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Following news that a private air tanker company has protested the U.S. Forest Service’s recent contract awards for up to seven next-generation tankers, Mark Udall called on the federal government to override the protests because Colorado lives and homes are at stake. Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and [...]

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May 2, 2013 — State College, PA — AccuWeather The weather conditions in the West will be ripe for wildfires and a lack of water could become a serious concern for agriculture and some communities. Drought Worsens, Expands in the West As much of the eastern half of the nation has cooler and wetter conditions [...]

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DENVER — May 1, the Senate passed landmark legislation implementing Amendment 64 which legalized the use and limited possession of recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older.  In a bipartisan effort, Sen. Cheri Jahn (D- Wheat Ridge) passed SB 13-283 that sets forth a groundwork for implementation of the constitutional amendment.  Voters approved the statewide [...]

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by Heather Sanchez, San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. All consumers on the Moffat Substation will be affected by an outage on Thursday, May 2. Outage will begin at 8:00AM and last for approximately 45 minutes to one hour. An outside contractor specializing in large transformers will take the Moffat transformer off line to [...]

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by Bea Ferrigno Despite Rio Grande County’s efforts to safeguard regional aquifers, and First Liberty Energy’s (FLE) indication that fracking was not part of their plan, an exploration well near Del Norte was fracked on April 13 and 14, a few days beyond the required 48-hour notice. Widespread concern about possible effects of oil and [...]

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  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that they will be conducting prescribed burns on the Baca National Wildlife Refuge during the period from now through June 15.  Specifically, areas along Willow Creek and Upper Deadman Creek have burn prescriptions in place for spring and early summer to contribute to wildlife habitat improvement [...]

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Howell-labyrinth While several of the many spiritual centers at the foot of the sacred Sangres de Cristo Mountains in the Crestone/Baca area have been in place for more than 25 years, 2013 is the inaugural year for the Camino de Crestone.  The great pilgrimages of the earth—in India, Japan, Spain and England—are now joined by [...]

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A triple planet spectacular this month May 10: An annular Eclipse will occur in Australia May 11 and 12: At dusk a beautiful thin crescent moon will lie below Jupiter on May 11 and will move to the upper left of Jupiter on May 12. Venus starts to appear in the evening sky, close to the horizon, [...]

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Fool (a friend who reads the Eagle for AINC, Audio Information Network of CO which records readings from newspapers all over CO and plays on the radio for blind subscribers, sent in this note) Hi there, I just want you to know that I know to watch for the spoof article in every April issue [...]

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Brilliant yellow rock nettle.  Photo by Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski www.dancingpelican.com  

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that they will be conducting prescribed burns on the Baca National Wildlife Refuge during the period of April 8th through June 15th, 2013.  Specifically, areas along Willow Creek and Upper Deadman Creek have burn prescriptions in place for spring and early summer burning to contribute towards wildlife [...]

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Friday, April 26 at 5:30 David Barsamian will speak at the Elephant Cloud Studio.  His theme  FROM “I HAVE A DREAM TO I HAVE A DRONE” Most of you know David’s voice if not his entertaining style of addressing hot topics.   He has  lots of awards and grants from alternative media organizations and  founded and [...]

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The National Park Service and National Park Foundation are once again joining forces to celebrate and promote National Parks Week, an annual opportunity to invite the American people to get to know the National Parks System a little better.  National Park Week runs April 20-28 and includes the theme, “Did You Know?”, to capture the [...]

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DENVER – April 2013 – Colorado residents behind on home heating bills still have time to apply for help. The Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) encourages Coloradans in need of financial assistance with home heating bills to take advantage of the program and apply for LEAP benefits before the April 30, 2013 deadline. LEAP is [...]

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SAN LUIS VALLEY— Spring brings warm weather, longer days, and the urge to do some spring cleaning. San Luis Valley residents are urged to be cautious when opening sheds, outbuildings, and other structures that may have remained closed during winter months. Deer mice can move into barns, sheds, crawlspaces, and attics to keep warm through [...]

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by Kirk Banghart Since September the Facilities Master Planning Committee, made up of parents, community members (Moffat and Crestone) and staff, has spent many hours reviewing the information from engineers and architects in the facilities audit of the Moffat School.  The committee will provide feedback to the Moffat Board of Education (BOE) about the appropriate [...]

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by Matie Belle Lakish SolarReserve representative Adam Green is asking local government representatives and citizens to contact the governor’s office and propose that Gov. Hickenlooper ask PUC directors to request that Xcel sign a 25-year contract to buy energy from SolarReserve (SR). This would help Xcel meet their 30% Renewable Energy Standard required by the [...]

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by Leigh Mills I learned the value of raised beds when I first started high-desert gardening in the Arkansas Valley over 20 years ago.  My next garden in the Baca Grande subdivision near Crestone had beautiful, sandy ground that was easily worked and I made short raised beds there to keep the amended soil in [...]

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by Kim Malville Almanac Jupiter, in the constellation of Taurus, dominates the evening skies. Later in the month Saturn will be easily visible, moving retrograde toward Spica. April 12-14: Watch the crescent moon move through the sky, past the Pleiades, Aldebaran, and finally Jupiter April 22: Lyrid Meteor Shower: This collection of meteors coming out [...]

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Thank you Dear community, friends & family, Thank you for your many prayers, mantras, good wishes, visits, inquiries, & smiles. I just had my last check-up with the doctors and everything is fine.  I still need a bit of exercise & therapy to strengthen my leg & core muscels but I now have new knees [...]

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