Jamestown News

Kevin Knapp, left, and Ryan Lowe climb Lee Hill Drive on their bikes Friday afternoon.

After my 0'dark thirty conference call this morning I went out for a spin on my bike.

The $6.6 million that Boulder County is lending homeowners for energy-efficiency and renewable-energy improvements includes projects in the following communities and areas of the county: Boulder: $2,886,715 in loans for 168 projects Eldorado Springs: $15,000 loan for one project Erie: $250,211 in loans for 12 projects Jamestown: $23,609 in loans ...

The drill, which had been postponed twice because of snowstorms, was a good chance for various agencies to prepare together for a large-scale emergency.

The details of the exercise, which begins at 8 a.m. with a briefing for staff members and those playing the victims in the mock disaster, are secret so as to best re-create the conditions of an actual emergency.

More than 100 slash piles were created and burned as a result of forest-thinning projects.

Boulder Valley's mountain schools -- Nederland Middle/Senior High School and Gold Hill, Jamestown and Nederland elementary schools -- will start two hours late today because of high snow accumulations from the recent storm, Boulder Valley officials said Sunday.

Several Jamestown residents called 911 late Monday night to report flooding and a mudslide across Main Street, officials said.

This week's forecast warm-up is expected to increase the risk of mud and rock slides in Colorado's high country.

Merrie Harper, coordinator with the Boulder Office of Emergency Management, said several citizens reported problems after the 10 a.m. test, including one who heard a tornado warning instead of a test.

The Boulder Office of Emergency Management, jointly run by the city and county, will test the sirens on the first Monday of each month through August.

A mass-casualty exercise involving five fire departments, the Boulder Sheriff's Department, the Boulder Emergency Squad, numerous ambulance companies and two evacuation helicopters will be held this Saturday in Jamestown at Jamestown Park.

Kaya Tone, left, and sister Siena read a book outside Gold Hill Elementary on Thursday during recess.

ENLARGE Christmas, perhaps more than any other holiday, puts me in a curious state of mind.