Banff's Bow Valley Wolf Pack Decimated

By Mountain West News

Bow Valley Wolf

The well-known Bow Valley wolf pack, which once numbered as high as nine, now consists of an alpha male and his female offspring. Six members of the pack died last year: four pups were killed by trains and two females, including the alpha, had to be destroyed after becoming aggressive looking for food in campgrounds. One scientist blames “a legacy of decisions that have been made over the years that favoured development over wolves. It’s undeniable.” Keep Reading

Chocolate-covered Bacon


Chocolate-covered Bacon


The chocolate-covered bacon craze is sweeping the nation! Have you tried it yet? 

Color Me Dead

By Teresa Trent

Color Me Dead


Artist Gabby Wolfe has the ability to see not only the beauty of the living but the despair of the dead. When she returns to her childhood home in Henry Park Colorado, she is forced to bring along her younger brother Mitch. He is on a “break” from college where he was majoring in wine, women, and song. If that isn’t enough they also have Mitch’s rambunctious beagle Luigi along who prefers to spend his days wallowing in junk food. When Gabby draws the death of a young woman before it happens, she knows she must tell someone and risk a new job and her professional credibility. Will she reveal her secret in time to save the woman in the water or will it be too late?

Listening Without Thinking


Listening Without Thinking

Here is a profound article from author (and former Salida resident) White Feather
on communication dynamics that will be very helpful for anyone in a
relationship or anyone who deals with other humans on a daily basis:

Impress Your Dinner Guests With This Awesome Recipe From the Movie, Burnt


Recipe from the movie Burnt

Have you seen the movie, Burnt, yet?
If you are a chef or home cook or foodie it's a must-see flick.
Now you can impress your dinner guests by serving up
a dish from the movie:

Pricks and Pain


Hot Chile Peppers

Here is an interesting and somewhat bizarre article that is not just about
hot chile peppers. It is also about brain science, tongue science,
and mass social perception.....

Will Guantanamo Inmates Be Moved to Canon City?


There is a 948-cell prison in Canon City currently mothballed and not in use. The federal government is thinking of moving the inmates from Guantanamo there. What do you think? Here is the story: