As mountain meadowlarks called out, Lisa Tasker buzzed about Rifle Creek’s banks among a sea of small pink flags emerging from the ground. She delivered cottonwood, willow, rose, serviceberry, sumac sage, and oak saplings to be planted at each flag to about 30 shovel-bearing volunteers organized by Middle Colorado Watershed Council and Wilderness Workshop. These […]
May 2021
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Branching Out: The heady high of hens
So, COVID has you contemplating chickens? Homebound, several of our friends have taken on a flock and it’s been fun to watch their affection blossom. It was a big step; hens live from five to ten years, so there’s little room for impulsiveness. Still interested? Read on and we’ll share what we’ve learned over the […]
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Letters – May 13, 2021
Holy Cross It has been an honor and privilege to serve the member consumers of Holy Cross Energy as a member of their board of directors since 2012. I am seeking reelection to the board to continue the work that my fellow board members, Holy Cross’s skilled and professional staff and I are engaged in […]
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Fundraising made fun
After a two-year hiatus in fundraising, Basalt Middle School (BMS) is excited to launch a new annual event – and it’s not selling magazines. Digging deep, Principal Jennifer Ellsperman references school values to explain their shift in fundraising efforts. “Fundraisers in the past [entailed] a lot of plastic toys that kids would eventually throw away, […]
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Three RFSD teachers move on up
Three Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) teachers and Carbondale residents move into assistant principal positions this fall. Cora Carballeira, known endearingly as Ms. Carb, is an eighth-grade science teacher at Carbondale Middle School (CMS) and will become Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) assistant principal this fall. Her husband, Adam, is a teacher at Bridges High […]
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Testing water quality below Grizzly burn scar
The Middle Colorado Watershed Council (MCWC) is a non-profit focused on protecting the Colorado River between the mouth of Glenwood Canyon, at the Garfield-Eagle county line, and De Beque. This 75-mile stretch of river passes through Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Silt, Rifle and Parachute. Recently, the MCWC was awarded a grant from the Colorado River […]
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Garfield County: Land use, near and far
Commissioners tackled a light agenda this week and adjourned the public meeting within an hour and a half. To Boebert on Capitol Hill The meeting began with letters of support for legislation beyond their jurisdiction. Three of these letters were in response to prerogatives pushed by Colorado’s Third Congressional District Representative Lauren Boebert. “We have […]
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – May 13, 2021
Youth art Aspen Art Museum’s “Teen Curators” exhibits are on display. Glenwood Spring High School presents “Everybody Has a Story to Tell,” a show curated by Annika Bucchin, through May 14. Meanwhile, Rifle Public Library shows Lily McCann-Klausz’s “What Does Gender Mean to You?” with additional submissions open through May 24. For more info, visit […]
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Esquina Legal: Cambiando la Ley de Extorsión en Colorado
La semana pasada, gracias al liderazgo de Dylan Roberts, el representante de los condados de Eagle y Routt, Kerry Tipper de Lakewood, y los senadores John Cooke y Robert Rodriguez, la Assemblea General de Colorado aprobó el proyecto de ley 21-1057 acerca de la prohibición en contra de extorsión de inmigrantes por abordar en acciones […]