Forecast for Sept. 11th
Here’s your forecast from Heart of the Rockies Radio- Dry and windy conditions continue to bring elevated fire danger to the area today. Isolated to scattered showers will return for the weekend into early next week. Another influx of monsoonal moisture will bring a...
Salida Fiber Festival this Weekend
The Salida Fiber Festival is tomorrow from 9am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 4pm in Riverside Park. The festival is an opportunity to see and purchase beautiful objects made through various fiber techniques, including knitting, weaving, sewing, crocheting, beading,...
San Luis Valley Potato Festival Tomorrow
The San Luis Valley Potato Festival is tomorrow from 8:30 am - 6:00 pm at Chapman Park in Monte Vista. The event is a fun day of activities that celebrates the harvest of Colorado Potatoes in the San Luis Valley. Tomorrow’s festival includes guided agricultural...
Adi’s Cookie Stand Fundraiser Tomorrow
Adi’s Cookie Stand is hosting a fundraiser Cornhole Tournament to benefit St. Judes Children’s Hospital at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds tomorrow beginning at 11am. Cost to enter for a 2-person team is $40. Food vendors, live music, silent auction, drawings and more...
Dark Sky Party Tonight
Dark Sky Salida, Garna, and the Mobile Earth and Space Observatory is hosting a Star Party tonight at Valley View Nature Learning Center. Learn about the night skies and experiment with solar and celestial telescopes, spectroscopy, infrared cameras, an augmented...
Crestone Energy Fair Begins Today
The 37th Annual Crestone Energy Fair begins a three day today. The energy fair offers regenerative living classes, community discussions, field trips, yoga, home tours, alternative building demos, live music and more. The schedule begins today at 11:45am with a...
Classic Car Show Tomorrow
Tomorrow from 9am to 3pm is the Ultimate Car Show Extravaganza at Faricy Automotive in Salida located at 931 East Highway 50 in Salida, The day will feature music, food, hot rods, and classic cars and trucks. All proceeds benefit Chaffee County Search and Rescue...
Martha Alice Quillen, October 4, 1950 ~ August 8, 2026
Martha Alice Quillen, 75, passed away peacefully on August 8, 2026 surrounded by her family. Martha was a beloved mother, grandmother and dear friend. She was born October 4, 1950 in Albion, Michigan to James and Dorothy (Mitchell) Patterson. Her family moved to...
Dinner to Benefit Neurodivergent Community
Brew and Bloom and Achieve, Inc. invite the community to a benefit dinner and concert this Sunday, September 13 from 4:30–6:30 p.m. A $12 pulled pork slider dinner will be available, with a vegan option along with desserts, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks. Enjoy...
Turner Farm Events this Weekend
The last Friday at the Farm concert of the season is tonight at Turner Farm in Buena Vista. The Gulleys will perform from 6pm to dusk. Admission is by donation. Tomorrow is Applefest at Turner Farm from 10am to 3pm featuring an apple pie contest, live music, guided...
Last “Madams of Central Colorado” Show Tomorrow
Buena Vista Heritage Museum presents the last “Madams of Central Colorado” show of the year tomorrow night beginning at 7pm. “Madams of Central Colorado” is an evening with legendary Victorian-era ‘soiled doves’ telling stories of the red-light district. For ages 13...
Forum on Colorado Tax Policies Monday
The League of Women Voters of Chaffee County will host a forum on the topic “The Disconnect Between Colorado’s Current Tax Policies and Budget” this coming Monday, Sept. 14th from noon to 1pm at the Salida Methodist Church at 228 E. 4th St. The League says attendees...
