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41st Annual Rocky Grass in Lyons

This year there is an interesting juxtaposition between the Rockygrass Bluegrass Festival, which begins Friday, and last month’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The prestigious Telluride festival featured local groups such as Leftover Salmon, Yonder Mountain, String Cheese, and Elephant Revival in the distant San Juan Mountains. And yet, at the nearby, and also very prestigious Rockygrass Bluegrass Festival at Planet Bluegrass... READ MORE >

County Corner

Roger Baker Gilpin County The large and diverse crowd at the recreational sport shooting management open house last Thursday night, July 11, at the Gilpin County Community Center illustrated the challenge of making public policy here in Gilpin County. On recreational use of firearms in our national forests, as in so many other areas, there’s just not a clear consensus... READ MORE >

Catamount

Karen Anderson Nederland The tantamount astrological gateway between the home-loving sign of Cancer and the party loving sign of Leo is now underway. The liminal land between these two starry signs forms the transition inherent this week. Through the weekend its ideal to create the perfect Cancerian garden, and to perfect the arrangement of art in your living room. Luxuriate... READ MORE >

Lost pups

Deb D’Andrea 4TheLuvOfDogz Nederland, CO We’ve all seen the posters, the posts, and the call for help to find the lost pup or kitty. Some find their way home shortly, just having taken themselves for an afternoon stroll; while others find themselves miles from their home being picked up by strangers and kept as their family pet; and sadly, others... READ MORE >

Fire Restrictions lifted on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Stage I Fire Restrictions and related restrictions on discharging firearms will be lifted on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests effective 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 19. Recent moisture levels have changed fire conditions enough to lift the restrictions on the national forest. Visitors are reminded that conditions can change quickly so it is important to... READ MORE >

Brainard Lake Recreation Area Celebration

Boulder, Colo. – The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Boulder Ranger District staff will be celebrating several improvements made to the Brainard Lake Recreation area (BLRA) including renovations to the Brainard Gateway Trailhead, Day Use Area and Pawnee Campground. BLRA visitors in the area on Saturday, July 20 can visit USFS and Colorado Parks and Wildlife booths near the pavilion in... READ MORE >

County Corner

By Roger Baker July 1 is often chosen by Colorado legislators as the day for various new laws to go into effect, and there are several this year that will affect Gilpin County residents. Measures that will allow the County to implement a response to one of the most visible were adopted at last week’s meeting of the Gilpin County... READ MORE >

This Week’s Weather

By John McGinley “Dirty Ridge” Saves The Day After the northerly flow that brought us frequent showers in June, we tansitioned into a pattern with large high pressure system over the Southern Rockies. This would normally produce hot and dry weather, but the good news was that this high got an injection of tropical moisture that continued to pinwheel around... READ MORE >

Nederland Police investigate domestic violence, theft

Barbara Lawlor Nederland On June 8, about 4:30 a.m., a Nederland Police Department officer was dispatched to investigate a possible domestic violence incident. A drive-by witness saw a female who was engaged in a verbal altercation with a male and asked the witness to call 911. The female was described as being barefoot and talked about a smashed window. When... READ MORE >

By Jove

Karen Anderson Nederland Happy Birthday to all of the people who are born with the Sun in the sign of Cancer. Cancerians are the sign of the early summer, embracing the archetype of the great mother. Nurturing and the earth and gardens and homes that we have manifested on earth are celebrated at this juncture of the turning of the... READ MORE >