Longfellow students raise money for Riverside Park tree(0)
Longfellow students earned nearly $600.00 in March by reading. The goal was to earn money to give something back to the community of Salida in appreciation for the new elementary school.
Crest Academy successfully shows us our plastic bag waste(3)
Congratulations to the Crest Academy for showing us just how wasteful we are. Wake up fine citizens of the world and bring reusable sacks to the store. It’s a baby step. Thank you Crest for a great visual.
Free presentation on living with mental illness(0)
This unique public education program will feature individuals who share compelling personal stories about living with mental illness and achieving recovery.
Convenience is the enemy, drowning in plastic.(1)
I hope that everyone will be able to take their lunch break this Friday, May 17th and walk or ride your bike downtown and view the plastic bag chain created by the students of the Crest Academy. 12,000 plastic sacks (the number of bags given out every two days by Safeway and WalMart in Salida) will be tied together and stretched up the hill in a great visual demonstration to help us see our wasteful ways.
Hospital Board Term Limits election 2 weeks away. Startling facts and an easy way to vote, IF you act now.(3)
The mail-in ballot application deadline looms in 8 days – less than 50 voters had applied last week out of 18,000 people who live in the Hospital District. Yet how many will find the time to vote in person on Tuesday May 7th? This may not seem to matter as much as county, state or [...]
Land Trust announces conservation easement workshop(0)
The Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas is hosting a conservation easement workshop March 8 at the Mt Princeton Hot Springs Resort.
Kids Cooking Classes(0)
Register now! There are still a few spots left! Click on the picture for more information. Salida Recreation aims to promote a healthy, active, and engaging lifestyle by promoting activities for people of all ages. Swim, bike, fish, hike, trek, paint, dance, kayak, climb, cook, travel, learn, compete…participate! Visit salidarec.com for more information.
Saturday, October 13 – 10:00am: ShinDig Volunteer Day(0)
This month’s trail work day on the Little Rainbow Extension will be a bit different with longer hours and hopefully more fun – really! Join us Saturday, October 13 from 10AM – 4PM. Note the revised start/finish times. For this longer trail work day, Kona Bikes and Absolute Bikes are sponsoring this event with lunch, [...]
Growing School Food, A Community Collaboration(0)
Working in partnership with the established Salida Middle School Garden, the Salida School Gardens program will supply fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables for the school meal program and utilize the gardens as a context and location for environmental and agricultural education.
Saturday, August 11 – 9:00am: ShinDig Volunteer Work Day(0)
Our work on the Little Rainbow extension continues as we are making awesome progress on this new trail! We are over half done and expect to finish in the next 1-2 months if we can continue to get good volunteer turnout! Meet at the County Road 110 parking area at the west trailhead of the [...]
Saturday, July 14 – 9:00am: ShinDig Volunteer Work Day(0)
We are still working on constructing the Little Rainbow Extension. This time we will work on the eastern portion of the trail. Meet at the County Road 110 parking area at the west trailhead of the Little Rainbow Trail, 2.3 miles south on CR110 from Highway 50. Drive just south from the trailhead toward the [...]
SMT ShinDig Volunteer Work Day – Saturday, June 9, 9:00am(0)
We will continue with new trail construction on the Little Rainbow Extension. Meet at the County Road 110 parking area at the west trailhead of the Little Rainbow Trail, 2.3 miles south on CR110 from Highway 50. Drive just south from the trailhead toward the power lines to the larger parking area where Power Line [...]
Thursday, May 10, 9:00am, Pin Flagging the Little Rainbow Extension(0)
SMT will be pinflagging the Little Rainbow Extension trail corridor to define the exact trail location. This event gives you a chance to see the trail design features that you will be building at 9:00AM Saturday, May 12 (two days later).
Earth Day Celebration Saturday April 21st!(0)
Do you have a pile of electronic gadgets that no longer work, cluttering your space? Would you like to learn why there are so many different types of plastics? Or, would you like to learn about using worms to recycle food waste into nutritious, organic soil, or, learn about glaciers and watersheds on the other [...]
Earth Day 2012 Events for the whole family(3)
Do you have a pile of electronic gadgets that no longer work, cluttering your space? Would you like to learn why there are so many different types of plastics? Or, would you like to learn about using worms to recycle food waste into nutritious, organic soil, or, learn about glaciers and watersheds on the other [...]
Underwater Egg Hunt(0)
Celebrate spring and Easter with this exciting underwater egg hunt! Eggs will be sunk and scattered throughout the pool for retrieval–find a golden egg to win a prize! We’ll run the hunt in heats of 20 – 30 kids so that everyone has a chance to find eggs, and stay safe. The hunt is Friday, [...]
Saturday, March 10, 2012: ShinDig Volunteer Day(0)
The March 10 ShinDig has been refocused: In order to support the Chaffee County Running Club, the SMTShinDig Volunteer Trail Day on March 10 has been changed from trail work to a request for volunteers to help with the Run Through Time Marathon and Half-Marathon. We sent you an email a few weeks ago giving details about the [...]
January SMT ShinDig – Cancelled(0)
The SMT volunteer trail work day (ShinDig) for January is cancelled due to the amount of mud and snow on our trails. We will resume our monthly trail work days as soon as conditions and weather permit. You can also check the SMT website http://salidamountaintrails.org/ for updates. Eric Tauer is the media coordinator for Salida [...]
Salida Recreation is seeking help with Kids Gardening project DATE CORRECTION!(2)
This spring, Salida Recreation will be launching a gardening club for kids of all ages. It will be based out of the Middle School Garden as well as the Farmers Markets, but will also include some garden craft times. If you love working with kids, or love gardening, please consider coming out to an informational [...]
FIBArk drifting off course?(19)
Posted by Merrell Bergin on July 16, 2012
Downtown resident calls for a renewed focus, asks for community feedback.
Posted in Community, FIBArk, Opinion | Tagged Commentary, FIBArk | 19 Responses