Production Dept

2016

Local Contractor Seriously Injured in Equipment Accident

Written by Production Dept, November 17, 2017

Local excavating contractor Gene Brown was seriously injured last Thursday afternoon, November 9, in a heavy equipment accident one mile from Lake City on Henson Creek. Following the accident, Brown, 64, was rushed by ambulance to Gunnison with life-threatening injuries and then airlifted by helicopter to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction. Following two multi-hour…

2016

Veterans’ Day Remembrance

Written by Production Dept, November 10, 2017

We gather here today On Hinsdale County soil To honor those who’ve served our country… With blood and sweat and toil They have served in the Army The Navy and Air Force, too The Coast Guard and Marine Corps… Under the red, white and blue Sometimes in war they were drafted Most joined up as…

2016

Second Place for Miners in Regional Finals

Written by Production Dept,

Creede Miners’ girls’ volleyball team, comprised of both Creede and Lake City players, ended a remarkable season on Saturday, finishing in second place among three top-ranked teams in regional finals in LaVeta, Colorado. The Creede team lost to undefeated rival LaVeta in their first morning round, final score 10-25, 16-25, and 5-25, then roared back…

2016

Moseley Donation to Lake Fork Conservancy Preserves Notable Slum Slide Acreage

Written by Production Dept,

Lake Fork Valley Conservancy Executive Director Camille Richard was positively giddy on a warm October morning last month as she led a small cadre of similarly-minded individuals on a short walking tour on the lower end of the Slumgullion Slide near the Lake Fork River. “Isn’t this wonderful,” Richard declares — more as a statement…

2016

Hinsdale County Museum Receives Significant Donation

Written by Production Dept, November 3, 2017

Hinsdale County Museum has received a significant collection of late 19th/early 20th Century home furnishings which have been acquired through the generosity of Susan Story and Dave Jordan, new owners of the historic Forberg-Palmer house on Gunnison Avenue. Among the intrguing relics is a fringed and tasseled golden oak fainting couch with original crushed velvet…

2016

Speedy Finishes for Hall, Murphy at State Cross Country Finals

Written by Production Dept,

Lake City Community School’s two-member cross country team had a fine conclusion to this year’s fall season after advancing to the State Finals which were held in Colorado Springs last weekend. Lake City’s fleet-of-foot Miranda Hall, a Senior, and Sophomore Gabe Murphy were each among a talented field of 109 runners from 1A and 2A…

2016

Miners’ Volleyball to LaVeta Sat. for Regional Finals

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Creede Miners girls’ volleyball team is headed to LaVeta in Huerfano County east of LaVeta Pass on Saturday as they competes against their counterparts, the top-ranked Dragons from Debeque, Colorado, and LaVeta Redskins in the Regional Tournament for A1 schools. Entry into the regional competition this weekend comes on the heels of local girls’ victory…

2016

Janet McDonald … dedication to family, education, community marked life of 77-year old Lake City woman.

Written by Production Dept, October 27, 2017

Gunnison native Janet Miller McDonald, 77, who died as the result of a massive stroke last Sunday afternoon, October 21, 2017, graduated from high school in Gunnison in 1958 and following marriage to Walter “Bud” McDonald, spent her entire married life — over 58 years — in Lake City. In the process she and Bud…

2016

Consummate Gardener, Brenda Wagner Dies at Age 77

Written by Production Dept, October 20, 2017

Lake City locals were grieved early Tuesday morning, October 17, by news of the death of long-time local resident Brenda Creel Wagner in Gunnison. Brenda, age 77, had been in declining health the past several years as the result of lung problems. After spending last winter at lower elevation out of Lake City, she returned…

Local Contractor Seriously Injured in Equipment Accident

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Veterans’ Day Remembrance

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Second Place for Miners in Regional Finals

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Moseley Donation to Lake Fork Conservancy Preserves Notable Slum Slide Acreage

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Hinsdale County Museum Receives Significant Donation

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Speedy Finishes for Hall, Murphy at State Cross Country Finals

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Miners’ Volleyball to LaVeta Sat. for Regional Finals

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Janet McDonald … dedication to family, education, community marked life of 77-year old Lake City woman.

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Consummate Gardener, Brenda Wagner Dies at Age 77

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