How to help the busy bees that keep our food supply buzzing
Dear Eartha: I’ve been very concerned about the substantial loss of honeybees over the years. With the upcoming CMC workshop on backyard beekeeping, I thought it would be perfect for Eartha to discuss the ongoing issues with bees. — Larry, S …
Read More »Summit County turns out pockets for Highway 9 project
Local groups and governments are emptying their piggy banks trying to find any available money to contribute to a 10-mile safety-improvement project on Highway 9 in Grand County. Their cash is crucial to getting the plan approved. High Country stake …
Read More »Weapons: Concealed on Colorado Mountain College campus
The debate about allowing concealed weapons on university and college campuses has gone on for years. The University of Colorado — Boulder has been particularly involved, with its board of regents pushing to maintain a concealed weapons ban while cer …
Read More »Sustainable businesses swap stories at Keystone summit
A handful of Summit County’s stand-out green entrepreneurs presented their approaches to sustainability during the Colorado Association for Recycling’s annual summit on Monday. Each of the entrepreneurs took part in “green coaching” services provid …
Read More »125 miles of unofficial Summit County trails get ranger district stamp of approval
The Dillon Ranger District is unveiling about 125 miles of non-motorized trails in national forestland. The trails have existed within the ranger district for years but haven’t been officially developed or maintained by the Forest Service and their …
Read More »Rugby girls return from nationals with pride
While they may not have won it all, the Summit High School girls’ rugby team came back from nationals in Racine, Wisc., with memories that will last them a lifetime. “We’ll never forget it,” said team captain Katy Peoples. “The experience was more i …
Read More »Summer-starter sandwich
Fire up the barbecue, pack the picnic basket, it’s a holiday weekend. Many people refer to Memorial Day as the “unofficial” start to summer; I feel that summer starts when palates of plump, blood-red strawberries hit the stores. They are a healthy, c …
Read More »Independence Pass to open Thursday
Highway 82 over Independence Pass will open as scheduled at 2 p.m. Thursday, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced Monday. A maintenance crew started removing snow east of the winter closure gate during the last week of April. The crew …
Read More »Summit High students the first class in Colorado to release trout into a Class A watershed
More than 50 members of Christopher Lambrecht’s Stream Ecology class have moved on. No, they’re not graduating. In fact, they’re not even students — they’re rainbow trout. The trout, which hatched from eggs donated to the classroom by the nonprofit o …
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