By Jeffrey V. Smith NEDERLAND Nederland’s Jon Ridnell is always up for a challenge, at least when it comes to playing music. No matter the genre, category or style, he’s ready and able to pull it off with a high standard of musicianship, and little bit of flair. His range of skills on the guitar … Continue reading
By Jeffrey V. Smith NEDERLAND Back in 2015, Sage Cook wrote a difficult, but heartfelt, note to Elephant Revival fans. After eight years, he was leaving the Nederland-based, gypsy folk band he helped form and moving to the Kansas-Oklahoma border to begin a new adventure in subsistence farming. It was an enormous leap of faith, … Continue reading
NEDERLAND This is the time of year when two of our local nonprofit organizations, Wild Bear Nature Center and TEENS, Inc., are faced with the challenge of how they are going to transport youth during the busy summer months. Each summer Wild Bear rents a Boulder Valley School bus and driver to transport children to … Continue reading
NEDERLAND Known for his solo troubadour spirit—and knack for telling a good story—Todd Snider has been carving a musical niche for himself ever since releasing a debut album in 1994. It took joining a band three years ago, however, to push him in some new directions and teach him to be less “wordy.” Snider, who … Continue reading
BOULDER COUNTY County The Boulder County Commissioners have announced the recipients of 2017 Environmental Sustainability Grants. Recipients include the following communities in Boulder County: Boulder, Jamestown, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons, Nederland, Superior, and Ward. Boulder County’s Environmental Sustainability Matching Grant Program provides an opportunity for governmental organizations within the county to undertake environmental sustainability priorities … Continue reading
NEDERLAND The U.S. Forest Service’s Roosevelt National Forest has released its environmental assessment of the proposed Forsythe II Project, a forest management project in the vicinity of Nederland and Gross Reservoir. A draft decision is expected to be released by Forest Supervisor Monte Williams during the first week of December. The Forsythe II Project proposes … Continue reading
By Jeffrey V. Smith NEDERLAND The members of Colorado’s The Drunken Hearts have matured musically, and emotionally, during the last two years. What started as a trio of best friends playing acoustic tunes, has progressed into an electrified, five-piece powerhouse of alternative Americana music fueled by its members’ newfound commitment to their musical evolution. The … Continue reading
By Jeffrey V. Smith NEDERLAND After a two-year break, Five Weird Sisters Productions is returning, Oct. 15, to host Nederland’s third Witches Ball to celebrate the full moon when the “veil between the worlds of the living and the dead” is thinnest. The event, which kicks off at 6 p.m. at The Caribou Room, features … Continue reading
NEDERLAND The U.S. Forest Service has released its final environmental assessment and a draft decision for the Magnolia Non-Motorized Trails Project. The draft decision would approve a 44-mile, non-motorized trail system across about 6,000 acres in Boulder and Gilpin counties in an area along the Peak to Peak Highway known as East Magnolia and West … Continue reading
