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Your Morning News - January 16th, 2015

Glenwood Springs Reviews Expanded Meadows Development Plan

Last night Glenwood Springs Council took an early look at a proposed development at the Glenwood Meadows Shopping Center. It would add nearly two hundred housing units and commercial space to the bustling shopping complex.

Because the project is in the early phases, no action was required of council members last night. Mayor Leo McKinney said afterward the proposal was generally well received.

Eagle County Goes Text-to-911

Soon, more residents in the mid valley will be able to send a text to 911 during an emergency.

Eagle County announced this week that text-to-911 service will be in place by the end of the month. That means people within Eagle County in the Basalt and El Jebel area can send a text instead of making a phone call. The service is coordinated through the Vail Public Safety Communications Center. A spokeswoman there says 911 texts on the Roaring Fork Valley side of Eagle County will likely alert the Eagle County Sheriff’s office. Fire emergencies are handled by Pitkin County.

Pitkin added text to 911 services in 2013. It is not available in Garfield County.

Five Point Film Comes to Aspen this Weekend

Carbondale’s Five Point Film Festival is in Aspen this weekend. The non-profit will screen 9 short films at the Wheeler Opera House on Saturday. One of the film’s main characters is a World War Two veteran who’s also an avid angler.

Frank Moore is profiled in the documentary “Mending the Line” by a Portland, Oregon based filmmaking company. The 92-year-old’s sharp mind and eternal optimism shines through as he tells the story of landing on the beach in Normandy, France.

“When the ramp dropped on the landing craft going into Normandy, there was two things I thought of - one was my beautiful wife Jeanne and the other was my flyrod...and I can’t remember which came first (laughs).”

The rivers Moore passed on that D-Day invasion in 1944 caught his eye. In the film, he returns with his son and wife to fly-fish them. Moore will be a guest speaker at the film screening, which starts at 6 o’clock Saturday. You can find a longer interview on our website.

Aspen Music Festival Does Outreach to Underserved Youth

The Aspen Music Festival and School is partnering with the Los Angeles Philharmonic to teach underserved students classical music. The three-year project is called the “National Take a Stand Festival.”

In the program, world-renowned conductors, guest artists and master teachers will mentor the students at a series of youth orchestra camps. A week-long camp will be held in Aspen in early summer 2016 where about 150 kids from cities around the country will be trained and eventually perform in the Benedict Music Tent.

Alan Fletcher is CEO of the Aspen Music Festival. He says the L.A. Philharmonic’s vision goes beyond teaching classical music.

“They’re very clear that although they’re using classical music training as the primary vehicle, what they’re really wanting to do is improve education and quality of life for children.”

The Aspen Music Fest is involved in part because of its work with local students. The organization teaches music to underserved children from Aspen to Glenwood Springs.

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