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BARTON GETS 12 YEAR STATE SENTENCE The State of Colorado today sentenced Terry Lynn Barton to 12 years in state prison in connection with the Hayman Fire. (Associated Press - Rocky Mountain News) "BIG STRAW" STUDY BACK ON THE TABLE A proposed $500,000 study of the Big Straw Project to bring Western Slope water over the mountains to the thirsty Front Range is on again. (John J. Sanko - Rocky Mountain News) (Link expired) MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN TRIPLE MURDER - Simon Ewing Sue, 21, faces up to a 60-year prison sentence and up to $1 million in fines in connection with the deaths of Carl and JoAnna Dutcher and their 15-year-old grandson, Tony Dutcher, near Guffey. (Jeremy Meyer - The Gazette) SENATE SUPPORTS GUN BILLS Colorado Senate Bills create uniform state-wide law on the carrying of weapons. (John J. Sanko - Rocky Mountain News) RESTITUTION CLAIMS JOIN GUILTY VERDICT Now that the verdict is in, private parties and public safety organizations will file claims for restitution for losses incurred during the Snaking Fire. The claims are expected to parallel sentencing considerations next month. (Joe Garner - Rocky Mountain News) Discussion: Snaking Fire Trial TEENS FOUND GUILTY OF ARSON IN SNAKING FIRE Park County District Court Judge Kenneth Plotz found Eric Alderfer and Tyler Hancock guilty on all five counts related to the starting of the Snaking Fire. (Joe Garner - Rocky Mountain News) Discussion: Snaking Fire Trial FAR LEFT, FAR RIGHT TACKLE GUN BILLS (Link expired) Factions, usually divided on political issues, coordinate on fighting current gun bills in Colorado legislature. (John J. Sanko - Rocky Mountain News) I-70, US 285 CONSIDERED FOR TOLL OPTIONS Roads considered for toll lanes include C-470 from Wadsworth to I-25, U.S. Highway 285 from the mountains into the metro area, I-76 from Denver to Nebraska, U.S. 85 from Denver to Greeley and the Boulder Turnpike. (Jane Stebbins - Summit Daily News) DATABASE GLITCH INTERRUPTS TRIALS Court officials in Fairplay, located in Park County, have advised they may also be forced to use the Open Venire system to obtain enough jurors. (Virgil Cochran - Lamar Daily News) WILDFIRE DANGER EXPECTED EARLIER THAN USUAL Colorado appears to be headed for another long and devastating fire season, starting even earlier than last year's. (John J. Sanko And Todd Hartman - Rocky Mountain News) AIR FORCE ACADEMY LIMITS ACCESS Unspecified security concerns cited for limitation of tourist access. (Associated Press - Rocky Mountain News) IDAHO SPRINGS BUSINESSES DESTROYED BY FIRE (Link expired) An early morning fire destroyed eight businesses in the Gold Rush Center. (Associated Press - Rocky Mountain News) EXPECT LOW FLOW AT SPINNEY Spinney may be down to 10,000 acre feet of storage, compared with a maximum 53,000, by May 1. (Charlie Meyers - Denver Post Outdoor Editor) AGRICULTURAL WATER REPRIEVE IN CONGRESS Farmers and ranchers watch as a compromise on the use of South Platte well water passes the Colorado Senate Agriculture Committee. (Ryan Morgan - Denver Post Staff Writer) ROUGH ROAD AHEAD "The underlying reason the West burns so furiously is simple: Forests become choked with flammable debris because it's too cold or too dry for the dead wood and downed trees to rot." (Theo Stein - Denver Post Environment Writer) COLORADO NEEDS ALMOST 7 FEET MORE It will take 80 inches of additional snow to reach an average snowpack. (Joey Bunch - Denver Post) DENVER WATER LOOKS FOR LAND EXCHANGE Denver Water will try to obtain 500 acres next to Elevenmile Reservoir. (Christine McManus - Douglas County News-Press) MOSQUITO WAKE-UP CALL Colorado needs to do more about mosquito control now, before West Nile and other, more deadly bugs invade, according to a Ft. Collins CDC expert. (Jim Erickson - Rocky Mountain News) AIR TANKERS GROUNDED A bad fire season could be more devastating with the grounding of all 33 of the nation's firefighting tankers. (Marcos Mocine-McQueen and George Merritt - Denver Post Staff Writers) OCEAN JOURNEY ARCHITECT DIES IN AVALANCHE Architect Curt Dale died over the weekend on a ski trip. About 3 p.m. Saturday the group was near Elk Head Pass when a 200-foot-by-300-foot avalanche poured down over them. His 25-year-old son, Chris Dale, and friend Bob Redwine, 55, survived. (Brian D. Crecente - Rocky Mountain News) PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF In an effort to curtail "casual" voter fraud, the Colorado legislature is considering identification requirements at the polls. (Rocky Mountain News) SENTENCE ACCEPTED U.S District Judge Richard Matsch accepted the 6-year sentence for Terry Barton in the Hayman Fire case. He denied a request for $14.7 million in restitution. (Jeannie Piper and Paola Farer - 9News) FOREST MANAGERS FEAR REPEAT - State and federal forest managers said funding issues, combined with the continued drought, point toward the possibility of a fire season like last year, in which fires burned about 915,000 acres and destroyed at least 235 homes.
(Jon Sarche - AP/Rocky Mountain News) AURORA'S BUSINESS PLANS INCLUDE SOUTH PARK - Included in Aurora's bond issue plans is $41 million to buy water rights associated with 11 ranches in South Park and transfer the rights to Aurora.
(Cathy Proctor - Denver Business Journal) LOW WATER TABLES AFFECT WELLS - Drought is sapping groundwater supplies and lowering water-table levels around Colorado, forcing people to redrill existing wells.
(Denver Post - Associated Press)
SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA LOST - The space shuttle, carrying 7 astronauts including the first Israeli astronaut, may have broken up shortly after it re-entered atmosphere.
(Fox News)
HIGH SCHOOL OF THE WEEK - PLATTE CANYON -
Debbi Marks, a math teacher for more than 20 years at Platte Canyon, raves about the changes. "You can take your class into the computer area and pop them back into the classroom" with little loss in time, she said. "Prior to this, we had tiny classrooms and the wiring for computers was nonexistent."
(Craig Harper - Denver Post) (Link expired) MOTHER OF SLAIN TEEN SENTENCED IN FATAL CRASH -
The wreck occurred less than seven months after Vandresar's son, Tony Dutcher, was killed along with his grandparents on New Year's Eve 2000 in a triple homicide in Park County. Vandresar's husband, Paul Vandresar, hanged himself 10 months earlier from the staircase in the couple's house.
(Bill Hethcock- The Gazette) SNAKING FIRE TRIAL ON HOLD (Link expired) -
Following two days of testimony, the trial of two teens accused of starting the Snaking Fire near Bailey has been continued to February 18.
(Joe Garner - Rocky Mountain News) Related: TWO ON TRIAL FOR BLAZE (Link expired) (Jeff Kass - Rocky Mountain News) DOW: WASTING DISEASE EXPERIMENT A MISTAKE -
DOW admits that deliberately exposing elk to chronic wasting disease was a bad call, but says it's time to move on.
(Dave Buchanan - Daily Sentinel)
RANCHERS, ENVIROS, MEET IN "RADICAL CENTER" (Link expired) -
Acknowledging their common interests, ranchers and environmentalists in Albuquerque set aside their destructive battles to focus on the land they all want to preserve.
(Richard Benke - Associated Press) COLORADO TROOPS ANSWERING THE CALL -
Military bases in Colorado are gearing up, awaiting the call to action. They are trained for a variety of jobs, from Area Support to Armored Calvary.
(Dick Foster - Rocky Mountain News) CELL PHONES COULD BE NEXT -
Colorado's No Call list blocking telemarketers could be extended to include cell phones. The bill has passed committee and is on its way to the full State House.
(Jon Sarche - AP/Rocky Mountain News) COMMITTEE PASSES STATEWIDE GUN LAW STANDARDS -
The 2003 Colorado Legislature will consider three bills aimed at eliminating the patchwork of gun carry laws across the state.
(Julia C. Martinez - Denver Post) THE DENVER SOUTH PARK AND PACIFIC RAILROAD -
Website dedicated to the narrow gauge railroad. Includes history of the lines that once served Park County. Site features both early and modern photos.
UNDERSHERIFF LAMB RETIRES (Link expired) -
Park County Undersheriff Don Lamb will attempt to make retirement stick this time. Monday, January 13, will be his last day in the department.
(Park County Bulletin News Extra)
FEDS TO STOP CALIFORNIA'S OVERUSE OF WESTERN WATER (Link Expired) - LOS ANGELES - California will have enough water to last at least two years if the federal government carries out its threat to cut the state's overuse of Colorado River water.
(Associated Press) Related: Norton cuts California Water WESTERN STATES SEEK FOREST FUNDS - Western Governors are asking the federal government to restore $825 million in funds for thinning of national forests. The plan is aimed at preventing further destruction and threat from wildfires on federally controlled forest land.
(Susan Greene - Denver Post)
TAKING USNS COMFORT TO THE TROOPS (Link expired) - The hospital ship is expected to embark from Baltimore early next week as the United States builds up military forces in the Persian Gulf region for a possible attack against Iraq.
(Steve Vogel - Washington Post) ARMED MAN THREATENS COMPUTER (Link expired) - BOULDER - Police defused an armed conflict between a man and his computer Wednesday.
(Berny Morson - Rocky Mountain News) BARTON PLEADS GUILTY ON STATE CHARGES - CRIPPLE CREEK — A former U.S. Forest Service employee pleaded guilty to state arson charges Monday for setting the biggest wildfire in Colorado history.
(Associated Press) COMMISSIONERS COMMENT ON BUDGET CONCERNS - In a letter to Park County employees, the County Commissioners express appreciation and detail budgeting concerns and results. (Link expired) INDIAN HISTORY OVERLOOKING SOUTH PARK - An area above South Park encircled by rocks is an ancient Ute Indian tribal site, according to experts. (Tom Ragan - The Gazette) SCAN-ALERT CENTRAL - Scanners are monitored and alerts posted in this new forum category, including road closures from accidents and weather, fire reports, and other cautions and notices for the public. GRAND OPENING! - By popular request (and/or popular complaint), a brand new discussion and opinion forum has been installed. No popup ads and a simple registration process should make this forum much easier for all. Please register and join in! We want to hear your opinions! PARK COUNTY COMMUNITY FORUM! FORMER BAILEY RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY - Former Bailey resident Gary Dutra pleads to embezzlement charges in theft of $396,000 from Jefferson County Schools. (John C. Ensslin - Rocky Mountain News) (Link expired) FOOD DRIVE BEHIND SCHEDULE - Pikes Peak regional Care & Share food distribution is falling short of its usual supply for this time of year. Much of its food in the past few months has been donated to hundreds of Teller and Park county residents left homeless or jobless by the Hayman fire. FAMED 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION PREPARES TO DEPLOY -
WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Tuesday ordered the more than 20,000 troops in the 3rd Infantry Division to prepare to ship to the Persian Gulf. (Major Garrett - Fox News)
FBI SEEKS HELP FROM CITIZENS - The FBI asks citizens to keep a lookout for five suspected terrorists who may have crossed the Canadian border into the US on Christmas Eve. Please click the above link for details and pictures.
The FBI field office in Denver can be contacted by calling (303) 629-7171, or visit their website at denver.fbi.gov. Colorado Springs field office can be reached at (719) 633-3852.
"RE-INTRODUCED" LYNX STARVE TO DEATH (Link expired) - Canada Lynx captured and relocated to the Colorado mountains starved to death during hard winters in unfamiliar territory. (Charles Ashbey - Durango Herald)
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