August 2012
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Update: Roach Fire at 130 acres, 85 percent containment
5:36 p.m. update: The Roach Fire is estimated at 130 acres with 85% containment. Firefighters continued to reinforce the remaining…
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Roach Fire near Hohnholtz Lake at 50 percent containment
The Roach Fire is estimated at 125 acres with 50 percent containment. The change in size is due to better…
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High Park survivors share the pain of dealing with insurance
Fourteen people who suffered losses in the High Park Fire shared their stories of trying to collect on their insurance…
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Female fire crew at Poudre Fire Authority finds fulfillment in firefighting
The three women who make up Poudre Fire Authority’s only all-woman firefighting team all agree they’re on a good career…
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Letter: Bus should have been parked somewhere else
On Aug. 8 there was a report of a suspected bomb onboard a bus traveling on Interstate 25. Larimer County…
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How and why to manage the chaos of a bolted garden
The expression “gone to seed” usually has a negative connotation, meaning disheveled, declining, or otherwise post-prime. When garden plants go…
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Though rare, botulism can still cause problems in horses
Few horse owners are familiar with botulism in horses. But if the infrequent, deadly disease strikes their herd, they’ll never…
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Gourmet salt brings varied color, texture to the table
In one of my favorite cookbooks, Julia Child states that “salt is salt” and that she was unimpressed with the…
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