Bring the kids for a quick picture…
Join Colorado Kayak Supply for the International Day of Climate Action on
October 24th in Buena Vista! The International Day of Climate Action is an
initiative of the nonprofit 350.org, which aims to bring awareness to the
global warming crisis. Our rally in BV will be one of 4,317 events
happening [...]

Pete Palmer, League of Women Voters Chaffee County member and Buena Vista resident, will speak about the Role of US Government Contractors in International Conflict Areas at the LWVCC meeting Monday, September 14, at 12:00 noon, at the United Methodist Church of Salida, located at 4th and D Streets.
The LWV business meeting begins at 11:00. [...]

The following story was submitted by GARNA:

Photo Caption: According to informal observations by the volunteer group Friends of Fourmile, the past Memorial Day saw perhaps the heaviest visitation ever in the past 6-7 years in the Fourmile area east of Buena Vista. There were an estimated 235 camping units representing about 1,000 visitors at the [...]

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
May 21, 2009 - 1:00 P.M.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SALIDA STEAM PLANT
220 W. SACKETT ST, SALIDA, COLORADO
NOTE: The Agenda times are approximate; items may be discussed before or after the times listed below.
1. Verification from the County Clerk the Board of Commissioner’s agendas  were distributed appropriately.
2. CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST FROM [...]

Submitted by the Chaffee County Board of Commissioners:
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
May 5, 2009 - 1:00 P.M.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SALIDA STEAM PLANT
220 W. SACKETT ST, SALIDA, COLORADO
NOTE: The Agenda times are approximate; items may be discussed before or after the times listed below.
1. Verification from the County Clerk the Board of Commissioner’s agendas were distributed appropriately.
2. CONTINUATION [...]

From the Guidestone Blog, David Lynch writes:
“Very often, focusing on our “local minds” we lose sight of the impact that state or national legislation may have on our personal lives. Take NAIS for example: even as I write this, the National Animal Identification System is a new regulatory process being implemented by the USDA. [...]

Two submissions have come to us in the last day related to Nestlé and local sustainability issues. The first, was a link to this Huffington Post commentary by Michael DeJong. He writes:
“Bottled water, even from a super-slick eco-spinner like Nestlé, will forever be a massive waste of our collective resources. As a multi-national giant posing [...]

A CBV reader recently submitted a link to this trailer for the new documentary called, Tapped. From the movie website:
“Tapped examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.”
In other water related news, new dates have been determined for public hearings concerning [...]

Salida Citizen writer, Trey Beck, submitted this article entitled, Planning Commission Hears Nestlé Proposal. From the article:
Don Reimer, Chaffee County development services director, introduced the work session, explaining that the role of the Planning Commission in this case is largely procedural. The Commission, he said, will make a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners on [...]

Tuesday night’s regular Buena Vista Trustee Meeting at the Community Center will likely involve a significant number of community members speaking out about their opinions with regard to the recent trustee recall petitions. According to the Chaffee County Times, petition circulator John Anselmo said petitioners, “gathered about three times the number of signatures required for [...]