Updates for the tourist season

The Mancos Valley Visitor Center Ambassadors and I attended the annual Visitor Information Workshop sponsored by the San Juan Mountains Association. A variety of public lands representatives gave...

DATE: May 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Battle over minimum wage goes to White House

You don't need a fortune teller to know that a business-backed group is twisting its cherry-picked facts in its latest ad attacking any increase in the federal minimum wage. The ad features a...

DATE: May 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Come Back to Our Valley A few developments as the century turned

I decided to look at a particular time period this go around.August 1998 - Glenda Humiston, daughter of Glenn and Ann Humiston, (Ann later passed away) was named Deputy Under Secretary for Natural...

DATE: April 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

We are in an Enterprise Zone

What is an enterprise zone? According to Laura Lewis from the Region 9 Economic Development District of SW Colorado, an Enterprise Zone is a geographic area designated by the State of Colorado to...

DATE: April 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Indian festival wraps up archaeology month

May is Archaeology Month in Colorado, and we invite you to join us as we "Celebrate our Song," showcasing an exquisite array of Native American storytelling, artistry, craftsmanship and talent. The...

DATE: April 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Community Wildfire Preparedness Day: Have you made your plans?

For the past 12 years, southwest Colorado has celebrated Fire Prevention and Education Month every April or May, and this year is no exception. With the number, size, and destructiveness of...

DATE: April 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Case study in grazing rights

Cliven Bundy has been illegally grazing his cattle on federal land and not paying his grazing fees for nearly 20 years. Around 1993, the BLM started revising grazing permits to provide for the...

DATE: April 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

A Mancos profile: Nodie Alexander

Noland "Nodie" Alexander was born in the house that now stands in a field owned by Frank Noland west of Mancos. It was originally the section house for the Rio Grande Southern Railroad. He was...

DATE: April 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Mancos Public Library identifies goals

By Lee Hallberg The Mancos Public Library has completed a three-year strategic plan to assist in the guidance of services and operations. Library staff, volunteers and board trustees spent many...

DATE: April 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Revisiting area sawmills

I wrote about sawmills in my last column and will do so again this week. In 1903, the largest sawmill deal made up until that time was the purchase of the Stubbs and Jakway operation by the...

DATE: April 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Republicans overreach on claims about increased insurance premiums

Republicans cite a new Morgan Stanley survey to claim health insurance premiums are up 90 percent in New Hampshire because of the Affordable Care Act. But that figure is based on just one insurance...

DATE: April 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Chamber's gearing up for half-marathon, Arts Roundup

Attending the Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce Board meeting on Thursday, April 10, were several people who said it was time to get ready for some of our coming events. Ben Hahn was there...

DATE: April 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

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