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The Rocky Mountain Outlook says that crabapple trees have become a magnet for black bears, with upwards of 20 bruins being captured and removed from the community in 2016. A volunteer program has had great success, with people at 30 homes volunteering to have their fruit trees removed. Aspen raising age for purchase of tobacco ASPEN, Colo. — Aspen’s elected officials last week have taken the first step to making the city the first municipality in Colorado to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old. This in accordance with a nationwide effort called Tobacco 21 initiative that aims to match the legal age for purchasing tobacco with that of liquor. If approved at a second and final hearing in June, reports the Aspen Times, it will take effect Jan. 1. “I have two boys between the ages of 18 and 21, and (I) very much support this,” Councilor Art Daily said. Dr. Harvey Mitchell told council members that 90 percent of lifelong smokers started before they were 18. He said studies show that 8.6 percent of Colorado high school-aged residents are daily smokers, while 26 percent say they have tried e-cigarettes. The city also received sepa- rate letters supporting the age raise from Aspen School District Superintendent John Maloy, Aspen Valley Hospital CEO David Ressler and Aspen Chamber Resort Association President Debbie Braun. The ordinance would apply to purchases not only of tobacco products, but such nicotine devices as vaporizers and e-cigarettes. Both Hawaii and California have specified 21 as the minimum age for tobacco purchase. There are at least 225 U.S. localities, the majority in Massachusetts, with the same standard, according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. More water in Sierra winter this year than the last four combined TRUCKEE, Calif. — After getting 714 inches of snow, Squaw Valley and adjoining Alpine Meadows will be open until at least the July 4th weekend, and possibly later. The June operations will be limited to weekends. That’s a lot of snow, but less than was recorded in 1983. The precipitation — which includes rain as well as the water in snow — is a record in the portion of the Sierra Nevada where Squaw and other Truckee-Tahoe resorts are located. “That it was wet this winter in California is an understatement,” Climate Central reported. The news agency points to new data from the NASA Earth Observatory that “reveals just how extreme this winter was while also putting the four bone-dry years preceding it in perspective.” The winter snow water equivalent on April was greater than the total snow water equivalent measurements taken on the same date from 2013-2016 combined. This is for the Tuolumne River Basin. The river originates in Yosemite National Park. Durango official cited in federal methane debate DURANGO, Colo. — A county commissioner from a mountain county in Colorado may have had an important role in a major climate change issue. The Trump administration wanted to roll back rules that sought to prevent venting, flaring and leaks associated with oil and oil and natural gas production on federal and Indian lands. Methane, the primary constituent of natural gas, is a greenhouse gas that can trap heat 23 times more effectively as measured over a century than the more common dioxide. Siding with Democrats to block the rollback were three Republicans, including U.S. Sen. John McCain, from Arizona. The New York Times reported Gwen Lachelt, a county commissioner from La Plata County where Durango is located, buttonholed McCain in a Senate elevator to tell him that county residents have suffered from methane pollution drifting from New Mexico. “I’m not taking credit for swaying Senator McCain’s vote, but I told him that right across the state line from my county are 35,000 oil and gas wells in New Mexico,” she said. “We all share an airshed and the winds that bring methane pollution our way, and without this federal rule, I have no way as a county commissioner to protect the people in my county. In the Four Corners, we all live under the largest methane cloud.” Green Party makes big strides in B.C. elections WHISTLER, B.C. — The Green Party in British Columbia achieved a triumph, of sorts, in last week’s provincial elections. The party gained almost 17 percent of the popular vote, managing to get three party members of the total 87 members of the provincial governing body. In the corridor between Vancouver and Whistler, the Greens did even better, taking nearly 29 percent of the vote. Clare Ogilvie, editor of Whistler’s Pique newsmagazine, asserts that the election took the Greens “from obscurity to legitimacy.” She says that the Green Party was aided by the endorsement of David Suzuki, the wellknown environmentalist. Helping Utah Home Since 1977 VISIT US TODAY 2,633 – 5,001 Sq. Ft. • 3 – 7 Bedrooms Multiple options available to make your home Better by Design Featuring seven distinctive floor plans, East Creek Ranch’s collection of “flexible” options and designer amenities make it easy to create the perfect home for your unique lifestyle. Discover why East Creek Ranch is Better By Design today! Woodside Homes reserves the right to change floor plans, elevations, prices, included features/ specifications, availability, and maps without notice. 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