The Pole

And now from the good news department, comes the story of Alex,* the wonder raccoon (*not his official name, but
more on that in a sec.) Lest you were preoccupied with things like pre-evacuation on Tuesday, the Twitterverse in other, wetter parts of the country was captivated by a survival story of a different sort.

The Vail juggernaut keeps steamrolling through ski country, this week snatching up longtime GDI resort, Crested Butte.

While some Americans may be seeing red over gun violence, they’ll be wearing orange this coming weekend. June 2-3 will be the second annual National Gun Violence Awareness Days and citizens are encouraged to wear orange in solidarity for gun safety.

From the state Marijuana Enforcement Division, comes something to chew on. According to the MED’s 2017 annual report, good old-fashioned pot smoking may be going the way of the Graffix bong.

After seven years with the Fort Lewis College Environmental Center – five at the helm – Executive Director Rachel Landis is moving on.

Pedestrians will no longer be able to do-si-do across Main Avenue and College Drive.

And now from the Downer Department comes the 2018 economic report from Protect Our Winters, aka POW.

The biggest stars from Durango may be tall, dark and rugged looking, but they won’t be signing any autographs.