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Category Archives: June 2008
Then and now: A photo exhibit celebrates the forces of change and stasis among the Diné of Montezuma Creek
In 1978, 24-year-old Bruce Hucko was doing his best to find work outside Salt Lake City, where he taught photography to school kids. He’d fallen in love with the outdoors, so he applied for a job as a National Park … Continue reading
Published in Arts & Entertainment, June 2008
Siefer hopes landscapes resonate with beholders
Painter Becky Siefer wants viewers to interact with her mixed-media images. The Mancos-Dolores-area artist sees any picture she creates as half an equation. A beholder’s response makes up the other half. So, her excitement whoops down the phone line as … Continue reading
Published in Arts & Entertainment, June 2008
Still flying high: Grand Canyon tourists are thrilling to the sight of the rare California condor
Related story Condor studies show lead bullets pose threat to humans Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. — The California condor, a giant vulture once on the brink of extinction, can be seen enjoying a measured comeback here, soaring above … Continue reading
Published in June 2008
Land-use planning stumbles into a pitfall
Less than one month after the Montezuma County commissioners approved a controversial gravel pit near Mancos, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 that a previous board had erred in giving the nod to a gravel operation in the Lewis … Continue reading
Published in June 2008
Condor studies show lead bullets pose threat to humans
Related story Still flying high: Grand Canyon tourists are thrilling to the sight of the rare California condor Consuming wild game shot with conventional bullets poses a larger risk for lead poisoning in humans than previously thought, according to … Continue reading
Published in June 2008
Bluff’s choice of sewage system proves controversial
“This is bulls–t!” declared one disgruntled Bluff homeowner at a public hearing in May. But, in actuality, it was the ultimate disposition of human waste that was under discussion during the lively meeting of the Bluff Area Service Board. “We … Continue reading
Published in June 2008