Business’s disaster benefits community

By scott miller

AVON — Life handed lemons to Chris and Brittany Hudgens Wednesday. So they fired up the grill and the smoker.The Hudgens own the Colorado Meat Company, which opened just Monday in Beaver Creek Plaza — across the street to the west of City Market. The business opened Monday, but almost before the “open” sign was hung in the window, the compressor to the shop’s cooler was stolen. That theft left thousands of dollars worth of high quality organic, grass-fed beef and pork slowly warming.So, Chris Hudgens decided to do what he could. He donated a bunch of meat to the …

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