November 16th, 2011
Story & Photos by Kay Crane… OK, I’ll admit it: I’m a summer person, a relative rarity here in Western Colorado. I’m a gardener, not a skier. When the autumn air takes on a chill and Jack Frost is nipping at my nose, I hole up in my den to wait it out. Of course [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleAugust 26th, 2011
Wow. I have to link to this story because it is well-told and inspiring; a regional magazine-style story packaged for a two-minute TV news story (and that’s not easy to do). Kristina Kuestner, a reporter at KREX News Channel 5, packaged this one. From start to finish, I think it is very well done, and her [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleAugust 22nd, 2011
By Charlie Martinez… What sport is sailing to new heights of popularity with both local residents and college students? Disc golf. But it isn’t really new. It dates back to the late 1960s, and the concept seems to have occurred spontaneously to several people simultaneously. As for history, let’s say that it’s a California phenomenon [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleJuly 22nd, 2011
Story and Photos by Kay Crane… There was a time back in the proverbial day when folks didn’t run to the supermarket several times a week. Provisions were often grown and stored in a variety of ways. Fruits and veggies were canned, grains could be kept a year or more, and many root vegetables were [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleJuly 18th, 2011
By Margaret Allyson… We’ve been conditioned, you know, to believe that the more expensive a cream or lotion is, the more good it will do. People pay hundreds of dollars for tiny pots of hope. All well and good, you might say, if you have the money. But that’s not quite true. Our bodies process [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleJuly 2nd, 2011
Story and photos by Holli Dawn Means… Bringing a baby into the world means making many important decisions for the well-being, comfort, and protection of your little one. A baby’s skin is in almost constant contact with a diaper until potty training. So selecting the right diaper is one of those big decisions. Grand Valley [...]
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By Krystyn Hartman… About a third of the way through a first meeting recently, my host sat back, seeming to share in my enthusiasm, smiled, and asked: Now, what can I do for you? There was a definite emphasis on the I and the you. The question came so unexpectedly and sounded so genuine that [...]
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