CRESTED BUTTE: Bud Light transforms an iconic Colorado ski town into #WhateverUSA. More than 1,000 people were flown in to take part in the weekend long party that included everything from Prancercise lessons to surprise celebrity appearances from Lil’ Jon, Vanilla Ice and Alesso.
KUSA 9NEWS Denver Colorado National Station of the Year Photojournalism team
Sometimes when bad things happen, the universe pulls a few strings to get you back on track. Here’s the story on one young man and the guitar store that’s striking a chord in the music industry.
RHINELANDER – THROUGH the LENS – Some people keep fish as pets, but for one Rhinelander woman fish play a big role in her everyday life. Take a dive inside the fishtank in this Through the Lens segment.
The girls snowboarding team at Rhinelander High School are defending state champions. Rod Olsen has been the Alpine Ski coach at the high school for the past 25 years. He’s been coaching snowboarding for the past 12.
MONICO – THROUGH THE LENS – Meet the man who set out to build a planetarium…in his own backyard. Frank Kovac was introduced to the wonders of space at an early age by his father. Since his childhood Frank dreamed of building a planetarium. If you’re wondering what exactly a planetarium is, Frank says it best, “it’s basically a theatre of the stars.”
Some planetariums rely on projectors to display the stars but Frank plotted and hand painted more than 5,000 stars with high quality glow in the dark paint. Construction on the planetarium took 10 years. Kovac’s Planetarium opened in 2007 and sees about 4,000 visitors a year.
RHINELANDER – THROUGH THE LENS – If you drive through Rhinelander you’ll see a bunch of brightly painted Hodags. Stu Sorley has one in front of his house. But it’s what’s in his basement that’s remarkable.
Through the Lens 