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Today’s News Headlines

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Protesters: ?No rigs on Roan?

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? In his 11 years at the Bureau of Land Management?s Glenwood Springs Field Office, Steve Bennett has never seen as many protest letters as were delivered Wednesday.

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Rancher charged for Carbondale fire

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Two counts of fourth-degree arson were filed Wednesday against a longtime Carbondale rancher allegedly responsible for the April 15 wildfire that burned a man and threatened 150 homes in the midvalley.

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Lance Armstrong to race in Leadville

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has entered the Aug. 9 Leadville Trail 100 mountain-bike race, promising to raise the profile of one of the world?s toughest ? and highest ? races.

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Jury acquits Silt man of harassment

RIFLE, Colorado ? Phillip Carlson was found not guilty of harassment in less than five minutes last Thursday.

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Rifle?s Interstate 70 on-ramp re-opened

RIFLE, Colorado ? Motorists heading east from Rifle to Glenwood Springs were good sports during the five-day closure of the Interstate-70 on-ramp, which re-opened late Wednesday afternoon.

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Hospice services returning to valley

The Roaring Fork Valley will again have a local hospice care provider by early fall.

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Barracudas finish strong at meet

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado ? Charlie Mechling remembers looking over at her mom in shear glee. She had just won a state championship in the 10-and-under 50-yard breaststroke.

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Golfers share hole-in-one experiences

A few weeks ago a story about holes-in-one here in the Roaring Fork Valley appeared in the Post Independent. For those who have had a hole-in-one before, we asked that your send in your story. Here are a few that we?ve received:

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Community news & notes

Teens aged 13 to 18 are invited to help plan teen activities and programs at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library, 413 Ninth St. Join the library TAG (Teen Advisory Group) at 4 p.m. today. Food will be provided.

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Quilts, biking, food and scholarships

The Anvil Points Quilt Guild will be hosting its sixth annual Outdoor Quilting Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, and are inviting all of us from the Parachute/Battlement Mesa area to come and enjoy.
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News Headlines for Thursday, July 31, 2008

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The unlikeliest Bronco
ASPEN ? It?s the dream of any Broncos fan: Putting on the pads, the shiny helmet, the crisp blue jersey with the orange trim, and running onto the field to play for coach Mike Shanahan.
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Aspen Speedos impress at state
COLORADO SPRINGS ? The new kid on the block has staying power.
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Protesters rise up: ?No rigs on the Roan?
GLENWOOD SPRINGS ? In his 11 years at the Bureau of Land Management?s Glenwood Springs Field Office, Steve Bennett has never seen as many protest letters as were delivered Wednesday.
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From catwalk to courtroom
ASPEN ? An Aspen woman?s aspirations to be a model are off to a dubious start.
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Land conservation to see greater scrutiny
CARBONDALE ? The executive director of the Aspen Valley Land Trust has been appointed to a new state commission established to prevent abuses with conservation easements.
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New hospice coming to valley in early fall
BASALT ? The Roaring Fork Valley will again have a local hospice care provider by early fall.
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Rancher faces charges for wildfire
GLENWOOD SPRINGS ? Two counts of fourth-degree arson were filed Wednesday against a longtime Car?bondale rancher allegedly responsible for the April 15 wildfire that burned a man and threatened 150 homes in the midvalley.
http://www.aspentimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008268125494

Man falls, dies at Grottos near Aspen
ASPEN ? A prominent Florida attorney died Wednesday afternoon after attempting to rescue his wife from the Roaring Fork River in an area east of Aspen.
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Block, Fatsis at the Given
ASPEN ? NPR’s Melissa Block and Stefan Fatsis will be at the Given Institute Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in support of Aspen Public Radio’s summer pledge drive.
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Vail Resorts wins ski instructor lawsuit
DENVER ? A juror in the liability lawsuit won by Vail Resorts on Wednesday said the company wasn?t negligent in hiring a former employee accused of raping a client.
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Triangle Reunion: A party for the ages
CARBONDALE ? They?re calling it ?the party of the century,? but the focus is actually more on just under a half-century of Aspen?s recent history.
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Tonight: Jam-packed entertainment scene
ASPEN ? Classical music, a free Fanny Hill show, dance and live theaters, plus several speaking engagements pack Thursday?s entertainment schedule in Aspen/Snowmass.
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Chris Cassatt editorial cartoon

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Today’s News Headlines

=====Valley News=========================================

Groups to protest BLM’s Roan Plateau drilling plan

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - The Campaign to Save Roan Plateau says people will march on the Bureau of Land Management offices today to deliver thousands of protest letters.

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Task force to study geothermal energy

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? A new group meets for the first time today to start looking at using hot water in the ground for heat and electricity.

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Math does a number on Roaring Fork School District

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Math, says Roaring Fork School District Re-1 Superintendent Judy Haptonstall, is the district?s area of most concern. More specifically at the middle and high school levels.

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Meet Your Neighbors

Age: Soon to be 80

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Rifle busy with road construction projects

RIFLE, Colorado - If you’re trying to get from Rifle to Glenwood Springs, better plan on taking an alternate route.

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National Night Out a chance to meet Garfield County law enforcement

Community members are invited to come and party with local law enforcement agencies throughout Garfield County on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

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Local News Briefs

LAKEWOOD, Colorado - The Bureau of Land Management has awarded a $15.4 million contract for the cleanup of the Anvil Points site, part of the Naval Oil Shale Reserves 1 and 3, also known as the Roan Plateau, to North Wind Inc. of Idaho Falls.

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English-language learners remain focus for Roaring Fork School District

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - The Roaring Fork School District Re-1 has experienced a 568 percent increase in second language learners districtwide in the 12 years since the implementation of the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP).
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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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New Castle Titans/Blue Sox cut their teeth

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado - Baseball is important to the Western Slope’s small schools. Yet, due to numbers, Coal Ridge High School and those with similar student populations have more obstacles to overcome than larger ones.

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Area Sports Briefs

A sports brief in Tuesday?s Post Independent erroneously reported that Glenwood Springs resident Matthew Ehlers won powerlifting gold medals in both the 100- and 125-kilogram events at the States Games of the West.
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Memories and Milestones

The Morgan family reunion was held July 6 at the home of Bill and Phelma Morgan in New Castle. The family celebrated Bill?s 80th birthday, Phelma?s 83rd birthday and their 58th anniversary.
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Community News & Notes

The Dali Lama?s monks are going to bless Good Health Downtown Market & Deli, 722 Cooper Ave. in Glenwood Springs from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 30.
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Use alternative transportation and be rewarded

Why not be rewarded for using alternative transportation? Join Commuter Club! The cities of Aspen and Glenwood Springs would like to invite you to join our fun club and be rewarded for the way you commute.

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News Headlines for Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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Broncos? Abdullah making the jump
ENGLEWOOD ? Denver Broncos safe?ty Hamza Abdullah jogged out for special teams practice the other day and began stretching, just like he typically does
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Aspen schools lead again in CSAPs
ASPEN ? In Roaring Fork Valley education, state standardized test scores follow the geography.
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On the Run: Big K cola and the Dalai Lama
CARBONDALE ? The 16.5-mile Mount Sopris Runoff, which starts at the 7-Eleven in Basalt and finishes at Mountain Fair in Carbondale, was held this past Saturday ? though one could have mistaken it for 1988, or even 1978, the year it began.
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McCain raises $3.2 million at Colorado fundraiser
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. ? John McCain raised $3.2 million Tuesday at a fundraiser at the suburban Denver home of investor Charlie Gallagher.
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Colorado’s roadless forest plan to get review
DENVER ? As a federal advisory panel starts reviewing Colorado’s plan to manage about 4 million acres of roadless areas in national forests, calls are growing for the state to scuttle the proposal and stick with a Clinton-era policy that’s tougher than the policies of both the state and the Bush administration.
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Moviegoer arrested for DUI, possession
BASALT ? An allegedly intoxicated man stumbled into the wrong person while trying to leave a movie theater Monday night, according to a Basalt police report.
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Guess who?s not coming to dinner
ASPEN ? It appears there will be no exchange of olive branches over dinner for Mayor Mick Ireland and one of his more ardent local critics, Marilyn Marks.
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Crack discovered in downtown crane
ASPEN ? For three weeks, the huge red-and-white tower crane at The Residences at The Little Nell building site has stood still while smaller cranes worked in its place.
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A people mover up to Lift 1A?
ASPEN ? A group of 27 people shaping future development at the base of the western portion of Aspen Mountain has narrowed its vision down to a handful of scenarios.
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Driver breaks bond, goes to jail
ASPEN ? Aspen police arrested Jesse James Coleman, 23, on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving without a license Tuesday at the Truscott Apartments.
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Aspen explains Burlingame to public
ASPEN ? Close to 100 people appeared at Aspen City Hall on Tuesday to learn more about the Burlingame affordable housing project that has captured headlines and public interest over the past three months.
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Skico ready to unveil pass prices
ASPEN ? Ready or not, it?s time to think about skiing.
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Shaham, Wolff deliver thrills despite difficulties, thunder
ASPEN ? A substitute conductor, a revised program and a flash thunderstorm could not dampen the energy and sheer musical power of Sunday?s Aspen Festival Orchestra program. Of course, it didn?t hurt that the featured soloist was Gil Shaham and the conductor riding to the rescue, Hugh Wolff, has whipped up some great music in Aspen before.
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No serious injuries in Highway 82 head-on crash
BASALT ? Two women were slightly injured in a head-on collision on Highway 82 in Basalt on Tuesday morning, but two young children escaped harm in an accident authorities said could have been much worse.
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Tonight in Aspen: Entertainment abounds
ASPEN ? The Afro-funk rhythms of Nomo at Belly Up Aspen, an appearance by commentator Cokie Roberts and a Hubbard Street Dance Chicago performance highlight the entertainment scene Wednesday in Aspen.
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Public land managers must remember public
Some public land managers who play a vital role in making the Roaring Fork Valley such a special place need a reminder that we are living in the information age.
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Today’s News Headlines

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Glenwood’s second annual Friday Night Flicks rolls in August

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Bring the family and blankets and relax at Two Rivers Park for four community movies throughout August.

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Silt Heyday organizer trying not to let salmonella scare stop festival’s jalape?o-eating contest

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Peggy Swank is on a mission for jalapeños.

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Colorado West in Glenwood Springs receives $200K from state to upgrade IT system

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter announced on Friday that the Colorado Rural Health Care Grant Council awarded more than $1.9 million in its first year.
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Parachute bondsman accused of stalking

RIFLE, Colorado ? A bail bondsman was arrested Friday evening after his girlfriend or ex-girlfriend accused him of stalking her and punching her car.

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Police arrest Rifle man for SUV theft

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - A 19-year-old man was arrested around 3 a.m. Monday after allegedly stealing a sport-utility vehicle from New Castle, running from police and hiding under a porch.

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Basalt hopes street dance puts relations on right foot

ASPEN, Colorado - A group trying to improve relations between Anglos and Hispanics figures that a street dance is a good way to get on the right foot.

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Carbondale kid hits two aces in three days

DENVER, Colorado - It took Tristan Rohrbaugh three days to match his golf pro dad’s lifetime hole-in-one total. The 12-year-old, son of Ironbridge Golf Club head professional Doug Rohrbaugh, struck gold twice in the form of holes-in-one over the weekend.
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SPORTS PANEL What would you name OKC’s new NBA franchise?

Rumor is that the club formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics will be called the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Share your fantasies

It’s that time of year.

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Area Sports Briefs

Tami Holt and Terrie Samuelson took home top gross-score honors from the annual Storm King Ladies Open at Glenwood Springs Golf Club.

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Community News & Notes

Bernie Heideman will lead the Dances of Universal Peace, a series of joyful, nondenominational folk dances in honor of the ?one source? at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, at Carbondale Rocky Mountain School.

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Readers Say Thanks

The Snowmass Recreation Department held the 11-to 12-year-old recreation baseball double-elimination tournament last week, and it was a huge success.
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News Headlines for Tuesday, July 29, 2008

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A morning with the pros in Aspen
ASPEN ? PGA pro Stewart Cink has seen the Great Wall of Tiger too many times to count.
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Three days, two holes-in-one
BASALT ? Some people wait a lifetime for a hole-in-one. Then there?s Tristan Rohrbaugh.
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Jonathan Haas turns music for percussion on its ear
ASPEN ? Over his 23 summers as director of the Aspen Percussion Ensemble, Jonathan Haas has approached the ensemble?s annual concert with uncontained zeal.
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Silt pursues peck of palatable peppers
SILT, Colo. ? Peggy Swank is on a mission for jalape?os.
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Obama seeks to overcome doubts among women
CHICAGO ? After Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, one of her delegates wanted to send a message. So Mary Beth Pyle wore a Clinton T-shirt to a unity dinner meant to build support for Barack Obama.
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McCain restates support for offshore oil drilling
BAKERSFIELD, California ? Republican John McCain said Monday that drilling for oil off the U.S. coast is an essential part of any plan to lower gas prices and reduce dependence on foreign sources, and he criticized Democrat Barack Obama for opposing it.
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Technology a boon to backcountry rescue
ASPEN ? Your cell phone could save your life.
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Aspen Cycling Club ready to climb
ASPEN ? The ninth road event of the Aspen Cycling Club?s summer series, the classic Highlands-Maroon Bells-?Ashcroft-King Hill Race, takes place Wednesday at 6 p.m.
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Real estate broker wins his portion of dissolved company
ASPEN ? Despite a $620,200 judgment against him, local real estate broker George Huggins wants a piece of the company he helped create.
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Woody Creek man allegedly steals and crashes truck
WOODY CREEK ? The Colorado State Patrol arrested Sean Roush, 23, alleging that in the early morning on Saturday he stole, and then crashed, an old pickup truck on Upper River Road in Woody Creek.
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Snowmass reins in Rodeo Place
SNOWMASS VILLAGE ? The Snowmass Village Town Council took its first step toward reining in the Rodeo Place subsidized housing project Monday, hiring Resort Opportunities and Investments, LLC, to monitor the project.
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Two-hour parking rule gets go-ahead in Aspen
ASPEN ? Come this February, motorists will no longer be allowed to park in the same residential area for more than two hours.
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Basalt hopes street dance puts relations on right foot
BASALT ? A group trying to improve relations between Anglos and Hispanics figures that a street dance is a good way to get on the right foot.
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Audits clear city in Burlingame error
ASPEN ? City officials didn?t intentionally misrepresent the costs of Burlingame Ranch and the affordable housing project is on budget with all money accounted for, according to the results of two independent audits.
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Boy drowns on Green River rafting trip
DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT, Utah ? The National Park Service and the Moffat County, Colo., sheriff’s office are investigating the apparent drowning of a young boy on the Green River during a rafting trip through Dinosaur National Monument.
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Wildfire threatens homes, vacations in Yosemite
MARIPOSA, Calif. ? Visitors to Yosemite National Park weighed whether to cut their vacations short Tuesday as a destructive wildfire raging miles from the famed wilderness threatened thousands of homes and left evacuees stranded.
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Health of Aspen an expensive proposition
The Aspen Chamber Resort Association and Roaring Fork Valley Community Health Plant recently hosted the ?Colorado Health Care Reform: What?s the Employer Response?? as a way to inform local employers of health care reform efforts?
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Business briefs
Black Shack earns AIA award
Retirements spur promotions at Gallegos
Cadence Marketing hires Hartley
Joshua & Co. adds three
Aspen financial advisor wins honor
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Tonight in Aspen: Dance, music, more
ASPEN ? Hubbard Street Dance Chicago opens a three-night engagement, the always-popular Aspen Percussion Ensemble performs and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright makes an appearance at The Aspen Institute.
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IMMIGRANT STORIES: Family traditions still run strong

This Sunday, Italian families and their friends from Aspen to Grand Junction will gather in Glenwood for the annual Italian Picnic to celebrate life with good food, song and a glass of wine.

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Glenwood Springs doctor mixes passions with her new book

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Shelley Binkley knows that “user friendly” isn’t a term people often associate with the health care industry.

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Homeless concern Glenwood Springs Tourism Board

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Peter Tijm is looking for answers to address problems caused by some of the homeless population in Glenwood Springs.

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DA unopposed in fall re-election bid

ASPEN, Colorado - It appears Martin Beeson will be unopposed when he seeks re-election in November as the 9th Judicial District Attorney, but he still senses a need to get a special message to his constituents.

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Rifle day care relocation plan could be bad news for church

RIFLE, Colorado - Summit Preschool and Child Care Center’s plan to purchase the former Emily Griffith Center for Boys north of Rifle could force a food bank and a church to find a new home, church members said.

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Carbondale’s Joiner holds own against pros at Colorado Open

DENVER, Colorado - As an amateur trying to lock down a collegiate home, Carbondale’s A.J. Joiner knew a strong showing at the weekend’s Colorado Open could open some doors.

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Unloading Camby a shrewd move on the Nuggets’ part

Don’t count me in as one of those who was sad to see former Nuggets center Marcus Camby get shipped off to the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Area Sports Briefs

Jeb Savage took home top honors from Rifle Creek Golf Course’s Men’s Club championship over the weekend.

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Business Briefs

In July 2008, Mueller Construction Services Inc. (MCS), located in Glenwood Springs, celebrates its fifth year in business. MCS is a member of the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association and also the Western Colorado Contractor?s Association.

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News Headlines for Monday, July 28, 2008

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Sastre wins doping-scarred Tour
PARIS ? From the very start to the very finish, doping was along for the ride on the Tour de France.
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Red-hot Rockies win fifth straight
CINCINNATI ? The Colorado Rockies are getting that look again.
Garrett Atkins and Jeff Baker homered and drove in three runs, Ubaldo Jimenez turned in another terrific start and the Rockies pounded the Cincinnati Reds 11-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
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Fire destroys condos near Dillon
DILLON, Colo. ? Residents at the Woodworks Condominium complex in Wildernest were helpless to do anything but watch on Sunday, as firefighters sorted through what was left of a four-unit complex completely destroyed by a fire late Saturday evening.
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Basalt Middle School to try out school within a school
BASALT ? About 40 Basalt Middle School students will go white-water rafting and run a mock election when classes resume, rather than attend traditional classes in math, science and Spanish.
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Burlingame open house scheduled for Tuesday
ASPEN ? The city will try to clear the air on the controversy surrounding the Burlingame affordable housing project at an open house Tuesday.
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Aspen ready to limit free parking
ASPEN ? Monday will be the public?s last chance to speak up on a proposal aimed at eliminating free parking in residential areas outside the downtown core.
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Former business partner sues president of Related WestPac
SNOWMASS VILLAGE ? Before Pat Smith was president of Snowmass Village developer Related WestPac, he was a friend and business partner of Jeff Klein. In fact, Klein says he first introduced Smith to redevelopment in Snowmass.
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Feds consider new fee and closing three campgrounds
ASPEN ? The U.S. Forest Service is considering closing three small campgrounds in the Aspen-Sopris District and possibly charging hikers, skiers and snowmobilers a $1 fee at the winter closure gate on Independence Pass.
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Obama to deliver party’s speech from 50-yard line in Denver
DENVER ? Democratic National Convention officials say Barack Obama will deliver his acceptance speech to his party’s presidential nomination from the 50-yard line of the Denver Broncos’ football stadium.
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Beeson unopposed in D.A. re-election bid
GLENWOOD SPRINGS ? It appears Martin Beeson will be unopposed when he seeks re-election in November as the 9th Judicial District Attorney, but he still senses a need to get a special message to his constituents.
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Today in Aspen: opera in the park
ASPEN ? Opera in the park highlights Monday?s entertainment scene in Aspen.
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The movie listings: Aspen to Glenwood
Here’s what’s showing, and when, this week at movie theaters from Aspen to Glenwood Springs.
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Today’s News Headlines

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Carbondale Mountain Fair’s got some smooth operators

CARBONDALE, Colorado ? Ruby Kimberly just finished a 20-second sprint on the old bicycle with an umbrella. She forces a smile as she catches her breath.

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Abundance Tree charms festival goers in Carbondale

CARBONDALE, Colorado ? Six-year-old Peter Salg crawled underneath the tree looking for exactly he wanted. He wondered what he could trade for it.

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Midland Center in Glenwood Springs uses geoexchange system

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Tom Dykema is sold on using geoexchange to heat and cool buildings.

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Responsibility for water truck in Colorado River near Parachute remains unclear

PARACHUTE, Colorado ? A water supply truck remains in the Colorado River, nearly a month after being submerged in the current.

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Feed My Sheep herding support from Aspen

ASPEN, Colorado ? The Bible quote of ?teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime? is a concept that parallels the mission of a local nonprofit that is attempting to meet the basic needs of the valley?s most down and out.

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Week in review

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Laurie Breda has been director of the New Creation Preschool for 15 years. She hadn?t seen much vandalism there until recently.

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Runner pushes on downhill to take women?s title in race from Basalt to Carbondale

CARBONDALE, Colorado ? Mary Cot? spotted Julia Bensen tailing close behind about nine miles into Saturday?s Mount Sopris Runoff and took off.

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Glenwood Springs hoops tourney raises money, reunites friends

GLENWOOD SPRINGS ? Mike Picore may just be Glenwood?s patron saint of basketball and worthy causes.
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Steamboat Springs outlasts Glenwood Defiance ruggers

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Stay focused boys.

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