Tuesday October 27, 2009

Independence Pass is closing today.  Maybe not for the entire season, according to the Colorado department of Transportation, but it all depends on how much snow is received.  This does appear however to be perfect conditions for a perfect storm—bring a foot or more of new snow to mountain passes—-
Independence Pass closes at 3 p.m. today in advance of this predicted winter storm.
  5A no more—a mistake on the questions—(some ballots were received with the marketing measure; others without) caused city council in Aspen to nix the question on the November ballot—(the election is next Tuesday)
5A was hoped by the Aspen Chamber to generate hundreds of thousands of additional marketing dollars for summer 2010.
Halloween and how to be safe featured this week on local news.  The fact that the holiday falls on a Saturday could mean a greater chance for DUI’s.
Costumes among adults are often the most amusing—and sure to be a winner this year will be those dressing up as Falcon Heene or his wayward Dad —after the hoax that made world news headlines. 
There’s a new web game out now—-Balloon Boy Game—which allows you to control the flight path of a cyber Falcon Heene …Balloon Boy Game online—is free.