A domestic violence report, a welfare check and a traffic stop are all in a day’s work for a police officer — but not for the participants of Basalt’s Community Police Academy. Dec. 1 was “scenario day” for the fourth annual event at Basalt High School — a synthesis of the skills and information they’ve […]
December 2018
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‘Akimbo’ a wickedly funny visit with a family more dysfunctional than yours
If you’re feeling off-kilter about holiday family visits, Thunder River Theatre Company’s production of Kimberly Akimbo might be the tonic you need. The old adage says that laughter is the best medicine, and TRTC is providing a healthy dose of just that. Written in 2000 by Pulitzer-Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, the play is the coming-of-age […]
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Ps&Qs: Festivus for the rest of us
When I was a kid, Basalt and El Jebel were two completely different towns, and you had to go to Aspen or Glenwood for any kind of shopping; seasonal or otherwise. In fact, El Jebel was barely a town, it was more of a roadside stop, complete with an old guy sleeping in a chair […]
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Obituary: Sandra L. McMullen
Sandra L. McMullen died on Nov. 27, in Lakewood, CO, just short of her 83rd birthday. She was born on December 8, 1935 in Emporia, KS to Paul and Virginia (Bergerhouse) DeBauge and is survived by her husband, Dr. Joseph McMullen, children Robert McMullen, Karla (McMullen) Klossner (David Klossner), Joseph McMullen, and Paula (McMullen) Wright […]