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No coronation!

Dear Editor, There will be two events at the Mountain Forum for Peace Sculpture Garden at the entrance to Nederland, Colorado. They will take place on Saturday, June 7, 2025, 10 - 11a.m. and Saturday, June 14, 2025, 10 - 11 a.m. Bring a pal....

Madam Lou Bunch Day June 14

Dear Editor, Madam Lou Bunch Day 51st Anniversary Celebration and Famous Bed Race will take place Saturday, June 14, on Main Street Central City. In the mid-1800s, Madam Lou Bunch opened a brothel for the many miners looking to find gold in...

Dear Editor, Out of curiosity, I read the Board of Trustees (BOT) May 20 agenda along with the staff reports. More entertaining than one might think. It reads like a tragic comedy. Humorous momentarily with a disturbing reality. At every turn of...

Dear Editor, I am incredibly proud to share that Nederland Elementary School has received two prestigious awards from the Colorado Department of Education for the 2023–24 school year. First, NES was one of only ten schools in the Boulder Valley...

Dear Editor, Trump knows how to make money. Do some of his recent actions violate the “emoluments clause” of our Constitution which forbids government officials from accepting gifts from foreign governments, fearing foreign influence? Qatar has...

Dear Editor, Dozens of locals in Nederland, staffers, donors, parents, even Nederland town officials, shops and restaurant owners and patrons supported the building, fundraising, envisioning, and patronizing of the Carousel of Happiness (COH). As...

A heart of gratitude and love

Dear Nederland Students, Teachers, Administration, Parents, and Community, My heart is so full of gratitude to  all of you for showing me so much love and kindness these 40 years of teaching. The alumni concert, the Impact Awards and the...

Wildfire mitigation

Dear Editor, Chainsaws are raised in the air Elon Musk style, ready to take down the evil forests on the 323-acre Tucker County Open Space and on Park Hill at Arapaho Ranch near Nederland.  What did the forests do wrong?  Nothing, it’s...

Save our Bourbon

Dear Editor, What could trade wars and wildfires have in common? There's been a movement in Canada to buy less American-made whiskey. But there's another threat to the whiskey industry, and that's the depletion of white oak, which is a key...

The miracle of the Yard Sale

Hello dear public, Starting on Sunday May 25, the doors at the Nederland Community Center shall open once again, to allow you, the public, to drop off items for re-use, and then, for a weekend, come explore and purchase wonderful deals on those...

Dear Editor, Staff Appreciation Week at Nederland Middle-Senior High School is a week filled with gratitude for all the staff at the school.   Thank you to all the people who volunteered to make this week special for the staff and to...

Dear Editor, A Notice of Valuation will be mailed to every personal property owner that is operating a business on June 16th, 2025. From June 16 th to July 1 st , 2025, owners of taxable personal property (e.g., business furnishings, equipment,...

 Dear Editor, Due to lack of any substantial support, Bizarre Cat Bazaar 2025 is cancelled. Bizarre Cat Bazaar is a free, sober, family friendly, town business supporting, community gathering event; that offers family fun, goofy, feel good...

Hands Off Tucker Ranch

Dear Editor,   Imagine buying a beautiful swath of forest in the name of conservation, and the first thing you do is figure out how many trees you can cut down.  Sadly, that’s pretty much what Boulder County Open Space is hoping to do...

Dear Editor, The current conflict in the Palestinian territories (and in Ukraine) begs the question, is it a war crime to target civilian populations? Post WWII, the world came together to sign the Geneva Conventions, to guarantee basic rules for...

Dear Editor, The current conflict in the Palestinian territories (and in Ukraine) begs the question, is it a war crime to target civilian populations? Post WWII, the world came together to sign the Geneva Conventions, to guarantee basic rules for...

Dear Editor, The red carpet was rolled out and the stakes were sky-high at this year’s Casino Royale After Prom—a night packed with glitz, glam, and high stakes! The guests rolled the dice and played their hands at the Craps, Blackjack, Roulette,...

Dear Editor, Waiting for predictable disasters before taking action is usually costly and tragic. So, yes, mitigation is a good thing. However, mitigation strategies should be based on the best available data, not false narratives. We won’t log...

Dear Editor, Friends of the Gilpin County Community Center will present its first-annual “Heart of the Community” Volunteer Awards at the Gilpin County Community Center on May 15, 2025, during the FGCCC annual meeting. The five awardees are...

Dear Editor, The wolf is native to Colorado but was eradicated from the state by the mid-1940s. In December 2023, Colorado Parks and Wildlife released 10 wolves from Oregon in both Grand and Summit Counties An additional 15 wolves from Canada...

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