Heritage
What do Food Stamps, Farm Subsidies, Local Food and the USDA have in common?(0)
The Farm Bill, an important piece of legislation that affects us in many ways.
An evening with Ed Quillen(0)
Did you ever wonder how the rivalry started between the north and south ends of Chaffee County? It wasn’t without a fight that Granite gave up the county records to Buena Vista in 1880 and bad feeling erupted again 1928 when voters approved moving the records to the new County Seat in Salida.
More Rail History(2)
More in trains? People can’t stop thinking about how cool it would be to have a train running through the valley.
Remembering our indigenous souls(0)
Many whom I meet are seeking that which seems lost. That intimate part of our soul that tells us that the world is out of balance within us and around us. I call this missing piece our indigenous soul.
Clay Jenkinson returns to Salida(0)
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, paid a campaign visit to Salida September 27, 1900, as governor of New York seeking the vice presidency to which he was elected about two months later. September 25, 2010 two days short of 110 years later “Roosevelt” will return to visit with Salidans
Deadline for Unique Theater(0)
The deadline the City of Salida set for the current owner of the Unique Theater to correct violations for health and safety is this Monday, August 30.
After Monday the Salida City Council will have to decide whether to spend City money on one of the following alternatives:
Historic Salida, Inc. works towards saving the Unique(0)
An alternative scenario is needed that would provide for stabilizing the entire building and addressing the maintenance code issues, to see how it would measure up against the existing demolition estimates.
Calling all history buffs(0)
No specific training is necessary, you just need a vehicle, a digital camera, and an interest in documenting the history of our County for the education and enjoyment of our citizens.
A history runs through it(0)
FIBArk’s 62nd year continues the rich and fascinating history of the whitewater festival. Whether the idea started as a result of idle talk over coffee by a group of Salida businessmen, or as a dare for bragging rights by boaters over beer, word of the Arkansas River Race challenge went mouth to mouth and people became interested.
Save the Unique!(5)
According to his attorney, the owner has said he will demolish the building. The building is for sale, and the owner will consider offers.
Happenings at the Hutchinson Homestead(0)
This has been an exciting year for the Hutchinson Homestead Ranch and Learning Center. Donated by Dr. Wendell Hutchinson, this 1860s homestead site will become a museum that celebrates the history of high country ranching and a facility that fosters agricultural education.
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