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The Fourth of July holiday weekend is one of the most popular times of year to travel across the country. Families often pack their cars with lawn chairs, grilled delicacies and outdoor games to head back to hometowns, warm beachside getaways or cool mountain-town communities.  As for Summit County, many travelers from the Front Range and across the U.S. will head to the county in order to enjoy holiday weekend festivities.  Camping is one such activity, but campsites in Summit County are expected to be booked throughout the holiday weekend by Fourth of July travelers.  “We expect everything to be...

 Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS Link  Youtube In today’s podcast our VP of Marketing, Michael Buckingham talks with Ben Stapley, Executive Pastor at The Life Christian Church. Ben shares the importance of feedback and sermon reviews for Senior Pastors. He shares tangible ways to do this well and incorporate feedback in a healthy setting. We hope you enjoy this conversation. Staffing changes can be a challenge of their own. We would love to help, so please contact us to get started. Transcript: Christa Neidig:Welcome to the Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast. I'm your host, Christa Neidig, senior marketing coordinator here at Vanderbloemen. In...

Action films are baked into the film medium's soft, celluloid tissue. Why was the movie camera invented? To watch things move. And nothing moves like a great action movie. Heck, every take starts with someone shouting, "Action!"But what makes an action movie great? The genre is already quite subjective. Steven E. de Souza, writer of multiple films venerated below, didn't hear action identified as a distinct genre until the mid-1980s. Before then, it was scattered amongst westerns, war films, martial arts flicks, and police procedurals. Today, action films have re-diversified into superhero soaps and every other type of effect-addled blockbuster...

STAN’S FLOW MK4 WHEELSET REVIEW Words by Dario DiGiulio  /  Photos by … When reviewing a product like Stan’s Flow MK4 wheels, it’s important to remember that the modern mountain bike is a complicated contraption. It is the sum of many parts designed for various types of off-road fun. When it comes time to upgrade things, it’s far too easy to get lost in the sea of components and neglect the parts that really make a difference. Amongst those critical upgrades are the wheels you roll on, which can have a drastic effect on the way your bike rides. Stan’s...

Earlier this month, it was announced that indie pop band AJR would be the final act to headline Copper Mountain Resort’s Union Peak Festival taking place from Sept. 9-11.  AJR joins three other musical acts at the three-day festival. X Ambassadors will start off the festival on Sept. 9, Cold War Kids will perform on Sept. 10 and AJR will perform on Sept. 11. All three musical performances are free to the public, but Copper Mountain Resort recently announced several VIP pass options for the festival. The full weekend VIP pass will cost $400 a person and will ensure concertgoers...