The Crestone Eagle: March 2013
Sandhill cranes. photo by Ken Archer kenarcherphotos.com
by Matie Belle Lakish A Help America Vote Act (HAVA) complaint has been filed against the Saguache County Clerk and Recorder’s office in relation to the November 2012 election. Lisa Cyriacks, local voting activist, and Marilyn Marks, from the Citizen’s Center, an Aspen area resident, have filed the complaint with the Colorado Secretary of State [...]
Continue reading …Stupa traffic a concern Dear County Commissioners, POA Board Members, Crestone/Baca Planning Commission, KTTG and All Community Members, We must express our strong disapproval, deep concern and horror of having 1,200 plus cars per summer month on the proposed road connecting the residential area of Serene Way with the old mine road, (East Dream Way), [...]
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by Kim Malville Almanac Jupiter reigns supreme throughout the month, setting around midnight. It ceased its retrograde motion on January 30 and now glides smoothly to the east, moving away from the Pleiades, toward Aldebaran. Saturn rises about two hours after Jupiter sets. February 1-10: The first ten days of February is a great time [...]
Continue reading …Rio Grande County hydrology study reveals risk to waters in western valley
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by Bea Ferrigno Results of a recent hydrologic study in Rio Grande county raise concerns that oil and gas exploration or development there could lead to contamination of subsurface waters. The Conejos Formation, which is an aquifer and includes oil-bearing shales, is complex and quite permeable to its considerable depth. It also lacks any barrier, [...]
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A visit with the Inuit by Larry Joseph Calloway The last people to blame for unnatural global warming are the Inuit of the far north. They were always close to nature—living in ice houses, burning oil lamps, driving dog sleds, paddling kayaks. But they are the first people to deal with the full tragedy of the [...]
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Kate calls this little bunny “Bunny Rock”, as it sat there for hours during the snowstorm. photo by K. Steichen.
Continue reading …Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey! We really care what you have to say, and this really helps us out if you complete it. Remember: Your information will be kept confidential and private By completing this survey, you will be entered to win prizes! First Prize: Clay Art Gift Certificate Second [...]
Continue reading …Moffat BOE to give direction for BEST Grant application by Kirk Banghart, Superintendent of Schools, Moffat Cons. School Dist. # 2 Over the past two months Wold Architects and the District’s Facilities Master Plan Committee has hosted three community meetings to discuss and get feedback on the condition of the Moffat School campus. These community meetings [...]
Continue reading …Public comment period for elk management on San Luis Valley refuges ends Jan. 18
January 1, 2013 Comments OffPublic comment period for elk management on San Luis Valley refuges ends Jan. 18 In an effort to reduce the im- pacts to riparian habitat on San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) by elk, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today released for public review and comment a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) [...]
Continue reading …Thank you all Dear Crestone Community: Many blessings for an abundant and bright new year! I would like to share my gratitude with everyone who stepped in to make 2012 such an amazingly successful year for Crestone Creative Council (CCC). We work with youth in the Crestone Charter School, Moffat School, Home School programs, dropouts [...]
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Skies Over Crestone by Kim Malville Almanac Jupiter continues to dominate the evening skies, brighter than any star in the sky. It is below the Pleiades star cluster and above red Aldebaran the blood-hot eye of the Taurus, the Bull. Jupiter keeps moving retrograde (westward) until January 30. January 2: On this day the earth is [...]
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by Kim Malville Almanac December 2: Jupiter will be in opposition to the Sun, rising at sunset, reaching its highest at midnight, and setting at sunrise. This will be one of the closest passages to Earth in Jupiter’s 12-year orbit, and the giant planet will dominate our night skies. Jupiter will be in Taurus, above [...]
Continue reading …by William Howell History, in many lands, gets focused in pilgrimage—to a shrine, temple, place made immortal by heroic vigilance, saint’s burial place. For is not each of our lives a journey . . . even if the destination is as yet unclear? And is this not why pilgrimages have for eons drawn souls to [...]
Continue reading …—Crestone Eagle report At the Baca Grande Property Owners Association Annual Meeting held on Friday, November 9, 2012, there was a slate of seven candidates for three POA Director seats. Vote totals for the candidates were as follows: Russell Schreiber, 531; Matie Belle Lakish, 497, Diana Motz, 422, David Burrell, 414; Janie Thomas, 367; Bruce [...]
Continue reading …Now it just needs money & multi-agency cooperation to make it happen by Matie Belle Lakish The Crestone-Baca Planning Commission met in special session to gather community input on possible access to Cottonwood Creek Trail. The gathering, on November 7 at the POA Hall, was well attended by citizens and agency representatives, all with an [...]
Continue reading …State unhappy with the time it is taking to get properties on tax rolls by Matie Belle Lakish Saguache County Assessor Jackie Stephens’ office has been under pressure for over a year because of law suits filed by local citizens and other taxing entities within the county that contend that assessments have not been completed [...]
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Wood chopped, kindling stacked, work is done. photo by Bill Ellzey, who will be holding the annual Ellzey/Johns Art Show on Dec. 8 & 9.
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A dusting of fresh snow on Gibson Peak provides a dramatic backdrop for brilliant fall colors. photo by Kate Steichen
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by Kim Malville Sky Almanac Mars is low on the southwestern horizon at sunset. Jupiter rises soon after sunset. At the beginning of the month at 10pm look for Jupiter as it cruises through the constellation of Taurus. Venus is spectacular well before dawn and moves past Spica in mid-month. November 1: The moon and [...]
Continue reading …Crestone/Baca Planning Commission to hold public meeting on Cottonwood Creek trail access
November 1, 2012 Comments OffAs a result of an earlier meeting of the Crestone/Baca Planning Commission in October, there will be a meeting on Wednesday, November 7 at 9am in the POA Hall to invite the public to determine whether or not there is community support for continuing to have public access to the KTTG Stupa and Cottonwood Creek [...]
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