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Niceville residents J.V.O. and Sharon Weaver stroll down the boardwalk at Turkey Creek Nature Trail on Monday. The boardwalk follows the creek from a pavilion next to John Sims Park-way 3/4 of a mile north.

NICEVILLE Fans of the Turkey Creek Nature Trail boardwalk will soon have even more room to roam.

Beginning in late February/early March, construction will begin on an addition that will connect two separate sections of walkway.

Currently, the section of the park with its entrance on John Sims Parkway has approximately of a mile of boardwalk that is enjoyed by walkers, joggers and swimmers headed for a dip in the creek. The other section of the park, whose entrance is located off of College Boulevard, includes approximately 900 feet of boardwalk. Both sections feature pavilions and picnic tables.

It will take about 320 feet of new boardwalk to connect the two sections, giving park visitors nearly a full mile of walking and jogging space. The addition is expected to take about three months.

If all goes well, we hope to get started soon, and have the addition finished by summer, said Willie Hines, the citys repair and maintenance foreman.

Visitors to the park on Monday were happy to hear that work on the addition will begin soon.

I think its wonderful, said Niceville resident Michelle Tew, who walks the length of the boardwalk and back at least once a day and sometimes twice. This is such a beautiful place to walk, and Ive been looking forward to the new section.

Crestview residents Debbie and Burl Olson are also frequent visitors.

Im happy to hear that, Burl said. We try to walk about two miles a day, so the addition will put the length right in our wheelhouse.

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Following "Coyotes" and "Lampshades on Fire," Modest Mouse have a new track out titled "The Best Room." Showcasing Isaac Brock's signature choppy vocals, the penultimate track on the forthcoming Strangers to Ourselves decries the deteriorating state of Western civilization, crowing, "The lessons unlearned, oh this meeting it's adjourned! / These western concerns, 'Hold my place in line while I take your turn.'"

In addition to the new song, the guys announced plans to push the release of their album back to March 17, which is a bummer, but to help make up for things they released the album's track list, which you can see below. Hear "The Best Room" above.

Modest Mouse, Strangers to Ourselves track list: 1. "Strangers To Ourselves" 2. "Lampshades On Fire" 3. "Shit In Your Cut" 4. "Pistol (A. Cunanan, Miami, FL. 1996)" 5. "Ansel" 6. "The Ground Walks, With Time In A Box" 7. "Coyotes" 8. "Pups To Dust" 9. "Sugar Boat" 10. "Wicked Campaign" 11. "Be Brave" 12. "God Is An Indian And Youre An Asshole" 13. "The Tortoise And The Tourist" 14. "The Best Room" 15. "Of Course We Know"

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Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Robert Griffin III reportedly has some personal issues with his teammates.

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The NFL season has finally ended, which means its time for NFL writers to do what they do best: criticize easy targets. Its no surprise that the columns about Robert Griffin III have already started.

The Washington Posts Jason Reidchecked in with a column Mondayabout RG3s personality. The crux is that the quarterback isnt one of the boys and that hurts his ability to be a leader.

Heres what Reid wrote:

(Tim) Brown said publicly what some of Washingtons coaches and players have shared with me privately: Griffins aloofness has been an issue in the locker room. Combine that with Griffins poor performance the past two seasons and a Super Bowl-sized ego that tripped him up after his magical rookie year, and its clear Griffin isnt close to becoming the player the Redskins need him to be.

Reids writing was inspired mostly by comments Tim Brown, who was on the radio Thursday to promote his Hall of Fame candidacy.

Brown has interacted with Griffin during Heisman Trophy gatherings andshared some insight on Griffins character.

But I know RGIII well enough to know that hes a little different, Brown said on ESPN 980 last week. I mean, I know he is maybe not the brother that youre gonna be hanging out in the locker room with. And from that standpoint, thats something that he has to work on. If hes going to be a leader, he has to be a leader of everybody in the locker room, and not just one or two guys in the locker room.

Brown also said that Griffin has a hard time joking around with the other Heisman winners, which leads him to be an outcast. Brown suggests Griffin should loosen up in order to relate better to his teammates.

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Leo Krizan, Bell Captain, at The Oxford Hotel, waits for guest to arrives, February 02, 2015. Colorado's hotel sector is improving fast since its dip during the recession. Room rates and occupancy levels are at record highs. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post)

There's still room at the inn, but less of it than ever before in Colorado's hotels.

A resurgent economy brought a record number of guests to the state's hotels in 2014. Along with healthy occupancy levels came the highest room rates ever recorded in Colorado.

Analysts say the industry is hitting on each of its three main cylinders: business travel, convention bookings and vacationing visitors.

2014 marked the fifth consecutive year of improvement for hotel operators since the market faltered during the recession of 2008-09.

Rising fundamentals also are helping bring the industry out of years of dormancy in which few new hotels were built. An estimated 1,700 rooms will be added in metro Denver in 2015. That 3.8 percent gain in inventory is the fastest growth spurt in 15 years.

"The market is strong and I think we'll continue to see demand (for rooms) continue to increase in 2015," said Bob Benton of Robert S. Benton & Associates, co-author of the Rocky Mountain Lodging Report.

Colorado hotels reached an average occupancy rate in 2014 of 68.3 percent, according to the lodging report. The statewide average room rate was $135, an increase of 6 percent from 2013.

Metro Denver's room rates grew even faster, rising 8 percent to an average of $124.

The metro average rate belies an extremely healthy luxury hotel market in downtown Denver where it's not unusual to see rates as high as $400 a night during peak weekday business travel periods.

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401(k) plans can be a powerful tool in promoting financial security in retirement. They are a valuable option for businesses considering a retirement plan, providing benefits to employees and their employers.

Employers start a 401(k) plan for many reasons:

This publication highlights some of a 401(k) plans advantages, some of your options and responsibilities as an employer operating a 401(k) plan, and the differences among the types of 401(k) plans. For more information, a list of resources for you and for 401(k) plan participants is included at the end of this booklet.

When you establish a 401(k) plan, you must take certain basic actions. One of your first decisions will be whether to set up the plan yourself or to consult a professional or financial institutionsuch as a bank, mutual fund provider, or insurance companyto help with establishing and maintaining the plan. In addition, there are four initial steps for setting up a 401(k) plan:

Adopt a written plan documentPlans begin with a written document that serves as the foundation for day-to-day plan operations. If you have hired someone to help with your plan, that person likely will provide the document. If not, consider obtaining assistance from a financial institution or retirement plan professional. In either case, you will be bound by the terms of the plan document.

Once you have decided on a 401(k) plan, you will need to choose the type of 401(k) plan that is best for youa traditional 401(k) plan, a safe harbor 401(k) plan, or an automatic enrollment 401(k) plan. In all of these plans, participants can make contributions through salary deductions.

A traditional 401(k) plan offers the maximum flexibility among the three types of plans. Employers have discretion over whether to make contributions for all participants, to match employees deferrals, to do both, or to do neither. These contributions can be subject to a vesting schedule (which provides that an employees right to employer contributions becomes nonforfeitable only after a period of time). Annual testing ensures that benefits for rank-and-file employees are proportional to benefits for owners/managers.

There are several kinds of 401(k) plans that aren't subject to the annual contributions testing required with traditional 401(k) plans. These are known as safe harbor 401(k) plans and, in exchange for avoiding the annual testing, employees in these plans must receive a certain level of employer contributions. Under the most popular safe harbor 401(k) plan (discussed in this publication), mandatory employer contributions must be fully vested when made.

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HOPEDALE An emergency department nurse who has worked at Hopedale Hospital for 21 years, Leah Warrick showed off an emergency department procedure room one of three larger replacement rooms with new equipment.

"It's private," Warrick said of each suite. "In the old ER, patients would share a room.

"It's easily accessible, we have a new heated ambulance bay, we have more space and it's going to be more efficient for the staff," Warrick said during a tour Friday.

The replacement emergency department is part of an $8.5 million renovation and expansion project to the hospital, which is the heart of Hopedale Medical Complex in this Tazewell County town of 850 people.

The medical complex has 330 full- and part-time employees and three will be added when the addition and renovation is complete, said Chief Operating Officer Mark Rossi.

The project is a 10,000-square-foot addition and 20,000-square-foot renovation to the hospital, which opened in 1955.

"The old building was pretty outdated," Warrick said. "But this is top-of-the-line equipment.

"We're a tiny hospital. This is pretty swanky for us," she said with a smile.

"It has an ultra-modern feel," Rossi said. "With all the natural light, people (employees) just feel better walking into the building."

Opening Friday afternoon were the replacement emergency department with three patient suites, nurses' station and on-call doctor's overnight room; five larger private inpatient rooms; six outpatient surgery suites; an outpatient surgery entrance and lobby; a main hospital lobby with an adjoining patient conference room; and a replacement helipad.

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The door locks and you discover youre in a 1940s private detectives office, trapped in a film noir-esque Hollywood mystery that you must solve and then find your way out of the room within the hour. Is this the Twilight Zone? No, its Escape Room L.A., a new interactive adventure.

I got the idea for it in the spring of last year because I read a story about one of these escape-from-a-room events that was in Budapest, Hungary, and I thought it sounded like the coolest thing and I wanted to go try it out, said John Hennessy, director of Race/LA.

Race/LA is the company that produces CityRace, urban adventure hunts at 20 locations throughout Southern California, and RaceLA, an event inspired by CBS The Amazing Race thats held annually in the L.A. area.

Hennessy thought an escape-from-a-room experience would be a perfect addition to Race/LAs offerings, plus it would be different in that it would be held indoors and the participants would have to work together as a team.

Launched in December, Escape Room L.A. is an interactive mystery game in which 12 people are locked in a room (in this case, it is a 1940s private detectives office) and have an hour to follow clues and solve puzzles to find their way out. If you are unable to complete the puzzles, you will be released at the end of the hour, although you wont have the pride of accomplishment.

The game isnt scary but because of its difficulty it is recommended for ages 14 and up.

There are documents you need to read. Weve had a few families bring younger kids, 8- and 10-year-old kids, who seemed like they enjoyed it, but Im not sure how much of it they really get, Hennessy said.

Also be aware that unless youre in a group of 12 people, you should be prepared to play the game with people you dont know.

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Charlotte, N.C. (PRWEB) January 28, 2015

Exit Strategy, an escape-the-room attraction that requires groups to uncover hidden clues and solve puzzles to escape a locked room, is moving to a new, bigger location and adding up to four more puzzle rooms to its existing two. After opening its doors at the end of August 2014, the business has grown and demand for more rooms is high. In addition to the current 70s and Cabin in the Woods-themed rooms, Exit Strategy will add a Lost in Space and Murder Mystery room, with space for two more.

The appetite for these types of mentally-challenging, hands-on escape-the-room games is incredible, says owner Mylene Labrie. When we first created the 70s room in our house to test the concept on friends and family, we had no idea it would grow into this. Room escape games have long been popular in Asia and Europe, and are making their way into major U.S. cities like New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and now Charlotte. In fact, Exit Strategy is ranked the number two activity in Charlotte on TripAdvisor, with sights set on number one.

Based on the popular escape-the-room computer games, brick and mortar puzzle rooms bring the experience to an entirely different, challenging level. Locked in a room for sixty minutes, participants must work in groups with friends, family and sometimes strangers, to solve a series of puzzles, unlock clues and keenly call upon various senses and thought processes to discover the final key to escape before time runs out.

I was a bit hesitant when Mylene and Jelani invited me and a few friends over to try out the room in their house, says Karlie Winchell, Exit Strategy employee and family friend. But, it was one of the most thought-provoking, intense sixty minutes of my life, and a lot of fun.

We knew within the first month that our current space wasnt enough, says owner Jelani Patterson. People come from all over to try out our rooms we are up to 34 countries now and we need to be able to offer a variety. The new space, located at the opposite end of the same business park, is 5,088 square feet and will feature a 250-square-foot waiting room with brain-teasing puzzles, foosball and a collection of quirky props for group pictures.

When people come here, we want them engaged from the moment they enter through the door, until well after they leave, says Mylene. The rooms are challenging, but our number one priority is to make sure people have fun. If we can do that, then we have far exceeded our expectations.

Exit Strategy will run business as usual and slowly begin transitioning into the new space over the next three weeks. The company plans to post regular updates on its Facebook page, so the public can stay abreast of the progress, and plan for future visits.

For additional information, about the concept, gift certificates or room bookings, visit Exit Strategys website and check out TripAdvisor to see what brave visitors have to say.

About Exit Strategy Originally started in the couples house, Exit Strategy was founded by Mylene Labrie and Jelani Patterson, in August 2014. The escape-the-room-style company offers visitors a unique experience to test mental dexterity, creative problem solving and collaborative thinking to unravel puzzles and unlock clues within sixty minutes. Do you have what it takes to escape the room as the seconds tick by?

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