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HERO BOY SAVES MOM AND SIS

HERO BOY SAVES MOM AND SIS
Two Other Boys: Good Samaritans

by Fred Hernandez

Zayden

 

It happened on the night of September 12th on Highway 96 about ten miles East of Silver Cliff, Colorado. A vehicle was traveling westbound when it went off the right side of the highway and flipped, end over end, before coming to a full stop upside down. Inside the heavily damaged vehicle a mother, who was driving, and two children in child safety seats; a boy of six and a baby girl of two, were trapped. Luckily all were wearing seat belts.
That is when our boy hero, Zayden Lazear (emphasis on age six), went into action. Somehow managing to extricate himself out of his child safety seat and its belt, Zayden also managed to get out of the crushed vehicle. He then made his way up to the highway… Continue reading HERO BOY SAVES MOM AND SIS →

2018

Cougar Up Close Only Five Miles from Town

Cougar Up Close
Only Five Miles from Town

by Fred Hernandez

–WESTCLIFFE, Colo.
The summer day was coming to an end. It had been a hot afternoon and the early evening breezes drifting through the open window was a welcome change. Mike Kienbusch, Westcliffe resident, was alone at home five miles from town up Hermit Road.
Now, through the same window came the unmistakable sound of danger in the back yard. The chickens were desperately clucking away and Mike knew from previous events that there might just be a predator on his property. Continue reading Cougar Up Close Only Five Miles from Town →