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Summertime in Colorado brings to mind many things: rafting, biking, hiking, climbing, and camping are a few. Music is another.
The sheer volume of artists that pass through our lovely valley in the summer are staggering. There is nothing is bet-ter than sitting in the bright Colorado sunshine and listen-ing to a few songs. Last year the resurrected State Bridge had jumped back onto the radar as a premiere venue for musicians to play at between their larger Denver and As-pen shows. This year’s State Bridge lineup is promising the same and much more. For some, it may only be a question of which shows to travel out to see, and making the trip out to see singer/songwriter Richard Thompson on June 15 will not leave you disappointed.
The British performer and guitarist is renowned for his guitar techniques and dazzling live shows. Making use of the “pick-and-fingers” style of guitar play, Thompson plays bass notes and rhythm with a pick between his thumb and first finger then adds melody and punctuation by plucking the treble strings with his fingers – and the result is electric.
Named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time, his work has been recorded by Robert Plant, REM, Elvis Costello, Los Lobos, David Byrne, Del McCoury, Bonnie Raitt and many others. Thompson began playing music as a child and has not stopped since. In 1967 when Thompson was 18, his band The Fairport Convention was signed by an American music producer, based solely on the strength of Thompson’s guitar playing.
The contract gave him a chance to develop his songwrit-ing skills – up until that time, his band had mostly played covers, and Thompson wanted to expand their own music catalog. His first foray into songwriting appeared to come out of necessity, but his natural talent quickly gave him a name as a serious and competent songwriter. He left the Fairport Convention in 1971 to continue on as solo artist, releasing a number of solo albums and compilations, most notably with his then-wife, Lisa Thompson.
Today his discography boasts 20 titles – and that’s not even including all the studio albums, live albums, single releases and albums in conjunction with other bands and collabora-tions. That count would be more like 50. Stretching from
his first release with The Fairport Convention in 1968 to his last solo release in 2010, which received a Grammy nod, Thompson’s career has spanned the decades, and it seems he still has much to say.
Thompson’s music is singer/songwriter-esque, but with an edge. The guitar chops he is hailed for give each song a bite
that contrasts nicely with his honeyed vocals. A sweet tenor, his voice is reminiscent of an interesting hybrid of Chris Isaac and David Byrne. With a style all his own, Thompson’s music seems to hover just above genre labels. Swinging from rock to folk and back again within an album, Thomp-son’s main influence of rock and roll stands prevalent with the touches of his childhood exposure to jazz and traditional Scottish music flavoring his songs.
If you sift through Thompson’s music, you tend to come across a few repeated themes. As a songwriter, love, looking for love, finding love and the loss of love is an oft-repeat-ed topic that is viewed from every-and-any possible angle. Thompson doesn’t end there, however. He offers up more than your basic prose about relationships and arguments. Within one 1994 release, “Mirror Blue,” there are songs about nightmares. There is a song about his car. There is a song about a destructive Bonnie-and-Clyde-type couple. There is even a song about fast food. There is all of this and more, all delivered with vivid imagery and blunt writing skills. Thompson has at least one song just about everyone can relate to and can get pulled in to.
You will find everything you want in Richard Thompson’s musical catalog, performance and superior guitar abilities. All you have to do is make the drive to State Bridge, sit back and listen.
Richard ThompsonWhere: State Bridge - Bond, Colo.When: June 15 at 9 p.m.How much: Tickets are $35 in advanceMore info: www.statebridge.com
Guitar master and veteran musician performs at State Bridge. By Jenna Stecker
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it’s packed with the sort of berms, routes and turns that make for some of the best natural riding in the area. It also means the system gets beat to a pulp each summer following hun-dreds of visits per month, but as local riders know, there’s hardly anywhere else to go.
Last Saturday afternoon, a group of 15 dirt bikers with Rocky Mountain Sport Riders, a local advocacy and volun-teer organization for motorized sports, met at Bocco Moun-tain for a full day of trail work. They were joined by offi-cials from the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees the land and most of the other dirt bike-friendly trails in the county. As RMSR President Spencer Ball explains, the BLM is woefully understaffed and often relies on volunteer labor to maintain trails. Without groups like RMSR, local trail systems – some of which are nearly 50 years old – would be rutted beyond repair. After nearly eight hours of flatten-ing acceleration bumps and removing overgrown shrubs, the dirt bikers had their reward: an hour or two of untarnished riding.
“We take a lot of pride in this area and make sure we really keep it in great condition,” says Ball, noting the trail system is one of only a handful in the county where dirt bikers are welcome. “There are literally thousands of miles of mapped singletrack in surrounding forests. In Eagle County, we just don’t have much that’s recognized and legal to ride.”
An unmapped issueFor decades, motorized vehicles had free range of nearly
every road and trail in White River National Forest, the wil-derness area that buttresses the BLM land and makes up the bulk of eastern Eagle County. Last March, the U.S. Forest
Service (USFS) completed a seven-year land management plan for White River, taking into account all types of travel across thousands of miles of roads and trails. For motocross riders, the plan’s biggest blow was the loss of unrecognized routes: The singletrack areas many riders had enjoyed for years were now illegal, leaving only about 300 miles of open dirt roads.
“The challenge we face is many of these routes, especially the two-wheel routes, weren’t inventoried,” says Paula Peter-son, a recreation officer with the Eagle-Holy Cross District. “In many cases, they were designed and built over time, but in the cases of some, people were riding non-system routes.”
The Forest Service’s plan looked at dozens of factors – en-vironmental impact, wildlife conservation, affordable main-tenance and more – and the wealth of information led to a long-delayed conclusion that many motor sports enthusiasts found unfair. Today, the kind of narrow, adrenaline-pumping trails dirt bikers enjoy are largely restricted to BLM forests in the western portions of the county, along with a handful of trail systems near Eagle and Gypsum. The problem isn’t a lack of land: Ball claims White River has twice as much wilderness area as neighboring national forests like Arapa-hoe and Gunnison, but only a fraction of the accessibility for motorized vehicles.
“There are better ways to protect our public lands which don’t undermine our land managers and still allow mecha-nized access to our forests,” says Ball, referring to what he terms “ridiculous” wilderness-protection measures. “RMSR helps represent a large group of people in our community that have been under- and misrepresented.”
Caring for the sport’s futureThe Forest Service management plan made RMSR’s mis-
sion more pressing. The group has been around since the late ‘90s, but has grown increasingly active in just two years. It was highly vocal against the state-sponsored “Hid-den Gems” movement – a plan to block all motorized travel for nearly 236,000 acres of wilderness in Eagle, Pitkin and Summit counties – and boasts more than 50 members across the three counties. As Ball notes, the group is not antagonis-
tic; rather, the members want to build relationships with the BLM and USFS.
Starting in 2010, the RMSR met with officials from both federal groups to find land-management solutions that worked for everyone. Since then, members have logged hun-dreds of volunteer hours on trail crews, and leaders like Ball have trained with the Basalt-based nonprofit Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers to learn trail-restoration skills.
“It was an effort to gain some respect and autonomy,” Ball says. “We now go out on these work days and confidently manage a crew with the right techniques, working in a way the Forest Service recognizes.”
Ball understands the RMSR mission is an uphill battle – he claims dirt bikers and ATV riders occasionally get a bad reputation in Eagle County, where hiking and mountain biking make up the majority of summertime recreation. He hopes that by partnering with federal officials, the group can protect access for dirt bikers far into the future. Collabora-tion with the BLM in Eagle and Wolcott has been fruitful, and they’ve already made headway with the Aspen-Sopris District to the south, where plans are in the works for a sin-gletrack trail system linking Basalt to Gypsum.
Access for allAround the same time the Forest Service released its man-
agement plan last year, a core group of local mountain bik-ers decided it was time to take a closer look at area trails. Like RMSR, they were worried constant use would lead to irreversible damage without a watchdog. The two larg-est groups, Vail Valley Mountain Bike Association and the Hardscrabble Trail Coalition, now have upwards of 500 combined members. Their mission is a bit different than RMSR – instead of fighting prejudice, they want to bolster Eagle County’s reputation as a biking Mecca on par with neighboring Fruita – but the spirit is similar.
“This is all about people going out and taking ownership of their local trails,” says Jamie Malin, a VVMBA board mem-ber and owner of The Kind bike shop in Edwards. “People
Local dirt and mountain bike clubs set sights on trail maintenance this summerBy Phil Lindeman
The Bocco Mountain trail system north of Wolcott is a hotbed of motocross
activity in Eagle County. With miles of four-wheel roads crisscrossed by singletrack,
Dirt bikers Eric Moberg (orange), Spencer Ball (green) and Marty Hijmans (blue) head out with other members of the Rocky Mountain Sport Riders for a trail work day on Bocco Mountain near Wolcott. Kent Pettit photo
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When it comes to enjoying summertime in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, nothing beats a warm deck, hot sounds and cold beer.
Beginning each year in late June and running until late August, restaurants from Vail to Gypsum start unrolling Friday Afternoon Clubs, a sort of happy hour on steroids, crafted to kick off the weekend in laid-back, budget-friendly style. Thanks to a wealth of local musical talent and plenty of sun-drenched deck space, these FACs have become a val-ley favorite, giving folks a place to congregate before the insanity of the weekend rush.
The FAC at Cima, the Latin-inspired anchor restaurant in Avon’s Westin Riverfront Resort, almost perfectly encap-sulates the appeal of an afternoon gathering. Between an expansive deck, fresh food, summery drinks, raucous mu-sic and stunning views of Beaver Creek, it has become a popular and steadfast hangout, despite a recent ownership change.
“After the long winter, even the cooks are really excited to begin working with new ingredients,” says Executive Chef John Calloway, who developed a new taco menu specifi-cally for the FAC. “We want to have a little bit of everything while keeping guests happy and sticking to our style, which is about bold flavors.”
Along with Cima, Eagle County is spattered with numer-ous FACs. SneakPEAK dug into a few of the most popular to uncover what’s cooking, who’s playing and why Friday afternoon is the new Saturday night.
Talon’s Deck Grill at Eagle’s Nest, Vail MountainAs one of the valley’s original FACs, the event held be-
hind Eagle’s Nest at the top of the Vista Bahn Gondola touts the kind of views and atmosphere that made Vail Mountain famous. Starting June 22, gondola rides after 4 p.m. cost $15 and include a $10 voucher for food and drinks at two on-mountain eateries, Talon’s Deck Grill and Bistro Fourteen. The voucher is also good for Adventure Ridge activities,
such as disc golf, a climbing wall and bungee trampolines. Things kick off at 5 p.m. with free music and specials
For eats, Talon’s Deck Grill features traditional grilled grub – brats, burgers, chicken and the like – while sit-down service at the indoor Bistro Fourteen is American fare with a twist, from slow-roasted chicken pot pie to buffalo meatball subs. Pricing is under $10 for grill combos and up to $20 for fancier dishes.
The Vail FAC is heavy on tourists and up-valley residents, but it’s perfect for families. Three full months of partying kicks off with longtime deck favorites Bluzilla, a local rock band with a penchant for solid, non-stop riffing. Other local acts include Americana act The Laughing Bones, bluegrass
Your Friday afternoon Club roundupLocal restaurants celebrate summer afternoons in style
By Phil Lindeman
Revelers enjoy drinks and live music during Friday Afternoon Club at Eagle’s Nest, on top of Vail Mountain. Jack Afleck photo.
[See FAC, page 19]
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Main Street Grill, Edwards – Mondays at 10 p.m., featuring free acoustic bluegrass and $4 you-call-its.
Agave, Avon – Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to midnight, featuring $1.50 hard tacos. Free local music runs from 10 p.m. to midnight with $2 drafts.
Red Lion, Vail – Wednesdays beginning June 27 from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., featuring free music from local legend Phil Long and $4 20-ounce Coors Light drafts or $5.50 for all other 20-ounce drafts.
Balata, Sonnenalp Golf Club, Vail – Thurs-days from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with rotating mu-sic by local duos and trios for no cover. Spe-cial includes a $100 punch card for 30 beers or 15 sparkling wines.
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Thanks to below-average snowfall and long stretches of woefully dry days, the U.S. Forest Service recently imposed fire bans on all federal lands, including nearby White Riv-er National Forest. Last week, all of Eagle County entered “Stage I” fire restrictions, which effectively nix all campfires outside of approved areas with grates. If the recent rash of blazes near Horsetooth Reservoir outside of Fort Collins is an indication of how dry Colorado woodlands are, it’s no time to play with fire, so to speak.
But car campers and backpackers still have to eat, and propane-singed s’mores won’t cut it. Serious outdoor enthu-siasts – the multi-day, mountaineering type – may scoff at using the term “gourmet” with camp food, but a delicious meal on the trail is no harder than buying freeze-dried food.
To fill the campfire void in your family’s weekend trip, try this handful of outdoor-friendly recipes that are a cinch on camp stoves or single-burner backpacking stoves. As with all camping, the key is planning beforehand: cutting veg-gies, making chili, bagging ingredients. Conserving space is
vital and each recipe uses one pot – no more than what you’d have for boiling water. Some require ice (not the friendliest or lightest thing in the wilderness) but they can be tweaked to remove perishable foods.
Remember to pack light and waste as little as possible – the food is gourmet, but the campsite is still far from your kitchen. Bon appétit, campers.
Lumberjack breakfastThis egg and meat dish is a hearty, brunch-style recipe
originally meant for open coals and a cast iron skillet, but it’s easily made on a camp stove with one pot. It’s ideal for car camping and short backpacking trips, where you can replace raw bacon with precooked bits and raw eggs with the hard-boiled variety. If you’re brave, though, leave the eggs unrefrigerated – if stored whole in a dry, cool place, they typically last up to two days past the sell-by date on the package if you refrigerated them beforehand. Place all chopped ingredients in plastic bags, and have a large spoon and lid handy. Recipe serves four.
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At the campsite, add bacon and onion (rehydrated if nec-essary) to large pot with vegetable oil. Stir frequently and heat until warmed. If using raw ingredients, skip vegetable oil and leave 2 tablespoons bacon grease to sauté onion. Add rehydrated hash browns, again stirring frequently until bare-ly browned. Remove pot from heat and even out mixture. Using back of spoon, make four wells to hold eggs (skip if using hard-boiled eggs). Crack an egg into each well and add water. Cover with lid. Return pot to heat and cook until eggs are finished. If not using eggs, remove when hash browns are cooked thoroughly.
Anzac biscuitsA favorite from down under, these traditional Australian
and New Zealander treats are essential for long-distance trampers. They last forever – kind of like a sweeter, softer hardtack – and in terms of taste and texture, they beat mealy energy bars for a fraction of the cost. The biscuits require baking, so prep a large batch before you go and know they’ll harden slightly once settled. Recipe makes 12 biscuits.
1 cup quick-cook oats3/4 cup flaked coconut1 teaspoon flour1 teaspoon baking soda1 cup white sugar1/2 cup butter2 tablespoon molasses1 teaspoon honey
Ditch the hot dogs and campfire for new, delicious tastes on the
trail this summer.By Phil Lindeman
When summertime hits, there’s no bet-ter reward for a full
day of hiking than roasting hot dogs and marshmallows over an open fire – unless Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate.
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[See GOURMET CAMPING, page 21]
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The teachers are: Grace Roybal (10 years of service), Karen Wood, (16 years of service), Carol Gonter (19 years of service), Jodeen Stephenson (19 years of service), Debra Echtler (19 years of service), Robin Santoro (20 years of service), Linda Verderber (28 years of service), Debra Lehr (31 years of service), Linda Kempton (31 years of service), Susan Scott (32 years of service), Pat Phelan (38 years of service) and Linda Gates (26 years of service.) Phelan and Gates are not pictured.
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Like daisies coming up in the spring, booths from vari-ous food, produce and artisan vendors pop up at weekend markets held around the valley. The largest, the Vail Farmers Market, kicks off on June 17 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and goes each Sunday through Sept. 16. Shoppers can listen to live jazz music and peruse the art galleries that line Meadow Drive.
Minturn Farmers Market begins June 23 and goes on Sat-urdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in downtown Minturn. Visitors can also check out a different theme or event each week. The first market features a “fairy garden building workshop,” and the next week brings a soil education and composting work-shop.
Further west, the Edwards Farmers Market is held every Saturday from June 18 to Sept. 17, from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. The Eagle Farmers Market is held every Friday begin-ning June 17 from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Eagle Ranch Vil-lage, and has kid-friendly pony rides to raise funds for the Colorado Horse Rescue.
Check the markets’ individual websites for a full list of the vendors, but here are a few quick highlights you should be sure not to miss.
Fresh and greenAt the root of the farmers markets is a tradition of fresh,
locally grown vegetables and fruits.
Osage Gardens returns to the Edwards and Vail markets for the second year – you may recognize their name from the culinary herbs sold at some local grocery stores. The New Castle-based farm specializes in fresh, organic greens and herbs, home grown on their family-run farm.
“Our farm is local – my parents started it 20 years ago, and
both me and my sister work on it,” Osage’s Theresa Rumery says. “Our veggies are most unique in that we have nutrient-dense soil, which makes for healthy plants. It’s very flavorful produce, not trucked 1,500 to 2,000 (miles) like what you might find in some stores.”
If you miss Osage at the farmers markets, they also have a membership program. Customers can choose what produce they want and shares range from $250 to $350 for 12 weeks, like a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm.
The beauty of having different farms at different markets is that shoppers can choose from a variety of products – some vendors might have specialty items unique to their farm. Bryan Reed, general manager of the Silt-based Eagle Springs Organic farm, says the farm’s tomatillos and variety of sweet and roasting peppers are always a big hit at farmers markets. The farm’s stand can be found at Edwards on Saturdays and Eagle on Fridays.
“We loved being there,” Reed says. “We try and bring products that fill a unique niche. It’s nice to bring things like purple tomatillos, red okra or sunburst squash and have peo-ple appreciate that.”
The farm also has a large greenhouse, allowing Eagle Springs to grow spinach, arugula, mustard greens, pea shoots and cilantro, to name a few – plants that would wilt otherwise under the Colorado sun. Reed will also come with organic eggs raised on the farm, as well as beef, lamb, goat and pork from organic Colorado growers.
Specialty itemsYou might not expect to find wild-caught salmon at a Colo-
rado farmers market, but that’s exactly what Kaleb Walker brings to the Kaleb’s Katch stand at the Vail and Eagle mar-kets.
In fact, Walker is about to leave for his annual fishing trip in Alaska. Last year, Walker spent 38 days on the water on a 32-foot boat and hauled in nearly 100,000 pounds of salmon.
Here’s a look at the freshest and tastiest finds at local farmers markets.
By Melanie Wong
pick like a proTips from the farm experts
themselves on produce shopping at the market.
• Come early: “We definitely have a peak time and often we’ll sell out of things by about 11 a.m.,” Bryan Reed of Eagle Springs Organ- ics says.• Ask the grower: Ask them what is good that particular week. “We know what’s in season and we eat it, too,” Reed says.• Taste test: Growers are glad to give you samples so you know just what you’re buying.• The cuter the better: As a rule, most squash, cucumbers and similar veggies are sweeter and tastier the smaller they are.
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Summer brings farmers markets to the valley, and farm-ers markets bring fresh fruit and vegetables from West-ern Slope farms. Cody Downard photo
[See FARMERS MARKET, page 15]
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Remember that day at the Town of Eagle recycling center down by the Eagle County Fairgrounds when you thought-fully brought your cardboard and co-mingled recyclables, thinking you would be an environmentally friendly citizen -- only to find the containers were full and over flowing and that there was no place to dump anything except on top of the existing piles?
Well, those days are coming to a close with a new com-pacting and recycling facility being built at 1050 Chambers Ave. in Eagle, right next to the Eagle Public Works office. The Town of Eagle and Eagle County are splitting the cost of a new facility.
In reality, those over flowing piles of cardboard and other recyclable materials are a good sign. Though the current site is an eyesore at the truck stop parking lot, with cardboard strewn across the fences that keep things from blowing into the adjacent Eagle River, the excess means one thing: a lot of people are recycling. And this is a very good thing.
With a state-of-the-art automated compactor at the new facility, all of the wasted “air space,” or space created in the old-style containers from people who don’t break down their boxes, will now be eliminated.
According to Deron Dircksen, assistant engineer and sus-tainability coordinator with the Town of Eagle Public Works, the current location has never been a very good introduction to the town of Eagle, and he says he hopes the new location is going to eliminate many of the problems the town has had with the old site. Not only had overflow become an issue, but using the facility on wet days was a hassle, thanks to a dirt parking lot that quickly became mud. It was fine for the ducks, but not for those who wanted to recycle on snowy or raining days.
But finding a new site for recycling wasn’t an easy task.“Finding a new location was not easy,” says Dircksen.
“No one wanted it. There were different locations in Eagle
County being considered, including the lot behind the Justice Center in Eagle and a lot next to the post office. These sites would have required many infrastructure improvements to build the facility.”
After investigating all of these and many more options, he says it made the most sense, logistically and fiscally, to put the new site on town land at the Public Works facility.
Keeping cardboard in orderThe biggest difference that the new facility will make is its
compactor. Sitting on a concrete slab, the compactor means no more walking through the mud to recycle dump your re-cycling. The 12-yard-long containers that once were stuffed full will now be replaced with one 40-yard container that will receive cardboard from the attached automated compac-tor. The only way the cardboard can be fed into the compac-tor is through a slot, which accepts only broken-down card-board boxes. When the receiving area becomes full, it trips a photo eye, which signals the “ram” to hydraulically push the cardboard into the receptacle. The compactor was purchased from a company called Wastequip, whose specialty is waste-and-refuse compactors.
eagle’s recycling center gets recycledNew site will feature compactor and takes more plastics
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When Eagle’s new recycling site is com-pleted, you will be able to bring the following items to the site at 1050 Chambers Ave.
- Cardboard boxes, broken down- paper- Plastics numbers 1 through 7
By Larry Grossman
Mountain Pedaler owner Charlie Brown dumps card-board boxes at the current Eagle recycling site at the fairgrounds. A new facility, which will soon be built, will include a cardboard compactor and solve the overflow problems that plague the current site. Kent Pettit photo. [See RECYCLING, page 21]
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Across the world on the Himalayan peak K2, the second highest mountain in the world, 11 men from seven countries were dead in 27 hours.
The disaster immediately gained worldwide attention as the carnage unfolded. Massive chunks of ice near the summit had cracked and cascaded downward, ripping out the fixed lines the climbers counted on to descend and stranding a number of people in the “death zone,” the inhospitable area above 26,000 feet.
For Padoan, the tragedy hit close home. Her friend, a Pakistani porter named Karim Me-herban, was one of the 11 who died on the mountain. Her ensuring search for what happened on the mountain unearthed stories of heroism and bravery that are now mountaineering legend.
Three years after the K2 disaster, Padoan and her cousin, journalist Peter Zuckerman, pub-lished “Buried in the Sky,” a book that follows the lives of two sherpas, Chhiring Dorje Sherpa and Pasang Lama. While from vastly different backgrounds, the two men’s paths intersected that day on K2, when Chhiring found Pasang stranded on an ice wall, without an axe, wait-ing to die. Knowing it would probably mean death for both of them, Chhiring tied himself to
Pasang, and performed an unbelievable and harrowing rescue.Chhiring will tell his story firsthand when he visits The
Bookworm of Edwards on Tuesday, June 19 at 6 p.m., accom-panied by Padoan and Eric Meyers, a Steamboat physician who treated the K2 survivors.
SneakPEAK caught up with Padoan at the beginning of her current book tour to chat about climbing, what makes a real hero and the wrath of mountain goddesses.
SneakPEAK: This book retells the story of a well-known event, but focuses on a story that wasn’t previously publicized.
Why did you choose to tell the story of these two sherpas?Amanda Padoan: There have been many books written about Westerners in the Himalayas.
No one else has written about the high-altitude porters from Pakistan. As far Sherpas (like Chhiring) go, there are three or four other books about them, but they’ve been mountaineering for hundreds of years. It’s amazing how little there is written about them.
(After the K2 disaster,) I didn’t know the details of what happened immediately. When they listed the victims, they didn’t even name the porters and sherpas by name. I got really frustrated over the next months reading the media coverage. You start writing letters to the editor, and
Author Amanda Padoan and mountaineer Chhiring Dorje Sherpa share tale of K2 disaster
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On August 1, 2008, Amanda Padoan was at home in bed, intently watching media coverage of one of the deadliest alpine disasters in recent history.
Chhiring Dorje Sherpa, the hero of the book “Buried in the Sky,” stands on the summit of K2 in 2008. Hours later he would find himself fighting for his life to get off the mountain alongside another sherpa, Pasang Lama. Chhiring Dorje Sherpa will speak at the Bookworm next Tues-day. Pemba Gyalke Sherpa photo.
[See PADOAN, page 12]
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It’s not your typical summer vacation.Two local women, Peggy Jensen and Maggie Burnet, flew
out last week to spend three weeks in Tanzania, working with HIV-affected children.
The two are going through a Christian missions organi-zation, Christ Hope International, an Africa-based nonprofit that works with children infected with or whose lives are affected by HIV.
Burnet, a second-and-third grade teacher at Red Hill El-ementary, will be using her teaching skills to help the or-ganization with tutoring and children’s education programs. Jensen, an office coordinator with the Town of Gypsum, will be helping with the programs, as well as aiding the organiza-tion’s staff in setting up a new office.
This last winter, neither imagined they would be headed to sub-Sahara Africa for the summer. Burnet says a presen-tation by a missions representative at her church, Calvary Christian Fellowship, caught her attention.
“They were sharing about the needs in Sub-Saharan Af-rican, and I was learning that AIDS is still a huge deal,” she says. “I thought, I’ve heard about this problem all my life, and you hear about so many funds going there -- surely
there’s been a change. But the statistics (of people infected) were ridiculous. All these kids need to be cared for, and it’s still going on.”
Jensen, who knew Burnet through church, had a similar urge to go, and a few months ago, plans were finalized to send a team to Tanzania. They’ve raised all their own money to make the trip happen, and gathered care packages with the help of their church to bring with them. Their mission will be in large city located near Lake Victoria, working with kids ages 8 through 13. While neither of them has previously been to Africa, both say they are excited about the trip.
“The folks we’ve talked to that we’ll work with are very kind and warmhearted,” says Burnet. “It’s a pretty stable na-tion for the area, and there’s lots of tourism. We’re going to a larger city, so we can expect some extreme poverty.”
Jensen says she was initially nervous about her ability to go on the mission.
“I was a little doubtful. I said, ‘I don’t know if I’m smart enough, if I know enough.’ It’s not like you’re going to lie on the beach for two weeks. But my pastor told me, “If you have the desire to go, that’s enough.’”
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Valley residents head to TanzaniaLocal women to work with HIV-affected kids for summer mission
By Melanie Wong
you get to the point where you don’t get responses and think, “I want to write a book.”
SP: So how did you end up partnering up with your cousin to write this and what did that process look like?
AP: I had just had a baby and couldn’t leave, so I did a cold call to Peter and told him, “I really want to write this book, but can’t because I have this baby. Will you go to the Himalayas for me?” So Peter went and did the first interviews.
SP: There’s some in-depth reporting in this book, tracking down family members and survivors in Nepal and Pakistan. What were some of the biggest challenges?
AP: Overall, we made seven trips to Nepal and two trips to Pakistan. The toughest thing is that you need an interpreter for the rare languages. There were 14 languages we had to work with for this book. Also, some people lived in very remote places – some villages took two-week treks to get there.
SP: How did you get into mountaineering yourself?AP: I was always a rock climber. I used to spend every
weekend since I was 12 climbing in Joshua Tree. Then I climbed Denali and realized I loved the high mountains.
My brother, who was a mountaineer, passed away at 23 and that just unhinged me to the extreme. He always wanted to climb Broad Peak, so I shaved my head and bought a ticket to Kathmandu and left a note for my mother telling her not
to worry. I spent half a year in the Himalaya and Karakoram (mountain ranges) trying to make sense of my brother’s death. Karim Meherban was a porter when I climbed Broad Peak (a 26,240-foot ascent near K2) and he reminded me of my brother. When I heard he died on K2 four years later, it really upset me.
SP: Tell us about the hero of your book, Chhiring, whom readers will get to meet at the Bookworm event.
AP: Chhiring and his wife are both heroes of the book.He is a 12-time Everest summiter and one of the strongest mountaineers in the world, who pulled off this mind-blowing rescue.
When he found Pasang, Chhiring said, “Of course I have to do this.” It’s the Buddhist concept that you have to acquire merit from the deity of K2. To be where they were was trespass – a violation of sacred space – and he knew she was watch-ing his every move and you have to act well, because she has influence on your future reincarnation. So Chhiring knows he has to do the right thing. That said, other people had already passed Pasang by - he just had to help someone in need.
He really is just exceptional. I’ve never encountered a hero like him.
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Summer has rolled in and the town of Eagle is ready to have some warm-weather fun.
Embracing its outdoor and family-friendly culture, as well as its ranching roots, the little community 20 miles west of Vail has a summer schedule full of concerts, sporting events, weekend markets and special festivals. The best part is that most of these activities are free or nearly free.
And really, the town is just warming up. Be on the lookout for more special events in Eagle over the next couple years, such as athletic events, multi-day music concerts, outdoor fes-tivals and more. The town is working to make Eagle more of a
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“We just want to be careful to keep with our roots and his-tory, and provide the town with events that are paralleled with what our town is all about,” she says. “We’re in the process of talking to certain event promoters we want to see come to our town.”
Those efforts start this Friday, June 15, with the launch of www.eagleoutside.com, a site that will provide comprehen-sive information on dining, lodging and sports, including detailed sections about mountain biking/hiking/dirt biking trails, fishing, hunting and camping.
Shows and concertsFamilies can bring their blankets, a picnic dinner and may-
be their dancing shoes to Showdown Concerts in the Park. These free community evenings, hosted by the town and the Vail Valley Foundation, are held every Thursday, beginning June 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Eagle Town Park. The concerts feature acts from both Colorado and beyond. Bands in this year’s lineup include the Markus James Trio and Mamadou Sidibe, who blends traditional American Blues with Western African roots sounds. Front Range bands The Congress and Something Underground also bring their grooving rock sound to Eagle.
The concerts have been so successful in recent years that the town has expanded the lineup for its biggest year ever,
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Leading in the concert series is a weekend packed with mu-sic and entertainment in its own right, Eagle Flight Days. The annual all-town festival from June 22 to June 24 coin-cides with the summer solstice and has been a tradition for more than 50 years, featuring live music, contests, a parade and athletic events.
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The party continues with Fourth of July Fireworks on July 4, beginning at 10 p.m. at the Eagle County Fairgrounds.
Get activeEagle also boasts an extensive network of hiking and
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Fittingly, the Fourth of July celebration also includes a Bike Parade, which goes from Brush Creek Park to the Eagle Town Park beginning at 8:30 a.m. Participants are invited to decorate their bikes and join the party at the park for games, treats and prizes.
New triathletes or athletes looking for a brush-up event might want to try the LG Triathlon on June 30, a communi-ty-organized sprint triathlon in memory of local racer Laura Genelin, who passed in 2008. Proceeds go to the Vail Valley Charitable Fund. For more info, see www.lgtri.com.
The 72nd Eagle County Fair and Rodeo also kicks off on July 22 at the Eagle County Fairgrounds. The Pro Rodeo is a knockdown, drag-out competition featuring some of the best wranglers in the West, and starts nightly at 7 p.m. from Wednesday through Saturday. The Texaco Country Show-down, America’s largest country music talent search, will bring music entertainment, and kids can enjoy 4-H Club shows, carnival rides, food vendors, exhibits and contests.
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And now for something a little different…You can be a spectator at monthly roller derby bouts with
the Vail Valley’s own roller derby team, the 10th Mountain Roller Dolls. The bouts will be held June 16, July 15 and Aug. 18 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Eagle Pool and Ice Rink. This battalion of gutsy female athletes offers spectators a display of full-contact, aggressive, competitive roller derby. Cost is $5 per adult and $3 for kids.
Locals love their dogs, and that’s why Eagle is hosting the first-annual Mountain Dogs and Canine Carnival from Aug. 3 to Aug. 5. The festival will feature Rocky Mountain Dock Dogs as an anchor attraction, along with other canine contests and activities, such as pulling, agility, sheep herding, rally, fly ball, scent tracking and ball herding. Humans can jump in with their pooches with the Doggie Mudder, Doggy Dash and Dirty Dog Kid’s Mud Run.
Maybe no western town is complete without a Demolition Derby. Eagle’s is on Aug. 24, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Eagle County Fairgrounds. Spectators can grab a beverage, sit back and relish the wrecks and mayhem.
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Besides frozen fillets, customers can also get Walker’s salmon wraps, smoked sockeye and lox, all from sustainable and well-managed fisheries.
“I like the markets because customers get to meet me in person,” he says. “I go up there myself (to fish) and know where it came from. They can hear the story behind it.”
Another specialty product comes from a new Vail busi-ness, Mountain Cupcakes, which recently opened a store-front in Vail Village. Owner and pastry chef Lauren Smith specializes in cupcakes that are… well, special. The menu changes constantly, but you might see something like banana cupcakes with salted caramel frosting, or chocolate cupcakes filled with a berry crème.
The chemist-turned baker (she worked in biotech before moving out the mountains and testing her chops at local res-taurants) says she’ll also bring specialty dog treats and dog-gie frozen yogurt from a Front Range company.
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Grab lunch at one of the prepared food vendors.For the first year, restaurant owner Babbu Cheema will
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Cheema and his crew will serve up traditional Northern Indian food – chicken, lamb and veggie tikka masala, curry, fragrant rice and naan bread – at the Eagle Farmers Market.
The Indian native says the food is authentic, meaning he doesn’t spare on the spices.
“Events like this are great for introducing your food to the people,” Cheema says. “We’ve been at the Aspen markets, (Glenwood’s) Strawberry Daze and Avon’s Salute to Ameri-ca, but just now coming to the farmers markets in Eagle. We hope people like it.”
Another new addition to the Eagle and Edwards markets is Panaderia Azteca, a Mexican bakery based in Gypsum. Pastry chef Angel Duran and co-owner Jorge Morales bring traditional Mexican specialty items and bakery staples. Mo-rales says the bakery is the only one of its kind selling local-ly-made baked goods; most of the other Mexican bakeries sell items made in Glenwood Springs. The business has been open a year and they are thinking about a new location in Edwards, he says.
“We make everything fresh,” says Morales, adding that while their customer base is mostly in the Hispanic commu-nity at the moment, he hopes the farmers market will give them wider exposure. “Americans, Mexicans – everyone is welcome. We just want to show our products.”
FARMERS MARKET –––––––––––––––––– [From page 8]
SneakPEAK editor Melanie Wong can be reached at [email protected]
SneakPEAK editor Melanie Wong can be reached at [email protected]
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After-Hours Business MixerVail Valley Partnership presents its
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Editor’s note: SneakPEAK columnist Felicia Kalaluhi is the owner of Cornerstone Chocolates and Confections and also teaches a pastry course at Colorado Mountain Col-lege in Edwards. She can be reached at [email protected].
What do beignets, zeppoli, sopapillas and doughnuts all have in common? Fried dough!
Each of these names represents a form of fried dough from different countries around the world. As in many other cultures, fried dough, or doughnuts, are a classic American sweet. While the history of this tasty, ring-shaped treat has been long disputed in America, it will always remain an all-time favorite – just take a look at the bakery section of any
supermarket.Doughnut dough is a yeast-risen dough that is very simple to make, but the challenge that
most home cooks and bakers have is frying them. Setting up your own deep fryer at home can be safe and easy if you take all of the necessary precautions.
First you will want to fill a large saucepot with enough oil that the doughnuts can be submerged without touching the bottom of the pot. You’ll want to have a thermometer sub-merged in the oil the whole time to monitor the temperature. A digital probe thermometer works great for this. You can even set an alert for when the oil reaches a certain temperature. Be sure not to leave the oil unattended as you bring it up to temperature.
You’ll want to heat the oil on the stovetop to 325 to 350 degrees. Once you reach that temperature range, you can reduce or turn off the heat. As you add each doughnut to your deep fryer, the temperature of the oil will drop, so you will need to heat the oil back to 350 degrees before carefully adding the next set of doughnuts. You will want to protect your arms as you add the doughnuts to the hot oil, as it has a tendency to splatter. Wear a fitted long-sleeve shirt, but be sure that your sleeves are rolled about a quarter up your forearms so they are not going to get in the way as you work.
Before you fry your first batch, be sure to have a sheet pan lined with a paper towel and a cooling rack ready for your doughnuts as they come out of the fryer. The paper towel will absorb the excess oil as it drips from the doughnuts while they sit on the cooling rack. Be sure to have the hood, fan, or ventilation system in your kitchen running during this process. Also keep a bag of flour handy in case of an emergency. Flour will help to absorb the oil, which is the fire’s source. After you are finished frying your doughnuts, allow the oil to com-
SneakTReaTS: Make your own doughnutsFried or baked, you can make this American classic at home
Felicia Kalaluhi
Homemade DoughnutsTotal cooking time: 2 1/2 hoursYields: 25 large or 35 mini doughnutsIngredients1 ½ cups warm milk½ teaspoon instant dry yeast1 tablespoon butter2/3 cup sugar2 large eggs3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour1/8 teaspoon nutmeg1 teaspoon sea saltInstructions1) Place a fourth of the warm milk in a mixing bowl with yeast;
let stand for five minutes. 2) Combine butter, sugar, and remaining milk. Add to yeast mix-
ture. 3) Add flour, eggs, salt and nutmeg. Mix with dough hook on low
speed until evenly mixed. 4) Increase mixer to high speed and mix for three minutes. 5) Check dough and add more milk or flour if necessary; dough
should be smooth and pull away from sides of bowl.6) Remove dough from mixing bowl, place in a well-oiled bowl and
cover with plastic. 7) Allow dough to rise for 1 hour until doubled in size. 8) Press gases out of dough and roll out on a sheet to 1/2 inch
thick. 9) Cut dough into circles and place on sheet pan. 10) Cover with damp cloth and let sit for 45 minutes. 11) Remove cloth and bake at 375 F for five minutes. Be careful
not to over bake. 12) Remove from oven, brush with butter and toss in cinnamon
sugar or any other topping. [See DOUGHNUTS, page 26]
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Editor’s Note: Minturn-based sports fan Patrick Whitehurst writes for www.fanrag.com. Read his musings on the site or in SneakPEAK.
When the Miami Heat faces the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Fi-nals, it will mark the third appearance by LeBron James on basketball’s big-gest stage. Widely regard-ed as the best basketball
player in the world today, the “Chosen One” is still look-ing for his first championship as a professional.
Despite being incredibly talented and blatantly humble, LeBron has become entrenched as the sports world’s most reviled figure since he announced he was, “taking his talents to South Beach.”
There are always moments in every game when fans are amazed by the plays LeBron James makes. James slash-es to the hoop with an unmatched ferocity, he snatches rebounds with one hand and delivers precise dimes to streaking teammates. LeBron can seemingly take over any game at any time.
He smiles whether or not things are going his way, his teammates love him, and he exhibits the team-first philos-ophy when he uses the words “we” and “us” when shar-ing his MVP trophies and thoughts after a game.
James is an active member in his communities, as well as in local schools. Unlike so many of the superstars to-day, there has never been any news about LeBron getting in trouble with drugs and the law or fooling around on his wife. From all accounts he is a stand-up guy that goes
about his business in a professional and thoughtful way, something that can’t be easy for one of the most recogniz-able people in the world.
Everyone loves a villianLeBron does almost everything right on and off the bas-
ketball court, but still people want to root against him, and they want to see his Heat team fail.
When the Miami Heat loses, James takes the lion’s share of the blame. He could score 40 points and play stellar defense, but the media and fans will talk about his mistakes and not the missed shots or turnovers by his teammates. When the Heat wins, it’s expected because they have LeBron. The intensity of the scrutiny “King James” faces will reach an all-time high during the NBA Finals.
The nature of America is to root for the underdog. We love feel-good stories and comebacks. We pin our hopes on long shots and despise villains. LeBron James is the villain of the NBA, and we have learned to love hating him.
James wasn’t always the bad guy in our hearts and minds, though. He only became viewed with such con-tempt following “The Decision” to leave Cleveland for greener pastures (or the beach). Did he completely mis-manage the announcement by appearing on an hour-long ESPN program where he spurned his hometown team?
Yes. James has since publicly stated his regret for the manner and circumstances in which he left. He was also viewed as “taking the easy way out” by choosing to play with his friends Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.
Leaving Cleveland for South Florida is a decision many of us would choose without blinking an eye. The desire to work with your friends can be very appealing, especially when those friends are on the short list of the best players in the league. Navigating the regular season and playoffs
in the NBA is never easy, and championships are never guaranteed.
Everything looks easy for James (except three-point-ers and clutch fourth-quarter shots). We want to see him struggle, and we want to refer to him as “Le-Brick”.
Saint Kevin DurantThe 2012 NBA Finals feature an incredible collection
of talent on both teams. The majority of basketball fans and casual observers outside of Miami will be rooting for Kevin Durant’s Oklahoma City Thunder and against James. Durant is a three-time NBA scoring champion and considered to be among one of the really good guys in the league.
If LeBron is the antagonist of the NBA, Durant is the antithesis of James. While James is a slasher under the bright lights of Miami, Durant is a silky-smooth shooter who prefers to live the quiet life in rural Oklahoma.
Durant recently signed a contract extension instead of potentially testing the free-agent waters in order to stay with the Thunder for the long haul. James left his home-town team while Durant bought his mom a home in a sub-urb of Oklahoma City so she and his brother could attend every game, and yes -- he lives next door.
The NBA Finals have the makings of a great showdown in the Old West. Like every classic western, the struggles between good and evil are very pronounced resulting in a winner-take-all clash.
When the dust clears after the final scene, we expect to see the hero standing tall, but we won’t be surprised if the bad guy finally wins one and rides off -- earning our respect and admiration in his own way.
SneakSpORTS: Loving to hate LeBronNBA Finals could feature a good guy vs. villain showdown
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Montaña’s Cantina and Grill, Avon Summer came early to Montaña’s in the heart of Avon, where the “Friday Afternoon
Casual” events have been pumping since early May. Owners wanted a laid-back, casual atmosphere for locals eyeing a quick drink and affordable food after work.
“We probably have the best deck and the best view in Avon,” owner Tom Beaver says. “We really wanted to stick with that casual vibe.
The deck gets hopping at 5 p.m., when local DJs spin pop hits and the twenty-something crowd dines on burgers, wings and nachos for under $10, plus the marquee deal of two tacos for $3 until 6 p.m. The restaurant partnered with Crazy Mountain Brewery in Edwards for a free keg every Friday – yes, every Friday – and Vail’s Black Diamond Rentals for give-aways. Once the keg runs out, drafts are $2.50 and margaritas are $4 until 9:30 p.m. Once the sun goes down, the party moves upstairs to the restaurant’s large indoor dance space, Montaña’s After Dark, where DJs continue spinning throughout the night.
Cima at Westin Riverfront Resort, AvonAvon is home to more than a few FACs, but few put on a party like the Westin’s signature
restaurant, beginning June 22 at 6 p.m. and running through the end of August. The big draw here is the food: Executive Chef Calloway oversaw the planting of a new garden on the re-sort grounds, and kale, beets, fennel and herbs go direct from the ground to plates.
Along with cookout favorites like burgers and grilled chicken, Calloway built the FAC menu to have a taqueria slant, opting for the bright, full flavors of street-vendor tacos. In-gredients include rock shrimp, pork carnitas, carne asada and chicken tinga (braised and shredded chicken cooked with chipotle peppers for a smoky flavor), all packed in small tortillas to highlight Calloway’s philosophy of “hot, salty, sour and sweet.” Pricing is still in the air, but it will likely be under $7 for a small plate, equivalent to current happy hour deals. Cocktails start at $5.
The younger crowd at the Cima FAC is a pretty equal mix of locals and tourists, thanks in part to a huge variety of music. This year’s lineup isn’t yet solidified, but past acts included the prolific rock/jam group Frogs Gone Fishin’ and State Bridge favorites Min’urn Express.
Gore Range Brewery, EdwardsThe Gore Range Brewery FAC was another early starter this year with a mid-May kickoff,
highlighting its status as favorite for permanent residents. Running from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the deck comes alive with music in the shadow of the brewery’s grain silos and nearby mountain peaks. The FAC overlaps with happy hour, which ends at 6 p.m. and includes $4 well drinks, $5 house wines and $3 craft-brewed beers.
Music is always free and trends toward small, acoustic local acts. The lineup rotates every week, and includes upcoming artists like the talented singer/songwriter Elli Gauthier of the Minturn-based female duo Boxcar Daisies.
FAC –––––––––––––––––– [From page 5]
SneakPEAK writer Phil Lindeman can be reached at [email protected]
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Friday, June 15 to Sunday, June 17King of the Mountain Volleyball Tourna-ment Colorado’s oldest beach doubles volleyball tournament re-turns for the 40th consecutive year. This family event has multiple divisions as well as a junior’s beach volleyball camp, held on Friday featuring beach volleyball profession-als. Event is at the Vail Athletic Fields and Ford Park. See www.kingofthemountainvolleyball.com for more info.
Friday, June 15People’s Friday in GypsumGypsum’s community get-together starts at 7 p.m., with a concert featuring Already Gone, and the movie “ Flight of the Navigator” playing on the big screen. Cost is free at the Lundgren Theater.
Friday, June 15Wu Tang Clan at MontañasWu Tang presents Eternal, with Special Guest Killah Priest. Show starts at Avon’s Montañas After Dark at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 online at http://montanasafterdark.ticketleap.com/, or $12 the day of the show.
Saturday, June 16Roller Derby Bout in Eagle The Mountaineers, the WECMRD 10th Mountain Rollers travel team, will play at home on Saturday at the Eagle Pool and Ice Rink arena against the Kill Scouts from Denver’s Rocky Mountain Rollergirls. Tickets are $10 for adults and $3 for kids up to 18. Bout starts at 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 16Colorado Children’s Chorale in Vail The Colorado Children’s Chorale turns the kids-next-door into performing stars that win the hearts of people from Hong Kong to Kalamazoo. Watch them perform at the Ger-ald R. Ford Amphitheater.
Saturday, June 16La Sportiva Summer Solstice Trail RunA day of fun activities and a trail run to benefit the Vail Val-ley Charitable Fund at Beaver Creek. Course begins at the base of Creekside Park and incudes a kids fun run, 5K and 10K a barbecue and performance by Hardscrabble. Event begins at 10:30 a.m. See www.vailrec.com for more info.
Saturday, June 16Movies and Concerts on the GreenGypsum’s free music and film series kicks off at the Gyp-sum Creek Golf Club. Derringer plays and the movie is “RV’ with Robin Williams. Event starts at 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 16Bookworm celebrates 15 yearsEdward’s bookstore celebrates its 15th anniversary with an open house from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a slideshow, customer stories, giveaways, snacks and a champagne toast. Founders Kathy Westover and Neda Jansen will be in at-tendance.
Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 177 Walkers at State Bridge7 Walkers with Bill Kreutzmann, Papa Mali and George Por-ter Jr., supported by Frogs Gone Fishin’ and The Congress, play at Bond’s State Bridge Riverside Amphitheater at 6 p.m. on Sunday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets available at www.statebridge.com.
Sunday, June 17Father’s Day Fishing DerbyAvon hosts a fun fishing derby for kids under 15 (and their parents), in time for both Father’s Day and National Fish-ing Week. Have fun participating in fun fishing competitions and games. Prizes will be awarded for various categories. Morning wraps up with a free lunch provided by the Town of Avon. Event is from 10 a.m. to noon. For more info see www.avon.org.
Sunday, June 17Vail Farmers Market and Art ShowGet a taste of Colorado with the Vail Farmers’ Market and Art Show, open weekly throughout the summer. Colorado’s finest are showcased during the farmers market including lo-cally grown produce, international dishes, fresh baked goods and even Colorado wine. For more details, please see www.vailfarmersmarket.com
Sunday, June 17Free pool day and moonlight swim in EagleVailFamily, friends and everyone else are invited to a free pool day at the EagleVail swimming pool, with a night swim in the evening. See http://eaglevail.org for more info.
Tuesday, June 19Author talk: Amanda Padoan Co-author of the nonfiction book “Buried in the Sky” speaks at the Bookworm in Edwards with special guests Chhiring Dorje Sherpa and Eric Meyer. Event starts at 6 p.m. and tick-ets are $10.
Tuesday, June 19
Hot Summer Nights Concert Pimps of Joytime play at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail as part of the free Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Concert Series. The concerts are Tuesday nights from June through August and start at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 20Mountain Bike Race: Davos DashAs part of the Vail Recreation District’s Mountain Bike Race Series, riders will race up Davos trail in Vail. After party is at Bearfish Bar and Grill in West Vail. See www.vailrec.com for more info.
CorrectionIn the May 24 edition of SneakPEAK, an article titled “Din-ner, with a side of dance,” on pages 7 and 9 incorrectly said 4 Eagle Ranch hosted “square dancing” as part of the West-ern Family Dinner events. The events include “line danc-ing,” with lessons from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by open dancing. SneakPEAK regrets the error.
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Saturday, June 16Comedy Night at
Montañas
Jimmy Shubert, who has appeared on King of Queens, 2 Broke Girls, CSI, Seinfeld, Reno 911 and Entou-rage, headlines at Montañas After Dark. He’s been in films that include “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” “GO,” “Coyote Ugly,” and “One Hour Photo.” The night will also fea-ture Heather Snow, a Denver-based stand-up comedian who is best known for her show “Ladies Laugh-In” at Beauty Bar. She is a two-time winner of Best of West-word, and named one of the “Top 10 Comedy Shows Not To Be Missed” by the Denver Post. Show starts at 8:15 p.m. at the Avon restaurant. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance at http://montanasafter-dark.ticketleap.com/.
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Savings for EagleThe new facility will require far fewer visits from the company responsible for hauling
away the recycled material, Vail Honeywagon. Previously, the company had to make three trips a week to haul off the recyclables. With the new compactor in place, it is estimated that cardboard will be picked up once every three weeks.
Whereas before, what was hauled off consisted of 80 percent air, the compactor will mean that the new loads will be 80 percent cardboard. The site will be open to the public 24 hours, seven days a week with a surveillance camera for security purposes. The new facility will also have a container to recycle used motor oil, which is free to the public and right next to the new compactor at the Public Works site.
Two large containers will be available for co-mingle recycling of plastics and newspaper separately, located on the same concrete pad as the new compactor.
Dircksen says the town is also excited to announce that it will be able to accept plastics numbered 1 through 7, as opposed to the old regulations at the county waste facility, which only accepted plastics 1 and 2 to be recycled.
The new facility should be much cleaner and efficient at it’s new location in Eagle, just remember to turn east on Chambers Ave. in the future instead of west and it will lead you right to the Town of Eagle’s sparkling new recycling facility.
RECYCLING ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– [From page 9]
want to get involved, but they don’t know how. There’s a lot of volunteer power in this valley, but if you have to work too hard to volunteer, many people would just rather go bike.”
VVMBA and HTC have both upped their efforts this sum-mer, including meetings with the Forest Service, trail-main-tenance training and a joint program with the Vail Recreation District. Dubbed the “Golden Pick Award,” the program en-courages volunteering by rewarding teams of cyclists for
working on area singletrack.For all of these biking groups, motorized and not, joint
collaboration is the natural next step. Peter Geyer, the VVM-BA president, is also an avid motocross rider and will join RMSR this summer. He has already spoke with Ball several times about how the two groups – and two different biking cultures – can work together to keep area trails pristine and, most importantly, accessible.
“If groups like the Forest Service and BLM see we’re working together, that there isn’t a separation, it will be a huge benefit,” Geyer says. “A trail is as good as we make it, no matter what you ride.”
TRAIL WORK –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– [From page 4]
2 tablespoon boiling waterMix the oats, coconut, flour and sugar together in a large bowl. In a small saucepan over
low heat, melt the butter, syrup and honey together. In a separate bowl, mix the baking soda and boiling water together, and then add to the saucepan with butter mixture. Add heated mixture to the dry ingredients and stir. Spoon final mixture onto greased cookie sheets and bake at 350 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes.
Frito pieSatiating hunger on a camping trip takes protein and carbs, and this simple dinner has both
in spades. The contrast of rich chili and salty Fritos is a treat for the taste buds, and when topped with whatever your heart desires, it becomes the hamburger of camp food. If using veggies, chop beforehand and place in plastic bags for the trip. Backpackers may want to forgo all the perishables except cheese – the cans of chili take up enough space – and re-
member a can opener. Recipe serves two.1-2 cans chili (14 oz. each) or homemade variety2 personal-sized bags of Fritos1/2 cup shredded cheeseAdditional toppings to tasteIn large pot, warm chili over medium heat until simmering. Stir occasionally. When fin-
ished, layer ingredients in bowl. The key is melting the cheese: Start with a bed of Fritos, top with cheese, scoop on chili and repeat once more. From there, other ingredients include salsa, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, green chili, diced onion – just about anything.
GOURMET CAMPING ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– [From page 6]
SneakPEAK writer Phil Lindeman can be reached at [email protected]
SneakPEAK writer Phil Lindeman can be reached at [email protected]
SneakPEAK writer Larry Grossman can be reached at [email protected]
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Check out Shelly’s (right) large expanded selection of hanging baskets, patio pots, perennials and more at Shelly’s Mountain Flowers in Edwards, behind Gobi down by the river. Also, now right next-door is Bellflower design owned by Kelly (left) who carries beautiful garden accessories and handmade chairs for your patios!
A big thank you to Pam Schultz from the
Gypsum town council for attending the
planning commission meeting to pres-
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The Gypsum Chamber would like to give “A huge thank you to the Gypsum Chamber Ambassadors Committee for giving their time to promote local busi-nesses!” They would also like to thank all the businesses and supporters who donated promotional items to fill the Ambassador Bags! For more informa-tion on the Gypsum Chamber, go to www.gypsumchamber.com
Sage, Sean and the beautiful Miss Minturn of Sticky Fin-gers on Main Street in Minturn welcome you to join them for breakfast or lunch seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.! Soups, sandwiches, sweets and so much more! See you soon!
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Agave | 1060 West Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.748.8666
Avon Bakery & Deli | 25 Hurd Lane | 970.949.3354
Cima | 126 Riverfront Lane | 970.790.5500
Blue Plate | 48 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
China Garden | 100 West Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.949.4986
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
Montanas Cantina and Grill | 82 East Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.949.7019
Nozawa Sushi | 240 Chapel Place | 970.949.0330
Northside Coffee and Kitchen | 20 Notingham Rd. | 970.949.1423
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
Black Diamond Bistro | 120 Offerson Road | 970.949.1251
Coyote Cafe | 210 The Plaza | 970.845.9030
Dusty Boot Saloon | 210 Offerson Rd. | 970.748.1146
Flying Pig Sandwich Shop | 76 Avondale Ln. | 970.845.0333
Foxnut Asian Fusion and Sushi | 15 W. Thomas Place | 970.845.0700
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
The Metropolitan | 210 Offerson Road | 970.748.3123
Osprey Lounge | 10 Elk Track Ln. | 970.754.7400
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Dining GuideA Quick Peak at Where to Eat.
Dish | 56 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.3433
Cafe Milano | 429 Edwards Access Rd. #A208 | 970.926.4455
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
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
Ristorante Ti Amo | 40982 US Highway #6 | 970.845.8153
Route 6 Cafe | 41290 US Highway #6 | 970.949.6393
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Dog House Grill | 10663 Highway 6, Gypsum | 970.524.1660
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Ekahi Grill and Catering | 116 Park Street, Gypsum | 970.524.4745
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Mantos | 106 Oak Ridge Ct., Gypsum | 970.524.6266
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Old Kentucky Tavern | 225 Broadway, Eagle | 970.328.5259
Pastatively Roberto’s Italian Cuisine | 94 Market St., Eagle | 970.328.7324
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Alpenrose | 100 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.8899
Kirby Cosmos | 474 Main St. | 970.827.9027
Alpine Tavern | Vail Racquet Club, East Vail | 970.476.7888
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
Blu’s | Downstairs from Children’s Fountain | 970.476.3113
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
Centre V | The Arrabelle at Vail Square, Lionshead | 970.754.7700
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
Gohan Ya | West Vail Mall | 970.476.7570
Joe’s Famous Deli | 288 Bridge St. | 970.479.7580
Kelly Liken | Gateway Building, 12 Vail Rd. | 970.479.0175
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Vista At Arrowhead | 676 Sawatch Dr. | 970.926.2111
Subway Edwards | 439 Edwards Access Rd. | 970.926.7010
Woody’s Kitchen & Pub | 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 $$ • • • • • •
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Last Course Dessert Bar & Pastries | 275 Main Street C-106 | 970.926-1979
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Red Lion | Top of Bridge St. | 970.476.7676
Qdoba | 2161 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.7539
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Sweet Basil | 193 E. Gore Creek Dr. | 970.476.0125
Subway West Vail | 2161 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.3827
Sushi Oka Hibachi | 100 East Meadow Drive. Suite #4 | 970-476-1588
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The George | 292 Meadow Dr. | 970.476.2656
Up The Creek Bar & Grill | 223 Gore Creek Dr. | 970.476.8141
Vendetta’s | 291 Bridge St. | 970.476.5070
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Westside Cafe & Market | 2211 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.7890
Wendy’s Alpine Coffee Shop | 4695 Racquet Club Dr.
Yama Sushi | 168 Gore Creek Dr. | 970.476.7332
Yeti’s Grind | Located in the Solaris | 970.476.1515
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Montauk Seafood Grill | Lionshead Village | 970.476.3601 Creative Seafood/Meat L D $$ • •Moe’s Original BBQ | Upstairs from the General Store, Lionshead | 970.479.7888 Barbecue L D $ • • •Mezzaluna | Lion Square Lodge, next to Eagle Bahn Gondola | 970.477.4410 Modern Italian 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 D $ • •
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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
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pletely cool before pouring it into an aluminum can. Place the aluminum can in the freezer until the oil completely so-lidifies before disposing of it. Do not pour oil at any tem-perature down the drain, as it will clog your septic system.
If frying doughnuts seems like a lot of preparation -- it is, but the results are amazing! Who can resist the tenderness of a homemade fried doughnut?
However, if you are looking for a more familiar route, an alternative is baking. Baked doughnuts do not require oil. However, they need to be consumed immediately after cooling since they have a tendency to dry out. Since no oil is necessary in this process, baked doughnuts also tend to be a healthier option. You do not need a special mold for your doughnuts while they are baking either; your sheet pan
lined with parchment paper will work just perfectly if you’re using the recipe in this article. Your doughnuts can be gar-nished will different toppings such as sugar glaze, fondant glaze, cinnamon sugar, nuts, sprinkles, and whatever else you choose!
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saturday5k run/walk, 8:00am
Advance $10, day of $15. Gypsum Creek Cruisers Car Show, 10am
Advance, $15. Day of show, $20.
gypsum daze parade, 11 amFree entry! Theme: Back to the Future
horse shoe tournament, 12pmRegister day of, $20 team. Cash Prizes
free kids zone, 12pm - 4pmBouncers, Face Painting, Balloon Art
Bull Riding, Train Rides and More! gun club shoot, 12:30pm
Ammo, Prizes & Free Cookout!jalapeno eating contest, 1 pm
Register day of, cash prizes! food, entertainment & vendors, all
Free entry! Theme: Back to the Futurehorse shoe tournament, 12pm
Register day of, $20 team. Cash Prizesfree kids zone, 12pm - 4pm
Bouncers, Face Painting, Balloon ArtBull Riding, Train Rides and More!
gun club shoot, 12:30pmAmmo, Prizes & Free Cookout!jalapeno eating contest, 1 pm
Register day of, cash prizes! food, entertainment & vendors, all
Tickets On Sale Now!$15 advance, $25 day of, under 12 free with Adult!
Purchase online or at a local outlet! Online Sales begin April 1, through July 19-NOON 2012
Box Office Sales Begin June 1, 2012 through July 20 at the following locations
Alpine Banks in Gypsum & Eagle, Columbine Market, Gypsum Town Hall,Online Sales: www.townofgypsum.com
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Firemen’s BreakfastSaturday, July 21, 2012pancake breakfast, 7 - 11 am
$3 kids, $5 adults.
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FridayGypsum Rec Center 3x3 b-ball, 12pmRegister in advance! Cash Prizes!
Gypsum ponds fishin fun, 4pmFishing gear and bait provided!
Youth talent show, 6pmRegister in advance! Cash prizes!
Free Concert Featuring the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Firemen’s BreakfastFiremen’s BreakfastFiremen’s BreakfastFiremen’s BreakfastFiremen’s BreakfastFiremen’s BreakfastThompson Square
July 20 & 21, 2012
Band
$3 kids, $5 adults.
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