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By Anya Kaats
A dispute over access to Crestone's pet cemetery and public land has intensified after private landowners Elaine Johnson and Steve McDowell closed a road on their property that residents have used for decades to reach both the cemetery and adjacent Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. After years of threatening to close the road, Johnson and McDowell finally took action following fire mitigation efforts conducted by the town where the access road had been utilized.
The closure has sparked controversy about public access rights and emergency evacuation routes, while Johnson and McDowell have cited concerns...
From the Crestone Eagle Community Media Board ofDirectors:
With deep gratitude and appreciation to Kizzen Lakai, JanetWoodman, all current and past Eagle employees, contributors,and readers, the Crestone Eagle Community Media (CECM)Board of Directors is saddened to inform our community that thenewspaper has suspended operations (at least temporarily,perhaps for good) because of financial insolvency.This comes at a time when small newspapers across the countryand in Colorado are closing shop. We are extremely saddened tojoin their ranks. The Crestone Eagle has been a loved andimportant asset for all of us.We find ourselves in a situation in which there are insufficientresources, by a...
By Anya KaatsPhoto Matt Lit.Crestone resident and Town Trustee Adam Kinney will run against incumbent County Commissioner Tom McCracken in the upcoming Saguache County Commissioner Democratic Primary for District 1.
After announcing his candidacy, Kinney secured the required votes necessary to have his name placed on the June Primary ballot. At the March 5 Caucus and Assembly, Kinney secured 30 votes, and McCracken 20. “People deserve a choice,” Kinney explained. “One candidate is underwhelming and leads to complacency and taking the position for granted. Competition causes candidates to work harder to earn your votes and to consider your needs.”
McCracken, who...
By Anya Kaats.
Crestone and Baca Grande residents packed town hall Monday, offering more than an hour of impassioned commentary in support of having events in town, passing a special events noise ordinance and working together as a community to address other recurring topics.
In a special meeting Jan. 29, Crestone town trustees had suggested the possibility of removing events such as July Fourth, Crestone Energy Fair and Crestone Music Festival from within town limits. “Times have changed. Our town and the number of people who come to events is growing, and the sound of the music is increasingly drawing a...
By Thomas Cleary, Crestone Charter School.
Forty-nine students, 12 mentors, six vans and buses, skis, boards, boots and duffles for all, a simultaneous non-Monarch program, and a blizzard on top of it all!
That is how the Winter Friday Programming began in January this year with the Crestone Charter School. This year’s dramatic winter programming expansion is the result of a perfect storm leading to a wonderful silver lining.
When I was a teacher at CCS from 2003 to 2011, the Monarch program included all students and teachers, grades four through 12, a handful of parent volunteers, our fleet of vans, and...
By Amy Garoutte, Northern Saguache County Library District.
There is a lot of excitement at our local library. Thanks to a Saguache County Sales Tax Grant, we were able to add a book drop on the porch of The Crestone Eagle, in Crestone. If you are in town and would like to drop your books off at 180 W. Galena, we will pick them up daily, Monday through Friday.
We will also be bringing library services to the town of Crestone at the Little Shepherd Church on Wednesdays from 1:30-3:30 p.m. beginning Feb. 7. Patrons can stop by to order books and...
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