DARK SKIES, PART 2 - WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY
Shanna Lewis has the second of our dark skies stories. She explores the dark skies of the isolated Wet Mountain Valley and learns about some of the threats to the pristine night skies. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
TRI-CULTURAL CHRISTMAS
Next, we visit the oldest Catholic parish in Colorado, Our Lady of Guadelupe in the San Luis Valley. It was established in 1858 and is still a vital part of the largely Hispanic community. Shanna Lewis visited the parish recently for its annual Our Lady Of Guadelupe Festival and brought back this audio portrait. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
SMALL TOWN SPORTSMANSHIP
Western Skies contributor Shanna Lewis has this story about high school sports. Custer County schools Athletic Director Glen Livengood has instituted a program to formally welcome visiting teams and promote sportsmanship. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
COTOPAXI JEWISH COLONY
Shanna Lewis talks to the author of Nothing Here But Stones, a book depicting the true story of a nineteenth century colony of Jewish immigrants in Cotopaxi. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
BACKCOUNTRY ARCHAEOLOGY
Shanna Lewis talks to an archaeologist about historical sites in the Wet Mountain Valley. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]
WESTCLIFFE LIBRARY
Shanna Lewis reports from the opening of the new West Custer County Library in Westcliffe and tells the story of a tiny town that pulled together to build a new resource. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]