Each holiday season, especially military holidays, families and friends of veterans who have died leave wreaths on their loved ones’ graves, serving as a symbol of their continuing presence in their lives after death.
In Grand Junction, the wreaths themselves have their own lives and stories that persist beyond their original use.
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The Project Support Senior Center in Idaho Springs is a busy place every Wednesday.
“This program isn’t just for seniors. This program is for anyone in the county in need,” said Cindy Sterner, a Volunteers of America supervisor for Clear Creek County.
Sterner has worked with Volunteers of America for more than 20 years.
“I went from being their cook to the person they could come to for any kind of resources, any problems they have,” Sterner said. . . . . (continue reading here)
Walkers, cyclists and joggers enjoying the trails at South Platte Park on the afternoon of June 1 may have noticed a strong, unusual scent of pine in the air.
Those who followed their nose to the scent’s origin at Eaglewatch Lake saw something even more interesting. . . . (continue reading here)
Last week, Telluride Elks Lodge #692 announced longtime local educator Sandy McLaughlin as its Citizen of the Year, honoring her with a celebratory dinner at the Swede Finn Hall.
Having bestowed the honor for the past 15 years, recent recipients include the Telluride Medical Center, DeLanie Young, Ursula Cristol, Tara Kelley, and Dan Curtis. Elk of the Year, John Howe, and Officer of the Year, Jennifer Birrittella, were also announced. . . . (continue reading here)
Cindy Olson has called many places home, including Virginia, Kansas, and North Carolina, but has decided to lend her considerable talents and leadership qualities to Cañon City.
She grew up a Navy brat as he father served for 30 years and moved to Cañon City in 1965 after her father’s final station as a recruiter in Pueblo.
“He always said that Fremont County had the smartest people in Colorado,” she said.
She grew up alongside her sister and brother and graduated from Cañon City High School in 1970 — a time she fondly recalls as one of the best of her life.
“A lot of my classmates are still here,” she said. “I loved going to school here, we had great band teachers and choir teachers and coaches — coach Don Stimack was wonderful. I had a lot of friends.”
Olson recalls that, although young women were still largely relegated to wearing skirts to school or playing numerous organized sports, she still enjoyed every moment of her high school experience. . . . (continue reading here)
