Author: Wire Services
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Ten delicious ways to doctor a mug of basic hot chocolate
Let us pause in our busy lives and pay homage to a great man, a man of science, a man of ideas: Sir Hans Sloane. Sloane, who lived from 1660 to 1753, was a man of many accomplishments: He developed an early method of classifying plants; he collected objects that initially made up the bulk…
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WILDFIRE ROUNDUP: Creede now threatened by West Fork fire; blaze grows to 60,000 acres
DEL NORTE – A massive wildfire threatening a tourist region in southwestern Colorado has grown to nearly 60,000 acres, but officials said Saturday that the erratic blaze had slowed and they were optimistic they could protect the town of South Fork. The West Fork Complex fire’s rapid advance prompted more than 400 evacuations Friday, and…
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WILDFIRE ROUNDUP: Shift in wind could save South Fork, blaze grows to 40,000 acres
SOUTH FORK – A shift in the wind Friday night might have saved South Fork. The massive West Fork Complex wildfire came within two to three miles of the town, where 32 fire engines and a number of hand crews were prepared to do battle, according to the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office. The town of…