By George Sibley Ballots come out soon for the election being described as the most important election of our lives. I hate to give it that much weight since, like the last election, it is going to hinge on a host of contests that will probably be decided by one percent either way – no …
By John Mattingly Note: This is first of a three-part series looking at the tension points between economic growth and environmental conservation. The November 6, 2018 election will host a ballot measure 1A, promoted by THISisChaffee.org, which claims voting “YES on 1A” will help protect forests, waters, and working lands. Four glossy pages of pictures …
By Mike Rosso In the first installment of this series, we had just completed the dirt work for the new house, and were now ready for the foundation, stem wall and floor. The first step was to form and pour concrete around the rebar in the footings. The footings equalize the load of snow and …
By Cookie Murphy/Pettee This past August, as the bright green leaves on the aspen trees in my front yard started to fade, I knew, as all of us in Colorado knew, that fall was about to arrive. The subtle beginning of this change awakened in me the anticipation of my upcoming sixth season of color …
And they go … hoo yip hoo yip hoo Whoodle do yip who do yip hoo hoo Hoo yip hoo yip hoo Whoodle do yip who do yip hoo hoo “Coyotes” by Don Edwards as heard at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGGEfl8GzK8 Yip, Yip. We kind of like that song that some of you-hoo humans sing. I say kind …
By Jennifer Welch After I put the kids to bed, I went out to the barn to help Brian complete the evening chores. All I could do was look at Alex. He looked so bright and alert for a horse that was slowly dying. He had still managed to maintain reasonable hydration, though his sides …
By Daniel Smith The campaign for the Fifth Congressional District is drawing to a close. I submitted more questions to Republican incumbent Doug Lamborn and Democratic challenger Stephany Rose Spaulding, seeking to highlight the differences between the two. Last month I submitted three identical, basic questions to each, asking what they felt were the top …
By Polly Oberosler With shovel on his shoulder, my husband Dave slogged out into the hay meadow in hip boots to do some water irrigation. His dog was somewhere around and soon he heard her splashing behind him before suddenly zooming ahead of him. To his amazement it wasn’t the dog at all, but his …
By Virginia McConnell Simmons It was sometimes said that she was frail, but in fact she was a tough survivor, her weapons being a sharp mind and a sharp pencil to protect her financial and psychological survival. As a girl, a photograph shows Augusta Pierce with an unsmiling expression and a thin body, a description …
I love making art, and have followed that love throughout my entire life. Painting in acrylics, oils and watercolors continues to be my main focus, as well as a deep commitment to drawing. Receiving a B.S. degree in Art from Murray State University in Kentucky, I explored various imagery over the years as I moved …
To the Editor, Chaffee County commissioners are considering renewing Nestlé Waters permit to extract up to 65 million gallons of water per year for another ten years. Up to 25 trucks per day are permitted to haul water 130 miles to Denver, where the water is packaged in single-use plastic bottles and sold under the …
By Dawne Belloise It’s the first week of spring and the sky unleashed the copious amounts of snow that it stingily withheld from us all winter. As I stare numbly out the window, I catch an unrecognizable reflection of a disheveled elderly woman vacantly gazing past me. It is as much of a surreal moment …
By Kim Grant, Colorado Preservation, Inc. Victor, Colorado, has a rich architectural heritage and a colorful and bawdy past, to put it mildly. The Isis Theatre, located in the heart of the small downtown and its former Red Light district, epitomizes this wildly entertaining past as it serves as a panorama of the history of …
By Peter Anderson 1. He picked up the phone and heard a recording: Hello, we are calling to let you know that the world has been postponed until further notice. Please avoid any unnecessary travel. We request that you stay put and practice good hygiene. Do not touch anyone unnecessarily. This is only a temporary …
By John Mattingly There is a way for the San Luis Valley to supply water to the Front Range without turning the Valley into another Gobi Desert, or even another Owens Valley in California. If a group, such as Renewable Water Resources (RWR), approached the various “Powers That Be” in the Valley with a proposal …
