Cooking is leading cause of home fires. Smoke alarms and other precautions can help prevent them.

Millions of people will gather for Thanksgiving to enjoy time with loved ones and a delicious holiday dinner this week. With cooking being the number one cause of home fires, the American Red Cross recommends that everyone follow these fire safety steps:

November 10, Cheri Hopkins and her daughter, Christy, traveled to Wellman, Iowa, to visit family members. They returned home on November 14.

Burl and Cathy Scherler and Freda Schmidt spent November 8-12 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, at the National WIFE convention.  On their way home, they stopped and visited with former Sheridan Lake residents, Larry and Barb Gitchel.  Larry is doing well, but facing more surgery in the near future.  We wish you all the best Larry.

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper announced Monday Michael Lewis will be the next Executive director for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).

Dear EarthTalk: What are some ways we can encourage more commuters to ditch their cars in favor of bikes?                                                                             &nb

At Thanksgiving: “Now Thank we all our God, with hearts and hands and voices” from a favorite hymn of my family.

The 19th Annual Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run begins at 7:00 am Thursday, November 23, 2017, at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. The run/walk is an annual event sponsored by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana, the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes (Oklahoma) to honor the victims and survivors of the Sand Creek Massacre and for healing of ancestral homelands. This year’s event will mark the 153rd year since the Sand Creek Massacre. (For locations of each phase of the event, see the map at the bottom of this page.)

If you’ve already finished your holiday shopping – probably last year during the after-Christmas sales – congratulations (or “bah!” depending on you outlook). For the rest of us, the shopping season that starts Friday can be stressful – and the bills that start to roll in next January are even worse.

Before you leave the house to face the buying frenzy, take a few minutes to prepare yourself – and your wallet.

While the calendar may say winter is a month away, warm temperatures and strong winds will bring a summer-like fire risk to portions of the eastern plains Monday. Thursday will be generally pleasant across much of Colorado for Thanksgiving family activities.

Eastern Plains

Sunday will be pleasant across the eastern half of Colorado, with sunny skies and highs around 60.