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Nebraska Trails News January 2011

Saturday, January 29th, 2011

Nebraska Trails News
January 2011

South Sioux City to Expand Trail System

What started with one mile of trail development in the late 1970’s has steadily evolved into an expansive system in South Sioux City. The Al Bengtson Trail System, at 19 miles, will expand in spring 2011 with the development of an additional mile. Parks Director Gene Maffit clears snow throughout the winter to ensure users can enjoy year round access.

South Sioux City’s trail system links users with Dakota City and the Tri-State Trail. Connecting to Sioux City, Iowa and North Sioux City, South Dakota provides an additional 57 miles of trail opportunities. Maffit would like to see these trail opportunities expanded in the future by connecting to Ponca State Park.

Development of the current system can be attributed to hardworking, tenacious Councilman Al Bengtson. South Sioux City honored the late councilman’s devoted trail work and advocacy by dedicating the system to him in 2002. His wife continues trail advocacy efforts as a Nebraska Trails Council Board Member.

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Val Kilmer Wins Right to Turn Pecos River Ranch into a B&B

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Val Kilmer Wins Right To Turn Pecos River Ranch Into A Bed and Breakfast

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) Jun 24th 2010 at 10:45AM

A couple of days ago we wrote about Val Kilmer’s fight to get his Pecos River Ranch in New Mexico approved as a bed and breakfast, now it seems an apology has turned the tide. His neighbors originally fought the proposal because of some unfavorable comments he made about life in New Mexico including a quote in Rolling Stone magazine about how he lived in “the homicide capital of the Southwest.” Not exactly a ringing endorsement for a place that Kilmer wants to draw tourists to even though Kilmer has said he was misquoted.

The San Miguel County Commission has suggested to Kilmer that he step forward and set the record straight and that’s what he did showing up at the hearing on June 23. He presented his case to the crowd, explaining that he loves his home in New Mexico. After a mea culpa in which Kilmer said he understood why people were so upset, New Mexico’s San Miguel County decided the nearly 6,000 acre Pecos River Ranch can operate as a bed-and-breakfast retreat.

The ranch is located approximately 22 miles northeast of Santa Fe and has ample wildlife and a trail system that snakes throughout the property. It is located along a seven-mile stretch of the Pecos River which offers great opportunities for fishing. Last year in a video interview with KOB-TV Kilmer said that when he put the ranch up for sale he was not planning to leave the state. Kilmer said that he only listed the whole ranch to “try and attract a business partner for an idea I have about a sustainable, off-the-grid community.” Back in 2006 he had also offered an 1,800 acre parcel of the ranch for $18 million. Earlier this year the Pecos River Ranch website listed one-bedroom casitas renting at $200 per night.

Kilmer joins a long line of celebrity hotel and inn owners including Richard Gere, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert DeNiro and Robert Redford.

Gallery: Val Kilmer’s Pecos River Ranch
as published in PAII Innfo Newsletter

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