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AUGUST 10, 2009
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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Vol. 21, No. 190
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Gas prices Cost of a gallon of regular unleaded fuel on Sunday
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Fishing at Fetcher Pond
Fuel Stop ................... $2.66 West Kum & Go ....... $2.62 7-Eleven ................... $2.62 Petro West ............... $2.69 Phillips 66............................ $2.75 Bob’s Conoco ...................... $2.75 Hilltop Sinclair ..................... $2.74 Anglers Kum & Go ............... $2.62 Ski Haus ................................. $2.76 Mount Werner Sinclair ........... $2.64 Shell ......................................... $2.76 Shop & Hop ............................. $2.64 State Average ....................$2.54 .................... National Average ...............$2.64
Steamboat Springs
Event promotes sustainability Talking Green to meet at Rocking C Bar Ranch from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday Page 5
Steamboat Springs
Grateful Dead tribute to play Page 3
Steamboat Springs
Rugby team wins tourney Steamboat squad captures title in Park City, Utah, for 3rd consecutive year Page 21
Learn about finances Classes offered for young adults today, adults Tuesday Jack Weinstein
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
When she took a job as a planner with the Town of Telluride, Annaliese Eichelberger thought she’d be able to pay off the debt she accrued after moving there from Denver.
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But Eichelberger was laid off in April — she was one of eight employees the town cut in an effort to make up its budget shortfall — just six months into her job. That prompted the 25year-old’s move to Steamboat Springs one month and nine days ago, a process that further increased her debt.
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Nine-year-old Alex Thompson, of Steamboat Springs, casts a line Saturday afternoon while fishing at Fetcher Pond.
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Sunny and nice. High of 76.
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Eichelberger, who works at Steamboat Shoe Market, said the move “obliterated” her savings. Now, she carries a $2,000 balance on her credit card. “That’s a lot of money when you make $11 an hour,” she said. See Finances, page 14
If you go What: Financial literacy classes When: 11 a.m. to noon today for young adults ages 15 to 20; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for adults Where: Bud Werner Memorial Library Cost: $25 Call: Elizabeth Black at 819-5120 to register, or visit www.visiontrekconsulting.com/financial_literacy.htm
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