I prefer cool weather hiking to warm weather. Perhaps it’s because I grew up in Wisconsin and recall weekends of below-zero weather without a …

As a kid growing up between Nebraska and South Dakota, libraries were my sanctuary. I crossed Nancy Drew’s “Haunted Bridge,” dove into the “Ch…

I don’t know about you, but these days I’m looking around wondering where all of our snow is hiding? After last year’s bleak winter, dry sprin…

Dean’s List

I’ve seen a handful of Colorado adventure bucket lists floating around in print and online and have even heard a few acquaintances of mine dec…

According to Lucille Lavelett in her book “Through the Years at Monument Colorado,” Monument Lake was built on land owned by David McShane. In…

“We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.”

The year ahead offers new opportunities and experiences. But as you make plans throughout 2019, be mindful of the things that can derail those…

Lucretia Vaile, guest of honor

Hoofbeats! Coming from behind Coors Field in Denver’s LoDo district, onto Wynkoop Street up to Union Station then heading southeast on 17th St…

Happy 2019! For my first column this year, I have decided to share a little about myself — in particular, something I’ve struggled with for al…

Hopefully everyone had a great Christmas and New Year’s celebration!

I hit the slopes for the first time this season just a couple weeks ago and it was quite refreshing — though not in the way I’d expected.

News from Jean Evans

When I was doing my story on Little Free Libraries I went to the different libraries to see what books were there and to leave some of my own.…

Happy pre-Christmas week, friends and neighbors! To follow-up on last column’s cliffhanger re the Mountain Springs Recovery Center setting up …

The superlatives this time of year can become overwhelming. (Did Yogi Berra say that first?)

This Christmas, I’ve got my grandparents on my mind. And I consider myself one of the lucky ones: I had the privilege of knowing and loving ea…

What do the holidays mean to you? Calm and collected, or busy and frenzied? Moderation or indulgence? Scheduled or unpredictable? Holiday prep…

Wakonda Western Inc.

Recently I was speaking to some people about the Little Log Church. I was surprised that some people in the area had never heard of the church…

One year ago, I gladly stepped into the editorship of The Tribune, and it’s been quite the adventure since.

“Everyone wants to participate in decisions that affect them; fewer and fewer people will accept decisions dictated by someone else.”

I’ve never been a fan of Daylight Saving Time. It is not the political or the economic aspects of the whole concept, rather, it’s the time cha…