BRECKENRIDGE

Giant wooden troll is making a return

A huge wooden troll will be reincarnated in Breckenridge, although it’s unclear what it will look like or where it will sit.

Breckenridge officials have a deal with Danish artist Thomas Dambo to rebuild his troll this spring. It was erected beside a trail last summer for a festival, but it was so popular that nearby homeowners complained about all the foot traffic. It was taken down in November.

The troll, named Isak Heartstone, was 15 feet high.

Parts were discarded or recycled when it was removed, but some pieces were saved and will be used in the new version. Rebuilding is expected to take about a week sometime in May.

More discussions are planned to choose a location.

SUMMIT DAILY

GREENWOOD VILLAGE

Barrick goes after Newmont to create $42B gold giant

Barrick Gold will try to acquire Newmont Mining Corp. in an approximately $18 billion all-stock deal that would create a mining behemoth worth about $42 billion.

Greenwood Village-based Newmont has rejected any talk of a buyout from the Canadian miner so far and the unsolicited bid from its fierce rival appears likely to become hostile.

In acquiring Newmont, the largest U.S. miner, Barrick would create a mining company that could be four times the size of its next closest rival.

Barrick CEO Mark Bristow said that the two companies have complementary assets in Nevada, which includes Barrick’s mineral endowments and Newmont’s processing plants and infrastructure.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

DENVER

Airport renovation project faces possible delay

A new report says the ongoing renovation project at Denver International Airport could be delayed up to 10 months after tests show weaker-than-expected concrete in the main floor of the airport’s terminal.

Airport spokeswoman Stacey Stegman says the extent of the delay – and the severity of the problems – won’t be known until at least April. That’s when more testing of the concrete is expected to be complete.

A preliminary estimate by Great Hall Partners, the private consortium carrying out the $650 million renovation project, is that the concrete issues could delay the project by 209 work days.

That would equate to about 300 days when weekends and holidays are added in – or about 10 months beyond late 2021, the original target for completion.

DENVER POST

GLENWOOD SPRINGS

Shuttle service deal finalized for Hanging Lake

The U.S. Forest Service and the city of Glenwood Springs have finalized a deal to run a shuttle service to a popular outdoor tourist destination.

H2O Ventures has been contracted to operate the shuttle between the city and the drop-off for the scenic Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon.

Visitors will need to make reservations online or at the Hanging Lake Welcome Center in Glenwood Springs to visit the site within the White River National Forest.

The online reservation system goes live April 1. Reservations will cost $12 per person during peak season from May to October.

Under the new management plan for the site, visitors will be capped at 615 per day.

Parking is not allowed at the trailhead to Hanging Lake.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS POST INDEPENDENT

BOULDER

Hunters advised to look out for chronic wasting disease

Hunters in Colorado are being advised to be on the lookout for a contagious disease that kills deer.

Chronic wasting disease has now spread to 24 states, including Colorado.

And, while it has yet to happen, there is some concern it could spread to humans who hunt and eat the meat.

The disease can cause drastic weight loss, lack of coordination and drooping ears, which prompted the nickname “zombie” deer disease.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife public information officer Jason Clay says Colorado has mandatory testing for deer harvests in certain regions, including Boulder County.

For hunters who have meat in the freezer, the chance to test for the disease has already passed. Clay says they need the animal’s head to test its lymph nodes, and it should be submitted within five days of being hunted.

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