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Lions prowl Four Mile area near Glenwood Springs

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? The early morning sunshine revealed three mountain lions in Bruce and Jan Shugart?s Faranhyll Ranch home Sunday morning.

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Roan Plateau protests dismissed, leases issued

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - The Bureau of Land Management on Monday issued leases for future drilling on the Roan Plateau following a U.S. Department of Interior decision to reject protests filed against the sale of those parcels.

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Suspect in shooting of Glenwood Springs police officer on probation in harassment case

RIFLE, Colorado - A man who was investigated in last year’s police officer shooting was sentenced to a year’s probation Monday for a June 25 harassment and domestic violence case.

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Catch a different kind of ski film

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - The trailer for “Hand Cut” is a bit of a mediation. While haunting bluegrass plays, skiers and snowboarders barrel down powdery mountains. Close-ups of falling snow and dilapidated buildings flash by.
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Truck driver dies in accident near drill rig north of Parachute

PARACHUTE, Colorado - A Grand Junction man died after a truck accident near a drilling rig north of Parachute Saturday morning.

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TRIDENT nabs 890 pot plants in canyon near Parachute

PARACHUTE, Colorado - People growing marijuana in a canyon near Parachute will be upset to learn that the Two Rivers Drug Enforcement Team confiscated about 890 marijuana plants Thursday.

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Carbondale man arrested for alleged knife attack on ex-girlfriend

ASPEN, Colorado - A Carbondale man was arrested on multiple charges Monday after he ambushed his ex-girlfriend and repeatedly stabbed and cut her with a knife, police said.

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Confusion surrounds officials’ no-show at Roaring Fork football game

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Just moments after officiating a Friday night football game in Aspen, Mikel Kerst glanced at his phone.

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Community News & Notes

KDNK Community Radio?s fall membership drive is in full swing. KDNK?s mission is to provide public access radio that connects community members to one another and the world.
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News Headlines for Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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No Rocktober, just lots of questions
DENVER ? The Rockies are tainted by the struggles of this season, but not jaded.
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On the Trail: Hit the road ? on foot
ASPEN ? I?ve long turned to Colorado?s Jeep roads as a way to access the backcountry ? I simply choose to travel them on foot.
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White House, lawmakers to seek new bailout deal
WASHINGTON ? Top congressional and White House officials, stunned when the House rejected a massive rescue plan for the nation’s economy, scrambled to structure a new bailout proposal that would attract reluctant lawmakers and still soothe the unnerved financial markets.
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Ritter opposes affirmative action measure
DENVER ? Gov. Bill Ritter announced his opposition Monday to a ballot measure that would ban affirmative action in the awarding of state contracts, employment and admission to Colorado universities, calling it a California import that doesn’t fit Colorado.
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Man arrested for alleged knife attack on ex-girlfriend
EAGLE COUNTY ? A Carbondale man was arrested on multiple charges Monday after he ambushed his ex-girlfriend and repeatedly stabbed and cut her with a knife, police said.
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Vail beetle battle will mean ?different? skiing
VAIL, Colo. ? As many as 7,000 lodgepole pines will be cut on Vail Mountain over the next month as a result of the pine-beetle infestation.
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BLM issues Roan Plateau drilling leases
DENVER ? Federal land managers took another step Monday toward allowing natural gas drilling on public land on Colorado’s scenic Roan Plateau, issuing drilling leases on about 55,000 acres.
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Fiasco on Wall Street invades Aspen council?s thoughts
ASPEN ? Monday?s stock market crash was felt in Aspen as the City Council reviewed the proposed Aspen Walk project ? though it was hardly council members? only worry.
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Traffic calming efforts continue on Midland Avenue in Glenwood Springs

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Construction of traffic-slowing measures on Midland Avenue is under way, and four solar-powered speed display signs have already appeared.

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Forest Service plans work on bat cave near Redstone

REDSTONE, Colorado - The U.S. Forest Service is alerting Redstone residents about work that is about to start north of Redstone to make an old mine more bat friendly.

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Post Independent makes changes to comics

The Glenwood Springs Post Independent has made several changes to our comics sections. Starting today, there will be a mix of new and old comics, and on Sunday, there will be a more dramatic change.

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BLM wants volunteers for bike trail near Grand Junction

GARFIELD COUNTY, Colorado - The Bureau of Land Management is looking for volunteers Oct. 4 to help build a new mountain biking trail in the Kokopelli Loops area, about 15 minutes from Grand Junction.

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RFTA seeks 0.4 percent sales and use tax hike

ASPEN, Colorado - The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) will ask voters Nov. 4 to approve funding for a major expansion to help it deal with climbing ridership.

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Man saw horrors defending his country in World War II

Eric Petrocco’s mom and dad came from Italy in 1914. Eric grew up in the company-owned mining town of Lime, Colo., and eventually moved to Marble, where he and his father worked in the marble quarry.
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Habitat for Humanity sets aside work day for women at Rifle building site

RIFLE, Colorado - They may not be experienced in wielding tools or other construction equipment, but eight members of the Women in Business Network put in their time on Friday, Sept. 19, helping to build a Habitat for Humanity home in Rifle.

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Woman comes from Australia to work at the elementary school she attended in Glenwood Springs

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Bethany Owen is more comfortable at Glenwood Springs Elementary School than she appeared, seated in a tiny chair tailored to the height of a first-grader.

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Prep Sports Roundup

GUNNISON ? Roaring Fork took to the football field Sunday afternoon to the delight of their coach and everyone else involved and rolled to a 42-14 win against Gunnison (0-2, 0-5).

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Business Briefs

Dr. Sherri Pochop has opened Healing Springs Natural Medicine, a naturopathic medical practice, serving the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys.

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Movies

Crystal Theatre: through Oct. 2: “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (PG-13) 8 p.m. daily. Call 963-0633 to verify showtimes.

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Community News & Notes

For more information about the WIN Health Institute calendar of events, including free group therapy, Pathfinders Cancer Caregivers support group, acupuncture sessions, free Feng Shui classes You Gong yoga and sound healing sessions, please call 384-8484.
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News Headlines for Monday, September 29, 2008

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Softball: Rifle strikes early, beats Basalt
RIFLE, Colo. ? Rifle jumped out to an early 6?0 lead through two innings and held on for the 9-7 win against Basalt on Saturday morning.
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After controversial whistle, Basalt soccer left with another tie
HOTCHKISS, Colo. ? Another tie for Basalt left head soccer coach John McDermott furious.
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Chiefs beat Denver, end 12-game losing streak
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? Two weeks ago Kansas City was winless, Denver was unbeaten and Larry Johnson complained about being phased out of the Chiefs’ offense.
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Bush confident bailout bill will stabilize economy
WASHINGTON ? Key supporters of a Wall Street bailout package prodded lawmakers to approve the plan hours ahead of a difficult House vote on Monday, with President George W. Bush saying it is needed to “keep the crisis in our financial system from spreading throughout our economy.”
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Aspen school deconstruction inspires poetic musings
ASPEN ? When bulldozers start pulling apart the building outside a classroom window, what?s a teacher to do?
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?Rising out of the ashes?
BASALT ? Trees and plants bearing bananas, papayas, Asian pears, figs and pistachios will once again flourish on the sun-baked southern slope of Basalt Mountain next year.
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RFTA seeks tax hike as more get on the bus
ASPEN ? The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) will ask voters Nov. 4 to approve funding for a major expansion to help it deal with climbing ridership.
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On the Trail: Bonehead at the Bells
ASPEN ? Fearing crowds every bit as spectacular at the scenery, I nonetheless paid my first visit of the year to the Maroon Bells on Sunday.
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At college fair, Ritter calls for an end to ?Colorado paradox?
ASPEN ? Gov. Bill Ritter wants to change the ?Colorado paradox.?
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A UFO over Aspen?
ASPEN ? A second Aspenite has reported seeing an unidentified flying object in the skies over Aspen in the early morning hours of Thursday.
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The movie listings: Aspen to Glenwood
Here’s what’s showing, and when, this week at theaters from Aspen to Glenwood Springs.
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Wheeler sets fall film schedule
ASPEN ? The Wheeler Film Series will present seven films in late September and through October at the Wheeler Opera House.
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Woman warns of consequences of overparenting

CARBONDALE, Colorado ? In 2004, Hara Estroff Marano wrote an article about overparenting called ?A Nation of Wimps? for Psychology Today magazine.

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Oil and gas royalty lawsuit could reach settlement

GARFIELD COUNTY, Colorado ? A 2006 lawsuit accusing Williams Production RMT of skimping on oil and gas royalty payments to more than 500 individuals or groups in the county looks like it may soon reach a settlement, court records show.

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Preserving the view in the valley

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Sometimes Lois Abel Harlamert steps outside her Ashcroft-area home and holds her arms up to the sky. Surrounded by trees and grass and birds, she exclaims, ?I?m open to all wonderful things in the universe!?

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Running on empty, but not behind

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Double duty suits Ryan Buchanan well.

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Battle Mountain overwhelms Rifle in three game sweep

RIFLE, Colorado ? It didn?t take long for Battle Mountain to get on a roll in its match against Rifle on Saturday afternoon.
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Huskies rip Bears in Eagle

EAGLE-VAIL, Colorado ? Battle Mountain soccer tried something new Saturday against Rifle.

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Prep sports roundup

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Sam Kaup scored two goals and three other Demons found the net as Glenwood Springs rolled to a 5-2 boys soccer win over visiting Moffat County on Saturday.

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Canyon Shuffle benefits Literacy Outreach program

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? One hundred twenty-seven participants showed up on a picturesque fall morning in the Glenwood Canyon to run and walk in the Canyon Shuffle half marathon and 5K races to benefit the Literacy Outreach program.

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Pyle, Bears able to hold on against Longhorns

RIFLE, Colordao ? Rifle jumped out to an early 6-0 lead through two innings and held on for the 9-7 win against Basalt on Saturday morning.

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A lesson from a broom

The Olympics are over. School, sports and other activities are in full swing and parents may already be feeling breathless. I?d like you to try an experiment. Find your broom.
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Community News & Notes

The public is invited to attend The Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association?s 23rd annual Issues and Answers Night beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Glenwood Springs City Hall.

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Community news & notes

Chili?s in Glenwood Springs is raising money for St. Jude Children?s Cancer Research Hospital. The restaurant will be donating all Monday, Sept. 29 profits to the hospital.

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News Headlines for Sunday, September 28, 2008

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Skiers push Cowboys to five games, can?t prevail
The Skiers proved they can compete with league?s best. They still couldn?t hand league-leader Gunnison a loss Saturday, however.
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Gore Rangers golden in Aspen
Re-energized, Vail Mountain School Tony Ryerson lept from the turf and raised both arms before being mobbed by teammates.
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Celebration of ?the judge?
ASPEN ? The celebration J.E. DeVilbiss? storied life unfolded Saturday at Paepcke Auditorium with laughter, tears and dozens of tales that summed up the larger-than-life character.
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ARF barking for support in the valley
CARBONDALE ? A grassroots effort to save one abandoned pet at a time has gained momentum over the years but the small, Carbondale-based nonprofit Animal Rescue Foundation of Colorado (ARF) can hardly keep up.
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Drilling permits continue to increase in Colorado

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? The surge of drilling permits in Colorado is continuing to spiral upward.

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Dems fail to extend oil shale moratorium

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Senate Democrats on Friday tried passing a bill that included language that would continue to prohibit the Bureau of Land Management from issuing final oil shale regulations.

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Water levels to drop on Fryingpan

BASALT, Colorado ? A reduction in the water release from Ruedi dam will prolong boating on the reservoir but drop the water level for anglers on the Fryingpan River.

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Downvalley governments pare revenues projections for ?09

ASPEN, Colorado ? Three downvalley town governments are reining in expectations for revenues next year because of the mess the national economy is in.

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Five Minutes With? an operation vacation soldier

Name: Todd M. Bennett

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Energy company allowed to intervene in lawsuit

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? A federal district judge has allowed Vantage Energy, the company that successfully bid on federal mineral leases on top of the Roan Plateau Planning Area, to intervene in a current lawsuit over the future of the area.

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Second-half outburst propels Cardinals past Longhorns

BASALT, Colorado ? Colton Cowan rushed for three TDs and Eric Glaze returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a score as Grand Valley spoiled Basalt?s homecoming with a 41-14 football win on Friday.

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Roaring Fork vs. Gunnison game canceled

CARBONDALE, Colorado ? Fans pouring into the bleachers at Carbondale Middle School?s gridiron, the site of Roaring Fork High School football contests, were treated to a game on Friday.

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Coal Ridge no match for Olathe

SPRING VALLEY, Colorado ? Coal Ridge prepared as intensely as possible all week for their Friday night opponent, undefeated Olathe.

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Demons continue to roll, crush Huskies

EAGLE-VAIL, Colorado ? Glenwood Springs quarterback Dakota Stonehouse accounted for a mere two touchdowns Friday night?both through the air?yet the Demons somehow still found a way to beat Battle Mountain, going away, 56-7.

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Community news & notes

Glenwood Springs? fourth annual Oktoberfest will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, in Centennial Park, Ninth and Grand Avenue. The festival will include live music, dance performances, beer, food and vendors.

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News Headlines for Saturday, September 27, 2008

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Longhorns can?t keep up with Grand Valley on homecoming
Basalt should have considered holding its homecoming festivities at halftime of Friday night?s game against Grand Valley, not after the final buzzer.
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Skiers score four first-half touchdowns, rout Bruins
Aspen wide receiver Walker Moriarty was certain the pass would be batted away.
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Skiers spikers ?cruise? against visiting Bruins
Aspen head volleyball coach likened his team?s match with visiting Cedaredge on Friday night to being on cruise control.
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Leaders wary of economy
PITKIN COUNTY ? Three downvalley town governments are reining in expectations for revenues next year because of the mess the national economy is in.
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Technical, citizens groups come up with five options for Glenwood Springs south bridge

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? City and county officials will soon face tough decisions about whether the Glenwood Springs Airport should stay open and where a new bridge over the Roaring Fork River should go in south Glenwood Springs.

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Culture and carbs at Glenwood Springs’ Oktoberfest

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? What is beer called in Bavaria?

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Glenwood Springs Elks Lodge gives students dictionaries

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? Tom Regan spoke energetically enough to capture the attention of more than 80 third-grade Glenwood Springs Elementary School students Thursday afternoon.

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New Castle considers adding a roundabout

NEW CASTLE, Colorado ? ?Will it go round in circles?? is not just a refrain from the 1970s hit song by the late Billy Preston ? it?s also a question facing the town of New Castle.

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Garfield County voter registration deadline is Oct. 6

GARFIELD COUNTY, Colorado ? Registration deadline for the Nov. 4 general election is only ten days away.
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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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Suspect strikes plea deal in Redstone marijuana bust

ASPEN, Colorado ? A Pitkin County man accused of being a courier in a drug-trafficking ring that spanned from Arizona to Wisconsin has struck a plea agreement with the federal government.

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Basalt prevails in soccer battle with Coal Ridge

BASALT, Colorado ? Lethargic, but victorious. Basalt will surely take it.

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Glenwood Springs harriers to run at home meet

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? After nearly a month of hoofing courses elsewhere, Glenwood Springs? cross-country runners don?t have to hop on the bus to compete Saturday.

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Area Sports Roundup

RIFLE, Colorado ? Tori Fazzi collected four hits and scored twice and Alisha Rodebaugh pitched a complete-game shutout as Rifle dispatched of Palisade 6-0 on Thursday.

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Area Sports Briefs

Alice McKennis took first and third in her first races as a U.S. Ski Team developmental racer at last week?s South American Cup super Gs in La Parva, Chile.

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Rifle outruns Moffat County for soccer win

RIFLE, Colorado ? All the running coach Ryan Mahler puts his Rifle boys soccer players through paid off on Thursday.

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Glenwood Springs seeks sixth football win

AVON, Colorado ? Glenwood Springs has been able to shift into cruise control of late, pummeling lower-tier 3A Western Slope League teams with regularity as it gears up for late-season meetings with No. 2 Palisade (Oct. 18) and No.
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League-leading Devils too much for Rifle Bears in volleyball

GYPSUM ? It took Eagle Valley one point. One point before the Devils dominated every facet of the match.

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More than just some fabric

CARBONDALE, Colorado ? As Sue Lavin lovingly described quilts, she likened them to bowls. Both are practical, domestic items, she explained, but there?s a spiritual depth to them as well.

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Barcelona in Carbondale

Last weekend, I wanted to travel something fierce. I wasn?t thinking about my normal Grand Junction or Moab trip, though. I wanted Paris or St. Petersburg or Dublin.

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Accessible art in Glenwood

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ? As Arlene Law stood amongst the hundreds of pieces of art, her eyes started to tear.

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Behind the music in the movies

ASPEN, Colorado ? Dario Marianielli can have one of the strongest voices in a film ? without saying anything. He?s a composer. In recent years, he?s been behind the scores for ?V for Vendetta,? ?Pride & Prejudice? and ?The Brave One.?
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Community News & Notes

The Rifle Friends of the Library are sponsoring an ongoing book sale from 5-7:30 p.m. every Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Friday, starting Oct. 2 through the end of the year at the Rifle Public Library.
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Memories & Milestones

Hans and Hildegard Wuesthoff are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Sept. 26, 1958, in Germany. They moved to Glenwood Springs in 1977, and to New Castle in 1990.
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Readers Say Thanks

Thank you to everyone who made the 2008 Summer Reading Programs at the Rifle Branch library so successful.
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News Headlines for Friday, September 26, 2008

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?Horns survive one-goal thriller with Titans
Lethargic, but victorious. Basalt will surely take it.
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Leave it to the Beavers: Oregon State shocks No. 1 USC
Freshman Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Oregon State built an early lead and held on for a 27-21 upset victory over top-ranked Southern California on Thursday night.
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NHL legend Bobby Hull adds color to charity game
Bobby Hull has an admitted soft spot for kids charities.
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Pitkin County candidate forum sees sparks
WOODY CREEK ? An otherwise polite and temperate political forum heated up momentarily when incumbent Pitkin County Commissioner Michael Owsley lambasted his opponent, former commissioner Shellie Roy, for her claims during the introductory comments portion of the forum.
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Basalt cops nab suspect after nearly fatal alcohol incident
BASALT ? A 21-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly providing whiskey last week to a 15-year-old boy who nearly drank himself to death, Basalt police Sgt. Stu Curry said.
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Plea deal in Redstone marijuana bust
ASPEN ? A Pitkin County man accused of being a courier in drug trafficking ring that spanned from Arizona to Wisconsin has struck a plea agreement with the federal government.
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News in Brief
DeVilbiss Mass is Friday
AVH hosts Birth Center open house
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The swell Bells
ASPEN ? If you haven?t been up to the Maroon Bells lately, then go soon. The fall colors are close to their peak, and it won?t last long.
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Developer is facing scrutiny
ASPEN ? A federal investigation into the developer who is proposing to build a condominium and affordable housing complex in Aspen?s east end neighborhood might find it difficult to get approval by the city government.
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Task force: Lift 1A design costs too much
ASPEN ? The Lift One Task Force heard some bad news Thursday: their design costs too much ? somewhere between 25 and 35 percent too much, according to Byron Koste of the Leeds Business School.
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Films inspire call to action
ASPEN ? There are two movies showing at this year?s Aspen Filmfest that can be viewed in tandem, as a kind of complimentary, one-two call to action for anyone interested in making a statement, having an impact or just ?doing something? about the state of the world they live in.
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(Not) preaching to the choir
ASPEN ? As a key writer on ?Seinfeld,? Larry Charles helped take narcissism to a level probably never before experienced on network television. Charles also has had a hand in further perfecting the art of narcissism as a director of ?Curb Your Enthusiasm.?
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?Eagle Eye? ? explosive and preposterous
The word ?preposterous? is too moderate to describe ?Eagle Eye.? This film contains not a single plausible moment after the opening sequence, and that?s borderline. It?s not an assault on intelligence.
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?The Brothers Warner?: of film and family
ASPEN ? The documentary ?The Brothers Warner? makes the case that Warner Brothers was a pioneer among Hollywood studios in using film as a voice to weigh in on social issues.
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