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Today’s News Headlines

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5 Minutes with ? an Operation Vacation soldier

Editor?s note: Operation Vacation is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization based in Glenwood Springs whose purpose is to reunite deserving soldiers with their families on free vacations in Colorado.

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Pack says he?s ready for new challenge

RIFLE, Colorado ? Gary Pack was jovial as he spoke about his decision in accepting a new position with the Princeton School District in Cincinnati, Ohio Friday.

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Another peeping incident reported at the Community Center

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Someone tried to take a picture of a woman showering at the Glenwood Springs Community Center for the second time this month, police said.

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Re-2?s Pack packing for Ohio job

RIFLE, Colorado ? Less than a week into summer break, Garfield School District Re-2 Superintendent Dr. Gary Pack told school board members that he was resigning after seven years at the helm.

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Farris named to the Colorado Wildlife Commission

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter on Friday appointed Pitkin County Commissioner Dorothea Farris to the Colorado Wildlife Commission.

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Garfield County now has two Haptonstalls as superintendents

PARACHUTE, Colorado ? Ken Haptonstall is looking forward to his new role as the superintendent for Garfield School District 16.

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Bridgestone Tires films ad on closed road

ASPEN, Colorado ? Independence Pass might be closed to motorists, but that didn?t stop a recent commercial shoot for Bridgestone Tires.

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Trucker charged with vehicular homicide

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? A truck driver involved in a crash on Highway 82 that killed two people in January is facing new charges of vehicular homicide.

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Henrichs begins 14ers ascent

CARBONDALE,Colorado ? A snowy spring has done little to ease Andy Henrichs? nerves, but the Roaring Fork High School athletic trainer is eager to tackle the grandest athletic feat of his life.

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Cardinal distance runners take on Bolder Boulder

PARACHUTE, Colorado ? The end of the prep track and field season didn?t mark the end of the running season for five Grand Valley High School runners.

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Area sports briefs

Wally DeBeque drained a hole-in-one at Ranch at Roaring Fork Golf Club on Friday. Using a sand wedge, DeBeque directed the shot into the cup from 54 yards out.
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Memories & Milestones

Wishing Dana Stangeland a great 50th birthday today.

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Readers say thanks

I want to thank Terry Wilson and his staff for their efforts to help clear the congestion at the west end of Devereux Road. This was getting to be a very unsafe situation with the amount of congestion and lack of visibility.

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Community news & notes

The Colorado Rocky Mountain School Class of 2008 graduation ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. May 31, on the lawn outside the Barn on the CRMS campus, at 1493 County Road 106 in Carbondale.

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News Headlines for Saturday, May 31, 2008

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Aspen summer full of outdoor offerings
ASPEN ? This place was not designed for house kittens.
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Golf?s stars of tommorow return to Aspen links
ASPEN ? The next Tiger Woods or Michelle Wie could be at the Aspen Golf Course next week.
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Vandals paint Maroon Creek Bridge
ASPEN ? Someone is spray painting graffiti on the Maroon Creek bridge, which is scheduled to open to traffic in July, according to Colorado Department of Transportation officials.
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Independence Pass opens for commercial
ASPEN ? Independence Pass might be closed to motorists, but that didn?t stop a recent commercial shoot for Bridgestone Tires.
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In the Saddle: Don’t sit
ASPEN ? Leaving the office at about 8 p.m. on Thursday, I was eager to get out on my mountain bike.
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Farris named to wildlife commission
DENVER ? Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter on Friday appointed Pitkin County Commissioner Dorothea Farris to the Colorado Wildlife Commission.
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Two bears killed on I-70 near Vail
VAIL, Colo. ? A black bear once crossed in front of Carol Busch?s car on U.S. Highway 24 as she was headed to work in Red Cliff.
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Trucker charged with vehicular homicide
GLENWOOD SPRINGS ? A truck driver involved in a crash on Highway 82 that killed two people in January is facing new charges of vehicular homicide.
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Paving work means Grand Avenue delays
GLENWOOD SPRINGS ? Rotomilling and paving work next week on Grand Avenue (Highway 82) in Glenwood Springs will mean delays for motorists traveling in both directions, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
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Today’s News Headlines

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Cops nab van of illegals near Avon

AVON, Colorado ? An illegal immigrant accused of transporting 11 other illegal immigrants on Interstate 70 through Avon was arrested Thursday morning.

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Glenwood Springs drivers changing habits with rising gas prices

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Seventeen-year-old Reid Jackson is changing his habits. He has to or gas prices will suck even more money out of the cash he earns from his job.

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Glenwood’s Valley View Hospital closes child care center

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Valley View Hospital recently closed the Early Learning Center, which provides hospital employees with childcare.

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Glenwood Springs authorities release dead man?s name

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? The Garfield County Coroner?s office on Thursday released the name of a man whose body was found in a cave near No Name in late March.

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Two die in I-70 head-on crash near Parachute

PARACHUTE, Colorado ? A longtime local man and a Chicago resident were killed in a head-on collision on Interstate 70, west of Parachute, early Thursday.

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Carbondale trustees revise town?s housing guidelines

CARBONDALE, Colorado ? The Carbondale trustees unanimously approved a set of revised guidelines for the town?s affordable housing program at their regular meeting Tuesday. But not without some discussion and changes.

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Garfield County Planners like Cattle Creek sketch

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Garfield County Planning Commission members reacted favorably to a sketch plan for a 979-housing-unit development between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs during a meeting Wednesday night.

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Aspen police will soon be driving hybrid cars

ASPEN, Colorado ? In an effort to set a green example in Colorado, Aspen cops are going hybrid.

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Local News Briefs

Bikers of all types in the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond have much reason to celebrate. Work on the Rio Grande Trial was completed Wednesday as the final 100 feet of concrete sidewalk was laid.

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Coal Ridge baseball coach calls it quits

PEACH VALLEY, Colorado ? It seemed impossible to take a team that had never won a game and not only get it tallies in the victory column, but to get enough of them to qualify for the postseason.

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Beaver Creek/Vail loses bid to host World Championships

CAPE TOWN, South Africa ? Maybe the third time will be the charm for Beaver Creek and Vail.

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Area sports briefs

Glenwood Springers will start the season Monday, June 2, at the Glenwood Springs High School track. Registration and information will be available the first week. The club will have practices from 4-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
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Walt Smith kicks off jazz lineup

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ?This Wednesday, Summer of Jazz triumphantly returns to the valley.

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The Wright stuff

CARBONDALE, Colorado ? As Paige Wright put it, she likes to make work that ?sparks? her ?fancy.? If that means sculpting ceramic heads that look to be screaming, so be it. If it means making a pair of intensely realistic hands, that works, too.
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Catch some jazz in Glenwood

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Bob and Mary Noone ?just wanted to meet people.?

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Art for all to behold in Glenwood

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? What?s the point of public art, anyway?

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An untraditional violinist comes to Glenwood

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? In this world of ours, do you want to wing it, or do you want to ?Yang? it?

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‘Indiana? still rocks the theater

Three out of four suns

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LIVE MUSIC

TODAY

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CALENDAR

TODAY

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Everybody is talking about “Sex”

Right now, in newspapers across the country, there must hundreds of articles on this very topic. I?m not trying to top them or voice the mood of an entire gender here. But yes, I really do care about the ?Sex and the City? movie.

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Community news & notes

The Colorado Rocky Mountain School Class of 2008 graduation ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. May 31, on the lawn outside the Barn on the CRMS campus, at 1493 County Road 106 in Carbondale.

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Memories & Milestones

Zachary Cooper earned an MBA from the Monterey Institute of International Business on May 10.

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News Headlines for Friday, May 30, 2008

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Beaver Creek, Vail lose Worlds bid
CAPE TOWN, South Africa ? Maybe the third time will be the charm for Beaver Creek and Vail.
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Srebotnik upsets Serena at French Open
PARIS ? For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry Friday at the French Open.
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Friends coming to aid of Reggie Barbour
ASPEN ? Another of Aspen?s high-profile community members has joined what is unfortunately a growing list of locals battling with cancer, whose friends are hoping to help.
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Aspen police choose hybrids
ASPEN ? In an effort to set a green example in Colorado, Aspen cops are going hybrid.
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In the Saddle: Hurtin? on the hill
EL JEBEL ? ?Wanna do the hill??
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State, county take aim at noxious weeds
PITKIN COUNTY ? Got a weed problem?
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Basalt museum takes step closer
BASALT ? The Basalt Regional Heritage Society received an $8,000 boost this week in its quest to create a history museum in town.
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Cop blotter: a DUI week
ASPEN ? Scott Ashley Lutwyche, 38, of Aspen, told officers he had ?probably more than I should? when they asked if he?d been drinking.
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Former Aspenite dies in I-70 crash
PARACHUTE, Colo. ? A former longtime Aspenite and a Chicago resident were killed in a head-on collision on Interstate 70, west of Parachute, early Thursday.
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Buses can now carry bikes across bridge
ASPEN ? Roaring Fork Transportation Authority buses once again can carry bicycles in and out of Aspen across the Maroon Creek Bridge.
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RFTA aims to please with new bike bus
Hauling around a bicycle on a bus in the Roaring Fork Valley will become much easier if an experiment proves successful this summer.
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Landlord suing Cooper Street Pier
ASPEN ? Cooper Street in Aspen is in legal trouble and could lose its rental space.
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RoofTop Comedy Fest debuts in Aspen
ASPEN ? When HBO pulled the plug on its U.S. Comedy Arts Festival last year, ending a 13-year run that brought most every big name in the funny business to Aspen, some prominent players made noise about filling the laughter void.
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Future of Lift One at stake
The Lift One neighborhood at the south end of Aspen Street is the cradle of Aspen?s ski era and a community treasure that includes the remnants of this town?s first chairlift and some of its most venerable ski-lodge buildings.
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Authorities identify body

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? The Garfield County Coroner?s office last week identified the man whose body was found in a cave near No Name about three months ago.

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Silt development project is dead in water

SILT, Colorado ? Dennis Carruth was visibly upset when he informed the Silt Town Board Tuesday night that the long-awaited Stillwater Ranch subdivision was officially dead.

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Akim thankful for his freedom

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Locked up and biding his time in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, Henry Akim Gama sometimes climbed onto a chair to get a glimpse out the window.

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Correction

A story about an accident near Carbondale in Tuesday?s Post Independent incorrectly identified the driver of a semitrailer. The driver of the semi was Mark Phipps, 47, of Virginia, who was cited with careless driving.
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Gama plans to stay in Glenwood Springs

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Henry Akim Gama was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He describes himself as a mutt.

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GSMS runners shine in All-Star Fenceline

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Lexie Warkentin had a little extra motivation fueling her legs in Wednesday morning?s All-Star Fenceline Run at Glenwood Springs Middle School.

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CU football coach makes stop in Glenwood

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? As a class from St. Stephen?s Catholic School approached the Sayre Park bench Dan Hawkins called home for an hour or so on Wednesday, the University of Colorado head football coach spotted a boy scout in the fray.

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Community news & notes

Gavan Brouillette will be selling lemonade from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. May 31 in the Rifle Wal-Mart parking lot for donations to benefit children?s cancer research.

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News Headlines for Thursday, May 29, 2008

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Aspen skier is newest Young Gun
ASPEN ? It?s the season Jacqui Edgerly will never forget, for many reasons. A winter packed so full of life-altering events, either tragic or exhilarating, with little gray between, that Edgerly said she?s still trying to sort it out.
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Work under way at Aspen airport
ASPEN ? Pitkin County workers will be busy at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport for the next three weeks, as the county strives to meet the requirements of federal aviation officials concerning the condition of the runway.
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On the Course: Disc golf and Dad
ASPEN ? Disc golfing used to seem like the nerdiest pastime. Something Dad was into ? he has been an avid disc golfer since 1981.
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County: Dorothea Farris not guilty of ?conflict?
ASPEN ? Pitkin County Commissioner Dorothea Farris is not guilty of a conflict of interest for outspokenly expressing her famously-strong opinions at a recent Crystal River Caucus meeting, Farris? fellow commissioners decided Wednesday.
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Basalt, golf club aim to iron out issues
BASALT ? A proposed expansion of the Roaring Fork Club in Basalt got first-round approval from the Town Council on Tuesday night, but two major issues were left unresolved.
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Aspen man arrested; allegedly punched cop
ASPEN ? An Aspen man was arrested Tuesday night on charges of striking a police officer after he allegedly attempted to flee Aspen Valley Hospital, where he was being treated for unspecified conditions.
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Valley runoff coming in waves
ASPEN ? Spring runoff might not hit the Roaring Fork Valley in one big flood, but in multiple waves, according to officials with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.
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Tall, noisy W/J cell tower staying put
PITKIN COUNTY ? Even though it violates a set of conditions imposed by Pitkin County commissioners, including a height restriction of 40 feet, a controversial cell phone tower in the heart of an employee housing project will be staying where it is, as it is.
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Vail secedes from state ski association
VAIL ? Vail Resorts dropped out of Colorado?s ski trade association yesterday and created the biggest flap in the industry since the Aspen Skiing Co. pulled a similar maneuver 13 years ago.
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Independence Pass now to open June 7
ASPEN ? It appears Aspen will spend yet another weekend cut off from its eastern neighbors.
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Roaring Fork, streams predicted to rise
ASPEN ? Area rivers and streams, especially those not controlled by upstream dams, were predicted to gradually rise this week due to a warming trend, according to a report from Jim Pringle of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Mudslide traps Fryingpan campers
BASALT ? A mudslide on a remote stretch of Frying Pan Road on Wednesday stranded two groups of campers.
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Chris Cassatt editorial cartoon

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Crash closes Highway 82 between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs

CARBONDALE, Colorado - A semitrailer and a construction crane crashed on Highway 82 and delayed traffic Tuesday morning.

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Cattle Creek Crossing sketch plan on Garfield County planning commission slate

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - A sketch plan for Cattle Creek Crossing is set to go before the Garfield County Planning Commission tonight.

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Carbondale students secure $25,000 for C4K

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - When Betsy Bashant asked some of her eighth-grade students at Carbondale Middle School to solve a problem, she got a little more than she expected.

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Comments on gas rules due Thursday

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - It may be one of the most controversial issues the state’s oil and gas industry has ever faced.

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Copshop

Editor’s note: The following information comes from official police and sheriff’s department incident reports. Arrests merely indicate an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless found guilty in court.
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Correction

In Saturday’s story about Bridges High School’s graduation, the names of three people were misspelled.

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Former Garfield County Jail employee files suit

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - A Garfield County commissioner’s daughter and former jail employee filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging she was wrongfully terminated for blowing the whistle on sexual harassment.

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Glenwood Springs man found dead in his car

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - All David Horton wanted was a little spare change. But as he walked through the Village Inn parking lot Friday evening, he found something else - the body of Rodger Hostettler, behind the wheel of his car.

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Western Slope prep baseball standouts get another day on the diamond

RIFLE, Colorado - They jelled, turned double plays and looked like they had been playing together all season.
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Western Slope softball all-stars enjoy one more game

RIFLE, Colorado - It may have been an exhibition game, but coach Cindy Skinner wasn’t about to break routine.

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Carbondale kayaker on long float to recovery

CARBONDALE, Colorado - A friend peered over the waterfall and spotted Hanna Farrar wading in the water, her kayak floating nearby.

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Area Sports Briefs

University of Colorado head football coach Dan Hawkins is coming to Glenwood Springs to speak with middle schoolers and Buffs fans on Wednesday.

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Readers Say Thanks

The boys and girls track and field teams representing Glenwood Springs High School recently completed one of the most successful seasons in school history.
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Memories & Milestones

Please join the Dodson family to celebrate the 90th birthday of lifetime Garfield County resident Stanley Dodson. The party will be held from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Glenwood Elks Lodge #2286 in West Glenwood Springs.

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Garfield County has new 2-1-1 connection

For the past three years, the Piton Foundation has partnered with 2-1-1 to provide free tax preparation sites statewide to low-income workers who can take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit.
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Community News & Notes

University of Colorado President Bruce D. Benson will visit Glenwood Springs from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
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News Headlines for Wednesday, May 28, 2008

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Kayaker’s life turned upside down
A friend peered over the waterfall and spotted Hanna Farrar wading in the water, her kayak floating nearby.
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On the Run: Bold, not beautiful
BOULDER ? Your girlfriend (and running partner) backed out a week before the Bolder Boulder, saying she couldn?t take the time off from work. Your old high school friends tactfully turned down your last-minute requests for a running partner, citing a dearth of training.
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Noodle bar next in Aspen spot?
ASPEN ? The now defunct Aspen Comedy Club will be transformed into five retail spaces that could include a noodle bar and an Apple store.
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Pitkin County considers tax to secure future water rights and supply
ASPEN ? Pitkin County officials are contemplating a special tax that would ensure a water supply, regardless of future water-right conflicts.
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More housing for Aspen teachers?
ASPEN ? Even with the city of Aspen’s Burlingame scandal fresh in voters? minds, another entity might put the question of affordable housing on the November ballot.
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Delta expands winter service to Aspen
ASPEN ? Delta Air Lines will offer daily, nonstop service between its Atlanta hub and Aspen next winter, the carrier announced Tuesday.
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Basalt tackles speeding in Willits
BASALT ? Call it the great Woody Creek versus Cemetery Lane debate.
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Aspen?s ?town square? spared
ASPEN ? A proposal to knock down a building in the heart of downtown Aspen and redevelop it was shot down Tuesday by elected leaders who said the project was too large and out of character with the historic area.
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Crash, spill snarls traffic on Hwy. 82
CARBONDALE ? Some Roaring Fork Valley residents likely got stuck at the scene of a messy Highway 82 crash near Carbondale at least twice on Tuesday ? first during the morning commute and a second time in the afternoon, while cleanup at the site continued.
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El Jebel kidnapping case dismissed
ASPEN ? A district court judge has dismissed a Colombian woman?s lawsuit, which claimed she was held against her will in an El Jebel trailer.
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Tonight in Aspen: power pop and rock
ASPEN ? A trio of indie rock/pop bands should keep the Belly Up Aspen pumping on an otherwise quiet Wednesday night as the end of offseason draws near.
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Aspen Art Museum debuts free admission
ASPEN ? Heading to the Aspen Art Museum sometime in the next decade? Don?t forget to leave your wallet at home.
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?Taxi? examines Afghan torture death
?We have to work the dark side.?
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The movies: Aspen, El Jebel, Carbondale
Here’s what’s showing, and when, Wednesday at area theaters.
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Smuggler proposal is a real stinker
A fair, if not ample, number of Smuggler Mountain Road users routinely ignore the leash law, letting their dogs run wild. Now it appears that the leash law will be abandoned, at least for one year.
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Today’s News Headlines

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Robotic woman gives birth at Valley View Hospital

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Noelle laid back on a bed at Valley View Hospital, ready to bring her son into the world.

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Glenwood native honored by state

BOULDER, Colorado - In 103 years, the University of Colorado’s Chemical and Biological Engineering Department has had just two students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

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Glenwood Elks Lodge cares and shares

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - There are no secret handshakes, and Elks Lodge #2286 members don’t wear Fred Flinstone’s Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes headgear.
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A bloodline of volunteerism within Glenwood Elks Lodge

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - The Elks Lodge is a family thing for Sharon Williams. Her family has been active in the Elks Lodge #2286 for as long as she can remember.
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High school golf parents a dedicated, positive group

It’s one thing to camp out in the bleachers and watch your kid wield a baseball bat or hoist a jump shot. It’s entirely another to follow him or her around for an entire round of golf.

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Area Sports Briefs

The Glenwood Springs Soccer Club is beginning tryouts for its fall competitive league this week.

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Readers Say Thanks

We extend a big thank-you to everyone who made the Dandelion Dash a success.

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Community News & Notes

Gavan Brouillette will be selling lemonade from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. May 31 in the Rifle Wal-Mart parking lot for donations to benefit children?s cancer research.

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News Headlines for Tuesday, May 27, 2008

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Moroccan defends Bolder Boulder title
BOULDER ? Ridouane Harroufi has perfect?ed his strategy for the Bolder Boulder.
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Accused fraud artist Peter Frommer hires Denver law firm
ASPEN ? It appears that alleged check-fraud artist Peter Frommer plans to switch from the free services of a public defender to a top-shelf Denver law firm, thanks to $20,000 provided by his father.
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Memorial Day tradition endures in Glenwood
GLENWOOD SPRINGS ? The rain fell softly upon Dan E. LeVan’s American Legion hat Friday afternoon. The day was gloomy, and the cold wind and rain didn’t make the day any easier for him.
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McCain thinks he’ll run strong in West
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ? Republican John McCain said Monday that Western states like New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada will be critical to winning the White House and as a senator from Arizona he’ll enjoy a political advantage over the Democratic nominee.
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Lift 1A question hovers over Aspen planning
ASPEN ? Putting a new chairlift several hundred feet below the existing Lift IA at the base of Aspen Mountain?s west side is a difficult proposition but not impossible, said a ski area planner hired by a group that is designing a master plan for the area.
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Growth hell in El Jebel
EL JEBEL ? Tough economic times haven?t slowed activity at the crossroads of the midvalley.
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In the Saddle: Independence Pass adventure
ASPEN ? I was never a Boy Scout. Dad was, but that was many years ago in Southern California. Not that it should excuse our lack of preparedness for an impromptu bike ride up Highway 82 toward Independence Pass last week.
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The movies: Aspen, El Jebel, Carbondale
Here’s what’s showing, and when, Tuesday at area movie theaters.
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