By John LaConte EAGLE — There’s just something a little different about cyclocross. Perhaps it’s the $20 bills up for grabs — literally — as riders complete their laps.A smaller scene on multiple levels, cyclocross racing takes riders over obstacles, up steeps and around hairpin turns as they attempt as many laps as they can [&hel
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By John LaConte EAGLE — There’s just something a little different about cyclocross. Perhaps it’s the $20 bills up for grabs — literally — as riders complete their laps.A smaller scene on multiple levels, cyclocross racing takes riders over obstacles, up steeps and around hairpin turns as they attempt as many laps as they can [&hel
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By Chris Freud So anything happening Friday night?Yeah, I’ll probably take the night off. That’s what I thought.Eagle Valley at Battle Mountain football, peeps.I’ve given up the prediction game on this rivalry. What is interesting is how the programs have evolved. We have Eagle Valley’s pistol and Battle Mountain’s spr
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By scott miller CLEAR CREEK COUNTY — Interstate 70 through the mountains hasn’t been expanded much since it was finished in 1979. That’s going to change this year.Perhaps as soon as December, the Colorado Department of Transportation will open a new lane along a 13-mile stretch of I-70 between Empire and the base of Floyd […]
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By Melanie Wong VAIL — Across Colorado, various ski resorts are investing in infrastructure and amenities for guests — on and off the slopes — that will be debuted in the coming ski season.The improvements range from major investments in new chairlifts and terrain enhancements to additions to on-mountain dining and culinary offerings. Below i
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — On Sept. 1, the California-based High Fives Foundation hosted a charity golf tournament on the fairways at Vail Golf Club. Thirty teams of four competed for prizes. Between registration fees, silent auctions and open donations, over $34,000 was raised towards the mission of the High Fives Foundation. The nationally recogni
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By Melanie Wong AVON — Federal forest management dates back to 1876 when the U.S. Department of Agriculture set out to assess the quality of forests in the United States. In 1891 Congress passed the Forest Reserve Act, authorizing presidents to designate public lands as “Forest Reserves.”In 1905 President Theodore Roosevelt transferred the ca
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — The 17th annual Vail Rotary Duck Race grossed over $100,000, and 40 donated prizes were won by people who adopted ducks. The top prizewinner was eligible for a prize of $1 million, but this year there was no million dollar winner.A few, but not all, of the projects planned for […]
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By WILL GRANDBOIS The Rifle man caught with Gypsum shooting suspect Jesus Manuel Miranda Jr. will face his own laundry list of charges after he led police on a 100 mph chase down Highway 6 on the night of Sept. 4. According to his arrest affidavit, Daniel Happle, 38, told police that “the ‘Mexican mafia’ […]
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