Marble News

Sculptor Gary DuChateau is this month's featured artist in the Meet the Artist series at Pine Hills Retirement Community.

Green Acres The High Elk Corridor Schofield Pass is a high mountain pass that connects the historic mining towns of Crested Butte and Marble.

A 27-year-old man is in Pitkin County Jail for an alleged midnight shooting spree in the quiet riverside community of Redstone.

What: An opening reception for a show by local nature photographer Craig Silberman When: 6-8 tonight.

Longmont wanted variety for its diagonal highway art project. And boy, did the city get it.

“I miss the tree I had in my honor, but I think this is a wonderful substitute.”

Retired teachers and staff from Marion-Walker Elementary School no longer work at their school but they'll always have a place there. via Centre Daily Times

“It's a real business, but we have to do the research and figure out what is there”

The new owners of a marble mine in the lower Avalanche Creek valley near Carbondale checked in with the Pitkin County commissioners on Wednesday. via Aspen Daily News

“Our hope is that this means the issue is over and the community can get beyond this and work together to try to build a better future. It's time for the community to heal and get beyond this dispute.”

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday sided with the town of Marble, reversing a state appeals court ruling that the town had violated the Sunshine Law regarding legal noticing of a January 2004 meeting. via Aspen Times Weekly

“The Documents Vault is nearly the only standing portion of the once-expansive Marble finishing mill”

The Marble Mill Site Park Committee is looking for original pieces of facing from the Marble Documents Vault in to restore the historic structure. via Aspen Daily News

"The Crystal River district is one of those vast, rich, but until recently little known countries, that, walled in with high mountains, has for ages kept its treasures hidden from the outside world." - ... via Glenwood Post Independent

“Anne is a total road warrior if there is a possibility [of a rescue]”

Two years ago today, the Aspen Animal Shelter opened its doors. Since then, the nonprofit organization that oversees the shelter has saved thousands of animals from death row. via Aspen Times Weekly

“It requires everyone's best efforts”

Young bighorn sheep along the Crystal River near Redstone aren't surviving to adulthood. via Aspen Times

Posted Sunday March 2, 2008 by Meteorologist Sean Parker **SNOW & BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM TONIGHT** CITIES INCLUDED: Skyway, Aspen, Vail, Snowmass, Crested Butte, Taylor Park, Marble, ... via KREX

“It's really bad. Slides have come down”

Highway 133 over McClure Pass will be closed indefinitely after an avalanche struck Monday and the threat of additional slides forced a cautious approach by highway maintenance crews. via Glenwood Post Independent

A powerful winter storm will move into the state on Sunday spreading snow over the mountains. via 9NEWS

Snow showers will continue in the High Country Friday as an upper level disturbance brings yet another winter storm to many mountain locations. via 9NEWS

Rick and Eileen Koch of New Castle announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Eden Koch, to John Doyle "JD" Allmon, son of Milton and Michelle Allmon of Basalt. via Glenwood Post Independent

Lindsey Schultz and Dylan Lewis, both of Silt, Colo., were married July 14, 2007 at Ute Meadows on Crystal River in Marble, Colo. via WisInfo

“Both parking lots were filled today so it was actually a good Wednesday”

Oscar McCollum wakes up, goes outside every day and sticks a ruler into the snow. via Glenwood Post Independent

“The Heathens really pushed me to do that. I said, 'If everyone's not going to sing, then I'm not interested.' ”

Nelson Oldham's labor of love led him to the band that has inspired him to sing again - along with all of the other members of his new group, The Redtones. via Aspen Times Weekly