“To me, it’s unbelievable that somebody would be so naïve as to believe you can cut the heart out of a newspaper and still think it’s going to survive.” – Dean Singleton, former owner of The Denver Post, upon his May 4 resignation as chairman The Denver Post — now owned by a New York […]
May 2018
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Ogilbys turning out to be a family of fish
It’s hard to say where the swimming legacy in the Ogilby family begins and ends. On one hand, it traces back at least as far as 1933 Illinois state freestyle champion Trahern Ogilby. On the other, it’s his great-granddaughters — Amélie, 12, and Laia, 9 — who have inspired the intervening generations — Chuck, 75, […]
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TRUU Reverend arrested at Poor People’s Campaign in D.C.
Reverend Shawna Foster had prepared an impassioned sermon for the Two Rivers Unitarians on Sunday in case she couldn’t be there to deliver it in person. She knew she would likely be arrested at the Poor People’s Campaign launch on Monday, May 14 in Washington, D.C. It wouldn’t be her first time in handcuffs because […]
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Drama returns to RFHS with whodunit
It took weeks to clean out the set shop. Then the props didn’t arrive on time. But the show will go on, and it will be epic — after all, it’s the first production from the first Roaring Fork High School official drama program in years. Because there hadn’t been a drama program in so […]
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Ram tracksters head to state
At Roaring Fork High School, geometry and physics are as much a part of track and field as the physical act of running. Coach Ryan Erickson makes sure of it. “I just love the technical aspect of the sport,” he said, crouching over his measurement adjacent to the high jump setup during one of the […]
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Becoming a hunter
The sharp flinty cluck-cluck of a hen turkey rang out in the cool morning air, and was mimicked perfectly by my guide Dick Severin, sitting beside me in our hunting blind. I held my 20 gauge shotgun, loaded and cocked, the barrel resting on a tripod and just the tip sticking out of the window […]
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Volunteers help mustangs thrive in northwestern Colorado
Piceance Mustangs is not just the name of a wild horse herd in northwest Colorado. It’s also the name of a new outfit that’s helping the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) do a better job taking care of that herd. The group, comprised of volunteers from all over the state, got its non-profit status in […]
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Pending boat requirements protect Colorado waterways
If you spend time on lakes and reservoirs, be advised that in addition to the boat registration requirements already in effect, there will be a new $25 stamp to buy starting in 2019. The penalty for launching your vessel without it is $100, and if you’re caught bringing invasive mussel species into Colorado waters on […]
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Seeking Higher Ground: Mama said, Mama said
“If all the other kids jumped off a cliff, would you jump too?” “If you keep making that face, it will freeze that way!” “Were you born in a barn?” Every mom seems to know these phrases. They’re passed down through the ages: Grandma said them to mom. Mom used them on us. The same […]
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RFHS senior keeps solar rolling
When it came time for Roaring Fork High School student Ralph Good to decide on his senior Capstone project, he naturally thought of his passion for solar cars. He proposed that he document his past experience leading the RFHS team to a championship at a national competition for solar-powered remote control cars. Good had been […]