New Castle ballot issue No. 2 is a tax
Citizens of New Castle beware.
Ballot issue No. 2 is another tax. You will find this issue on the mail-in ballot you will receive in the mail.
After reviewing the very vague wording in the handout provided by the town, I had a meeting with Andy Barton, the town administrator, to try to clarify what this tax would cost us. Mr. Barton had to make phone calls to other town employees to get answers to my questions because there is nothing in writing describing this proposed ordinance.
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To give more time to receive quality Garfield County Humanitarian Service Award nominations, the committee has extended the nomination deadline to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 18, to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The awards dinner will still be held at 6 p.m. Monday, April 12, at The Hotel Colorado.
The Garfield County Humanitarian Service Awards is in its 21st year. The event was created by the Garfield County Human Services Commission in cooperation with Gary Dickson and the Glenwood Post (now the Glenwood Springs Post Independent) to recognize outstanding efforts undertaken for the benefit of Garfield...

RE/MAX brokers get REO designation
Congratulations to Friederike French, Christie Leonard and Mike Kennedy, real estate brokers at RE/MAX Mountain West in Carbondale for the successful completion of the required course study approved by the American Real Estate University for the Real Estate Owned Specialist. This education provides the skills necessary to efficiently work with REO (bank owned) foreclosure properties. They can be reached at (970) 963-1940.

Adventure Park spring hours
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park has kicked off its spring hours. The Adventure Park will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday,...

Landowners Leslie and Abigail Wexner will withdraw their request for Pitkin County's support of a proposed Carbondale-area land swap unless county commissioners want to meet and discuss what's on the table.
In a letter dated Sunday, addressed to Board of County Commissioners, the Wexners suggest the two sides engage in a direct discussion and try to reach some conclusion, or end the matter without reaching consensus.
"Reasonable people can disagree and we have always acknowledged your ultimate right to not support the exchange," the Wexners wrote, suggesting the only way to move the matter forward is to...

Thomas Zanella, 50, passed away March 13, 2010. Thomas was born February 28, 1960.
Visitation will be Friday March 19, 2010 from 5-8 p.m. with Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at the Farnum Holt Funeral Home Chapel in Glenwood Springs.
A Mass will be held Saturday March 20, 2010 at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen's Catholic Church with burial to follow at Rosebud Cemetery.
Full obituary to follow.

Disaster survivor training
From 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, at the Garfield County Human Services Building in Rifle, a two-hour overview training will equip disaster responders with the skills necessary for providing emotional support to disaster survivors. Psychological First Aid is a job aid for responders allowing them to assist survivors in managing adaptive functioning during or following a disaster. The interactive course covers the core actions of Psychological First Aid, and provides education on emotional reactions associated with a disaster. There is a six-hour in-depth psychological First Aid training available as...