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Monday October 19, 2009
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Vol. 21, No. 250
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Gas prices Cost of a gallon of regular unleaded fuel on Sunday
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A day for the dogs
Fuel Stop.....................$2.44 West Kum & Go.........$2.43 7-Eleven......................$2.39 Petro West..................$2.61 Phillips 66..............................$2.46 Bob’s Conoco........................$2.58 Space Station.........................$2.54 Hilltop Sinclair.........................$2.54 Anglers Kum & Go...................$2.43 Ski Haus....................................$2.59 Mount Werner Sinclair...............$2.44 Shell............................................$2.55 Shop & Hop................................$2.49 State Average.....................$2.43 National Average................$2.54
h ay d e n
Low bids, few buyers Land auction for Dry Creek Village sites struggles amid recession Page 3
sports
Joel Reichenberger/staff
Zelda Lacey leaps for a tennis ball thrown by Marie Lacey on Sunday. The pups got a one-day pass to the pools at the Old Town Hot Springs, which will undergo a seasonal cleaning.
Program keeps growing
Masquerade Ball benefits support services for families affected by autism Margaret Hair
Pilot & Today Staff
Steamboat Springs
Falcons fly past Bears Page 21
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When guests come through the door at Yampa Valley Autism Program’s second annual Masquerade Ball, they’ll have a chance to bid on masks created by some of the children the program serves. Tagged with information about the child who designed it, each auction-item mask ben-
Horoscope . . . . . 26 Nation . . . . . . . . 19 Scoreboard . . . . 24 Sports . . . . . . . . 21 ViewPoints . . . . . 8 World . . . . . . . . . 35
Saturday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 15-21-23-27-30 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.
efits an organization that in the past several years has grown from its grass-roots to provide services to more than 40 families in Routt and Moffat counties. The Masquerade Ball is from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Three Peaks Grill, and it includes live music by the Worried Men, dinner music by the Fairlie Well Trio, a cocktail hour, dinner, drawings, a live auction and dancing. Tickets are $60 for
■ weather
Mostly sunny. High of 67.
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individuals and $115 for couples. Live auction items include a five-day, four-night stay in Belize; an Avalanche package with hockey game tickets and a signed jersey; a five-day stay in Puerto Vallarta; and a gourmet dinner with limo transportation. Yampa Valley Autism Pro gram provides services such as social groups for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, early intervention and infor-
mation, and respite opportunities for families, said executive director LuEtta Loeber. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre vention, “autism spectrum disorders are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause severe social, communication and behavior challenges. People with ASDs handle information in their brain differently See Autism, page 14
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