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By Patrick Saunders The Denver Post The Rockies' road into the future will continued to be navigated by general manager Dan O'Dowd. Today, the Rockies awarded O'Dowd a new contract. Terms have not yet been announced. He has been the GM since Sept. 20, 1999, meaning he's already been the club's No. 1 personnel man for more than a decade. Today's announcement came as no surprise. After a disastrous beginning to the 2009 season, O'Dowd's shrewd personnel moves helped the Rockies turn around their season as the club made its second trip to the postseason in three years. The turnaround began on May 29 when O'Dowd came to painful decision to fire Clint Hurdle, the Rockies' longtime manager and O'Dowd's close friend. O'Dowd replaced Hurdle with bench coach Jim Tracy, a mild-mannered baseball tactician whom O'Dowd figured would be a... [read full story]
An Evening of Giving Thanks will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at Ace’s, 316 Chestnut St. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown. Dancing will be held from 9 to midnight, featuring music by Ribbon Grass.
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