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Ski-Hi Stampede parades, rodeo pack the streets and the stands
MONTE VISTA – The 102nd annual Ski-Hi Stampede brought crowds of people to downtown Monte Vista for colorful parades and to the Ski-Hi Complex for thrilling PRCA action. This year’s theme for the parades on Friday and Saturday mornings was “Heroes Among Us.”. The Color Guard headed...
Monte Vista Coop celebrates 75 years
1949 – Opened the Monte Vista Coop in a small building near the railroad tracks, across from what is now Polished Edge in Monte Vista. Building is no longer standing. Early 1960s – moved into building across the highway, south of Loves in Monte Vista. 1974 – Moved...
Wynonna dazzles on the Stampede stage
MONTE VISTA – Country singing legend Wynonna brought that “true country bass” to kick off the 102nd annual Ski-Hi Stampede. Thursday’s crowd helped themselves to the delicious annual Monte Vista Rotary Chuck Wagon Dinner before the concert and took in the sights at Wright’s Amusements carnival before heading into the concert venue.
Ribbon Cutting held at Church Project
MONTE VISTA – Approximately 40 people gathered at the Church Project for its ribbon cutting and official opening on Friday, July 5. Church Project owner Madeleine Ahlborn was joined by her parents from Wisconsin, her Godparents from Wyoming, and fellow artists to christen the building at 256 South Broadway.
Ortega named new principal at Alamosa High
Amy Ortega will move over from Ortega Middle School to be the new principal at Alamosa High School following action Thursday by the Alamosa School Board. Ortega replaces Andy Lavier, who spent the past decade as principal before accepting a position as assistant superintendent for Center Schools. She’s been principal...
States strike out on their own on AI, privacy regulation
As congressional sessions have passed without any new federal artificial intelligence laws, state legislators are striking out on their own to regulate the technologies in the meantime. Colorado just signed into effect one of the most sweeping regulatory laws in the country, which sets guardrails for companies that develop and use AI. Its focus is […] The post States strike out on their own on AI, privacy regulation appeared first on Colorado Newsline.
Forest Service calls abandoned campfires across Southern Colorado a ‘dangerous trend’
More than 130 reports of unattended or abandoned campfires have come in to a regional dispatch center in Pueblo so far this year. That's according to the U.S. Forest Service out of the Pike-San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands office. The agency called this a “dangerous...
It’s 719 Day! Here are some stories that make up the fabric of southern Colorado
We’re celebrating southern Colorado today, July 19, as a nod to the 719 area code that is widely used throughout the region. We never need an excuse to honor the people, places and things that make southern Colorado so special, but today felt as good a day as any.
Skateboard deck designs on display
The Adams State University Visual Art Building is currently displaying skateboard decks, with serigraph prints, by many of the foremost contemporary street artists active today including Cryptik, Ron English, Barry McGee, Cleon Peterson, Mars1, Os Gemeos, Cope 2, D*face, Shepard Fairey, and Banksy. As the newly appointed art gallery director,...
AG Weiser talks youth mental health, mergers and fences
ALAMOSA — While he was in the San Luis Valley this week, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser told the Valley Courier, “I have an obligation as the people’s lawyer to really listen hard and find solutions [to problems]. That’s what I’ve done in a range of other areas and that’s what I’m going to do here.”
Score Free Ice Cream This Weekend At Colorado Dairy Queens
It's been one of the hottest summers ever in Colorado, and Dairy Queen is helping you cool down with free ice cream to celebrate "National Ice Cream Day." How can you get free ice cream this weekend?. Free Ice cream at Colorado Dairy Queen Locations. While it's not been in...
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