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San Luis Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for San Luis, CO.
Results 1 - 20 of 37 in San Luis, CO
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Counties support new power line for San Luis Valley
A proposed $180 million high-voltage transmission line into the San Luis Valley picked up support Tuesday night from the county commissions of San Luis, Rio Grande and Saguache counties. Comment?
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SLV Parent Institute Conference Nov. 7
The 8th Annual San Luis Valley Parent Institute Conference will take place on Saturday, Nov. Comment?
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Community service part of choosing Miss San Luis
For the young woman who assumes the title of Miss San Luis on Friday, the crown will involve more than just being a beauty queen. Comment?
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SLV Parent Institute Conference Nov. 7
The 8th Annual San Luis Valley Parent Institute Conference will take place on Saturday, Nov. Comment?
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San Luis hosts multi-cultural day
San Luis High School held its seventh annual multi-cultural day on campus on Oct. Comment?
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... Mexico until it was conquered by the U.S. in 1848 in the Mexican-American War. Colorado's oldest enduring town is San Luis, which was established near the New Mexico border in 1851 by colonists from Taos. It wasn't the first such effort: As early as ... Comment?
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Gov. Bill Ritter is touring the San Luis Valley today and Saturday, hosting a series of town hall meetings. Comment?
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Colorado Gov. Ritter visiting San Luis Valley to talk health care, jobs
Health care and jobs are on the agenda for Gov. Bill Ritter as he starts two days of visits in the San Luis Valley. Comment?
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Us 160: Cdot Begins Another American Recovery & Reinvestment Act...
... US 160 west of Del Norte,' Congressman John Salazar (CO-03) said. 'I thank the hard work of the participants of the San Luis Valley Regional Planning Commission for recommending and prioritizing this stretch of US 160 for funding. These improvements ... Comment?
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Veterans Green Jobs To Weatherize Colorado Houses
Colorado has hired a group called Veterans Green Jobs to weatherize about 240 houses in the San Luis Valley in the southern part of the state. Comment?
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Johnson: Praise for a torn man voting
... needs and the morality of the state taking lives." Vigil, you must understand, is a sixth-generation native of the San Luis Valley, which almost by definition means he is a good Catholic boy whipsawed, like all good Catholic boys, by the demands of ... Comment?
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... * Robert Redford , Michael Feeney Callan, Knopf, November * A Tortilla Is Like Life: Food and Culture in the San Luis Valley of Colorado , Carole M. Counihan, University of Texas Press, November * The Other Side of the Fence: American Migrants in ... Comment?
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Us 285: Cdot Begins American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (Arra) Funded Project in San Luis Valley
... Recovery and Reinvestment Act, this critical stretch of Highway 285 can now be resurfaced as recommended by the San Luis Valley Regional Planning Commission,' Congressman John Salazar (CO-03) said. 'Travelers between Center and Saguache will soon ... Comment?
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San Luis Valley schools are first to get the BEST
The first $87 million of a half-billion-dollar state program to build better schools in Colorado will be used for five projects in San Luis Valley. Comment?
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Blanca Fest Brings Cultural Hikes and Family Entertainment to Fort Garland
- Colorado Mountain Club (CMC) presents Blanca Fest in Fort Garland, Colo. on Saturday Aug. 29, 2009. Blanca Fest is a day of free guided hikes and tours of the best trails, peaks and cultural sites in San Luis Valley and Sangre de Cristo range, all culminating with a 'chuck wagon' style dinner and live traditional bluegrass music featuring the band Head for the Hills. 'Blanca Fest is a time to enjoy the heritage of San Luis Valley by partaking in great outdoor events to help Colorado Mountain Club raise awareness and funds for the restoration of Como Lake,' said Bryan Martin, director of conservation programs. Celebrity climbers will give free tours and guided hikes geared for all ages and abilities in San Luis Valley and the Sangre de Cristo Range. For more advanced hikers, Chris Davenport, one of the world's most accomplished big mountain skiers known for skiing all of Colorado's 'fourteeners' in one calendar year, will guide an ascent of Blanca Peak, a 14,000'+ peak. Other tours include a bison tour, a great Sand Dunes tour, a Zapata Falls tour and many more. After winding down from a day on the mountain, for just $15 attendees can enjoy a 'chuck wagon' style dinner at the historic Fort Garland Museum located in the shadow of Blanca Peak. San Luis Brewery will serve up some of Colorado's best beer and wine. After dinner, enjoy live music featuring Fort Collins-based bluegrass band, Head for the Hills. Blanca Fest Schedule, Aug. 29, 2009: 7:00 a.m. - Free guided hikes and tours 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - 'Chuck wagon' style dinner 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Live music featuring headliner band, Head for the Hills Blanca Fest proceeds benefit the restoration of trails and the natural environment of Lake Como and Blanca Peak which have been impacted by heavy use. 'We plan to rehabilitate the alpine environment around the lake. We also plan to more fully establish the trail to the summit in this sensitive area so that people know where to go,' says Martin. For more details about Blanca Fest, visit Colorado Mountain Club page at www.cmc.org. Contact: Korisa Geiger Colorado Mountain Club 970-215-5544 www.cmc.org ### Media Contact: Colorado Mountain Club Korisa Geiger 970-215-5544 Trackback URL: XAtWmVybw== Comment?
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State Recovery Act Outreach Tour Begins August 11
... Public Library, 202 North Animas Street, Trinidad 1 to 3 p.m.: Costilla County Public Library, 418 Gaspar Street, San Luis 5 to 7 p.m.: Spanish Peaks Library, 323 Main Street, Walsenburg Wednesday, Aug. 12: 9 to 11 a.m.: Greater Pueblo Chamber of ... Comment?
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Colorado Ski Train revival gathers steam
... of the Ski Train, said Edwin Ellis, president of Iowa Pacific Holdings LLC, which counts the Alamosa-based San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad and Rio Grande Scenic Railroad among its properties. In April, Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz's company said ... Comment?
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Griego: Venerable lessons in perseverance
A friend of mine, who has a better sense of the passage of time than I do, asked me how the old men of San Luis were doing on their senior center. Comment?
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Keep the Rio Grande Grande - Interview with Artist Jesus Sanchez
... the conservation work of the Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust. Watch up and coming young artist Jesus Sanchez of San Luis, Colorado, discuss his work. Join us and 28 participating artists at the South Fork Community Center in South Fork, Colorado ... Comment?
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Santa Ana y Santiago: A Celebration of Place Ways
This is the weekend that the villages of Chama and San Luis, Colorado celebrate their respective patron saints - Santiago and Santa Ana. Comment?
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