Blind triathlete, Nancy Stevens will teach an intensive 3-day camp introducing visually impaired women and female sighted guides to triathlon competition at the Hot Springs Pool on April 28-30, 2006. The Tri It Camp will focus on the methods of guiding, preparation, training and competing in triathlons, networking in communities, involving other guides and potential blind triathletes.

Participants should be enthusiastic, visually impaired women and guides who crave hands-on training in methods of guiding for open-water and pool swimming, cycling and running. Each participant must be able to swim freestyle at least two pool lengths. The purpose of swimming at this camp is to demonstrate how effective it is to swim with a guide when there aren’t lane markers to follow.

For more information email nstevens@sopris.net or call (970) 945-2171

The Glenwood Spring Chamber Resort Association is an informative and easy to navigate website that talks about things to do and what is going on in Glenwood Springs.

Coming up in April don’t forget to mark your calendars with the Valley View Hospital Health Fair going on at

Riverside School, New Castle
Date: 4/22/2006 Time: 7:00am TO 11:00 AM

And then at the
Glenwood Medical Associates, Glenwood Springs
Date: 4/29/2006 Time: 7:00am TO 11:00 AM.

It is a great yearly event to get your free health screening with optional blood tests available for cholesterol, cardiac risk, blood sugar, kidney and liver function.

Take along you used and out of date, no longer required Glasses for the Lions club “Glasses for the Masses” recycled eyeglasses program and your no longer required, doesn’t fit me anymore coat, for the coat drive.

May Day for Mutts. Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) annual benefit and festival will be held at High Tails this year on Saturday, May 22, from 10 to 4. It will consist of an adoptathon, featuring dogs from several area shelters, birds from the Gabriel Foundation, Big Buddy Horse Rescue. Booths and tables will provide a whole day’s entertainment for pet lovers of all ages. Some of the attractions: (more…)

On Sunday, January 29, bring your dog to the Iron Mountain Tramway at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. At the top, take your best friend on a hike on the Flat Tops or hike down Traver Trail.

For annual pass members, the event is free. For those without annual passes, the cost is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors 65 and older, and $7 for children ages 3-12. Children 2 and younger ride for free. The Adventure Park will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Rules: Dogs must be on a leash at all times. Dogs are not allowed in the caves or in the Visitors’ Center, and they must be friendly around other dogs.

Bring the kids to Aspen Filmfest’s Preschool Pix in Glenwood Springs today! Recommended for 3- to 6-year-olds, the short film, “Fun Folktales” shows at 10:30 a.m. at the Glenwood Springs Library. Best of all, it is free!
Contact Berit Campion for more information: 925-6882 ext. 102

Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Monday & Tuesday’s Alpine Fax Combined
COMCAST SERVICE DERAILED
Comcast’s cable Internet service has been out since Sunday from Aspen to Parachute and in the Winter Park area, affecting some 7,500 high-speed Internet users. The outage was caused by the accidental cutting of a fiber optic circuit by railroad crews making repairs from a train derailment near Winter Park. It is the second outage for the company since October due to train derailments.
-Aspen Daily News, 01.24.06
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The Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts presents “Luminari,” an art show featuring works from all its members. The Artists’ Reception is Saturday January 21, at 6PM.

Teachers’ and students’ work will be displayed together at this non-juried show that runs through February 27. This annual member exhibit show features black and white, color and digital photography, oil and watercolor paintings, pastels, mixed media, collage, fiber art, pottery and jewelry. The exhibit features works created by both master artists and first time participants.

Come see works by artists in Glenwood Springs at the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts, on 601 East Sixth St.

For more information, contact April E. Clark: 945-8515, ext. 518, or email April at aclark@postindependent.com. Click here for the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts website.

On Monday, January 23, at 7 p.m., The Roaring Fork Peace Coalition presents a video titled “Examining the Real Agenda of the Religious Right” at Yampah Mountain High School, 695 Red Mountain Drive, Glenwood Springs.

Also on Monday, “Liberty Bound” and “The Media’s Influence on the War and Occupation of Iraq” will be shown on Grassroots TV Channel 12, at 8 p.m.

The Roaring Fork Peace Coalition was formed by members of the Glenwood Springs community in April of 2002, in response to the “War on Terrorism” and the growing threat of violence toward Iraq by the United States. The coalition seeks seek peaceful solutions to conflict, and demands that American leaders alter policies that lead to hatred and acts of violence.

Every other Monday, at 7:00 pm, the group shows informational videos followed by group discussion at Yampah Mountain High School. For more information about The Roaring Fork Peace Coalition, click here.

Listen to some great music this weekend, and support a member of the Glenwood community!

“Rock with a Reason” Benefit Concert is on Saturday, January 18, at 6 p.m., at the Buffalo Valley Restaurant. The concert features five bands - The Big Rig, The Dags, Powderhounds, Cole Campbel, and Cowboy Attitude.

The Benefit Concert was organized by Tereasa Baker to support the Bryan Baker Foundation. The foundation was established for Tereasa’s young grandson who lost his mother, Eva Baker, on December 18 in a car accident on Highway 82.

Donations of $20 per person will be taken at the door, and additional donations are welcome for the fund. The Buffalo Valley Restaurant is located at 3637 Highway 82 in Glenwood Springs.

Dances of Universal Peace
Participatory circle dances using simple folk dance movements and sacred spiritual phrases accompanied by live music. (more…)