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Fellow Americans Are Not the Enemy
I am now retired and live in Buena Vista, CO. Since 2015 I have served on five Chaffee County boards in a leadership capacity. I believe in hard work and that it is a parent’s responsibility to teach children to be people of integrity with a good work ethic.
Chaffee County Women Who Care Announce Award to Mindfulness in Jail
Chaffee County Women Who Care (CCWWC) has announced that local nonprofit Mindfulness in Jail program was chosen as the financial award recipient for the second quarter of 2024. On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, local women across Chaffee County gathered at A Church in Salida to hear funding proposals from three...
Medicinal Plants Lecture Coming to Salida “Green Drinks” Event July 25
Elements Mountain Compost, a composting service that serves Chaffee and Gunnison Counties, is hosting a “Green Drinks” event from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on July 25 at Benson’s Tavern, 128 North F Street in Salida. Native plant foraging expert Dr. Erica Gift will be lecturing on...
Colorado-Texas Tomato War returns Sept. 21
The fruit will fly at the 2024 Great Colorado v. Texas Tomato War on Sept. 21, 2024. The war is based on a “decades-old love-hate relationship” between Coloradans and Texans, said event coordinator J. David Holt. The event was originally run by the local Rotary Club. “We did...
Rhoads launches ‘diamond quest’
John Rhoads, owner of D&J Rare Gems in Salida, is giving away a minimum of four “Chaffee County Diamonds” through a recently launched treasure hunt. Rhoads, who has lived in Salida for nearly 36 years, has been cutting gemstones since he moved here. He’s cut everything but real...
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