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October 2008 ( View complete archive page )
November 2008 ( View complete archive page )
December 2008 ( View complete archive page )
January 2009 ( View complete archive page )
- Solar energy & the future of the San Luis Valley
- Ritter introduces new C0 Sen. Michael Bennet—promises SLV won’t be forgotten
- Senate approves Baca National Wildlife Refuge Management Act
- Letters
- Thanks to you
- BLM attorney linked to suppression of science in SLV oil & gas initiatives
- January 2009 › Astrologically Speaking
- January 2009 › Letters
February 2009 ( View complete archive page )
March 2009 ( View complete archive page )
April 2009 ( View complete archive page )
- What is the true cost of food? The importance of organic & local food
- Record breaking snows blanket Crestone in April
- The Town of Crestone WILL construct a water system this summer!
- The noble potato: past & present and The potato’s virtues
- School & community center possible for Crestone?
- BLM defers oil & gas leasing in the San Luis Valley
May 2009 ( View complete archive page )
- More money for schools Gov. Ritter signs Forest Payments to Schools Act—Moffat & Center schools key to bill’s passage
- Baca refuge drilling decision pending
- Active solar systems for space heating & hot water
- Flowering Trees in Crestone
- No contempt hearing on wildlife refuge documents
- H1N1 Flue (or Swine flu): questions and answers
- Industry ignored its scientists on climate
June 2009 ( View complete archive page )
July 2009 ( View complete archive page )
August 2009 ( View complete archive page )
- Saguache County to consider first industrial solar plant permit
- Lexam holding off on drilling in Baca National Wildlife refuge until federal Judge rules
- Floating the Grand Canyon
- Crestone Music Festival
- 4th of July Soap Box Derby
- Crestone Charter School awarded $5.7 million grant for new school
- Crestone hosts the 20th Annual San Luis Valley Energy Fair Aug. 28-30
September 2009 ( View complete archive page )
October 2009 ( View complete archive page )
November 2009 ( View complete archive page )
January 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Historic opportunity to purchase & retire Lexam’s mineral rights under the Great Sand Dunes Nat’l Park, Baca Wildlife Refuge & R.G. National Forest
- Michelle Hashbarger reinstated as Moffat Principal
- Diverse mountain habitats support birds of many feathers
- Hashbarger reinstated!
- Cell phone tower near Crestone?
- Public meeting on solar proposal jam-packed Citizens & County scrutinize industrial solar development
- Moffat School terminates Superintendent’s contract
- Winter trails & Colorado cabins: A unique wonderland
February 2010 ( View complete archive page )
March 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Special Baca Crestone fire district being planned
- POA board says no to cell tower
- Grow local, buy local, eat local
- Mountain lion euthanized after invading Chaffee County home
- 2010 election year officially underway; Statewide caucuses scheduled for March 16;
- Colorado legislature convenes first session in 2010; Renewable energy & medical marijuana hot topics
- On Quietude: Sound, noise & quiet & why it matters
April 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Edelen’s Simply Honey preserves the goodness of SLV summer
- Contact the Eagle: Classifieds
- Contact the Eagle: Display advertising
- Contact the Eagle: General Inquiry/Story Ideas
- KRZA boots up Saguache translator
- Saguache County logo chosen
- 'Recharge Colorado' campaign opens morning of April 19; Renewable Energy Rebates
- Town of Crestone election results
- VIDEO CAM: Bald Eagle Nest, Santa Cruz Island
May 2010 ( View complete archive page )
June 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Settlement reached, NEPA process to start all over again on oil & gas drilling on Baca Wildlife Refuge
- ‘Medano fire’ burning east of Great Sand Dunes National Park
- The Whitten Ranch: Holistic ranching in the San Luis Valley
- June 28th Fire Update
- Community Meeting Monday, June 28 7 p.m. at Moffat school
- VIDEO: Medano Fire from WildfireToday, YouTube
- Public Meetings in Mosca and Moffat today and Monday
- Medano Update June 23, 2010 at 5:45 P.M .
- Medano Fire Remains Active–Medano Pass Road and Sand Ramp Trail are Closed; Park and Preserve Remain Open
- Wildfire Continues to Grow in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Medano Pass Road and Sand Ramp Trail are Closed; Rest of Park and Preserve Remain Open
- Comnet signs lease for new cell phone tower location
- Educational funding crisis hits Moffat School District
- Penitente Canyon: Hiking, biking, climbing, & camping, it’s got it all!
July 2010 ( View complete archive page )
August 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- New large solar proposal coming to Saguache County
- Crestone hosts 21st Annual San Luis Valley Energy Fair Sept. 4-5
- Moffat School District restructures due to lack of funding
- The mysteries of Liberty Trail: On hiking to the Dunes
- Saguache County Commissioner Race is a Cliffhanger!
- Updated: 2010 SAGUACHE COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTION
- 2010 SAGUACHE COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTION Results
- Obama Signs Historic Tribal Law and Order Act
September 2010 ( View complete archive page )
October 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Tessera application accepted, public hearing announced; SolarReserve pre-application filed
- US Air Force extends initial comment period on proposed flyovers
- Thai-Lao
- Congressman Salazar pushes for public meetings on low altitude flights over Southern Colorado
- Settlement Agreement Regarding Lexam Explorations Has Been Reached
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Vince & Mary Palermo report on Tessera’s Maricopa Plant
- Cannon AFB has extended the comment period about the proposed flyover area from Oct. 4 to Nov. 15
November 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- Comparison of Tessera’s Maricopa, AZ Plant with the Proposed Tessera SLV Project
- Saguache County Commissioners enumerate LATN concerns
- Rural Philanthropy Days to come to Saguache in 2011
- Treat Suomi and Joy Hill elected to POA Board of Directors
- Library District vote passes by large margin; New board members chosen
- Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety file suit against Colorado New Mexico nuclear transport
- County to hold public hearing on Tessera Solar proposal Dec. 6
- Saguache County election problems the result of computer errors
- Guru Rinpoche
- Secretary of State office reviews Saguache County vote
- Cell phone tower update, request to be heard Dec. 8 at Crestone/Baca Planning Commission
- Last chance for commenting: Air Force Flyover in the SLV
- Treat Suomi and Joy Hill win election to the POA Board; members call for reinstatement of Kimberly Bryant and fire chief
- Election Update: Saguache County Clerk presents report to County Commissioners; computer and scanner errors blamed for discrepencies in ballot tallies
- Latest unofficial results show Joseph and Myers with slim lead
- Unofficial Voting Results for Saguache County
- Organizations file suit against Dept. of Energy—Where is public process?
December 2010 ( View complete archive page )
- SunCatcher sound studies continue; County audio expert’s testimony doesn’t jive with Tessera’s
- Concerned citizens pack courtroom —Tessera hearing continued
- Crestone/Baca Planning Commission recommends cell phone tower; County Commissioners approve
- Masonry heaters
- SunCatcher Noise May Sink CO Project: Health, welfare, safety, etc. But what if folks just don’t want it?
- Hiker feared missing on N. Crestone Trail
January 2011 ( View complete archive page )
February 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- Silence: Our True Home — An Interview with Sharon Landrith
- Hwy. 50 near Cotopaxi blocked by rockslide
- Environmental Assesment for Baca Wildlife Refuge released; US Fish & Wildlife gives ok to exploratory oil & gas drilling
- Drought in the San Luis Valley?
- Is the Tessera application going forward?
- Avalanche avoidance basics
March 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- Structure fire at top of Willow Creek Way – Worst fire in 11 years
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Prepare Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Attorney General investigating Saguache County November 2010 election
- Tessera public hearing cancelled
- SLV Water discussion with Ken Beck about the Closed Basin Project
- The Old Spanish Trail – Tracking Down a Trail: Part 1
April 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- Prescribed Burns Planned May 1st thru June 30th on the Baca National Wildlife Refuge, Crestone, Colorado
- United emergency services for Crestone moves closer to being created, crucial agreements are signed
- Drilling/retirement of minerals on Baca Nat’l Wildlife Refuge in limbo
- Old & Bold Men
- Sec. of State comes to count ballots; Clerk denies request
- Structure fire at top of Willow Creek Way Worst fire in 11 years
- The Old Spanish Trail—Tracking Down a Trail: Part 2
June 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- 5 fires in one day thought to be deliberately set: Quick response prevented a disaster
- The Mysterious Crestone Crater: A real meteor crater or not?
- Saguache County elections attract State Grand Jury scrutiny
- Five fires thought to be caused by arson
- A fireban was issued by Saguache County as of June 15. It states:
- Wildfire in the Sangres
- San Luis Lake won’t get water this summer
- Emergency Fire Restrictions at Great Sand Dunes
- Crestone Emergency Services District Service Plan now available
- San Luis Valley faces drought
- World on the Edge How to Prevent Environmental & Economic Collapse—by Lester R. Brown
July 2011 ( View complete archive page )
August 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- Judge rules Sec. of State has access to election ballots; recall of Saguache County Clerk initiated
- Ok given, Crestone Emergency Services to go on Nov. ballot
- Bears! Bears! Everywhere! Beware! They’re in our porridge, on our streets, in our trees. Oh my!
- Mama bear of 2 young cubs shot by DOW near Crestone
- Earthquakes in southern Colorado
- Tessera withdraws SunCatcher application
- Hiking the Liberty Trail circuit
- Saguache County Credit Union placed under NCUA’s conservatorship
September 2011 ( View complete archive page )
October 2011 ( View complete archive page )
November 2011 ( View complete archive page )
December 2011 ( View complete archive page )
- Firefighters’ quick response saves Baca home
- Devastating flood at White Eagle Lodge
- Water 101: The evolution of water use in the northern San Luis Valley—Part I
- Photo of Lunar Eclipse, submitted by Peter Taylor
- City of Cleveland Passes Emergency Vote to Support OWS
- POA Board election decided
- SolarReserve submits application to build two 656 ft. high solar ‘power towers’
- Voters approve new Crestone Emergency Services District
- Crestone Telecom loan approved
- Appeasing the mountain spirits
January 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- Lone buffalo roams the Baca
- Saguache County Clerk recalled by more than 2-to-1 vote
- Global interdependence: The case for large-scale green energy
- Saguache County Clerk recalled
- SolarReserve Public Hearing set for Feb. 2 Large-scale facility with 656 ft. high towers proposed for Center area
- Fish & Wildlife to hold public workshops on alternatives for SLV refuges
- SolarReserve Public Hearing set for Feb. 2
February 2012 ( View complete archive page )
March 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- Aventa Credit Union acquires SCCU; members gain new services
- SolarReserve approved
- Fire season off to early start with several wind-whipped wildfires & numerous emergency calls
- Why distributed electrical generation?
- March 2012
- SolarReserve application moves forward; Towers on the horizon?
- Water experts talk of shortages in the SLV
- Local interdependence: The case for small-is-beautiful earth-healing
April 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- The Crestone Curve Cooperative Garden begins a second growing season
- Lawsuit filed against Crestone Emergency Services District
- Crestone man seriously injured in roll-over crash on T Road
- Town of Crestone election results
- Crestone Emergency Services District funding on the ballot, vote before or on May 8
- San Isabel Fire Update, Tuesday afternoon
- San Isabel Fire Update, Tuesday
- San Isabel fire update, 10 pm
- San Isabel fire update
- Wildfire off County Road 66
May 2012 ( View complete archive page )
- Crestone Emergency Services District mil levy fails to pass
- CrESD ballot count will not be completed until May 17
- CrESD mil levy vote currently has 6 vote lead, but 9 provisional ballots still to be counted
- Grote, Reinhardt & Johnson elected to Baca Water & Sanitation Board
- Lawsuit against Crestone Emergency Services District dismissed
- Crestone/Baca Village launch celebration May 6
- Dangerous wind-driven Rosado Fire controlled by multi-fire department & community efforts
- Drought conditions hitting San Luis Valley & all of Colorado
- Back to the future— Gardening lives again
For archived information prior to October 2008, please see our Archived Archive.
