Wednesday August 12, 2009
The man who allegedly passed a counterfeit one hundred dollar bill in Aspen on Monday afternoon—has been identified. 33 year old Andrew McCollom of Escondido California is being held at Pitkin county jail this morning…bond set at ten thousand dollars.
KUUR and our sister station KSNO brought you the news Tuesday morning along with interviews with Keith Good—the owner of the parallel 15 coffee shop at 400 east Hyman avenue.¼br /> His fifteen year old clerk—Kaylyn Wold—-had taken the bill for a five dollar coffee purchase. She showed it to her boss—–Good took the note to Alpine Bank—and it was confirmed to be a phony. Good then sought the suspect, based on Wold’s description—–found him, and called police. ¼br /> Merchants are advised——-check all bills, especially for small purchases paid with a large note.¼br /> Several years ago Chip Cummins (a thirty year Aspen resident) appealed to Mayor Helen Klanderud with his idea for an Aspen Renewable Energy Day—–that’s how it all started—a showcase for energy efficient vehicles and products—and green speakers galore. ARE day begins next Thursday in Aspen—-we’ll be covering the event—which will be held at the Aspen Institute……..
Governor Bill Ritter will join others including Retired Five Star General Wesley Clark in talks about how to increase renewable energy sources…Amory Lovens from the Rocky Mountain Institute—–Actor Val Kilmer, and many others will be attending.
This is the sixth annual ARE day event-and Cummins says he expects it to be one of the best in promoting the use and development of renewable energy sources.
If you happened to be up at midnight —or just before dawn—-you may have seen the peak of the biggest meteor shower of the year—-as Earth passed through the tail of the comet named for its discoverers: Swift-Tuttle. Several dozen shooting stars could be seen every hour—-the spectacular celestial event (the Perseid meteor shower) occurs every August———-plenty of stars to wish upon—and a great photo op if you were prepared.
The comet was first discovered in 1862.
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