WEDNESDAY January 5, 2011
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Local to launch Motocrossboard invention tonight By John O’Neill Mountaineer Contributing Writer Former Vail resident Andrew Keel loves snowboarding, and when he moved back to Atlanta for school, he
couldn’t give it up. the Performance Concepts CEO will Despite Georgia’s lack of snow, Keel reveal to the public tonight at 7 p.m. at figured out a way to mimic the sensa- Paddy’s in Eagle-Vail. tion of snowboarding on Atlanta’s flatThe motocrossboard is a motorter, less-than-white terrain with the in- powered, stand-up recreational vehicle vention of the motocrossboard, which [See MOTOCROSSBOARD, page 15]
THE UPDATE
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A rally that pushed stocks up nearly 7 percent in December took a pause yesterday as traders shrugged off a pickup in factory orders and a sharp rise in monthly sales from General Motors and Ford. The Dow rose 20.43 points, or 0.2 percent, to end the day at 11,691.18. The S&P 500 index dipped 1.69 points, or 0.1 percent, to close at 1,270.20. The Nasdaq lost 10.27 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,681.25.
Schleper gets best World Cup finish so far this season at night slalom Vail local, 4 time Olympian takes 8th in Zagreb, Croatia U.S. Ski Team veteran and Vail native Sarah Schleper finished eighth in yesterday’s World Cup night slalom in Zagreb, Croatia. For Schleper, a four-time Olympian whose last World Cup podium came in 2005 when she won a slalom in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, it was the best race of the World Cup season thus far. Austria’s Marlies Schild won the coveted Snow Queen Trophy by .75 seconds. Amidst the fog and icy conditions, 66 women charged out of the start for the first run of the legendary Zagreb night slalom. With big prize money on the line, the women went all out with hopes of clinching the victory, including Schleper who sat in fifth after the first run. This race marked Schild’s fourth slalom victory of the season and third-in-a-row win. Yesterday’s race was also the third time she has been crowned Snow Queen in Zagreb. Tuesday’s result puts Schleper back inside the slalom World Cup top 30 as well as a generous prize purse of $3,990 in her pocket. Schild earned $55,873 [See SCHLEPER, page 12] LEFT: U.S. Ski Team racer and Vail local Sarah Schleper looks back after crossing the finish line at the Zagrab, Croatia, World Cup night slalom race yesterday. Schleper finished 8th. AP photo.
Power shift on Capital Hill
Republicans are set to take control of the House of Representatives today when the 112th Congress convenes at noon. One of the first orders of business will be the election of Ohio Republican John Boehner as speaker, replacing Democrat Nancy Pelosi. Across the Capitol in the Senate, Democrats retained their majority in the November elections. But the 60 Senate seats they controlled two years ago – enough to push through much of President Barack Obama’s agenda – will fall to 53. On the brink of power, House Republicans challenged Obama yesterday to join them in a drive to cut federal spending, ban earmarks for favored projects and [See THE UPDATE, page 7]
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Andrew Keel rides his motorcrossboard invention in the Paddy’s parking lot yesterday. The MXB Shocker, shown here, will be unveiled at a launch party at Paddy’s in EagleVail tonight at 7 p.m. Avery Cunliffe photo.
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