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Moreau attorney denied more timePublic defender says they can’t prepare by Dec. 30

December 16, 2009

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Nordic town series 1st race today ...

The team to beat today at the Vail Rec District Nordic Town Series’ first race of the season is Team Home Grown, which is, from left, Sylvan Ellefson, Joshua Smith and Kevin Hochtl. Josh Smith and Brianna Perkins round out the team. Although you’ll be racing against some of the fastest in the coun-try, the Town Series is great for all ages and abilities. See story inside.

Rossi Moreau’s public defenders said yesterday they don’t have enough time to wade through mountains of evidence before a Dec. 30 preliminary hearing.

“Given the massive amount of discovery, there is no way to be ad-

equately prepared for a Dec. 30th pre-liminary hearing,” said Dana Chris-tiansen, one of the public defenders representing Moreau. “There are cer-tain standards to which attorneys must adhere, and we must be able to meet those standards to provide adequate representation.”

Christiansen said that because of the sheer volume of information, he plans

to file a motion telling the court that he and Reed Owens, Moreau’s other public defender, could not represent Moreau in his preliminary hearing. He said they would be present at the hearing, but would not cross examine witnesses.

That evidence includes almost 1,500 pages of documents, 24 CDs,

[See MOREAU, page 19]

Richard “Rossi” Moreau, right, and public defender Reed Owens at Moreau’s advise-ment hearing earlier this month at the Eagle County Courthouse in Eagle.

By Randy WyrickMountaineer Staff Writer

County approves $100M budget

The county will collect $100 million in taxes next year, and spend $92 million.

Those are the final numbers for the county’s 2010 budget, approved yester-day by the county commissioners.

It’s a 12 percent spending decrease from 2009, according to John Lewis, the county’s finance director. A big chunk of that decrease comes from 32 job cuts, some early retirement and the rest lay-offs. That’ll reduce the county’s payroll by $2.5 million in 2010, Lewis said.

There is an upfront cost involved. The county spent more than $80,000 for sev-erance packages and $600,000 for early retirement.

They’ll save more than $4 million in personnel costs by 2013, Lewis said.

“We lost a number of dedicated employ-ees, and we’re sorry to see those people go,” Lewis said. “It’s unfortunate that the economy is in the shape it’s in and we had to make those cuts and decisions.”

Yesterday’s budget adoption capped six months of hearings and work sessions.

On the other hand, the commissioners approved the county’s ninth additional budget update.

The commissioners held the line on


[See COUNTY BUDGET, page 19]

--49.05The stock market fell for the first time

in five days and Treasurys slipped after a jump in inflation stoked concerns that the Federal Reserve would be forced to raise interest rates. Stocks extended their losses late in the day Tuesday af-ter General Electric Co. forecast that revenue and earnings would be largely flat in 2010. The Dow Jones indus-trial average fell 49.05, or 0.5 percent, to 10,452.00. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 6.18, or 0.6 percent, to 1,107.93. The Nasdaq composite index fell 11.05, or 0.5 percent, to 2,201.05.

Lieberman to support

Independent Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman says he expects to support the Democrats’ health care legislation as long as any government-run insur-ance plan stays out of the bill.

Lieberman has been a question mark on the health care legislation for months. To win him over, Senate lead-ers said late Monday they were back-ing away from a Medicare expansion Lieberman opposed. They already had dropped a full-blown government in-surance program.

Lieberman told reporters Tuesday [See THE UPDATE, pages 10-11]

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2 Vail Mountaineer Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Ski and Snowboard Club Vail’s (SSCV) 42nd annual Vail Town Series begins Wednesday with the first Nor-dic “5@5” race.

SSCV has operated the Vail Town Series for the past 42 years as an opportunity for the community to test their Nordic skills in a fun competitive environment.

This week, participants have an opportunity to race against the some of the fastest young skiers in the coun-try. Comprised entirely of Vail locals, Team Home-grown brings together a unique dynamic of skiers with various specialties.

Kevin Hochtl is a sprint specialist with a shot at the Olympics this year. He’s coming off a strong fourth place finish at the Nor-Am in Sovereign Lake, Canada. He also grabbed an eighth place finish at a U.S. Super Tour in Bozeman and a third at the Australia/New Zea-land Cup in Snowfarm over the summer.

Sylvan Ellefson is a sprint and mid-distance special-ist. He’s coming off a big fourth place finish at a Na-tional Championship race in Bozeman and an eighth at a U.S. Super Tour, a classic sprint race, in West Yel-lowstone, Montana. He also won the citizen’s race 5K at Battle Mountain this fall.

Sylan Ellefson is the son of late and beloved local Lyndon Ellefson, who was killed in a tragic mountain accident while mountain running in the Alps in 1998.

Ellefson says the town series is always a great time. “With free beer and chili at the after-party, it’s always a

lot of fun,” he said yesterday.Mid/long-distance specialist Josh Smith, Jack-ette of

all trades Brianna Perkins and Paul Grorbeld round out Team Homegrown.

Sylvan said that he’s actually never participated in a criterium style race, which is circular, compared to the more traditional out-and-back format, so he’s inter-ested to see how it’ll all play out.

The Vail Nordic Center is open for the 2009-10 Sea-son, offering approximately seventeen kilometers of groomed trails, plus 10 kilometers of separate snow-shoe trails.

The Nordic Center, which is located at the Vail Golf

Club, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with on-site rentals for skate and classic skiing, plus backcountry skis and snowshoes.

Tonight’s Nordic race is sponsored by the Happy Val-ley Grill and welcomes all ages and abilities for the Night Criterium, which is a freestyle fun race.

Racers are encouraged to register early and stay for the awards and after-party at Happy Valley Grill im-mediately following the adult race.

The cost of each race is $10 for adults; $5 for chil-dren 13 and under. All proceeds from the Nordic Town Series benefit the Nordic Programs of SSCV. Call the Nordic Center at 476-8366 for more info.

Compete against the best at Vail nordic race tonightTown series, now in its 42nd year, offers something for all ages, styles and abilities

Team Home Grown members and fans Dan Weiland, Sylvan Ellefson, Kevin Hochtl, Joshua Smith and Karl Hochtl.

Today’s race schedule4 p.m. for Lower/Elementary School-Aged

Competitors (1K)4:30 p.m. for Middle School Ages (2K)5:15 p.m. for High School and Adults (4K)

Future nordic racesDec. 23 – Holiday Classic (Vail Nordic Center)Jan. 13 – Cordillera/Timber Hearth Freestyle

(Cordillera Nordic Center)Feb. 10 – Skate Sprints (VNC)Feb. 24 – Relay Rally (VNC)March 3 – Town Series Championship – Free-

style format (VNC)March 24 – VNC Fiesta and Fun-ski with BBQ,

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By Geoff MintzMountaineer Staff Writer

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The town council gave Vail police officers the au-thority to arrest and investigate suspects in criminal misdemeanors and felony offenses outside of their ju-risdiction Tuesday.

The new agreement between the town and Eagle County will allow police to investigate crimes commit-ted in unincorporated county areas and adjacent juris-dictions, said Police Chief Dwight Henninger.

“For example, a lot of times we get complaints about a speeder or a traffic violation on the interstate and by the time the victim has contacted us, we catch them in Vail after the offense was committed outside of our jurisdiction,” Henninger said.

The agreement also allows officers to act, arrest and investigate when confronted with misdemeanor and felony offenses committed in their presence outside town limits.

“We feel it doesn’t add any specific liability, and may actually reduce liability in providing assistance to of-ficers in other jurisdictions,” Henninger said.

All council members voted in favor of the resolution, except Councilwoman Margaret Rogers.

Rogers said the council should take more time to re-view the five page resolution, which none of the coun-cil members had read before the meeting.

“Once you take responsibility for investigating a crime that’s committed outside of our boundaries, does that continue with us or does Eagle County take over?” Rogers asked Henninger. “I don’t want them dumping all this stuff on you and having the town pick up the tab on all of these investigations.” Rogers called attention to a specific line item in the agreement stating in gener-al terms that it is “contingent upon all funds necessary for the performance of this agreement being budgeted, appropriated and otherwise made available,” asking if the council would be asked at some point to include funding of investigations in their line item budget.

Mayor Dick Cleveland was not as skeptical.“I completely understand this,” he said. “This goes

on everyday already, they’re just formalizing it. When it comes to situations like the one at the Sandbar, there will be officers going to Eagle County court to testify and their agencies will be paying for them to go. I think were making a big deal out of something that isn’t a big deal.”

Vail Police can now arrest outside their jurisdictionAgreement between town, county erases some boundaries

By Dawn Witlin

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After interviewing candidates all Tuesday afternoon the town council appointed several new public com-mittee members last night.

Monica Mattingly will assume re-sponsibility for a vacant spot on the Art in Public Places committee left by outgoing member Steven DeW-itt. Members of the AIPP, among other duties, may oversee the ac-quiring of art by purchase, donation or other means for the town’s per-manent collection. Mattingly will serve on te committee until March 31, 2011.

Bobby Bank, Jenn Bruno, Rayla

Kundolf and Robert McCown were all appointed to the Commission of Special Events. The duties of CSE members include planning of street entertainment, public events and maintaining the town’s marketing direction on behalf of the council. Members will serve on the commit-tee until Dec. 31, 2011.

Luke Cartin and Tyler Sch-neidman were appointed to the Planning and Environmental Com-mission, to replace outgoing Susie Tjossem and Scott Lindall. Among other responsibilities, the PEC re-views and determines requests for

variances and conditional use per-mits. Former council member mark Gordon applied for the commission position, but was not chosen.

John Dawsey, Jamie Gunion, Laurie Mullen and Pete Hayda were reappointed to the Vail Local Mar-keting District Advisory Council. They were the only people to apply for the position. The VLMDAC is responsible for attracting visitors to Vail to stimulate the economy. The four members will serve until Dec. 31, 2011.

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Eagle County Sheriff Joe Hoy announced yesterday that County Sheriffs of Colorado, Inc. (CSOC), the state Sheriffs’ Association, will award a $500 scholar-ship to a deserving Eagle County student next spring. CSOC established the scholarship program in 1978. Since then, this effort has continued as a meaningful expression of the Sheriffs’ confidence in and respect for education and training. CSOC considers this an invest-ment in the future and believes that our membership is helping to provide deserving students with an opportu-nity to make a positive contribution to society.

In addition to the $500 scholarships, one recipient will be selected from among the county winners to re-ceive an additional $1,000 Eugene and Becky Battles Scholarship. Mr. Eugene D. Battles, who was from Denver, Colorado, made a decision in 1994 to support the Office of Sheriff and County Sheriffs of Colorado by donating his estate for the benefit of future endeav-ors decided upon by the CSOC/Battles Trust Board. Eugene Battles was a charter member of CSOC and a 27-year member of the National Sheriffs’ Association.

Announcements and application packages have been mailed to school district offices in the county and all Colorado higher education institutions. Applications are also available online at www.csoc.org, or at the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, which is located at 885 E. Chambers Ave in Eagle.

Sheriff Hoy explained that this is the 31st year that County Sheriffs of Colorado has made such scholar-ships available. A scholarship will be awarded in more than thirty Colorado counties this year. Applications will be reviewed by a local citizens’ committee ap-pointed by Sheriff Hoy, and a selection will be made on the basis of criteria established by CSOC. This crite-rion includes leadership, merit, character, involvement and career purpose.

Any legal permanent resident of Eagle County en-rolled in, or applying to, a vocational training program or institution of higher learning in the State of Colo-rado as a full- or part-time student is eligible to apply. There are no restrictions as to the course of study or training which may be pursued, and no restrictions are placed upon applications by reason of race, creed, age, sex or national origin.

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Ribbon cut on new jailNew county holding facility can house 106 inmates

Eagle County’s new jail will hold 106 in-mates, and it would have been full if it had opened last year.

As it is, when the ribbon was cut yesterday, there were 64 prisoners in the county jail. The old jail holds 72.

In Nov. 2008, there were 106 six people in the county jail.

The whole project will cost $43 million - $23 million in hard costs and the rest in inter-est. The first phase, the new jail, was handed over to the Sheriff’s office yesterday, while workers wrapped up a few final details.

Construction on the second phase’s new courtrooms and offices starts Jan. 4.

There’s an open house from 4-7:30 p.m. Dec. 28. They’ll serving chili, and it’s really good.

The local 4-H Clubs are hosting a New Years Eve event there. That would be well before the inmates are moved from the old wing to the new jail in mid January, just to ease the minds and hearts of nervous taxpay-ers and parents.

The jail staff also needs a few weeks to fig-ure out what problems might come with the new facility.

“It gives the staff a chance to figure out what could go wrong, before the inmates do,” said Sgt. Bill Kaufman, who runs the jail.

The project is the final iteration of what has been a nine year process. The first time around, the project’s price tag came in at $50 million in hard costs. A bunch of bells and whistles didn’t make the cut.

A work release program with 20 slots did, something lobbied for by District Court Judge Fred Gannet. Under that program, in-mates go to their jobs and when their shifts are up they go back to jail.

“A work release program is an important component,” Gannett said.

The new jail’s centerpiece is an open con-cept area where up to 40 prisoners can be housed. It contains no cells; inmates live together in a huge room in sort of a living room/family room atmosphere, only with locked doors.

One guard can look after the whole thing. Kaufman says it’s successful in several large cities where similar open concept facilities house hundreds of inmates.

“This facility changes and improves the way we do business, and gives the judges much more leeway in the way they’re able to do business,” Kaufman said.

Justice Center expansion• $24 million price tag, $42 million with interest• Half the money will pay for a new courtroom and of-fices, one-fourth for the jail expansion and one-fourth for general upgrades.• 36 additional beds in the jail, creating room for 106 prisoners• 20 slots for work release prisoners• It does not include new kitchen or laundry facilities• The expansion will add 30,000 square feet to the cur-rent 55,000 square foot facility; 85,000 square feet to-tal• One additional courtroom and offices• Enlarged office space for the Sheriff’s office• Provide space for the probation office, which was moved to another location because of space limitations• Secure jury suite to keep jurors separate from others using the Justice Center

Sheriff Joe Hoy gives county commissioners Peter Runyan, left, and Jon Stavney some prison etiquette at the grand opening of the new Eagle County Jail yesterday in Eagle.


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Daniel Joly, master chef of Mirabelle Restaurant in Beaver Creek, is giving back to Eagle County Charter Academy for their quality education of his youngsters.

“We think they do such a great job at the school,” Joly said of the ECCA, located in Edwards. “We really appreciate all the great education the school provides to the valley and to our children.”

Teachers at ECCA are encouraged to develop and implement their own rigorous curricula, based on state standards, while maintaining the flexibility to be in-novative regarding their particular instructional style, according to the school’s Web site. Tonight at the Mira-belle, Joly and his wife Nathalie will honor the ECCA’s efforts in education with a special holiday celebration and fundraiser.

“The school, like everybody else had a difficult year, so this is our way of giving back so they can do some-thing nice for Christmas,” said Joly.

The three-course “beer dinner” will include Hoe-gaarden Steamed Mussels with vegetable brunoise, paired with Hoegaarden Belgium Beer.

Stella Roasted Beef Stew will also be offered with Brussels carrot stoemp, along with Steamed Stella Ar-tic Char, roasted vegetables and spinach & garlic pavé, paired with Stella Artois Belgium Beer

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An infusion of $50,000 in stimulus money is helping the Colorado Workforce Center and Colorado Moun-tain College team up to offer new programs for job seekers in the region.

The regional director of the Colorado Workforce Center, Rosemary Pettus, said the programs are helping people to retool for new careers, improve interview-ing skills and learn how to be successful entrepreneurs. The workforce center and college partnership is help-ing to make people more competitive in the current la-bor market, she said.

Classes offered so far at Colorado Mountain College campuses have been well-attended, said Beth Shaw, the college’s dean of business and industry. More than 850 people attended 53 workshops on basic computer skills that were offered from April through June at CMC sites in Glenwood Springs, Rifle, Aspen, Edwards, Lead-ville, Dillon and Steamboat Springs. Those attending the classes also received one-on-one help on their re-sumes and in developing their interviewing skills.

In November, 83 people attended Creating a Winning Business Plan, a class presented in Aspen and shown at other sites via interactive video feed. A third partner supporting that class was the Roaring Fork Business Resource Center.

The workforce center and college have partnered on projects in the past, but not to this current extent. Pettus said the expanded classes would not be possible with-out the federal stimulus funds.

“This whole opportunity is helping people become the best candidates for the jobs available now or in the future,” she said.

“Our goal with doing this is to create a pathway back to employment with improved skill sets,” Shaw said. “We know that improving your skills solidifies em-ployment.”

Workshops available well into springClasses are planned through the end of April and are

free to clients registered through any local Colorado Workforce Center. Three workshop series -- on the top-ics of entrepreneurship, beginning computer skills and job seeking -- will be presented in Glenwood Springs, Rifle, Aspen, Edwards, Leadville, Dillon and Steam-boat Springs. For class times at each location and regis-tration, contact your local Colorado Workforce Center office.

The workshop Is Entrepreneurship for You? will be offered 9 a.m. to noon on Thursdays, kicking off ini-tially on Dec. 17 at the CMC Glenwood Center, 1402 Blake Ave. The workshop series will then move to the other six locations.

Marketing for the Entrepreneur is planned for 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays starting Jan. 13, at the Glen-wood Center, and then at the other six locations. Simi-larly, an Accounting for the Entrepreneur workshop will be offered 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays starting Jan. 20 at the Glenwood Center, and will then move to the other locations.

A Never, Ever Computer Class series is planned for 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays from Jan. 14 through Feb. 25 at all seven locations.

In addition, a workshop series specifically for job seekers is planned for late winter.

“Our goal in partnering with the Colorado Workforce Center is to provide unemployed and underemployed individuals with quality upgrades of their work skills,” said Shaw, who directs the college’s Customized Busi-ness Services. CBS provides tailored workforce train-ing for employers throughout the Colorado Mountain College district.

“Employers in a competitive market need the most highly qualified candidates to build their workforce,” Shaw said.

More information about upcoming workshops is available through your local Colorado Workforce Cen-ter or by calling Sherri Martinez at Colorado Mountain College at 970-384-8519 or 1-800-621-8559.

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Cowboys vote Eagle County fair and rodeo circuit’s bestIt’s the second consecutive honor for the event

Eagle County’s rodeo is the Mountain States’ best for the second year in a row.

The Eagle County Fair and Rodeo won its second consecutive Rodeo of the Year award from the profes-sional cowboys who compete on the Mountain States Circuit.

“This rodeo has developed into one of the premier rodeo in the U.S. We had the top 15 cowboys in the United States this year. They have all kinds of choices, and they choose to compete here,” Higgins said. “We don’t draw just Mountain States Circuit riders. We draw them from all over.”

The cowboys cast their ballots at the Mountain States Circuit finals.

The quality of the stock is one criteria. Stock con-tractor Pete Carr sent 15 head of rough stock to the National Finals Rodeo this year, so that helps. The bet-ter the stock, the better their scores and the better the cowboys’ chances of winning more money and making it to the NFR.

The stock that makes it to the NFR is also picked by the cowboys.

Then there’s the purse – the amount of money the cowboys can win – and the hospitality that Eagle Coun-

ty shows the cowboys and their families while they’re in town. Both got high marks from the Mountain States cowboys.

The rodeo set a new world record for the highest bronc scores. Two cowboys scored in the 90s on a 100 point scale, the first time that’s ever happened.

The cover of Rodeo Sports News trumpeted the world record.

Not only did the Fair Board and the dozens of volun-teers put on a great show, they brought it in under bud-get, even though this year’s budget was smaller. It’ll be $50,000 smaller next year, following this year’s round of budget cuts.

The budget for this year’s 70th anniversary of the Eagle County Fair and Rodeo was $452,444. The fair board and operators spent $429,332.

That financial performance comes on the boot heels of 2008, when the fair and rodeo also came in below its budget of more than $500,000.

The fair runs nine days, beginning the weekend before the carnival with a wide variety of 4-H and community events, and wrapping up with the four-day rodeo.

The 4-H part of the fair doesn’t cost the county much; only 4 percent of the entire budget.

The fair and rodeo relies heavily on sponsorships; 34 percent of the fair’s revenue comes from 57 busi-nesses.


From left, Commissioner Jon Stavney, Fair Coordinator Laurie Asmussen, Fair Director Brad Higgins, Fair Adminstrator Denise Matthews, and Commissioner Peter Runyon.

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that if the Medicare expansion and government in-surance plan are gone, “I’m going to be in a position where I can say what I’ve wanted to say all along: that I’m ready to vote for health care reform.”

Arnold has doubtsCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said today

on “Good Morning America” that he supports Presi-dent Obama’s health care overhaul effort but warned that the legislation, in its current form, would be devas-tating to his state’s bottom line.

“This is the last thing we need, another $3 billion of spending when we already have a $20 billion deficit,” Schwarzenegger said of the costs the bill would impose on California.

“So I would say be very careful to the federal govern-ment before you go to bed with all this. Let’s rethink it. There’s no rush from one second to the next. Let’s take another week or two and come up with the right package.”

Gitmo North coming to Illinois

President Barack Obama has ordered the federal gov-ernment to acquire an underused state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number of terror suspects now held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The federal government will acquire Thomson Cor-rectional Center in Thomson, Illinoie, transforming the prison in a sleepy town in the Midwest River into a prison that exceeds “supermax standards,” according to a letter to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed by Secre-tary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair.

Those departments “will work closely with state and local law enforcement authorities to identify and miti-gate any risks” at the prison, the letter said.

The decision is an important step toward closing Guantanamo Bay. Thomson, about 150 miles from Chicago, is expected to house both federal inmates and no more than 100 detainees from Guantanamo Bay.

Combat gear questionedTroops are being sent to war zones without proper

training and suitable gear, according to two senior Democratic lawmakers who say they’ve been told by soldiers about problems ranging from their backpacks to their rifles.

In a Dec. 10 letter to the Pentagon’s top leaders, Rep. Ike Skelton, chairman of the House Armed Ser-vices Committee, and Rep. Solomon Ortiz, who heads the subcommittee on military readiness, said they are “greatly troubled” by what they learned as the Obama White House begins escalating the U.S. presence in Af-ghanistan.

Soldiers are being issued a rucksack made of plas-tic that is not comfortable or effective in combat situ-ations, Skelton and Ortiz found during a recent trip to Germany and Italy where they met with members of the 503rd Infantry Regiment and the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.

Troops carry heavy loads on their backs and the plas-

tic straps cut off circulation to their hands and arms, “making it virtually impossible to fire their weapons,” they told Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Skelton and Ortiz said many of the soldiers they talked to are using their own money to buy better packs from commercial suppliers.

The M4 carbine, a shorter, lighter version of the M16 rifle, was also criticized. Worries mounted after a study by a military historian found the rifle failed at critical moments during a July 2008 firefight in Afghanistan that left nine U.S. soldiers dead.

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to your healthMayor Gavin Newsom is endorsing a proposal that

would make San Francisco the first city in the country to require radiation labels for cell phones.

The legislation would require cell phone retailers to post radiation levels next to each phone in a font at least as large as the price.

The retailers also would have to inform customers about what the radiation levels mean.

Scientists do not agree on whether radiation from cell phones poses any health hazard.

We’d name him Bundchengiseltom BradyGisele Bundchen and husband Tom Brady are strug-

gling to name their newborn son, because the athlete is too busy to sit down and help the supermodel decide, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

The pair welcomed the tot last week, and at 7 days old, he is still nameless.

“We thought we had a name picked for about six months, and then, about two days before he was born she said, ‘I don’t like that name any more,’ so, it was kind of back to the drawing board -- and I’ve been prac-ticing all week and getting ready for the game,” Brady was quoted saying.

“I tell you, we’ve got about seven or eight choices. I’ve got to be home for more than two hours to sit down so we can talk about it.”

The Dardens of Hoganville dine at the White House

The White House is once again explaining how un-invited guests wound up shaking hands with President Barack Obama.

This time, a Georgia couple hoping to tour the White House ended up at an invitation-only Veterans Day breakfast.

White House officials say the couple mistaken-ly showed up a day early and were allowed into the breakfast because there were no public tours available. They say the couple, Harvey and Paula Darden of Ho-gansville, Ga., were properly screened for security.

Harvey Darden, however, said there appeared to be a mix-up. No one told them about the breakfast, he said, and the Dardens thought they were starting their tour until they were ushered into the East Room and offered a buffet.

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Oral Roberts dead at 91Oral Roberts, who helped pioneer TV evangelism in

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Roberts died of complications from pneumonia in Newport Beach, California, according to his spokes-man, A. Larry Ross. The evangelist was hospitalized after a fall on Saturday.

Roberts rose from humble tent revivals to become one of the nation’s most famous and influential preach-ers. Along with Billy Graham, he pioneered religious TV, and he played a major role in bringing American Pentecostalism into the mainstream. He also laid the foundation for the “prosperity gospel,” the doctrine that has come to dominate televangelism, which holds that God rewards the faithful with material success.

Dreamliner takes flightBoeing’s new 787 jetliner finally got airborne Tues-

day, the long-delayed inaugural flight of the world’s first commercial plane mostly built from lightweight composite materials.

The sleek jet lifted off from Everett’s Paine Field on a flight over Washington state, beginning an extensive testing program needed to obtain Federal Aviation Ad-ministration certification.

“It’s very historical. I can’t think of a thing about it that I’m not impressed with,” said Joe Bierce, a flight instructor in Jacksonville, Florida, who was among the 25,000 people who gathered to watch the takeoff.

The plane is the first of six 787s Boeing will use in a flight-test program that will subject the planes to condi-tions well beyond those found in normal airline service, including temperature extremes, flying on one engine and slamming on the brakes at takeoff speed.

City that never sleeps to get casino gambling

The Obama administration said Tuesday that the

Shinnecock Indian Nation of Long Island meets the criteria for federal recognition, signaling the end of a 30-year court battle and clearing a path for the tribe to pursue its plans for a casino in New York City or its suburbs, reports the New York Times’ Danny Hakim.

A portrait from about 1895 shows Shinnecock indi-ans who lived on Long Island. The announcement all but assures that the 1,066-member tribe will receive formal federal recognition, though a public-comment period of up to six months must be held before the final order is issued.

According to the Times, the news could mean dramat-ic changes for the relatively poor tribe, most of whose members live on 800 acres in Southampton, N.Y., not far from some of Long Island’s most desirable commu-nities and expansive celebrity-owned estates.

Shinnecock leaders have argued since 1978 that a ca-sino could turn around the tribe’s fortunes. “This rec-ognition comes after years of anguish and frustration for many members of our Nation, living and deceased,” Randy King, chairman of the Shinnecock trustees, re-portedly said in a statement.

Don’t tell them about Las Vegas

The Sahara closed two of its three hotel towers for the winter season because of low demand, but the ca-sino and other amenities will remain open, a property spokeswoman confirmed, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

“Two towers of the Sahara Hotel will remain dark based on demand through the holiday winter,” an e-mail statement reportedly said late Monday. “Upon further demand, Sahara Hotel will make more rooms available.” Property spokeswoman Verena King could not say how many rooms were shut or how many work-ers might be laid off because of the closings. She add-ed, though, that the towers could be reopened if needed because of increased customer demand, reports the Review-Journal.

The Tangiers tower will remain open at the Sahara, which opened in 1952 and has 1,720 rooms.

Snowboarder/swimmer OK after avalanche near Loveland Pass

Clear Creek County sheriff’s officials say a snow-boarder who triggered an avalanche in the backcountry near Loveland Pass is unhurt after being buried up to his waist.

Maj. Rick Albers says 25-year-old Alec Meyer of Den-ver was able to swim to stay mostly on top of the slide Tuesday, and a woman skiing with him dug him out.

Albers says the two didn’t have avalanche beacons or shovels and hadn’t checked the avalanche forecast. The danger for the area Tuesday was rated high.

Avalanche forecaster John Snook of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the slide was about 3 feet deep at the top, 250 feet wide and covered 450 vertical feet.

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Holmgren spent his spent his second day meeting with Browns owner Randy Lerner about running the team’s football operations; however, as of Tuesday evening there was no indication of a deal.

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CBS golf commentator and 1991 British Open champion Ian Baker-Finch has been gagged by the network from talking about the trials and trib-ulations of Tiger Woods.

“Mate, if I say one word about Tiger I will get fired,” Baker-Finch told the Sydney Morning Her-ald before playing in Australia’s richest one-day pro-am at Wynnum Golf Club.

Rumors will certainly swirl about Woods com-ing back until sets foot back onto the teebox, but a CBS golf broadcast will be the last place you would hear anything unconfirmed.

The Baker-Finch comments came just after a breakdown in”Tiger Inc.” Two of Woods’ major sponsors, Accenture and Proctor and Gamble (Gillette), announced they are dropping Woods. In a statement Sunday, a representative from Accenture, a company whose slogan reads, “Go on. Be a Tiger”said Tiger is “no longer the right representative.” AT&T and Tag Heuer are still evaluating their relationship with Woods while Nike, EA Sports, Upper Deck, Golf Digest, Gato-rade and Netjets are backing him.

Woods announced last week that he was tak-ing an indefinite leave of absence from the sport to work on saving his marriage after admitting to infidelity.

Tiger Woods’ doctor surpassed Tiger Woods for biggest Tiger news of the day Tuesday.

Canadian doctor Dr. Anthony Galea, who has treated Woods and many other pro athletes, is under a joint U.S.-Canadian investigation for possibly pro-viding performance-enhancing drugs, a U.S. official said.

Attorney Brian H. Greenspan said he expects Galea will face three charges in Canadian court Fri-day, but said he was unaware of the FBI’s involve-ment.

“He looks forward to being vindicated,” Green-span said. “He’s a physician who has always en-gaged in lawful practices. He’s never been involved in any improprieties, any misconduct, any unlawful conduct.”

Greenspan said one charge would be for conspir-acy, with the other two coming under the Food and Drug Act and the Controlled Substances Act. He did not know the specific charges.

Greenspan suggested his client’s case was receiv-ing outsized attention because of the scandal swirl-ing around Woods.

Galea, who was arrested Oct. 15 in Toronto, and the FBI has been brought into the case.

Man pleads guilty in Erin Andrews stalking case

The man who secretly shoot nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin An-drews pleaded guilty Tuesday; An-drews repeatedly called her stalker a sexual predator in court.

Michael David Barrett pleaded guilty to interstate stalking after

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“His actions have had a devastat-ing impact on me and family,” said Andrews, who attended the hearing with her father and attorney.

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“Facts I Ought to Know about the Government of My Country” was supposed to have been returned by May 10, 1910.

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property tax rates, but your property taxes will still go up.Because of property values increased 13 percent through the summer of 2008,

when real estate was last revalued, the county will collect $1.7 million more per year for the next two years $3.4 million.

But the commissioners yesterday decided to put that money aside, anticipating at least a 20 percent drop in property values, and property taxes, when real estate is revalued in 2012. That would leave the county around $3.5 million short in 2013.

Sales taxes are down 20 percent, and the 2010 budget projects that to continue next year.

“The simple reality is that being fiscally responsible and looking forward to 2012, the board felt that the money should be set aside to help us weather the potential hard times coming in 2012 and 2013,” Runyon said. “We probably should have spent less money in 2007, but no one has a crystal ball. Even Warren Buffet got caught short in the downturn.”

Among the big ticket funds:General fund: $39.5 million. That’s the checkbook by which the county conducts

its day-to-day business.Road and Bridge: $9.2 millionECO Transit: $7.2 millionECO vehicle replacement: $1.4 millionPublic Health Fund: $1.7 millionCapital Improvements: $4.3 millionOpen Space: $4.3 million. The voter-approved fund has $15 million available.Justice Center debt interest: $1.6 million. The total bill for the new jail/court facil-

ity is $43 million, including interest. The base price is $23 million.

and preparing to cross examine the 171 potential witnesses the prosecution has lined up for the trial. Another 90 pages of documents rolled in since Moreau’s last court appearance earlier this month.

“This is a death penalty case,” Owens said. “Mr. Moreau faces death as a con-sequence. It’s like a boxer coming into a fight with one hand tied behind his back. We’re being told to fight these first few rounds with one hand.

Judge Katharine Sullivan rejected the argument, pointing out that a preliminary hearing is not a mini trial, but serves to determine if there is probable cause to send the defendant to trial. She said there is adequate time for to prepare a defense for the preliminary hearing.

“If probable cause is not found and there is no trial, Mr. Moreau needs to be on his way,” Sullivan ruled. “If there is, the trial needs to be scheduled in an ex-peditious manner.”

The preliminary hearing is set for 9:30 a.m., Dec. 30.

“A preliminary hearing is not a mini trial, but adequate preparation is neces-sary,” Christiansen said.

Christiansen said defense attorneys

are conceding nothing, even in the face of the seemingly overwhelming amount of evidence collected by prosecutors.

Then he turned and walked through doors of the Eagle County jail to meet with his client.

Moreau is charged with first degree murder, and seven other felonies.

He is accused of shooting Dr. Gary Kitching three times with his 1911 .45 caliber pistol, killing Kitching. Police estimate that Moreau squeezed off be-tween 10 and 13 shots, the most that type of gun can hold.

Moreau wounded three other people during the Nov. 7 shooting spree in the Sandbar in West Vail.

Kitching, a USC grad, had stopped by the Sandbar with his wife to watch the USC-Oregon State college football game. They were on their way home to Carbondale.

If Moreau is convicted, he faces either the death penalty or life in prison.

District Attorney Mark Hurlbert has said there would be no plea bargain. He also has not decided whether to seek the death penalty, he said.

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They’re easy to give...packed with value...and useful year round. Each o� ers unique features that make life easier for everyone on your list, irresistable to receive, they’re

ideal for that little ‘exta’ gift, o� ce grab bag or special thank you.

YOURCHOICE $599

Celebrating 31 Years!Serving the Vail Valley since 1978!

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