Arkansas Valley Christian Mission has a need for men’s Christmas gifts – gloves, socks, winter hats, beef jerky, flashlights with batteries by December 1.
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Linda Lafford presents Marine Rick Pruitt of Buena Vista a Quilts of Valor hand-stitched creation on Veteran’s Day.
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Avery-Parsons Elementary Students gathered outside the school Wednesday Afternoon to thank veterans for their service. Complying with social distancing requirements, vets drove through the school’s pickup circle waving flags and honking their horns as students held up signs of gratitude.
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Buena Vista High School found a sense of normalcy in an unusual school year with a brief homecoming-style parade Saturday afternoon. The caravan of floats traveled down Railroad Street from East Main to the school.
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The Colorado State Patrol recently opened a public opinion survey that will run through Nov. 24.
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The Congregational United Church of Christ in Buena Vista and the Chaffee County Anti-Racism Group will host a discussion on the realities of race in the United States with Reverend Tracey Perry on Nov. 19 via Zoom.
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St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Buena Vista will host its seventh annual Thanksgiving Dinner, serving from noon-2 p.m., Thanksgiving Day.
This Buena Vista Heritage photo of brick charcoal kilns beside railroad tracks was taken in the 1880s or ‘90s.
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The Scarecrow Hide and Seek contest hosted by BV Beautification Advisory Board inspired a creative array of 15 straw folks and spooky tableaus around town last week. Fun was shared by the scarecrow hosts as well as the seekers who ventured out in search of names and numbers to submit for a …
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“I can’t think of anything negative about Joe,” said Suzy Kelly, who as the historian of Buena Vista often looked to Cogan’s encyclopedic knowledge of the area running three generations deep, “except that if you wanted to have a quick conversation, it was impossible.”
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Dave Butler describes his work as the service officer with the American Legion Post 55 in Buena Vista in humble terms – a traffic cop helping veterans navigate the Veterans Administration.
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The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree will be making a stop in Salida on its way to Washington D.C. from its home in Uncompahgre National Forest in western Colorado.
Arkansas Valley Christian Mission has a need for men’s Christmas gifts – gloves, socks, winter hats, beef jerky, flashlights with batteries by December 1.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate our local public health concerns, health experts have become especially concerned for individuals who smoke or vape tobacco products.
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This photo from 1884 shows the Denver South Park and Pacific railroad depot which was located across from Mt. Princeton Hot Springs.
The DSP&P was later called the Denver Leadville & Gunnison and after that it was the Colorado Southern Railroad.
The American Legion Post 55 in Buena Vista will be serving a free breakfast and lunch on Veterans Day, Wednesday Nov. 11, said Post 55 Commander Darryl Atherton.
Archer William Gardner was born at 1:38 p.m. , Oct. 28, at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center in Salida.
Amelia Lucille Bieterman was born Aug. 27, at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Dillon.
The Arkansas Valley Christian Mission will hold its annual Thanksgiving Market Outreach from 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Nov. 17, 18 and 20.
Domestic violence and rape occur in every community and can affect anyone no matter their age, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion or nationality.
Avery-Parsons Elementary School has changed the time for its drive-through, no-contact parade to 1:30-2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11.
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Domestic violence and rape occur in every community and can affect anyone no matter their age, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion or nationality.
On November 9th from 12 to 1 p.m. the League of Women Voters of Chaffee County will host a Zoom presentation by the Chaffee County Alliance Against Domestic Violence and Rape.
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This photo from BV Heritage shows the stagecoach bridge built across the Arkansas River for the Colorado Midland Railroad.
The trail down Midland Hill was used by the stage and freight wagons to bring passengers down to Buena Vista.
With COVID-19 still a threat in most of the world, kids looking forward to trick-or-treating and other Halloween festivities are wondering what they can do to celebrate what is for some a favorite holiday.
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This photo from BV Heritage shows the stagecoach bridge built across the Arkansas River for the Colorado Midland Railroad.
The trail down Midland Hill was used by the stage and freight wagons to bring passengers down to Buena Vista.
With COVID-19 still a threat in most of the world, kids looking forward to trick-or-treating and other Halloween festivities are wondering what they can do to celebrate what is for some a favorite holiday.
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Results from a new statewide driver survey by the Colorado Department of Transportation found that nearly all Colorado drivers engage in distracted driving and 17% admitted to not buckling up when driving short distances.
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Chaffee County Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce volunteer opportunities for community members.
During these difficult times, affordable housing is more important than ever and CCHfH continues to make strides to combat the housing crisis in Chaffee County.
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Grace Church Ladies Sewing Group has been very busy this year making masks for HRRMC, at least 350 so far.
Trystan Quinn Slavish was born at 8:13 a.m., Oct. 19, at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center in Salida.
Avery-Parsons Elementary will be turning the concept of a parade on its head to show that gratitude for the service of Buena Vista veterans endures through a pandemic.
The lessons learned from the Decker Fire of 2019 is the topic for the next Central Colorado Humanists Sunday Science program on Nov. 1.
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Colorado State University Extension in Chaffee County is seeking applicants interested in becoming Colorado Master Gardeners.
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Chaffee County Quilts of Valor recently thanked Nestle Water for its continued support. Since the initial contact, Nestle has contributed to our organization yearly, including:
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This photo is Main Street looking west in Buena Vista.
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Thanks to a partnership between the Buena Vista Public Library and the town of Buena Vista, McPhelemy Park now has free Wi-Fi.
The 11th Judicial District Access to Justice Committee is offering a virtual Legal Resource Day on Friday, Oct. 30.
Fall fun begins this week as all ages are invited to join in a Scarecrow Hide & Seek contest being sponsored by the Town of Buena Vista Beautification Advisory Board.
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Homeowners in the Chalk Creek drainage created more than 160 piles of slash in preparation for the Chaffee Chips neighborhood fire mitigation event taking place this weekend.
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Avery-Parsons Elementary School’s annual Halloween parade is happening in 2020, beginning at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30, as is a homecoming parade the following day.
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This Halloween weekend, the Buena Vista Public Library is hosting a Storywalk around Buena Vista, combining a love of reading with an opportunity to get out and exercise.
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Expressing concern over “alarming” upward trends in Coronavirus transmission in the state and county, Chaffee County Public Health will host a virtual town hall on Facebook Live and Zoom on Friday, Oct. 23 to discuss the state of COVID-19 in the area.
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During the past 20 plus years I have written many articles on water rights and water allocation in Colorado.
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Fall fun begins this week as all ages are invited to join in a Scarecrow Hide & Seek contest being sponsored by the Town of Buena Vista Beautification Advisory Board.
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This photo from Buena Vista Heritage, taken in 1897, shows the power plant on the Arkansas River located by the Barbara Whipple Bridge.
The power plant provided electricity to Buena Vista beginning in 1888.
In May, 2001 my husband Fred passed away from colon cancer.
When discovered, it was already Stage 4 and had spread.
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center stopped allowing visitors at the hospital and the emergency department Oct. 9.
The Buena Vista Knights of Columbus will be having a coats for kids giveaway on Saturday, Oct. 17, at St. Rose of Lima Hall, 118 S. Gunnison Avenue from 9 a.m.-3 p.m
Sponsored by the American Legion Post 55, action resumes at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16 at 338 N. Railroad St. 719-395-8024.
A Celebration of Life will be held for Shirley Douty from 1-3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18, at 26794 CR 320 A, BV.
The Buena Vista Knights of Columbus will be having a coats for kids giveaway on Saturday, Oct. 17, at St. Rose of Lima Hall, 118 S. Gunnison Avenue from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
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Denny Arter was a member of the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association before she even moved to Chaffee County back in 2002.
SOIL Sangre de Cristo, the new peer-to-peer community-agriculture lending club, is accepting applications for its first round of zero-interest farm loans.
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Salida’s popular Guidestone Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Festival at the Hutchinson Farm is happening again this year but with COVID-19 restrictions in place to maintain safety. The event takes place 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Oct. 9 – 11 and 16 – 18.
Maximilian Marcel Borris was born at 4 a.m., at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center in Salida Sept. 26.
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elevateHER, voted as Buena Vista’s favorite non-profit in 2019 by our readers, works to give young women the opportunity to get outdoors and learn skills that will help them seek employment in the recreation industry.
Buena Vista’s drone flying park on a portion of the Rodeo Grounds will take off this week with a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning.
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The Buena Vista school district is working with the town on plans for the annual Halloween Parade down East Main Street later this month.
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Per the guidance of Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chaffee County Public Health asks residents to help minimize the spread of COVID-19 while celebrating Halloween.
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The League of Women Voters of Chaffee County is pleased to announce two virtual candidate forums that will be of interest to Chaffee County voters, said voter service coordinator Scott Hartman.
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This month, a local circle of philanthropists is celebrating 2 years of supporting charitable organizations in Chaffee County with gifts totaling more than $70,000.
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The Chaffee County Community Foundation, together with the city of Salida, Board of Chaffee County commissioners and the town of Buena Vista, is announcing a new funding program for Chaffee nonprofits and community designed to provide financial relief to organizations and address youth progr…
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High Country Bank in Buena Vista collected 800 pounds of pet food donated last Friday. The bank also donated $500 to Ark Valley Humane Society.
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Chaffee County Public Health is calling for support for isolation and quarantine for those who are ill.
CCPH said in a press release they are two of the basic tenets of controlling disease transmission.
Isolation separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick.
Quarantine separates and restricts the movements of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick.
Central Colorado Humanists and Colorado State Senator Mike Foote are featuring a live webinar to help the public learn more about Colorado ballot proposition 113, the National Popular Vote bill.
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In an effort to reinforce the requirement that local businesses adhere to the statewide mask mandate and public health orders, Chaffee County Public Health has established a clear protocol to establish expectations when the mandate is not followed.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County are putting a new spin on their annual Boots & Bolos fundraiser.
Owen Paul Hartley was born at 4:07 p.m., Sept. 12, at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center in Salida.
Harper Noelle Papp was born at 7:07 p.m., Sept. 1, at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center in Salida.
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“The seasons are out of whack!” writes roving photographer William Helms. This photo was taken Saturday, Sept. 12, from the Collegiate Peaks Overlook off U.S. 24/285 near Johnson Village. The mountains look like winter after our recent snowfall, while the vegetation and trees in the valley…
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