Provided by: Monte D Tucker

Yep, duck hunters in the hundreds were creekside this Mother's Day Weekend, but not to put duck on Mom's Sunday table. No, the avid hunters looked to claim the million $$$ prize. Alas, the pictures speak for themselves. In spite of cool, "slightly" breezy conditions which kept concession tents at half-staff along with the flags honoring our fallen Colorado firef...
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Provided by: Michael Rule

"Ma'am, if Aunt Tilly was laying in her casket, do you think sprinkling a little water on her would make any difference?" That was Craig Paddock's response to a lady who was asking if watering her crispy brown pine tree would help. He and Susan were having a conversation about people in denial about their dead trees really being dead. I loved it. Craig worked as a Wi...
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Provided by: Johnathan Osborn

The Dinosaur Ridge visitor center had a big need. Their current 'working' aquatic diorama, which was designed to demostrate the process of fossil formation and sedimentary deposits, was no longer working. The drainage system dumped water into the road. Visitors had no place to sit in order to watch the demonstrations. The 'lagoon' area of the diorama had sunk in...
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Provided by: Michael Rule

Castle Rock's Master Plan for downtown, as spearheaded by the new parking garage, seems to be working quite well. The new parking garage promotes the "Empty Storefront" ideal. Extensive taxpayer dollars were appropriated to form this new vision of Americana. While newcomers to downtown might be confused when searching for a place to park, there is no denying that the...
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Provided by: Barbara Neff

I got that stinkin' cast off and the stinkin' pins out of my arm this morning. As dreadful as it all sounded, there was absolutely no pain or discomfort involved. It has been a long six and a half weeks. I have learned a lot. I expected to learn to eat with my non-primary left hand. I expected I'd have to learn to bathe, get dressed, brush my teeth, fix my hair, ...
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