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Health Board Approves $1-Million Budget, Upbeat as Physician Interviews Continue

Written by Production Dept, December 21, 2017

Directors of Lake Fork Health Service District approved a 2018 budget anticipating revenues slightly exceeding $1-million and expenditures in the $970,000 range at their morning meeting last Monday, December 11. Board treasurer Becky Campbell breathed a visual sigh of relief in presenting the completed budget and, in her role on the interview committee to name…

Christmas in Lake City

Written by Production Dept, December 15, 2017

December 3 Nuptials for Attaway, Curry…

Written by Production Dept, December 8, 2017

A social highlight of the fall season was last Sunday afternoon’s nuptials for long-time Lake City residents Alice Attaway, well known as Lake City area gardener and her past stage performances for Lake City Arts, and Bruce Curry, owner of Paradise Property Services. Nuptials were at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 3, at the gazebo in…

Early Win for Fourteeners Basketball in Gunnison Boys’ Season Opener

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Lake City Fourteeners high school varsity and junior varsity basketball teams got off to a fast start with season opener games against their counterpart Gunnison ‘Team C’ teams in Gunnison last Thursday afternoon, November 30, followed by a long day’s travel to Sargent in the San Luis Valley for junior varsity and varsity tournament play…

Virden Receives Prestigious Award from Colorado Rural Schools Alliance

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Hinsdale County School District Directors and Administration were at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs late last week, joining school board members from throughout the state for the annual conference of the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB). A highlight of the annual convention — which includes a series of informative workshops on pertinent school topics…

Nomination Cites Ute-Ulay Complex as ‘Incredible Resource’

Written by Production Dept, December 1, 2017

In his successful nomination seeking listing of the Ute-Ulay Mine to the National Register of Historic Places, Jon Horn of Alpine Archaeological Consultants states “mining and milling sites in Colorado with standing architecture and associated archaeological components in good condition are relatively rare.” Continuing, he says “those that have surviving elements that date over such…

County Assisting Soil Mitigation at Ute-Ulay Mine

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Following a busy summer during which 500-plus visitors stopped to pick up brochures and inspect the upper portion of the old mine site, the historic Ute-Ulay Mine complex on Henson Creek once again roared back to life this week as Hinsdale County Road & Bridge personnel and equipment descended on the site. Using a combination…

Alpine Ranger Alan Rae Happily Serves as Back Country Ambassador

Written by Production Dept, November 27, 2017

by Sally Scott Moore Alpine Ranger Alan Rae has a big job. During a short hectic summer he is the primary monitor of the circuitous trail known as the Alpine Loop. Dependent on high altitude conditions, the gates allowing public access to Engineer and Cinnamon Passes usually open sometime in June and close with heavy…

Patriotism, Gratitude for Service Mark County’s Veterans’ Ceremony

Written by Production Dept, November 17, 2017

Hinsdale County’s annual Veterans’ observance last Friday, November 9, was marked by the traditional heartfelt and solemn tributes amid perhaps less characteristic balmy, occasionally breezy, fall weather. A large and intent crowd comprised of local residents and a majority of students from Lake City Community School attended the pre-Veterans’ Day ceremony which included Presentation of…

Local Contractor Seriously Injured in Equipment Accident

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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…