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<br />ASSOCIATED PRES$
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<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~
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<br />CLOUDY,
<br />Chance of..rai'l
<br />tonight, low
<br />52. Wanner
<br />Wednesday,
<br />high 88,
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<br />MQVlEUSTlNGS
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<br />SPORTS
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<br />Earth's wobble explains why solstices don't
<br />happen at the samE) minute year after 'year
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<br />LOS ANGELES TIMES
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<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
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<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';'
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<br />See SOlSTICE, Page A 12
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<br />Reprieve is on the way for weather-weary Weld
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<br />Damage to crops has
<br />yet to be determined
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<br />BY BILL JACKSON
<br />AND ERIC BROWN
<br />Gree1eyTribune
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<br />~.,JAYQUADRA.CCI'GfeeleyTlibune .
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<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.
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<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
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<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 ..
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