The Mountain-Ear Newspaper


The Voice of the Peak to Peak since 1977

May 102012
 

On May 4, 2012, Diamond Pet Foods expanded a pet food recall due to possible salmonella contamination. More than a dozen people in several states may have been infected due to contact with contaminated pet food. *Affected foods include specific lots of dry dog and cat food branded as: *Diamond [...]

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Apr 232012
 
 Rabbit the First  Posted by at 3:58 pm Community Comments Off

By Scott Harrison It was an inglorious beginning. I glued together wooden boards for the body and head. I used 4 by 4 inch pieces of Douglas fir for the long ears. It was the first time I had tried to carve an animal and, amazingly, it began to look [...]

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Apr 232012
 
 Preserving Gilpin’s past  Posted by at 3:45 pm Community, Gilpin County Comments Off

Lynn Hirshman Central City Gilpin County’s Clerk & Recorder, Colleen Stewart, is working hard to preserve the County’s — and the State’s — earliest records. Stewart asked the County Commissioners at their recent meeting for support for the grant proposal she was writing to preserve the old property records kept [...]

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Apr 232012
 
 A Bucket of Bolts  Posted by at 3:32 pm Community Comments Off

by Jackie Jones To tell you about a bucket of bolts I need to tell you a little bit about my dad. My dad was an incurable dreamer and he was always looking for a way to make a buck. He spent many Saturdays going from car lot to car [...]

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