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<br /> <br /> <br />ASSOCIATED PRES$ <br /> <br />GOING COUNTRY: Alan Jack. <br />son accepts his award for entertain- <br />er of the year at the TNN Music City <br />News Country Awards show in <br />NasilviHe, Tenn. Entertainer of the <br />year is one of two awards won by <br />Jackson. PAGE B7~ <br /> <br />J.]~~. <br />, <br />YOUJ:'wa:-. <br />35i-0211;..E. xt. 333 <br />F!AGE Al0. <br /> <br />'"" - ~~"' <" ~"r "" <br />..WEATHER', '"\",,,i., ' <br /> <br />- <br />.. <br /> <br />CLOUDY, <br />Chance of..rai'l <br />tonight, low <br />52. Wanner <br />Wednesday, <br />high 88, <br />PAGI A2.. <br /> <br />INDEX '.., <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />BUS1NESS <br />Cl.AS$!AED <br />COMICS/TV <br />EDITORIAL <br />FAMILY/HEALTH <br />MQVlEUSTlNGS <br />0BlTUAR1fS <br />SPORTS <br />~&NAT1ON <br />(2-4p8Q81,25eCt1ons) <br /> <br />A.U <br />. B7..sq <br />~ <br />AlO <br />M./o1 <br />~ <br />.. <br />B1~. <br />~ <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />Earth's wobble explains why solstices don't <br />happen at the samE) minute year after 'year <br /> <br />----~._--_._-_.__._--_._-_.__.- <br /> <br />LOS ANGELES TIMES <br />-------:::r::C"~,-:--::;.:;;::_:_-:.::..---:7:;-'-.--~~---.~-.--~-___:;:_- <br />LOS A:\GEI F.S - With the coming of thl: sUlllmcr solstice <br />this weekend." ;s' hilppens <It the yca;'s t~m:c. other seasonal <br />ch:mg.es. qu.:qions oftcn come up "bout ~unrises. sunsct~ and the <br />tim~ in between. <br />Why don't sunnse ilnd sunset occur ill Ihe snme time on the <br />equinoxes (usually Sept. 21 nnd Man;h 21) whcn day and night are <br />the same length"? <br />Why don.! the latest sunrise and the earliest sun~t both l}ccur <br />onlne win:er sclf-tice (;;oout Dec. 21), when Ihe day is ~ho!1esr? <br />Why won', the earliest sunrise and the lntest sunset occur at the <br /> <br />.....,~ <br /> <br />Becky Raisley of Double J Pet Ranch in northv,'est Greeley is 2. volunteer foster parent for the North- <br />ern Colorado Animal League, She cares for injured, sick or pregnant animals until they are ready <br />to be adopted. These kittens are just about ready for a new home~ SEE. STORY,~ PAGE..AS';' <br /> <br />See SOlSTICE, Page A 12 <br /> <br />Reprieve is on the way for weather-weary Weld <br /> <br /> <br />Damage to crops has <br />yet to be determined <br /> <br />BY BILL JACKSON <br />AND ERIC BROWN <br />Gree1eyTribune <br /> <br />~.,JAYQUADRA.CCI'GfeeleyTlibune . <br /> <br />Terry May, a welder and heavy-machine <br />operator for Weld County Public Works, <br />,waits on the edge of 7151 Avenue south of <br />10th Streel for trucks 10 delive, dirt 10 help. <br />support the road. <br /> <br />Relief from violent thunderstorms is on <br />Ihe way. <br />lbe.next lOdilYS looks likc a return toa <br />more normal weather pattern for this time <br />of year, meaning high temperatures in the <br />mid- to upper 80s and only a slight chance <br />for widely scattered afternoon and evening <br />!hunderstorms. So says Jim Wirshborn, <br />meteorologist . with MQuntain States <br />Weather Services in Fort Collins. <br />That's good news for Weld County road <br />and bridge crews that have been bauling <br />the elements for the pastlwo weeks trying <br />to keep up with damage -caused by heavy <br />runoff from the storms." <br />. Damage estimates from those stornl~ <br />willnotbc known for two to fourweeXs. <br />said Don Warden, the county's finance di. <br />,rector. <br />The county is. however. already plan. <br />ningways 10 pay for the damage. <br />"Weare going to put off an)' new'con. <br />stT\lction projects andasphahiilg of roads <br />for about two weeks and shift m.er 0:- <br />sources to ~y for the wash-outs and flood- <br />ed areas." Warden said. . <br />Work assignments for some county <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />,i <br /> <br />,- <br /> <br />road closures <br /> <br />96 <br /> <br />87 <br /> <br />Au. <br /> <br />78 <br /> <br />74 <br />72 <br /> <br />... " <br />crews 'also will change in the ~.\l SC\'aa.! <br />weeks 10 clean up the storm damage~ Wat- <br />den added, <br />"As f3l' as out of pocket. we an: going 10 <br />have 10 come up \1lo'ith additionaJusb.... <br />Warden SJid. --11 mcllM 'lire llf"e POC 1\,.. <br />have 10 lkfer mainlcnanc-e (Ot about .. <br /> <br />rTlOtlth ...hik' .....e.oo 1hi...n-pair wl.>tk.- <br />W'1Mboo1 !i.iidtbi:.hc:-a..~~Q( M~y.; <br />aftcmoon'~ lhusWcNOrm:\ mo..'EiJ ~nws ..,;,. <br />IK DOC\bem panofW.:IJ C~l~. ~~~ <br /> <br />~"",:"",,,~c-_",,_:.....;...._...-,,...;.--"_~_"'" <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />,', <br />