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Saguache News – October 15
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Saguache News – September 30
Entrepreneurship Camp for Saguache Students
What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s an age-old question!
But thinking about the answer to that question when you have your whole life ahead of you can be exciting. And so it will go for students from Mountain Valley School in Saguache this week as they participate in a three-day Entrepreneurship Camp.
Mountain Valley School District host an Entrepreneurship Camp this week.
As part of HEART of Saguache/KV Student to Career Pathway Initiative, 8th -12th grade students will participate in the program from Thursday – Saturday, Oct. 4 – 5 at Mountain Valley School.
Then on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 2:30 -3:30 p.m. the Entrepreneurship Camp Business Presentation will take place, including the awarding of certificates. Members of the public are invited to come out and support the students, and hear the business presentations that they will have developed during the workshop.
The Entrepreneurship Camp is sponsored by HEART of Saguache/KV, Mountain Valley School and Youth Engagement Expert, Craig Schroeder. For more information please contact Stacey Amos Holden, HEART of Saguache/KV. (719) 849 0957
About the expert . . . .
Craig Schroeder
Craig Schroeder grew up on his family’s farm near Holbrook in southwest Nebraska, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1986. In 1989, after an early career in international agriculture trade, Schroeder and his new bride, Dawn, a Los Angeles native, moved back to his hometown of 223 people and experienced firsthand what it is like for a farm boy to come home and a city girl to move to the country.
This decision resulted in an 11-year experiment in young adult recruitment and rural revitalization emerging from the eighties agricultural crisis. Schroeder’s work during this period included the conversion of his former high school into a regional business incubator that has also served as home base for GROW Nebraska for the past two decades.
Schroeder has committed his career to helping rural communities create more prosperous futures; working as a local economic developer, rural telecommunications policy leader, Executive Director of the Nebraska Rural Development Commission, Senior Fellow with the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, and President of the Heartland Center for Leadership Development. He has also served on several prominent state and national rural development boards and commissions during his career.
Schroeder’s work extends across 47 states involving well over 40,000 youth, and in Canada, Australia and Russia, helping community leaders, educators and economic development professionals implement effective youth engagement, workforce development and entrepreneurship strategies. And this week, he will be in Saguache working with students from Mountain Valley Schools! The results will be exciting – see you on Saturday!
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Saguache News – September 14
New “Scavenger Hunt” Event for Fall Festival
On September 15, The Town of Saguache, Colorado’s Fall Festival will include an exciting new event, a Transmedia Story and Scavenger Hunt experience beginning at 10 a.m. on 4th Street in down town of Saguache. This exciting new feature of the Fall Festival will lead participants on an adventure throughout town and environs, experiencing a story and a game.
The event is free and open to the public. Just come to Saguache and find the Transmedia table to start. Along the way, there will be prizes with a grand prize at the end. Transmedia storytelling Is “the practice of designing, sharing, and participating in a cohesive story experience across multiple traditional and digital delivery platforms – for entertainment, advertising and marketing, or social change.” It will be more than a story; it will be an exciting experience. Participants follow clues to find other clues leading to prizes and memorable places and characters.
The Fall Festival story this year will integrate various media into the story and create an exciting experience for Saguache residents and visitors. This fall the media to be used will involve traditional platforms such as books, photographs, theater featuring actual historical people and places. It will introduce new digital platformsthat can be accessed by your smart phone.There will also be access to the story without a cell phone.
The story’s transmedia platforms integrate local special places, businesses and activities and nearby historic and scenic locations in Saguache. A variety of rewards are built into the story as participants move from point to point with a grand prize at the end. This event is sponsored by the Saguache County Tourism Council and created with the technical and creative help of MZRCuprey, a private media company headquartered in Saguache County. To preregister or for more information email saguachetransmedia@gmail.com.
25th Annual Saguache Fall Festival & Quilt Show
By Carita Ginn, Saguache Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Fall is coming! Come help us celebrate this annual event originally created to celebrate hand-made crafts and the harvest.
Performers from the Salida Circus will be on hand to entertain the kids at Saturday’s Fall Festival! However this year they will be entertaining downtown instead of the park due to the Community Building renovations. Photo: Saguache Today/Kathy Bedell.
New for 2018, this annual event will occur on Main Street (4th Street in downtown Saguache between Denver Avenue and Christy Avenue). Fun starts at 9 a.m. and continues until 4 p.m. Vendors from all over come to exhibit their wares, including our Saguache Sagebrush Quilters. These ladies will be showing their efforts for the year along with offering the chance to win a quilt door prize. Come make a bid on Silent Auction items, offered as the only annual fundraiser for the Saguache Chamber. Our local Friends of the Saguache Library will be offering their world-famous root beer floats. Artists will be offering treasures for the eye and the body and soul. Food vendors along with our local restaurants will be offering pallet-pleasing items. Saguache Volunteer Fire Department will host a beer garden from noon until 4 p.m.
In conjunction with this year’s event, the 5th Annual Saguache County Photo Contest will culminate with judging of the entries on Saturday, Sept. 15. Entries will be on exhibit at the Methodist Fellowship Hall on 6th Street.
Have a seat or get some exercise dancing to live music during the day from Seat of the Pants String Band, The Roadrunners and Old School. Also, Salida Circus will be on hand to entertain you.
Local rockers Road Runners will make a return performance to this year’s Fall Festival & Quilt Show on September 15. Catch their show in downtown Saguache this year!
As in previous years, funding has been made possible thanks to Saguache County Tourism and Saguache County Sales Tax Grants. Aventa Credit Union has generously donated entertainment funding. The Saguache Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank all who assist with making this annual event a continued success.
Come, experience the fun in Saguache!
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Saguache News – September 9
25th Annual Saguache Fall Festival & Quilt Show
By Carita Ginn, Saguache Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Fall is coming! Come help us celebrate this annual event originally created to celebrate hand-made crafts and the harvest.
Performers from the Salida Circus will be on hand to entertain the kids at Saturday’s Fall Festival! However this year they will be entertaining downtown instead of the park due to the Community Building renovations. Photo: Saguache Today/Kathy Bedell.
New for 2018, this annual event will occur on Main Street (4th Street in downtown Saguache between Denver Avenue and Christy Avenue). Fun starts at 9 a.m. and continues until 4 p.m. Vendors from all over come to exhibit their wares, including our Saguache Sagebrush Quilters. These ladies will be showing their efforts for the year along with offering the chance to win a quilt door prize. Come make a bid on Silent Auction items, offered as the only annual fundraiser for the Saguache Chamber. Our local Friends of the Saguache Library will be offering their world-famous root beer floats. Artists will be offering treasures for the eye and the body and soul. Food vendors along with our local restaurants will be offering pallet-pleasing items. Saguache Volunteer Fire Department will host a beer garden from noon until 4 p.m.
In conjunction with this year’s event, the 5th Annual Saguache County Photo Contest will culminate with judging of the entries on Saturday, Sept. 15. Entries will be on exhibit at the Methodist Fellowship Hall on 6th Street.
Have a seat or get some exercise dancing to live music during the day from Seat of the Pants String Band, The Roadrunners and Old School. Also, Salida Circus will be on hand to entertain you.
Local rockers Road Runners will make a return performance to this year’s Fall Festival & Quilt Show on September 15. Catch their show in downtown Saguache this year!
As in previous years, funding has been made possible thanks to Saguache County Tourism and Saguache County Sales Tax Grants. Aventa Credit Union has generously donated entertainment funding. The Saguache Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank all who assist with making this annual event a continued success.
Come, experience the fun in Saguache!
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Tagged Gardening, Saguache, Saguache Chamber of Commerce, Saguache Colorado, Saguache County, Saguache events, Saguache Fall Festival, Saguache Fall Festival & Quilt Show, Saguache information, Saguache news, Saguache Today, Saguache traffic, Saguache weather, SaguacheToday.com
Latest News – August 17
Forest Plan Up for Review; Public Invited
The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forest and Saguache County are co-hosting a public open house in Saguache to talk about the Forest Plan Revision, a document that governs all management actions on the forest’s 2.9 million acres. The following video explains more:
The open house will be held this evening Thursday, Aug. 17 at the Road and Bridge Meeting room located at 305 3rd Street from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Forest Plan Revisions starts with an assessment of current conditions on the Forests. At the open house, the GMUG planning team will share initial assessment work and early ideas about need for change in the Forest Plan, while inviting the public to contribute their ideas.
According to Samantha Staley Forest Planner “We’ve started to build a comprehensive snapshot of what’s going on in the Forests today , but we hope the open house is an opportunity to widen the lens. What has the public noticed? What concerns do our stakeholders have about the state of the Forests? The assessment relies on existing information and the best available science and covers a broad array of resources and programs, including wildlife, livestock grazing, timber, mining, ecosystems and recreation.
A very important component of the plan is incorporating information from the public. The end result of the assessment is to identify changes that should be made in the new Forest Plan, including changes identified by the public.
The forest for the trees! Make sure your voice is counted at tonight’s Forest Plan meeting in Saguache Road and Bridge Meeting Room
In order to keep interested stakeholders informed, the GMUG is utilizing a variety of communication tools, including open houses, webinars, posting information and updates on the web site and through email.
The open house is designed to help citizens understand the assessment process and review preliminary assessment information with resource specialists. Most importantly, this is an opportunity for community members to contribute their suggestions or concerns which will be incorporated in the assessments. For information about how you can learn more and be involved, CONNECT HERE.
It will take them at least three years to revise the Forest Plan. The National Forest Management Act (NFMA) of 1976 requires that forest plans be periodically revised. Their current forest plan was developed in 1983 with five subsequent amendments. New guidance in the Forest Service’s 2012 Planning Rule directs forest plans to be science-based and developed with extensive public involvement
Latest News – March 2
Gardening Class for Growers, Especially Veterans
Even though winter seems to be holding on a bit longer than usual, thoughts eventually turn to Spring! And in Saguache and the San Luis Valley, that means gardening! It means planting! It means growing!
How does your garden grow in Saguache Today? If you’re looking for some garden tips, plan to attend the Gardening Class offered this Saturday in Alamosa.
So what better way to get excited about digging out those seasonal tools and gloves than a gardening class? And this one is extra special.
This Saturday, March 4 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. there will be an Organic Gardening for the San Luis Valley (SLV) class to be held in Alamosa at the Villa Mall’s Hobby Town Game Room. This program which is sponsored by SLV Local Foods Coalition, SLV Veterans Coalition Valley Food Co-op.
Presented by Paul Niebel who is a Vietnam Veteran with over 30 years of organic gardening and owner of Kirby House Agro, topics covered will include Site selection, soil building, seed selection, planting techniques, sustainability, Long-Term storage, Fertilization, Pest Control, harvesting, seed saving, and water conservation.
A tried-and-true program that REALLY WORKS the course will be offered at only $5. But the even better news is that veterans – young and old – can attend for free thanks to generous support from
Veteran Fields, a veteran to farmer project in the Valley, who will sponsor veterans interested in attending this course. Please indicate you are a veteran in the note field of the RSVP form so that we can cover your tuition.
Questions? Call Paul at 719-298-0106
