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Billie | 14 February 2006
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
PORTER: NEW POST PUBLISHER
Colorado Mountain News Media, operator of Swift Newspapers in Frisco, Vail, Glenwood Springs, Aspen and Grand Junction, announced Monday that Andrea Porter, currently associate publisher of the Vail Daily, will become publisher of the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. Mike Bennett, currently the Post Independent’s publisher, will assume the post of publisher of the Grand Junction Free Press.
-GS Post-Independent, 02.14.06
AVH: EXPANSION, RENOVATION
The board of directors of the Aspen Valley Hospital unanimously endorsed a “conceptual plan” for redeveloping the hospital. Although no cost estimates or final square-footage increases were defined, the plan includes a new admissions area, a new basement under parts of the building and a helipad on the roof.
-Aspen Times, 02.14.06
RLJ BUYS 14 DENVER HOTELS
RLJ Development LLC, the hotel investment controlled by Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson, announced Monday it is buying 100 hotels from White Lodging Service Corp. for $1.7 billion. The deal includes 14 properties in the Denver metro area.
-Denver Post, 02.14.06
HIGH TECH IS BACK
A recent survey by Robert Half Technology ranks the Mountain states as the hottest tech job market in the nation. The survey includes 200 respondents in Denver which indicated 15% plan to add staff in the first quarter, 2006.
-Rocky Mountain News, 02.14.06
SKIP THE PEANUTS, GO TUNA
United Airlines now charges $5 for snacks on selected flights, but United’s newest snack is not the usual fare of pretzels, peanuts, chips or doughnuts, instead lemon-pepper tuna, organic crackers, baked pita chips and hummus dip.
-Rocky Mountain News, 02.14.06
S’BOAT TENNIS CENTER OPENS
The new tennis center on Pine Grove Road opened Monday, the $3 million facility that replaces the tennis bubble that was adjacent to Ski Town Park. The new center, which still needs construction of two courts to be complete, will have 16 courts, with two more indoor courts than were available at the former center.
-Steamboat Pilot, 02.14.06
GET YOUR PETITIONS IN
Silverthorne, Dillon, Frisco and Breckenridge each have three town council seats open in April elections, and Silverthorne and Dillon will elect a mayor as well. The last day for candidates to get petitions in is March 3 for Dillon and Frisco and March 10 for Silverthorne.
-Summit Daily, 02.13.06
INTERNET.BIZ
Nearly 60% of the 192 million cards sent on Valentine’s Day are purchased within 6 days of the holiday. This and other Valentine’s information is available at www.historychannel.com/exhibits/valentine.
INTERNET.BIZ
If you tire of the watching the Olympics on tape-delay, try the official Web site of the games, www.torino2006.org.
EASING MOUNTAIN FLYING
Colorado Division of Aeronautics director Travis Vallin is in Washington this week to finalize plans with the Federal Aviation Administration for a $30 million wide-area multilateration system that will improve landing at mountain airports in Hayden, Craig, Steamboat Springs, Rifle, Gunnison, Montrose, Telluride, Cortez, Durango and Alamosa.
-Denver Post, 02.14.06
SNOW = STRONG JANUARY
January snowfall in Beaver Creek was 70% above average and the snowfall produced more guests in area hotels. The Park Hyatt at Beaver Creek was up 32% in bookings over January a year ago; the Antlers in Lionshead had its first ever million-dollar month in January. The Vail Valley Chamber and Tourism Bureau had its most-ever visits to its Web site, vailonsale.com.
-Vail Daily, 02.13.06
TIGHTER RULES COMING?
Rep. Gary Lindstrom, D-Breckenridge, has proposed a bill to increase the fine to $1,000 for skiers, snowboarders and others who ignore trail and boundary closures or use chair lifts and ski runs while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. House Bill 1250 goes before the House Local Government Committee today.
-Summit Daily, 02.13.06
COUNTY MAKES AUTO DEAL
Mesa County commissioners Monday agreed to spend $292,033 for 15 vehicles to replace trucks, vans and sport-utility vehicles for the county. The commissioners elected to spend a little more money and use local dealers, with 10 vehicles purchased from Western Slope Auto, one from Glenwood Springs Ford and four from Lakewood Ford.
-GJ Daily Sentinel, 02.14.06
BLOOD & MARROW DRIVE
A blood and marrow drive will be held in Steamboat Springs at the Yampa Valley Medical Center from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. Appointments are requested, but walk-ins will be accepted as space permits. Call Barbara Hughes at 970-870-6267.
A VISIT WITH FDR
The Frontier Historical Society and the Friends of the Glenwood Springs Library present “A Visit with Franklin Delano Roosevelt” on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Library basement meeting room. For more information call 970-945-4448 or 970-945-5958.
BOWL FOR KIDS’ SAKE
The Big Brothers Big Sisters’ annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake takes place March 3- 4 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Don’t miss this opportunity to help the children of southwest Colorado and have a ton of fun at the same time. Call Big Brothers Big Sisters at 970-247-3720 and reserve a lane for your team.
YES, THERE IS SPAM
There were an estimated 17,000 computer viruses or variants discovered in 2005. MX Logic, which operates content management services for 6,900 clients, found:
-14 million spam messages of 21 million messages in a 24-hour period;
-In 2005, one in 38 e-mails was infected with a virus or worm;
-Rocky Mountain News, 02.13.06
HEARTFELT SPENDING
The average consumer will spend $100.89 on Valentine’s Day:
Males will spend $135.67
Women $68.64
-USA Today, 02.13.06
March 8th, 2007 at 2:49 am
There is theft happening to the citizens of our community thru the service departments of the Glenwood Automotive Group. The three dealerships .. Two Rivers Chevrolet, Red mountain Subaru and Red Canyon Honda are and have been charging service customers for double quantities of fluids such as engine coolant, brake fluids and other fluids. It is evident by simply compairing the quanity charged on your invoice to the manufacture’s fluid capacity specs in your owners manual. Most import cars hold less than 1 Gallon of coolant when mixed properly. This Dealer Group charges for two Gallons each time the do a 30, 60, or 90 thousand mile service. That is Stealing and customers should be aware of this practice. The Service Director at Two Rivers Chevrolet has been called on this but refuses to change due to the enormus profits generated by these dishonest practices. Please dont take my word for it. Check your invoice. Chances are you will find you are being ripped off for At Least $26.00 each time you get a major service. Also be aware they charge you 14% of the labor charge for disposing of this coolant which they simply pour down the drain into our drinking water system.