Ann Marie Swan

Salida resident Ann Marie Swan has worked as a daily journalist in Denver, Honolulu and Tokyo. She's from New Orleans and owns the Salida Yoga Center, where she teaches yoga and Nia classes. You may reach her at salidayogacenter@yahoo.com.

Ranchers: Ditch water down after Friend Ranch work

Ranchers: Ditch water down after Friend Ranch work(6)

Ditch owners say equipment showed up one day in January 2009 and work started on the water line. They say the project manager was unaware of the ditches, or that the water-sewer lines would run under them.

Miss. beaches spared with oil to east, southwest(1)

My FibArk plans changed in an instant as I flew to New Orleans for a loved one’s funeral. Eventually, we made our way to Bay Saint Louis, Miss., and from what I’ve seen, oil from BP’s massive spill has mostly bypassed the shores of Mississippi.
Locals savor the reprieve, as if karma earned during Hurricane Katrina [...]

Liens mount against Friend Ranch

Liens mount against Friend Ranch(13)

Lot turned over to Poncha Springs encumbered as investors reorganize

Gifting movement frees the mind, closet, garage(1)

Give Something Away Day a way to create local prosperity

More dispensaries open as lawmakers tweak medical-pot bills(7)

Salida businesses take different approaches within limits of law

Water group lacks leader on land-use committee(1)

Commissioners formalize code-advisory members but it’s unclear whether a conservationist or rancher will become spokesperson.

Key players jockey for position on land-use committee(8)

Seat could influence pace of progress revising codes.

Medical pot’s uncharted commerce creates its own way, infrastructure

Medical pot’s uncharted commerce creates its own way, infrastructure(7)

Dispensaries are spending money around town on security systems, legal consultations, insurance policies and bakers.

First medical-marijuana dispensary opens in Salida

First medical-marijuana dispensary opens in Salida(0)

Workers cleaned windows, vacuumed and placed forms onto clipboards as Salida’s first medical-marijuana dispensary opened on Saturday. The only thing missing at Medical 420 on West Highway 50 was a rush of patients.

New land use code committee pivotal in planning future

New land use code committee pivotal in planning future(5)

Existing Chaffee County regulations conflict, hindering smart growth.

Salida wine pairs nicely with local-food movement, agritourism

Salida wine pairs nicely with local-food movement, agritourism(1)

As consumers become conscious of where their food and beverages come from, it’s natural for them to be intrigued by local wines.

Land trust digs in to preserve county’s character

Land trust digs in to preserve county’s character(2)

The Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas aims to preserve viewscapes, keep wildlife corridors intact and prevent the landscape from being carved into two-acre parcels from one town to the next.

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