Extra!, February 23

The Rocky

Published February 23, 2008 at 12:30 a.m.

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SINKHOLE HEROES

4 State Patrol employees were honored this week for their quick responses when the giant sinkhole opened this month along Interstate 25 and 56th Avenue in Denver. The four were able to close the highway quickly and divert traffic. Employees honored were Sgt. Mark Bonfield, Cpl. Tim McClinchy and troopers Kyle Barrett and John Smith.

WATCH FOR BOULDERS

The South has hurricane season, and Colorado has boulder season, the time when rocks dislodge from canyon walls and tumble onto highways.

State Patrol Capt. Rich Duran said the season is starting early this year and could get bad in March and April because of heavy snowfall this winter, leading to extra runoff.

Associated Press

THEY SAID IT

"To survive combat, then be killed . . . it's horrific."

Karen Linne Fort Carson media relations chief, on the slaying in Colorado Springs of Spc. Kevin Shields, who had survived combat in Iraq. 6

WALK THIS WAY

Attention, Relay For Life team captains. It's time to start planning the 2008 Relay For Life, a 16-hour team walk to raise money for cancer research and awareness set for June 6-7 at Island Grove Park in Greeley.

The first team captain's meeting is at 6 p.m. Monday at the Aims Event Center, 5590 W. 11th St., Greeley. At the meeting, captains can find out how they can have a herd of four purple cows sent to a friend to raise money. Call 970-350-5024 or go to weldrelay.org.

• February 23, 2008

  8:39 p.m.

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  elaineb writes:

  Yeah for the 1D Troopers! THEY ROCK!

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