This Week in History: Scouts Assist in River Rescue, Local Park Welcomes Pet Deer, and More

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Event: On September 18, 2025, Habitat for Humanity Grand County will dedicate its first home in over a year and a half, marking the organization’s 16th home in the area.
Location: The new home is situated on Nevava Street in Hot Sulphur Springs, an area where several homes have been built by the organization.
Celebration: Each family member of the new homeowner will receive a handmade quilt from local quilters as a welcome gift.

— Source: Sky-Hi News, Sept. 1x, 2025

Date: September 14, 2021.
Report: Abbie Baker, Grand County Public Health Director, announced a doubling of local COVID-19 deaths within a week.
Details: The local count reached four deaths, including two cases where fatalities were attributed to gunshot wounds but involved prior COVID-19 positive tests.

— Source: Sky-Hi News, Sept. 15, 2021

Date: September 17, 1996.
Event: Grand County Commissioners approved a service plan for the creation of the Tabernash Meadows Water & Sanitation District.
Purpose: The district aims to service a proposed 174-acre subdivision in the Fraser Valley.

— Source: Sky-Hi News, Sept. 19, 1996

Date: September 12, 1976.
Incident: Kremmling Boy Scout Troop 197 rescued three individuals from the rapids of Gore Canyon.
Details: Scouts employed safety ropes and skills to save a boy and two men, one of whom sustained a broken hand.

— Source: Middle Park Times, Sept. 16, 1976

Date: September 15, 1936.
Event: A deer, previously a local pet, was relocated to the Hot Sulphur Springs deer park, joining two other deer.

— Source: Middle Park Times, Sept. 17, 1936

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