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Local leaders seek water option for new Beaver Creek school building
By Lori Sorenson
December 20, 2023
In April, Hills-Beaver Creek School District voters approved a $26.5 million bond referendum for a new elementary school in Beaver Creek. As construction plans materialize, local leaders are wrestling with how to best meet the water needs of the new facility. At their Dec. 13 meeting, Beaver Creek City Council members signed off on the district’s building permit for construction across the…
Produce magically appears, but I now know where pickled beets come from
By Lori Sorenson, editor
September 22, 2020
My kitchen smelled amazing Saturday. The stovetop was a happy place of simmering aromatic good stuff from the garden. Not from my garden. I don’t have a garden. But you wouldn’t know it judging by the abundance of garden produce that accumulates regularly on my countertops and in my fridge. Cucumbers and green beans in the spring. Potatoes and tomatoes midway through summer. And squash in the…
Where does your food come from? (Don't say, 'The grocery story')
March 21, 2016
Where does your food come from? For many Americans, the answer is the grocery store, and for those of us living in an agricultural community, that’s a disturbing answer. The grocery store isn't where food comes from. It's just where food is distributed. In reality, far too many people are unaware of the role American agriculture plays in their daily lives … and what it really takes to…

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