Back to school? Say what? Seems like school just let out for summer. Thursday is a bittersweet day for me as a parent. My youngest child will go to his first day of his senior year at Nederland High School. The beginning of the end of high school. WOW!
Many of you know I have been some tiny part of the Boulder Valley School system since I moved here in 1986, when I started school in Nederland. There is a feeling of relief, like it’s finally the last year. Then there is a feeling of “what next.” Nothing is going to change, right? I’m not going anywhere. I have a great job. I’m super entrenched in the communities. I’ll still go to games and plays. And school events, right?
I spend a lot of time worrying about what life will look like when the last kid graduates. Right now, I’m making a promise to make as many games as possible. And as many school functions. And every other part of this final senior year. Which means I’m going to prioritize everything I can to be present. I’m not a hundred percent sure what that means yet, but I think it means I’ll see ya on the campus?
Speaking of which, my son is one of nine current interns at The Mountain-Ear. We started our intern program in 2017. We’ve had six graduating classes over those years (college and high school students). And several years we have had multiple interns. One of the things I am researching is the number of students that have come through our doors, so I can figure out the best way to grow our program. I have this theory that teaching the kids about the importance of journalism, and specifically about small town news, is the best way to keep students engaged in the future of reporting. Interns can be expected to investigate, research, and fact-check information, propose and write local interesting stories, and basically, yeah, report the news. Our interns may also work on our podcast, work on video projects (coming soon), and more!
And right now, we’re hiring. We are looking to hire a senior intern from Chinook and Gilpin schools. If you are a high school senior looking for a paid intern position, email info@themountainear.com for more info. We’re also hiring a college intern to take on some of the projects our high schoolers can’t, simply because of school schedules.
This week we received news that our archive has reached the next level. All of 1977 to part of 2010 (with all the years in between) is now available digitally, for FREE right here. We plan to also have these files on our website in the future. But for now, you can check it out on the Colorado Historical Newspaper Collection website here: https:// www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&sp=MNE&e=---- ---en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctx TA--------0------
Our Studio Tour is closed to artists at this time, but you can still be a sponsor. We’d love to have you participate. For more information, check out https:// www.themtnear.com/peak-to-peak-studio-tour-2023/.
Our Everybody’s Listening podcast is shared online every Monday. The latest is right here: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1583656.rss.
This week, we have a business story about Hub Ned coworking day, in Nederland. These are all stories that stemmed out of the last three years of Covid coverage when we decided to make sure every business story of the region was told. We covered Nederland and Gilpin through our Keep it Local series (funded through ARPA). And we covered northwest Boulder County and businesses of the canyons through our Rebuilding Business of the Peak to Peak series (partially funded through #newsCOneeds, the Local News Fund and other small grants). Did you know, you can submit your business profile (FREE) here: https://www.themtnear.com/business-short-takes/?
Don’t forget to check out all of our event calendars, from local library events to community events, to government meetings, self-help meetings, music of the entire Peak to Peak, senior luncheons, what’s happening at our local Rec center and more! You’ll notice we have expanded our calendar listings throughout the paper. We’ve always had the only print and online music listing that covers the Peak to Peak. Now, you’ll be able to find more local events, government meetings, self-help meetings, and more. Stick with us, we’ll let you know everywhere you need to be and what you’ll want to see. And it’s also all online on our online calendar. Submit your event here: https://www.themtnear.com/events-submission/.
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And local government is always right here: https://www.themtnear.com/ category/government/.
And you can always find our latest music stories here: https://www.themtnear.com/category/mountaincolumns/ music-of-the-mountains/.
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