Archived March 27, 2005
ICY CITY STREETS, HEAPS OF MOUNTAIN SNOW GREET EASTER WEEKEND - A winter storm blamed for at least two deaths in Colorado left nearly 20 inches of snow in the southwestern part of the state... (Associated Press, 9News, DenverPost, March 25, 2005)

Archived March 23, 2005
GOVERNORS WANT MORE MONEY TO FIGHT WILDFIRES - Worried about the potential for serious wildfires this summer, Western governors asked Congress yesterday to set aside a separate pot of money that could be quickly tapped if the primary source of money to fight fires is exhausted. (Charles Pope, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 9, 2005)

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED ON RAMPART RANGE
TRAVEL MANAGEMENT STUDY - The U.S. Forest Service has extended until Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2005 the opportunity for citizens to provide comment on draft alternatives developed for its Rampart Range Travel Management Project. (USFS, March 8, 2005)

'BURROPALOOZA' ORGANIZERS WANT TO RIVAL TELLURIDE FAIRPLAY - Organizers of the South Park Music and Art Festival want to double the attendance this year to more than 10,000 people, and boost the attractions to more than 100 bands. (Linda Balough, Vail Daily, March 6, 2005)

INFANT FATALLY HURT IN SUV ROLLOVER - According to the State Patrol, Maria Nowlin, 33, of Bailey was driving a 2001 Ford Expedition north on 285 when the vehicle began swerving across both northbound lanes, then traveled off the roadway's left side and into the median. (DenverPost.com, March 4, 2005)

FUEL TREATMENT PROPOSALS - USFS Seeking Public Comment - The USDA Forest Service is accepting comments on three separate project proposals to conduct hazardous fuels reduction treatments... (USFS, March 3, 2005)

(Link expired) GUILTY PLEA MUST STAND IN GUFFEY MURDERS - FAIRPLAY - A 22-year-old Colorado Springs man whom prosecutors consider the mastermind behind a triple murder in Guffey can’t withdraw the guilty plea that sent him to prison for 53 years, a judge ruled Monday. (Bill Hethcock, The Gazette, March 1, 2005)

RAISING MONEY WITHOUT RAISING TAXES IN PARKCO (Link expired) - Park County planning officials are discussing ways they might better utilize 166 parcels of dormant county owned land... (Pamela Lawson, Canyon Courier, March 3, 2005)

FEATURE: SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS OF COLORADO (SARDOC) - SARDOC trains dogs in two basic search disciplines, trailing and air scent. Trailing dogs follow the trail of scent particles shed by a person. The scent trail is affected by wind and other weather conditions so the dog does not necessarily follow the person's exact footsteps. Rather, the trailing dog may work parallel to the path the individual actually walked. (http://www.sardoc.org/)

Archived March 3, 2005
SOUTH PARK RECREATIONAL CENTER OPENS - FAIRPLAY - The South Park Recreational Center in Fairplay opened on Feb. 15, to the delight of residents. "We've been swamped!" said executive director Paula Sprague ... "There must have been 50 people in the pool last night." (Linda Balough, Summit Daily News, February 22, 2005)

(Link expired) SIXTY YEARS AGO - On February 23, 1945, six men raised the American flag over Iwo Jima and one famous image of hope was etched in the American consciousness forever. On the 60th anniversary of this momentous event, The National D-Day Museum reminds you to raise America's flag with pride, in honor of those who sacrificed in WWII and those who continue to sacrifice today. (February 23, 2005)

Archived February 18, 2005
'GAPING, MISSING LINKS' IN STATE'S TERROR SHIELD - "There are real, gaping, missing links" in the protection of critical infrastructure, added state Sen. Tom Wiens, R-Castle Rock, referring to things such as dams, bridges and key buildings. (Ann Imse, Rocky Mountain News, February 11, 2005)

COLORADO DELEGATE DETERMINED TO END ILLEGALS AID - It is no accident that [state Rep. David Schultheis'] proposal, introduced Friday as House Bill 1271, bears a strong resemblance to Arizona's Proposition 200, the anti-illegal immigration measure that won passage in November after a bruising campaign and despite strong opposition from most of the state's political establishment. (Discussion) (Valerie Richardson, Washington Times, January 7, 2005)

NEW JUDGE LEARNING ON THE BENCH (Link expired) - “It’s a real steep learning curve,” [District Judge Dave Thorson] added. “I’m reading statutes I not only never read before, I didn’t even know they existed.” (Alexa Hoffman, Cañon City Daily Record, January 29, 2005)

FOLKS RAISE MONEY FOR FRIEND OF SUMMIT AND PARK COUNTIES - FAIRPLAY - Friends are rallying around Neva Bellon, a longtime resident of Park County and a Summit County businesswoman. (Linda Balough, Summit Daily News, January 29, 2005)

CONTROLLED BURN PLANNED NEAR PINE - The US Forest Service plans to conduct a 1200-acre prescribed (area) burn near Pine, Colo., during the period Monday, Jan. 24 through mid-Feb. The burning will be completed over a number of days within that period, as environmental conditions permit. (USFS, January 19, 2005)

BILLS REFLECT NATION AT WAR - Several bills introduced in the Colorado legislature this year reflect the fact that America is at war, and Colorado is heavily affected by the fighting. (Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News, January 26, 2005)

(Link expired) RE-1 (PLATTE CANYON) SCHOOL PERFORMANCE -
(Link expired) RE-2 (FAIRPLAY, GUFFEY, LAKE GEORGE) SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
(Rocky Mountain News, 2004)

Archived January 11, 2005
(Link expired) A NAGGING LITTLE DETAIL - Two months had passed since the January day in 2001 when [Leonard Post] stood in the door of a mobile home in Guffey and looked at Carl Dutcher, gunned down in the hallway. (Deedee Correll, The Gazette, January 16, 2005)

GROWTH SHACKLES SHERIFFS' OFFICES - Sheriffs' departments along the Front Range are being stretched ever thinner... (Ann Schrader, Kieran Nicholson and Manny Gonzales, Denver Post, January 16, 2005)

WHAT ABOUT THE WEST'S PRIVATE LAND? - The tactics of demonization, litigation, regulation and pressure politics may be effective on public lands - though to a diminishing degree these days - but they're essentially useless on private land. (Courtney White, Writers on the Range, January 16, 2005) Discussion

MAN STEALS FAIRPLAY FIRE TRUCK - Fairplay - A Vermont man stole and ditched a Park County Northwest Fire Protection District fire truck before being arrested on Thursday night in Custer County... (Linda Balough, Summit Daily News, January 14, 2005)

BRECK'S NAIL GUN GUY HITS TALK SHOW CIRCUIT (Link expired) - The Breckenridge construction worker became famous when the nail gun he was using on a job site in Park County recoiled, sending a nail into his face. (Jane Stebbins, Summit Daily News, January 25, 2005)

WELLS, PRISTINE STREAMS SHOW CHEMICAL TRACES - Researchers expected to find disinfectants, detergents, pesticides and steroids in the 15 urban streams and rivers in the study - but not in the upper Cache La Poudre, South Park domestic wells or deep wells in the south metro area. (Theo Stein, Denver Post, January 20, 2005) Discussion

Archived January 11, 2005
STORM DUMPS FOUR FEET; MORE ON WAY - A series of weekend storms dumped up to 4 feet of snow in the Colorado Rockies, piling up drifts and sparking road-closing avalanches. (Associated Press, January 10, 2005)

MRC SAYS COST OVERRUNS UNAVOIDABLE (Link expired) - Bob Over is no stranger to obstacles. The executive director of the Mountain Resource Center has climbed over, stepped around, or pushed through many the last five years... (Pamela Lawson, Canyon Courier, January 7, 2005)

(Link expired) JUDGE REDUCES GRIMES’ SENTENCE IN GUFFEY KILLINGS - Judge Kenneth Plotz lopped 10 years off the 60-year sentence he gave Isaac Grimes nearly two years ago for the New Year’s Eve 2000 slaying of a Palmer High School student... (Deedee Correll, The Gazette, December 28, 2004)

Archived January 6, 2005
FOREST SERVICE RULES NEED SOME PRUNING (Link expired) - The Forest Service issued long-awaited new rules Wednesday that will overhaul the way publicly owned forests are managed. What this means is that the nation's 155 national forests may finally get the responsible stewardship they deserve. (Opinion, Rocky Mountain News, December 24, 2004)

PARK COUNTY DEPUTY ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (Link expired) - MARSHDALE - A Park County sheriff's deputy was arrested Saturday and charged with domestic violence. Jefferson County sheriff's deputies responded to a domestic disturbance at 7531 County Road 73 about 2 p.m. after a woman called 911 from a neighbor's. They found Craig Gaffner standing outside. According to a police report, Gaffner was visibly intoxicated. (Jonathan Ellis, Canyon Courier, December 23, 2004)

INMATES CROWD COUNTY, STATE JAILS - But that jail is filling up, too, so Weld [County] has to look elsewhere. Park County -- whose jail is in Fairplay, about 147 miles from Weld's jail and in the middle of the mountains -- might be the next choice. (Rebecca Waddingham, Greeley Tribune, December 30, 2004)

PINE WOMAN DIES IN 3-CAR COLLISION (Link expired) Julie Aragon was behind the wheel of a 2003 Volkswagen Beetle headed southbound on the highway about three miles west of Conifer at about 3:30 p.m. when the car collided with a 2004 Nissan Xterra traveling the other way. (Rocky Mountain News, December 27, 2004)

LAX OVERSIGHT COULD HARM WATER - The [London] mine has violated pollution limits numerous times during the last seven years, but no fines have been levied by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. (Associated Press, December 20, 2004)

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