OBSERVATORY ASKS FOR METEOR REPORTS - The Rocky Mountain region has experienced a very unusual burst of fireball activity. If you have recently seen a very bright meteor, please report it to them.

FISHERMEN FACE "IFFY" ICE - Fishermen displaced from Antero are drawn to Eleven Mile. Unfortunately, the ice is still questionable. (Ed Dentry - Rocky Mountain News)

CATTLE RANCHERS AND TOURISTS ALIKE
SEEK "ALTITUDE SICKNESS" ANSWERS - Even in the pioneer days, ranchers and travelers identified symptoms brought on by higher elevations. The effects are still studied today. (Bill Scanlon - Rocky Mountain News)

GRIZZLIES IN COLORADO? - Just maybe, in a den 200 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, a grizzly bear sleeps.

FIREFIGHTING AIR ATTACK IN TROUBLE - An aging fleet of aircraft is under scrutiny by experts. Many grounded; system in need of overhaul.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS LOSE BID TO BLOCK LOGGING - U.S. District Judge Edward Nottingham said Tuesday that he would not halt the work because a new logging law did not violate a 2000 settlement between the government and environmentalists that limited logging in the forest.

ADDITIONAL CHARGES FILED IN HAYMAN CASE - The former U.S. Forest Service employee who admitted starting the worst fire in Colorado history was charged with arson in state court today.

BARTON LIKELY TO SERVE SIX YEARS - While both Barton’s attorneys and the government agreed to the six-year term, Judge Richard Matsch has ordered a pre-trial investigation prior to sentencing Feb. 21.

PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR IN COLORADO - Irv Obermeyer is one of 147 known Pearl Harbor survivors living in Colorado.

147 SURVIVORS LIVING IN COLORADO - See a list of Pearl Harbor survivors who now live in Colorado.

PLEA AGREEMENT REACHED IN HAYMAN FIRE CASE - Terry Barton, the former U.S. Forest Service employee accused of starting the largest wildfire in Colorado, filed documents in federal court today saying she plans to change her plea to guilty.

(Link expired) MOM OF SLAIN TEEN CONVICTED - Jennifer Vandresar was convicted of vehicular homicide stemming from a July 2001 crash on I-25. Vandresar is the mother of Tony Dutcher, the teen murdered in Guffey less than seven months before the fatal auto accident.

HAYMAN EXPOSES FIRE MANAGEMENT WEAKNESSES - The devastation of the Hayman Wildfire motivates changes in coordination, communication, training and equipment.

LOG DAM EROSION CONTROL DISAPPOINTING - After disappointing results in the Hi Meadow burn area, log damming was rejected as an erosion control approach for Hayman.

MOTHER OF SLAIN TEEN FILES WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT - The mother of a teen murdered in Guffey, along with his grandparents, on New Year's Eve 2000, files a suit against the accused killers and their parents.

ANOTHER UNEARTHLY VISITOR OVER COLORADO - Sightings of meteors cause scientists to wonder if earth is in a debris field. (October 8, 2002)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY TIPS FOR HOMEOWNERS - Check the Resources section of the Links page for information.

WATER ISSUE INFORMATION - The New Conservancy District Committee offers some information for voters on the water issue questions. See their site at www.gotwater.info

DROUGHT DEVASTATION ~ CRUEL SUMMER OF 2002 - Chronology of drought and wildfire challenges in Colorado for 2002.

HAYMAN REVEGETATION ON HOLD FOR THE WINTER - Forest Service says they've done all they can for the season. Some property owners disagree.

ACCIDENT CLAIMS LIFE OF HARRIS PARK WOMAN - Harris Park resident, Jacquie MacDonald, was killed in an automobile accident on Hwy 285 near Shawnee.

FORMER PARK COUNTY NURSE DIES - Mary Dewey, former public health nurse, died early Monday morning of cancer.

OFFICIALS DEFEND HAYMAN ACTIONS - Forest Service says volunteers couldn't help

PARK COUNTY CORONER EARNS ABMDI CERTIFICATION - ABMDI Press Release

BEARS AND HUMANS ~ FIRE AND DROUGHT - ...and things are apt to get worse here in Park County as bears ready for winter. Mark Lamb has sad stories from South Park.

SENATOR TOM DASCHLE SAYS ENVIRONMENTAL RULES DON'T APPLY TO HIM - Tucks an environmental exemption in for his South Dakota forests while the rest of the West burns (Link expired)

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