By Peter Gyallay-Pap
Welcome spring to the sound of music — like the artistry of the Ukrainian piano virtuoso Dymitro Vynogradov! He will perform works by Chopin, Liszt, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, and a fascinating transcription for piano of Johann Strauss’ “the Blue Danube.”
He will play these luminous masterpieces at the Colorado College “amphitheater” 2 p.m. Sunday, March 24.
Since graduating with honors from the National Musical Academy of Ukraine, Vynogradov has won prizes in several international competitions, performed widely in Europe and the Americas, and mentored many students at universities around the world. In 2009 for example, prior to a professional career,...
ALAMOSA, CO — Sand Dunes Mushroom Cooperative, LCA, has launched a campaign to raise $20,000. The co-op will use the funds to purchase equipment and complete renovation of its warehouse.
After months of training on both the production side of growing specialty mushrooms and the business side of owning their own company, the eight founding worker-owners are ready for their next step: growing and selling.
The co-op aims to begin production of specialty mushrooms in April for sale at farmers markets and to restaurants from Santa Fe to Denver and from eastern Kansas to Aspen.
The co-op is in its pilot-project...
By Christina Lakish
Hello Baca-Crestone Neighbors. In response to recent community questions, we, the first responders serving our community, would like to briefly share information about the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Incident Management System (NIMS). This system was developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to improve incident management interoperability and it provides a national standardized approach for managing single resource and multijurisdictional incidents, which are also referred to as “mutual aid” response.
Emergency response incidents, such as structure and wildland fires, are managed per operational systems defined by NIMS, such as the Incident Command System (ICS)...
This year The Crestone Eagle will be taking notes from the all-Indigenous-led newsroom, IndigiNews. The Crestone Eagle is grateful to be mentoring under IndigiNews Publisher, Eden Fineday, who will offer DEI council to staff, provide cultural sensitivity readings of published content and deepen our capacity for meaningful, sensitive, and accurate coverage of Indigenous topics.
By Eden Fineday
IndigiNews Publisher
My name is Eden Fineday. I am a Cree woman (nehiyaw iskwew). I live above the imaginary line that was drawn across the continent back in 1846. I come from Treaty 6 Territory, which is an agreement made by my people and the...
by Joanna and Eli Dokson.
The Baca Grande Stables’ 2024 summer children’s riding program for children ages 6 to 15 is scheduled to begin the week of June 3.
Following are the weekly sessions as currently scheduled: Session 1, June 3-7; Session 2, June 10-14; Session 3, June 24-28; Session 4, July 8-12; Session 5, July 22-26; Session 6, August 5-9. Each session is five days for two hours, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Lessons include riding in the arena and on trails and general horsemanship — safety, grooming and tacking up. The cost is $200 per weeklong session.
As in years...
By Gregg GoodlandPublic Affairs OfficerRio Grande National Forest
DEL NORTE, CO—Dennis Kuhnel has been appointed as Forest supervisor of the Rio Grande National Forest. Kuhnel began serving in the role on Feb. 12.
A native of northwestern Nebraska, Kuhnel attended Colby College and earned graduate degrees from the Universities of Iowa, Nebraska, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law, where he specialized in natural resources law. Kuhnel’s career had him working in academia and for different federal agencies including the BLM, Forest Service, and National Park Service in cultural resources, education and interpretation, and recreation. Kuhnel...
The drawing for the regular season is complete and the hunter lists have been created. If you did not apply for drawing, there is still a chance that you could hunt on a refuge. Please call the Monte Vista office at 719-587-6900 to be added to the refuge list.
Higel SWA and Subunits Permits
Thank you for your interest in applying for access permits to Higel SWA (Higel SWA, Higel Lease Area, Hale North and Hale South Public Access Areas).
Access permits are required as described below. To apply for a permit click here.
The following are the regulations that apply on Higel...
By The Crestone Eagle staff.
Thousands from around the world have been enjoying Out & About with Lori Sunflower in The Crestone Eagle for the last eight years and now this treasured collection of Crestone residents has been an online version of this column with the introduction of outandaboutcrestone.com. Each month, Lori Nagel (Sunflower) interviews 6-12 people about a specific topic. She asks thought-provoking questions that have inspired so many, making her column such a positive addition to the community.
When asked what her favorite topic has been, Nagel responded, “Although I’ve loved all of them for different reasons,...