Bond Committee counting down the days

The Strong Schools Strong Community Bond Committee, formed to help pass 3C, has just over two weeks until the big day. Some people have already voted, ballots went out in the mail this...

DATE: Oct. 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: DS - Columnists

School bus driver keeps kids on bus because of a bear

A Dolores School bus driver recently watched a bear roam around a neighborhood on Road P. The driver and the students on the bus were delighted until it came time to get off the bus. Transportation...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2012 | CATEGORY: DS - Columnists

Is Columbus Day a real holiday?

Last Monday was Columbus Day. It is not a day I have ever considered to be a real holiday. Not because I am making some political statement or challenging conventions. I have never considered...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2012 | CATEGORY: DS - Columnists

Dolores Visitors Center numbers are up this year

Can you believe it’s October already? Wow. This will be my last article before we switch over to winter hours at the Visitor’s Center. Starting Nov. 1, we will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Monday,...

DATE: Oct. 5, 2012 | CATEGORY: DS - Columnists

Setting a new, beautiful fashion trend

Some Dolores girls pledged to be naturally beautiful. Ali Umberger and a handful of other girls at the Dolores High School recently finished a pledge known as “No Makeup Mondays.” The girls pledged...

DATE: Oct. 5, 2012 | CATEGORY: DS - Columnists

Obedience vs. Willfulness Quickly and cheerfully carrying out directions

Obedience is commonly viewed in terms of one’s respect for those in authority. Obedience also refers to one’s actions and attitudes that earn respect from authorities. Ultimately in the obedience...

DATE: Oct. 5, 2012 | CATEGORY: DS - Columnists

Today I will remember ...

What do you remember from your years of growing up? It seems that some days my mental tapes only replay the hurtful things people have said over the years. For example, my grandfather saying I was...

DATE: Sept. 28, 2012 | CATEGORY: DS - Columnists

The return of the black goat

Who knows where the infamous black goat goes at times, but there are long stretches where he goes unnoticed by me. Does the goat wander off to greener pastures, or am I just too busy to see it,...

DATE: Sept. 28, 2012 | CATEGORY: DS - Columnists

Roads and the dreaded 20-minute construction delay

A civilization is only as good as its roads. Everything else falls short compared to the necessity of getting people and goods from one place to another. Road technology has come a long way from...

DATE: Sept. 28, 2012 | CATEGORY: DS - Columnists

We live on vacation

Oh, sure — everyone has to get up and get going – to work – to school – to the ranch – but people come from far and near to enjoy our town and all its beauty. Visitors have come from Europe,...

DATE: Sept. 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: DS - Columnists

A new business coming soon to Dolores

I recently spoke to Teresa Howell who said she plans on bringing her coffee shop/bakery/gallery to Dolores. The name of the store will be The Pony Expresso and it will be located in the building on...

DATE: Sept. 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: DS - Columnists

Low water brings something unexpected: mud

Over the weekend, I took my family, along with some borrowed stand up paddleboards, to McPhee Reservoir. While the experts say that the lake has been lower, once before, it is still shocking to see...

DATE: Sept. 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: DS - Columnists

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