Archive for May, 2009

Sterling R. Quinton
 
Buena Vista, CO
May 27, 2009
 
The Buena Vista School Board held a special meeting on Wednesday, May 27.  The purpose of the meeting was to initiate the search for a new superintendent after three-year veteran Tina Goar announced a surprise resignation at the Board’s last regular meeting.
 
Representatives from the Colorado Association of School Boards… »

Sterling R. Quinton
 
Buena Vista, CO
May 24, 2009
 
Despite the cool winds and a threatening collection of clouds culminating to create a great reason to avoid the event, the BV Cruiser Club’s inaugural ride came off without a hitch.  Roughly forty riders of all ages, sizes, bicycle styles, and skill levels met at McPhelemy Park in Buena… »

Sterling R. Quinton
 
Chaffee County, CO
May 23, 2009
 
On Thursday, May 21, The Chaffee County Commissioners endured the fourth and last round of marathon hearings on the Nestlé Waters North America applications for a 1041 and Special Land Use Permits.  The eleven-hour meeting was peppered with the now commonplace disputes between Nestlé Water’s Regional Manager, Bruce Lauerman,… »

Ark Valley Voice

 
Chaffee County, CO
May 23, 2009
 

The following is an aggregation of the major points, on both sides of the issue, in the Nestlé Waters dispute currently raging in Chaffee County.
 
Nestlé:  The wells are shallow enough that the possibility of over-pumping the aquifer is eliminated.
 
Opposition:  That may be, for now.  But, what’s to stop Nestlé… »

“engaged amateurism,” and a chat with Steven Johnson
 
By Evan P Schneider

 
Unless you are a hardcore lit nerd, it’s hard to imagine that a book about Victorian London would be an evocative and exceptionally fantastic read.
 
It’s even harder to believe that such a book would be wholly relevant to the plights of modern civilization, and yet… »

Wally Bobblenic
 
May 19, 2009
Buena Vista, CO
 
Well, here comes summer and the children will soon be unleashed upon us.  While for the last nine months we could count on seven undivided hours of peace, five days a week, we now need to accept the inevitable.
 
I’m gonna miss those winter afternoons when I could glide down the… »

Dear Uncle Rocco
 
While I have a lot of friends in town, I sometimes wonder why there aren’t more young adults that live in Buena Vista year-round?
 
Signed,
 
Tom the Dancing Bug
 
Dear Tom,
 
Small towns all over the country are having a tough time retaining their young people. With the corporate takeover and mechanization of agriculture, there have been… »

Sterling R. Quinton
 
Buena Vista, CO
May 18, 2009
 
A regular school board meeting was held at the school Administration Office on Monday, May 18, 2009.  The agenda included well-articulated presentations by Chaffee County high school (CCHS) students on their service-learning projects and trip to Mesa Verde.  The students emphasized the value of working together and expressed a… »

Sterling R. Quinton
Buena Vista, CO
May 17, 2009
 
The new urbanism development, South Main, in Buena Vista, hosted a warm and sunny ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sunday, May 17.  Over one-hundred people turned out to tour energy-efficient housing, acquaint themselves with the principles of new urbanism, and enjoy hamburgers and fried zucchini, provided by South Main.
 
The crowd was… »

Sterling R. Quinton
 
Buena Vista, CO
May 11, 2009
 
The Chaffee County Fire Protection District (CCFPD) is gearing up for the 2009 wildland fire season.  Through training exercises and fitness exams such as the “Pack Test” held Monday, May 11, at the BVHS track, wildland firefighters are striving to ensure that they’ve got the tenacity it takes to… »

Sterling R. Quinton
 
Salida, CO
May 7, 2009
 
Consider this: The year is 2030 and the globe is beset with difficulties unimagined by previous generations. Many communities across the Nation are struggling to deal with changes in their standard-of-living and the issues generally associated with second-world economies. 
 
Chaffee County’s modest municipality of Salida, however, has become a Mecca… »

Wendy McMillan
AVV Contributor
 
Call it how you see it: an opportunity to build fitness, meet new people, socialize, or simply make a unique style statement. The Buena Vista Cruiser Club has it all, and more. Prioritizing safety and celebrating originality, this family-friendly, social bicycling club welcomes locals and visitors alike to share in biweekly rides throughout… »

Sterling R. Quinton
 
Mother’s Bistro, at 424 East Main Street in Buena Vista, is eking out a brave new niche in the local music scene.  For the last five months, the restaurant, which specializes in “comfort food,” has hosted a variety of locally-based musicians each Wednesday night from 7-9. 
 
Eric Belsey, a harmonica accompanist in the… »