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Happy Birthday America! This is normally one of the busiest weekends of the year for Crested Butte and Gunnison as people …
Read More »Benchtalk: July 3, 2020
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Cottonwood Pass: Yesterday and today
By Duane Vandenbusche Dave Wood was tired. In 1877, the great freighter of Western Colorado and his 50-man crew had built …
Read More »How to explain June snowstorms in a time of rapidly rising temperatures
By Allen Best A storm that dropped up to a foot of snow in Colorado’s mountains on June 8 and June …
Read More »Profile: Alex Theaker
Digging into the Crested Butte roots He sits in the garden, looking as natural as the flowers he’s surrounded by. Alex …
Read More »Community Calendar: Thursday, July 2–Wednesday, July 8
THURSDAY 2 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Chalk Walk: create a piece of artwork on the sidewalks surrounding the new Center for …
Read More »Mental health tips: Part 2 Understanding the importance of community and impact of COVID on community youth
From the Community Health Coalition of the Gunnison Valley The impact of COVID-19 impacts all of us across the lifespan. Being …
Read More »Community Calendar: Thursday, June 25–Wednesday, July 1
THURSDAY 25 July 25-26: Living Journeys Virtual Summit Challenge, livingjourneys.org. • 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ‘Wild Minds’ Young Writers Summer Camp: Middle …
Read More »Wildflower Watch: Succulent Stonecrops!
Succulents are favorite plants for gardeners, with their fleshy leaves in eye-catching geometric arrangements. You may have some on your window …
Read More »Community Calendar: Thursday, June 18–Wednesday, June 24
THURSDAY 18 • noon Shop the Shop: Photgraphy Friday with the Gunnison Arts Center, www.facebook.com/TheShopAtTheGac/Live. • noon-6 p.m. Crested Butte Library …
Read More »Mental health tips, Part 1: Understanding the importance of community
By the Community Health Coalition of the Gunnison Valley The community wants to take time to acknowledge that we are here …
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