East Brunswick-raised doctor killed in Colorado avalanche Suzanne Russell, Bridgewater Courier News
EAST BRUNSWICK – Dr. Jeff Paffendorf, a Colorado anesthesiologist who grew up in East Brunswick, was one of two backcountry skiers killed in an avalanche in the Rockies last weekend.
Township Councilman Jim Wendell and Paffendorf, 52, grew up together in the Riva Avenue neighborhood. We were in school together since first grade, said Wendell. I knew him. We haven t been friendly over the years. I follow him on Facebook, but I ve known him since we were in first grade.
Wendell said members of the Farrington Heights community near Farrington Lake are shocked by Paffendorf s death
On Friday, Jeffrey Schnoid Schneider was found buried in an avalanche in the Anthracite Range, Crested Butte News reported. His was the first avalanche death of the 2020 snow season. In this Feb. 21, 2008, file photo, skiers ride up Al s Run lift at the Taos Ski Valley, in Taos County, N.M. Some resorts are closing enclosed gondolas or aerial trams while others are encouraging skiers to ride lifts with only people they know as they adhere to social distancing guidelines. (AP Photo/Albuquerque Journal, File)
In total, nine people were caught in avalanches over the weekend.
Over the past week, there have been just under 400 reported across the state, with 132 since Friday.
Monolith from Utah desert given to BLM and could go on display, say men who removed it
They hope it can be installed as public art.
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It may have fallen, but apparently the Utah Monolith is still standing and there s video to prove it.
On top of that, according to the group who took it down, the monolith may end up on display in a Salt Lake City garden. The Utah Monolith is not gone. It s not the end of the story, said Any Lewis, during an interview with Fox 13 Monday. He is one in a group of four who have claimed ownership for removing the monolith.