Sunday, 8/21/2011
Page 1B (headlines only)
3RD BEAR ATTACK NEAR ASPEN INJURES CAMPER
BEARS: Campers Had Stowed Their Foodstuffs Carefully
"Bears are large and powerful, and when they are looking for food they can be very determined." --Mike Porras, spokesman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife
(Map): Bear Attacks - Three incidents involving bears and campers have been reported in areas close to Aspen during the past 5 days.
1. Tuesday morning - A bear damaged an empty tent at Difficult Campground.
2. About 5:30A.M. Friday - A black bear bit one camper in the leg, causing minor injuries, at a campground near Crater Lake.
3. About 3:30A.M. Saturday - A black bear repeatedly bit a camper in the leg, causing serious injuries, at Minnehaha Gulch near Maroon Bells.
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Page 3B
FLOCKING TO THE CHICKEN BUS
(Photos): Above, John Bickmore, 4, is up to his elbows and ready to go. Using brushes and even their hands, adults and kids gathered at Aurora Public Library on Saturday to paint an old school bus that will become a home for chickens living at Grant Family Farms in Wellington. The chickens live in the farm's crop fields and eat pests while fertilizing crops, and use the school buses for shelter and laying eggs. At right, Reilly Ellis, 3, adds green decorations on the side of the bus.
by Caitlin Gibbons
More than 100 children flocked to Aurora Public Library on Saturday morning to catch a school bus headed for Grant Family Farms -- and to fling paint on it. The bus, donated by the Cherry Creek School District, will be used as a mobile chicken coop on the 1,500-acre family-owned farm in northern Colorado. At the peak, 70 kids were brushing, flinging and rubbing paint on the sides of the bus, covering the stenciled-on chickens. "What began as organized chaos quickly moved to mayhem," said Megan Ellis, outreach and programming librarian for Aurora Public Library. The bus in the first be be donated to the farm. It will join a fleet of 11 other buses used to house and transport their free-range chickens around the farm, which also eliminates the need to weed, said Angela Simon, Grant Family Farms chef and representative of Boulder Community Supported Agriculture. "The chickens lay their eggs right inside of the bus in the laying boxes," Simon said. Ramps are placed leading into the coop so the chickens can wander in and out as they please. Simon said kids especially always have a positive and excited response to the buses. She enjoys the opportunity to help children make the connection to the food on their plates to where it comes from. Ellis said she realized kids have a disconnect as to where their food comes from last week during a story time at the library. "I had a kid ask me where there was milk coming out of a cow," she said. She said she enjoyed listening to the children ask about the farm as they prepared the coop for its new home. Covered in paint, Allie Wenden, 8, said she loves all animals. "I think it's a great idea so the chickens can have a habitat," she said. "I don't want any animals not to have a habitat."
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Page 1D (headlines only and lead in)
"Writers On The Range" --- Editorial Page
IN THE WEST, THE RETURN OF THE LORDS OF YESTERDAY.
by Paul Larmer, executive director of High Country news (hcn.org), is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of HCN in Paonia.
A couple of decades ago, the West's conservationists dreamed a lovely dream: The region's traditional extraactive industry base, which had taken such a huge environmental toll, would soon make way for a kinder, gentler economy based on protecting the land for recreation and tourism.............
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Page 13A (headlines only)
OFFICIALS TRACK DOWN, KILL BEAR SUSPECTED OF ATTACKING CAMPERS
(Inset): Keeping Bears At Bay -- The Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers a wealth of information about living in bear country at www.wildlife.state.co.us Among the tips:
...Never, ever feed bears
...Keep food far from campsites
...Close all windows and doors on RVs and other vehicles
...Bear spray is a defense, not a deterrent
...Keep garbage out of reach of bears, and periodically clean cans with hot water and chlorine bleach
...Keep pet food inside
...Clean your barbecue grill of grease and store inside
...Hang bird seed or hummingbird feeders on a wire between trees, not on your deck
...Keep dogs leashed while hiking
Page 1B (headlines only)
3RD BEAR ATTACK NEAR ASPEN INJURES CAMPER
BEARS: Campers Had Stowed Their Foodstuffs Carefully
"Bears are large and powerful, and when they are looking for food they can be very determined." --Mike Porras, spokesman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife
(Map): Bear Attacks - Three incidents involving bears and campers have been reported in areas close to Aspen during the past 5 days.
1. Tuesday morning - A bear damaged an empty tent at Difficult Campground.
2. About 5:30A.M. Friday - A black bear bit one camper in the leg, causing minor injuries, at a campground near Crater Lake.
3. About 3:30A.M. Saturday - A black bear repeatedly bit a camper in the leg, causing serious injuries, at Minnehaha Gulch near Maroon Bells.
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Page 3B
FLOCKING TO THE CHICKEN BUS
(Photos): Above, John Bickmore, 4, is up to his elbows and ready to go. Using brushes and even their hands, adults and kids gathered at Aurora Public Library on Saturday to paint an old school bus that will become a home for chickens living at Grant Family Farms in Wellington. The chickens live in the farm's crop fields and eat pests while fertilizing crops, and use the school buses for shelter and laying eggs. At right, Reilly Ellis, 3, adds green decorations on the side of the bus.
by Caitlin Gibbons
More than 100 children flocked to Aurora Public Library on Saturday morning to catch a school bus headed for Grant Family Farms -- and to fling paint on it. The bus, donated by the Cherry Creek School District, will be used as a mobile chicken coop on the 1,500-acre family-owned farm in northern Colorado. At the peak, 70 kids were brushing, flinging and rubbing paint on the sides of the bus, covering the stenciled-on chickens. "What began as organized chaos quickly moved to mayhem," said Megan Ellis, outreach and programming librarian for Aurora Public Library. The bus in the first be be donated to the farm. It will join a fleet of 11 other buses used to house and transport their free-range chickens around the farm, which also eliminates the need to weed, said Angela Simon, Grant Family Farms chef and representative of Boulder Community Supported Agriculture. "The chickens lay their eggs right inside of the bus in the laying boxes," Simon said. Ramps are placed leading into the coop so the chickens can wander in and out as they please. Simon said kids especially always have a positive and excited response to the buses. She enjoys the opportunity to help children make the connection to the food on their plates to where it comes from. Ellis said she realized kids have a disconnect as to where their food comes from last week during a story time at the library. "I had a kid ask me where there was milk coming out of a cow," she said. She said she enjoyed listening to the children ask about the farm as they prepared the coop for its new home. Covered in paint, Allie Wenden, 8, said she loves all animals. "I think it's a great idea so the chickens can have a habitat," she said. "I don't want any animals not to have a habitat."
___________________________
Page 1D (headlines only and lead in)
"Writers On The Range" --- Editorial Page
IN THE WEST, THE RETURN OF THE LORDS OF YESTERDAY.
by Paul Larmer, executive director of High Country news (hcn.org), is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of HCN in Paonia.
A couple of decades ago, the West's conservationists dreamed a lovely dream: The region's traditional extraactive industry base, which had taken such a huge environmental toll, would soon make way for a kinder, gentler economy based on protecting the land for recreation and tourism.............
_______________________
Monday, August 22, 2011
Page 13A (headlines only)
OFFICIALS TRACK DOWN, KILL BEAR SUSPECTED OF ATTACKING CAMPERS
(Inset): Keeping Bears At Bay -- The Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers a wealth of information about living in bear country at www.wildlife.state.co.us Among the tips:
...Never, ever feed bears
...Keep food far from campsites
...Close all windows and doors on RVs and other vehicles
...Bear spray is a defense, not a deterrent
...Keep garbage out of reach of bears, and periodically clean cans with hot water and chlorine bleach
...Keep pet food inside
...Clean your barbecue grill of grease and store inside
...Hang bird seed or hummingbird feeders on a wire between trees, not on your deck
...Keep dogs leashed while hiking
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