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Without good friends, An-drew Ripp would’ve

missed out on a much-needed day of R and R.

About halfway through our phone interview earlier this week, the Illionois-born singer/songwriter mentioned he was in the Nashville area for a round of golf with friends. In the background, someone murmured about renting a cart, while someone else nonchalantly mentioned golf balls. Ripp broke out of interview mode and stopped mid-thought.

“Please tell me you have extra golf balls,” he said away from the phone, then sighed. “Thank God.”

An afternoon on the golf course was a welcome reprieve for Ripp. Like most burgeoning musicians, he’s constantly caught in a non-stop whirlwind of travel, concerts and stu-dio sessions. The life of a vagabond can lead to jaw-dropping sounds – the title song on his newest album, “Won’t Let Go,” is a road anthem that rarely talks about the road itself – but on occasion, golf is just as needed.

Then again, maybe it’s more about the company than the game. Good friends have bolstered Ripp’s natural talents: After leaving Illinois he joined high school buddies in L.A., where he co-wrote the Billboard Top 100 tune “You Shine On” for Ryan Cabrera’s 2005 album “You Stand Watching.” Mentor Dave Barnes helped Ripp move from L.A. to Nash-ville and introduced him to the producers, mixers and session musicians who helped the Midwesterner hone his craft.

Ripp joins Barnes and four singer/songwriter types this weekend for the new Rendezvous Music Festival. Held at two venues in Beaver Creek, the free evening of concerts is teem-ing with talent, from Ripp to American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle.

Right before teeing up, Ripp spoke with SneakPEAK about his new album and when songwriting partnerships fall flat.

SneakPEAK: Your set at the Rendezvous Festival is be-fore Dave Barnes plays. Any chance Dave will come onstage to share a song?

Andrew Ripp: Stranger things have happened – I haven’t talked to him about it, but we’ll probably wind up singing together on something. He’s been one of my best friends for a while. We met about four years ago and we’ve played a lot the past few years, just working together on a record and a

bunch of other things.

SP: Is there anything you do better than Dave, either on-stage or off?

AR: I’m definitely way funnier than him. Nobody thinks so, but I do.

SP: Talk about the show you think sparked your career – your breakout, so to speak. Where was it, and what was that feeling like?

AR: I don’t think it was a show. Every time I’d watch someone play live, it was almost like I had to do it. It was a fire in me I couldn’t resist. I always wanted to be onstage, doing my thing, writing songs – I had something to say and it had to come out of me.

SP: Your newest album has a good balance of up-tempo songs and slower ballads. Did you do that on purpose, or did it just happen?

AR: That was purposeful. You need your up-tempos and

Rendezvous

A chat with Nashville-based singer/songwriter Andrew Ripp before Beaver Creek’s new music fest. Interviewed by Phil Lindeman.

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Singer/songwriter Andrew Ripp. Photo special to SneakPEAK.

Rendezvous MusicFestival lineup

2:30 p.m. – Michaelis, Vilar Center4:30 p.m. – Zane Williams, Strawberry Park5:05 p.m. – Andrew Ripp, Strawberry Park5:40 p.m. – Jackopierce, Strawberry Park6:15 p.m. – Dave Barnes, Strawberry Park7:15 p.m. – Melinda Doolittle, Strawberry Park

The festival is held on Saturday, Sept. 21 in Beaver Creek. Performances are free and open to all ages. Space at both venues is limited and entry is first come, first seated. To find out more about the artists or festival, see www.beaver-creek.com. For more on Andrew Ripp, see www.andrewripp.com.

[See ANDREW RIPP, page 17]

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This is first in a three-part series on the evolution of retail and medical marijuana in Eagle County. When Amendment 64 became part of the Colorado constitution last December, all residents – and visitors – over the age of 21 could legally use and posses the Schedule I drug. The Federal government announced in early September it wouldn’t prosecute marijuana users or business owners in Colorado and Washington, leaving the states to navigate the murky waters of regulation.

In the 1870s, about a decade before Red Cliff became Eagle County’s first official town in 1883, an odd thing happened to Colorado.Spurred by the post-Civil War depression and feverish cries to head west, tens of thou-

sands of white miners and would-be treasure hunters left the East Coast for the Rocky Mountains. The steep faces surrounding Idaho Springs soon became dotted with mines, while towns like Breckenridge and Leadville attracted the nation’s few celebrities, if only for a taste of the Wild West. Transplants of every class brought culture and crime, wealth and poverty to the monstrous ranges of Colorado, building elegant theaters and blackened mineshafts in equal measure.

Although Red Cliff blossomed to as many as 10,000 people during the height of this late-century mining boom, the town’s population tapered off to about 300 permanent residents by the early 1900s. The bulk of miners drifted away to more profitable portions of the state, including nearby Eagle, where cattle herds and grain farms slowly began to eclipse the makeshift silver mines around Fulford Cave.

Today, Red Cliff’s population is roughly the same size as in 1900, give or take a few seasonal residents. The people who live there are fiercely loyal to the town and its history, but they’ve struggled to attract industry on the scale of early mining. Officials predict the revenue from property taxes will drop by 25 percent in the next few years, shaving nearly $40,000 from a yearly budget of around $225,000.

This winter, during the height of ski and tourism season, Colorado and Red Cliff face another odd happening, albeit one much different than the mining boom. The first li-censed marijuana stores open for business on Jan. 1, and across the nation, advocates and opponents are buzzing about the birth of a new industry. At press time, the nonprofit Colorado Counties, Inc. claims five counties and a handful of cities will allow recre-ational sales and cultivation in the New Year. Many are the same towns from the heyday of mining: Breckenridge, Frisco and, if all goes as planned, Red Cliff.

“We see an opportunity here,” Red Cliff Mayor Scott Burgess says. “Every other town (in Eagle County) is at least putting a moratorium on it, and if we can be the new kid on the block who even welcomes one new business, that’s great for us. I wouldn’t say we’re embracing it – I’d say we aren’t turning any business away.”

An opportunityLike any industry, early mining and marijuana are wildly different when compared side-by-

side. Time is a factor: Colorado itself would be unrecognizable to early ore hunters. When Red Cliff and the rest began booming, the state was less than 10 years old, and the Capital building

in Denver where lawmakers mull over the effects of retail marijuana had yet to be built.

Yet at their cores, questions of regu-lation, economics and even philoso-phy are frighteningly close. Access to medical marijuana has been part of the state constitution since 2000, but it took until 2005 for business owners to exploit loopholes that allowed for “caregivers” (people who didn’t qual-ify for medical cards) to open dispen-saries. Like the proposed retail laws, the state let local governments decide how to regulate these medical and cul-tivation centers. Cities such as Fort Collins essentially regulated them out of business through zoning and other prohibitive laws, while Denver is now filled to capacity, with no signs of zon-ing changes on the horizon.

Red Cliff currently allows medical marijuana along most of Eagle Street, but no dispensaries have opened thanks to more convenient locations in EagleVail and Edwards. Thanks to overcrowding in Denver and a recent moratorium on the county level – busi-nesses like EagleVail’s Treeline Pre-mier MMC can apply through the state on Oct. 1, but they’ll still have to wait until at least Jan. 1 before the county begins reviewing their paperwork –

Burgess expects retail hopefuls to approach the town council. The town has already crafted a ballot measure for the Nov. 5, asking for a sales tax of up to five percent on all retail marijuana. (Amendment 64 also calls for a 15 percent excise tax, which could pump an estimated $40 mil-lion into a dedication fund for public education – one of the measures clear selling points when it passed by 55 percent in the 2012 election.)

Red Cliff’s proposed tax is in line with Breckenridge and Nederland, and according to es-timates required by the TABOR Amendment, Red Cliff could see nearly $50,000 per year in revenue from retail marijuana.

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By Phil Lindeman. Retail marijuana timeline

Dec. 10, 2012 – Colorado Amendment 64 is added to the state constitution by Gov. John Hickenlooper. It decriminalizes marijuana use and possession for all people 21 years old and older, while also allowing for commercial sale and cultivation. The amendment gives local ju-risdictions the power to control sale and culti-vation (not use) in four ways: direct approval, temporary moratorium, public vote or outright bans.

Oct. 1, 2013 – The statewide Colorado Mari-juana Enforcement Division (CMED) will accept applications for retail operations from licensed medical marijuana businesses. Application fee is $500, split evenly between the state and the local government. Towns can add application, licensing and operation fees later.

Jan. 1, 2014 – Approved medical marijuana businesses can begin selling retail marijuana through separate storefronts. The CMED esti-mates it will take 45 to 90 days to review ap-plications and issue licenses, but local govern-ments must approve any businesses before sale begins. The CMED also starts taking “letters of intent” from people without medical marijuana licenses. They’re given priority during the ap-proval process.

July 1, 2014 – The CMED will accept retail ap-plications from people without medical mari-juana licenses. The fee is $5,000, again split be-tween the state and the local government.

Dave and Dieneka Manzanares inspect plants at Sweet Leaf Pioneer, the couple’s dispensary near downtown Eagle. Anthony Thornton photo.

[See MARIJUANA, page 16]

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For the football faithful, finding a new sports bar can be borderline religious.

It isn’t quite on par with embracing a new face of a franchise – remember Tim Tebow? – but for many an armchair quarterback, the right bar can be like a second home come the weekend. The right mix of games, fans, food and brews even has a way of making the dé-nouement of a blowout seem alright. A few gargantuan HD flatscreens doesn’t hurt, either.

In the Vail area, sports bars are nearly a microcosm of the entire country. College and NFL fans come from just about every city, and on any given day during the next few months, you’ll likely run into another devotee from your hometown – not to mention trade good-hearted jabs with rivals.

To welcome gridiron season, SneakPEAK perused Eagle County to get the details on beloved sports bars, old and new. Raise your glass: It’s game time.

E-Town, EdwardsThe crowd: A healthy mix of jersey-clad locals, in-the-

know visitors and families looking for a neighborhood joint to grab a meal at game time.

Claim to fame: E-Town in the Edwards Riverwalk is the sports bar for people who don’t quite like sports bars. The kitchen rolls out a breakfast and brunch menu just for foot-ball season, with standards like a breakfast burrito alongside off-the-wall items like cornflake-encrusted steak and eggs, all for less than $12. With 16 flatscreen TVs spread through-out the spacious, booth-line restaurant, the $2.50 Coors Ban-quet bottles and $1.50 Coors Light pints on weekends taste that much sweeter.

Local’s favorite: The restaurant is home to one of the valley’s only Bloody Mary bars. On weekends, pay $7 for a shot of well vodka ($8 and up for mid and upper-shelf brands) and craft a Bloody with all the hangover fixings, including olives, cheese, horseradish, pepperoni and a slew of sauces.

Phone: 970-926-4080

Vail Ale House, West VailThe crowd: Beer aficionados with a soft spot for upscale,

scratch-made pub food.

Claim to fame: Found just behind Qdoba in West Vail, the Vail Ale House has the feel of a downtown sports hangout transported to the mountains. With vaulted ceilings, massive timber accents and two 10-foot projection screens for games (plus another 16 flatscreens), it’s oversized in all the right ways. The beer selection is built to match: 20 Colorado beers on tap, from Coors Light to seasonal offerings by Avery, New Belgium and Eagle’s Bonfire. Those brews aren’t on special come the weekend – only Thursday Night Football brings $3 Colorado Native pints – but $2.50 Budweiser and Bud Light drafts, $4 mimosas, and $5 Ketel One Bloody Marys are pregame staples.

Local’s favorite: The liquid diet is manageable for the younger crowd, but even college-town expats need to eat. Food specials on Saturdays and Sundays last all day, and the kitchen doesn’t skimp on old-school grub, with hand-tossed Buffalo wings, loaded chees-esteaks and nearly 10 more options. At $8 to $12 for any dish, the price is right.

Phone: 970-476-4314

Bob’s Place, AvonThe crowd: Easily one of the most eclectic scenes around,

with NFL fans rooting for teams from just about every cor-ner of the country.

Claim to fame: Known simply as Bob’s, this is a sports bar to the core. The bar/billiard/game space is nearly twice the size of the dining room and, in true die-hard fashion, the taps start flowing at 9:30 a.m. (Breakfast service in the din-ing area starts even earlier, running from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends). Happy hour pricing begins with the first kickoff and brings $2.50 Coors Light drafts, $2.50 well cocktails, $3.50 New Belgium Sunshine drafts and $1 off all glasses of wine.

Local’s favorite: The wings at Bob’s aren’t of the lip-scorching variety, but at $7.95 for a dozen during all football games, they’re a game day staple.

Phone: 970-845-8556

Red Mountain Grill, AvonThe crowd: A bit quieter than most sports bars, but out-

of-state visitors and hotel traffic mean at least three different games are on at all times.

Leave the living room to find Colorado brews, game day specials and a nation of fans for college and NFL football. By Phil Lindeman.

Top5:Football bars

Honorable mentionTavern on the Gore, Vail VillageFound in the former Sapphire space, Tavern

on the Gore is an “upscale sports bar” with all the phrase suggests: a vast wine and Colorado beer menu, a raw oyster bar and personal TVs at each booth. It may not be the best place for a group of rowdy friends, but it provides an unorthodox change of pace on football date night.

Bonfire Brewing taproom, EagleThe owners of Bonfire Brewing are huge

Broncos fans. They made national news in 2011 with the Tebrew Sunday Sipper: a barley-wine named for the team’s short-lived starting quarterback. Though the beer was a one-off, the taproom is still the place to find other blue-and-orange lovers on Sundays.

Gore Range Brewery, EdwardsIf you’re a member of the Mug Club at the

valley’s only true brew pub, there’s nowhere else to be for Monday Night Football – or any NFL game, really. Club members get 30-percent off appetizers and pizza during games, plus $3 drafts any time. The club is full right now, but don’t be afraid to ask a bartender when the next $55 spot will open.

The football crowd on a typical Sunday at Bob’s Place in Avon. Katie Anderson photo.

[See FOOTBALL BARS, page 17]

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Leave your usual hiking snacks behind and bring a camera and your appetite to

the fifth annual Hike, Wine and Dine at Beaver Creek Sept. 22.

Taking place during the peak of the fall colors season, the event features a laid-back, four-mile hike that gives partici-pants the opportunity to refuel along the trail. All event pro-ceeds go to Jack’s Place and Shaw Regional Cancer Center – a non-profit medical facility provided by Vail Valley Medi-cal Center.

“We are so grateful for another year of Hike, Wine and Dine,” said Peggy Carey, Vice President of Shaw Regional Cancer Center. “The colors will be beautiful, the food will be delicious and many members of our community will be hiking to raise funds for the operating costs of Jack’s Place.”

A luxury lodge for patients of Shaw, Jack’s Place over-

looks the Sawatch Mountain Range and the Eagle River and features a yoga studio, meditation room, wireless internet and a double gourmet kitchen. Featuring a pay-what-you-can philosophy, Jack’s Place is funded by Shaw Outreach Team events and donations. While patients most frequently make a $25 per night donation for lodging, the actual cost per night is $125. Hike, Wine and Dine subsidizes those costs to ensure that no patient is burdened with the cost of lodging while focusing on beating cancer.

Board member, participant and survivor Breckenridge resident Lisa Middlebrook, who will be par-

ticipating in the Hike, Wine & Dine event, is a cancer survi-vor who spent time at Jack’s Place and received treatment at the Shaw Regional Cancer Center.

“I heard about Shaw from my OB-GYN when I was di-agnosed with breast cancer in 2011, but knew about it from having done mammograms at the Sonnenalp Breast Diag-nostic Center in the past,” said Middlebrook. “I had the choice to go anywhere and couldn’t be happier to have re-ceived treatment and excellent care at the Shaw.”

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wine and a commemorative gift. Registra-tion begins at 9:30 a.m. Coffee, mimosas and breakfast will be served at the base of Beaver Creek’s Centennial Lift, and the hike begins at 10 a.m.

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[See HIKE AND DINE, page 18]

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Across the United States, few places see teenage athletes drop an All-American team sport like basketball for the off-kilter world of alpine ski racing, and even fewer see those same skiers compete at the Winter Olympics. Eagle County is one of the few.

Although the four area high schools are relatively small – Battle Mountain High School and Eagle Valley High School are the largest by far, yet teams from both still compete at the 4A level – they’ve cultivated remarkable young talent. From slalom phenom Mikaela Shiffrin to the 2012 state champion boy’s soccer team at BMHS, the community has produced a nearly disproportionate number of all-stars.

But student athletes aren’t just medal-winning machines. Along with training almost daily, they balance AP classes and first dates with lengthy bus rides and, on occasion, international travel. Living in the middle of the Rockies has its time-consuming downsides, but athletes work hard and play hard – the two just happen to look similar in a mountain community.

With fall sports season already in full swing, SneakPEAK met with a handful of the county’s high school elite to chat about the many layers of competition on the court, field and snow.

Cal DeLine, 17Vitals: Deline transferred to Vail Ski and Snowboard Acad-

emy from Vail Mountain School halfway through his sopho-more year. Now a senior, the former freestyle skier and avid trail runner has become a promising young Nordic prospect with interest in competing for Dartmouth, University of Colo-rado or Denver University.

What do you find most satisfying about Nordic skiing? I like traveling to compete. It’s a lot of work throughout

summer and fall – last year I missed three months of school to compete, but that’s what makes the hard work worth it, when you’re skiing in Norway one week or running in Italy the next.

How do you handle the pressures of competition? I get nervous. I’ll shake at the dinner table the night before

and not talk much, but when it comes to the day of, it’s a mat-

ter of how badly I want to win. When I think of that, it all goes away. You don’t have to do anything extra or do anything out of the ordinary. That’s why you train.

If you hadn’t come across Nordic, what would you do with your free time? I’d definitely still be playing soccer and doing more big mountain skiing. That’s what I quit

to do Nordic, and I really wish I could keep doing that somehow. Soccer especially, just be-cause I played it my first year I was doing Nordic, but it just came to be too much. You couldn’t play soccer all fall and expect to have a good winter. I used to play with all the Battle Mountain kids and they just won state (for 4A soccer), so that was tough.

Joe Felix, 18Vitals: Now in his senior year, the 6-foot 1-inch defensive

lineman for EVHS football dominates on the gridiron, post-ing upwards of seven tackles per game after reaching 220 pounds this season. He’ll spend the next few weeks talking with coaches and scouts from University of New Mexico.

What’s your greatest accomplishment as an athlete?Last year we won a first-round playoff game and that was

the first time we’ve done it since I’ve been on the team. I want to say it hasn’t happened in six years, so that was really cool. It was basically a snowstorm – we were playing down in Freder-ick and the snow was up to your ankles, but we still managed to pull it out.

Do you have any superstitions or rituals before a game?Yeah, I actually have a lucky pair of gloves and a lucky un-

dershirt. That shirt is just something that I started wearing one game and for some reason I feel like I play better with it on.

Is it difficult to balance your sport with being a student?Not really, because I feel like it all goes hand in hand. Teachers understand that I do better in

school when I’m playing football. I actually focus better when I’m in the middle of a season.

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from Eagle County’s most promising high school athletes.

By Phil Lindeman and John O’Neill.

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Hunter Bailey, 17Vitals: The senior freestyle

skier attends Vail Mountain School and has trained with Ski and Snowboard Club Vail since he was in lower school. He went to Italy for last year’s FIS Junior World Ski Championships last year – his first invite – and while he placed outside the top 10, he’s poised to break into the World Cup circuit soon.

How do you handle the pressures of competition?

I think the first time you go to a competition it’s easy to get rid of the pressure. You just think that everyone else is just as nervous as you are, then step back and think, “This is skiing, this is supposed to be fun.”

What are you most afraid of?Geez (long pause). There’s this whole discussion in mogul

skiing about whether they’ll allow doubles (inverted aerials) or not. Right now it’s not allowed, but a lot of people want to let it happen. If they decide they want to allow doubles, they have to change the entire layout – the jumps will be bigger, the landings will be bigger, just everything will change. The sport changed so much when they allowed single flips, and even though it was a good thing at the time and needed to happen, there’s so much that can be done without them. I don’t like the thought of holding back on progression, but the consequences can be so much worse.

Val Constein, 17Vitals: Hand Constein a

challenge and she’ll hand you back a blue ribbon. The BMHS senior has set records running on the track and the dirt as the Huskies’ number one runner. Right now she is deep into her final cross country season for the Hus-kies and is the new 5K school record holder.

Who do you look up to, either in the sports world or beyond?

I look up to Mandy Ortiz (BMHS alum, class of 2013 and recent Junior World Moun-tain Running Champion). I know that is pretty close to home but it’s true. She is such an inspiration. She had such an awful injury and then came back to win a world championship this year. She trains hard and never complains. She is just amazing like that.

Do you have any superstitions or rituals?Not really (pause). Well, I guess I always wear the same

sports bra. That could be just because I only have one black sports bra to compete in. I always try to eat good food two hours before a race. But I’m not really a superstitious person.

What are you most afraid of?I am most afraid that I could give up in a race. That is my

biggest fear. So many times you are running along and you think, “I could just slow down. I could fall in that ditch or I could roll my ankle and stop.” That is my biggest fear. I’ve never stopped or slowed down. I know that the moment that could happen, it would be most terrifying because it is some-thing you could do again and again. I think it is scary to give into those thoughts of giving up during a race or a practice.

Celia Smith, 17 Vitals: Vail Christian vol-

leyball coach Cathy Alexan-der says her senior middle hitter, Celia Smith, could be one of the top five most com-petitive players she has ever coached – and Alexander has been coaching for 20 years. The senior middle hitter has been picking up kill after kill this season and doesn’t look to be slowing down.

What do you find most satisfying about volleyball?

I would say it’s the moment where someone sets you up with the perfect set. You have the opportunity to just bounce it. The ball is floating right in front of you. Then there is that moment when everyone screams for you and you can come down and say, “Who passed that ball? That was a great pass!” It takes a team to make a play like that happen. Also after each point when our team comes together. That is what holds us together. That makes this sport special.

Do you have any superstitions or rituals?I eat an apple before every game. For some reason, it’s good

luck for me. I do that in track, too. Even my coaches know that if I eat an apple, I do better.

Where do you hope volleyball takes you?I want to play beach volleyball in college. It was approved

two years ago in the NCAA so it’s pretty new. If I can do that, it would be huge. We are looking into it right now and starting to talk with recruiters.

Nathan Maddox, 17Vitals: The EVHS cross

country captain admits he was constantly near the back of the pack until high school, but in four years, he’s be-come one of the team’s most reliable runners. The Devils nearly won league last year thanks to a strong finish from Maddox and two teammates, and they hope to return even stronger this season.

What do you find most satisfying about running?

Thoughts on competition, superstition and all things sports

from Eagle County’s most promising high school athletes.

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Researchers have found that physically active employees are more productive in the workplace. Specifically, a study from

Brigham Young University shows that on days when employees were unable to fit in some form of exercise, they were 96 percent more likely to be less productive in the workplace.

The study followed 999 employees around the workplace, 200 of which used an onsite fitness center regularly. The active minority of the study was found to be less likely to report performance limitations that lead to a less productive workforce across a range of categories including time management, physical work, output limitations and overall work impair-ment.

Eagle County has embraced the research and, since 2009, has implemented a wellness plan with the help of GlobalFit – a company that helps other companies with their wellness programs – they have seen a positive result.

In addition to fostering a more productive workplace atmosphere, the wellness program has also decreased Eagle County’s health care expenses by 1 million dollars.

“For the 2013 budget, we were able to budget one million dollars less for healthcare costs than we did the three previous years,” said Lisa Ponder, Eagle County’s director of human resources. “We are on track to stay within that budget for 2013.”

From 1999 to 2009, Eagle County’s health care costs were trending per year at an average increase of 12 percent. Since they instituted the wellness program in 2008, and committed to it fully in 2009, their healthcare costs have been trending at a 6 percent increase per year. The national average for yearly health care cost increase is 10 percent.

Because Eagle County budgets trail on property taxes by two years, during the early stages of the recession in 2008 they were able to identify an oncoming monetary problem. Ponder said they were able to look at their future budgets and realize that their current healthcare cost trends were completely unsustainable.

“In a government, we watch trends,” said Ponder. “In the first year we saw our savings in healthcare and thought maybe it could have been a fluke. But after three years of watching our costs trend at 6 percent we were able to determine it was steady. That allows us to begin budgeting there.”

In a time of harsh budget cuts, that million-dollar savings chunk means more for the county. The county hasn’t decided to how they are going to budget that money yet, but a million dollars in health care savings could mean up to 15 jobs in county government.

Productivity, happinessBeyond strictly cost cutting, a healthy workforce has many advantages. Andy Greenberg

of GlobalFit cites research from various organizations explaining the benefits. “Healthy employees perform better, take fewer sick days meaning less absenteeism, and

have a lower risk factor for serious illness,” said Greenberg. “These factors also mean a bet-ter, happier place to work.”

Greenberg said there are three things they look at when it comes to how a wellness pro-gram can aid the workplace: health care costs, productivity, and workplace culture.

In Eagle County, Greenberg said they focused on three ways to achieving wellness pro-gram goals. They wanted to have a culture that makes people want to be a part of the orga-nization, find ways to take healthy people and keep them healthy and take folks who aren’t healthy and help them get healthy.

Greenburg also explained that beyond aiding the organization or company, a wellness program appeals to individuals.

“If you walk into a cafeteria and ask how many people want to be more active and feel better, more than half the employee population will raise their hands,” said Greenberg. “But nobody gets excited for colonoscopy week. Getting active has to be fun and that overall improves the workplace.”

While there is no metric in place to measure specific productivity increases in Eagle County, it is clear that the workforce is getting more fit.

“We have annual biometric screening data that has tracked 200 or more of our employees for four years,” said Ponder. “For four years, these people have been getting both older and healthier.”

While it is difficult to measure a change in culture, casual observance has seen a happier workforce in Eagle County, Ponder said.

“We absolutely see a change in culture. If you ask someone who participates, they’ll tell you that we have a culture of wellness,” said Ponder. “People walk and eat correctly. It’s not a problem to take a 15-minute walk break instead of a 15-minute smoke break. When they come back, we see better workers.”

Fostering participationThe hard question Eagle County and GlobalFit had to ask themselves was how they could

actually move the needle on making their workforce healthier. Historically, the approach was to take the really sick people – the obese – and spend dol-

lars trying to make them healthy. While it is good to focus on those people, at the same time more and more people were sliding into chronic conditions, as they got older. There was a need to also focus on keeping the healthy people healthy.

Eagle County brought in GlobalFit and their “Destination: You” program to focus on the lot. In 2012, they had 93 percent employee participation in their wellness program.

The employees – from clerks to plow drivers - track their wellness progression with the help of GlobalFit and a verifiable tracking program.

Each employee wears a small tracker on their shoe that measures steps walked, distance traveled and general physical activity. There are a couple of “offloading” stations throughout Eagle County buildings that, when you walk by, the information from the tracker is auto-matically uploaded.

They also work together in teams, which Greenberg said is one way to ensure consistent participation in wellness activities.

“A workplace is a natural environment for teamwork,” said Greenberg. “Setting up teams across different departments is great. As a result, the group holds each other accountable and we see people making serious, consistent, material changes to their behavior.”

In Eagle County, the wellness program incorporates teamwork as well as wellness incen-tives, the most popular being time off. For instance, if an employee walks 10,000 steps everyday for a month, they are offered four hours of time off at the end of the month. Other small incentives like gift cards are also popular.

In addition to walking, folks can work their way through the wellness program by tracking bike rides, yoga sessions and other physically beneficial activities.

“We have bus drivers, people from the sheriff’s office, our guys at the landfill, office workers, animal service officers, firefighters all participating,” said Ponder. “They all work toward their wellness regularly now. Our biometric scans show lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and lower weight. People are getting healthier. Collectively we are all working toward our health.”

Wellnessin the

workplaceEagle County saves $1 million on healthcare costs to trend below

national healthcare cost increases. By John O’Neill.

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Thursday, Sept. 19Wolf and Friends at Vail Ale House

Head to Vail Ale House in West Vail at 8 p.m. for a free concert with Wolf and Friends. The weekly shows feature local drummer Jake Wolf, along with a rotating group of guest guitarists, keyboard players and other stellar musicians. The show is free, with drink and food specials throughout the night. It’s also only open to attendees more than 21 years old, so underagers, stay home.

Friday, Sept. 20Scott Rednor Band at Shakedown Bar

When the owner of Vail’s only bona fide rock and roll bar plays, it’s not a bad idea to show up. Every Friday afternoon, owner Scott Rednor takes the stage at his bar/venue in Vail Vil-lage with a group of musician friends for a mix of rock, blues, funk covers and off-kilter originals. The music starts at 10 p.m. and entry is free.

Friday, Sept. 20 to Sunday, Sept. 24American Crown Circus in Avon

The traveling, family-friendly American Crown Circus comes to Nottingham Park in Avon for four nights of shows. Bilingual emcees take the audience on a tour of acrobats, jugglers, aerialists, balancers, clowns and – for all you “Rob and Big” fans out there – a miniature horse. Performances begin at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Fridays at 7 p.m. only). Cost is $16 for adults or $5 for kids in advance or at the gate. To grab coupons for kids 12 years old and younger, drop by the Avon Recreation Center front desk.

Sunday, Sept. 22Vail Farmers Market in Vail

The ever-popular Vail Farmers Market only has three weeks left on the cobbled streets of Vail Village – don’t miss it. Find local produce, organic eats, handmade gifts and even dog treats, all crafted by regional artisans. The market runs from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Sunday until Oct. 6. Parking is free but a bit hectic, so be sure to peruse the Lionshead parking structure if the Vail Village counterpart is full.

Monday, Sept. 23Author reading at The Bookworm in Edwards

Join author Lindsay Eland at The Bookworm in Edwards for a reading and discussion of her book “A Summer of Sundays.” It chronicles a lonely youngster who battles with loyalty, trust and friendship after discovering a hidden manuscript full of secrets some people in the town want hidden. Eland will read portions of the book and discuss with the audience afterwards. The event begins at 5 p.m. and costs $10. It’s pitch-perfect for the young-adult crowd, and even if they aren’t fans of reading, tickets include snacks.

1. Attend the free Rendezvous Music Festival at Beaver Creek2. Hear NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana at the Vail Living Well Summit on Thursday3. Visit Lionshead in Vail on Saturday for The Colorado Grand vintage tour4. Taste fabulous wine samples at the Wild Wine Tasting on Thursday, benefi tting the nine elementary schools in Eagle County5. Golf for less at the Beaver Creek Golf Club - $95 special includes cart, three-course lunch and voucher for the pro shop6. On Sunday, dine at participating restaurants on Can Do Day, a benefi t for Multiple Sclerosis programs and the Can Do MS organization.7. Hike, Wine and Dine in style on Sunday when seven restaurants serve up great eats and wine on the 4 to 5-mile trail near Beaver Creek Village8. Bike with pros Freddie Rodriguez and Tom Danielson on Saturday for the Living Well Summit

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When the Gypsum Shooting Sports Park was in its infancy, Dick Mayne was al-ready setting up shotgun traps.

The park, still found on the north side of Interstate 70 just of the Gypsum exit ramp, was little more than a rag-tag collection of targets and trap stations back then. It definitely didn’t have an official name – the clubhouse wasn’t constructed until the late 1950s, and Mayne even remembers it as the site of an unofficial county dump. When the current Eagle Valley Rod and Gun Club Presi-dent helped a few other lifelong Gypsum residents build berms for the first dedicated ranges, they found old glass bottles and discarded trinkets buried in the brush.

Set aside that long history and the park boasts another groundbreaking claim: It’s one of the only town-owned recreational shooting areas in the state, with multiple rang-es for archery, shotgun, rifle and pistol, all spread across 60 acres. Almost everything was built by volunteers, from the original clubhouse to covered benches at the popular rifle range, and club members take pride in making it their own.

True to its billing, the park really does hold something for everyone. There are five distinct ranges: a newly re-modeled archery area with eight targets of varying distanc-es; 10 different shooting areas for pistols; the covered rifle range, boasting distances up to 400 yards; five trap stations large enough to support 30 people at a time; and a five-stand station to simulate different hunting scenarios.

“The really great thing about this is we try to cover so many interests in such a small area,” Mayne says. “It’s un-usual to have so many options in one space. I can’t really think of anywhere else with all those sports right in the same spot.”

An open-door parkWith hunting season fast approaching, the park – which

is owned by the town and operated by the gun club on a

miniscule budget – sees a flurry of activity. It’s open to anyone who wants to shoot, and as hunters begin filtering through the mountains from the Front Range and beyond, it’s an easy stop to sight rifles and have last-minute archery practice. On most weekends, the park is bustling with sportsmen of all ages, from lifetime gun club members like Mayne shooting shotguns to 9-year-old marksmen figuring out the basics of .22s.

The gun club offers memberships for $150, available to anyone from anywhere – no proof of residency in Eagle County required. Along with membership, drop-in rates are

$5 per shooter with a liability waiver, and minors must have a parent present. Beyond that, the park doesn’t usually keep staff on-hand except for events and competitions, although 12-gauge shotgun shells are on sale at the clubhouse. Targets for all ranges are free and, in an added perk, law enforcement always shoot for no cost.

The membership fees are a more than $100 higher than they used to be, but Mayne says it has helped them pay for im-provements to the ranges and clubhouse, plus instructors for the occasional concealed carry courses. Members can opt to volunteer on work days, and for eight hours of time per year, the renewal rate drops to $50. Again, the shooting park is a true community effort – plumbers, carpenters and contractors all donate time to make it shine, like trading time cleaning horse stables for a chance to ride on the weekends.

With 306 members and a budget of $20,000 to $40,000 per year, the club can offer weekly recreational and competitive shoots. Mondays are single-action rifles and pistols, while Tuesdays host five-stand shoots. The weekend is the most popular time for drop-in shooting, as long as there isn’t a wed-ding reception or Rotary fundraiser. Even when weather gets cold, the covered rifle and pistol ranges are popular.

A park to call homeFor Mayne, the shooting park and gun club give Gypsum

color and personality. He’s also been a town council member for 20 years, and when it came time to bring a more organized

Home on the range

Shooting sports schedule

Depending on events, the shooting park is open to the general public from 8 a.m. to dusk throughout the week. Below is a list of members-only weekly shoots and competi-tions. Safety rules for distances, caliber lim-its and ammunition type are posted at each range. To find out more, see www.gypsum-gunclub.com.

Mondays – Single-action pistols, lever ac-tion rifles and side-by-side shotgun. Begins at 5 p.m.

Tuesdays – Five-stand (multiple clay pigeon stands) at 5 p.m. Cost is $5 for 25 targets and 12-gauge shells are available at the clubhouse.

Wednesday – Trap shooting (single clay pigeon stand) at 5 p.m.

Thursdays – “Girls and Guns” instruction with Matt Bailey. Mothers and daughters learn the basics of .22-caliber rifles. Cost is $200 in advance by calling Dick Mayne at 970-524-7191.

The town-owned Gypsum Shooting Sports Park lures sportsmen from across the state with five outdoor ranges. By Phil Lindeman.

[See SHOOTING PARK, page 18]

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Lunch breaks don’t get much better than flying down a muddy trail on a Giant mountain bike.

It isn’t on every high school girl’s schedule, but for women on The Cycle Effect team it is all part of the daily routine. The relatively new program deemed The Cycle Effect has quickly gained traction since inception in 2011. Now, with a new mountain bike team for high school girls starting in Eagle, The Cycle Effect is expanding quickly.

What was once part of the Youth Foundation, The Cycle Effect has since evolved into its own entity. “There is really no other program like The Cycle Effect,” Founder and Executive Director Brett Donelson said. Although he may be biased, there is no exaggeration to the statement. USA level cycling coaches, free bikes to use and all the gear needed to go out and ride has the community and the girls realizing just how amazing the opportunity is.

“Because we want to start more programs outside the valley, we decided to move outside the umbrella of the youth foundation,” said Donelson. “It was something that I got a lot of positive feedback from the community. They wanted a program like this. About a year ago we approached sponsors to get things running.”

A free experienceSponsors and fundraisers help the program remain cost free to members. The Cycle Ef-

fect is a 501(k) nonprofit and relies heavily on community and sponsor support. Events like last weekends Haymaker competition in Eagle provide the community with a fun race while supporting the Cycle Effect. The Haymaker race had participants spinning muddy tires on the upcoming 2013 High School State Championship Course on Haymeadow trail. Even little cyclists, who have no idea what training wheels are for, came out to compete.

Battle Mountain High School girls have been testing the waters of The Cycle Effect since its inception. Starting next week they will welcome a new team into the Valley with the ad-dition of the Eagle Valley High School Cycle Effect squad.

“The two teams of Eagle and Edwards will be different. They will all get to know each other but they will be two distinct different teams,” Donelson said. The two teams may occa-sionally practice together but with their own trailer, bikes, coaches and even a few different sponsors. Eagle’s The Cycle Effect team will be a separate entity from the Edwards team. With winter quickly approaching, Donelson plans on getting some fall training in with the

new Eagle team before the competition season starts in the spring. “We don’t really see many opportunities for girl’s teams like this in the valley. The main

ones are soccer, volleyball and maybe one or two others, but there are not a lot of other op-tions for girls. So we decided to focus on that and make it gender specific. In the future it may grow to both sexes and right now it has been pretty successful with the girls,” said Do-nelson. “The reason this program will work is because we take the activity to the kids. For some kids, transportation among other things can be a huge barrier. The fact that the Eagle team’s bike trailer will be in the center of Eagle makes it very accessible to Eagle kids.”

Ride for your lifeBesides learning how to keep the wheels spinning, the girls in the program are taught

important and valuable life lessons. “These girls realize they are going to climb a mountain for the next hour or so and giving up really isn’t an option. So they can adjust their attitude so that the climbing is much less painful just like any circumstance in life,” said Donelson. “They learn to take care of their equipment and to show up on time. They also really learn to help each other out as well. Everyone has a bad day at some point. When they happen there is a shared empathy between the team members.”

Unlike other high school programs, admittance into The Cycle Effect is based on an ap-plication. “We are looking for a girl that has a need. That may be financial, that may be emotional. Or maybe they are new to the area and they want to get on a team with other like-minded girls. In the future we may get more focused on a specific need,” Donelson said.

With other programs in the area, The Cycle Effect plans on working to continue to help girls in need in the valley. ”We have a few kids that work in between both our programs and SOS programs. Right now we don’t have any official partnerships with them. It is hard to partner with somebody when things are so new. Our goal was to get kids on bikes this sum-mer and then work on an educational curriculum moving forward,” she said.

In years to come, Donelson has his eye set on expanding the program by taking it to Sum-mit County among other counties across Colorado. But for now the new office and program has all eyes on Eagle.

What effect does a sport have on you? Does it inspire you? Motivate you? Maybe you do it to alleviate stress? Whatever it may be, the aptly named The Cycle Effect has given girls in the Vail Valley a number of reasons to get out and ride.

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for EagleAll-girl mountain biking team The Cycle Effect continues to

evolve with a new down-valley home.By Michael Suleiman.

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Not many athletes stay with one team for their en-tire career. Only a select few continue to be the face of the franchise and become almost irreplaceable years after retirement.

On Monday, Colorado Rockies first baseman and fan favorite Todd Helton an-nounced he will retire at the end of the season. The Colorado franchise has been around for 20 years and Helton’s final sea-son will be his seventeenth with the club. For many Rockies fans and converts like myself, Todd Helton is the Colorado Rockies.

Whenever anyone attends a game at Coors Field, the im-pact and imagery of the greatest Rockies player ever is im-mediately evident: Helton’s Grill lies beyond the left-field bleachers, and at every single game, the Helton Fan Club proudly displays banners with Helton’s No. 17 presiding over dead centerfield. The name Todd Helton dominates every franchise hitting record and his offensive prowess in the Na-tional League is cemented. He is a five-time All-Star, has won the Silver Slugger four times, was awarded three Gold Gloves and honored as the 2000 Batting Champion. Helton ranks in the top 15 in MLB history for on-base percentage, and his lifetime average (.317) is good for eighth-best since 1946.

At a press conference on Monday afternoon announcing his retirement, Helton shed a few tears while thanking the organization and its fans, as well as current and former team-mates and coaches. Former Rockies left fielder (now with the St. Louis Cardinals) and good friend Matt Holliday was in attendance and said of Helton, “He’s a Hall-of-Famer in my mind, no doubt about it.”

Time (and the crotchety Baseball Writers of America As-sociation) will tell if Helton has a bust in Cooperstown, but he is certainly worthy of such an honor. He has handled himself

and represented the organization with class. I believe Todd Helton is a Hall-of-Famer, but here are two

other arguments that strengthen his case for the Hall: 1) Hel-ton’s name has never once come up regarding PEDs, and 2) He is the only player in MLB history to register 100-plus extra-base hits in consecutive seasons.

Replacing Todd Helton on 20th and Blake will not be easy. Michael Cuddyer may shift permanently to first base next season, but contract issues and age won’t make him the long-term solution. Helton’s retirement may be felt more heavily in the locker room, as he has served as a veteran leader and go-between for young players and the coaching staff. The Rockies should retire Todd Helton’s number before he plays his last home game – he’s been that significant to and synony-mous with the franchise.

In the NFL, the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins will be forever linked to John Elway and Dan Marino. For years, both teams searched unsuccessfully to replace their Hall-of-Fame signal callers. Following a string of ho-hum starters like Brian Griese, Jake Plummer and Jay Cutler, the Broncos brass (led by none other than John Elway) cured Tim Tebow Mania with another franchise’s iconic quarterback, Peyton Manning. While Manning isn’t the long-term answer, cham-pionships are won in the present. It took nearly 15 years, but Denver finally replaced Elway in a positive, championship-caliber manner.

The transition for the Miami Dolphins has not gone as smoothly. Dan Marino retired in 1999, and in the following 12 seasons, 16 different quarterbacks started at least one game for Miami, including forgettable names like Jay Fiedler and Chad Pennington. Finally in the thirteenth year of No. 13’s retirement, the Dolphins drafted his heir apparent, Ryan Tan-nehill. Tannehill won’t make people in South Florida forget Marino, but he appears should be the franchise quarterback for the next decade or more.

The New York Yankees are saying goodbye to closer Mari-ano Rivera at the end of the season. Like Helton, his contri-butions and career excellence will be forever forged into the hearts and minds of baseball fans. I hope the men who replace these two legends do so with dignity and humility, and don’t make themselves bigger than the game or the guys who came before.

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When you compete, you see all the hard work you put into it over summer – just suffering in the heat – begin to pay off. In the end, I love to see those rewards. Running can be a great stress relief, so just knowing your good at something that’s also enjoyable is incredible.

What’s the most significant thing a coach or teammate has said to you?

There as one cross country meet, at regionals last year, when Hunter Burnham (an EVHS senior at the time) said, “Every last step, every last breath, we’re all in this together. No one hurts more than anyone else.” That just stuck with me.

What are you most afraid of?Making it to the end of the season and not being able to

peak. Every year except for last year in track I’ve been able to do that – I got sick before the last meet, so that was just awful.

Roberto Diaz, 17Vitals: Diaz could be the most talented soccer player on

the pitch in Colorado. Despite balancing his time between games, practices, schoolwork and a part-time job, Diaz has risen to become a dependably spectacular player as a mid-fielder for the Huskies.

How long have you been playing soccer? Just six years. I use to play baseball before. What’s your greatest accomplishment as an athlete?

Probably the state championship last year. We worked very hard for it and then we won. It was the best.

What advice do you have for underclassmen breaking into soccer?

I think it is really important to give everything from the very first day. If you don’t give everything that you have from the beginning, you will regret it.

What’s the most significant thing a coach or teammate has said to you?

I was told that the most important thing is to play as a team. It’s simple and true.

Roxy Trotter, 17Vitals: The EVHS senior has competed in volleyball and

track all four years. She’s currently being scouted by several Division I universities for track, but continues to shine as mid-dle blocker and team captain for the Devils.

What’s your greatest accomplishment as an athlete?

For this year, just watching our team come together as a whole. We’ve come together really well, and even though we’ve played together for a while, we never quite connected before. Now we’re finally starting to connect – we have eight seniors, so it’s nice to see our hard work pay off.

Why do you play volleyball?I really like the fact that I can play with a ton of my friends.

There’s a big social aspect to it, but I also love being out there on the court. The excitement of having a good hit and win-ning a point is a lot of fun. Track can be a very serious sport for me, so volleyball gives me time to take my mind off that. I do volleyball for the fun, but I love competing. I’m just a competitive person.

Does being a competitive person backfire off the court?I don’t think so. I have a strong personality, but I like to

think it comes across as positive and uplifting. Sometimes with track I feel like I overemphasize winning, but at the same time, I don’t think it really gets me in trouble. It’s more of a good thing than a bad thing for me.

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Burgess admits the numbers are high – it assumes that a sole retail center could make $1 million – but if they play out, it’s enough revenue to cover the town’s projected property tax loss, and then some. There’s little chance that sales to town or even county residents could hit the lofty mark, so Burgess looks to the area’s foremost modern industry: tourism.

“I imagine tourists will be the people who come here for marijuana,” Burgess says. “You and I can grow six plants each, legally, in our homes. I’m not worried about the dregs of soci-ety hanging around.”

And the clientele are there. Last ski season, Vail Resorts re-ported a 5.5-percent increase in skier visits over the previous year. Granted, the economy was bad and the snow was worse in 2011, but last season still saw roughly five million combined skiers at VR’s four Colorado areas, including Vail and Beaver Creek.

The battleIn Eagle, town officials have spent nearly a decade trying to

parse through similar budget problems. The Eagle River Sta-tion (ERS) development was called a godsend and a disaster before it failed in the last election, and the town has honed in on mountain biking as a potential economic boon, recently pumping $60,000 from the open space fund into a trail on the Haymeadow property.

Dave and Dieneka Manzanares, owners of the medical dis-pensary Sweet Leaf Pioneer near downtown Eagle, often traded headlines with ERS. After opening in early 2010 – just the sec-ond dispensary in the county – their business was nearly shut

down in 2011, when the town voted to ban all marijuana cen-ters. Voters rejected the decision later that year, and since then, the Manzanares’ have quietly grown marijuana with little back-lash – until the past few weeks.

On Sept. 10, the Eagle Board of Trustees voted for a ballot measure to either permanently band or allow retail marijuana. As the Eagle’s only dispensary – the town code doesn’t allow for more until the population hits 10,000 – Sweet Leaf was ready to apply. The owners were shocked by the decision.

“The state in general is behind us, so we just wish the town would listen to their voters the first time,” says Dieneka Man-zanares, referring to Eagle’s 63-percent approval of Amend-ment 64. “I want to know what it’s like to be left alone without the threat of being shut down.”

According to state laws, retail and medical marijuana cen-ters can’t operate out of the same storefront. The Manzaneras’ would have to open a separate shop if retail is allowed, but if it doesn’t pass, their dispensary won’t face closure.

Still, Dieneka Manzanares believes it misses the point. Her husband is an Eagle County native, and the two don’t want to uproot their two children because of nasty backlash.

“What I’m most afraid of as a parent is now residents have to look at marijuana campaign signs,” she says, noting Sweet Leaf shies away from pot-shop culture. “I’ve seen signs at the elementary school against marijuana. I don’t want our children learning about it from signs saying it’s dangerous. The conver-sation should always be introduced in a non-threatening way.”

And personal values are the root of the marijuana clash in Eagle. Unlike in Red Cliff, where Burgess and the council see

marijuana as a budgetary boon, the town is divided on the so-cial effects of the drug. Resident Kraige Kinney was one of two people who spoke against retail pot at the Sept. 10 meeting, saying it’s not the right choice for a family-oriented community.

“While I recognize Amendment 64 passed, I’ve talked to a lot of people who wanted to decriminalize it but didn’t neces-sarily want retail establishments,” Kinney says. “There will be access in the county one way or the other, so I really don’t see it as a big boon for our economy or lifestyle in Eagle.”

Eagle Trustee Anne McKibbin proposed a moratorium at the meeting – something retail supporters were also vocally against – but when it was rejected, she decided on a public vote. She believes it gives residents the chance to decide on retail stores in the town, something Amendment 64 didn’t directly address.

“I don’t know if it’s something we need, but the national trend is we’re moving in that direction,” McKibbin says. “I would really like to see the federal government take the lead. Staying away has caused lots of problems because it could change at any moment.”

Until the Eagle vote, the Manzanares’ will continue to grow and sell through the dispensary. They aren’t one of the two in-vestors showing interest in a Red Cliff storefront, but with the limited number of places to go, Burgess could quickly be awash in early captains of a fledgling industry.

“Considering the inquiries I’ve had already, I’d say it’s high-ly likely marijuana will come to town,” Burgess says. “There just aren’t many other places to go.”

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SP: On that album, what song came together perfectly and resonates with you the most? AR: (Pause.) I think the song “Sooner or Later.” That’s about as perfect as things got on

that record. It was organic, simple and came together live. I love that raw feeling you get from music, and that one I sang in just one take. That’s really what it’s all about, and that’s why I do what I do.

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Claim to fame: Red Mountain Grill has the best of both worlds: A large bar and lounge area for football fanatics to post up and grab $4 New Belgium or Crazy Mountain drafts, plus a separate dining room for families and large groups to enjoy brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (The Summit Biscuit and Gravy Benedict is another stellar combo: Eggs Benedict over flaky biscuits and sausage gravy. Enough said). The res-taurant boasts 15 flatscreens mounted throughout, and at 60 inches apiece, you might as well be at the stadium.

Local’s favorite: Red Mountain keeps 28 beers on tap, including funky options like the Lion Stout, a thick and creamy brew from Sri Lanka. The menu is vast – it includes everything burritos and burgers to Rocky Mountain trout –

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Local’s favorite: The barbecue mavens don’t do much for NFL football, but Saturdays bring smoked wings for $6.50 buckets of Budweiser or Bud Light bottles for $12 (six to a bucket). We order Moe’s ‘Bama Brews, a golden ale special-ly brewed for the Eagle joint by their neighbors at Bonfire.

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front to his childhood shooting range, he didn’t hesitate. The county bought the property from the Bureau of Land Management, so when Mayne and gun club officials added mem-berships in the early ‘90s, they urged the town to buy the property outright.

As one of two official shooting areas in the county – a much smaller range is found on the south end of Minturn – the park is a near-perfect gathering spot for lower and upper valley residents. Mayne has seen the county’s population boom over the decades, and in that time, he’s worried about the possibility of an accident outside of a dedicated range. The Gypsum park gives sportsmen a place to go beyond the BLM sites, where more and more hikers, cyclists and moto riders could accidentally pass through the crosshairs of practicing

sportsmen.“The Town of Gypsum has always been very good at providing facilities for people of all

interests,” Mayne says, mentioning the recreation center and town-owned golf club at Gyp-sum Creek. “I grew up here, and when it comes to shooting, I’ve seen more people heading out to BLM land. This really was to give people a place they could go.”

they ask for as a donation,” she said “I am now on the Board of the Shaw Outreach Team, the group responsible for hav-ing built Jack’s Place five years ago, and we are working toward the goal of making it free to anyone who needs to stay there.”

Thankfully, Middlebrook won her battle with breast can-cer and is in remission. She is looking forward to participat-ing in the Hike, Wine & Dine event, especially since her son will be hiking with her.

“I love walking through the woods during the peak fall colors and the food is excellent,” she said. “The event also provides a unique opportunity for cancer survivors and their family and friends to enjoy the beautiful time of the season,

enjoy great food, wine and treats like the ice cream bar.”“The Hike, Wine and Dine event is also not your typical

silent auction, sit-down meal, but allows people the chance to be outside and is great for people of all ages,” she said. “My son, who is 12, will hike with me again this year.”

For the last two years, Middlebrook also participated in PinkVail, a ski/snowboard day and concert to benefit Shaw Regional Cancer Center’s survivorship program, and is looking forward to partaking again in the spring.

Event highlights New at this year’s Hike, Wine and Dine event is the spe-

cial section of the trail that will feature pink and yellow rib-

bons flying from the trees in honor and in memory of those affected by cancer. Participating restaurants include the Osprey, Park Hyatt’s 8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill, the Metropolitan, Rimini, Grouse Mountain Grill, CBAR and Splendido at various stations along the trail.

Available sponsorship opportunities include underwrit-ing one guest stay for $125 or all 12 rooms for one day for $1,500. Sponsorship opportunities of $1,000 or more include an invitation to the pre-event reception at the home of Drs. Patricia and Gordon Hardenbergh on Sept. 20.

HIKE AND DINE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– [From page 7]

SHOOTING PARK ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– [From page 12]

SneakPEAK writer Laura Lieff can be reached at info@sneakpeakvail.com

SneakPEAK editor Phil Lindeman can be reached at philip@sneakpeakvail.com

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Agave | 1060 West Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.748.8666

Avon Bakery & Deli | 25 Hurd Lane | 970.949.3354

Blue Plate Bistro | 47 East Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.845.2252

Bob’s Place | 100 West Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.845.8566

Carniceria Tepic | 240 Chapel Place | 970.949.6033

Columbine Bakery | 51 Beaver Creek Place | 970.949.1400

Domino’s Pizza | 51 Beaver Creek Place | 970.949.3230

Fiesta Jalisco | 240 Chapel Place | 970.845.8088

Geno’s Sandwiches | 100 West Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.949.0529

Gondola Pizza | 240 Chapel Place | 970.845.6000

Loaded Joe’s | 82 East Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.748.1480

Nozawa Sushi | 240 Chapel Place | 970.949.0330

Pazzo’s Pizzeria | 82 East Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.949.6093

Swiss Hot Dog Company | 101 Fawcett Rd. | 970.467.2013

Subway Avon | 47 E. Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.949.1312

Ticino | 100 West Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.748-6792

Taqueria No Se Hagan Bolas | 91 Beaver Creek Place | 970.845.7959

Vin 48 | 48 East Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.748.9463

8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill | Park Hyatt Beaver Creek | 970.949.1234

Beano’s Cabin | 210 Plaza Way | 970.754.3463

Beaver Creek Chophouse | Beaver Creek Lodge | 970.845.0555

Blue Moose Pizza | 76 Avondale Ln. | 970.845.8666

Coyote Cafe | 210 The Plaza | 970.845.9030

Dusty Boot Saloon | 210 Offerson Rd. | 970.748.1146

Golden Eagle Inn | 118 Beaver Creek Plaza | 970.949.1940

Grouse Mountain Grill | 141 Scott Hill Rd. | 970.949.0600

Mirabelle Restaurant | 55 Village Rd. | 970.949.7728

Osprey Lounge | 10 Elk Track Ln. | 970.754.7400

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Montana’s BBQ | 82 East Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.949.7019 American BBQ B L D $ • • • • • •Northside Coffee and Ktichen | 20 Notingham Rd. | 970.949.9900 Coffee House B L D $ • • • •

Red Mountain Grill | 240 Chapel Place | 970.748.1010 Pizza & Pasta D $ • • •

Hooked | 112 Beaver Creek Plaza | 970.949.4321 Seafood and Sushi L D $$ • •Metropolitan | 210 Offerson Road | 970.748.3123 Coffee/Breakfast/Wine/Tapas B L D $$ • • • •

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Coffee & Crepes B L $ • • •Bookworm | 295 Main St. | 970.926.7323

Balata | 1265 Berry Creek Rd | 970.477.5353 American Cuisine L D $$ • • • • •Bounjour Bakery | 97 Main St. | 970.926.5539 Homemade Bakery & Soup B L $ • •Balata | 1265 Berry Creek Rd | 970.477.5353 L D • • •

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Yummy Café | 313 Chambers Ave., Eagle | 970.926.2896

Ristorante Ti Amo | 40982 US Highway #6 | 970.845.8153

Route 6 Cafe | 41290 US Highway #6 | 970.949.6393

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Grand Avenue Grill | 678 Grand Ave. | 970.328.4043 Casual American L D $ • •

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Mantos | 106 Oak Ridge Ct. | 970.524.6266

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Bowlmor Café | 50 Chambers Ave., Eagle | 970.328.BOWL

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Dish | 56 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.3433

Cafe 163 | 105 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.1163

Belmont Deli | 105 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.1796

E town | 295 Main St. | 970.926.4080

Eat! Drink! | 56 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.1393

Fiesta’s Cantina | 57 Edwards Access Rd. | 970.926.2121

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Adam’s Mountain Country Club | 1094 Frost Creek Drive, Eagle | 970.328.2326 Eclectic American & Sunday Brunch L D $$ • • •Baboune’s | 0131 Chambers Ave., Eagle | 970.328.2425

Bonfi re Brewing | 0127 W. 2nd St., Eagle | 970.422.6258

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Ekahi Grill and Catering | 500 Red Table Dr. Unit 1E, Gypsum | 970.524.4745 Hawaiian Style Food L D $ • • • •

Old Kentucky Tavern | 225 Broadway, Eagle | 970.328.5259 Southern Eclectic L D $ • • • • •

Pastatively Roberto’s Italian Cuisine | 94 Market St., Eagle | 970.328.7324 Classic Italian D $$ • •

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Dining GuideA Quick Peak at Where to Eat.

Alpenrose | 100 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.8899

Kirby Cosmos | 474 Main St. | 970.827.9027

Magusto’s | 101 Main St. | 970.827.5450

Atwater on Gore Creek | Vail Cascade Resort | 970.476.7014

Minturn Country Club | 131 Main St. | 970.827.4114

Nicky’s Quickie | 151 Main St | 970-827-5616

Bart & Yeti’s | Lionshead, North of Arrabelle | 970.476.2754

Sticky Fingers | 132 Main St. | 970.827.5353

Billy’s Island Grill | Lionshead | 970.476.8811

Turntable | 160 Railroad Ave. | 970.827.4164

Bearfi sh | West Vail Mall | 970.476.7596

Minturn Saloon | 146 N. Main St. | 970.827.5954

Bistro 14 | Eagle’s Nest, Top of Eagle Bahn Gondola | 970.445.4530

Block 16 | The Sebastian Vail, 16 Vail Rd. | 970.477.8000

bol | Solaris, 141 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.5300

Bully Ranch | Sonnenalp Resort | 970.479.5460

Campo de Fiori | 100 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.8994

Chicago Pizza | 1031 S. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.7000

CinéBistro | Solaris, 141 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.3344

Flame | Four Seasons, Vail | 970.477.8600

Elway’s Steakhouse | 174 East Gore Creek Dr. | 970.754.7818

Frost | The Sebastian Vail, 16 Vail Rd. | 970.477.8050

Game Creek Restaurant | Vail Mountain | 970.754.4275

Garfi nkel’s | Next to Lionshead Gondola | 970.476.3789

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Vista At Arrowhead | 676 Sawatch Dr. | 970.926.2111

Subway Edwards | 439 Edwards Access Rd. | 970.926.7010

Woody’s Bar & Grill | 27 Main St. | 970.926.2756

Zino Ristorante | 27 Main St. | 970.926.0777

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Marko’s Pizzeria | 57 Edwards Access Rd. | 970.926.7003 Pizza & Pasta L D $ • • • •Main St. Grill | 97 Main St. | 970.926.2729 American Grill L D $$ • • • • • •

Local Joe’s Pizza | 280 Main St. | 970.926.4444

Log Cabin Sports Bar and Grill | 34500 Highway 6, #B1 | 970.926.9726

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Last Course Dessert Bar & Pastries | 275 Main Street C-106 | 970.926-1979

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Gashouse | 34185 US Highway #6 | 970.926.2896

Gore Range Brewery | 105 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.2739

Henry’s Chinese Cafe | 175 Main St. | 970.926.3050

Grouse on the Green | 100 Kensington Dr., Cordillera Divide | 970.926.5788

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Nozawa | Holiday Inn, West Vail | 970.476.9355

Ocotillo | Vail Mountain Marriott Resort & Spa, Lionshead | 970.477.5675

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Subway West Vail | 2161 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.3827

Sushi Oka Hibachi | 100 East Meadow drive. Suite #4 | 970.476.1588

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Terra Bistro| 352 Meadow dr., Vail Mountain Lodge& Spa | 970.476.6836 B L d $$ • • •Contemporary American

The George | 292 Meadow dr. | 970.476.2656

Up The Creek Bar & Grill | 223 Gore Creek dr. | 970.476.8141

Vendetta’s | 291 Bridge St. | 970.476.5070

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Westside Cafe & Market | 2211 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.7890

Yama Sushi | 168 Gore Creek dr. | 970.476.7332

Yeti’s Grind | Located in the Solaris | 970.476.1515

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Vail Chophouse | 675 West Lionshead Place | 970.477.0555

Eclectic Pub

American Cuisine

Italian & Pizza

Casual American

Sushi and Pacific Spices

Coffee & Sandwiches

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denotes sneakPeak Advertisers$ = $10-$20, $$ = $20-$40, $$$ = $40+B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, d = dinner

Montauk Seafood Grill | Lionshead Village | 970.476.3601 Creative Seafood/Meat L d $$ • •Moe’s Original BBQ | Upstairs from the General Store, Lionshead | 970.479.7888 Barbecue L d $ • • •Matsuhisa | Located in the Solaris | 970.476.6682 Japanese/Peruvian d $$ • •May Palace | Next to City Market, West Vail | 970.476.1657 Chinese L d $ • •Market Café | The Sebastian Vail, 16 Vail Rd. | 970.477.8000 International Café B L d $ • •The Marketplace | One Willow Bridge Rd. | 970.477.4370 Family/American/European B L d $ • • • •

Lord Gore & the Fitz Lounge | Manor Vail at the base of Golden Peak | 970.476.4959 Contemporary American d $$ • •Los Amigos | Top of Bridge St. | 970.476.5847 Mexican L d $ • • • •Ludwig’s | Sonnenalp Resort | 970.479.5429 Contemporary American B $ • •

Old Forge Co. | 2161 N Frontage Rd | 970.476.5555 Pizza, Paninis & Salads L d $ • • •Old Forge Co. | 521 East Lionshead Cir. | 970.476.5232 Pizza, Paninis & Salads L d $ • • •

La Tour | 122 E. Meadow dr. | 970.476.4403

Left Bank | Sitzmark Lodge in Vail Village | 970.476.3696

The Little Diner | West Lionshead Plaza | 970.476.4279

French and American

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Classic diner, Traditional Favorites

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Larkspur Restaurant | Golden Peak | 970.754.8050 Creative American d $$$ • •

Joe’s Famous Deli | 288 Bridge St. | 970.479.7580

Kelly Liken | Gateway Building, 12 Vail Rd. | 970.479.0175

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La Bottega | 100 E. Meadow dr. | 970.476.0280 Northern Italian L d $ • • • •Lancelot | Next to Children’s Fountain | 970.476.5828 Prime Rib/Steaks/Seafood d $$ •

The Tavern On The Square| 675 Lionshead Place | 970.754.7400 B L d $$ • • • • •Mountian American Grill

Gohan Ya | West Vail Mall | 970.476.7570 Asian Cuisine L d $ • •

Swiss Chalet | 20 Vail Road | 970.476.5429 Traditional European d $$ • • • •

Happy Valley Gril | 1778 Vail Valley drive (Vail Golf Clubhouse) | 970.479.7321 L $ • • • •New American Cuisine

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Devoted To The Craft

Open 7 days a week for lunch & dinner

Daily Lunch specials under $`10, Nightly Dinner specials

Vail’s largest selection of Craft Beer on tap

Monday: Burger Night $10 burger & craft beer; Open Mic Night at 9 p.m.

Tuesday: Social Hour till 10 p.m. 1/2 off bottles of wine

Nightly Drink Specials

Check outwww.VailAleHouse.comfor upcoming evnets

2161 N.Frontage Rd. West Vail • 970-476-4314

Weekend Brunch 10am-2pm

Ruggs Benedict - Voted 2009 Business of the Year

HAVE YOU EVER FELT RUG LOVE?

Come to Ruggs Benedict & fall in love with a rug.

Check out rugs like library books - Come to our store and choose some rugs you like. If needed we will deliver them to your home in the Vail Valley for free. See how they look in your home, then keep the ones you love.

1000 beautiful area rugs in stock - Our selection of imported, hand made rugs is unmatched. Over the past 25 years, we have built relationships with the best rug makers around the world. We buy direct and sell directly to you at wholesale prices.

200 choices under $200 - We have area rugs to fit any room and any budget. Stop by and check them out!

Serving the Vail Valley since 1972810 Nottingham Road, Avon • 970-949-5390 • www.ruggsbenedict.com

“The right rug can make the room.” Mandy & Roger Benedict

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328-9463FREE bag of ice with every case. Best value in the Valley when you need ice and the coldest beer in the valley.

Henry Doss, Owner

EaglE liquor Mart

spirit discountsVodka/Gin

Svedka 1.75’S $18.97Pinnacle 1.75’S $16.55Smirnoff 1’75’S $25.50TiTo’S 1.75’S $29.66SToli 1.75’S $31.79keTel one 1.75’S $39.99

First AnniversAry sALein our new LocAtion

BourBon/WhiskeyJim Beam 1.75’S $27.59Jack 1.75’S $42.99fireBall 1.75’S $27.59Buffalo Trace 1.75 $39.99PendleTon 1.75’S $41.39evan WilliamS $24.83

rum/TequilaBacaradi 1.75’S $23.45lady Bligh 1.75’S $15.15caP morgan 1.75’S $28.75Sailor Jerry 1.75’S $26.21horniToS 1.75’S $32.99JoSe cuervo1.75’S $33.80Sauza 1.75’S $26.90caSTillo 1.75’S $18.62

wine discounts

cloS du BoiS 750 chardonnay $12.99oySTer Bay chardonnay 750 $11.67eSTancia chard 750 $12.32dreaming Tree 750’S $13.86

creme de lyS 750 $7.94menage a TroiS 750 $10.94Wild horSe PinoT noir $16.78lacreme PinoT noir $20.99

These discounTs are only Good WiTh This coupon

27% off all Wine31% off all 1.75 spiriTs

5% off all domesTic Beer

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