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Another Month in the Valley: Chickens and Coal and COLD.
Which member of the Town of Paonia staff wears these boots? Hint: she is a fiscal disciplinarian. Another Month in the Valley By Thomas Wills – Herald Publisher and Editor Chickens… sigh. Cindee...
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Another Month in the Valley: December 2013
Another Month in the Valley By Thomas Wills – Herald Editor And the word for December is brrr with temperatures setting near record lows for this early in the winter. December has been like an extra...
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Crawford Chamber’s Festival of Trees Raises $1,800 for Town Hall Restoration
Crawford Chamber’s Festival of Trees Raises $1,800 for Town Hall Restoration Each of the three towns in the North Fork and their surrounding communities have a distinctive personality. In Crawford,...
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Winter Mice In the Outdoor Grill, Frozen Horse Snot, and the Donkey Who Loved...
Photo by Marla Bishop Winter Mice In the Outdoor Grill, Frozen Horse Snot, and the Donkey Who Loved Pigs By Marla Bear Bishop I thought I was done with 2013 but it turns out, I’m not. Splits on my...
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Petition for Recall of Crawford Mayor Being Circulated – Town Clerk Resigns...
Mayor Susie Steckel at far right- back. Next to her is popular Town Clerk Jackie Savage. Petition for Recall of Crawford Mayor Being Circulated Town Clerk Resigns in Protest Crawford Town Council...
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Options Other Than Crawford Municipal Court Being Considered – Vote Will...
Pubic Works Director Bruce Bair will do a “smoke test” on the sewer mains to determine where smell is coming from. Options Other Than Crawford Municipal Court Being Considered Vote Will Include...
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North Fork Municipal Elections Afford Opportunities to Serve
Hotchkiss Mayor, Wendell Koontz (left), will be seeking reelection. North Fork Municipal Elections Afford Opportunities to Serve By Thomas Wills 2014 is an even-numbered year, which in the Valley’s...
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Crook Will Not Run for Mayor in Crawford Recall – Committee Lists Complaints
Crawford Town Council members Chris Brown, Wanda Gofforth and Larry Kontour Crook Will Not Run for Mayor in Crawford Recall – Committee Lists Complaints By Thomas Wills Former Crawford mayor Jim Crook,...
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Paonia Election Wide Open: Sauter Won’t Run and Wissbeck Resigns – North Fork...
Paonia Election Wide Open: Sauter Won’t Run and Wissbeck Resigns North Fork Municipal Elections Afford Opportunities to Serve By Thomas Wills 2014 is an even-numbered year, which in the Valley’s three...
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Committee Misfiles Petition – Crawford Attorney Says Mayor Doesn’t Have to...
Committee Misfiles Petition – Crawford Attorney Says Mayor Doesn’t Have to Vote Savage Says Ziegler Told Her That the Reason for the Recall Was Marijuana By Thomas Wills According to Crawford Town...
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Spring on Fruitland: The Last of the Firewood and Spring Haystress
photo by Marla Bishop Spring on Fruitland: The Last of the Firewood and Spring Haystress By Marla Bear Bishop – Fruitland Mesa, Crawford Country and beyond correspondent The ice is completely gone from...
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Crawford Approved for $400,000 State Grant for Renovation – Crawford Approved...
Left to right: Trustees Mike Tiedeman, Hetty Todd and Cameron Clark Crawford Approved for $400,000 State Grant for Renovation – Work to Move Ahead By Thomas Wills Crawford Town Council Work Session...
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Crawford Approves Creative District Bannering – The Mother of All Local Town...
Mayor Susie Steckel and PWD Bruce Bair Crawford Approves Creative District Bannering The Mother of All Local Town Websites? By Thomas Wills Crawford Town Council May 7, 2014 Present: Mayor Susie...
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An Ill Goat, Dog Funerals, and the Donkey Who Can Open Gates
Marla and the late Scott An Ill Goat, Dog Funerals, and the Donkey Who Can Open Gates By Marla Bear Bishop – Crawford/Fruitland Mesa and beyond correspondent. It’s rainy tonight and the air...
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Crawford Pioneer Days June 12-15 – The Ways of a Small Western Cow Town
Draft horses at Pioneer Days June is Crawford’s month to shine. Over a century after its founding Crawford still prides itself on being an independently minded “cowtown”; the cow part referring to its...
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TABOR Vote to be Held in November – Ludwig Leaves Crawford Public Works Position
Pubic Works Director Bruce Bair is thinking about some curb and gutter to control drainage. TABOR Vote to be Held in November Ludwig Leaves Crawford Public Works Position Crawford Town Council July 2,...
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Marla Bishop: Pioneer Days, a Cross Dressing Donkey, and Computer Cord Eating...
Pioneer Days, a Cross Dressing Donkey, and Computer Cord Eating Dog By Marla Bear Bishop – Crawford/Fruitland Mesa and Beyond correspondent The bluebird of happiness nested in my horse trailer for...
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Another Month in the Valley: July 2014
A downtown planter from the Chambers improvement project. Design and maintenance by Tom Wills – Wills Gallery and Used Books 229 West Bridge. Another Month in the Valley By Thomas Wills July Journal...
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Marla Bear Bishop: The Ass Who Wouldn’t Go on Parade and Other Tales of Summer
Marla Bishop and the late Scott the goat – Cherry Days 2013 The Ass Who Wouldn’t Go on Parade and Other Tales of Summer By Marla Bear Bishop It’s been a hot dry summer but the hay is thick and rich...
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Crawford Town Hall Renovation Project Comes in $130,000 Over Budget – Money...
Town Clerk and webmaster, Jackie Savage (right foreground) shows council members how the Town’s new website will work at the first August meeting. – Tom Wills photo Crawford Town Hall Renovation...
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