Raft firms try to stay afloat

07/16/11 Western Colorado rafting outfitters who saw early-summer business stunted by rivers raging with frigid and fast snowmelt that scared off some customers are banking on just-now receding waters and a prolonged rafting season to help them rebound. As snow pounded the Colorado high country well into June, adding to what was already a record snowpack, commercial rafting companies braced for what was ...

+

-

 

Kiss-n-Squeal Team Kids out front with $1,800 lead

07/17/11 YouthZone staff and volunteers Lupita Merlin, Laura Jackson, Karen Merlin, Debbie Wilde and a friend painted windows for YouthZone's annual Kiss-n-Squeal fundraiser. Look for the pig decor on windows in Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, New Castle and Rifle.

+

-

 

Participants needed for household waste reduction project

07/18/11 Liz O'Connell, formerly of Glenwood Springs and now Aspen, is an environmental educator on a mission to increase local recycling as a means to conserve resources and protect the environment. She is seeking 30 Glenwood Springs households to participate in a free, two-month household waste study.

+

-