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Billie | 25 January 2006
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
X GAMES: RECORD BOOKINGS
The 10th version of the Winter X Games begin in Aspen this weekend, and virtually every bed of the 14,800 available beds in Aspen/Snowmass is booked for Friday night. According to Bill Tomcich, president of Stay Aspen Snowmass, the resort’s central reservation agency, “This Friday night we are facing the biggest single sell-out in my 11 years here.”
-Rocky Mountain News, 01.25.06
JOBLESS RATE DROPS IN DEC.
The unemployment rate in Garfield County in December fell to 3.3%, the 10th lowest in the state, down from 3.4% in November and 4.2% in December 2004. Pitkin County’s unemployment rate fell from 6.3% in November to 3.1% in December. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was 4.6%.
-GS Post-Independent, 01.25.06
STRONG JOB PICTURE
Colorado posted a 2.1% job growth last year, and finished 2005 just 300 positions below the record employment level of 2001. Jobs in the state are projected to rise another 2.3% in 2006.
-Rocky Mountain News, 01.25.06
UAUA ON NASDAQ
United Airlines said Tuesday it will trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol UAUA upon emergence from bankruptcy protection. United expects to emerge from Chapter 11 on Feb. 1, and will issue up to 125 million shares of its new common stock.
-Rocky Mountain News, 01.25.06
WB, UPN COMBINE INTO CW
Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS are shutting down their poor-performing networks WB and UPN this September and are jointly forming a new network, CW. In Denver, the UPN outlet is KTVD-Channel 20; the WB network is on KWGN-Channel 2, with Channel 2 expected to be the new WB outlet.
-Denver Post, 01.25.06
DISNEY, PIXAR: DEAL DONE
Walt Disney Co. agreed to a $7.4 billion deal to acquire Pixar Animation Studios Inc., in an attempt to revive Disney’s animation business. In the deal, Pixar Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs will assume a seat on the Disney board and will be Disney’s largest individual shareholder.
-Wall Street Journal, 01.25.06
CAP – SAREX IN MONTROSE
Civilian Air Patrol squadrons from Montrose, Grand Junction, Cortez, Durango and Salt Lake City were in Montrose over the weekend to participate in a CAP SAREX – Search and Rescue Exercise. There were about 37 people involved in flying Cessna 182 aircraft on sorties in conjunction with the Montrose County Sheriff’s Posse and Delta Search and Rescue teams on the ground.
-Montrose Daily Press, 01.24.06
“SOUL” BRIDGE OR STOCKBRIDGE
The Steamboat Springs City Council tabled a resolution that would have changed the name of the James Brown Soul Center of the Universe Bridge to Stockbridge. The bridge was named in 1993 after a vote on naming the bridge. The council received a petition to consider a name change and will consider the issue again March 7.
-Steamboat Pilot, 01.25.06
NEW SURFACE USE BILL
State Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison, backed by farming, ranching, real estate and conservation groups, announced her intention of introducing House Bill 1185 today, in a teleconference on Tuesday. The bill would require a signed surface-use agreement or a bond of at least $25,000 per drilling permit on parcels where property owners do not own the underlying mineral rights.
-GJ Daily Sentinel, 01.25.06
RECORD SALES IN EAGLE
Real estate sales in Eagle County reached a record $2.8 billion in 2005, topping the previous record of $2.2 billion in 2004. The movement downvalley resulted in Eagle having the most transactions in the county, 646. Beaver Creek had the highest sales value, with $311 million in sales. December sales were $222.4 million, down from $280 million in 2004, but still the seventh-best month ever.
-Vail Daily, 01.24.06
DOCTORS, THERAPISTS IN TORINO
Dr. William Sterett, a partner at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, was selected as one of the 12 doctors serving the U.S. Olympic athletes at the Winter Games in Torino, Italy. Dr. Larry Gaul will be working with the U.S. Nordic team, along with local physical therapists Karyn Ann Thull and Luke O’Brien.
-Vail Daily, 01.24.06
ZONING ORDINANCE: 1ST OK
The Steamboat Springs City Council approved on first reading Tuesday an ordinance that would require most types of new residential developments include 15% affordable housing. The second, and final reading of the ordinance was tabled until Feb. 21 to give planning staff and the Yampa Valley Housing Authority time to review the ordinance.
-Steamboat Pilot, 01.25.06
USFS ROADS OPEN EARLY?
The Forest Supervisor for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests announced Jan. 17 that his office is considering opening some of the 31 roads around the Uncompahgre Plateau before the normal May 30 openings, in response to local requests. The road opening dates will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
-GJ Daily Sentinel, 01.25.06
URGENT NEED- KITTEN CARE
Can you foster a kitten so that it can find a forever home? Foster parenting makes it possible for a kitten to find a Forever Home rather than face the perils of life as a feral kitten. During the spring “kitten season” Community Cat Care (CCC) in Grand Junction has a desperate need for foster families who can devote a room in their home and about 4-10 weeks of their time to care for a litter of kittens until they are old enough to be adopted out. CCC will spay/neuter and vaccinate the kittens, then hold adoption events to find them new homes. If you are interested in giving a kitten the cuddles it deserves please call, 970-243-9098. CCC’s mission is to humanely reduce the number of feral cats in Mesa County by trapping, neutering, vaccinating, and returning them to managed colonies where caretakers provide food, water, and shelter. While TNR is the primary focus, it is inevitable that in trapping, kittens young enough to socialize and adopt out are captured, which further helps reduce the number of cats left to roam wild. CCC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation so all donations are fully tax deductible. If you cannot foster a kitten, perhaps you would like to make a financial contribution toward CCC’s efforts. Checks can be mailed to Community Cat Care, P.O. Box 4555, Grand Junction, CO 81502. Thank you for your support!
WANNA BE THE BOSS?
Would you like to be boss?
Yes 26%
No 71%
Don’t know 3%
-USA Today, 01.25.06
