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Community Calendar Thursday, April 25–Wednesday, May 1
•CBCS AP Art Showcase at the Center for the Arts through May 5. •7:30 a.m. Open AA meeting: Crack of Dawn Group topic discussion at the Union Congregational Church, 970-349-5711. •noon-1 p.m. Cultivating Hope Cancer Support Group, livingjourneys.org/calendar, free. (every 1st Thursday) •4-5:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Garage is open for...
CB bookseller selected as a judge for 2024 National Book awards
Arvin Ramgoolam to help sort the nonfiction entries. When Crested Butte local Arvin Ramgoolam got an email from the National Book Foundation last month informing him that he had been selected as a judge for this year’s book awards process, he was completely surprised. And he had only a few days to accept the invitation, which he did with enthusiasm.
Crested Butte Titans lacrosse falls to Fruita Monument
Celebrate the seniors at home game Friday, April 26. It was a lot for the Crested Butte Titans lacrosse team to overcome when they faced the Fruita Monument Wildcats on Tuesday, April 23. For starters, they had just come back from April break and had one practice before the game....
Baseball Game Preview: Basalt Longhorns vs. Gunnison Cowboys
Basalt and Gunnison are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Basalt Longhorns will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Gunnison Cowboys at 1:00 p.m. Basalt is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
School district continues housing debate
Not ready to adopt housing action plan without more details. The Gunnison Watershed School District (GWSD) board continues to debate how to tackle housing for its teachers and staff and whether the district should get in the housing business in the Gunnison Valley. During their April 8 meeting, the school board reviewed a draft housing action plan presented by housing consultant Willa Williford, but failed to approve it based on varying understandings of what the plan entailed. The board requested more specific details, such as housing types and costs, to revisit the potential approval of the plan.
A couple of clouds in a sunny off-season
It is off-season and an opportunity to relax and ponder life. Aside from a quick blast of winter that confirmed we are in mud season, spring break has been pretty fantastic. There’s been good summer biking down valley, fun live music mid-valley and a slower pace to connect around CB and the North Valley. The slowdown does allow time to contemplate things, and a couple of public issues have me thinking they are like rain clouds on a chilly spring morning…
County agrees to help fund increased backcountry law enforcement
Effort to gather data and help during busiest weekends. The Gunnison County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to participate in an effort to provide backcountry law enforcement saturation during particularly busy times this coming summer. They agreed to allocate $1,000, or 10% of the expected $10,000 cost, to fund two U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers to come in for four weekends this summer and patrol the drainages near Crested Butte. The commissioners agreed that if another $1,000 was needed, they would step up their contribution.
Town adjusts Paradise Park debt and unit count again
Interest rates, construction costs and town regs all a money factor. While expressing disappointment with getting dinged with the “cold reality” of rising construction costs and higher interest rates, the Crested Butte town council on Monday again lowered the number of affordable housing units they would finance and build in Paradise Park from 17 to 14 and shifted from borrowing $10.1 million under a 30-year Certificate of Participation (COP) to $8.4 million with a 20-year term. Council officially voted 5-0 to enter into the revised debt structure and executed the site lease agreement. Mayor Ian Billick and councilmember Jason MacMillan did not attend the April 15 meeting.
GWSD considering random drug testing students in extracurriculars
The Gunnison Watershed School District board of directors is considering developing a policy regarding a drug testing program for extracurricular participants. During the April 8 school board meeting, superintendent Dr. Leslie Nichols shared that administrators are looking into such a policy. “We’re really hoping to launch a random drug testing...
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