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Aspen Saturday Market branches out

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ASPEN — The Aspen Saturday Market might have started out as a place to fuel people with fresh produce, but after 12 years it has evolved into one of the most attended events in town and a venue for locals to become successful entrepreneurs.

Over the last two years, the market has generated between $1.3 million and $1.5 million in sales each year, according Kathy Strickland, the manager of the event. It also draws between 2,000 and 2,500 people to downtown Aspen every Saturday.

Scholars, pancakes, Grease and a state senator spice up Rotarian breakfast

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There was a lot packed into a two-hour breakfast in the park on Saturday, June 20. The occasion was the Pancake Scholarship Breakfast by the Rotary Club of Paonia. The menu included all the pancakes you could eat, link sausage, coffee and juice. The cost of breakfast, $6 for adults and $3 for kids, went into the Rotary's scholarship fund.

Ritter, Schwartz shine spotlight on geotourism

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06.26.2009 – Buena Vista, CO - A grass-roots geotourism initiative got kicked off in a big way when Gov. Bill Ritter came here today to cut the green ribbon marking the launch of TravelGreenColorado.com.

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Senator Schwartz's Bills Signed Into Law

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DENVER—Senator Gail Schwartz (D-Snowmass) has had a productive year for Senate District 5 and Colorado. As chair of the Joint Select Committee on Job Creation and Economic Growth it produced over two dozen dynamic bills to help build and sustain jobs in Colorado. Sen. Schwartz also sponsored more than 30 bills to revive rural Colorado by strengthening local economies, encouraging job creation, and expanding the new energy economy.

Sen. Schwartz Protects Historic Southern Colorado

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DENVER – Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill on final reading sponsored by Senator Gail Schwartz (D-Snowmass) which promotes and encourages the continued operation of acequias, or historic community ditches, and the viability of the historic communities that depend on this system as a means of irrigation and cultural preservation in Southern Colorado.  The bill passed unanimously.

New School Buildings for Southern Colorado

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DENVER – Today, Senator Gail Schwartz ( SD 5 – Democrat ) congratulated five Southern Colorado schools districts named finalists for receiving new schools buildings and improvements under the B.E.S.T. program.

The five Southern Colorado school districts and projects are:
  • Alamosa School District RE-11J; two new elementary schools will replace three elementary schools
  • Sangre De Cristo School District RE-22J; new PK-12 school
  • Centennial School District R-1; new PK-12 school (supplemental)
  • Sargent School District RE-33J; new junior/senior high school and elementary school renovation
  • Mountain Valley School District RE-1; roofing and repair under designed structure (supplemental)

Jobs Committee Encourages Federal Funding for Job Creation and Forest Management

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DENVER - Wednesday, Democratic members of the Joint Select Committee on Job Creation and Economic Growth submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to encourage continued federal funding to strengthen Colorado's economy, part of which would come from the federal recovery President Obama signed into law yesterday.

Sen. Schwartz Welcomes Broadband Expansion Thanks to Federal Recovery

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DENVER - Today, President Obama traveled to Denver to sign the $787 billion "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" into law. Colorado is expected to receive $2.791 billion over the next two years. And Senator Gail Schwartz (D-Snowmass) could not be more excited that some of these federal recovery dollars are coming in. As the Chair of the Joint Select Committee on Job Creation and Economic Growth, Senator Schwartz has been working very hard to encourage an atmosphere of job creation, specifically in her district.

Schwartz's Electric Car Showcase Wows Crowds

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Dozens come to State Capitol to get behind the wheel of the "Next Big Thing" DENVER - They came. They saw. They conquered a few hearts. Today, dozens of visitors came to the State Capitol to learn more about neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) and Senate Bill 75.
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