When Carbondale crews arrived on a mutual aid call for the Oak Meadows Fire up Four Mile, Jim Hawkins and his 1965 Dodge PowerWagon fire engine were there ahead of them. Jim owns Four Mile Creek Bed and Breakfast with his wife, Sharill, but he’s never quite been able to shake his time working for […]
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Impasse averted in Thompson Park affordable housing debate
With only four of seven members present at the latest of Town Council meeting, the Thompson Park development needed unanimous support to move forward — and their initial proposal wasn’t getting it. With nine years and thousands of dollars already invested, the developer was pushing hard for a significant exemption from the Town’s affordable housing […]
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Libel suit decision vindicates North Fork activist
Peter Kolbenschlag can breathe a little easier after a District Court Judge in Delta County, Colorado dismissed a libel suit filed against him by energy company SG Interests. When an energy company that owns oil, gas, and coal interests throughout the US, donated over $10,000 to Colorado Congressman Scott Tipton’s election campaign and whose owner […]
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Prince Creek camping getting an official makeover
With great use comes infrastructure improvements. As work wraps up on newly beautified bike trails along Prince Creek, the Bureau of Land Management is turning its attention to the mess of unofficial campsites tucked among the gambel oaks. Back in 2015, the Bureau of Land Management drafted a Risk Management Plan which called for the […]
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Learning from the past
Perhaps a few old timers will remember this incident from a reprint of a 1951 Rocky Mountain News article concerning the Crystal River Valley; and perhaps some newer residents will take heed of its implications. My deceased mother saved this article in one of her scrapbooks. Although a child, I remember the events recorded here […]
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Summerfest, balloon bash come together at Crown Mountain Park
Crown Mountain Park has a lot to celebrate with the passage of the 7A mill levy increase, and this year’s Summerfest and Balloon Bash is set to be a party to match. “It’s a great time to see the park,” said Park & Recreation Manager Nate Grinzinger. “We’re right around the corner from asking for […]