Hannah Harn

The Lady Demons fell 42-34 to Del Norte and 50-21 to Alamosa on Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7, this week. The two away games kick off the Lady Demons’ season ahead of their home game against Gunnison on Dec. 10.

The Chaffee County Times will be adjusting our word count cap for Letters to the Editors in the new year. Beginning with our Jan. 2, 2025, issue, Letters to the Editor will be capped at 400 words. Election-related letters will remain capped at 250 words.

In late September the U.S. Forest Service announced it would be initiating a hiring freeze on all non-firefighting seasonal temporary workers for the 2025 fiscal year. As they prepare for the upcoming work season, volunteer organizations are gearing up for the increased need.

Buena Vista’s annual Ski Movie screening event, this year featuring “Calm Beneath Castles” from Matchstick Productions, raised over $10,500 for the BV Schools Adaptive Ski Program.

Southern Colorado Economic Development District has launched a new program, Scale Up Your Business. Apply at SCEDD. Applications accepted until Jan. 3.

Lynn Dryzmala (right) presents a quilt to Pete Bollinger on Dec. 13, 2024. Bollinger is an Air Force veteran that was honorably discharged. He served 20 years, from 1992-2012. He served in the Cold War, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. His rank at his discharge was an O-5, a Lieutenant Colonel.

The Chaffee County Commissioners held their final meeting of 2024 in their new north-end Public Safety Complex at 200 Steele Drive. The facility, which broke ground on April 21, 2023,

The Chaffee County Commissioners had a short final meeting of 2024 on Dec. 17, with only one item for approval beyond the minutes and consent agenda.

Browns Canyon National Monument, part of Chaffee County’s Arkansas River Corridor, joined the growing list of International Dark Sky Places this December. This makes the monument Colorado’s 18th International Dark Sky Place and 12th International Dark Sky Park.

Chaffee County Public Health announced the official launch of the Chaffee County Behavioral Health Coalition.