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MAY 22, 2009
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Vol. 21, No. 122
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SPORTS
Nuggets tie series Page 33
■ INDEX Briefs . . . . . . . . .10 Business. . . . . . .32 Classifieds . . . . .38 Colorado. . . . . . .21 Comics . . . 4 Points Happenings . . . . .7
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Karl Mecklenburg, who played 12 years for the Denver Broncos, speaks Thursday at the conclusion of the three-day 2009 Economic Summit at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel.
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Gary Kubiak made Ruth Dombrowski’s day at the 2009 Economic Summit. Kubiak, coach of the Houston Texans football team, was the answer to a trivia question asked by former Denver Bronco Karl Mecklenburg. Dombrowski burst out Kubiak’s name after several audience members offered incorrect
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responses to Mecklenburg’s Trend expert question: Who shares advice was the quarSee page 15 terback the Broncos drafted in 1983, the year they drafted Mecklenburg? Dombrowski is an avid Broncos fan, and her answer earned her an autographed Mecklenburg jersey. “I went to every home game for 15 years,” she said, grinning widely.
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Some sun and storms. High of 68.
Mecklenburg’s speech closed out the 14th annual Economic Summit. The Steamboat Springs Economic Development Council, a subcommittee of the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association, put on the event. This year’s summit was called “Thriving in Tough Economic Times.” About 195 people attended, organizer Grant Fenton said. Mecklenburg, who played defense for the Broncos for 12 years, received a standing ova-
tion after offering his “Six Keys to Success” — as well as plenty of tales from the gridiron. He told just one story about quarterback John Elway. They sat side by side during a flight back from San Francisco, where Mecklenburg had just played his last away game before retirement. Elway had an ice pack on his back and one on his knee. “He knew I was retiring,” See Summit, back page
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