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Friday,
February 16th - High Wind Warning Today....
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a
High Wind Warning for the majority of eastern Colorado, including the
Drake, Glen Haven and Storm Mountain areas, until 5PM MST today.
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING, DECREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH
WILL BE COMMON, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 100 MPH IN NORMALLY WINDY SPOTS
SUCH AS BOULDER AND CARTER LAKE THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES IN EXPOSED AREAS NEAR THE
FOOTHILLS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS AND AVOID
ROADS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS IF POSSIBLE. WIND DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. The complete text of this
official warning can be found via the link
provided below. High
Wind Warning
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Sunday,
February 11th - Photo Of The Week....
This week's photo of the week, taken on
Tuesday morning, features one of our area's larger birds, the
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia).
A common and very conspicuous bird of
western North America, the Black-billed Magpie is found in urban as well
as rural areas. Its bold black-and-white pattern and long tail make it
easy to identify.
The Black-billed Magpie is a large,
noisy, black and white jay with very long tail and dark, stout bill.
Wings and tail are iridescent blue and green-black. Sexes are similar.
The Black-billed Magpie makes a very
large nest that can take up to 40 days to construct. It's a lot of work,
but a study found that it only used about 1% of the daily energy
expenditure of the pair. Laying eggs, on the other hand, takes 23% of
the female's daily energy budget.
Like most members of its family, the
Black-billed Magpie is known as a predator on nests of other birds.
Although it will take eggs and nestlings, these items actually make up
only a tiny portion of the magpie's diet. In England, one study found
that songbird density actually increased when Eurasian Magpie density
increased.
In the past, Magpies have been
considered vermin (due to their feeding on poultry eggs and orchard
crops) and farmers have placed bounties on them. They are now
protected in the U.S.
The Black-billed Magpie frequently
lands on large mammals, such as deer and moose, to remove ticks from
them. The magpie eats the ticks, and then hides some for later use, as
members of the crow and jay family often do with excess food. Most of
the ticks, however, are cached alive and unharmed, and may live to
reproduce later.
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Friday,
February 9th - Arrests Made in Marijuana
Cultivation....
Larimer County
Sheriff Jim Alderden announced today that the
Criminal Impact Unit executed a search warrant on
Thursday, February 8th, at 9:10 PM at 3628 N. Taft
Hill Road.
Evidence
seized:
1. Over 100 pounds of live and processed
marijuana
2. 247 live plants (190 Mature)
with street value $266,000
3. 3.25 pounds high
grade/finished product with street value $18,550
4. One pound hash/concentrate
with street value of $7,000
5. Small amount of
methamphetamine, mushrooms, and unidentified pills
6. Grow lights and other
equipment used to cultivate marijuana
7. Estimated $18,910 cash
Larry
Berresford of Fort Collins, 46, was booked on the
following charges:
- Marijuana
cultivation, Felony 3
- Possession
of concentrated marijuana, Felony 3
- Possession
of marijuana with intent to distribute, Felony
3
- Possession
of Schedule I Controlled Substance, Felony 2
- Possession
of Schedule II Controlled Substance, Felony 2
- Possession
of a weapon by a previous offender, Felony 5
- Special
offender, over 100 pounds of marijuana,
enhancement
Bail for
Berresford has been set at $75,000,
cash/property/surety.
Patrick
Rollins of Silverthorne, 26, and Jediah Hammons of
Fort Collins were booked on the following charges:
- Marijuana
Cultivation, Felony 4
- Possession
of marijuana with intent to distribute, Felony
4
- Possession
of concentrated marijuana, Felony 4
- Special
offender, over 100 pounds of marijuana,
enhancement
Bail for
Rollins and Hammons has been set at $50,000, cash
property or surety.
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