Last week, as Nederland experienced high winds and icy temperatures, the severe mountain weather stressed the upstairs plumbing of Blue Owl Books and Boutique. “A massive flood originating from the upstairs space of the building...
CENTRAL CITY – Gilpin County School District's longtime art teacher, Curt Halsted, is retiring after 24 years of shaping young artists and fostering creativity within the community. To mark this significant transition, Halsted has curated a...
BOULDER COUNTY - The first Boulder County town hall meeting of 2025 took place over Zoom last week. Boulder Board of County Commissioners discussed their plans to address homelessness this year. Included was a presentation from Heidi Grove, the...
NEDERLAND - I’ve written here about food insecurity in our community, and what we are doing as a community to deal with it. As board chair for the Nederland Food Pantry & Clothing Closet (now “Peak Abundance” and the Peak to Peak Housing &...
On August 8, 2023, at 2 a.m., the two-story house at the entrance to Wolf Tongue Court was on fire. Though the house was destroyed, Nederland firefighters extinguished the blaze before it could spread to any neighboring structures, including High...
The Nederland Board of Trustees (BOT) voted on a major step towards the Town’s plan to acquire Eldora Mountain Resort during their meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Ordinance 873 involves establishing a Mountain Recreation Enterprise Fund as...
The Allenspark Fire Protection District (AFPD) invited the community to join them at its first community education event of 2025, on Thursday, January 16, from 6 to 7 p.m. The free one-hour-long event covered the basics of Cardiopulmonary...
NEDERLAND - “Do you hear the swish, swish, swish of your skis?” Ms. T. asked a couple of her first grade students. They said yes, as they increased their speed around the field. The students at Nederland Elementary School (NES) have been...
A great character in modern fiction once said, “when two separate events happen simultaneously pertaining to the same object of inquiry, we must pay strict attention.” This couldn’t have been proven more true than in a recent case involving...
In our January 16 issue we stated that the Missouri Lakes 2 fire occurred on January 11. The fire actually occurred on January 10. The Mountain-Ear apologizes for the incorrect information.
Regardless of how I feel about someone, I would never intentionally hurt them. It’s not my nature. I’m an empath filled with compassion and patience. I accept everyone as they are, without judgment, even if I’m not given the same...
PEAK TO PEAK - Fire managers are monitoring conditions to burn piles in Clear Creek and Boulder Ranger Districts, with the next possible ignitions window starting January 20. Piles could be burned in the following Jefferson, Boulder, and Gilpin...
NEDERLAND - The bedrock that underlies Nederland contains evidence of ancient submarine hot springs, known as black smokers, 1.7-2.2 billion years ago. During the earliest beginnings of the earth, the first strains of bacteria flourished around...
GILPIN COUNTY – Residents of Gilpin County and nearby mountain communities are excited about the upcoming launch of Altitude Animal Aid, a mobile veterinary service set to open in mid-February 2025. This new joint venture, led by Dr. Brien...
NEDERLAND - On Saturday, January 11, 2025, as the sun began to set, cars parked in any available spot around Salto. The high ceilings of the coffeehouse were soon echoing with the voices of over fifty people, all friends of the establishment in...
NEDERLAND – Knotted Root Brewing was the site of a real rager on January 11, 2025, as snow, stoke, and celebration collided at the second annual Pretty Chill Rail Jam. What started last year as a birthday party for Summit Lynch has...
Gilpin County – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated January as National Radon Action Month to highlight the danger of Radon gas and the ways to mitigate the buildup of this gas in homes. The EPA motto for the month is “Test, Fix, Save a life.”
PEAK TO PEAK - As one who has lived at two weather extremes in North America – in the Canadian Arctic for five years and north Texas for the same amount of time – I am, of course, the perfect person to give Peak to Peak residents (20+ years)...
NEDERLAND - The Nederland Fire Protection District’s (NFPD) professional firefighters and medical personnel will be hosting a Community CPR Course on Saturday, January 18, 2025; but the course isn’t just for those who require certification for a...
Evergreen New Year’s Day Lake Plunge DAVE GIBSON EVERGREEN – New Year’s resolutions come in many forms. Some folks promise themselves that they’ll lose weight, quit smoking, spend more quality time with family, or live in the moment, pursuing...