ColoradoSunday

Updated: September 19, 2009

(John Prieto, The Denver Post )
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Fringe group cozies up to city
The knitted cozies on parking meters, utility poles and tree branches are so subtle that sometimes passers-by don't register them, but alert observers know yarn bombing when they see it. 
How'd you know?
The "Hug and Go" sign is at Green Gables Elementary School in Lakewood. That place is reserved for the school buses and quick drop-offs. The sign prevents the parents from leaving their parked cars there in the morning. The photo is of my son, Max Reznik, who goes to Green Gables. 

Yakking it up for a good yarn
Eileen and Carl Koop can't knit a stitch, but these ex-New Yorkershe's a former software engineer, and she's a chemist — know from yarn. Their Bijou Spun skeins are spun from pure yak down, or yak down mixed with wool, bamboo, nylon or alpaca. Each spring, they painstakingly comb their 15 yaks on Bijou Basin ranch in Elbert County, and send the collected fiber off to be washed, processed and spun. We talked yak recently with Carl.  

Out there: Baggin' the prize.
Colorado Association of Ski Towns annual reusable bag challenge winner, highcountryconservation.org 

Find the place: The souring economy
forced this high- country refreshment stand to close "due to the high cost of lemons."  

The Loveland Stone Age Fair
The Loveland Stone Age Fair next weekend celebrates its 75th anniversary, a number that pales in comparison with 13,200 yearsthe age of its oldest artifacts. 

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François Chladiuk, a Belgian collector of Western artifacts
François Chladiuk
How did a collection of Lakota Sioux artifacts end up in Belgium, where it was ignored for more than 70 years before returning to the U.S.? The answer lies with François Chladiuk, an Old West aficionado who runs a Western-themed store in Brussels. — Claire Martin, The Denver Post  
 
Jackson Moloney, raptor donor
For his 8th birthday, in April, Jackson Moloney decided to give instead of receive, donating $128 he collected to the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program.  
 
Fabric artist bring quilts to life
Lyn Alweis, The Denver Post
Meet Jamie Eloise Bolane  
 
Artist's muse shifts into gear
Meet Colorado artist -- yes, she's an honest-to-goodness artist now -- Linda Drake.  
 
Athlete overcomes brain surgery
Photo courtesy of Whit Richardson
Professional ultra endurance athlete Diane Van Deren is the first woman from the United States to participate in the 300-mile Yukon Arctic Ultra Race in Canada. And she's doing so after undergoing extensive brain surgery.  
 
 

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