New Castle News

Members of Cub Scout Troop 221 of New Castle gaze upward as they salute the flag at the Highland Cemetery for Monday's Memorial Day commemoration.

I was glad to see the marijuana DUI standard go down in the state Senate, only because a drug is a drug and we already have more than a 90 percent conviction rate as it is.

The 10th Mountain Roller Dolls are hosting a May 17 roller derby bout in Eagle, to mark the one-year anniversary of the league.

One of three Aspen Tap water-filling stations stands at Rio Grande Park next to the skateboard park.

I write in response to the May 7 Post Independent article, "Three towns disagree with county on oil shale." I've listened quietly and carefully to the debate on oil and gas and oil shale exploration and drilling on our public lands.

Classes will start next fall on Aug. 20 and end on May 29 and students in Garfield School District Re-2 will take only Thanksgiving Day and the day after off, instead of the entire week.

Chris Brown and his daughter, Breezy, out on a training ride with this 1930s single-speed, coaster brake tandem bike.

Three towns in Garfield County have recently urged the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to take the most restrictive and conservative approach regarding leasing of public lands for development of oil shale and tar sands.

Steve Legersky, owner of the Artist's Mercantile in downtown Glenwood Springs, assists local artist Sharill Hawkins on Wednesday.

Jack Jabbour poses with his newly adopted daughter Galina Jabbour, age 10. Jack and his wife, Linda, have also raised their daughters, Amber and Jennifer, who are now in their 30s, and they have a granddaughter, Joslin, who is 3. In his younger years, there was a point in time when Jack Jabbour aspired to be a rock and roll star.