Come celebrate the end of 2009 with some high country fun. Spend the day skiingthen head to Hideaway Park where there will be family fun activities from 7-9pm in the Hideaway Snowzone including free sledding, rail skates, hot chocolate, human bowling, and warm firepits with fireworks going off at 9pm. Great fun for the whole family! If you [...]

Are you dreaming of owning your own home and wondering how to get started? Not sure if you can qualify for a loan in today's market? Grand County offers a first time home buyers class once a month. The workshop covers everything you need to know to purchase a home including how to determine if you can afford it, how to find a loan and how a [...]

I wanted to continue from last session about how currency, credit and written records of credit/deposits started. Early banking started sometime 3,000-2,000 B.C. They were nothing more than a safe place to store your valuables, such as grains, silver, etc. in such places like temples and other important buildings. These “banks” really [...]

It's offical the $8,000 first-time home buyers tax credit has been extended. The tax credit has been extended for first-time home buyers who have a binding contract in place prior to April 30th, 2010. The tax credit has also been expanded to include a $6,500 credit to homebuyers who have been in their current residence for five or more [...]

On September 18, 2009, the Denver Post reported that Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad (whose permission had to be obtained to use its' tracks), agreed to allow Iowa Pacific – the new owner/operator – to use the same route the previous Ski Train owners used. UP spokesman Mark Davis said: “Union Pacific has approved Amtrak's request to [...]

Fall??? Did we have a fall season in the mountains??? Regardless of the weather, it's time to set our clocks back as Daylight Savings has come to an end. Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour before you go to bed Saturday night and try and grab an extra hour of sleep if you can!

Do you know......how money, the idea of banking really started. In our recent situation of our economy and its relations with the banking industry, it was interesting to read about money and interest history. So here is a little bit of it. Money is old, been around, in some sort or another, for about 10,000 years. The first form of [...]

Investment in real estate is a great way to grow your portfolio. Acquiring investment rental property (houses, condos, townhomes) is an excellent long-term investment. The return over a 10 to 20 year period is likely to be better than any other speculation. However, this is not the stock market were doubling your money, or losing it all, is [...]

It is hard to believe that our humble little ski resort is turning 70 this year but it's true! Just in time for the anniversary is completion of the The Village at Winter Park. The $30 million project has been under construction for a few years and will finally be complete this winter. "We have had such a major overhaul in the past five [...]