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River Beats II. The two-day festival that starts on Friday fea-tures a mix of music with an emphasis on electronic diffs and whomps to suit any worthwhile dance party.

River Beats I, which debuted last year, was a hit, with the venue selling out both nights and the campgrounds that buzzed to capacity with partygoers from across the country.

“Last year they sold out both nights, and it was slam-packed,” says Jamie Minotti, founder of the Modera Group – a management group that sponsors the majority of art-ists featured on the bill. “It was one of the most crowded weekends the camps have seen to date. Great energy, diverse crowd: the night was off the charts.”

This year the festival improves on what was thrown to-gether last year in the wake of reopening the venue. The venue had burned to the ground in 2007 and remained life-less for the years after.

“We initiated River Beats with State Bridge last year. We have a long history of booking acts together, and we got to-gether and said ‘Hey, what can we do?’” Minotti says. “Last year was good. This year will be better.”

Putting a spin on standard electronic festivals, River Beats II will feature reggae, rock, ska and a diverse portfolio of Modero electronic artists from all over the country.

One approach Minotti has taken to expand the roster was to allow headliners from last year to invite their pick of up-and-coming DJs, many of whom are local. One of these groups is Dynohunter, a Boulder-based power trio that mix-es the elements of a DJ performance with that of a live band in what they call a “livetronic” show.

Fun in the sunOutside of the venue gates, State Bridge hosts a play-

ground of activities that the River Beats festival embraces. The gates don’t open until late afternoon, and festival goers can spend the day enjoying the river before getting ready to party throughout the night.

There will be hordes of folks tubing, rafting and stand-up paddleboarding the upper Colorado River all day, Minotti says. It isn’t until the sun sets and temperatures cool that the venue begins to heats up. It is around this time that day turns to night and the night begins to feel surreal.

“Right when the first artist goes on stage, the sun is set-ting,” Minotti says. “That is what makes the setting of State Bridge what it is. You are standing on the hill watching the sun set, looking at the river flowing and listening to the stage pumping music. It’s amazing.”

Tickets for the two days are $50. Single day tickets are $27 in advance or $30 day of. For a full list of artists, per-formance times and camping/lodging information, visit the State Bridge website at www.statebridge.com.

SuperDreDJ Producer Andrea Wallace, also known as “SuperDre,”

will make the trip out from Michigan for the festival and says that it is one of her favorite venues to play.

Wallace also brought her minimalist tech-house sounds, infused with hip-hop baselines to River Beats last year.

“It was great. I had no idea where we were going when we were driving out there,” Wallace says, laughing. “When we got there (to State Bridge) I was impressed and excited to play. Everyone gets to chill and hang out and listen to some really good music with no cell service to distract anyone.

Popular electronic music fest River Beats features SuperDre and others. By John O’Neill

River by day, music by night

[See STATE BRIDGE, page 22]

SuperDre opens at State Bridge’s second annual elec-tronic music festival this weekend. Photo special to SneakPEAK.

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The annual festival, which goes from July 29 through Aug. 11 in Vail and Beaver Creek, will feature 10 performances with dancers and styles from all over the world. Under the leadership of Artistic Director and former New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Damian Woetzel, the festival kicks off with performances by New York City Ballet MOVES, followed by the Martha Graham Dance Company and Bal-letX.

Just to mix things up, the entire festival will close out with DanceTV, which brings dancers from the hit shows “Amer-ica’s Best Dance Crew,” “Dancing with the Stars” and “So You Think You Can Dance” to the Ford Amphitheater stage. (See this week’s cover featuring Stephen “tWitch” Boss, who placed second on “So You Think You Can Dance’s” fourth season and is an audience favorite.)

New works have always been a mainstay of the festival, and this year will once again bring a premiere performance on Aug. 6. The performance, NOW, is an evening of recent works by a slew of choreographers.

“New works are an essential part of how dance remains a

vital art form,” Woetzel says. “This year we have a remark-able variety of innovative choreographers represented, and we titled this particular program NOW, recognizing the chal-lenge and need for dance to relate to the present day.”

Among the premieres is the 10-member BalletX’s perfor-mance of “Looking Glass,” created by the group’s co-artis-tic director and co-founder Matthew Neenan. SneakPEAK caught up with Neenan at the company’s base in Philadel-phia to talk about the upcoming Vail premiere, pushing the boundaries of ballet and what it’s like to be at the helm of a rising dance company.

SneakPEAK: For those not familiar with BalletX, what can audiences expect?

Matthew Neenan: We’re all from a ballet background, but the mission is really to just do new work. We’ve got sev-en world premieres this year and we’ve built a repertoire of 25 to 30 works.

Our dance is very much full-body movement – it’s very physical and athletic. Every choreographer we work with has such a different style. There are some where the girls are wearing traditional point shoes, and we just finished more of a theatrical piece with costumes and a focus on characters. We’re up for anything.

In Vail, we’ll be doing a piece of mine called “The Last Glass.” It’s set to music from Beirut, an indie rock band. A friend of mine let me listen to a few of their songs and I loved them. (The dance) has got certain narratives to it, so there are storylines, and each dancer has a certain character.

SP: So how did you become a dancer?MN: I’m originally from the suburbs of Boston and left at

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Vail Dance Festival at a glance

All performances at the Gerald Ford Amphithe-ater in Vail unless otherwise specified. Sunday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m.

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New York City Ballet MOVES Tuesday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m.

UpClose: Stravinsky by BalanchineFeaturing New York City Ballet MOVES, Vilar Per-

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International Evenings of Dance Monday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m.

NOW: Premieres and new works, hosted by Da-mian WoetzelTuesday, Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Dance for $20.12Thursday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Martha Graham Dance CompanyFriday, Aug. 10 at 7:30 p.m.

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Dance TVTickets are priced from $12 to $90 and available

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[See DANCE FESTIVAL, page 22]

Philadelphia’s BalletX performs “The Last Glass,” choreographed by artistic director Matthew Neen-an. Neenan and the 10-dancer company perform “The Last Glass” and a premiere at the upcoming Vail International Dance Festival. Alexander Iziliaev photo.

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The pick masters will be playing at State Bridge this Sun-day, June 29. Tickets are $17.50 online at www.statebridge.com, and the show starts at 4 p.m.

Greensky released its first album “Less Than Supper” in 2004, thrusting them more fully onto the road. Performing and subsequently winning the Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Contest in summer of 2006 made Greensky into full time road warriors. Shortly after, their sophomore album “Tuesday Letter,” came out, produced by Railroad Earth’s Tim Carbone. In November 2007, their first live CD “Live at Bells” was released, demonstrating that there was more to the band than colorful lyricism and great studio production. Recorded at Bells Brewery over a few shows, this album showed these boys could step out of their personal bound-aries and play. In January of 2008, the band completed its lineup by adding Anders Beck on Dobro and later released its third studio album “Five Interstates” in August. At the end of 2010, Greensky released two more live albums, The “All Access” Volumes 1 and 2, and showed no signs of slow-ing down.

Since its inception, Greensky Bluegrass has toured non-stop promoting each album along the way, blazing a trail of bluegrass hotness and leaving a wake of devout fans as they go. These days, their latest album “Handguns” only seems to solidify their talents as one of the most deadly accurate modern bluegrass bands around.

The band hails from Michigan, but they say that people think they come from Colorado all the time.

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grass or Nashville bluegrass,” says Dobro player Beck. Indeed, you will find a bunch of mountain type folk kick-

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“The mountain crowds tend to be smaller, but there is the mountain party vibe that comes along with that crowd. It’s like everyone is in the band and we seem to fit right into that vibe,” Beck says.

Maybe it’s their penchant for funky breakdowns during long jams. Perhaps it’s their predilection for a certain Talk-ing Heads song that translates so well into the bluegrass vein. There is just something there that sways your midsec-tion left and right while you are sitting. Or bounces your knee. Or perhaps just wiggles your left big toe.

Beck says that there are definite pros and cons to using cover songs during their shows. This band seems to be ada-mant believers in the addition and use of other artists’ music as a soundboard, and see it as a common ground for creating that connection between artist and viewer.

“We think there is a benefit to doing cover songs,” says Beck. “Some places are like Denver, where we sell out a 400 person venue and people want to hear our music. But when there are 50 people in a bar in a place we have never been before. We have to win them over and have the audience be able to relate to your music.”

That is where a spark can be created, and a viewer be-comes fan. Greensky believes in playing something famil-iar to the crowd, and the band wants to find that common ground, where someone would be much more willing to lis-ten to their music.

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Travels with Greensky BluegrassPick masters bring mountain sound to State Bridge

SneakPEAK writer Jenna Stecker can be reached at info@sneakpeakvail.com

Greensky Bluegrass’ ambitious touring schedule brings them to State Bridge this Sunday, July 29. J. VanBuhler photo.

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You have seen him around the Vail Val-ley. More than likely, wherever you have seen him, he has had a grand smile on

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His quiet but helpful nature has been influenced by the likes of his five sisters, “The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peal, Zig Ziglar and legendary college basketball coach John Wooden, who taught him to always do his best, be honest, fair, friendly, and have a positive attitude. The minute you meet Marlin Smickley and his striking, white, full head of hair and super fit physique, you will see how all of these influences have helped shape this man into a person beloved by so many in the valley. At age 72, he is also known for his athletic endeavors in the mountainous terrain of Eagle County. This past weekend, he competed in one of the toughest tests in the Vail Recreation District trail running series, the La Sportiva Vail Half Marathon. It was the fourth race in the seven-race series, zig-zagging around Vail Mountain and topping out at Eagle’s Nest.

The long and winding roadSmickley was born and grew up in eastern Pennsylvania, very close to the base of the

Appalachian and Pocono mountains. Once through his school years, Smickley served for three years in the United States Army, and then had a very interesting position with the CIA decoding and encoding messages as a cryptographer. However, he soon realized that he did no get along with all of the secrecy. From his top secret work with the CIA, he moved on to earn a teaching degree at East Straudsburg University in Pennsylvania and taught elemen-tary education as well as gifted and learning disabled over the next 33 years.

Upon retirement, Smickley decided to move to the Vail Valley and has now been living his dream for 12 years. He was introduced to Vail when he came out to visit friends that he

had previously taught with and immediately fell in love with the mountains and the climate. Through much of his journey, Smickley has been a runner. Prior to moving to the west,

he ran for exercise and recreation. Through the race series in Vail, he fell in love with the trails. Now he has been a regular character at each of the past 12 years at all of the Vail Rec District trail running races. At the half marathon last week, Smickley couldn’t even tell you how he placed – that’s not really the point, for him.

“I really enjoyed the half marathon,” he says. “The scenery was beautiful as well as the weather. My breathing felt good as well as my legs – no pains or aches. The best part of the run is the singletrack. The trees and rocks give off so much energy. It’s a spiritual experi-ence!”

Stay busy, keep it simpleSmickley is one of the very familiar faces you will see at many of the Vail Rec District

events working as a volunteer. For him, it’s a way to give back from his many blessings.“(I’m) so blessed to live here in this beautiful valley with so many gifts and blessings,

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Age doesn’t stop Vail’s tireless volunteer and runner. By Larry Grossman

Runner Marlin Smickley gets ready at the start line of the Vail Rec District’s half marathon race last weekend. Smickley, at 72, is a longtime local, tireless volunteer and endurance athlete. Zach Mahone photo.

[See MARLIN SMICKLEY, page 13]

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“I wanted to travel,” Schmid says of following in his fam-ily’s footsteps. “When I was young I helped the family, and it was given in a resort town that you’d go into the industry.”

Since those days, he has lived his whole life in one vaca-tion spot after another, so it’s not surprising that he’s an ex-pert at creating memorable vacations for others. In a valley full of interesting personalities, Schmid might be one of the most well traveled. He has been a globetrotter since his early twenties, working at some of the world’s finest hotels and re-sorts from Buenos Aires to Tokyo. Luckily for Vail visitors, after nearly 20 years of travel he has landed in the valley, in a mountain town not unlike his own hometown in Germany.

“It was a lot like home. Seeing a ski resort with a Euro-pean feel gave me a home feeling,” Schmid says of Vail in his pleasant German accent. “I like the beauty of the village in the mountains and a lifestyle where you have festivals, concerts and all these things that make Vail unique.”

Even though Schmid left Vail in the late ‘90s to continue his travels, he says he always wanted to return someday.

“When traveling the world, I always missed Vail,” he says.

Round trip from VailSchmid’s career started with a cooking apprenticeship,

until someone suggested he’d do well at the “front of the house.” After hotel management school and a series of in-ternships at hotels in Switzerland, he landed at Vail’s Austria Haus (then a Sonnenalp hotel) in the early ‘90s.

While he loved Vail, his work and the travel bug sent him on the road again, this time to Santiago, Chile, then to To-kyo. The jobs not only gave him the chance to experience vastly different cultures, but also gave him insight on what it’s like to be a foreigner traveling in another country.

“You understand more the customer needs as an interna-tional traveler,” Schmid says. “I enjoy working with differ-ent cultures and languages.”

During his time in Japan, he traveled extensively in Asia, including to Thailand and China. His job at the hotel afforded him some priceless experiences, including meeting members of the Japanese royal family and becoming a wedding ex-pert. The hotel was the venue for nearly 850 weddings each year, and at times the staff was in charge of 15 weddings per day. From the trademark Japanese politeness to the custom of removing shoes at the door, there was much to get used to.

“I lost so many pairs of shoes in Japan,” Schmid laughs. “You walk into a restaurant and they take your shoes, and sometimes at the end of the night they can’t find it. I prob-ably went through 10 pairs of shoes and had to come home barefoot.”

His next job took him to Buenos Aires, possibly the cul-tural opposite of Tokyo.

“It was such a culture shock, going from Tokyo to Buenos Aires,” Schmid says. “In Japan, they’re so polite and you don’t look at anybody or do anything. The first day at the hotel (in Buenos Aires), in the elevator the maid kissed me on the cheek and I had no idea what to do.”

From Buenos Aires, where he picked up Spanish (he’s also fluent in his native German and English), Schmid went to Uruguay to work at a small spa resort, then helped open a new resort at the Caribbean’s St. Lucia island.

But the mountains called him back, and in 2008, Schmid returned to Vail, where Sonnenalp owner Johannes Faessler was eager to have him back. Coincidentally, the two grew up in Bavarian mountain towns only 10 miles from each oth-

er, but were never acquainted until they met in Vail. While Schmid has lived in some of the world’s most metropolitan destinations, he’s at home in the valley.

“I like the city – it’s great, but I’m a resort person. That’s where you get to create experiences for families and give them a memory for a lifetime,” Schmid says. “I enjoy help-ing create these nice moments that require detailed attention and unique touches.”

Faessler says Schmid definitely has a talent for the busi-ness.

around the world with Sonnenalp’s Stefan SchmidHotel manager has traveled the globe, but still calls Vail home

By Melanie Wong Meet Stefan SchmidFrom: Bavaria, GermanyFind him at: Vail’s Sonnenalp Resort as

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Sonnenalp Resort’s hotel manager Stefan Schmid has spent half his life traveling the world on the job. You’ll find him these days at the hotel, introducing visitors to Vail and coming up with innovative events for the resort. Kent Pettit photo.

[See STEFAN SCHMID, page 13]

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Despite sitting between the swanky villages of Vail and Beaver Creek, Minturn has easily held onto a small-town vibe. Born out of necessity, it was a hub for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad from 1887 to 1977, linking the mining operations of Gilman and Leadville to the rest of the country.

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The Minturn SaloonUpon entering the town via a sharp curve that dumps you

directly in the heart of Main St. Minturn, you are greeted by the Minturn Saloon, a decades-old institution and one of the most famous businesses on the stretch.

The restaurant and bar is covered inside wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling with autographed memorabilia of movie stars and professional athletes, including from hockey great Mark Messier, former President Gerald Ford and baseball icon Yogi Berra. The saloon is also the finishing point of the famous backcountry ski route, the Minturn Mile in the win-ter. While skiers and snowboarders come in to warm their boots at the bar and summer adventurers come in to sit on the patio overlooking the river, all come for the restaurant’s famous margaritas.

Co-owner Andy Kaufman has run the place for 27 years, but the Saloon existed even 18 years prior to that.

“This building has been a bar, gambling and drinking joint since 1901,” he says. “It’s been various things. We realized when we bought it that we had a piece of history to protect. My partner Steve Campbell and I felt really strongly about that.”

The Yarn StudioKnitting enthusiasts, you’ll find everything you’ll need

or want to make your next project at The Yarn Studio. The whimsical store, located at the entrance of Minturn in color-ful building straight out of a children’s movie. The interior is

no less colorful, filled with shelves of supplies, needlework displays and a cozy couch usually inhabited by owner Kathy Morrow’s friendly pups.

She opened the store nearly 10 years ago when knitting came into style again.

“I’ve been a knitter all my life. Ten years ago the yarn craze was huge – all the kids started doing it again. You could get online and look at blogs and get good really fast,” she says.

The Yarn Studio is a destination business, she admits, but there’s something to be said for being able to come in and touch and feel different yarn before buying. Plus, Morrow’s passion and excitement for knitting and needlework are in-fectious.

“This is not your grandma’s yarn shop,” she says.

Radio Free Minturn and 104.7 FM “The Mile”Located on the north end of town behind Magustos, Radio

Free Minturn (AM channel 1190) is the valley’s version of a college radio station. The roster of DJs is filled entirely with local volunteers – you’ll hear everything from bluegrass to big bands to death metal on any given day. The station’s de-fining characteristic is eclecticism, and like other donation-based media such as National Public Radio, tunes are only interrupted by the occasional underwriter plug.

104.7 FM “The Mile” is the brainchild of Chuck Lon-tine, a Colorado native who has spent his career on the ra-dio, bouncing from Boulder to Orlando before landing in Minturn. When Lontine started broadcasting last fall, he built a “Main Street aesthetic” directly into The Mile: The music is adult contemporary, daily segments highlight town personalities, and DJs regularly host live sets with local

A walk down

MinturnMAIN ST.The sights, sounds and characters

you’ll meet on a visit to this old-school mining town.

By Phil Lindeman and Melanie WongJim “Pope” Popeck has owned the Mountain Pedaler bike shop since 1993. Kent Pettit photo.

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musicians. The station on the southern end of town is sur-rounded with large windows, giving passerby a glimpse into the oft-secluded radio world.

Kirby CosmosIn Minturn, you’ll be hard-pressed to find people who

actually work in the profession they studied for in college. Take the owner of barbecue restaurant Kirby Cosmos, Mark Tamberino. An engineer by trade, he came to Colorado with his wife Emily in hopes of finding an engineering job. When prospects looked slim, he decided to take over a four-seat barbecue shack from town councilman and self-taught pit master Jerry Bumgarner, or JB.

In the roughly six years since Tamberino took over, he has expanded the restaurant space and the menu, but Kir-by Cosmos (named for his dog) is still JB’s Carolina-style barbecue joint in spirit. Tamberino claims pork ribs are the most popular dish – his St. Louis spares are sweet and tangy, served with fried green tomatoes and mac ‘n’ cheese – and also offers burgers, salmon and po’ boys. A favorite starter are the “pig wings,” chunks of pork that Tamberino fixes like chicken wings and describes as “packed with pork and tender as can be.”

Make it a point to stop on the southern end of Main Street and hang out at the hand-built bar. To match the award-win-ning barbecue, Tamberino keeps 40 microbrews on hand, including five rotating taps.

Battle Mountain Trading PostThere’s a black bear nestled near the woods on the south-

ernmost edge of Minturn. It hasn’t been alive for decades – the former owner stuffed it for display in Idaho – but it still

makes an eye-catching centerpiece at Battle Mountain Trad-ing Post, described by owner Bill Reis as a “gentleman’s antique store.” It’s a favorite of locals and curious visitors alike, including celebrities such as former president Gerald Ford and golf star Jack Nicklaus.

At 33 years old, the post is a town institution, featuring hundreds of brag-worthy collectibles and antiques, from Western art and knick-knacks to vintage jukeboxes and snooker tables. Reis, a California native, considered closing shop three years back, but resounding interest from custom-ers kept him behind the register. Then there’s the view.

“During the winter, I get to watch the elk as they drop off Vail Mountain,” Reis says. “I even keep binoculars in the store just for people to watch elk. You can’t beat the view in Minturn.”

Sticky Fingers Despite sounding eerily similar to a smoke shop in Ed-

wards, Sticky Fingers deals in a much sweeter variety of indulgences. The café touts locally-roasted coffees, flavor-loaded sandwiches and every manner of baked goods, all prepared daily by owner and former hospital nurse Sage Pierson.

Now a bit more than two years old, Sticky Fingers is the kind of community gathering place that was conspicuously missing from Minturn. It’s stuck right in the middle of the main drag, and when Pierson bakes late at night, the smells wafting from the shop are intoxicating. Chances are there’s always a dog lounging beneath the hand-written chalkboard menu, where you’ll find sandwiches like a classic BLT and Pierson’s favorite, the “Perfect Turn”: turkey, bacon, Swiss cheese, avocado, tomato, sprouts and ranch dressing on whole-grain ciabatta. Along with cinnamon rolls, cookies, brownies and other finger foods, she bakes pies each day, churning out strawberry, rhubarb, apple, pecan and more for foodies with a sweet tooth. It’s only open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., though, so visit early.

The Mountain PedalerThe town’s bike shop was originally located in the liv-

ing room of founder Jim “Pope” Popeck’s house. But soon, word of mouth spread and the demand for Popeck’s services and custom bicycles forced him to move to his present loca-tion on Main St. Minturn.

Don’t be fooled by the small building, decorated with a clutter of old bike frames and colorful signs – the shop car-ries a wide range of bikes, including boutique and specialty brands. However, the place hasn’t lost its small-town vibe since it opened in 1993. You might have to make your way through the bikes parked and in the cramped showroom to get to the front desk, but if Popeck is around, he’ll probably offer you a drink and ask about your ride.

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Some students, however, are trading in their relaxing afternoons and mornings of sleeping in to grind on the trails, sweat in the weight room and refine technique on the court.

Student-athletes training for fall sports sacrifice much downtime this summer to ensure their peak performance when official practices and competitions begin in August. Sneak-PEAK caught up with coaches, athletes and alumni from the Battle Mountain High School sporting scene to find out how athletes are prepping for success on the fields, courts and trails this summer.

Cross CountryMore than 20 Battle Mountain High School runners were gathered on the curb outside of

Edwards Elementary. Most sat in the shade of the few aspen trees that separated the blacktop

parking lot with the sunbaked field. On an 85-degree day the trees offered the only respite from a beating sun they would face on their longer run of the week.

On this day the training is simple: a longer run between 45 minutes for the first-time team members and 70 minutes for the more seasoned runners.

Each day the training is a little different, says coach Rob Parish, but the overarching goal for the summer is to attain some volume of miles. Speed will come later.

“We’re working almost completely on endurance at this point,” Parish says. “The miles they put in now will help a ton when the season comes around.”

The idea is that, by getting a lot of time on the feet, runners’ bodies adapt and become more comfortable with the pounding their bodies incur during the season. It aids in injury prevention, slims the runners down into acceptable form, and it builds endurance.

“All of the girls have been working so hard this summer,” says Mandy Ortiz a senior standout for the team. “We’ve all been really positive about training and making sure every-one is working hard.”

The Husky girls cross country team hold themselves to high standards after their fourth-place finish at the state championships last year. Ortiz and Parish know that their summer efforts will go a long way in getting them to their goals.

“They were fourth last year and we’re bringing back all of the key pieces this year,” Parish said. “They are extremely motivated, experienced and athletic.”

Ortiz, the top runner last year, says the girls would like to contend for the state title this season. She and the other runners know that every afternoon or morning that they can get up

SummerSportfor the

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[See HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, page 21]

The Battle Mountain High School football and cross country teams were up in the early hours, training at the school’s fields in Edwards. Kent Pettit photo.

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“He has a very natural understanding of what Sonnenalp is all about,” Faessler says. “He comes from a small place in the Bavarian Alps. It’s unique for someone to really be from there and still be well-traveled in many ways.”

Bringing the world to VailSchmid has brought one of his personal passions, dance, to the grand rooms of the Son-

nenalp, organizing a series of salsa and tango dance nights, which began last winter. The nights are taught by Argentinean guest instructors and feature tapas, lessons and perfor-mances from the pros. The next event will be held in September.

The nights draw a crowd of hotel guests, curious locals and dance enthusiasts. Some are quite good dancers while others try to master the basic steps, but all are grinning as they en-joy the Latin rhythm and beats. Schmid picked up tango dancing while living in Argentina, but his love of dancing goes back even further. As a child growing up in Bavaria, he was part of a traditional folk dancing group and loved the social and active aspects of it.

“I grew up with it and it just brought people together,” Schmid says. “Then when I worked in Argentina, the city of tango, I was just fascinated by the passion of the dance, and I real-ized that even in the U.S., this kind of thing is very popular.”

Aside from turning the Sonnenalp into a “tango temple,” as he calls it, the events bring an element of energy and fun to the hotel that he hopes will attract guests and outsiders alike.

“We brainstorm all the time about these events,” Faessler says. “(Schmid is) very talented when it comes to this. He had the idea, and we thought it was something we felt we could do very well. It’s an all-around neat idea.”

The beat will go on at the the Sonnenalp this month. It is the host hotel for the Vail Inter-national Dance Festival, which begins July 29. The hotel will host many of the visiting danc-ers, as well as hold post-performance parties at the resort’s King’s Lounge, giving guests and locals a chance to rub elbows with the performers.

STEFAN SCHMID –––––––––– [From page 7]

the winter. Believe it or not, on top of his busy recreational lifestyle, he also owns a small property management company.

Like most of us that live here in Eagle County, the great appeal of the outdoors is what keeps him busy, but he adds that he has embraced are the “friendly, courteous, caring and helpful people” who live here. And many of them would say the same about him.

“Marlin is a true inspiration,” says Beth Pappas of the Vail Recreation District. “To be his age and so full of life and energy is amazing. He volunteers at every VRD bike race, then he is out participating in every one of our trail running events and even helps us tear down after he runs. He brings us homemade chocolate on a regular basis and is truly a joy to be around. We are so lucky to have someone like this in our community and our lives.”

MARLIN SMICKLEY ––––––––– [From page 6]

SneakPEAK writer Larry Grossman can be reached at info@sneakpeakvail.com

SneakPEAK Editor Melanie Wong can be reached at melanie@sneakpeakvail.com

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Few things are more sacred to a Kentucky native than bourbon. For Monica Mattingly, co-owner of Old Kentucky Tavern on Broadway in downtown Eagle, her love of Amer-ica’s most iconic liquor stems from a childhood spent in Lebanon, a town of roughly 6,300 people in central Ken-tucky within walking distance of the Maker’s Mark distill-ery.

As a teen, Mattingly would hang out along the creek that buttressed her family’s dairy farm and the distillery grounds in neighboring Loretto, partying and spotlighting deer – “the typical redneck thing,” she says with a laugh, adding she and her friends never actually shot the animals. The creek side antics were simply tradition, on par with mixing Mint Juleps for the Kentucky Derby or visiting her great-grandmother’s tavern in the state capitol of Frankfort.

From Southern rootsLike Mattingly – a friendly, talkative former bartender

with a series of Sailor Jerry-esque tattoos on her upper arm, including one for her great-grandma – Old Kentucky Tavern is a Southern transplant with Rocky Mountain influences. Look at her handpicked libations: Behind the intricately carved, saloon-style bar is a selection of 40 bourbons (easily the largest in the valley), rivaled only by an equal number of microbrews from Colorado and elsewhere.

On the expansive menu from Mattingly’s husband and long-time Vail chef Juice Morrison, down-home classics like fried chicken and waffles ($17) share space with lo-cally raised buffalo rib eye ($28) and burgers slathered in a homemade Wild Turkey barbecue sauce ($9 to $13), and starters range from fried pickles ($5) to made-from-scratch hummus ($7).

Eclectic would be an easy way to describe the tavern. Found just steps from Brush Creek Saloon and within easy walking distance of Eagle Town Park, the space has been home to a barber shop, brothel, saloon and countless res-taurants over the years, and that lived-in atmosphere is bet-ter suited to down-home cuisine than an overdone bistro or ticky-tack pizza place. The building imparts a palpable sense of tradition – the lofted ceilings, the 100-year-old flooring, the trinkets from Southern antique shops and to-tem-like Colonel Sanders statue out front – but rarely feels tacky or outdated.

“I’m from Philadelphia, and the look of the space remind-ed me of home,” Morrison says, reclining at a table in one of the restaurant’s two spacious dining rooms. “It’s not a commercial space with central air and drywall – it has ex-posed brick and the old tin ceilings. The history aspect was appealing.”

Grandma’s kitchen, gone gourmet Old Kentucky Tavern is a genuine soul-food joint at heart,

using recipes plucked from Mattingly’s home state, then tweaked by Morrison with a chef’s palate. Don’t be fooled, though: It isn’t a place for dieters. The majority of offer-ings are rich, fried and enormously portioned, with flavors that demand a carb-heavy microbrew or a few rounds of bourbon.

As a classically trained chef with 20 years at Blu’s Res-taurant and other Vail hot spots, Morrison can’t resist subtler dishes like mussels in white wine sauce ($16) and trendy Asian-inspired seafood nachos – far from down-home Southern staples – as well as salads tossed with delicate, homemade dressings and seasonal veggies like asparagus.

But he also doesn’t shun tastes from his East Coast home-town, and the lunchtime sandwich menu includes a Philly

Soul food, mountain flairOld Kentucky Tavern brings Southern cuisine to Eagle

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Old kentucky TavernTo start: The Seafood Nachos are a mish-

mash of Kentucky slaw, house-made gua-camole and a fish trio (generous chunks of wahoo, salmon and Ahi tuna in a lemon-gin-ger sauce), served in “build-your-own” style with wonton chips on the side. It’s not on the menu, so ask your server for pricing.

To eat: The Tavern’s “Chicken ‘n’ Waffles” ($17) are a soul-food staple you won’t find elsewhere in the valley, featuring four pieces of deep-fried, hand-battered chicken, piled on a thick waffle with maple syrup.

The gorgonzola-crusted tenderloin ($24) is 8-ounces of Angus beef, seared and topped with pesto, gorgonzola cheese and roasted tomato, served over hand-peeled Brussels sprouts sautéed in butter with a side of sweet potato fries.

To drink: Drop by on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday when owner Monica Mattingly is behind the bar, and she’ll guide you through the tavern’s cache of 40 bourbons. Her favor-ites are Woodford Reserve (90 proof) and Ba-sil Hayden’s (80 proof), served the way she prefers: straight, on the rocks.

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Although Mattingly and Morrison stray a bit from strict Kentucky cuisine with lunch service – the Southern BLT ($10) comes closest, with fried green tomatoes and mounds of bacon – the couple built the dinner menu to meld authen-ticity with gourmet sensibilities.

Take the fried chicken: Morrison tried several spice com-binations for the batter, but Mattingly insisted they keep ad-justing the recipe until it tasted like it came from a Kentucky kitchen. The result is a delicately seasoned, lightly crunchy batter, with bursts of smoky black pepper (rather than the searing red pepper of Louisiana chicken) and a sweetness that pairs naturally with the waffle and maple syrup.

Morrison isn’t afraid to take chances with flavor, a rare trait with comfort food. The perfectly-portioned Gorgon-zola Crusted Tenderloin seems like typical fare except for one thing: a bed of Brussels sprouts, which the chef admits most people can’t stand.

But his cooks hand-prepare each sprout, plucking the

leaves and sautéing them in butter to overcome the astrin-gent bitterness, resulting in a sort of hot salad that compli-ments the steak like more popular (and overused) greens.

A family establishmentOld Kentucky Tavern fits comfortably into the increas-

ingly diverse foodie scene of Gypsum and Eagle, where Hawaiian restaurant Ekahi Grill and Bonfire Brewing have won hoards of devotees. In three months since the tavern’s grand opening on May 5 for the Kentucky Derby, Mattingly and Morrison have been welcomed warmly by nearby es-tablishments, a testament to Eagle’s small-town hospitality,

While Morrison explains the tavern’s other marquee dishes – including a Kentucky original dubbed The Trifecta ($9), a cucumber-and-cream cheese spread with Pimento cheese, Benedictine and beer cheese made using Bonfire ale – Mattingly details the little renovations they made before opening. It’s clear the couple takes pride in the restaurant, and with good reason: After years of working in scores of restaurants, they now have a place to call their own.

“I love all the weird stuff we have,” Mattingly says, point-ing to a Pac-Man machine sitting under a shelf of Southern antiques. “It’s so cool to see a parent teach their kids how to play video games. Lots of people come to just have fun and be with family. It’s important for us to really bring that Southern charm and embrace the nuances that make us spe-cial.”

Right: Old Ken-tucky Tavern owners

Monica Mattingly and Juice Morrison pose

with their mascot Col. Sanders in front of

the restaurant’s Eagle storefront.

Below: The gorgonzo-la-crusted tenderloin, served with Brussels

sprouts and sweet potato fries. Zach

Mahone photos.

SneakPEAK reporter Philip Lindeman can be reached at philip@sneakpeakvail.com

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A short sale is when you sell your home for less than what is owed in cooperation with your lender(s). Lenders often agree to do this because taking a home through foreclosure is time consuming, costly and usually sells for less than a short sale transaction.

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There are Short Sale consequences. There are also some more drastic consequences if you don’t, like foreclosure, which will really damage your credit and create possible long term ob-ligations.

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SneakSpORTS: Comparing Olympic dreamsThink it’s easy to compare great teams and athletes? Dream on!

Patrick Whitehurst

Editor’s Note: Minturn-based sports fan Patrick Whitehurst writes for www.fanrag.com. Read his mus-ings on the site or in Sneak-PEAK.

The Olympics are a cel-ebration of sport and the ultimate measuring stick of competition. Over the next 17 days in London, world records will be broken, fresh heroes will be crowned, and certain teams or performanc-

es will be mentioned as the greatest ever. In today’s world we are in such a hurry to se-cure or define a team or individual’s place in history that we often fail to enjoy the moment or accomplishment for what it truly is -- a single victory.

Before LeBron James and the Miami Heat ever won a championship, his critics would suggest that he could never be mentioned among the greatest players ever because he didn’t have a ring. Now that he has that coveted ring the comparisons seem validated, while both premature and im-possible. The names that are most commonly associated with James’ place on the all-time list are Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. Unlike those Hall-of-Famers, James’ career is far from being over and the Chosen One is playing in a completely different era.

James is a member of the U.S. men’s basketball team fa-vored to win gold in London. His teammate Kobe Bryant (also on the short list of all-time NBA greats) recently sug-gested that this 2012 team could beat Magic and MJ’s Dream team of 1992, which is widely considered to be the greatest collection of talent ever, and the most dominant.

While it’s fun to compare teams and break down the theo-retical matchups, it’s an absolute impossibility and serves no purpose. The fact is that Kevin Durant can rain jumpers over anybody in London and Charles Barkley could get to the basket with ease in Barcelona. As sports fans we should appreciate both teams, not try to decide which one would prevail in what would amount to a fantasy video game.

At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Michael Phelps’ times and performances were compared to Mark Spitz from 1972 in Munich. Phelps and Spitz are the two greatest and accom-plished swimmers ever, without question. Why do we feel the need to compare them? Websites and sports geeks have spliced video together so the two iconic racers can settle the debate in a virtual Olympic pool. The famously mustached Spitz and freshly waxed Phelps can agree on one thing -- they each think they’re the greatest ever, and rightfully so.

We can only judge what we see with our own eyes, in its own time. I watched every single game the Dream Team played in 1992, and I’ll watch every game that Kobe, LeB-ron and company will play in London.

The Dream Team won every game in 1992 by a minimum of 38 points, this year’s men’s team won’t match that domi-nance for several reasons. First off, the competition today

is much greater than it was in 1992. Spain and Argentina feature several NBA players on their rosters, and the Euro-pean professional leagues have evolved into outstandingly competitive leagues. In 1992 opponents would routinely ask Larry Bird or Michael Jordan for their autographs before, during and after the games. That won’t happen this year as the game of basketball is much more worldwide and the thrill of playing against NBA players is gone.

Since the 1992 Olympics, I equate the U.S. men’s basket-ball team with the New York Yankees -- a team that has the best, highest-paid players that everyone (except their own fans) wants to see lose. The Dream Team was on a mission to prove that American basketball was the best on the planet, and that mission was accomplished with gold. Not for a sec-ond though, can I assume that LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Paul are any more or any less motivated than MJ, Magic, and Bird 20 years ago.

We can’t compare opponents, or scores, conditions, and motivation. During the NFL season, every cold weather game is compared to the 1967 Ice Bowl between the Cow-boys and Packers. But when the mercury drops to 20 below zero, and the wind picks up off Lake Michigan, the last thing any fan at Soldier Field wants to hear is, “This isn’t as bitter cold as it was during the 1967 NFL Championship!”

Stop comparing stars from yesterday and today. Different eras don’t translate. Sure, today’s athletes might be bigger and stronger than ever before, but that doesn’t mean they are in fact better. Enjoy the competition today and leave it at that.

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Thursday, July 26Beaver Creek RodeoThe Beaver Creek Rodeo is a summer tradition at Beaver Creek with a full line up of classic rodeo events. Rodeo is held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. behind Chapel Square in Avon. Call 970-754-4636 for more info.

Thursday, July 26Guided garden tours in VailTake a guided tour of the highest botanic gardens in the world at the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail. Meet at the main entry gate on Monday, Thursday or Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Cost is $5.

Thursday, July 26Jazz at Vail SquareVail Jazz Foundation brings some of the best contemporary jazz talent to Vail all summer long. This week features The Falconaires with Al Hood, playing Big Band American Clas-sics. The concert is held at Arrabelle at Vail Square from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is free.

Thursday, July 26Minturn Free Concert SeriesFree community concerts are held eveythin Thursday at Minturn’s Little Beach Park, beginning at 6 p.m.

Thursday, July 26Bravo! New York PhilharmonicThe world-renowned New York Philharmonic comes to Vail for Bravo! The Philharmonic will perform Nielsen and Brahms at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at www.vailmu-sicfestival.org

Thursday, July 26Showdown Town Concert Uncle Lucius plays a free concert at the Eagle Town Park beginning at 6:30 p.m. Picnics, chairs, coolers and leashed dogs welcome.

Friday, July 27Eagle Farmer’s MarketEnjoy outdoor shopping in a family-friendly atmosphere at Eagle Ranch Village. This market brings together produce, meat, dairy, and artisan from around Colorado from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. weekly.

Friday, July 27Ragnar Relay ColoradoParticipate in a 200 mile race with 11 pals, day and night, through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. This running event will start in Aspen and leap frog to Vail and finish up in Breckenridge from Friday, July 27 to Saturday, July 28. Visit www.ragnarrelay.com/race/colorado for more information.

Friday, July 27Beaver Creek Culinary Demo SeriesEnjoy outdoor shopping in a family-friendly atmosphere at Culinary Demonstration Series. Don’t miss this culinary favorite as Chefs from local restaurants give free culinary demonstrations at the Bon Appétit tent in Beaver Creek Pla-za in Beaver Creek. Event is free. For more information, call 800-953-0844.

Friday, July 27Friday Afternoon Club on Vail Mountain Guests and locals alike kick off the weekend with Vail’s Fri-day Afternoon Club, (FAC) at Adventure Ridge. High atop Vail Mountain, FAC features the best views in the valley with amazing sunsets, free live music (different bands every week) and activities and food and drink specials.

Friday, July 27Free Pool DayEnjoy the summer sun, splash in the pool and visit with friends at the Eagle-Vail swimming pool all day.

Friday, July 27Kick It 3 vs 3 Soccer TournamentFast-paced games bring players of all levels to Vail from all over the country. Players leave each three-versus-three ses-sion with a passion to learn more and play more. Visit www.kickit3v3.com for more information.

Friday, July 27Bravo! New York PhilharmonicThe New York Philharmonic plays Stravinsky and Mozart featuring soprano Jennifer Zetland, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, tenor Paul Appleby, baritone Joshua Hop-kins, and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus. The concert starts at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at www.vailmusicfestival.org

Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28RiverBeats at State BridgeRiverBeats flow into State Bridge this weekend. This sec-ond annual electronic festival features Michal Menert, Eliot Lipp, Ana Sia and many more at State Bridge Riverside Am-phitheater, 127 Trough Road, Bond. Visit www.statebridge.com to purchase tickets.

Friday, July 27Adagio Cut-a-ThonAll proceeds from this event will go to local Kate Tennant’s cancer therapy. Baked goods will also be sold to raise mon-ey. The Adagio Salon is located at 404 Broadway #D Eagle. Call 970-328-7887 for details.

Saturday, July 28Angels in ActionAngels in Action is a 5K memorial fun run/walk to benefit Crissa Lea Swinford Scholarship Fund. The 5K is a timed event as well as fun run/walk which starts and finishes in Harry A. Nottingham Park by the Log Cabin. Registration is at 8 a.m.; Fun Run/Walk starts at 9 a.m.

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Saturday, July 28Minturn Farmers MarketThe market returns for its 13th season in downtown Minturn, featuring an assort-ment of items from farm-fresh and organic produce to great breakfast and lunch items, to gourmet foods, gifts, clothing, jewelry, handmade crafts, items for the home, fine art and more. The Minturn Market includes children’s face painting, a bouncy castle, live music, and over 115 market booths. Market goes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, July 29Big Music for Little Bands Watch Big Music for Little Bands at Vail Mountain School in Vail performing Men-delssohn and Brahms at 6 p.m. Price is $25.

Sunday, July 29Vail Farmers Market Get a taste of Colorado with the Vail Farmers’ Market and Art Show, open weekly through-out the summer. Colorado’s finest are show-cased during the farmer’s market, including locally grown produce, international dishes, fresh baked goods and even Colorado wine. The Art Show feeds travelers’ creativity of-fering everything from clothing and jewelry to handmade home items. Also enjoy free live music from nationally known jazz musi-cians on Meadow Drive. For more details, see www.vailfarmersmarket.com.Sunday, July 29NYC Ballet MOVESFor the Vail International Dance Festival’s opening night in Vail, New York City Ballet MOVES presents a program featuring bril-liant ballets by New York City Ballet found-ing choreographers George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. Program is at 7:30 p.m. at the Ford Amphitheatre. Purchase tickets at www.vaildance.org

Monday, July 30Dunk-n-Dash in AvonAvon brings its duathlon series once again

for 2012. Cost per race is $15 and registra-tion closes at active.com at 5 p.m. the day before the race. Swimmers in the Dunk-n-Dash can opt to make one or two 800-yard laps around Nottingham Lake. The 5K run starts and finishes at the lake’s pumphouse.

Monday, July 30Free & Easy in GypsumThe Jasper String Quarter, featuring violinist J Freivogel, violinist Sae Chonabayashi, vio-list Sam Quintal and cellist Rachel Hender-son Freivogel, performs at 7:30 p.m. at Gyp-sum’s Bursh Creek Pavilion. Event is free.

Monday, July 30Yoga in the GardensJoin a professional yoga instructor for a morning practice in the tranquil Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail Village from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Price is $12

Tuesday, July 31Silver Nights at the DonovanThe event at Donovan Pavilion in Vail fea-tures wine and conversation with performers from Bravo! Event is at 6 p.m. Price is $25.

Wednesday, Aug. 1K.D. Lang and the Siss Boom Bang at the VilarSee multiple Grammy and Juno Awards win-ner K.D. Lang live at 8 p.m. at the Vilar Per-forming Arts Center in Beaver Creek. She will bring her new band Siss Boom Bang and well-known hits “Constant Craving,” “Cry-ing (with Roy Orbison),” “Still Thieves” and more to the Vilar stage for an intimate concert experience. Tickets are $126/$156 (based on seating) and are available online at www.vilarpac.org.

Wednesday, Aug. 1Mountain Bike Race Series: Bonyard BrawlThe Vail Rec District’s town series has a sep-arate race for kids and competition category of countless levels for adult racers, this sum-mer mountain bike series is a local favorite. The race is located at Boneyard Trailhead in Eagle Ranch and starts at 5 p.m. See www.vailrec.com for more info.

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Abby (above, 11) and Maddy (be-low, 13) Doss rode at the 4 Eagle Rodeo a couple of weeks ago. This was the girls second barrel rac-ing event ever. They just started learning the pattern in January, and got their horses this spring. Abby won a saddle at the event in Craig she went to last month. They both have come home with prize money. Abby won at 4 Eagle against 11 oth-er racers. Abby’s horse is Apache Shena Joe, and Maddy’s horse is Easy Tai Bug . Way to go, girls!

The Salon Adagio team is spon-soring a Cut-a-thon, Saturday, July 28, to benefit long-time local Kate Tennant! Event is from noon to 3 p.m. All proceeds will go to Kate’s cancer therapy. Call 970-328-7887 for details.

Kat and Sara are serving up all sorts of goodness at Magusto’s in Minturn! Pizza, burgers, drinks and much more! Call and have your order delivered from Avon to East Vail and everywhere in between until 2 a.m. 970-827-545

Have you experienced a recent loss? Celynn McClarrinon, the social worker for Hospice of the Valley will be guiding a Grief Recovery Outreach Program. Call 970-569-7455 for more details or to register for the class, which starts Aug. 27.

A few of the guys at Minturn Anglers, located in Minturn and Vail Village, want to help you catch the “Big One!” No more stories of the one that got away! Lessons, gear and private fishing waters available! Call 970-827-9500, and enjoy the river today!

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FootballLast year’s season resuscitated a previously stagnant and

failing football program at Battle Mountain. They secured a spot in the playoffs for the first time in years and saw success both at home and away. This year, though, it is time for the younger athletes to step up as a new group of players have taken the helm from last year’s senior-led team.

The summer’s training agenda is to build back what was lost and return to the field in top form. The Husky athletes will focus on three aspects of training this summer: strength, speed and conditioning.

Twice a week, Coach Jim Swanson opens the BMHS weight room to run players through a strength regimen.

“Now is the important time to get ahead,” Swanson says. “The weight training the athletes do now is important for the durability issues they’ll face during the season. They can get big now, and that will help them deal with collisions and avoid injury during the season.”

Swanson stresses strength training only in proper ways – lifting lighter weights and working at a 75 percent effort.

In the mornings, slapping off their alarm clocks and shak-ing loose stiff muscles, the players find their way to the high school at 7 a.m. for a two-hour speed camp that began July 9 and will run through Aug. 3.

“Speed and agility will increase flexibility and explosive-ness,” Swanson says. “It will get you in shape and fit long before the season starts.”

Through weights and speed the student-athlete football players should attain a state of conditioning that will give them an advantage on opponents once the season starts.

“It will be interesting to see how the kids come around to not having the seniors from last year,” Swanson said. “I think they’ll do alright. It will take a lot of work, but that’s all it takes – hard work.”

SoccerHead coach Dave Cope wasn’t on the ground in Colorado

for more than a day from a coaching conference in Los An-geles before he was digging through the BMHS equipment

closet for soccer balls, practice jerseys and cones: the neces-sary elements to kick start summer practices. The team re-cently returned from a training camp held at the University of Denver, which consisted of three practices a day for a long weekend with athletes working with a variety of coach-es and collegiate players.

Will Nolan, an upcoming senior, was unable to attend the camp thanks to a rolled ankle. However, he says that the players have been loyal to summer practice as to ensure a great season.

“We have been practicing every Monday and Wednesday as a group with organized games against other (local) teams and doing our own training on the other days,” Nolan says.

On Mondays the Husky boys play in an eight-versus-eight rec league. On Wednesdays they play against Pepi’s, an older men’s league. Nolan and the other players have been practicing on their own at fields around the valley, shoot-ing balls and running drills prescribed to them by Cope and other BMHS coaches.

Last year the Huskies won their league and went as far into the state playoffs as any previous BMHS team. A core group of seniors have returned who hope to make their last season their best season.

“We got a big motivational speech at the end of our season last year,” Nolan says. “A lot of the guys have been playing together with these same coaches for four years. This season has a lot of potential. We’re motivated to have a great senior year.”

VolleyballThe sun doesn’t shine in the BMHS gym, and the girls’

volleyball team wouldn’t know it was summer or the school year if it weren’t for the summer practice schedule. Meeting Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the Husky team uses their time in the summer to become physically and mentally prepped for the season.

For conditioning’s sake, they run 25 hills one day a week and spend other practice time on the court working on spikes, sets, digs and decision-making, says Molly Childers, a senior on the team.

When the Huskies fell to opponents last year it was typi-

cally by three or four points. This summer, under the direc-tion of Coach Jason Fitzgerald, the girls are in the gym to reverse that margin.

Piper McMillian, a Husky volleyball alumnus who played with the 2007 State Champions team, knows the importance of summer training.

“We always did morning training, weights, running and nights of open gym,” says McMillian, a 2010 graduate. “Ev-erything was optional, but everything was a priority.”

The legendary 2007 team that sent multiple girls to All-American rosters and college programs. The players this year hope to set the program back on that track.

“We are back, and we are stronger,” says Childers. “We are going to take what this training has given us and put it to work.”

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The Battle Mountain High School football team trains at school’s weight room in Edwards. The athletes are among a handful of high school sports teams working hard in the summer to ensure successful fall seasons. Kent Pettit photo.

SneakPEAK writer John O’Neill can be reached at info@sneakpeakvail.com

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It’s one of the few places that I really look forward to every year.”

This year SuperDre kicks off the festival as the first per-former on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and returns to the stage at 9:45 p.m. and 12:45 a.m. She will be interrupted by artists Black Actors, Fresh2Death, Knight Riderz and Michael Menert.

Her sound, she says, is an evolution and progression that all started with a convoluted musical upbringing. Her name “SuperDre” also has roots in a childhood that was mixed with a variety of instruments, hip-hop and a computer.

Growing up, Wallace was a self-proclaimed “band nerd.” She played saxophone, guitar, violin and the drums. Her mom was a classical pianist, so, naturally, she spent time on the keyboard. In sixth grade her friends decided that her skill

on such an eclectic range and style of music made her pretty super. Thus, SuperDre was born.

In high school, she started getting into production and working with the occasional hip-hop artist. She also start-ed working on some compositions, then was introduced to some arranging software, and the middle school band nerd was now cranking out some funky electric beats that were catching the ear of radio hosts across the country.

Wallace never imagined that music would lead to a ca-reer. She now DJs on some of the countries hottest radio programs, such as AFTER Club 104.5 and was featured in the Technical Genesis series, a 10-volume showcase of her ability to effortlessly create a mix of techno, electric and retro sounds.

Currently she describes her music as “out of category.”“My sound changes by the month, it feels like,” Wallace

says. “It is hard to explain. It is like instruments and elec-tronic morphed into one thing.”

She’ll soon be making the trip to Colorado from her home in Michigan, and says she has high hopes for this year’s fes-tival.

“Last year was great,” she says. “The venue is great, the crowd is great, the whole atmosphere is awesome. This year I expect nothing less.”

STATE BRIDGE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– [From page 3]

here and joined the Philadelphia ballet. It was one of those classic things where your older sisters danced, and you joined in. But

even then there was no question that I loved it. Where we lived growing up, there wasn’t much opportunity for me to dance, and it was difficult for me to be myself, so I went to New York. At first it was very scary, but I look back at those first couple years, and they were some of the best years.

SP: You performed with various classical ballet companies. How did BalletX, which is much more modern, come about?

MN: It started out as a summer gig – Christine Cox (fellow co-founder and artistic di-rector) and I would have a summer off from the Philadelphia Ballet. We decided to start something where we could give some other Philadelphia dancers some work in the summer, and contemporary ballet was lacking there. We wanted to do new work and employ some different choreographers, and before we knew it, we kind of developed into this company. We’ve performed around the country and are just starting to get national recognition. The full company is coming to Vail, which we’re really happy to do, because this is a huge

growth step for us.

SP: What will BalletX premiere in Vail?MN: At first, we really had no idea what to do. We spent our first couple rehearsals just

creating movements with no music, then Damian (Woetzel) said there would be a live string quartet called Brooklyn Rider (at the festival) if we wanted. I heard their music and thought, “Oh, perfect.” I chose an album of theirs that was a mix of all sorts of different stuff they do, including some Armenian folk songs they transcribed.

The performance will be one dance with seven movements within the dance.

SP: What other dance performances are you excited to see at the festival?MN: It’s always great to see New York City Ballet. I love (principal dancer Tiler Peck’s)

dancing. She’s phenomenal, and it’s just a treat to see her dance. I’m excited to see every-body. It’s such a great lineup. These are all companies I admire very much.

DANCE FESTIVAL ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– [From page 4]

SneakPEAK editor Melanie Wong can be reached at Melanie@sneakpeakvail.com

SneakPEAK writer John O’Neill can be reached at info@sneakpeakvail.com

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BEAVER CREEK

Dining GuideA Quick Peak at Where to Eat.

Agave | 1060 West Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.748.8666

Avon Bakery & Deli | 25 Hurd Lane | 970.949.3354

Cima | 126 Riverfront Lane | 970.790.5500

Blue Plate | 48 East Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.845.2252

Bob’s Place | 100 West Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.845.8566

Carniceria Tepic | 240 Chapel Place | 970.949.6033

China Garden | 100 West Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.949.4986

Columbine Bakery | 51 Beaver Creek Place | 970.949.1400

Domino’s Pizza | 51 Beaver Creek Place | 970.949.3230

Fiesta Jalisco | 240 Chapel Place | 970.845.8088

Geno’s Sandwiches | 100 West Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.949.0529

Gondola Pizza | 240 Chapel Place | 970.845.6000

Loaded Joe’s | 82 East Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.748.1480

Montanas Cantina and Grill | 82 East Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.949.7019

Nozawa Sushi | 240 Chapel Place | 970.949.0330

Northside Coffee and Kitchen | 20 Notingham Rd. | 970.949.1423

Pazzo’s Pizzeria | 82 East Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.949.6093

Swiss Hot Dog Company | 101 Fawcett Rd. | 970.467.2013

Subway Avon | 47 E. Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.949.1312

Ticino | 100 West Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.748-6792

Taqueria No Se Hagan Bolas | 91 Beaver Creek Place | 970.845.7959

Vin 48 | 48 East Beaver Creek Blvd. | 970.748.9463

8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill | Park Hyatt Beaver Creek | 970.949.1234

Beano’s Cabin | 210 Plaza Way | 970.754.3463

Beaver Creek Chophouse | Beaver Creek Lodge | 970.845.0555

Blue Moose Pizza | 76 Avondale Ln. | 970.845.8666

Black Diamond Bistro | 120 Offerson Road | 970.949.1251

Coyote Cafe | 210 The Plaza | 970.845.9030

Dusty Boot Saloon | 210 Offerson Rd. | 970.748.1146

Flying Pig Sandwich Shop | 76 Avondale Ln. | 970.845.0333

Foxnut Asian Fusion and Sushi | 15 W. Thomas Place | 970.845.0700

Golden Eagle Inn | 118 Beaver Creek Plaza | 970.949.1940

Grouse Mountain Grill | 141 Scott Hill Rd. | 970.949.0600

Mirabelle Restaurant | 55 Village Rd. | 970.949.7728

The Metropolitan | 210 Offerson Road | 970.748.3123

Osprey Lounge | 10 Elk Track Ln. | 970.754.7400

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Italian Pasta Grill D $$$ • • • •Toscanini | 60 Avondale Ln. | 970.754.5590

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HAPPY HOUR SPECIAL 4-7pm$3 Wells & Drafts | $5 Glass of Wine | 25% Off Apps & Salads

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Stuff ed CroissantsB-fast SandwichesCereal & MORE!

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EDWARDS

EAGLE-VAIL

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Coffee & Crepes B L $ • • •Bookworm | 295 Main St. | 970.926.7323

Balata | 1265 Berry Creek Rd | 970.477.5353 American Cuisine L D $$ • • • • •Bonjour Bakery | 97 Main St. | 970.926.5539 Homemade Bakery & Soup B L $ • •

Dining GuideA Quick Peak at Where to Eat.

Dish | 56 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.3433

Cafe Milano | 429 Edwards Access Rd. #A208 | 970.926.4455

Cafe 163 | 105 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.1163

Belmont Deli | 105 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.1796

E town | 295 Main St. | 970.926.4080

Eat! Drink! | 56 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.1393

Fiesta’s Cantina | 57 Edwards Access Rd. | 970.926.2121

Ristorante Ti Amo | 40982 US Highway #6 | 970.845.8153

Route 6 Cafe | 41290 US Highway #6 | 970.949.6393

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Dog House Grill | 10663 Highway 6, Gypsum | 970.524.1660

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Ekahi Grill and Catering | 116 Park Street, Gypsum | 970.524.4745

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Gourmet China | 0212 Chambers Ave., Eagle | 970.328.0866

Fiesta Jalisco | 0701 Chambers Ave., Eagle | 970.328.9300

El Pariente Mexican Restaurant | 0050 Chambers Ave. #E, Eagle | 720.289.8782

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Mantos | 106 Oak Ridge Ct., Gypsum | 970.524.6266

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Old Kentucky Tavern | 225 Broadway, Eagle | 970.328.5259

Pastatively Roberto’s Italian Cuisine | 94 Market St., Eagle | 970.328.7324

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Brush Creek Saloon | 241 Broadway, Eagle | 970.328.5279

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4 Eagle Ranch | 4091 Highway #131, Wolcott | 970.926.3372 Ranch Western Atmosphere L $ • • • • • •

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EDWARDS

Dining GuideA Quick Peak at Where to Eat.

Alpenrose | 100 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.8899

Kirby Cosmos | 474 Main St. | 970.827.9027

Alpine Tavern | Vail Racquet Club, East Vail | 970.476.7888

Magusto’s | 101 Main St. | 970.827.5450

Atwater on Gore Creek | Vail Cascade Resort | 970.476.7014

Minturn Country Club | 131 Main St. | 970.827.4114

Nicky’s Quickie | 151 Main St | 970-827-5616

Bart & Yeti’s | Lionshead, North of Arrabelle | 970.476.2754

Sticky Fingers | 132 Main St. | 970.827.5353

Billy’s Island Grill | Lionshead | 970.476.8811

Turntable | 160 Railroad Ave. | 970.827.4164

Bearfi sh | West Vail Mall | 970.476.7596

Minturn Saloon | 146 N. Main St. | 970.827.5954

Bistro 14 | Eagle’s Nest, Top of Eagle Bahn Gondola | 970.445.4530

Block 16 | The Sebastian Vail, 16 Vail Rd. | 970.477.8000

Blu’s | Downstairs from Children’s Fountain | 970.476.3113

bol | Solaris, 141 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.5300

Bully Ranch | Sonnenalp Resort | 970.479.5460

Campo de Fiori | 100 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.8994

Chicago Pizza | 1031 S. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.7000

CinéBistro | Solaris, 141 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.3344

Flame | Four Seasons, Vail | 970.477.8600

Elway’s Steakhouse | 174 East Gore Creek Dr. | 970.754.7818

Frost | The Sebastian Vail, 16 Vail Rd. | 970.477.8050

Game Creek Restaurant | Vail Mountain | 970.754.4275

Garfi nkel’s | Next to Lionshead Gondola | 970.476.3789

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Vista At Arrowhead | 676 Sawatch Dr. | 970.926.2111

Subway Edwards | 439 Edwards Access Rd. | 970.926.7010

Woody’s Kitchen & Pub | 27 Main St. | 970.926.2756

Zino Ristorante | 27 Main St. | 970.926.0777

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Last Course Dessert Bar & Pastries | 275 Main Street C-106 | 970.926-1979

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Gashouse | 34185 US Highway #6 | 970.926.2896

Gore Range Brewery | 105 Edwards Village Blvd. | 970.926.2739

Henry’s Chinese Cafe | 175 Main St. | 970.926.3050

Grouse on the Green | 100 Kensington Dr., Cordillera Divide | 970.926.5788

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Dining GuideA Quick Peak at Where to Eat.

Nozawa | Holiday Inn, West Vail | 970.476.9355

Ocotillo | Vail Mountain Marriott Resort & Spa, Lionshead | 970.477.5675

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Qdoba | 2161 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.7539

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Subway West Vail | 2161 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.3827

Sushi Oka Hibachi | 100 East Meadow Drive. Suite #4 | 970-476-1588

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The George | 292 Meadow Dr. | 970.476.2656

Up The Creek Bar & Grill | 223 Gore Creek Dr. | 970.476.8141

Vendetta’s | 291 Bridge St. | 970.476.5070

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Westside Cafe & Market | 2211 N. Frontage Rd. | 970.476.7890

Wendy’s Alpine Coffee Shop | 4695 Racquet Club Dr.

Yama Sushi | 168 Gore Creek Dr. | 970.476.7332

Yeti’s Grind | Located in the Solaris | 970.476.1515

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Vail Chophouse | 675 West Lionshead Place | 970.477.0555

Eclectic Pub

American Cuisine

Italian & Pizza

Casual American

Pastries

Sushi and Pacifi c Spices

Coffee & Sandwiches

Steakhouse L D $$$ • • • • •

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Montauk Seafood Grill | Lionshead Village | 970.476.3601 Creative Seafood/Meat L D $$ • •Moe’s Original BBQ | Upstairs from the General Store, Lionshead | 970.479.7888 Barbecue L D $ • • •Mezzaluna | Lion Square Lodge, next to Eagle Bahn Gondola | 970.477.4410 Modern Italian l d $$ • • •Matsuhisa | Located in the Solaris | 970.476.6682 Japanese/Peruvian D $$ • •May Palace | Next to City Market, West Vail | 970.476.1657 Chinese L D $ • •Market Café | The Sebastian Vail, 16 Vail Rd. | 970.477.8000 International Café B L D $ • •The Marketplace | One Willow Bridge Rd. | 970.477.4370 Family/American/European B L D $ • • • •

Lord Gore & the Fitz Lounge | Manor Vail at the base of Golden Peak | 970.476.4959 Contemporary American D $$ • •Los Amigos | Top of Bridge St. | 970.476.5847 Mexican L D $ • • • •Ludwig’s | Sonnenalp Resort | 970.479.5429 Contemporary American B D $ • •

Old Forge Co. | 2161 N Frontage Rd | 970.476.5555 Pizza, Paninis & Salads L D $ • • •Old Forge Co. | 521 East Lionshead Cir. | 970.476.5232 Pizza, Paninis & Salads L D $ • • •

La Tour | 122 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.4403

Left Bank | Sitzmark Lodge in Vail Village | 970.476.3696

The Little Diner | West Lionshead Plaza | 970.476.4279

French and American

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Joe’s Famous Deli | 288 Bridge St. | 970.479.7580

Kelly Liken | Gateway Building, 12 Vail Rd. | 970.479.0175

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La Bottega | 100 E. Meadow Dr. | 970.476.0280 Northern Italian L D $ • • • •Lancelot | Next to Children’s Fountain | 970.476.5828 Prime Rib/Steaks/Seafood D $$ •

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Avon Chiropractic& Acupuncture

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Summer Special4 treatments

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Thursday July 26, 5 pmTickets on sale at both locations $15

Up coming Event:Thursday July 30, 6:30 pm4 Course wine dinner $60

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476-78884695 Vail Racquet Club Dr., East Vail

Free Parking!Reservations suggested

Restaurant & Bar

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16 oz. New York Strip

Fettucini Bolognese

Fettucini w/roasted

duck wild mushroom

white wine cream sauce

Something special is always cooking!

Now serving PIZZA

personal size crustBikini Spidersfeat. Johnny Schleper from MTHDS

5-7 pmoutside on the patio

Sunday AfternoonLive Music with

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