pay $177 per gallon Salt Lake City's average price for regular is $165 unleaded Vemal's average price is $170 St George motorists experienced war with Iraq high crude oil the largest average price inprices (approximately $37 per crease seventeen cents and now barrel) the resulting low inven pay $176 per gallon The surrounding states have also experienced increases for the price of regular unleaded gasoline this past month Nevada's motorists now pay $1 97 per gallon a twenty-nincent increase Idaho's average price jumped sixteen cents to $1 74 Montana's price increased eighteen cents to $173 Wyoming's price increased fifteen cents to $1 67 Arizona's motorists expecent inrienced a crease to $183 "The high price of crude and the start of the conversion from winter grade fuels to the more expensive summer blends makes it difficult to see any price relief ahead at the gas pumps" AAA said Rolayne Fairclough Utah spokeswoman AAA suggest using the following steps to cut down on gasoline expenses: Use only the gasoline grade by your automobile Most carsneed only regular unleaded fuel Inflate tires to pressure rec needed 5 Reasons Advertise Frequently To People have new wants and needs every day any specific merchandise item on any given day In half of all general merchandise categories measured in a 2000 consumer shopping study the consumer's decision to buy and the actual purchase were made in one day Frequent advertising reaches this "thin market" when they are ready to buy not just when you are ready to sell 1 Very few people need Frequent advertising reaches your customers (regardless of reading habits) Frequency builds awareness awareness builds familiarity and familiarity builds trust Conventional wisdom says that your audience needs to be exposed to your ad 25 times to sink in and to build 2 awareness Just like dieting advertising gets the best results over time Each ad builds on prior brand recognition but tomorrow's will close the deal for a lukewarm prospect Like pushing a ball up a hill it is better to push slowly than to push quickly and run out of energy halfway up 3 Today's ad may influence 4 Frequent advertising helps you beat your competition If you are not advertising as much as your competition is who is more likely to reach the consumer who is ready to shop? Every day you: Open your store Keep your shelves stocked Keep Have your staff come to work Shouldn't you invite customers in by advertising frequently? Advertising is one of your smallest expenses Yet not using it often enough can kill your business For the average business the investment in advertising could be as low as 2 to 5 your phone connected 3: ommended by manufacturer fuel efLow pressuredecreases ficiency the trunk Carrying around infrequently used equipment addsextra weight Adjust driving behavior to maintain a steady speed and i minimizesudden braking Maintain your vehicle Make sure fluids and filters are clean Makesure belts radiator thermostats and brake calipers are in good repair Shop for gasoline Fill up when you see a good price even if yourtank is still half full AAA's Fuel Gauge Report is retail the most comprehensive gasoline survey available with over 60000 stations surveyed everyday nationwide Data is provided in cooperation with OPIS Energy Group and Wright Express LLC Established more than 100 years ago AAA offers a wide travel inarray of automotive surance and financial services AAA Utah serves more than 120000 members Big Game Hunting Suggestions for Utah’s 2004 2005 Seasons Taken at Upcoming Public Meetings If you'd like to see game hunting changes some big in Utah in 2004 or if there are opportu- nities in place now that you don't want changed the Division of Wildlife Resources wants to hear from you The DWR will take ideas for 2004 and 2005 big game seasons from the public at a series of Regional Advisory Council meetings at the end of March In addition to these ideas the DWR will present proposed big game permit numbers for Utah's 2003 hunts including permits for general buck’deer general bull elk limited entry and Utah's hunts Proposed changes to some of big game management plans also will be discussed at the meetings Utah's "It's very important that people who are interested in big game hunting attend these meetings and share their ideas with us" says Jim Karpowitz big for the Divigame coordinator sion of Wildlife Resources "Over the next few months we'll be drafting specific recommendations to present to the public and the Utah Wildlife Board this fall We need input from the public now to help us formulate those recommendations "If people wait until this fall to share their ideas with us it will be too late in the process to give those ideas the consideration they deserve" Meeting dates times and locations are as follows: Central Region - March 25 6:30 pm Springville Junior High School 165 S700 E' 'Springville - March 19 Southern Region 7 pm Beaver High School 195 E Center St Beaver Those who can't attend their RAC meeting can or fax written comments to their RAC chairperson at the following addresses and numbers: Central Region Rick Woodard rwoodardefortresscom (801) (fax) Southern Region Sam Rowley rowleysamhotmailcom (435) (fax) Mining Executive Appointed to Board of Oil Gas and Mining Governor Michael O Leavitt has appointed Sam Quigley to the Utah Board of Oil Gas and mining Quigley a Utah miner is Vice President of Operations for Andelex Resources Inc Quigley replaces Elise Erler whose term of board exthe to appointment pired March 1 2003 Quigley also serves on the Board of the Carbon County Recreation and Transportation Special Service District Board of Trustees of the Castleview Hospital Advisory Board for the College of Easter Utah Prehistoric Museum and has served on the Board of the Utah Geological Survey He is also a member of the Utah Mining Association and the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute "Sam Quigley is an outstand ing addition to the board" said Division of Oil Gas and Mining Director Lowell Braxton "He comes to us with an extremely broad background coal mining and his more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry will add immeasurably to the expertise of the board" Quigley received his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Utah in 1972 and is a resident of Price Utah The Board of Oil Gas and forum Mining is a for mineral and energy resources policy and regulatory issues Each member of the board brings with them a particular expertise in mining oil and gas environmental protection royalty matters or geology Two local ranches honored by Bonus Reason: People forget! What are the statistics about how fast American Angus Association Ranch Gunnison Utah with people forget? It used to be that something like 80 forget a message in hasLund headquarters in St Joseph been recognized nationally Missouri 24 hours But I forget The Pathfinder Program idenby the American Angus Asso- The Gunnison Valley Netfs and Salim Sun — Let Vs Help Vou Reach Ne $ and Old Customersl 4355283 1 1 1 X ciation for having 3 registered tifies superior Angus cows Angus cows included in the based upon recorded perforAssociation's 2003 Pathfinder mance traits that are economiReport cally important to efficient beef These traits include Kerry and Nannette Despain production Axtell Utah have also been recearly and regular calving and ognized nationally by the heavy weaning weights reports American Angus Association Bill Bowman Association direcfor having 2 registered Angus tor of performance programs in the included cows More than 1250000 eligible Association's 2003 Pathfinder dams were examined to determine Pathfinder status All regReport Only 1971 of the more than istered Angus cows that meet 35000 American Angus Assothe strict Pathfinder standards ciation members are represented in this year's report according to John Crouch executive vice president of the Association are listed along with their own- ers in the Pathfinder Report that is published annually by the Association ( POOS -- I |