I am pleased to announce that tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 5) a new issue of the Xpress will hit our one newsstand! Look out for lots of great content, hard-hitting issues, a head-to-head about Tiger Woods and more! Don’t forget to let us know what you think of it here or via email, Twitter or Facebook. The online version should be available early next week.

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The national holiday of Groundhog’s Day was February 2nd  and it’s bad news. Punxsutawney Phil emerged to see his shadow before a large crowd that gathered in Pennsylvania. The groundhog seeing his shadow means winter will last for another six weeks.

 The tradition is originally German and it’s said that if a hibernating animal sees its shadow on February 2nd, or the Christian holiday of Candlemas, winter will last for another six weeks. If the animal can’t see his shadow due to clouds, legend states that spring will come early that year.

The Circle City Classic is one of the longest running swim meets in the United States. It has been held annually since 1984 at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). This year, Colorado sent one swim team, North Jeffco Swim Team (NJST) to this meet over the weekend of January 29-31. NJST brought a total of 17 athletes to attend this meet. All athletes performed well with the advantage of racing at low altitude. George Meyers Pool where the team practices is located in Arvada, CO at an altitude of one mile, so the lack of oxygen during the normal training season gives the athletes a leg up when they travel to locations at sea level where there is more oxygen.

The most impressive male race can be awarded to 15 year old Nolan Tesone of Pomona High School who swam a 1:52.50 in the 200 yard backstroke. This time qualified Tesone for the Junior National Championships. The most impressive female race goes to Blair Kacynski for dropping 4 full seconds off of her 200 backstroke with a final time of 2:15.27.

Today the winners of the 2010 Budweiser International Snow Sculpture Championships were announced.  The competition, in it’s 20^th year, took place through this week around the Riverwalk Center grounds in Breckenridge. Twelve teams from around the world submitted huge, intricate sculptures that were sculpted on site from 11 AM on Tuesday, January 26 to Saturday, January 30th at 10 AM.

The Awards were handed out this Sunday to the following teams:

1st Place and Kids’ Choice- Team Lithuania

2nd Place- Team Canada, Ontario

3rd Place- Team Mexico

People’s Choice- Team USA/Alaska

These amazing snow sculptures will be available for public viewing through Friday, Feburay 7^th.

Last March two children, two-year-old Silvanie and 3-year-old Bernard, moved from Haiti to a small orphanage and were left without a family unil now.
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Heart disease is the single leading cause of death in the United States by a large margin.  By being aware of your own risk and spreading the information to others, you can help lessen the staggering numbers.  The American Heart Association gives hundreds of millions of dollars each year to support research and educate the public on heart disease and strokes, which annually kill about 960,000 Americans alone.  Here are some things you can do to decrease your risk of heart disease:
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Beyonce was the most decorated female at the Grammy Awards, taking home six awards tonight
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The most exciting game this season for R.V. boys basketball was clearly not even a varsity game. Friday night the Junior Varsity boys played in a game that had the single greatest comeback in R.V. basketball history.
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Call Me a Chicken Again, I Dare You: A sculptor's interpretation of Sinorinthosaurus millenii. Sinorinthosaurus belonged to the family of dinosaurs known as Dromaeosaurs, which the famous Velociraptor belongs to. Image courtesy of Raresource.com.

Small dinosaurs are often laughed at, called “prehistoric chickens”, and the like. However, Sinorinthosaurs (SIEN-oh-RINTH-oh-sawr-us) millenii was, potentially, one “prehistoric chicken” you did not want to screw with. Lest you be eaten alive.

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Then be a part of crew for the musical!

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