July 2009

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Salida makes Outside “Best small town” list(4)

Outside Magazine calls Salida “unpretentious” and “bike-friendly”.

The 2010 City budget process begins(1)

What do you want Salida to be like in the future?

Casualties of war(0)

In case you missed it, there’s some good writing going on over at the Gazette on the toll that war exacts on men and women in the military.

Colorado per-student spending 40th in nation(0)

A Census Bureau report which looks at data from 2006-2007, shows Colorado spent $8,167 per student, 40th in the nation.

Buena Vista: Ur sayin’ it wrong(3)

Locals pronounce it BEW-na Vista, and wouldn’t you know, there’s a reason.

RSN Home-Water.com fishing goes crazy with hoppers

RSN Home-Water.com fishing goes crazy with hoppers(1)

RSN Home-Waters.com fly fishing heads down river, as Hayden and Caveman avoid the long arm of the law, have a couple of beers, a few laughs, and catch a few fish also.

Grants fund local projects(0)

The City of Salida has been the grateful recipient of multiple grants in recent years amounting to over 3.4 million dollars since 2007.

The surprisingly social whale(0)

Somehow the more we learn about whales, the more we’re coming to appreciate the sublimely discomfiting reality that a kind of parallel “us” has long been out there roaming the oceans’ depths.

Richard Feynman on trains(0)

How do trains stay on the tracks? Hint: it’s not the flanges on the wheels.

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  • Plant Sale and May Faire, Sat., May 19 from 10-2 in Centennial Park

    The Plant Sale will be taking place alongside the city’s Touch-a-Truck event.
    You are invited to pack up the family, come to Centennial Park on May 19 and experience the trucks, purchase plants for your summer garden and enjoy a Saturday with the kids!

  • Protected Growing Spaces Seminar, May 19th

    Tired of drought, hail, wind and deer wrecking your veggies? Guidestone is pleased to be hosting a seminar on Protected Growing Spaces, presented by Ed Berg of Salida Grown and Marc Plinke of Boulder-based Ceres Greenhouse Systems.

  • KHEN 106.9 Membership Drive

    Tuesday, May 15 – Friday, May 25th Become a new member or renew your membership to KHEN 106.9 to help your community radio keep on cluckin’. Call the station at 539-1069 for more information.

  • KHEN Membership Drive Kick-off Party

    Monday, May 14th Moonlight Pizza and Free the Monkey Consignment are donating 10% of their proceeds to KHEN all day May 14th. Come have some fun and support your local community radio, KHEN 106.9 Salida. There will be live music from 5 to 9:30 p.m. and new T-shirts designed by Jon McManus will be available.

  • National Bike Challenge

    Are you signed up for the National Bike Challenge yet? Join your fellow Coloradans as you ride your bike and log your miles. Bicyclists in Colorado will compete with cities and states across the country to see who can log the most miles.

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