Barbara Lawlor


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Locals pack 10,000 meals

Barbara Lawlor, Nederland. Packing meals for families. Residents from across the peak to peak joined to pack 10,000 meals of rice, soy protein, dried vegetables, and vitamin packs. This is the fourth year the group has participated in the Rise Against Hunger outreach event. (Originally published in the October 11, 2018, print edition of The Mountain-Ear.)... READ MORE >

Gold Hill bird flies south

Barbara Lawlor, Gold Hill.   It is said that people make music. Actually, they are translators of the sounds they absorb from the world around them; the bullfrog plucking of the cello; the lark’s warbling of a flute; the deep throated groan of a large oak branch scraping against the side of a metal silo. People who are born with the gift of... READ MORE >

Homecoming parade in Ned: and the winner is…

Barbara Lawlor, Nederland.  The Class of 2018 Homecoming celebration took place Saturday afternoon after the Nederland High School Homecoming Soccer Game. It was the first year that soccer was the designated Homecoming sport rather than football. There were three nominees for each of the grade courts. The winners are pictured. Zach Weiner was the male Freshman winner; Sushan Dahal and Anders Hendrickson... READ MORE >

Nature blesses Enchanted Forest

Barbara Lawlor, Nederland.   So much sunshine. So many silky breezes. So many autumn fragrances. So many golden leaves crunching under nature lovers’ feet. Wild Bear’s 18th Annual Enchanted Forest was drenched in perfection. As hundreds of people followed the Mud Lake Trail that led to the homes of various mountain forest residents, one could hear gasps of astonishment, laughter and once... READ MORE >

Ned girls come in 12 of 18

Barbara Lawlor,  Nederland.  When the cottonwoods turn to copper down below, the front range high school runners begin their final stretch toward the state championships. On Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, the Nederland High School Panthers were among 20 Colorado High School teams that participated in the Arvada West Cross Country Invitational, just two meets before the Mile High Championships. The NHS girls’... READ MORE >

Lady Panthers pounce on Mustangs

Barbara Lawlor, Nederland.   The Nederland High School girls’ volleyball team dug in their claws and decided to make a stand on their home court. Their determination paid off: The Panthers beat the Addenbrooke Classical Academy Mustangs in a 3-1 home match last Friday, Sept. 21, giving them their second win and a 2-7 record. Game scores: 25-21, 25-16, 21-25, 25-18. Both teams... READ MORE >

Lady Eagles win two of three

Barbara Lawlor, Gilpin County.  Slow start, but building steam. The Gilpin High School girls’ volleyball team has been honing their skills and sharpening the edges, preparing their talons for mid-season competition.   After a floundering for the first third of the season, the Eagles are swooping in on their prey like the raptors they are.   Now, after winning two... READ MORE >

King puts touchdown on scoreboard

Barbara Lawlor, Gilpin County.   As a young, inexperienced Gilpin High School Eagle football team struggles to put points on the scoreboard and slow down larger teams’ march into the red zone, sophomore Stephen King once again finds a hole in the second half, putting up eight points against Soroco’s 54 on Saturday, Sept. 22. The hometown Eagles hosted the Soroco Rams on... READ MORE >

Local bears search for dinner

Barbara Lawlor,  Golden Gate Canyon.   On Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office and the Golden Gate Canyon State Park authorities received a report that a woman walking her dog on Coyote Trail had been attacked by a bear. Emergency responders met with the woman while GGC rangers closed the trail and searched the area, backed up by a helicopter... READ MORE >

Fall colors float onto forest floor

Barbara Lawlor, Peak to Peak. Fifty shades of gold. In the past week, many aspen stands have quaked off their gold leaves, while many others are still in the process of pulling their autumnal shroud about them, from the tallest of the trees, to the youngsters to the shrubs that carpet the ground. It has been a phenomenal fall, spared... READ MORE >