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Category Archives: October 2009
Stepping Out: A local concert series launches another season
The Dove Creek school system has no music program, but thanks to the SouthWest Colorado Concert Association, and a Dove Creek bank, interested students and adults can attend classical, jazz, and pop concerts. Every year, the SWCCA brings soloists and … Continue reading
Published in Arts & Entertainment, October 2009
More septic concerns in the tiny town of Bluff, Utah
No doubt the disposition of human waste has been a problem since people first started living together in groups. And while the dilemma has not been quite that protracted in Bluff, Utah, it sometimes seems so. For several decades, at … Continue reading
Published in October 2009
Montezuma County may put teeth in its dog law
A dog ordinance will have its day in November, when the Montezuma County commissioners will hold a public hearing on a proposal to amend and tighten the county’s existing law. On Sept. 28, commissioners Gerald Koppenhafer and Steve Chappell (Larrie … Continue reading
Published in October 2009
Desert Rock goes back to the drawing board
Is the controversial Desert Rock power plant down for the count? Its backers say no, but environmentalists are ecstatic over the recent announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency will take a hard second look at the air-pollution permit it had … Continue reading
Published in October 2009
Starry vistas prove a boon for Natural Bridges
The national parks in the Four Corners area, known for their stark and rugged beauty by day, offer another kind of beauty at night. A number of parks in the region offer star-gazing and astronomical programs to take advantage of … Continue reading
Published in October 2009
Dark Skies: Are they worth preserving?
“If stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore. . . But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Driving … Continue reading
Published in October 2009
From fuel to food: As markets change, Dove Creek’s biodiesel plant shifts direction
In late summer, fields of golden sunflowers, heavy heads drooping, line the border of U.S. Highway 491 in Southwest Colorado, near the town of Dove Creek. Farmers in this part of Colorado grow the sunflowers for their oily seeds, … Continue reading
Published in October 2009