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Aspen Daily News Staff Report Friday, May 16, 2008 Vincent Joe Higens of Basalt passed away on May 11, 2008. He was 53.
He was born on Feb. 4, 1955, in Denver, to Gale and June (Bey) Higens. He married Joy Sande on Oct. 31, 1975, and lived in the Roaring Fork Valley for 28 years. Vincent was the president of Pitkin County Title. Full Story »
Aspen Daily News Staff Report Friday, May 16, 2008
Pitkin County road and bridge crews have been working to clear county roads of snow and reopen them for the summer after a big, snowy winter.
The upper part of Castle Creek Road from Ashcroft to the end of the pavement, where the unpaved road towards Pearl Pass and Montezuma Basin begins, reopens today Full Story »
by Andrew Travers, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, May 16, 2008 Two crashed vehicles and a cache of stolen liquor were discovered on Red Mountain Wednesday morning. Local authorities believe the cars — both pickup trucks — were stolen and crashed in succession by the same thief or thieves.
The first was taken from a parking lot on Lone Pine Road and crashed on the roadside of West Reds Road, where it was abandoned. Investigators said they found backpacks loaded with liquor stolen from the same apartment complex from which the truck was stolen. Full Story »
by Brent Gardner-Smith, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, May 16, 2008
Landowner wants $31,000 tax break for growing $463 worth of hay
The Pitkin County commissioners denied a property owner’s request for a tax refund on Wednesday, saying the owner’s claim that the land is “agricultural” is a “sham.”
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by Curtis Wackerle, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, May 16, 2008
Information released this week by the city of Aspen details how the costs of the Burlingame Ranch affordable housing project increased from an estimated $184,000 per-unit taxpayer subsidy in 2005 to a $373,343 per-unit subsidy, which could jump as high as $484,906 per unit once the costs of borrowing the money to finish the project are figured in.
As now projected, Burlingame will cost $138 million to complete, requiring an $85.5 million total subsidy.
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Aspen Daily News Staff Report Thursday, May 15, 2008 Shonda Cortez, 52, died peacefully in Carbondale, Colorado, from complications of breast cancer. She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Ed Cortez; her parents, Alan and Laura Zeigel of Denver; her sister and brother-in-law, Désha and Rick Davis of Edmonds, Washington; her brother and sister-in-law, Brad and Nancy Zeigel of Carbondale; and her cherished nephews and nieces, Ian and Mollie Davis; and Megan, Arick, and Alli Zeigel.
Shonda was born in Boulder, Colorado. She graduated from Boulder High School in 1973 and from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976 with a B.A. in Latin American studies. She majored in Spanish and minored in art history. She and Ed met in college and were married on Dec. 20, 1975. Full Story »
by Catherine Lutz, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Thursday, May 15, 2008
The National Transportation Safety Board has released some preliminary information about the plane crash that killed Carbondale resident Barry Maggert last week, including some details from the passenger’s who was injured.
The report did not disclose a cause for the accident — that could require between 12 and 18 months to determine — but it did say that the plane crashed to the ground and was destroyed “following a partial loss of power.”
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by Curtis Wackerle, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Thursday, May 15, 2008
Former Basalt Town Councilman Chris Seldin, a candidate for a newly created local judgeship, caused a stir when he resigned his elected post Friday.
Why would Seldin, halfway through his first four-year term on the board, quit his job before knowing whether he had won his next one?
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by Andrew Travers, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Thursday, May 15, 2008
A years-long feud between two Aspen neighbors will no longer play out in Pitkin County Court. The Knutson and Wilson families agreed yesterday to allow the mutual restraining orders they have against one another to expire.
This armistice comes after a flare-up in their bitter 15-year relationship last winter caused a series of alleged tit-for-tat strikes on one another. They included allegations of, in part: Urinating on and scratching of cars, intentional causing of sewage flood, loud shoveling of snow early in the morning, breaking windows, attempted bludgeoning (with a snow shovel), trying to run over neighbors with a car, fist-shaking, bird-flipping and cursing.
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by Brent Gardner-Smith, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Thursday, May 15, 2008
The Pitkin County commissioners gave their approval Wednesday for the $60 million redevelopment of the campus shared by the Aspen Music Festival and School and the Aspen Country Day School.
The commissioners voted 4-0 to approve the project, which will double total square footage of the buildings on the Castle Creek campus from 50,000 square feet to 105,000 square feet.
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Horoscopes
- Aries
 - Taurus
 - Gemini
 Your creativity emerges, and you find a reason to take off early. After
resolving an issue that could be quite challenging to some, you feel
free and that you can relax. The only question you need to answer is,
Why not? Tonight: Christen the weekend well.
- Cancer
Basics count. You feel as if many possibilities evolve that might not
normally. If you want, take the time to explore an option. Your sense
of commitment could carry you through a rough period or two. Tonight:
Finally, time for you and your loved ones.
- Leo
- Virgo
You might want to defer to someone else. Your clarity and directness
could determine the end results of a key or business discussion. Trust
your judgment, especially if faced with a problem or hassle. Tonight:
Postpone some shopping, if possible. You might regret your decisions.
- Libra
- Scorpio
- Sagittarius
- Capricorn
- Aquarius
You might want to rethink a decision. Tap in to your avant-garde
thinking, and you'll see many possibilities that could work. If you are
moving forward and breaking new ground, don't abandon the conventional
either. Tonight: Balance your checkbook before you take off.
- Pisces
Your unpredictability doesn't help you move in new directions. Others
might offer a partnership or an agreement. Still, if you cannot
stabilize, you won't be able to run with the offer in question.
Tonight: Follow another's suggestion.
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