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Alpine Post
Billie | 25 October 2005
CITY: HOTEL STILL TOO BIG
The Aspen City Council voted unanimously to continue the conceptual hearing on the Lodge at Aspen Mountain to Nov. 28 after the council appeared split on the project, and a tie vote would mean the proposal would be rejected. Developers had reduced the project by 4,000 square feet of floor area and about 11 feet in height, but the new proposal still did not generate enough support to guarantee passage.
XCEL EASES UP
Xcel Energy filed an amendment with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, reducing its proposed increase in rates for customers’ electric bills. The new rates proposed by Xcel would increase the average monthly bill by $11, as opposed to the earlier proposal that had an average $16 increase per month.
-Denver Post, 10.25.05
FRONTIER TAKES ON SOUTHWEST
Frontier Airlines announced Monday it will launch additional daily flights between Denver and five of its top cities: Phoenix, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Chicago and Dallas. Observers say the Frontier move is in response to the planned return of Southwest Airlines to the Denver market.
-Rocky Mountain News, 10.05.05
ARON TO SELL STOCK OPTIONS
Vail Resorts chairman and chief executive officer Adam Aron plans to use options to buy 640,000 shares of Vail Resorts stocks at a discounted price, using the proceeds to finance his new home now under construction in Vail. This is the first time Aron has exercised his stock options which expire over the next three years.
-Vail Daily, 10.24.05
MATURE MEN IN THE BUFF
The wait is over! Operation Healthy Communities is proud to announce the return of the Mature Men of La Plata County Calendar, a fund-raiser featuring local models, all men above the age of 50…and all in the buff. That’s right, 50 is the new 30 and these men are baring all in support of Operation Healthy Communities. And for the 2006 calendar, the best of the undressed includes Alpine Bank’s very own board member, Steve Parker, not to mention other community leaders. So don’t wait, order your calendar from Operation Healthy Communities by calling 970-382-0585. Calendars are $20 through the end of October. These guys are 50, they’re fabulous, and they’re available only through Operation Healthy Communities. Operation Healthy Communities mobilizes people and resources to improve the social, economic and environmental health of Southwest Colorado through implementing collaborative, community-based approaches to solution finding.
BLOG, SPAM = “SPLOGS”
Fake or spam-filled Web logs are growing as part of the 19.6 million blogs:
-About 70,000 blogs are created daily;
-2% and 8% are fake or spam blogs;
-700,000 to 1.3 million blog entries are posted daily;
-About 50,000 are posts made to spam or fake blogs
