A bear charging wedding guests at a creekside Fourth of July ceremony is just one of 26 incidents reported throughout Boulder County to state wildlife officials since late April, prompting a renewed call for smart conduct by those living near bears.
Although the furry wedding crasher provided unexpected excitement for 140 guests July 4 at Wedgewood on Boulder Creek, a wedding venue located at the site of the former Red Lion Inn, the bear was not a stranger. “He generally comes to all our weddings,” said Paige Lorenzen, general manager at Wedgewood on Boulder Creek, 38470 Boulder Canyon Drive.
The wedding-crashing bear was one of 26 bear reports in Boulder County since April 26. Other incidents include 40 chickens killed in a coop and a “steer missing” from a residence on Gray Mountain Drive in Lyons; bee hives and bird feeders raided at Estes Park Estates in Lyons; a bear entering a kitchen through an open window on Timber Lane in Pinebrook Hills and a bear in the dumpster at the Foot of the Mountain Motel on Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder and more.
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