Fire destroys family home

Despite valiant efforts from firefighters, a family home just outside Sundance was lost to a chimney fire just before Christmas.

Eight members of the city's volunteer fire department, along with their counterparts from around the county and beyond, spent almost 24 hours battling to save the structure, but were thwarted by the elements and the sturdy construction of the roof.

"We got the call on December 18 at about 9 a.m. of a chimney fire," says Fire Chief Gari Gill.

It had begun in a room with a wood stove and a high vaulted ceiling. After a team of eight Sundance firefighters arrived and ma...