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ABOVE: No one ever had a rainbow until they had the rain. Severely wounded U.S. servicemen are pic-tured here gazing upon a rainbow fol-lowing an afternoon thunderstorm on July 31 at the Yarmony Lodge near McCoy.

RIGHT: U.S. Marine Capt. Ryan Volt-in and his wife Pam hug Vail Veterans Program founder Cheryl Jensen, left, after dinner with fellow war wounded and their families Aug. 1 in Vai. As a Cobra pilot Voltin was seriously burned and lost a leg May 25, 2007 when his helicopter gunship was bombed in a friendly fire incident dur-ing a training exercise in Jordan.

Both groups were this summer’s Vail Veterans Program, which helps wounded military veterans rebuild their shattered lives. See story in-side. John Moore photos.

Vail Veterans Program helps restore love to shattered lives

Taliban still in denial of leader’s death

Senior Taliban commanders denied that their leader, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed in a CIA missile strike, while conflicting reports emerged late Saturday of a clash between rival Taliban factions during a meet-ing to choose a successor – which would give all indi-cation of Mehsud’s death.

Interior Minister Rahman Malik said authorities had received information about a fight breaking out during a meeting between groups led by Hakimullah, one of the Taliban’s most powerful commanders, and Waliur Rehman. Both are believed to be top contenders to re-place Mehsud should reports of his death in Wednes-day’s strike prove true.

He said the incident occurred Friday. However, Ha-kimullah spoke to an AP reporter on Saturday morning, when he called to claim that Mehsud was alive.

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I was motoring my massive SUV away from the drive-thru window with a bag of greasy triple cheeseburgers in my lap, and gunning the V-10 gasoline engine harder than necessary so I’d burn twice as much dinosaur wine as possible and speeding toward the Krispy Kreme drive-thru for dessert – at well above the posted speed limit.

There’s something about sitting in a leather seat with a steering wheel before my eyes that makes me hungry, and be-sides it was my turn to cook.

Driving with my knees so I could con-sume my balanced diet consisting of a cheeseburger in each hand while Lynyrd Skynyrd blasted “Red, White and Blue” through a stereo with more wattage than the sound system at Mile High Stadium, I had a two-part epiphany:

1. I am a middle-aged, technologi-cally impaired white guy sitting on an obsolete skill set in a dying industry.

2. I am the poster child for Obama-Care’s Cradle to Grave Cavalcade and Human Be-In.

You might be, too. Stay with me, this is darned near Shakespearean.

To be truly loved and cared for by the Obama administration, you need to be a chain smoking, cheeseburger eating, SUV driving, money-stealing invest-ment banker.

So far, each of ObamaCare’s pro-grams have one goal: No matter how badly you’ve misbehaved and refused to take care of yourself, your money, your health, your cars or your planet, ObamaCare wants to take care of you.

Forget all those Pius Prius People, who’ve eaten nothing but granola and walked to the mass transit station so often that they’d be rich if they’d just bought a few shares of Birkenstock stock, which they’d have to sneak the same way they sneak Twinkies late at night when they think no one’s looking. Then again, they believe capitalism is evil.

The Pius Prius People have been vigi-

lant about the health of themselves and the planet, and they don’t need help any more than Nancy Pelosi needs help dec-orating the jet – the new one taxpayers bought her.

Nope, it’s us middle-aged, obsolete white people who apparently find our-selves in ObamaCare’s crosshairs. He wants to improve our diets, help us lose weight without exercise, get better gas mileage and keep our zillionaire banker buddies from the travails of real jobs.

I love ObamaCare: Let me count the ways.

1. If my life’s goal was to age less gracefully than Keith Richards, and it is, ObamaCare will care for me by treating any and all self-inflicted wounds I might incur.

2. If I squander the planet’s pre-cious resources by driving a gas-guzzling clunker at rates well above the posted speed limit, ObamaCare will care for me by paying me to trade it for something that’s basi-cally a life-support system for a louder stereo.

3. I can buy that vehicle from American manufacturers subsidized by my ObamaCare contribution because they ignored market demands and re-fused to switch to smaller, more effi-cient vehicles because, obviously, mini-mobiles don’t have enough truck space to carry their arrogance.

4. I can borrow the rest of the mon-ey I need to buy that minimobile from banks I paid ObamaCare to bail out, be-cause they needed massive stacks of my American Dollars to keep them from crashing down like the houses of cards they truly are.

5. And now that Obama his cut a back-room deal with big pharma to ensure they can fix the prices of prescription drugs under the new plan, (as reported in the New York Times this week) I can rest assured that my treatment will con-tain plenty of substance.

You didn’t think he’d try to cut into the profits of the biggest lobby on the hill, did you? After all, we voted for him because he seemed pretty smart. And we were right: He’s much smarter than to go to war against big pharma in his first term.

The kool aid drinkers don’t seem to have accepted the fact that the same guys who brought you many of the

George W. Bush’s miser-able failures are still pulling the strings in the executive branch.

The lobbyists obviously know it; it’s ask not what you can do for ObamaCare, but what ObamaCare can do for you.

Because your Uncle Ranch can’t think of every-thing, I may have left out a few things ObamaCare can do for us. Send us some good ideas and we’ll send you a free Vail Mountaineer T-shirt.

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Tilting at windmillsWindmills make the world go ‘round

– faster.Some scientists are flummoxed about

new findings indicating that the increas-ing number of electricity-generating windmills will increase the speed of the earth’s rotation, ever so slightly.

But that slight speed increase could actually cause global cooling, because the time that sunlight warms the earth’s surface during a day would be reduced – faster earth rotation, less time for warm-ing the earth.

It’s possible because windmills would face into the prevailing winds, generat-ing electricity as they waft on the breeze – everywhere except the perfect location off the coasts of Martha’s Vineyard and

Nantucket, because the Kennedy crew whined that watching the windmills rotate for hours and days would render them unable to do anything for them-selves – leaving them with ambitions no higher ambitions than becoming trustafarians and existing off interest in-come from the money great grandfather Joe Kennedy stacked up as a bootlegger during Prohibition.

But I digress.The study suggests that along with

electricity, enough windmills would also generate enough thrust to increase the speed at which the world spins on its axis. Less time in the light, less warming sunlight warms us, the earth’s surface becomes cooler. It’s be great for ski ar-eas, reduce the crowds at the beach, the polar ice caps would stop melting and places that are woeful and unproductive would become more productive. That would be true everywhere except Con-gress, where nothing productive ever occurs, and we’re all better off as long as that remains true.

Don’t cry over spilled milkAnd finally, there’s this. Earlier this week, a tractor-trailer

truck carrying milk through Summit County wrecked and the driver was killed. The newspaper story about it was straight enough, until we reached the part where The Body Politic breathed a huge sigh of relief because none of the milk spilled into the river.

Your Uncle Randy wondered what these dingphods have come to when they’re as concerned about spilled milk as they are about dead drivers.

And what would one do about spilled milk?

One would implore the Colorado State Patrol to stop a Nabisco truck, pass out Oreos to every kid in the High Country and tell them to start dunking and eating Oreos.

From the boneheads who brought you the bailout

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Vail breathed a sigh of relief Saturday as the West Vail fire was declared 100 percent contained at around noon.

Thirty-one firefighters took to the fire Saturday morning and with the assistance of helicopter support were able to contain the blaze that was reported at 3:51 p.m. Friday. One acre of lodgepole pine forest was burned on National Forest System Lands above West Vail. Out of bounds snowriders know the area as the “West Vail Trees.”

The cause of the fire has not been determined.Participating agencies in Friday and Saturday’s sup-

pression efforts included the Town of Vail Fire and Po-lice Departments, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Juniper Valley Fire Crew, Eagle County Sheriffs Office and Vail Mountain Security.

Personnel will remain on the fire throughout today and tomorrow to maintain control of the area and to ensure for public safety.

Stevens Park and surrounding trails in West Vail will remain closed until all operations have been completed.

West Vail fire contained quicklyCause of blaze has not been determined

Mountaineer Staff Report

NEWS

A helicopter drops water on the “West Vail Trees” area above Intermountain in West Vail Friday afternoon. Crew were able to contain the fire mostly on Friday and completely by Saturday afternoon. Avery Cunliffe photo.

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Bec Tri brought athletes to Nottingham Park . . .

The Bec Tri, a USA Triathalon member-event was held at at Harry A. Nottingham Park in Avon Saturday.

The Bec Tri is a sprint triathalon named after Rebec-ca Yarberry, a local triathalete who died in a car crash here a couple of years ago.

Organizers say the Bec Tri is a great race for begin-ning triathaletes, with a 400-meter swim, a 15-kilo-meter biycle race and a fast 5-kilometer run or walk. Here’s some shots from the race, send yours to [email protected].

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A hacker attack Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter for hours, while Facebook experienced intermittent access problems.

Twitter said it suffered a denial-of-service attack, in which hackers command scores of computers to a sin-gle site at the same time, preventing legitimate traffic from getting through.

The hackers were able to do this through the use of a good ol’ fashioned botnet, not unlike the one used by Euro Mafia cyber thieves recently on local bank ac-counts here in Eagle County.

In our case, the botnet gained control of accounts in a local bank, withdrawing money from roughly a half-dozen local business accounts.

In the case of the recent Twitter attack, the botnet commanded all computers to go to the site at the same time, hogging all the bandwith on the site and exhaust-ing its resources.

“A denial of service attack like this one is a very blunt instrument,” said Ray Dickenson, chief technology of-ficer at Authentium, a computer security firm. “It’s as if a viewer who didn’t like one show on a television channel decided to knock out the whole station.”

The attacks continued Friday with a surge of traffic to Twitter as much as 20 percent above normal traffic levels, said Kazuhiro Gomi, chief technology officer for NTT America Enterprise Hosting Services, which hosts Twitter’s service. But Gomi said NTT was better able to filter out the fake traffic in the second wave of attacks, which is why Twitter was able to stay online Friday.

The collateral damagefrom Thursday’s attack left millions around the world “tweetless,” showing just how much havoc an isolated cyberdispute can cause.

“It told us how quickly many people really took Twitter into their hearts,” Robert Thompson, director

of the Center for the Study of Popu-lar Television at Syracuse University, said Friday. “The site is one of those little amusements that has infiltrated the mass behavior in some significant ways, so that when it went away, a lot of people really noticed it and missed it.”

The attacks Thursday also slowed down Facebook and caused problems for the online diary site LiveJournal.

But Twitter, the 140-character-or-less messaging site used by celebrities, businesses and even Iranian protest-ers, suffered a total outage that lasted several hours.

The Twitter-attacking botnet was traced to a lone blogger in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, while the computers under the botnet’s command came from all over the world. Just who was behind these attacks is not yet clear, but the dispute was probably related to the ongoing political conflict between Russia and Georgia, The Associated Press reported.

“The attack was targeted at a blogger who goes by ‘Cyxymu’ — Cyrillic spelling of Sukhumi, a city in the breakaway territory of Abkhazia in Georgia,” according to the report. “But they could have just as well targeted Twitter itself, as the effects were the same whether the excess traffic went to the “twitter.com” home page or to the page for Cyxymu at ‘twitter.com/cyxymu.’”

The botnet attacks on local bank accounts here in Eagle County are suspected to have come from that same area, as Russia, Ukraine and Moldova is where the drone computers sent the stolen money —totalling approximately $250,000.

The Avon Police Department served several subpoe-nas and the FBI is scouring the computer equipment used in the cyber robbery, said Avon Police Chief Brian Kozak. The U.S. Secret Service is also investigating the crime.

—The Associated Press contributed to this report

By Randy WyrickMountaineer Staff Writer

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Real estate sales are picking up in Eagle County, although they still haven’t reached last year’s record numbers.

June was the best month of the year so far in terms of sales volume, with the top sale being a one-of-a-kind home in Mountain Star for $15.5 million, according to statistics from Land Title Guarantee Co in Eagle Coun-ty. The average sales price was $1.2 million.

“There’s no question that there’s more activity now than during ski season … even some numbers for May and June are better,” said Ric Souto, a Slifer, Smith & Frampton Realtor. “No one can dispute that this is a great time to buy real estate.”

June had 78 transactions, with properties that sold for less than $500,000 making up more than 50 percent of the sales. Eagle and Gypsum accounted for more than 37 percent of all June transactions.

“The resale market is staying strong and is actual-ly above the 10-year average through the first half of 2009,” said Trevor Theelke, who compiles the statistics for Land Title.

Eagle took top honorsYear-to-date, Eagle was the spot with the largest

number of transactions, seeing 50 so far this year. Vail Village, has seen 40 transactions. Both towns account for more than 25 percent of all transactions so far in 2009.

“We haven’t had a great year so far, but those num-bers are certainly impressive, and I think we’ll have a great July as well,” said Linda Miner, an area Realtor.

Anecdotally, more buyers are showing up looking for deals, but there’s a bit of a “disconnect” in that sellers aren’t ready to drop their prices yet, Souto said.

“Some sellers don’t have to sell,” Souto pointed out. Overall, Eagle County’s transactions are down 54 per-

cent and dollar volume is off by 64 percent. Several sell-ers have turned to auctions in recent months as a good way to gauge the strength of the market, although so far, only one auction has actually been recorded: a Buffehr Creek Road home in Vail that sold for $2.58 M.

Foreclosures may go up, nationally, which may make the economy get worse again, Miner said.

“I know there are people out there with money to in-vest, and we are a great place to invest, so Vail will maintain its strength,” Miner said. “Realtors are the ul-timate optimists.”

Top sale: $15.5 millionVail Valley real estate market shows signs of uptick

By Beth PotterMountaineer Staff Writer

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When you think of alcohol, you may conjure up memories of good times at the local saloons like the Dusty Boot or Vendetta’s. But the Mountain Man uses this age old liquid for much more than the kill-ing of brain cells for inebriated entertainment.

I do not condone the abuse of alcohol or the ille-gal production of what Americans call moonshine. Having said that, I will divulge the methods of pro-curing and using ethyl alcohol for survival purposes in this article.

Alcohol can be made easily from many types of sugars and starches and can be used for a plethora of applications.

First of all, ethyl alcohol is produced from the fer-mentation of a carbohydrate. Wine employs grapes; beer uses wheat, and distilled liquor can be made from everything from potatoes to blue aga-ve. When choosing what to ferment, stay clear of anything high is acid because yeast doesn’t like acidic conditions. You may be able to treat a yeast infection with acids like vinegar, but this is also why you have not seen oranges made into a wine like grapes.

Once you have a carbohydrate source, you will make a hearty soup from the food. In beer making this is called the wort. To this soup, you add brewing yeast and seal off the fermentation vessel from air. This makes the yeast live without oxygen in a process called anaerobic respiration which is what causes alcohol to form. In humans, anaerobic respiration creates lactic acid which is what causes the burn while exer-cising.

After 3-4 weeks of fermenting, you should have an alcoholic brew that alcohol that can be distilled. In beer making, a sugar is added and the brew is bottled, creating the carbonation. In liquor making, this is the point when distillation occurs.

Making a still is very dangerous, and the alcohol vapors can explode if you are not careful. With that said, a still has 3 main components: a heating vessel, a cooling tube, and a collection vessel. The heating vessel is where the brew is heated to about 173 de-grees Fahrenheit, which is the boiling point of etha-nol. This causes the alcohol vapors to rise and pass through the cooling tube which is usually a spiral with cold water or ice around it to cool the vapors causing them to condense on the tube, which should slope downward to the collection vessel. The alco-hol vapors condense and form droplets of liquid that run down into the collection vessel. The process can be repeated as many times as desired if you want a higher content of purified ethanol.

At this stage you have broken federal alcohol laws by producing moonshine without a license. Howev-er, most founding fathers of this country produced spirits as did many farmers. Making liquor is a great way to make use of a harvest that may otherwise go to waste, so most plantation owners or farmers would convert their excess harvest into nonperish-able grain alcohol rather than letting it spoil. This is another use of fruit harvests that would otherwise rot. Around this time of year I like to make an ex-cellent peach wine from our renowned Colorado peaches.

Alcohol makes a great fuel for burning, as we see it being added to our gasoline. If you have a solu-tion that is at least 50 percent ethanol, or 100 proof, it will burn hot with a blue flame. This can be used

for lamps, starting a fire, engine fuel, and I have even used it as lighter fuel in a Zippo. Avoid using it engines because it burns very hot and is not good for the engine, despite what Detroit auto makers seem to think.

I often keep a flask of ethanol when hik-ing in case if I need some fuel to start a fire in the rain, or to treat an injury. Ethanol is a great antiseptic, and is the main active ingredient in hand sanitizers. You can also make home-made mouthwash from ethanol. I simply soak fresh mint leaves in alcohol to make a tincture that works well for mouth-wash as well as schnapps.

Ethanol works well as a cleaning sol-vent or degreaser. I mix a 50/50 solution of ethanol with water and spray it as a general

cleaner like Windex. Ethanol also has a very low freezing point and can be used to de-ice automotive locks in the winter. Alcohol can even be used as ni-tro solvent to clean firearms.

Lastly, it’s important to note that if you are trying to make alcohol from wood, or it gets contaminated from other bacterium, you might produce the deadly toxic methanol also known as wood alcohol. Drink-ing this will cause blindness or death. If you are suf-fering from methanol poisoning, ethanol can save your life as it is an antidote for more toxic alcohols and it can prevent the crystallization of glycols in the kidneys.

Editor’s note: Mountain Man Hanz Gehrt is a for-mer German military soldier and survivalist now living in the mountains of Central Colorado. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for him, e-mail [email protected] and we’ll make sure he gets it.

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ers, including Hakimullah, insisted Mehsud, suspected in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and numerous suicide attacks across Pakistan, was alive despite assertions he was killed during a mis-sile strike on his father-in-law’s house in South Wa-ziristan. On Friday, four intelligence officials said they had information that the Taliban leader had been killed in Wednesday’s missile strike, but acknowledged that authorities did not have his body as proof. Intelligence officials said Mehsud’s aide Kafayat Ullah told the AP on Friday that Mehsud was killed with one of his two wives in his stronghold in South Waziristan.

Ground beef recall hits Colo Sam’s Club

According to Denver’s News Channel 13, the recall of approximately 826,000 pounds of ground beef prod-ucts that may be linked to an outbreak of illness from Salmonella now includes ground beef sold at Sam’s Club stores in Colorado, according to officials at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environ-ment. Recalled meet sold at Colorado Sam’s Clubs would have the original Beef Packers user freeze-by dates of 7/6/09 and 7/8/09, and all meat was 90 per-cent lean. The ground beef products associated with the known cases were produced on various dates ranging from June 5, 2009, through June 23, 2009, and bear the establishment number “EST. 31913” printed on the case code labels.

Twenty-one illnesses in Colorado have been reported in the following counties: Arapahoe (3), Broomfield (3), Denver (3), Douglas (1), Elbert (1), Garfield (1), Jefferson (5), Mesa (1), Pueblo (1) and Weld (2). Four people have been hospitalized, and all are recovering. Of the 21 confirmed cases in Colorado, one person re-ported having purchased the ground beef product at a Sam’s Club.

Because these products were repackaged into con-sumer-sized packages and sold under different retail brand names, consumers should check with their local retailer to determine whether they may have purchased any of the products subject to recall.

Plane, copter collide over Hudson; 9 believed deadA small plane collided with a sightseeing helicopter

over the Hudson River on Saturday, scattering debris in the water and forcing people on the New Jersey water-front to scamper for cover. Authorities believe all nine people aboard the two aircraft were killed.

A helicopter pilot on the ground at the heliport for Liberty Tours, which operated the doomed sightsee-ing craft, saw the plane approaching the helicopter and tried to radio an alert to the pilots, police Commission-er Raymond Kelly said. The warning wasn’t heard or didn’t happen in time.

The collision happened just after noon and was seen by thousands of people enjoying a crystal-clear sum-mer day from the New York and New Jersey sides of the river.

The two aircraft went down just south of the stretch of river where a US Airways jet landed safely seven months ago. The crash victims included five Ital-ian tourists and a pilot on the helicopter and the three people on the plane, including a child, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Does the broken speedometer excuse

work on jetliners?The discovery of faulty airspeed sensors on some

Northwest Airlines jets suggests the equipment prob-lems are more widespread than previously believed and could provide clues to the cause of the Air France crash that killed 228 people in June.

Federal aviation officials say that on at least a dozen recent flights malfunctioning equipment made it impos-sible for the pilots to know how fast they were flying. The discovery gives new urgency to airlines already scrambling to replace air sensors and figure out how the errors went undetected despite safety systems.

The equipment failures, all involving Northwest Air-lines Airbus A330s, were brief and were noticed only after safety officials began investigating the Air France

crash — on a Rio de Janeiro to Paris flight — and two other recent in-flight malfunctions.

Airplanes rely on sensors known as Pitot tubes to measure changing air pressure. Computers interpret that information as speed. While a car with a broken speedometer might be only inconvenient, many air-plane control systems rely on accurate speed informa-tion to work properly.

Palin can see euthanasia from her house

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called President Ba-rack Obama’s health plan “downright evil” Friday in her first online com-ments since leaving office, saying in a Facebook posting that he would create a “death panel” that would deny care to the neediest Americans.

“The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama’s ‘death panel’ so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their ‘level of productivity in society,’ whether they are worthy of health care,” the former Republican vice presidential candidate wrote.

“Such a system is downright evil,” Palin wrote on her page, which has nearly 700,000 supporters. She en-couraged her supporters to be engaged in the debate.

Obese Texas inmate hides gun in his flabs of fat

An obese inmate in Texas has been charged after of-ficials learned he had a gun hidden under flabs of his own flesh.

Twenty-five-year-old George Vera was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility after he told a guard at the Harris County Jail about the un-loaded 9mm pistol. The Houston Chronicle reported Thursday that Vera was originally arrested on charges of selling illegal copies of compact discs.

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Man faces $30,000 bill over false report of crashA Durango, CO man who authorities say was drunk

when he called 911 to falsely report a plane crash in southwest Colorado faces more than a hangover.

La Plata County sheriff’s officials say they plan to recover from the man $30,000 in estimated costs that authorities spent responding to the report.

Fifty-nine-year-old Edward Pretzer was arrested on suspicion of false reporting after 50 emergency work-ers responded to a call Thursday from a man who said his arm was severed in a plane crash. The caller said up to 12 other people on the flight died. Officials say they traced the call to Pretzer, who told an investigator Fri-day that he believed he was talking on the phone with his friend, not an emergency dispatcher.

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Nude PicsDidn’t Vanessa Hudgens learn her lesson about tak-

ing naked photos of herself with a camera phone?With another batch of racy pics of the 20-year-old

“High School Musical” star hitting the Web today,

Vanessa Hudgens attends the red carpet premiere of BandSlam at the Mann Village Theatre Thursday in Los Angeles. AP Photo.

Hudgens finds herself facing Nudie Controversy 2.0, reports E! Online’s Marc Malkin.

According to Malkin, while Hudgens’ camp is stay-ing mum, sources have confirmed it’s definitely her in the pics. Malkin also reported hearing that the “new” pics are actually old, apparently taken before Hudgens’ first nude photo scandal erupted nearly two years ago. “She learned her lesson,” a source was quoted saying. “She hasn’t done anything like that since the first ones came out. These new ones are actually old.”

Malkin further reports that Hudgens isn’t planning on issuing a statement the way she did the last time around in September 2007 when she was quoted saying “I am embarrassed over this situation and regret having ever taken these photos.”

Protesters confess in IranA young French academic and local staff of the Brit-

ish and French embassies stood trial Saturday with dozens of Iranian opposition figures and confessed to being involved in the country’s postelection unrest.

Iran’s opposition and rights groups have condemned the trial as a sham and say such confessions are coerced and scripted. Britain, which seemed caught off guard by the appearance of its embassy employee, called it an outrage, while France demanded the immediate release of its citizen.

Saturday’s second hearing at Tehran’s Revolutionary Court involved a new group of detainees and focused on testimony from the French academic and the two other foreign-linked defendants, demonstrating the government’s resolve to taint Iran’s pro-reform move-ment as a tool of foreign countries — particularly Brit-ain and the United States.

Saving the world, Congress style

According to the Wall Street Journal, when 10 mem-bers of Congress wanted to study climate change, they did more than just dip their toes into the subject: They went diving and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef. They also rode a cable car through the Australian rain forest, visited a penguin rookery and flew to the South Pole.

The 11-day trip -- with six spouses traveling along as well -- took place over New Year’s 2008, reports the Journal’s Brody Mullins and T.W. Farnam. Details are only now coming to light as part of a Wall Street Journal analysis piecing together the specifics of the excursion.

It’s tough to calculate the travel bills racked up by members of Congress, but one thing’s for sure: They use a lot of airplanes, report Mullins and Farnam. This South Pole trip, led by Rep. Brian Baird (D., Wash.), ranks among the priciest. According to the report, the lawmakers reported a cost to taxpayers of $103,000.

That figure, however, doesn’t include the actual fly-ing, because the trip used the Air Force planes, not commercial carriers, reports the Journal.

Lawmakers say the trip offered them a valuable chance to learn about global warming and to monitor how federal funds are spent. “The trip we made was more valuable than 100 hearings,” Rep. Baird, its lead-er, was quoted saying. “Are there members of Congress who take trips somewhat recreationally? Perhaps. Is this what this trip was about? Absolutely not.”

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The winner is the sportswoman that receives the larg-est number of votes from the Women’s Sports Founda-tion Web site. Vonn’s nomination follows her excep-tional 2009 season with the U.S. Alpine Ski Team. Her legendary season included securing both the World Cup overall and downhill titles for the second consecutive winter, as well as the World Cup super G title.

The other nominees are Lorena Ochoa, Danica Pat-rick, Serena Williams, Kerron Stewart, Yu-Na Kim, Stephanie Gilmore, Courtney Kupets and Jessica Long.

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Micheal Vick returned to Atlanta for the first of what is said to be dozens of appearances around the country to urge youths to avoid the tragic trail left by dogfighting.

Few got to hear Saturday’s message, however.Vick’s visit to a suburban Atlanta community cen-

ter was largely off limits to the very neighborhood it was supposed to be helping. In an agreement between Vick’s handlers and the Humane Society of the United States, only 55 people and one media crew were al-lowed inside. An Associated Press reporter, videogra-pher and photographer were among the media banished from the property by police.

Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society, said the group wants to be transparent and reach as many people as possible with its anti-dogfighting mes-sage. But the tightly controlled appearance comes as

Vick is trying to rehabilitate his image and ease his path back to the NFL.The quarterback is apparently plan-ning to do his first major interview since completing a 23-month prison sentence with the CBS news maga-zine “60 Minutes,” which sent a three-person crew to film the event.

The AP was barred from entering, and the windows were covered to prevent anyone from looking inside.

The Humane Society did not publicize the event, go-ing along with the media plan laid out by Vick’s han-dlers even if it meant missing the chance to make a real impact in a community where he is still revered for his brilliant play during six years with the Falcons. A Vick representative said the quarterback would have no comment on the appearance.

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Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods will be paired to-gether for the opening round of the PGA Championship, and now will get to feel what that is like early.

Woods and Harrington will be paired together for a super Sunday in the final group of the Bridgestone Invitational.

Padraig Harrington responded to a late charge by Tiger Woods with one of his own Saturday and shot a 3-under 67 at rain-softened Firestone to build a three-shot lead going into the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational.

Woods put some life into a dreary afternoon of rain with four birdies over his last six holes for a 65 that left him tied for the lead when he walked off the course and fans chasing after him to cheer his charge.

It didn’t last long, however, as Harrington ran off three birdies in a four-hole stretch to seize control. And even af-ter the Irishman made a careless bogey on the par-5 16th, he answered with a 20-foot birdie on the 17th to restore his three-shot lead.

Of his 69 victories on the PGA Tour, Woods has only won five times when trailing by three shots or more. Two of those came earlier this year when he made up a five-shot deficit at Bay Hill and a four-shot deficit at the Memorial.

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Rainbow warriorsVail Veterans Program helps restore love to shattered lives

You notice their laughter first, and you smile because mostly everything will be fine.

The limbs blown off when they were ambushed in Iraq or Afghanistan won’t grow back. The brothers in arms who died are still dead. That’s why they laugh the laugh of the wonderfully alive and that’s why they cel-ebrate their Alive Day – the day they didn’t die. There’s nothing like an adept enemy killing a small part of you to drive home the point that life is fleeting, and death is forever.

So here they are, moving forward with the help of family, friends and the Vail Veterans Program. They’re all missing something – arms, legs – limbs left behind on the battlefield. But not confidence and not drive.

Their hearts and humor are strong. They’re winding down their visit with dinner in the Vail Chophouse after three days at Yarmony Creek Ranch. They laugh at the irony as they order a round of shots – car bombs.

Alfredo DeLosantos and his wife Jeanette are putting life back together, after al-Qaida tried to blow it apart. So are Daniel and Angel Gasca and their 3-year old son, who looks like his beautiful young mother.

They’re here with the Vail Veterans Program because someone asked them. “They asked us and we said ‘yes,’” said Angel. “If they ask us again, it’ll be ‘heck yes.’”

“This is the most amazing thing they could do. It’s a way to get their lives back,” said Jeanette. “In the hospital, doing rehab, that’s one thing. But the first time Daniel went out in public and people looked at him, he came back crying. Now he goes out and he walks proudly.”

From Vail, Alfredo headed back to Washington, D.C., with Jeanette and their two children for seven more months of rehab.

Daniel got hit in Iraq, Alfredo in Afghanistan. They’re both among the heroes visiting Vail.

Zarqawi’s killerSgt. 1st Class Dave Hillary retired Wednesday from

active duty. Another hero who’s had enough. He’s originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, and he’s headed to whatever is next. What’s behind is years of special operations.

He was assigned to Task Force 177. You’ve never heard of it, and for good reason. Between 2002 and 2006, he did five tours in Afghanistan, four tours in Iraq and three in Colombia – all secret operations. He was stateside eight months.

For two years they stalked Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the No. 2 terrorist behind Osama bin Laden

On June 6, 2006 they got him.“You realize that date is 6/6/6,” said Kade Hink-

house, a former Marine hit in Iraq and in Vail for the Vail Veterans Program.

“That was a bad number for him,” Hillary smiled

back.A few months later, Hillary lost a femur and suffered

five spine fractures when he was hit, Sept. 21, 2006, his Alive Day.

We like our good guys and bad guys to be clearly defined. Zarqawi was a bad guy.

This is how bad:Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaida in

Iraq, led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage beheadings that injured and killed hundreds in Iraq. The Jordanian-born militant personally beheaded at least two American hostages,

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U.S. Army Spc. Keith Maul, 21, shoots skeet on July 30, 2009 at the Yarmony Lodge near McCoy. Maul lost an arm and a leg in a grenade attack while on patrol Feb. 6, 2009 near Baghdad.

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and became Iraq’s most wanted militant, as notorious as Osama bin Laden, to whom he swore allegiance in 2004.

The United States had a $25 million bounty on Zarqawi, the same as on Bin Laden.

Getting with the programCheryl Jensen is a cross between Heidi Klum and Mother Theresa. The Vail Vet-

erans Program was her idea.“This program turned my life around,” said Hillary. “Coming to Vail with Cheryl,

it builds trust and comradeship. It’s not just the activities. You learn that there are others like you. You share stories and figure out ways we can help each other.”

In the winter they go skiing, of course. In the summer it’s Pat McConathy’s Yar-mony Creek Ranch for rafting, sporting clays, horseback riding, fly fishing - the stuff tourists do, the stuff we all do because we’re all tourists. Some of us just stay longer than others.

Army Staff Sgt. David Braadland is still on active duty stationed at Fort Carson. It’s his first time here. He’s their first Post Traumatic Stress Disorder participant and he has PTSD for reasons that would make a strong man weep. He spent his nights camping at Yarmony Creek Ranch, and that tent was the first time he’s slept through the night since his return from the Middle East.

He and his wife have a son, 15, and a daughter 11. “This one was about getting me back. Being on the ranch and open country re-

ally helped,” Braadland said. “It helped me make my heart right and my mind fo-cused.”

Hinkhouse, the Marine (he will patiently remind you that he’s a Marine), is from Holly, a tiny farm town on the Eastern Plains. His adorable wife was 18 years old when he was hit. She waited until he was out of the hospital, three years, to marry him.

She was by his side when he threw out the first pitch of the 2007 World Series in

Rockies Stadium. “If Cheryl wasn’t doing this, I wonder if anyone would,” Hinkhouse said. “This

changes people’s lives.”They look like anybody. They look like everybody. They look like the heroes they

are, especially when they’re laughing.

Army Ssg. Freddy De los Santos, 39, (L), and Marine Lcpl. Jose Daniel Gasca, 22, both amputees from war injuries, enjoy Yarmony Lodge near McCoy July 30.

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A luxury resort in San Diego is offering rooms for $19 a night — if you don’t mind sleeping in a tent.

The Rancho Bernardo Inn boasts three pools, a spa and golf course. It typically charges more than $200 a room.

But business is down. So from Aug. 16 to 31, guests can get a “Survivor Package” that charges them less for each amenity they give up, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

For $19, guests give up breakfast, air conditioning, lights, sheets and even the bed. Staff will remove the mattress and headboard and leave a small tent instead.

Oh, and bring your own toilet paper.General manager John Gates says the hotel hopes people who try the promotion

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U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES Ssg. Freddy de los Santos and his wife enjoy a magic show after dinner with fellow war wounded Aug. 1 in Vail. de los Santos lost his leg when his humvee was struck by a rocket propelled grenade in Afghanistan Oct. 19, 2008, killing the other two American soldiers in his vehicle. A dozen injured war veterans and their families participated in this year’s Vail Veterans Program summer retreat. See story on pages 16-17. Photo by John Moore of Getty Images

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THE OWNER OF FUSION CAFé, formerly Golden Oven, Henny, has gone nucking futs and is offering $1 medium pizzas Sunday and Monday only! Make sure you cut out the coupon in our paper today and bring it in for your $1 pizza! No other purchase necessary, 1 pizza per customer, $1 per extra topping.

HAPPY 46TH BIRTHDAY TAMMY from the Pepi’s crew ... you don’t look a day over 30!

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JOHANA HOLGIN, 3, LEARNS HOW to brush her teeth by seeing the stuffed animal in the Cavity Free at Three clinic at the Eagle County Department of Public Health in Eagle. Not as scary as it looks!

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TAKIN’ A BREAK from being on the river is just what the doctor ordered for this fishy bunch of anglers who work at Fly Fishing Outfitters. Let the sun shine and the rain fall cause it wont stop FFO from turning out great fishing adventures every day of the year.

PAGING MR. SHARP. Joel B is a long time local and king of the bartenders at Samana in Vail. Stop by the bar and let Joel tell you a story about his twisted past cause he has plenty of stories to tell and he loves to talk.

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MINTURN MEET AND GREET Jay, owner of My Mountain Realty, and Gerard, owner of Heid Remodeling were at The Gourmet Cowboy in Minturn for a meet and greet with the new town manager of Minturn!

SARAH, MARCE, AND DR.WING know how important it is to brush your teeth after lunch. If you need a cleaning or a consultation for a problem Eagle Valley Dentistry is the place for you. Call 328-7304 for an appointment.

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AIDAN THOMPSON, 5; (peeking out from behind Lily) C.J. Han, 3; Lily Thompson, 3; Soonhee Han, 7; and Jinjae Han, 5; are all visiting from Cheyenne, Wyo., and Chicago. Their parents took them to Haagan Dazs in Lionshead. Sure looks yummy!

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TODAY IN HISTORYToday is Sunday, August 9, the 221nd day of 2009. There are 144 days left in the year.

Highlights in history on this date:480 B.C. - Greek troops led by Spartan King Leonidas are overcome by the Persians at Thermopylae after a heroic stand.378 B.C. - Visigoths annihilate a Roman army and kill the emperor at Adrianople (present-day Edirne, Turkey), marking the beginning of serious barbarian inroads on Roman territory.1615 - Second War of Religion breaks out in France.1790 - The ship Columbia returns to Boston Harbor after a three-year circumnavigation, becoming the first ship to carry the American flag around the world.1792 - Revolutionary commune is established in Paris, France to remove the influence of government.1830 - French parliament declares Louis-Philippe king after Charles X is forced to abdicate by the July Revolution, inaugurating the constitutional “July Monarchy.”1898 - Spain formally accepts peace terms ending Spanish-American War.1902 - Edward VII is crowned king of England following the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.1919 - Anglo-Persian agreement is signed at Tehran to preserve integrity of Persia.1936 - In a blow to Hitler’s plan to have the Berlin Olympics prove Aryan superiority, black U.S. athlete Jesse Owens becomes the first Olympian to win four Olympic gold medals.1942 - Britain arrests Indian nationalist Mohandas Gandhi. He is interned until 1944.1945 - U.S. plane drops second atomic bomb, destroying more than half of Nagasaki, Japan, and killing an estimated 74,000. Despite nuclear proliferation, it marks the last time any country has used such a device for mass destruction in combat.1951 - Afghanistan signs friendship treaties with Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.1954 - Greece, Yugoslavia and Turkey sign treaty of mutual assistance.1956 - U.N. Security Council adopts U.S.-proposed resolution calling for cease-fire between Greek and Turkish Cypriots on Cyprus.1965 - Singapore proclaims its independence from the Malaysian Federation.1969 - U.S. actress Sharon Tate and four other people are found murdered in her Los Angeles home. Cult leader Charles Manson and his disciples are later convicted.1974 - Richard Nixon becomes the first U.S. president to resign from office. Gerald R. Ford succeeds him.1975 - Two river boats collide near Canton, China, and 500 people are reported drowned.1979 - Nicaragua’s new government announces a series of reforms designed to restore normal life to the country and stimulate the economy.1984 - France and Britain start an international effort by dispatching ships at the Suez Canal to help clear the Red Sea of mines.1985 - Fighting in Beirut breaks out between Christian and Muslim militiamen. Thousands of rocket, mortar and artillery rounds crash into residential areas on both sides, killing at least 43 people.1988 - Army troops in Yangon, Myanmar, open fire on thousands of demonstrators who call for overthrow of President Sein Lwin.1990 - U.N. Security Council unanimously declares Iraq’s annexation of Kuwait invalid. Iraq seals its borders, raising concern about thousands of foreigners in Iraq and Kuwait.1991 - Hundreds of police use guns and tear gas to battle pro-apartheid activists who try to stop President F. W. de Klerk from speaking in Ventersdorp, South Africa.1992 - Thousands of frightened Afghans flee Kabul as warring guerrilla factions pound the capital with rockets.1994 - Hijackers kill a Cuban navy lieutenant and force four sailors overboard before setting sail in the commandeered vessel for the United States.1996 - Chechen rebels in the center of Grozny repel Russian attacks, supported by artillery and aircraft fire.1999 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Cabinet, naming Vladimir Putin as his new prime minister.2000 - Lebanese security forces move into the former Israeli-occupied zone in southern Lebanon, restoring a semblance of state authority for the first time in 24 years to a region torn by conflict.2004 - Russian bailiffs freeze the assets of Yukos’ main production unit, days after a court ruled their seizure illegal.2005 - A Cuban official calls on the U.S. government to release five Cuban men serving long terms on espionage conspiracy charges after a U.S. federal appeals court threw out their convictions and sentences.2006 - Riot police in a divided corner of Northern Ireland block supporters of Irish Republican Army dissidents from parading in a hard-line Protestant town, as IRA dissidents are accused of firebombings.2007 - Mauritania passes a law promising jail time for slave-holders, an important step in the northwest African country’s push to eliminate a practice that has quietly persisted despite a 25-year-old ban.2008 — Russia and small, U.S.-allied Georgia head toward a wider war as Russian tanks rumble into the contested province of South Ossetia and Russian aircraft bomb a Georgian town, escalating a conflict that already has left hundreds dead.Today’s Birthdays:Isaak Walton, English biographer (1593-1683); John Dryden, English poet-dramatist (1631-1700); Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (1896-1980); Tove Jansson, Finnish author (1914-2001); Leonid Kuchma, former president of Ukraine (1938--); Melanie Griffith, U.S. actress (1957--); Whitney Houston, U.S. singer (1963--); Gillian Anderson, U.S. actress (1968--); Eric Bana, Australian actor (1968--).Thought For Today:The human heart dares not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of us are released from making — Lillian Smith, American writer-social critic

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2 year old 6 lbs Siamese with Baby Blue eyes.

Lost in Edwards in Miller Ranch.Please call

Trolling motor: Motor Guide 40 lb. thrust, foot

control, mounting bracket,

call 970.376.5493

Couch, Dresser and 4 black bar stools

Get all 3 for totalCall 970.471.6370

6 ft. bed with 5th wheel attachment and line-X bedliner. Mega-cab, grey leather/wood

grain trim interior, black exteriorheated seats, sunroof,

navigation/on-star system, 6 disc changer, 5.9L auto, cold

air intake system, 4 in. exhaust, chrome brush guard, great condition/well maintained.

90,000 miles.

180 Horizon - 4.3L mercruiser - cobra outdrive - includes trailer w/ 3 new tires. Motor seized/wind-

shield broken.

Call 970.331.6708

5 spd, 34K miles. Sunroof and Sound, Pwr Everything! Very

Clean! Habla Espanol!

Affordable Pricing

– $10 off ANY Repair –Visa & Mastercard Accepted

www.ReliableApp.com

Wall repairs, remodels,patching, room additions, etc.

No job too large or small.Clean, courteous and

reliable. Texturing specialist.Affordable pricing.

References available frommany satified customers.

[email protected]

King Size Bed Frame from Scandanavian Designs, Dark

wood, big four post bed...real nice.

Queen size natural wood bed frame from pottery barn

...also real nice.

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AWD, 4 Door, 3.7L, 4-Speed Auto, 54,790 miles, 8125

$12,992

4 Bd, 3 Ba, 2 Car Garage, 1/2 duplex, unfurnished, NS/NP.

A Must See!

970.343.0163

3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, unfurnished remodeled, 2 car garage,

Flexible Lease

call 970.376.7225

Room w/Bath in 2Bd Condo at the Reserve on Eagle River.

N/S N/P Pool

Call 970.376.3715

Edwards, $600/month, share utilities, first/last. Bus route,

washer/dryer. NSNP

2 Bed, 2 Bath, Mountain Stream condo, Furnished, on

river, NS/NP.

970.343.0163

Lock off Bedroom, den, bath, partial kitchen, private den use,

NS/NP

call 970.376.5493

Riverwalk 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 Bath. Washer/dryer,

unfurnished, underground parking, 1 pet allowed

Call 970.376.7225

Sunridge II, 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, unfurnished, available August

1st, NS/NP$1400/month + Utilities

Hotel Room in Avon CenterAvailable Now until Nov. 15,

Fully Furnished

3 bd, 2.5 Ba, A/C, NS, pets OK with approval, Garage

Call 970.926.5570

Sunridge - Furnished!2 Bedroom, 2 Bath

Immediate OccupancyNo Pets

Wildwood: Barracas, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, unfurnished,

nice unit with 1 car garage.NS/NP

call 970.376.7225

Beautiful Mtn contemporary home. 3Bd, 3.5Ba, 2 car grg.

Great Views and privacy. 3 story home. Year Lease.

Call 970.949.7049

3 Bd, 3ba very Spacious Wildridge Townhome. 1 car garage. Partially furnished.

Avail 7/1, NS/NP

Call Marybeth 970.390.3913

$550 - $1100/monthCall Joe

203.206.5802

Buck Creek, on Lake,Partially Furnished, 3 Bedroom,

2 bath, underground parking, great views, NS/NP

call 970.376.7225

Beaver Bench Condo, Garden level. 2 Bd, 1 Ba, W/D, upgrades, 1 year lease,

1st, last, security deposit. NP, Gold Fish only.

Call 970.926.0095

3Bd, 1.5 Ba, 2 car grg, 10 min to Beaver Creek, features privacy and views. Vaulted ceilings soar

20 ft. with timber frame construction and massive log posts. Open kitchen w/ island

and breakfast nook, plus formal living and dining.

Winter Optioncall 970.949.7049

Buck Creek, 2Bd, 2Ba, on bus route. Hardwood floors, Your patio is on the

lake. NS. 1st, last mon deposit.

Sonnenhalde, 2Bd, 2Ba, WD, FP, 2 Decks, NS.

1 yr Lease $1650/month2 yr Lease $1550/month

Large, Bright studio, full kitchen, fireplace, W/D,

spacious patio, views, on bus route.

call 970.376.3204

Remodeled 2 Bd, 1 Ba, located across from Avon Elem. School.

NP, NS, unfurnished New SS Kitchen

appliances, 2 assigned parking.

2Bd, 2Ba, new construction loft style condo in Avon across I-70 from Beaver Creek. Spacious 1 car

garage + 1 Extra Space. W/D in unit, cats okay. No

Smoking, Available Immediately.

Call 970.376.1833

Rent or Rent to own this beautiful 3 Bd, 2.5 Ba, 2 story Home in Two Rivers Village, with access to a swimming

pool, Club House, and lakes with hiking Trails

This Qualifies for 100% financing

Own Bed/Bath in clean Upper Homestead Townhouse.Cable/Wireless/WD/DW

N/S/NP, please.$750/month includes utils.Call Kristin 970.471.0977

Villas at Brett Ranch, 3 Bd,3Ba, 1 Car Garage,

Unfurnished, NS/NP, Pool &Hot Tub, Heat included in the rent, Long term preferred, On

the River with great views

Call 970.390.2402

4Bd, 2.5Ba, large fenced yard, 2 car garage, huge unfinished basement for

storage, W/D hookups, NS, Pets Negotiable, walk to

school & town.

Call 970.688.1303

New 2 bedroom, 2 bath Loft on Broadway, All Appliances,

A/C, NS, prefer NP.

Large 2Bd, 1Ba lockoff. All appliances, Util Included.

NS, prefer NP

Call [email protected]

Secluded 2Bd, 2Ba Home. W/D NS. Lots of Parking.

Large Deck. Avail 7/1

1 Bd, 1 Ba, apt. available 9/1. NS/NP, year lease, has living

room/dining area and kitchenette. Quiet tenant pls.

1st, last & Sec.Call 970.376.2551

Meadow Village Townhomes.3 Bd, 3Ba, Remodeled, partially

furnished, Gym membership included for 2 persons.

NS/NP, Utilities not included.Long term lease preffered.

Call 970.390.2402

FREE HAIRCUTS! With signing of a lease for one room in a fantastic 4BR/3BA condo

on the bus route in Homestead. Chill with fun roommates, work out on the indoor climbing wall (or available health club), and

walk to all the night life in Edwards. W/D, no pets,

Mary Von 390-9230.

For RentEdwards

3 Bd, 2.5 Ba, 1 car garage. Partial or unfurnished. Gym

membership included.Short/Long Term Lease. NS/NP.

Call 970-376-2468

Castle Peak Townhomes, 3Bd, 2.5 Ba, 2 Car Garage, Fully

Furnished, NS/NP, Utilities not included, Gym Membership

included, Long term preferred

Call 970.390.2402

Rustic log Duplex in Lake Creek, no garage, incredible

views, Side A, 4Bd, 2Ba. Pets welcome.

Call 970.390.7566

Castle Peak Townhomes, 3 Bd, 2.5 Ba, 2 Car garage, Fully

Furnished, NS/NP, Utilities not included, Gym Membership

included, Long term prefered

Call 970.390.2402

2Br, 2Ba condo in The Reserve. W/D, gas fireplace, large closets, lots of storage,

deck overlooking the river. Pool club included. Pets??

Yearly lease.

Very Nice 3Bd, 3Ba, Townhomes, Garage,

A/C, Views, Granite, FP, Deck, W/D & More.

NS/NP.1st & Deposit

$1795/mo w/Lease or ?

2 rooms at Brett Ranch available in a 3 Bedroom condoAvailable 7/1, Pool & Hot Tub!

First/ Last, Pets Negotiable.

Call Eric 970.376.1972

Remodeled 3 Bd, 4 Ba townhome, onsite pool/hot tub,

furnished or unfurnished. Pets negotiable as well as 1st,

last, and deposit to be paid over a few months. Year lease Req.

Call Sam at:970.477.2990 or 970.331.1519

Large 1Bd, 1Ba Lock off, Partially Furnished, Walk-in

closet, add’l storage and great views. W/D, DW, private entrance, NS, Pets nego.,

no fence. Util., Dish, Internet included.

call 970.376.0626

2Br plus SLEEPING LOFT, 2.5 Ba, 1 car garage, W/D, Furnished, ON Cul-De-Sac, Great Yard, NS, NP. Great Home, Great Quality of Life!

Dauphinais Real Estate

Immaculate 2Bd, 2Ba, condo.South Facing to courtyard, cov-ered patio, easy parking. Extra large storage closet. Walk to

school, movies and rec center. W/D, NP/NS, cat OK with Dep.

call 970.390.0624

Large 2Bd, 2Ba end unit overlooking the Eagle River,

with Mountain views. Stainless appliances, office area, garage + extra parking space. NS/NP.

Call 970.331.6121or 626.253.6800

4 Bd, 2.5 Ba Bluff’s Townhome, garage, backs to BLM, Fireplace, W/D, NS, no dogs, new 2005, HALF OFF first month’s rent with one year lease.

call 970.390.2045

2 Bd, 2Ba, plus Loft. End unit with Beautiful Mountain views overlooking the Eagle River.

W/D, A/C, Granite Countertops, garage, NS/NP.

Call 970.926.2713

Single Family Home, 4BR 3Ba, 2 car garage. Corner Lot, Nice Yard.

Call 970-390-1898

On Red River NW Wichita Falls, TX. 300 acres, all or

part, natural springs, wildlife, high bluffs, owner financing.

Where’s the SUN?

It’s here every morning, but for who long?

See page 23 for details

RECYCLE

For RentAvon Roommate

1 or 2 roommates in 3Bd, 2.5Ba duplex. On free bus route

and Nottingham Lake. NS, pets considered

$650/mo negotiable + Utilities (couples a bit more)call 970.376.3204

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Sunday, Aug. 9, 2-4pm740 June Creek Road - South

Singletree3Bd, 3.5Ba$669,000

Prudential Colorado PropertiesRick Messmer 970.376.0041

3 Bedroom Duplex, Near Eagle River and Park,

Fenced Backyard,Fireplace, Garage

[email protected]

Beautiful 3Bd, 2.5Ba, 2 car garage, NS/NP, wood

floors, stainless appliances, W/D

call 970.376.1171

Warehouse Space, several sizes available from

950 - 3158 sq. ft., large overhead doors, 1/2 bath with

office space or for storage

call 970.376.7225

Clean 3BR 1.5Ba, Furnished,Util., WiFi, FP, NP, WD, NS, Week, month, Year

970.331.5422

COZY- 2 BR/ LOFT, 1 BA, 5 acres on the Eagle River,

Horses Considered, Pets OK, Generous Parking, NS, W/D- H/U, GREAT Quality of Life !

970.476.9112 or 970.471.5336Dauphinais Real Estate, Inc.

Elegant Highland Meadows home, 3Bd, 3.5Ba, 2 Car

Garage. Fully Furnished Turn-Key. Private master suite with jacuzzi, and steam shower. Gourmet kitchen. Beautiful views. 6 or 12 month lease.

Call [email protected]

2BR 2Ba, fireplace, garage.N/S Pets considered

pool and hot tub, furnishings optional

Call Tracy 970.688.4843www.Bossow.com

Beautifully furnished 3Bd, 2Ba condo, located in Vail

Convenient, walk to everything, pool, great

views. NS, NP.$3,000/month

1 Bd, 1 Ba, NP/NS, Short term or long term lease. 1/3 Utilities and Deposit.

Call 970.390.6754Leave a Message

Fabulous 5 Bd, 4Ba, Singletree home on the golf course,

partially furnished, Hot Tub, NS, Pets Negotiable. 1st and last

month required, Deposit can be paid over a few months.

Call Sam 970.331.1519

FREE AUGUST RENT! Large 2Bd, 2 Ba, Condo

Available now. W/D, Masterwith own Private Bath, andWalk-in Closet. 2 assignedcovered Parking Spaces.

Private Fenced yard & coveredBalcony. Some Utilies incl.

Call Channing 970.401.2150or Email [email protected]

Duplex in Charfield Corners,3 Bd, 2.5 Ba, 2 Car Garage,W/D, N/S, pets considered.

Great Condition, built in 2006.

$1700/monthCall Sean 303.550.4708

Bargain! 3Bd, 2.5Ba end unit.1 car garage, unfin. bsmt. Quiet Location near river

W/D, Pets OK.

Call 970-471-5673

Single Family home on Gore Creek in East Vail, 1300sf, 3Bd, 2Ba, 4316 Streamside Circle.

Available 9-1-09

Call 303.915.4683

1 Bed, 1 Bath NS, NP.Female preferred.

Next to hiking trail, ample parking, GREAT PRIVACY.

970-476-3545

Sunday, Aug. 9, 12 - 4pm2567 Arosa Dr.

VailDenis Scalise970.331.5422

Sunday, Aug. 9, 1 - 3pm170 Charolais Circle

Singletree3Bd, 2.5Ba$995,000

Prudential Colorado PropertiesRick Messmer 970.376.0041

3 Bd, 2 Ba, Meadow Creek Townhome, Furnished,

NS/NP. 2 Car parking close to bus stop.

970.343.0163

Office in Riverwalk, semi-private, Furnished,

utilities included

call 970.926.7060

Avon Center Office with Southwest Views.

Call Tracy Bossow970.688.4843

www.bossow.com

2195 Cresta Rd. Magnificent 7BD ski-in/ski-out estate. Over 13,700 sq ft, 12

fireplaces, outdoor & indoor waterfalls & stone grotto spa.

2195 Cresta Rd.$9,950,000

Suzi Apple970.376.5417

Enjoy the wildflower hillside from your private stone patio. 5Bd, 5.5ba Pinions

with CCR views.

580E Arrowhead Drive$1,995,000


Nestled against a beautiful hillside and boasting magnificent views, this residence features an open floorplan, 5 Bedrooms,

and is steps to world-class skiing and golf.508 East Arrowhead Drive

$1,995,000Suzi Apple970.376.5417

$435,000Michelle Rampelt970.393.6077

Avon Crossing #4-312

2 Bd + Den, 2 Ba top-floor, corner residence with views of Beaver Creek,

and Vail’s Gamecreek Bowl. Remodeled Kitchen and bath, 2 balconies 1 car grgWalk to Gondola, dining, entertainment

11,026 sf masterpiece, insp by romantic style found in Italian mtn villages. Stone

terraces overlooking Spring Creek, 2 acres of open space, unrivaled outdoor living.

50 Spring Creek$9,500,000


Nestled on 2.46 acres, this striking 7 bedroom home boasts ski-in/ski-out access, awe-inspiring views, exquisite detailing and

furnishings and an unequaled setting833 Strawberry Park

Offered for $10,900,000Suzi Apple970.376.5417

802 Beard Creek Trail. Modern mountain luxury. 5BR, multiple stone verandas, fire pit, large rec room, wine cellar, elevator,

& gorgeous views from every room.802 Beard Creek Trail

$4,675,000Suzi Apple970.376.5417

Colorado Contemporary architecture on the 11th green. Furn. Cust. built, offers

exceptional views of NY Mtn, exposed wood beams, 3 Fireplaces, & int. stone wall.

$2,450,000

Kathie Cavatio970.376.5510

Jean Mitchell970.331.3236

Prudential ColoradoProperties Sonnenalp Real Estate

One of CVC’s finest lots, this exquisite home boasts 6 bd suites, floor-to-ceiling

windows, incredible patios, sweeping views, and includes adjacent 1.19-acre lot

81 Elk Run Court$5,000,000


Brand new large apts, 2Bd, 2Ba, laundry or stackables in unit. Picnic area in back.

Must see, NS, Pets Ok w/ approval.

call 970.688.1275

3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath Duplex with 2 Car Garage in

Chatfield Corners. A/C, NP/NS.

Call 970.331.9951

Eagle, across from the Justice Center. 1040 sq ft, 3 separate offices, reception area & conference room. New paint & carpet, ready

for your business!Heat included.

Tired of working out of your house? Or are you paying too much rent in Avon or

Edwards? Come to warmer quiet stress free Eagle. Commercial, retail, or Office space as low as

. Great location on Chambers,

just across the street from the court house.

2 Bedroom, 1 Bath unfurnished,NS/NP. Location at Chamonix

Chalet. NS/NP

Call 970.390.2402

1 Bedroom Apt, W/D, Some Utilities included.

Call 970.343.2276

2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Fully Furnished on creek,

Adorable Unit

call 970.376.7225

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Avon Center Office with Southwest Views.

$950/monthCall Tracy Bossow

970.688.4843www.bossow.com

For RentMinturn

3 Bd, 2.5 Ba Townhome. 2 Decks, 2 Car Garage. Summer or Year Rental. Unfurnished, NP

$2250/month + Utilities or make offer

Call Susan [email protected]

Call Jeff [email protected]

For RentSingletree

Duplex, Beautiful views from the great room and Deck!

2014 sqft, 3Bd, 4Ba. Fenced yard with large Laundry. Newly painted, wood/carpet/tile floors Beautiful mature trees. Quiet Neighbors, Single garage w/-

extra parking spots. Pets Nego.$2350 + Utilities

Partially furnished, Avail NOWCall 970.390.3164


This masterpeice sits on the Eagle River and features 4 exquisite bedroom suites,

stunning finishes, an expansive covered deck with FP, and dramatic canyon views.

Rainbow Trout Lodge$2,595,000


Immaculate riverside condo with 2bd/2ba + Garage. Get up to 5% off

purchase price to use towards down payment + $8000 Tax credit

Villas at Brett Ranch$339,900

Robert Schilling970.390.0705

Front row views of river & NY mountain. Beautiful 2/2, two sunny private

decks surrounded by Aspens, many improvements, 1 car grg, walk to pool &

Hot Tub. New Listing, Very Special.Villas at Brett Ranch #606

$345,000Kathie Cavatio970.376.5510

Spacious, sunny 6 Bed/4 bath Duplex. New Kitchen with cherry cabinets,

granite, and hickory floors. Lower level could be a 1 bed rental.

Terry Nolan970.417.2210

2475 Old Trail$659,000

$8,000 TAX CREDIT! DOWN PAYMENT HELP! Why wait when you can own your own place? Quiet location with deer in the yard. 2Bd, 2Ba just west of Edwards

Red Draw. Pick your own floor coverings $268,872

Bob Finlay970.390.9023

137 Main St. Commercial office space w/ wet bar, coffee room, full kitchen,

& gorgeous finishes.www.gatewayland.com

137 Main St.$525,000


Exceptional! Immaculate! Unequaled! Private! Tranquil! 4Bd, 5Ba, 3 Car grg, Plantation Home, end of cul-de-sac on Creek! Open Space on 3 sides. SHORTSALE. Spectacular finishes throughout!

$750,000Bob New970.390.3336

Denver Country ClubGraceful beauty with historical features and today’s amenities.

130 Gaylord Street$1,975,000

Susan Matthews303.388.7200

20 Acres across from Adam’s Country Club, Access from Salt Creek Rd; Land

extends over into Bruce Creek. Unimproved, does have modular, well & septic. Amazing views. Some trees and

shade. Partial Fenced, .05 CFS Irrigation$550,000

Mike Devins970.390.3513

Bank owned, 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath, .19 acre lot in old Eagle. Needs work.

331 Hilltop$155,000

Barbara Meese970.280.5200

Great townhome: 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, end-unit, near Eagle River, backs to

common open space, close to playground. Upgrades include granite counters, & wood

floors. 2 adjacent assigned parking spots.30 Chelsea Court

$315,000Team Black Bear970.337.7777

New Lising & Priced to Sell!Spacious, turn-key condo, 3 Bd/2 Ba,

plus sunroom. Tons of storage, covered parking, on site pool & hot-tub, steps

from bus. Great deal in Eagle-Vail.

Kathie CavataioOnly $399,999 Furnished

970.376.5510

Priced to Sell quickly. Overlooking the Eagle River, spacious 2Bd, 2Ba + sun

room, top floor, vaulted ceilings w/sky lights. Covered parking, on-site pool &

hot tub, steps from bus.$385,000

Kathie Cavatio970.376.5510

Luxuriously appointed 4 Bd + Family room, with Extensive outdoor living

space. 4 fireplaces, high end gourmet kitchen, lots of big windows, sunny

breakfast nook and 2 car garage5223 Bellyache Ridge Road

$1,195,000Steve MacDonald970.390.0230

Private 10-acre estate provides an unequal setting for this stunning 5 Bd home. Classic

Colorado detailing with polished logs & stone archways exude luxury yet warmth

203 Jouflass Ranch Road$4,250,000


Morningstar Townhome 2Br. 2.5BaBasement Oversized Heated Garage

Oak - Granite - Tile - StuccoEasy access to National Forest & I-70

$425,000Denis Johnson Owner970.926.2014

Dean Johnson Management970.390.1544

Sunny 2 story loft! Seller to pay Buyer’s Condo fees for a year! You’ll love

walking along the river & enjoying local amenities. www.gatewayland.com

Quartz Building #210$535,000

Sandra Kelly970.331.4447

Four acre horse property w/ irrigation water, adjacent to public land. New 4BR + Office, 3Ba, 3 car garage home with

office & satillo tile.

$749,500Henri Stone

970.331.2804

SHORT SALE. Great Value. Nice 3Br, 2Ba, 2 Car Grg, Stick built Ranch w/ gas

fireplace, patio, fenced back yard, sprinkle irrigation, Ready to move in.

130 Summer Meadow

Bob New970.390.3336

$345,000

709 Edwards Village Blvd. New 3BR 3Ba SF homes. Featuring Lake Creek views,

hardwood floors, stone FPs, & large covered deck. www.gatewayland.com

709 Edwards Village Blvd$695,000


Explosive mtn views, close to town. This well-kept 6BR SF home is 3,700+ sf &

situated among aspen & pine. Lg garage & storage. Owners motivated, close

6/22. FHA, VA, & other avail.MOTIVATED! $329,000

David Whitman970.390.1229

3 Bd 3.5Ba w/garage. 2150 sqft newly constructed w/views of the creek. Ski in from vail or walk to the minturn market.

High end finishes, custom closets. Priced under market value @ $314/sqft.

Brokers welcome.$675,000

FSBO call Kristin970.471.4111

5BR masterpiece w/exquisite detailing, unrivaled outdoor living, sumptuous master suite & breathtaking views.

www.gatewayland.com190 Aspen Bluff

$5,500,000Suzi Apple970.376.5417

Desireable 40 Acre Farm in McCoy. Fenced, Irrigated, Nice Clean House, Cabin, 10.33 CFS H2O, piped! Zoned

Ag., Taxes under $1K a year! A very rare offering! MLS # V318976

$749,000Mike Devins970.390.3513

Tile, Stone and Wood Floors, in floor heat with yard overlooking Turkey Creek.

Nicest Home available. Up to $8,000 TAX Credit Available. Dont wait for

interest rates to go up!232 Monument

$431,000Bob Finlay970.390.9023

3 Bd, 2 Ba Townhome, Seldom on Market. Great views of mountains off decks of both living room and master.

Located right on the golf course. Vaulted Ceilings, garage w/ plenty of storage

$550,000Teryl Limbocker970.331.6653

12 acres, Nice outbuildings, 400’ deep well, propane & phone in place. Live

comfortably while you build your dream house. Ski-in/Ski-out. USFS Permitted

Outfitting Business Also Available addl $219,000. MLS # V318915

$389,000

Mike Devins970.390.3513

186 Brett Trail South. Beautifully furnished new home in 1.04 acres

features 4BR suites, a pond and fishing to Lake Creek.

186 Brett Trail South$1,900,000


The Iverson TeamKathy Iverson970.569.2112

[email protected]

Matt Iverson970.569.2104

[email protected]

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Lunch BuffetLunch BuffetEvery Sunday ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT 11:30-3

$12 adults, $7 Kids 6-12$2 Kids 3-5

FREE Kids 2 & under

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