The ski trail gleamed white and smooth and blinding in mid-morning sunlight Thursday.

Rescuers helped two stranded climbers return to the trailhead in Eldorado Canyon State Park south of Boulder on Tuesday.

The snow from last weekend's storm was still piled high in Nederland on Monday afternoon, but the sidewalk in front of Blue Owl Books had been shoveled clean -- for the first time ever.

The Boulder County commissioners are scheduled to adopt a 2010 county budget on Dec.

Lee Evans, who advised countless builders on their businesses during the past 40 years, died Saturday in Colorado.

Members of 15 Boulder area search and rescue teams will converge on Eldora Mountain Resort on Saturday for a series of training exercises, including a dive team exercise in Peterson Lake and a multi-agency search for five missing people.

Barbara Lawlor NEDERLAND It was the granddaddy of wake up calls. As 234 runners sardined at the start line of the 28th Annual Neder-Nederland race on Sunday, announcer Dave Felkley was explaining to them how the cannon would go off, but they should be prepared for delays.

Barbara Lawlor WARD In the spring of 2000, Pete Lawrence, Ward marshal and assistant fire chief, responded to the scene of a motor vehicle accident.

Dave Hallock ELDORA September continues many of the plant and animal happenings started in last half of August.

Jason Lauve, right, leaves the Boulder County Justice Center with his friend Rick Herrmann, back right, and his lawyer Rob Corry, left, after getting out of court on Wednesday, Aug.

Jason Lauve, right, leaves the Boulder County Justice Center with his friend Rick Herrmann, back right, and his lawyer Rob Corry, left, after getting out of court on Wednesday, Aug.

Jason Lauve, right, leaves the Boulder County Justice Center with his friend Rick Herrmann, back right, and his lawyer Rob Corry, left, after getting out of court on Wednesday, Aug.

Dave Hallock ELDORA August is tundra month. In most years the afternoon showers are over, so you can linger in the high country above treeline and not worry as much about being chased down by a thunderstorm.

Local eating, gardening and farming opportunities continue to sprout. While there were farm stands for years, and the Boulder County Farmers' Market has been in existence for more than two decades, the past few years have seen an explosion of interest in gardening, farming and simply eating fresh.

Jason Lauve will give a talk, titled "Medical Marijuana: How Patients and Caregivers Can Protect Themselves," at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Colorado's University Memorial Center, Room 247.