Tag: gunnison
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Tipping Point: Colorado River strain casts shadow over recreation
Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado’s largest body of water, is at its lowest level ever. Plagued by drought and meager snowpack, the reservoir is not even 50% full. In an attempt to shore up Lake Powell and keep power-generating turbines turning, regulators pulled about 36,000 acre-feet from Blue Mesa last year, causing the closure of the…
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Colorado’s Powerstop gas station grills up giant, juicy burgers | Craving Colorado
GUNNISON • Toss out your expectations of overcooked hotdogs and questionable taquitos along with the other trash you’ve picked up at convenience stores when you head into the Powerstop gas station, restaurant and bar in Gunnison. Yes, the station sells gas, chips, Hostess Cakes and lottery tickets. But it’s not like most convenience stores where…
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Western Colorado University’s president retained after controversy
The president of Western Colorado University in Gunnison will remain in his position despite a majority of the faculty calling for his firing, according to a statement from the school’s board of trustees. On Jan. 7, the day after the attack on the U.S. Capitol building, Greg Salsbury wrote a message to all staff, titled…
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Music, art, wildflowers, beer and livestock: Five Colorado festivals to watch this week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aspen Music Festival and School The “Paris, City of Light”-themed 70th season, with more than 400 events, runs through Aug. 19. Nearly 1,000 musicians gather in Aspen each summer, along with 630 music students and…