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Thursday, June 8, 2023
Runoff claims another road
As snow continues to melt from mountain peaks, rivers swell with water. But as the hills green, some roads around the Gunnison Valley are cracking under the pressure. In the last month, a culvert failure on Hwy. 133 opened a two-lane sinkhole, a rock slide in Little Blue Creek Canyon...
Major changes coming to the Gunnison Arts Center
This August, the Gunnison Arts Center will enter the final and largest phase of its capital campaign project, “Framing the Future.” This, along with the arrival of a new executive director, Grace Thurlow, will not come without some changes — all meant to strengthen the programs the Arts Center offers...
GCEA preps for coming solar array
Gunnison County’s nonprofit electricity utility, the Gunnison County Electric Association, is laying the groundwork for another renewable energy project just miles outside the Crested Butte. The 1,125-kilowatt solar array will be built and owned by Outshine Energy, a Denver-based solar company. Most of the power generated from the array has...
The hidden gem of Dos Rios Golf Club
I’m not a golfer, but I would never pass up the opportunity to eat homemade food and lounge on a beautiful patio. That’s how I recently found myself at the Dos Rios Golf Club. The...
‘Arteries of the Earth’
The first time Colt Maule burned into a wood board, he visualized each delicate curve of the river, pretending that he was paddling his boat. Although driven by memories, none of the blue arteries he...
Oh Be Joyful Steep Creek Race surges into third year
On the morning of June 3, the snow-capped peaks of Mt. Emmons and Gothic Mountain overlooked a blossoming Gunnison Valley, echoing with distant cheers. The Oh Be Joyful (OBJ) Creek roared with snow melt as...
Gunnison Valley Theatre Festival celebrates third year
The Gunnison Valley Theatre Festival is returning for its third season, offering the community live theatre, improv and music at the Quigley bandshell on Western Colorado University’s campus, plus two nights at the Crested Butte...
Queer library has a home at Western
For a long time, Western Colorado University had just one library — the 80-year-old Leslie J. Savage Library perched at the top of Taylor Lawn. But starting this spring, another has popped up just across...
Family Time
Ways to encourage kids to read more Many adults feel there’s no better way to relax than curling up with a good book. Though a relaxing afternoon of reading may appeal to adults, kids could...
Perfil: Maria Esthela Perez Rodriguez
Vivió sus primeros años en Paso de Ovejas Veracruz con su familia, hasta que su madre emigro a Estados Unidos. Como muchos su madre siempre ha querido una mejor vida para ella y de alguna...
12U baseball squads open season with scrimmage
The 12U Gunnison baseball teams kickstarted their seasons with a scoreless scrimmage on June 2. The Red and Grey teams, split between head coaches Jake Stone and Jayden Archuleta, will...
14U fast pitch team opens season with win against Delta
The 14U fast pitch softball team opened its season at home with a 19-17 win against Delta on June 3. Head Coach Anna Gallowich said she is excited for the...
Revered coach hangs up his whistle after 36 year
Bill Dowis reclined in his camp chair behind home plate at the Gunnison High School baseball field in late April. He watched as second baseman Justus Williams took a final...
Summer athletics in full swing
The shouts, cheers and crack of bats hitting softballs emanated from Jorgensen Park on May 25, at the first home youth softball game of the year.
AI and the news: a matter of trust
Ordinarily, I wouldn’t make a point of telling readers of the Times about something we have decided to not do. But, once in a while, it’s worth the effort to shine light on otherwise invisible newspaper policy choices that affect everyone. The topic at hand in this case is one...
Letters to the Editor
Public art is how a community signals its values Editor: Crested Butte hosted the Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) summit last Wednesday through Friday. During that time, representatives of the 31 official Creative Districts in Colorado along with a diverse group of artists and art advocates coalesced at the Crested Butte...
