April 22, 2004

NO RECORD BREAKER

6.6 inches of snow have fallen in Denver this month. More is expected today and Friday. 24A. The city is far from making the record book for the snowiest April - 33.8 inches fell in 1933.

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Source: National Weather Service

HIGHWAY NAME GAME

It's official: The new four-lane highway from Interstate 70 to Central City will be called the Central City Parkway. Jeanene Sells, a former Wheat Ridge resident who lives in Henderson, Nev., won $1,000 and other prizes for naming the highway.

Some also-rans in the name-the-road contest:

• Road to Riches

• Richest Square Mile on Earth Highway

• Jackpot Way

• Slots of Fun Highway

BUMPER SUPPORT

"I support Denver Police Officer James Turney."

- A bumper sticker available at www.planetgoofball.com/free_bumper_stickers.htm. Turney faces a 10-month suspension in connection with the shooting of a developmentally disabled teen wielding a knife.

A LOFTY GESTURE

Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell gave the president of Iraq's National Olympic Committee words of support and a prized memento during a meeting on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. During a meeting, Ahmed al-Samarrai, who heads Iraq's Olympic movement, spotted a photograph showing a young Campbell meeting with basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain . Because "Wilt the Stilt" is al-Samarrai's hero, Campbell gave the photo to him as a gift.

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