Deja Blu to Perform at Clarion Inn Instead of City Park

This week’s performance in the City of Fort Morgan’s “Live @ the Park” Summer
Concert Series has been moved from City Park to the Clarion Inn due to threatening
weather.

The performance will held at the usual time, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the ballroom at the Clarion, located west of Fort Morgan on Highway 34 at Interstate 76. Boulder-based
Deja Blu, a variety band that plays many pop, rock and blues standards, will make
a return appearance after earning great reviews for their show in last year’s concert
series.

Jane Perkins of the city’s Recreation Department, who coordinates the summer
concert series, said the decision to move the concert was made early today because of expected thunderstorms this evening. Because the band is a popular one and she did not want the event to be rained out, Perkins negotiated the arrangement with Clarion officials this morning.

The Clarion will serve as an alternate site for any Live @ the Park concerts that must be relocated because of weather conditions, Perkins said..

Soldier Named Craigslist Robber

(Fountain, CO) -- Police arrested a Fort Carson soldier last night on suspicion that he is the so-called "Craigslist robber." Authorities were searching for someone who advertised a car for sale, and then robbed the people who came to look at it and may be carrying cash to buy it. Lansfield Adam Scott was arrested after police received a tip on his location and a link to the crime.

Mom, Grandmother Charged For Forgetting Toddler

(Colorado Springs, CO) -- A mother and grandmother have been charged with child neglect after they forgot a toddler inside a pawn shop. The women reported the two-year-old missing from their home Tuesday afternoon. While police searched the neighborhood for the little boy, a person at a nearby pawn shop called authorities, saying the child had been at the shop for at least an hour.

Firefighters Struggle To Extinguish Fast-Moving Fires

(Fort Carson, CO) -- Fort Carson firefighters are trying to put out two quickly moving fires in the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site area. The first one, called "Callie Marie" started Tuesday while the second one, nicknamed "Bear Springs," was found late that morning. At last report the "Bear Springs" blaze had burned 26-thousand acres and "Callie Marie" scorched six-thousand acres. As of yesterday afternoon both blazes were five- to ten-percent contained.

That's it: Aspen done with extended ski season

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Aspen Mountain's extended ski season is over.

The resort had closed in mid-April, but with plenty of late spring snow, it reopened the top of the mountain for skiing over Memorial Day weekend and the following weekend.

Resort officials hoped to offer weekend skiing until July 4 if the snow was good enough, but Aspen Skiing Co. spokesman Jeff Hanle said Wednesday the season is finished.

He estimates about 5,000 skiers and snowboarders, including a couple of first-timers from Mexico, got in some turns during the five extra days of the season.

That leaves Arapahoe Basin as the last Colorado resort to close.

It says it will be open for skiing Friday through Sunday for at least two more weekends.

Police: teen crashes school bus into own house

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a 19-year-old Boulder man is being held on a $10,000 bond after his arrest on charges of stealing a school bus and driving it drunk into another vehicle and his house.

The Daily Camera reported police found a privately owned school bus parked and still running in William Levin Goodrich's yard on Tuesday.

Officers say Goodrich's license had been revoked for multiple DUIs. Goodrich told officers he felt weird after eating something a friend gave him. Police say Goodrich told them the friend gave him the bus keys and told him to drive home.

Police say Goodrich also told them he had been drinking.

He is in county jail on suspicion of aggravated motor vehicle theft, DUI, careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident and driving under restraint.

Patio Park Project Unveiling this Saturday

The Women's University Club will be celebrating 100 years of service by unveiling and dedicating the Patio Park Project. to the City of Fort Morgan at the Fort Morgan Public Library and Museum (414 Main St.) on Saturday, June 11, at 10:00 a.m. The entire community is invited to attend this dedication.

Railroad Crossing Closed Next Week

The Main Street railroad crossing in Fort Morgan is expected to be closed most of next Monday and Tuesday as BNSF Railway performs maintenance work on the tracks.

Company officials say there will be some rerouting of traffic periodically as crews continue the work. Sherman Street to the east and Deuel Street to the west are the nearest alternate crossings while Main is closed.

The 100 block of North Main Street will be open to local traffic and businesses.

During the closures, traffic control signage and/or flag crews will be used to direct
motorists.

The Main Street crossing is expected to be closed from 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 13, until about 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 14.