10/24/25: Food Bank of the Rockies has funding from the Colorado’s Community Food Assistance Provider Grant program to purchase local Colorado agricultural products to distribute to our neighbors! Food Bank of the Rockies is looking for producers who have an excess of beef, pork, lamb, or poultry, any type of fresh produce, fresh milk, or fresh eggs to sell. They are open to working with anyone, large or small. There are no certification or audit requirements. If you are interested in selling to Food Bank of the Rockies or have questions, contact the Purchasing Manager at Food Bank of the Rockies.
10/28/25: Fifteen Democratic senators including Colorado’s Bennet and Hickenlooper have written a letter urging U.S Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer to reverse the Trump administration’s plan to import more beef from Argentina. The senators underscored the potential harm this decision could do to American ranchers as well as the risk of introducing invasive species and livestock disease. Colorado is one of the nation’s top beef producers, putting out 1.7 billion pounds of beef, or 4 billion dollars, a year.
10/30/25: The Colorado legislature’s budget committee today approved $10 million in emergency funding to cover food assistance during the federal government shutdown. But officials say the money is only a fraction of the roughly $120 million in SNAP benefits that are distributed in Colorado each month. They warned lawmakers it won’t reach all of the 600,000 Coloradans who depend on the program. Governor Polis requested the funding last week. The budget committee voted unanimously to approve it. Republican state Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer, who’s also running for governor, said she’s concerned some parts of Colorado could be left out.
10/31/25: Daylight savings time is a dangerous part of the year for drivers and wildlife. CDOT and CPW have some pointers for nighttime motorists to help avoid collisions with migrating elk, deer, and our other furry friends. Never swerve or jerk the wheel of your car, warn animals and other cars by flashing your lights or honking your horn, and always report collisions with wildlife by calling Colorado State Patrol at *227
11/03/25: A dead beaver found at the Gunnison River Whitewater Park has tested positive for the zoonotic disease tularemia. Tularemia is a bacterial disease that can infect humans and animals alike. In Colorado, rabbits, hares, beavers and other rodents are commonly affected, but it has also been found to a lesser extent in domestic animals. Colorado Parks and Wildlife recommends the public should always keep pets away from wildlife, dead or alive, and not handle wildlife themselves. The infection can be spread to hunters and trappers through handling or consuming tissues from an infected animal. Contact your doctor immediately if you feel ill or develop skin lesions following contact with wild animals, ticks, fleas, or other biting insects. If you have been exposed to wildlife that has tested positive for tularemia in Gunnison county, contact Gunnison County Health and Human Services at 970 641 3244.
11/04/25: The President of Voces Unidas, a Latino advocacy group with a local chapter, Voces Unidas de las Montañas, released a statement yesterday condemning Lauren Boebert's Halloween costume. The Republican Congresswoman put on a sombrero, a traditional Mexican dress, and carried around a chalkboard featuring a joke that said in part, “Tell me if Juicy* ICE coming.” The ensemble was completed by her boyfriend, who dressed as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent. Voces Unidas President Alex Sanchez’s statement said in part, “The Trump Administration's heavy-handed — and often unlawful — ICE raids are traumatic and disrupting to families and communities across Colorado and the country. Congresswoman Boebert owes an apology to her constituents and all Coloradans..."
*'you see' with a Spanish accent