By John Stroud A growing retirement-age population in Garfield County and across the Western Slope will be an important economic and real estate market driver in the coming years.Retiring baby boomers “tend to hang out in one place and spend money … and will maybe even continue working” in some capacity, Colorado State Demographer Elizabeth [
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By John LaConte MINTURN — It was 90-year-old Steve Austin’s 300th volunteer project with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, but did they give him the easy job? Not a chance — he was hauling boulders using a tool he invented, The Austin, a device that looks a like a military stretcher that uses chains rather than […]
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By Craig Reed Randy Scroggins struggled to hold back his tears. He couldn’t.“I truly believe Treven saved my daughter’s life,” the father of Lacey Scroggins said of Treven Anspach who died Thursday morning in a shooting at Umpqua Community College.Lacey Scroggins, 18, of Roseburg was one of a handful of students who survived the sho
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By Staff Reports GRAND JUNCTION — A 67-year-old cyclist died of an apparent medical condition at the Ute Canyon overlook in western Colorado. The Daily Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/1M3E942) the Denver man was spotted Saturday on Colorado National Monument. He has not yet been identified. National Park Service spokeswoman Arlene Jackson says it
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By Staff Reports ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. — Rescuers have recovered the body of a Montana man after he failed to return from a climbing trip in Rocky Mountain National Park. The man was identified as 26-year-old Spencer Veysey, of Missoula, Mont. He had been planning to summit Longs Peak. It was unclear what […]
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By John LaConte Quintana Roo, MEXICO — Local John O’Neill was the United States’ third-fastest racer at the Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup on Sunday.O’Neill finished 23rd overall in the race, which consisted of a 750 meter swim, 20k bike ride and 5k run. It was the Edwards resident’s best performance at a World Cup-level
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By John LaConte Quintana Roo, MEXICO — Local John O’Neill was the United States’ third-fastest racer at the Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup on Sunday.O’Neill finished 23rd overall in the race, which consisted of a 750 meter swim, 20k bike ride and 5k run. It was the Edwards resident’s best performance at a World Cup-level
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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — As autumn’s leaves change color and drop, the Vail Valley is a relatively quiet place. The exception to that quiet-time rule is found at the Vail Valley chapter of the Salvation Army.Because many seasonal employees aren’t working right now, there’s more demand at the Salvation Army’s food ban
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By Edward Stoner MINTURN — Many avid snow sports enthusiasts may be unfamiliar with splitboarding, as it represents a newer branch of snow-related recreation. Stemming from snowboarders’ desire to easily access the backcountry, a splitboard takes a traditional snowboard and adds a unique binding system along with a split down the middle to
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