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Jack Kemp had an athlete’s perspective on the GOP embracing people.

“I’ve showered with people most Republi-cans will never meet,” he was fond of saying.

A two-time professional football cham-pion as a quarterback, nine-term congress-man and architect of the strongest period economic growth in the past half decade, Kemp was a regular guy with regular aspi-rations who wanted the best for his family and friends.

The Capitalist for the Common Man was, like so many of us, baffled by his grandchil-dren saying, “like,” the popular punctua-tion for teens. Not so long ago, Grandfather Kemp decided he’d had enough and harked back to his capitalist roots for a solution.

If you want your beloved progeny to stop saying “like,” you pay them.

So, he offered each of his grandchildren $100. Every time one of them said, “like,” they lost some money. One grandson came through with his C-Note intact. The others took consistent hits, but they still took a se-rious chunk of Kemp’s cash.

Another generation of capitalists sent forth into the world.

The long-time valley resident was remem-bered this week for his contributions to the many worlds through which he moved so easily.

Both he and others called him a “bleeding-heart conservative.”

He served on the Vail Valley Foundation’s board of directors and championed the Suc-cess at Six early childhood education pro-gram, working with hundreds of local kids under 6-years old.

Legendary localsKemp found his way to all kinds of local

events, working for charitable and political causes.

But longtime local Tim Cochrane’s trail goes back the furthest.

Cochrane met Kemp during the 1960s, in Orchard Park, N.Y., Cochrane’s hometown. Kemp was quarterback of the Buffalo Bills and Cochrane and his friends would ride the bus to Buffalo’s War Memorial Stadium to watch Kemp hand off to O.J. Simpson.

He spent the better part of three summers

Remembering Jack Kemp‘Bleeding heart conservative’ recalled fondly by locals

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In this picture from July 3,1967, California Gov. Ronald Reagan and his special assistant Jack Kemp discuss football in Reagan’s office in Scara-mento, Calif. Kemp, who had been working as member of the governor’s staff since February, left California the following week to begin training for his 11th year in pro football. AP Photo.

Mother of all holidays

Streamer fishing still good . . .

Longtime Vail Valley resident and fisherman Matt Prowse shows off a trout he caught in Idaho on the Henry’s Fork. Prowse says right now is a great time for streamer fishing in the Valley, de-spite the muddy water quality, which is expected to continue for the next few weeks.

Did you get a chance to get Mom anything yet?If not, you should be ashamed of yourself. But you’re

in luck.Mother’s Day happens to fall right smack dab in

the middle of “discount season” here in the Vail Val-ley, that no longer ski season, not quite summer nexus where the tourists are gone and the Valley shops, stores and restaurants show their appreciation to locals by of-fering fantastic discounts.

Diner specials like the Moms eat free deals going

Mountaineer Staff Report

[See MOTHER’S DAY, page 2]

By Randy WyrickMountaineer Staff Writer

[See REMEMBERING KEMP, page 8]

Salazar, polar bears and the Endangered

Species ActThe Obama administration, which

promised a sharp break from the Bush White House on global warming, de-clared Friday it would stick with a Bush-era stand against expanding protection for polar bears, ruling out an approach that would have opened a broad new at-tack on climate change.

To the dismay of environmentalists, Interior Secretary and former Colorado Senator Ken Salazar refused to rescind a Bush administration rule that says ac-tions that threaten the polar bear’s sur-vival cannot be considered when safe-

[See THE UPDATE, pages 4-5]

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Following a single-month record for drilling permit requests, oil and gas development applications have dropped dramatically in the wake of stricter rules.

Energy companies filed for 34 applications since April 1, when the new rules were implemented on non-federal lands. The Grand Junction Sentinel reports the sharp decline in applications comes after companies requested a record 1,470 permits in March — nearly double the previous one-month record of 784 — to beat the April 1 deadline.

Applications submitted before that date will be re-viewed under the previous rules.

The new rules require regulators to give more consid-eration to the environment, wildlife and public health and safety when approving oil and gas development.

Energy companies say state regulators didn’t fully

consider the impacts of the new rules on their opera-tions and finances. They also worry it may take longer for permits to be approved.

Meg Collins, president of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association, said Friday the companies wanted to file for permits before April 1 because the “industry still doesn’t know fully what impact the rules will have on the permitting timeframes.”

“It’s vital that energy companies have an adequate inventory of permits so they can continue to develop our abundant energy resources,” Collins said.

The new rules were the result of more than 18 months of meetings and deliberations by regulators, oil and gas officials, environmentalists, landowners and others. The new regulations were implemented throughout most of the state in April, except in federal lands, where they take effect July 1. State regulators delayed the start of the rules on federal lands because they wanted to see whether there were any conflicts between state and fed-eral laws.

—The Associated Press

Colo. drilling permit requests down amid new rulesStricter regulations were implemented in April

on at Matthew’s and Main Street Grill, both in Edwards, offer the opportunity to take Mom out for a nice meal on the cheap. The Dusty Boot and Paradigms, both in Eagle, are hosting Mother’s Day brunches, as well.

If Mom is the jewelry type, and it’s pretty safe to assume she is, check out specials like 30 percent off two-tone heart items at The Golden Bear and 20 percent off storywheel necklaces at The Squash Blossom, both in Vail Vil-lage.

And if you didn’t come up with flow-ers … you have an excuse. Mother’s Day bouquets that come from sunny Mexico won’t make it past the bor-der this year if they contain gladiolas or chrysanthemums, due to a fear that they could harbor pests which, while harmless to people, can damage agri-culture. Mom will understand.

Happy Mother’s day to all the Valley mothers.

Rusty Lovato visits his mother, Jacque Lovato, at the Vail Town Hall, where Jacque works in the town finance department. Rusty works in the Vail parking structure. Beth Potter photo.

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Pub Crawlers on wheels

Cyclists hit the streets in high numbers for the first-ever bicycle pub crawl in Eagle

Pub crawlers wheeled their way from the Grand Av-enue Grill costume contest, to the Dusty Boot Saloon for a best-decorated bike competition, then on to the Broadway Café for a sexy legs contest, finally wrap-ping it up with a drawing for an electric bike at the Brush Creek Saloon.

The event was the second in a series of monthlong “Bike Month” events happening Saturdays in Eagle. Next weekend’s event is the “Boot Days” celebration at the Dusty Boot, where running, cycling, jamming, kids programming and an impressive array of musical guests and performers will be on hand.

Also next weekend, as a part of Boot Days, is the Dusty Boot Boneyard Boogie 10K trail run.

The run starts at the Eagle Valley Middle School and continues to the BLM Trailhead located in the Bluffs Neighborhood in Eagle. The trail starts on switchback-ing singletrack through heavily wooded BLM area emerging from the trees and into rolling sagebrush fields; you will encounter some trail splits along the way along with some short burst climbs. Single track trail descends to the Pool/Ice Rink trail from above the East Eagle connection for an extended downhill run to the Finish. A post-race party will take place at the Dusty Boot, with awards for top finishers and food and drink for everyone.

For the family, Boot Days offers a Friday, Saturday and Sunday filled with family programming. Plus, there are tons of crafts, delicious local food and a real native village for the whole family to explore.

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Duke Farney’s bike was decorated in a ‘bad to the bone’ theme at Saturday’s event in Eagle. Photo by Avery Cunliffe.

Locals Mike Turner and Emily Moore stood out in a sea of bikes at the bike pub crawl Saturday in Eagle. Photo by Avery Cunliffe.

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guarding the iconic mammal if they occur outside the bear’s Arctic home.

The rule was aimed at heading off the possibility that the bear’s survival could be cited by opponents of pow-er plants and other facilities that produce carbon diox-ide, a leading pollutant blamed for global warming.

The Endangered Species Act requires that a threat-ened or endangered species must have its habitat pro-tected. Environmentalists say that in the case of the polar bear, the biggest threat comes from pollution—mainly carbon dioxide from faraway power plants, fac-tories and cars—that is warming the Earth and melting Arctic sea ice.

Salazar agreed that global warming was “the single greatest threat” to the bear’s survival, but he also said he did not believe the federal law that protects animals, plants and fish should be used address climate change.

‘Big corporate supporters’ having second thoughts

Wealthy Wall Street financiers who supported Pres-ident Obama during his campaign are getting a little nervous by his attempted reforms of corporate Ameri-ca, calling some of the efforts “class warfare.”

Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute, a free enterprise think tank, was recently quoted in the UK’s Telegraph newspaper saying Democrats in Congress were un-nerved by the president’s latest plan to raise $210 bil-lion over 10 years from multinational corporations.

“These big companies are based in New York Bos-ton, Seattle and Silicon Valley, where Democrats dom-inate,” Mr Edwards was quoted saying in the report. “Obama’s tax plan is already cleaving him from his big corporate supporters,” he said.

Unemployment paying child support

The amount of child-support money in Colorado coming from unemployment checks has almost tripled during the first three months of the year.

The Denver Post reports that the state child-support system has collected $3.5 million from unemployment checks through March, compared to $1.26 million dur-ing the same time last year.

“What we’re seeing today is the new poor, the peo-ple who had regular income, paid their child support and who have now lost their income,” said Elizabeth Calvert, director of Denver’s child-support division.

The Colorado Department of Human Services says about $320.7 million was collected in 2008 from the state’s 141,000 child-support cases.

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Grey’s Anatomy celebrated it’s 100th episode on Thursday.

Obama gets serious with Syria

The Obama administration said Friday it is renew-ing economic and diplomatic sanctions on Syria, even as two US envoys are in the Syrian capital exploring prospects for improved relations.

In a letter to Congress, President Barack Obama said he was compelled to renew the penalties, which were first imposed by George W. Bush’s administration four years ago as diplomatic contact dwindled. Washington has not had an ambassador in Damascus since Marga-ret Scobey was recalled in 2005.

“The actions of the government of Syria in support-ing terrorism, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, and undermining US and in-ternational efforts with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign

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policy and economy of the United States,” Obama said in the letter dated Thursday.

State Department spokesman Robert A. Wood, asked about the decision, told reporters the president is re-quired by law to review the sanctions every year and to renew them or allow them to lapse.

‘Wolverine’ tops box office numbers

Hugh Jackman’s prequel “X-Men Origins: Wolver-ine” leaped to the top of the box office with an $87 mil-lion opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

That put the movie right in the pack with the three previous “X-Men” movies in which Jackman played mutant superhero Wolverine.

The trilogy’s final chapter, “X-Men: The Last Stand,” had the franchise’s best opening with $102.8 million. But “Wolverine” came in ahead of the first two mov-ies; “X-Men” did $54.5 million in its first weekend and “X2: X-Men United” took in $85.6 million.

“It’s all systems go,” said Chris Aronson, distribu-tion executive for 20th Century Fox, which releases the “X-Men” movies. “Audiences have a huge appetite for

Muslim Brotherhood: Obama’s Egypt trip ‘useless’

Egypt’s most powerful opposition group, the Mus-lim Brotherhood, on Saturday called President Barack Obama’s upcoming trip to Egypt “useless” unless the U.S. shows dramatic change in its policies toward Arab and Islamic countries.

The White House on Friday announced that Obama would deliver a speech in Egypt on U.S. relations with the Muslim world on June 4 as he seeks to repair dam-aged ties between America and Islamic countries.

But the Brotherhood’s deputy leader, Mohammed Habib, said he was skeptical about Obama’s intentions, according to comments posted on the group’s Web site.

The trip will be “useless unless it is preceded by real change in the policies of the U.S. administration toward the Arab and Islamic world,” Habib said.

“The U.S. administration is attempting to recruit all the Arab states ... to implement its permanent agenda that favors the Zionist entity,” he added, referring to the United States’ close ties to Israel.

Hugh and this character.”“Wolverine” also pulled in $73 million in 101 over-

seas markets, giving it a worldwide total of $160 mil-lion.

Washington reports swine flu death

Washington state health officials say a man in his 30s is the first person in the state to die from what appears to be complications of swine flu.

The state Department of Health says in a news release that a Snohomish County man in his 30s with underly-ing heart conditions died last week with what appears to be complications of swine-origin influenza.

The man was not identified.So far, there have been more than 4,150 confirmed

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One game away from Western Conference Finals ...

Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony goes to the basket as Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard defends in the second half of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals Saturday in Dallas. The Nuggets won 106-105 and lead the series 3-0. The Nuggets meet the Mavs for game 4 Monday in Dallas. AP Photo.

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Lance Armstrong was satisfied with the start of his first major race since winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France in 2005.

Armstrong’s Astana squad finished third in the team time trial Saturday to start the Giro d’Italia—cycling’s most important race after the Tour. Only two Ameri-can-owned teams—Columbia-High Road and Garmin-Slipstream—were faster.

“Those guys are specialists,” Armstrong said. “All in all, we have to be very pleased.”

British sprinter Mark Cavendish crossed the line first for Columbia and took the leader’s pink jersey in the race that ends May 31 in Rome.

Columbia covered the 12.7-mile route along the Lido beach front in 21 minutes, 50 seconds. Garmin was six seconds back and Astana was 13 seconds behind.

“I felt all right for an old man,” said Armtrong, who is 37 and recovering from a broken collarbone. “Yeah, I think we’re pleased with that, considering the amount of preparation we put into it, which was minimal but as much as we could.”

Armstrong, riding in his first Giro, crossed the line first for Astana and is 15th in the overall standings.

Columbia and Garmin don’t have any aspirations

for overall victory. While Armstrong has said he also doesn’t have any designs on winning, he and teammate Levi Leipheimer are higher in the standings than any other pre-race favorites.

Italian overall favorites Ivan Basso, Damiano Cune-go, Danilo Di Luca and Gilberto Simoni each lost time to Armstrong and Leipheimer.

“I know they’re behind us, but it’s a long race and those boys know what they’re doing,” Armstrong said. “They have their moments picked out.”

Race organizers announced a four-year deal with NBC-operated Universal Sports just one day before Saturday’s time trial. The three week long Giro d’ Italia will air in the U.S. on NBC.

Armstrong’s team takes 3rd in Giro d’Italia opener

It’s safe to say Calvin Borel, the jockey who road Mine That Bird to a shocking victory at the Kentucky Derby, doesn’t have any sentimental attachment to the winning horse.

Borel is ditching Mine That Bird

for Rachel Alexandra, a horse that Borel finds much sexier. According to Borel, she is a “once in a lifetime horse.” He has ridden her regularly, and was easily seduced into mount-ing her at the Preakness next week, assuming Rachel is in the mood. Borel piloted Rachel Alexandra to a spectacular 20 1/4-length victory in the Kentucky Oaks for fillies on May 1.

Mine That Bird’s trainer, Bennie

Woolley, said that he understood why Borel wouldn’t want to pass up a chance to ride a horse of Rachel Alexandra’s caliber. He went on to say, “We hate losing Calvin, he’s the reason we’re here. But these things happen and we’ll move on.”

Assuming Rachel Alexandra is officially entered into the Preak-ness by owner Jess Jackson, she will collide with Mine That Bird at Pimlico.

Your Rachel is sexier than MineJockey ditches Kentucky Derby- winning horse

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caddying for Kemp and his dad at the Orchard Park Country Club.

When Cochrane entered the Ma-rine Corps and graduated from boot camp, he found a personal letter from Kemp in his mailbox, thanking him for his commitment to the country. When Cochrane re-turned from his tours in Vietnam, he learned that the good people of up-state New York had the good sense to elect Kemp to congress.

“I remember thinking, ‘That guy he deserves to be leading our coun-try,’” said Cochrane.

Cochrane migrated to Vail in 1977 and their paths crossed again. Kemp used to host business breakfasts that Cochrane never missed.

The thing is, Kemp remembered the letters to Cochrane. He even re-membered the kid caddy.

“I saw that he cared about oth-ers and his community,” said Co-chrane. “When elected to Congress he displayed a true belief in doing what was right, and not just going the way of the party.”

Last year was a presidential year. Both Cochrane and Kemp were un-abashed John McCain supporters.

“We met several times over the next several months and he always took the time to stop say hello and answer my naïve questions about how or what could a regular guy like me do to help better our country,” said Cochrane. “His answer was al-ways the same. Stick to your values. Don’t give in to what others will tell

you. If we as Americans can do this, then we will remain strong.”

Cochrane left a political rally and fundraiser last summer, having heard Kemp speak for what would be his last time.

“I remember feeling so honored to have had him in my life and that he had truly touched the lives of so many others,” said Cochrane. “Jack Kemp was a true American hero to me and others. I will always trea-sure the Bill’s Games, golf with him and my dad, but most of all because Jack Kemp stayed true to his be-liefs.”

Politically nimbleHe was born in California to sol-

idly middle class, and could cred-ibly speak to the concerns of union members. In the next breath he’d be pressing affluent local residents for contributions to local schools and charities.

He worked on the loading docks of his father’s trucking company as a boy before majoring in physical education at Occidental College, where he led the nation’s small col-leges in passing.

He became a Presbyterian for love, after marrying his college sweetheart, Joanne Main. The cou-ple had four children, including two sons who played professional foot-ball. He joined with a son and son-in-law to form a Washington strate-gic consulting firm, Kemp Partners, after leaving office.

The man was politically nimble. He opposed abortion and supported school prayer. He appealed to lib-erals with his outreach to minori-ties and compassion for the poor. He pushed for immigration reform to include a guest-worker program and status for the illegal immigrants already here.

Celebration of lifeA standing-room only crowd that

included football executives, politi-cians, friends and family gathered Friday at the Washington National Cathedral to pay final respects to Kemp.

Friends of Kemp’s, including his 1996 running mate - former Sen. Bob Dole - former Vice President Dick Cheney and Washington Red-skins head coach Jim Zorn, came together Friday afternoon to honor the former Vail Valley resident.

A testament to the respect he gar-nered from both sides of the political isle, a diverse group of Washington dignitaries also was in attendance Friday, ranging from former Sen. Trent Lott, Mississippi Republican, to former Rep. Harold Ford Jr., Ten-nessee Democrat.

Kemp’s family pastor, Robert Norris of the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, led the cere-mony. Hundreds were in attendance and we can only hope somewhere, somehow, Kemp was right there with them.

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Colorado Rock-ies’ Todd Hel-ton reacts by tossing the bat after popping out as Florida Marlins catcher Ronny Paulino looks on in the sixth inning of a game in Denver Saturday. The Rockies went on to lose 3-1. Colorado is cur-rently last (5th) in the NL West with a record of 11-18. The Rockies play the Marlins again today in Denver at 1:10 p.m. AP Photo.

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Jeremy Mayfield was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR on Saturday for failing a random drug test, becoming the first driver to violate a toughened new policy that went into effect this season.

Mayfield tested positive for a banned substance last weekend at Richmond International Raceway. NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter would not reveal what banned substance Mayfield used, but Hunter said it was not an alcohol-related offense.

“There is no place for substance abuse in our sport,” Hunter said.

NASCAR also suspended two crew members for failed tests at Richmond.

Tony Martin, a crew member for the car John Andretti drove last weekend at Richmond, and Ben Williams, a crew member for the Nationwide Series car Matt Kenseth drove last weekend, were both suspended indefinitely.

Mayfield, who is driving a car this season he owns himself, failed to qualify for Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race at Dar-lington Speedway.

He did not immediately return a voice mail message left on his cell phone Saturday by The Associated Press.

The suspension applies to Mayfield’s roles as owner and driv-er of the No. 41 Toyota. Although the car can race next week at Lowe’s Motor Speedway with another driver, Hunter said it cannot be entered with Mayfield as the owner.

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MOMS EAT FREE on Mother’s Day at Main Street Grill in Edwards Riverwalk.If you and Mom have already been to Main Street Grill Nikki, above, says that’s even more reason to stop by, because you have to check out the new menu. And stop by for a belated Mother’s Day dinner as well because entrees will be special priced at $10 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY with the Paradigm family, Nathan, Diane, and Tom! Mother’s Day brunch at Paradigm in Eagle starts at $9. Call today for a reservation, 328-7990.

NIKKI AT THE GOLDEN BEAR was so excited about the Mother’s Day Sale that she had to resort to this just to keep her lips sealed. Through Mother’s Day you can save up to 30 percent on all two-tone heart items. Along with a superior reputation and a sweet sweet staff, The Golden Bear is as good as it gets.

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DO YOU HAVE AN ARTISTIC MOTHER? Get your great Mother’s Day gifts at Artful Sol. Starting as low as $20, there is a great selection of hand-crafted jewelry and leather bracelets, small and large original art pieces. Located slope-side of International Bridge. Call for more info at 476-1339

ASIAN VILLAGE IS CELEBRATING LOCALS by not only being open seven days per week but also by offering 20 percent off for Mother’s Day. Make sure to check out the new soy candles products from Bluewick. Asian Village is red with specials!

LEAVE IT UP TO ALPENROSE for Mother’s Day. The staff at Alpenrose is talented and your experience is a sure delight. Alpenrose will be open for mothers day from 10 a.m. to close. Take advantage of the holiday and let Alpenrose treat your mom.

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Alex Espinoza throws the rope bag to rescue Michael Morehead during the Southwest Open School whitewater rescue class on the Dolores River near Cortez. AP Photo.

Brrrr ... Colo. students take the plunge

Just before Michael Morehead plunged face-first into the 40-degree Dolores River on a recent Wednesday, he thought, “There’s no way I’m going to do this.”

But the 14-year-old Southwest Open High School student jumped anyway, im-mediately flipping onto his back — into “safe swimmer” mode — and allowing the current to take him down about 50 yards where classmates were waiting to draw him in. As Morehead passed through a few small rapids, teacher Brad Higinbotham gave three students standing on the river’s edge a cue.

A throw bag — or rescue device consisting of rope stuffed loosely into a bag — was then tossed into the river where Morehead could grab the line.

The wet SWOS student was drawn in. When he got out of the river, he could only say, through chattering teeth: “Cold. Very, very cold.” After warming up in the sun, Morehead said he liked the class.

JONI AND MIKE CLAYMON, Andrew Claymon’s parents, take a quick breather from a fundraiser for Andrew, 15, who has cancer. More than 700 people attended the event Thursday.

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KATHLEEN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ENTRENCHED with her job at CAFÉ MILANO, her nine months of excitement, trips to Costa Rica and to top it all off, she owns a business called GROUNDSWELL DESIGN LLC. Its all about flowers for her with Groundswell and the fact that her belly is the brief home to a little baby lady.

THE PROFESSOR OFALL THINGS WATER. TOM LUDWIG, OWNER OF MON-TAUK in LIONSHEAD is a local legend when it comes to anything related to the wet stuff. He pours his heart into his business and we all know that seafood comes from the saltwater. He is an avid fly fisherman who loves to strip streamers all year long, and a good number of his golf balls are water hazard magnets on any given day. He is a professor of the water in many different ways and tonight is the final night of dinner at Montauk for a short time. Spring-cleaning, fishing and golf will be on his menu for a few weeks.

THAT’S RIGHT! 70 percent off on all winter apparel at Ritzy Recalls. Wendy says that we are still making room for all the new clothing that is arriving daily. Come by early and stay late.

KELLI LEWIS handled the door fees for the Andrew Claymon fundraiser. She’s a hockey player like Andrew, and she’s also the daughter of Alan Lewis, the main organizer of the Claymon benefit.

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JULIE HALLER, BABY JASMINE HALLER, KIRA GEDDES AND TAYA WESTERBERG showed up to the Andrew Claymon benefit on Thursday. Kira and Taya go to Vail Christian School; their brothers are good friends with Andrew.

ANDREW CLAYMON, center in the hat, and all of his wonderful friends who are standing by him while he takes on a rare form of cancer.

SALLIE, CADEA AND MARK ROEBKE were looking over the Moe’s BBQ at the Andrew Claymon fundraiser at Donovan Pavilion on Thursday night. Andrew’s dad Mike Claymon is Mark’s colleague at RTP, Resort Technology Partners,the software company in Avon.

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TODAY IN HISTORYToday is Sunday, May 10, the 130th day of 2009.

There are 235 days left in the year.

1869 - A golden spike is driven at Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.1940 - Germany invades Holland, Luxembourg and Belgium. Britain’s Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigns and Winston Churchill forms government.1941 - German Nazi leader Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland on a mission to nego-tiate peace between Britain and Germany. He is treated as a prisoner of war.1957 - Soviets appeal to United States and Britain to halt nuclear tests.1967 - U.S. jet planes bomb power plants in North Vietnam’s port of Haiphong for first time in Vietnam War.1968 - Preliminary Vietnam peace talks begin in Paris.1972 - South Vietnam’s President Nguyen van Thieu declares state of martial law.1976 - Israel announces plans to establish numerous additional settlements in occupied Arab territory.1988 - United States vetoes U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel’s inva-sion of southern Lebanon.1990 - India’s worst cyclone in 10 years kills 85 people and floods 90 villages.1994 - Former U.S. President George Bush’s office releases his letter of resignation from the National Rifle Association in which Bush expresses outrage over its reference to federal agents as “jackbooted government thugs.”1995 - An elevator carrying gold miners plunges to the bottom of a deep mineshaft in South Africa, killing as many as 100 people.1996 - A storm hits Mount Everest, killing eight climbers in one of the worst disasters since Everest was first conquered in 1953.1998 - In a reversal of decades-old policy, Sinn Fein activists vote to let their leaders participate in a compromise administration for Northern Ireland.1999 - The Yugoslav government announces a partial withdrawal of police and soldiers from Kosovo in hopes of halting NATO’s bombing campaign.2000 - Puerto Rico’s Independence Party leader is detained inside the Navy’s Vieques island range in the latest stage of his civil disobedience campaign to stop U.S. Navy bombing exercises; a fire, set deliberately to clear brush from the path of a wildfire, is driven by high winds into a New Mexico canyon, forcing the evacuation of the 11,000 residents of Los Alamos.2002 - A standoff between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen who took refuge in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity ends after 39 days as 123 Palestinians exit the church complex under a deal that sends 13 of them into exile in Europe.2005 - Egypt’s parliament overwhelmingly passes a constitutional amendment allowing multicandidate presidential elections for the first time.2006 - A gunman kills reputed crime boss Ryspek Akmatbayev, who was recently elect-ed to Kyrgyzstan’s parliament.2007 - Tony Blair says he is stepping down as the British prime minister on June 27, after serving more than a decade. The following day, Blair formally endorses Gordan Brown as the next prime minister.2008 - Hundreds of rebels from war-ravaged Darfur clash with Sudanese security forces on the outskirts of the capital for the first time in a dramatic widening of the five-year-old conflict.

Today’s Birthdays: Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist (1788-1827); Sir Thom-as Lipton, British merchant and yachtsman (1850-1931); Karl Bath, Swiss theologian (1886-1968); Fred Astaire, U.S. dancer-actor (1899-1987); Bono, Irish singer w/rock group U2 (1960--); Suzan Lori-Parks, U.S. playwright (1963--); Kenan Thompson, U.S. actor/comedian (1978--).

Thought For Today: Nothing recedes like success — Walter Winchell, American colum-nist and broadcaster (1897-1972).


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