#thanksgivingweek☑️ ✔️ ?get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comIt’s Thanksgiving week, and so I guess we should be, well, thankful that things didn’t turn out worse.Yes, Joe Biden has won the presidency, if not by the landslide Donald Trump claimed in 2016, but with, it turns out, the exact number of electoral votes — 306. And then there is Biden’s comfortable, if still meaningless, margin of six million actual votes. The election was not pick-‘em close as it was in 2 [...]
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#thelift? ? ? ? ?get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.com VAIL — The lift operator in the maze at Vail Village’s Gondola One tilts his head back and hollers: “Masks up please!” There are no unmasked skiers in the line, but maybe some masks have slipped below noses. It’s the second day of operations at Vail ski area — a busy Saturday — and skiers are filling the mountain through three entry points.“The compliance I’m seeing is probably 75% and the ski area employee [...]
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#coloradosprings? ? ? ? ? ? ⚱get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comA screenshot shows Frank Macon, a Tuskegee Airman, who shared his history and military background in a 2019 Air Force video. Macon, one of only two original, remaining Tuskegee Airmen in Colorado, died Sunday night at his home in Colorado Springs at age 97. (Nicole Reed, U.S. Air Force)COLORADO SPRINGS — One of only two original, remaining Tuskegee Airmen in Colorado has died.Frank Macon died Sunday night at his home in [...]
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#likeso? ⚛ ☠ ? ? ?get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.comColoradans are determined to enjoy Thanksgiving this year, with some imagination and perseverance.Thanksgiving 2020, like so many other mileposts this year, is a heartbreaker. On a holiday defined by togetherness and feasts, the deadly persistence of a pandemic has scaled down this warmest of American traditions to small, sometimes solitary observances on the advice of cold, hard science. Colorado’s timing couldn’t h [...]
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#letthem? ?‍♀️more news https://northdenvernews.comWhether some counties can give businesses a seal of approval and let them skip tougher state-imposed restrictions landed firmly on the governor’s desk Wednesday, as Larimer and Douglas lawmakers asked the state for permission to join a form of COVID-19 “pre-check” running in Mesa County.Mesa County, where virus cases have risen sharply in recent weeks and new restrictions followed tighter rules in much of the state, certifies busines [...]
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#thisyear? ? ✂️more news https://northdenvernews.comAt Jodar Farms near Fort Collins, owner Aaron Rice has been cutting turkeys in half.The farm, which is in its 11th season, has seen record demand this year for turkeys, especially for those on the smaller side. Rice raised about the same number of turkeys as he did last year, but didn’t anticipate how the pandemic would impact his sales. Health officials are warning people not to celebrate the holiday with other households to stem th [...]
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#professionaljournalist? ? ? ? ?Colorado NewsI’ve lived in Colorado, some 1,700 miles away from my family, for more than a decade now. That means I know to hug my mom and dad and sister a little bit longer than a normal goodbye would warrant before I leave them.You never know what may happen. Eight years as a professional journalist has taught me that much.But I’m not sure anything could have prepared me for the coronavirus crisis. It’s erased the comfort of knowing that home is just a few [...]
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