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A man accused of causing an enormous grass fire in Springbank while trying to kill gophers may be facing charges and fines worth thousands of dollars. Firefighters believe a large fire that burned Saturday in the Springbank Heights area for hours was started by a man shoving a propane torch down a gopher hole. The fire destroyed vehicles and outbuildings in the quarter section it burned. A fire ban is on in the area. The man faces a large fine for having an open flame, said Rocky View assistant deputy fire Chief Jim Pendergast. The man could also face a...

Explosive devices can be used to kill prairie dogs, the Colorado Wildlife Commission decided Thursday - giving farmers one more tool to get rid of the burrowing animals. "I'm tickled pink," said Matt Fickes, a Sterling farmer who has sought to use the devices. "I've got prairie dogs so thick I can't see straight. "Ever see that Star Trek episode, 'The Trouble With Tribbles'? It's like that," he said. "They are born pregnant." Landowners have been allowed to shoot, vacuum, poison and drown prairie dogs - but not blow them up. Now they'll be permitted to use hand-held devices, such...

Forgive me if I have posted this in the wrong area, I am not new to FR but haven't posted much. A group of my friends are going on a golf trip. There are 12 golfers playing 4 rounds of golf as foursomes. I have been asked to come up with a schedule that has each golfer playing at least one round of golf with the other eleven golfers. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

DAMASCUS, Syria — Members of the Cham Golf & Country Club are the first to admit that golf remains something of a mystery to most Syrians. Hence a photocopied handout detailing the physical attributes of the only golf course in Syria includes a brief summary of the sport. "The principle of the Golf game is based on putting the ball in the hole," the English version reads in part. "The player begins from a specified place called (Tee) till the arrival of the ball to the (Green) in which the hole is located." This being the Middle East, statistics about...