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Colorado - Fri. 11/01/24 |
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ALPINE BANK AURORA IS OPEN AND SERVING CUSTOMERS
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Alpine Bank is proud to serve customers in Aurora with our newest location at the intersection of Montview Boulevard and Chester Street, just a few miles west of Children's Hospital Colorado. The new branch is led by Senior Vice President Briana Fernandez Luna, who brings more than 10 years of professional banking experience including an expertise in commercial lending and retail operations. Along with Briana, the team at the Aurora branch includes Marcel Mavangulu, banking officer, and Samantha Guardian, operations supervisor. “We are determined to make a positive impact in Aurora through volunteering, financial literacy and community engagement,” said Briana. “Banking doesn’t need to be complicated. Above all else, Alpine Bank wants you to achieve your dreams. It’s that simple.” To learn more, please visit the link below.
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DAYLIGHT SAVING 2024 ENDS SUNDAY
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This Sunday, clocks will roll back one hour starting at 2. a.m., marking the end of daylight saving 2024. Daylight saving is a 238-day event covering spring, summer and half of autumn. It is the practice of changing clocks to extend and make more use of daylight hours so that darkness starts later. Here’s how it works:
- Spring daylight saving “Spring forward”: Clocks are set ahead by one hour at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March. We lose an hour of sleep for more daylight and shorter nighttime hours.
- Fall daylight saving “Fall back”: Clocks are set back by one hour at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. We gain an hour of sleep for shorter daylight and longer nighttime hours.
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A-BASIN & KEYSTONE ANNOUNCE OPENING DATE FOR WINTER 2024-25
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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and Keystone Resort in Summit County announced they will open for the 2024/25 winter season on Saturday, Nov. 2. Arapahoe Basin will be the second resort open in Colorado and targets being the last to close, offering guests one of the longest seasons in Colorado. Keystone announced its opening within minutes of Arapahoe's announcement. Wolf Creek was the first ski area in Colorado to open, on Oct. 22. Saturday's opening date is Arapahoe Basin's second latest opening date since snowmaking started in 2002. The Basin opened Nov. 9 in 2020. Keystone is opening with two miles of skiing and riding on the Schoolmarm and Silver Spoon trails. Starting Saturday, Arapahoe Basin lifts will start spinning from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and be open and operating seven days a week for the remainder of the season.
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INDEPENDENCE PASS CLOSED UNTIL NEXT SPRING
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For the second year in a row, the Colorado Dept. of Transportation closed Independence Pass in October. A Pitkin County alert announced the news at noon on Thursday, "Independence Pass on Hwy. 82 will be closed for the winter, due to winter conditions. The expected length of this event is approximately till spring.” CDOT closed the stretch of Hwy. 82 between east Aspen and Twin Lakes on Monday due to an impending winter storm expected to bring snow to higher elevations and mostly rain to the valleys. With the announcement of that closure, local and state officials said it was possibly temporary and not necessarily long-term. Later in the day Wednesday, a CDOT official said the pass would remain closed through Sunday night and that a determination about reopening it or closing it for the season would be made Nov. 4. Apparently, the decision was made ahead of that previously stated timeline.
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COLORADO'S SUNDANCE BID SUPPORTED BY DONORS LIKE GRAND JUNCTION'S HILLARD
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As the Sundance Institute continues to mull over its film festival location options for the future, some Colorado residents are doing what they can to support their state’s bid. The institute is still considering the festival’s current home, Park City in Utah, as well as Cincinnati as the festival’s new location starting in 2027. The third option on the institute’s list is Boulder. Grand Junction’s Stephen Hillard, a private equity entrepreneur, attorney and author, is doing what he can to help the state land the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. This includes a future gift commitment of $1.3 million to Friends of Sundance, a philanthropic sister program to the state’s efforts. Per Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade Executive Director Eve Lieberman, Hillard’s contribution is the first significant donation to Friends of Sundance from anyone outside of the Denver metro area, demonstrating statewide support for the festival’s relocation.
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OIL COMPANY AGREES TO CLEAN UP LEAD CONTAMINATION IN RICO
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The town of Rico, Colorado and state officials Wednesday announced a complex deal with Atlantic Richfield Co., now a subsidiary of giant BP America, to finish digging lead-contaminated soil from yards and capping over lead-tainted roadways over the next few years. The agreement allows Atlantic Richfield to avoid the imposition of an EPA-forced town cleanup, and Rico is assured the voluntary cleanup is paid for by the company and eases lingering worries about lead in the local soil.
Rico, with a population of about 300, sits at an elevation of more than 8,800 feet amid mining properties in the San Juan Mountains. Atlantic Richfield acquired a lead and silver mining operation dormant since the 1970s, the Argentine complex, including the St. Louis Tunnel that has frequently threatened to blow out excess tainted water into the Dolores River. Atlantic Richfield has also worked for years cleaning up the water and other waste from the mine to protect the Dolores and local wildlife. The town has natural lead background levels but acquired more lead when mine waste was used as building fill or road material, or when trucks dragged dust through town.
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EARTH LAW CENTER HQ IN DURANGO
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Earth Law Center, a nonprofit with global reach and the mission to give nature a voice in legal systems, has cemented its headquarters in Durango. Founded in 2008 by Patricia Siemen, a Dominican Sister and civil attorney, Earth Law Center works in more than 30 countries and with the United Nations in its efforts to usher a paradigm shift in environmental law. Earth Law Center planted offices in Durango about three years ago, and officially designated those offices as its new headquarters in September with a celebratory hanging of a shingle above its address at 530 Main Ave. Earth Law Center Executive Director Grant Wilson said hanging the shingle was the symbolic establishment of the nonprofit’s local roots with international ambitions. The nonprofit is funded largely through grants from charitable foundations, as well as private and individual donations.
- In Colorado, the nonprofit is working with another international group called Save the World’s Rivers, affiliated with Save the Colorado, in addition to communities that want to embrace the natural rights of rivers and watersheds.
- Internationally, Earth Law Center has worked with the Panamanian government on what’s called the Leatherback Project to draft new national laws acknowledging the rights of nature.
- It worked in Ecuador, protecting the rights of Los Cedros Cloud Forest in the face of mining efforts that threatened holistic impacts to surrounding bioregions.
- In Peru, it worked on a case with the Kukama Women’s Federation to defend the rights of the Marañón River, which is a main stem that flows into the Amazon River, protecting it from oil pollution and other impacts. The plan, still unfolding, is to appoint Indigenous women as defenders of the river, who will speak on the river’s behalf.
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NEWLY RELEASED BOURBON BENEFITS COLORADO FIREFIGHTERS
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Colorado distiller Locke + Co. released a new product called Big Blaze Bourbon on Oct. 28, which is a whiskey that has been aged with aspen charred by the East Troublesome Fire in 2020. Proceeds from the bourbon will go towards Grand Fire Protection District No. 1 to expand community fire assessment and prevention measures around Grand County. The newly released bourbon uses a blend of high rye and high wheat mash that has been aged for two years in oak barrels with the locally harvested burned aspen. Big Blaze Bourbon is about 47% alcohol by volume. It is available at select restaurants, bars and liquor stores in Grand County. To find more information about where to purchase the bourbon, visit the Locke + Co. store locator on its website at LockeAndCoDistilling.com.
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STRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINTER PERFORMANCE SERIES
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The Strings Music Festival has assembled an impressive and diverse winter lineup of artists and talent with 16 total shows coming to the intimate performance space. The family-friendly concerts will include Dan & Claudia Zanes and We’re Not Clowns. Strings is integrating comedy into the winter series with a performance by Kevin Nealon on March 20. Strings is also continuing their local collaboration with Steamboat Art Museum by presenting three free classical music concerts at the museum this winter. Other notable performances on the lineup include the Steep Canyon Rangers on Feb. 2, Marcus King on Jan. 25, Lyle Lovett and his acoustic group on Feb. 15, Michael Marcagi on March 9 and Big Richard on March 22. The tribute band 1964 will bring their Beatles covers to Strings Jan. 31. For more information, visit StringsMusicFestival.com/ongoing.
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BIGGEST 2025 CONCERTS COMING TO EMPOWER FIELD, BALL ARENA & MORE
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Here are some of the biggest concerts announced so far for 2025 in the metro area. Tickets are already on sale for most, with more to be announced in the coming weeks. See individual venue websites for details, or axs.com and ticketmaster.com for tickets (depending on the venue).
Empower Field at Mile High: Capacity, 76,125
- June 10: Coldplay
- June 27 and 29: Metallica
Dick’s Sporting Goods Park: Capacity, 27,000
- Aug. 9: Rüfüs Du Sol
- Aug. 29-Sept. 1: Phish (unconfirmed, annual event)
Ball Arena: Capacity, 20,000
- Jan. 19: Sebastian Maniscalco
- Jan. 24-26: Billy Strings
- Jan. 28: Justin Timberlake
- Feb. 11: Tyler, the Creator
- Feb. 25: Mary J. Blige
- Feb. 27: Disturbed
- March 30: Kelsey Ballerini
- April 12: Jo Koy
- April 29: Kylie Minogue
- June 17: Andrea Bocelli
- Aug. 7: Ghost
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MARKET UPDATE - 10/31/2024 Close
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(Courtesy of Alpine Bank Wealth Management*)
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*Not FDIC insured. May lose value. Not guaranteed by the bank.
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Alpine Bank is an independent, employee-owned organization with headquarters in Glenwood Springs and banking offices across Colorado's Western Slope, mountains and Front Range. Alpine Bank serves customers with retail, business, wealth management*, mortgage and electronic banking services. Learn more at alpinebank.com.
*Alpine Bank Wealth Management services are not FDIC insured, may lose value and are not guaranteed by the bank.
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