“With Chaffee County’s history of mining and smelting, along with the fact that many residents live in older homes, lead poisoning prevention for children is an essential role of Public Health.”
CCPH nurse Emily Anderson
Mt. Princeton will host what is being called a “Second HS 5th Quarter event after the final Buena...
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During its Oct. 8 regular meeting, the Town of Buena Vista Trustees approved a partnership with...
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MILC will be educating community members who attend the informational session about Intergenerational communities, which MILC explains as “programs in which children and older adults participate in ongoing services and/or programming concurrently at the same site.”
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The efforts of the firefighters to contain the Decker Fire are not lost on this community. Nor it...
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The Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation’s Best Start Program will be in Buena Vista...
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As alarming as the diseases being reported are, the prevelance of vaping behavior is even more shocking. According to the 2017 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, 27 percent of Colorado teens report vaping behavior, which is the highest vaping rate in the nation. Chaffee County youth vaping rates are even higher – 44 percent of Chaffee County youth report that they have tried or are vaping.
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“Wow! First all to our kids in our community in Salida, nicely done everybody! Thanks to everyone who is part of bringing this together. We can’t say enough about an effort to value our teachers and people who work with kids in school. It never happens enough and it’s a wonderful thing to see happen.
Chuck McKenna
Longfellow Elementary Principal
“Without the resolution we can’t teach any [sex ed] or we have to teach comprehensive sex ed. I am not prepared to lead this district into offering comprehensive sex education to students here.”
Lisa Yates
Superintendant
Buena Vista School District
“While we don’t know what jobs our kids will have in the future, we do know they will need ingenuity, collaboration and emotional intelligence to succeed. By highlighting schools getting it right, Colorado Succeeds hopes to provide a roadmap for other schools and districts, effectively ending Colorado’s skills gap.”
Jennifer Shermer
Spokesperson for the Colorado Succeeds School Prize
The Chaffee County Early Childhood Council (CCECC) saw nearly 30 people in attendance at its...
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The event features Comedian Nancy Norton, complimentary drinks, appetizers provided by Simple Eatery, Classic Country and Western Music in addition to door prizes and a live auction. The proceeds from the evening will benefit Boys and Girls Club kids and programs.
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