Snow!
Well, it snowed again on Saturday night (12/9) - had to sweep about 6-8" of the stuff off the porch. My mail is getting innundated with snowfall alert messages from the ski resorts, so that's good news for thos who like to play in the white stuff.
Latest news from the community of Four Mile in beautiful Teller County, Colorado.
Wednesday, December 13, 2000
Saturday, November 25, 2000
Millenium Holiday Tree
Colorado was chosen to supply the Christmas Tree for the national capitol this year. The tree was harvested from the Pike National Forest just a few miles north of Woodland Park. More about the project: Colorado's Millennium Holiday Tree
I have mixed emotions about harvesting live trees for Christmas trees. This one was blessed by Ute elders to ask permission of the tree pror to its being harvested.
Certainly lots of people have gotten involved. Lots of individuals and companies have helped out with the cutting and transportation. School kids have made ornaments. The tree will make lots of stops across the country as it heads to Washington, DC. So a pretty good sized community is growing up around this project - that's good.
There are also souveniers that you can buy. If you buy 'em from the Teller County Extension Office, the Teller County 4H program (that's local kids, folks!) get a share of the proceeds. Check it out: Millennium Tree Products from Teller County 4H
Colorado was chosen to supply the Christmas Tree for the national capitol this year. The tree was harvested from the Pike National Forest just a few miles north of Woodland Park. More about the project: Colorado's Millennium Holiday Tree
I have mixed emotions about harvesting live trees for Christmas trees. This one was blessed by Ute elders to ask permission of the tree pror to its being harvested.
Certainly lots of people have gotten involved. Lots of individuals and companies have helped out with the cutting and transportation. School kids have made ornaments. The tree will make lots of stops across the country as it heads to Washington, DC. So a pretty good sized community is growing up around this project - that's good.
There are also souveniers that you can buy. If you buy 'em from the Teller County Extension Office, the Teller County 4H program (that's local kids, folks!) get a share of the proceeds. Check it out: Millennium Tree Products from Teller County 4H
Friday, November 17, 2000
Sunday, November 12, 2000
Teller County Election Results
If you're looking for the Teller County election results... No Florida-close races here!
Referendum 1A, which would have provided tax money to preserve open space in Teller County, failed. This is unfortunate since there is now no good viable option for large landowners other than selling their proprty to developers. This means that many of our sight corridors and vistas will change - we'll be looking at houses instead of trees.
The referendum to allow the Four Mile Emergency Services to keep tax money they collect and use it to pay for new apparatus passed - you can count on the folks in Four Mile to make good decisions.
If you're looking for the Teller County election results... No Florida-close races here!
Referendum 1A, which would have provided tax money to preserve open space in Teller County, failed. This is unfortunate since there is now no good viable option for large landowners other than selling their proprty to developers. This means that many of our sight corridors and vistas will change - we'll be looking at houses instead of trees.
The referendum to allow the Four Mile Emergency Services to keep tax money they collect and use it to pay for new apparatus passed - you can count on the folks in Four Mile to make good decisions.