Multiple Fires Prompt Evacuations

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park was evacuated Thursday as crews worked to contain two fires on the park’s southern and northern rims.

The South Rim Fire quickly grew to over 3,000 acres, with 0% containment reported Saturday evening. A smaller blaze on the park’s North Rim was largely extinguished by Friday. Both were reportedly ignited by lightning.

Evacuations were also ordered Thursday north of Buena Vista due to the Mountain View Fire, which destroyed two homes before it was mostly contained Friday night. Its cause is not yet known.

On Sunday, Gov. Polis issued a disaster declaration for the South Rim Fire and three others on the Western Slope, all reportedly sparked by the same weather event. See a map of active fires here.

Runner Dies in Ultramarathon

A 60-year-old woman died east of Silverton on Friday while participating in the Hardrock 100, a 102-mile endurance run through the San Juan Mountains.

Elaine Stypula, an ultrarunner from Michigan, collapsed on Little Giant Trail near Gold Lake at 9:02 a.m., three hours into the race.

Race safety personnel performed CPR before first responders with the Silverton Medical Rescue Team took over. Stypula was pronounced dead at 10:27 a.m.

The cause and manner of death have yet to be determined. She is remembered by friends as an accomplished athlete and a pillar of the ultrarunning community.

Mother, Daughter Sell Cookies for Flood Relief

Days after deadly flash floods devastated Camp Mystic, a girls’ summer camp in Texas, a mother-daughter duo in Colorado is doing all they can to help.

Hillary Conway is a former Mystic camper and counselor. Her daughter, Alice Rose, had just returned from her sixth summer at the camp a week before the floods hit.

When they heard about the disaster, the Conways decided to raise money by baking and selling Tweety Cookies—a secret recipe and camp tradition handed down by Mystic co-owner Tweety Eastland.

The pair has raised over $10,000 for the camp so far. They are still accepting donations. Hillary plans to send the money to Camp Mystic this week.

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➤ McCoy: A 75-year-old woman crawled for 14 hours across her remote property to get help after breaking her femur in a side-by-side crash. (Read Story)

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➤ Former Heisman Trophy winner and current NFL analyst Robert Griffin III called Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix “the most underrated quarterback in the NFL.” (More)

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