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Your Letters

Also addressed: To the person who shot the female fox ?

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Yampah Mountain High School grad receives $36K scholarship

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Like most young people going into college, Kara Gibson’s not sure what job she’ll end up in, but it will have something to do with the environment.
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Immigrant Stories: Family left life in Poland but found freedom

In January 1970, Alexandra Yajko came to America as a political refugee. Poland in the late ’60s had grown more and more anti-Semitic, and after a series of incidents Alexandra’s parents decided it was time to go.
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Roan leasing faces challenges

RIFLE, Colorado - The Bureau of Land Management is estimating that its Aug. 14 lease sale of about 55,100 federal acres on the Roan Plateau for natural gas drilling will bring in between $100 million to $300 million.

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Gas companies cited for waste discharge northwest of Parachute

PARACHUTE, Colorado - The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) is investigating four natural gas companies for a waste discharge northwest of Parachute that allegedly contaminated a spring that feeds one cabin’s drinking water, state recor
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Wildfire burns north of Rifle

RIFLE, Colorado - A wildfire ignited on private land north of Rifle on Sunday, shutting Highway 13 for two hours after 5:30 p.m.

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Community News & Notes

The KDNK board of directors will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, June 30, at the offices of Kathy Zentmyer, 677 Sopris Ave., Carbondale. This meeting is open to the public.

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Records tumbling at U.S. Olympic track trials

Hello from Eugene, Oregon - “Track Town, USA”.

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Goodbye Glenwood, hello California

Two and a half years ago, I had my car packed up to move to Duncan, Okla. Of the dozens of newspapers I applied to, it was the Duncan Banner that offered me a job, and I accepted.
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Area Sports Briefs

Wielding a 60-degree sand wedge, Gary Gros smacked a hole-in-one on the eighth hole at Ranch at Roaring Fork Golf Course Thursday. The shot traveled 54 yards into the cup.
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Business Briefs

Join The Body Barn during the month of June for a low introductory rate and take advantage of all the amenities in its 4,000-square-foot facility, including its FAR Infra-Red sauna (co-ed), custom-designed, co-ed 8-10 person steam room and private tanning
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News Headlines for Monday, June 30, 2008

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Gas companies cited for waste discharge northwest of Parachute
PARACHUTE, Colo. ? The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is investigating four natural gas companies for a waste discharge northwest of Parachute that allegedly contaminated a spring that feeds one cabin’s drinking water, state records show.
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Hiker dies in fall at Crestone Needle
WESTCLIFFE, Colo. ? The hiker who died after falling near the summit of a fourteener in the Sangre de Cristo range Saturday was an experienced 49-year-old climber from Divide.
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Area rivers have peaked
EMMA ? Rivers and streams in Colorado?s central mountains have probably peaked thanks to recent warm weather and are starting a slow decrease in flow, according to the National Weather Service.
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News in Brief
Smokers set fire, put it out
Silt man charged with disorderly conduct
Convoluted fight; no charges
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?Dog Whisperer? visits Aspen
ASPEN ? If understanding Fido isn’t enough reason to go see The Dog Whisperer when he appears at a Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter benefit on July 10, consider the impact it could have on your marriage.
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There’s something about Marilyn Marks
ASPEN ? Meet Marilyn Marks, City Hall?s newest foe. A relative newcomer to Aspen, Marks is an activist who won?t let up in getting to the bottom of the Burlingame boondoggle, which has raised more questions than answers when it comes to finding out how much the affordable housing project really costs.
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Man gets a ride ? then kidnapped
ASPEN ? Early Saturday morning, a man between 40-50 years old was allegedly kidnapped, robbed, tied up and left in an abandoned car by another man he had met at the Club Chelsea nightclub, according to Sgt. Mike Tracey of the Aspen Police Department.
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Man dies after jump into ?Punchbowl? near Aspen
ASPEN ? A young man from Longmont died after jumping into the Roaring Fork River east of Aspen on Independence Pass, in an area locally known as the ?Punchbowl.?
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Glenwood Springs players reunite for 3-on-3 basketball tourney

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Chris Hoffmeister started playing basketball as a young kid watching Michael Jordan.

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Saturday Farmers Market now in season in Glenwood

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? ?Banjo? Joe Creek has come to Glenwood?s farmers market since the early 1980s.

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Week in review

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Samuel Kingman Lincoln as a boy was twice named Peach King and rode at the head of Palisade?s Peach Festival. As a 27-year-old man he now faces 332 years in prison.

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Runners qualify for Olympic games on Friday

Hello from Eugene, Oregon ? ?Track Town, USA?. The first day of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials is complete. What a thrill to watch the initial three athletes of this Olympic year qualify to compete in Beijing.

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Glenwood Defiance falls decisively to Gentlemen of Aspen

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? For 15 minutes on Saturday, the Glenwood Defiance rugby team was on track to repeat last year?s historic victory over the Gentlemen of Aspen.

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Hyenas repeat as tournament champs in Glenwood Springs

?The strength of the pack is the wolf and the strength of wolf is the pack.?

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Son, father take first, second in Carbondale race

CARBONDALE, Colorado ? Jordan Chavez started outrunning his dad, Rick, about three years ago.

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Community news & notes

Heeling Partners of the Roaring Fork Valley is offering a free and informative Pet Expo for all interested persons from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at the Glenwood Springs Community Center.
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Just when you think no one is watching

?Now, remember,? I coached, ?when Bill gets here you say, ?Nice to meet you,? and shake his hand. Like this,? I held out my hand and grasped the soft, chubby little fingers of my toddlers and demonstrated a proper handshake.

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News Headlines for Sunday, June 29, 2008

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Gents take the fight out of Glenwood?s Defiance
GLENWOOD SPRINGS ? For 15 minutes on Saturday, the Glenwood Defiance Rugby Club was on track to repeat last year?s historical victory over the Gentlemen of Aspen.
Even after the first 40 minutes, it still looked possible as Defiance only trailed Aspen, 17-9. Then came the second half where mental breakdowns, missed tackles, lost scrums and lineouts by Defiance helped propel Aspen to a 48-9 victory at Glenwood Park.
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Nonprofit fills big shoes for U.S. Forest Service
ASPEN ? When the snow melts off the high mountain passes and the wildflowers erupt, the Forest Conservancy blossoms.
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Green Drake stymied by moratorium
BASALT ? An ownership group that planned to redevelop a downtown Basalt hotel is trying to regroup in the wake of Town Council?s approval of an emergency moratorium earlier this month.
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News in Brief
First scholarships awarded
Farmer?s market sells it fresh
City plans more winter parking
Water supplies tight but safe
The end of a tradition
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Scientists focus on short-term climate predictions

ASPEN, Colorado ? Strange as it may seem, it is easier to predict changes in the climate 100 years from now than one decade from now, say scientists gathering in Aspen this week.

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Rifle?s Relay for Life event has another record-breaking year

RIFLE, Colorado ? It was about 8 a.m. Saturday when Jo Bradley received the news that Team Shrek, the team she is the captain of, was only $800 short of reaching the $20,000 mark.

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90 years for Sam Lincoln

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Samuel Kingman Lincoln as a boy was twice named Peach King and rode at the head of Palisade?s Peach Festival. As a 27-year-old man he now faces 332 years in prison.

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Let the games begin

Hello from Eugene, Oregon ? ?Track Town, USA.? Many of you that know me understand that the sport of track and field is never very far from my mind. Like a dream come true, I am about to immerse myself in the sport by attending the 2008 U.S.
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Carbondale resident’s sights set on Olympics

BEND, Ore. ? Training in mountainous Bend, Ore., this week, Carbondale?s Carrie Messner-Vickers is putting the finishing touches on years of grueling training done with one goal in mind ? that of making the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

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Community news & notes

The Saturday Farmers Market, the longest running farmers market in the area, is once again offering locally grown vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, meats, breads, cheese, jams, preserves and honey from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, June 28 to Nov.
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5 Minutes with ? a skateboarder

Name: Max Harrington

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News Headlines for Saturday, June 28, 2008

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Basalt golfers ready to take their games to the next level
Former Basalt golf coach Pat Riley is currently reading John Feinstein?s ?Tales from Q School: Inside Golf?s Fifth Major?. The book chronicles the travails of golfers striving to earn their PGA Tour cards.
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Scientists work on short-term climate predictions
ASPEN ? Strange as it might seem, it is easier to predict changes in the climate 100 years from now than one decade from now, say scientists gathering this week in Aspen.
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The right to bear arms ? in Aspen
ASPEN ? Local reaction was mixed Friday after Thursday?s U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold an individual?s Second Amendment right to bear firearms.
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Stabbing gets man 90 years
GLENWOOD SPRINGS ? Samuel Kingman Lincoln as a boy was twice named Peach King and rode at the head of Palisade?s Peach Festival. As a 27-year-old man, he now faces 332 years in prison.
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Attorney says client caught in web of interagency squabbling in Aspen

ASPEN, Colorado ? The Snowmass Village attorney who will defend Ryan Welgos against heroin distribution charges said his client is caught in an interagency squabble.

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Man throws urine-soaked sock at cop in Vail

VAIL, Colorado ? A man accused of throwing his sock, soaked with urine, into a Vail police officer?s eye was arrested on a felony assault charge last week.

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Mothers looking for answers in Glenwood Springs assaults

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? JoAnn Cannon sits in the hospital every day wondering how her son will recover after being severely beaten with a bat at a hillside camp near Glenwood Springs.

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Ribbon-cutting celebrates completion of solar farm in Carbondale

CARBONDALE, Colorado ? The largest-scale solar electricity generating project in western Colorado is about to go live.

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Silt rings up a little boom service

SILT, Colorado ? Garfield County?s next housing boom may already be on the horizon in Silt.

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Holy Cross, Aspen offer energy rebates

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Holy Cross Energy and Aspen Electric are offering consumers incentives for people who purchase certified Energy Star appliances and devices, according to a press released from Holy Cross Energy.

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Group: Colorado is shutting out the energy industry

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? A recent report by a Canadian organization found that the possibility of new regulations for the state?s oil and gas industry has made Colorado a much worse place for oil and gas companies to invest.

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Here’s to Steve’s Guitars

Steve, this one is for you.

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Hoopsters head to Glenwood

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Wander over to Sayre Park on Saturday and you?ll see a formalized version of a scene that plays out virtually every night there ? asphalt basketball courts swarming with players of all ages.

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CALENDAR

The Carbondale Music & Lobster Festival starts.

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Carbondale Music & Lobster Fest Schedule

Plaza Stage, Sopris Park

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?Smart? role made for Carell

Three out of four suns

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LIVE MUSIC

The Music & Lobster Fest, various artists, various locations in Carbondale.

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Hot 8 Brass Band will entertain at the Summer of Jazz

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? You can?t listen to The Hot 8 Brass Band and not smile ? at least a little.

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A feast of lobster and music in Carbondale

CARBONDALE, Colorado ? A small group of bands, a makeshift stage on a flat bed truck ? that?s what Lee Hollowell remembers from the first Mountain Music Fair.

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Scenes of the river

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? When Tim O?Keefe talked about these raft trips, he mentioned nesting herons, eagles and osprey.

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Get ready for gentlemen’s game in Glenwood

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? It was a drizzling, summer night, and practice for Vintage Base Ball was in full swing. In the air was the smack of bats, the thud of balls against the ground and the sweet smell of grass.
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Music in their blood

CARBONDALE, Colorado ? Pianist and guitar player Rob Dasaro has been helping fill the valley with music for a long while. Since 1992, he?s played with Randolf Turner, Funky Monky and the Thunder Love and Elemenopee, among others.
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Community news & notes

Fourteen-year-old Rehea Diedrich of New Castle is hosting a car wash for cash donations. Diedrich is trying to raise $800 to help fund a trip to the Presidential Inauguration in January of 2009.

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Recent weddings

Ernesto Leodegario Romero and Francisca Palomares, of Eagle, May 5, 2008

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Memories & Milestones

Ms. Debra Schweizer of Glenwood Springs and Richard Schweizer of Houston are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Elizabeth Schweizer, to Ross Cording Johnson, son of Carl and Margaret Johnson of Aurora, Neb.

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News Headlines for Friday, June 27, 2008

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Local Tiernan takes second at Lake City ultra marathon
LAKE CITY, Colo. ? Zeke Tiernan often refers to his ultra-running adventures as experiments.
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Mr. C?s shuttered, future unclear
CARBONDALE ? The owner of Mr. C?s Liquors & Wines in Carbondale, which closed for unexplained reasons June 12, said this week he is hoping the store will reopen soon, whether under his name or someone else?s.
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RFTA sends expansion plan to ballot
CARBONDALE ? Voters from Aspen to New Castle will be asked in November to increase the sales tax rate to build a better bus system.
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Physics through a festive lens
ASPEN ? Stop by the Aspen Center for Physics on a Wednesday night this summer and you?re likely to find a scientist of Evalyn Gates? caliber explaining ? to a lot of people who don?t even have driver?s licenses ? how space can be used as a telescope.
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Mordkin to defend Welgos
ASPEN ? The Snowmass Village attorney who will defend Ryan Welgos against heroin distribution charges said his client is caught in an interagency squabble.
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City works to regain public trust
ASPEN ? In order for voters to feel confident that city government isn?t going to squander away tens of millions of dollars to build the rest of Burlingame Ranch, several financial and management controls will have to be established.
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Rebates available for appliances
ASPEN ? Holy Cross Energy and Aspen Electric are offering bigger-than-usual rebates for a limited time to people who purchase certain energy-efficient appliances.
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Cop Blotter: Noise and drunk driving
ASPEN ? Responding to a call from an upstairs neighbor who said she was sleepless and ?exasperated? by the thumping base of the club downstairs at her Hyman Avenue apartment, Aspen police wrote Robert Schick, 37, owner of Fly Lounge, a disorderly conduct summons for allegedly violating noise levels.
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Feature photo: Bloomin’ work

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A Burlingame investigation?
ASPEN ? An Aspen resident has called for a special investigation into the misleading Burlingame brochure, which didn?t tell voters about $73 million in other costs for the affordable housing project.
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Aspen Film honors Julie Taymor
ASPEN ? When I asked Julie Taymor if she could think of anyone who has a career similar to hers, she didn?t exactly answer the question. But her response spoke volumes nonetheless.
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DEA?s zeal overshadows real tragedy
It was abundantly clear that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, was thrilled with itself about its recent arrest of an Aspen man on suspicion of dealing and possessing heroin.
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Work starts on Basalt Whole Foods

BASALT, Colorado ? Work is finally underway in Basalt on the Whole Foods Market, one of the most thoroughly discussed ? and highly anticipated ? developments in the midvalley.

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Truck part, booze stolen in Silt

SILT, Colorado ? Parts were stolen from a semitrailer and someone burglarized a closed liquor store Sunday night or Monday morning.

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Summer of Jazz plays on, kids ?n all in Glenwood Springs

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Mary Noone?s message pertaining to the ?Increasingly inconsiderate and distracting behavior of certain children and their parents in the front stage area during the performances,? as she stated in a guest commentary in Tuesday
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Take care of your Garfield County neighbors, volunteer says

GARFIELD COUNTY, Colorado ? Cheri Murray always makes sure there?s a notepad by the phone.

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Wildlife Commissioner meetings go live

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? The Colorado Wildlife Commissioners meet all across the state.

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Police arrest Aspen men on suspicion of dealing heroin

ASPEN, Colorado ? A local man faces charges connected to heroin distribution following an investigation into the March overdose death of an Aspen resident.

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Swimmers follow coach to Glenwood Springs

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Damon Garrison flashed a glare Jackie Hynson?s way and pointed to his head.

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Area sports briefs

The Glenwood Springs Youth Hockey Association?s second annual Grizzly Golf Tournament will be held at Battlement Mesa Golf Course on June 28 at 8:30 a.m.

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Community news & notes

The Teen Book Club of the Glenwood Springs Branch Library will meet to discuss Caroline Cooney?s book, ?Code Orange,? at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3. All teens are welcome to attend.

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Readers say thanks

The volunteers of Garfield County Sheriff?s Search and Rescue would like to express our thanks and appreciation to Mountain Air Mechanical of Rifle for choosing us as the beneficiary of their 2008 Golf Tournament.
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Run for a Reason on Aug. 16

Kim Colbert is sponsoring a benefit in memory of her daughter, Kindall, who died in July 2007 at 131⁄2 months old. All event proceeds will go to the Sudden Unexplained Death In Childhood program (SUDC).
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News Headlines for Thursday, June 26, 2008

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Buffs coach off to Peru
COLORADO SPRINGS ? Dan Hawkins is concerning himself this summer with malaria not Missouri, and typhus instead of Texas Tech.
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Cinderella Fresno State claims national title
OMAHA, Neb. ? Fresno State was smashing in its final performance as college baseball?s team of destiny, winning a championship that would have been impossible to predict.
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Real estate sales plunge in May
PITKIN COUNTY ? The dollar volume of real estate sales in Pitkin County plunged almost 60 percent in May compared to the same month last year, a new report shows.
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Rafting and water safety reminders
DENVER ? With many Colorado rivers running at higher than usual levels, Colorado State Parks reminds all river enthusiasts to follow some basic guidelines and safety tips before embarking on a trip.
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Dump truck rear-ends cop cruiser
ASPEN ? A dump truck slammed into an Aspen police cruiser Wednesday along Maroon Creek Road.
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Work starts on Whole Foods
BASALT ? Work is finally under way in Basalt on the Whole Foods Market, one of the most thoroughly discussed ? and highly anticipated ? developments in the midvalley.
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Warren Haynes? Aspen show attracts scalpers
ASPEN ? Warren Haynes is known as perhaps the most prolific rock musician of his generation, and maybe of any generation. Still, the demand for the singer-guitarist seems to be exceeding the abundant supply.
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Aspen man arrested on heroin suspicion
ASPEN ? A local man faces charges connected to heroin distribution following an investigation into the March overdose death of an Aspen resident.
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Aspen fireworks likely
ASPEN ? Sheriff Bob Braudis will decide Friday if there will be Fourth of July fireworks on Aspen Mountain.
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Lawsuit filed in Snowmass skiing accident
SNOWMASS ? Bryan and Lori Willmer, both of Illinois, recently filed a lawsuit in district court against snowboarder Abraham Zimroth, of New York, following a Feb. 10 skiing accident at Snowmass Ski Area.
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Feature photo: Glacier gnar

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Basalt to reclaim its dark skies
BASALT ? Basalt residents are taking the initiative to try to reclaim the midvalley?s dark skies.
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