Photo of the week

I won’t be posting for a little while as we are jetting off to see Laura’s family in Florida for spring break (from the Springs Airport, thank you). In the mean time, get ready for Mr. Steve Stucko, our new Editor. We’ll do a formal introduction as soon as possible. We are confident that this means good things for Salida and new media.

You may be wondering why this big news is buried in the community section under the title Photo of the week? Let’s call this the very soft launch of real news, located in a place that you, our faithful readers will appreciate. It’s called community.

It’s time to figure out where we’re headed Salida. Everyone needs to come to the table. We don’t need media that draws divisions.

This is the twenty-first century, and we feel it’s time to turn up the volume. Steve’s commitment to the Citizen team is the first of many big things to come in 2010. If you want to support this new media, video news (in HD?), our partnership with  OUTSIDE TELEVISION, and see longer investigative articles by veteran journalists, support us here.

It’s good to love where you live, in all it shades and seasons. I do love it here. Thank you Steve…Glad to have you aboard. You are just another reason Salida is a great place to be in this mad, mad world. -bd

I shot these very early this morning. I also shot some hi def vid for the archives (we love what you’re doing Mr. Harvey). Below I posted today’s weather forecast, so when I’m sitting around with all my friends having a cold beer at FIBArk, I may look back at this winter and laugh.

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”

Anne Bradstreet

614 AM MDT WED MAR 24 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO TODAY BEFORE WINDING DOWN FROM WEST TO EAST
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.  THE SNOW WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS WHICH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.  DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...BEFORE WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS THROUGH TODAY.  ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAINS...WET
MOUNTAIN VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF COLORADO CITY...AND THE NORTHERN
SLOPES OF THE RATON RIDGE OF EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY.  ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
CROWLEY...OTERO...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES...WITH THE
HEAVIEST FALLING SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50.  ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK REGION
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN EL
PASO...NORTHERN PUEBLO COUNTIES AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY. THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER
VALLEY AND SAN LUIS VALLEY WILL SEE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
4 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

GENERALLY LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS ALL
OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY...AS ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.