Jane Bachrach

• Locations: News By Jane Bachrach Published May. 4, 2022

  Sheepdogs compete at Strang Ranch

  Art by Larry Day

  Over 100 handlers and their dogs from around the U.S. and Canada descended upon Strang Ranch last week to compete in the annual sheepdog trials. The trials, which were held April 28 through May 2, were a fundraiser for the 2022 National Sheepdog Finals, which will also take place… read more →

• Locations: Español By James Steindler Published May. 4, 2022

  Gripe aviar pone en alerta a la ladera occidental

  "Aunque el condado de Garfield no tiene ningún caso confirmado, pedimos urgentemente a la gente que tome medidas inmediatas para proteger sus aves", dijo la directora del condado de la Universidad Estatal de Colorado, Carla Farrand. Foto de Jane Bachrach

  Traducción por Dolores Duarte

  El Departamento de Agricultura de Colorado (CDA) continúa monitoreando el creciente alcance de la nociva gripe aviar H5N1. Para aves domésticas, la enfermedad conlleva una tasa de mortalidad del 90-100%. Hasta ahora se han confirmado casos en los condados de Pitkin, Montrose y La Plata.

  La… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Apr. 27, 2022

  Avian flu puts Western Slope on high alert

  “While Garfield County does not have any confirmed cases, we are urgently asking people to take immediate measures to protect their flocks,” said Colorado State University Extension County Director Carla Farrand. Photo by Jane Bachrach

  The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) continues to monitor the expanding reach of the detrimental Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza. For domestic flocks, the disease carries a 90-100% mortality rate. Thus far, cases have been confirmed in Pitkin, Montrose and La Plata counties.

  The disease comes… read more →

• Locations: News By Jane Bachrach Published Apr. 13, 2022

  'The Show Must Go On'

  Isaac Emig and Sara Gray Kokish catch some air! Photo by Jane Bachrach

  The dress rehearsal for Cirque du Sopris was held last Thursday, April 7, without the show’s director.

  Jennifer Johnson couldn’t be there due to a concussion she suffered the day before, when one of the stage clamps knocked her on the head as she was putting the stage together. Ouch!… read more →

• Locations: News By Jane Bachrach Published Aug. 25, 2021

  The Great Sopris Showdown

  Photos and text by Jane Bachrach.

  Mount Sopris loomed in the background as over 115 pickleball players took to the new Young-Calaway Pickleball courts in Carbondale last weekend to compete in The Great Sopris Showdown.

  The tournament kicked off on Saturday morning with players of all ages competing in both men’s and… read more →