MEDICARE SEMINAR NEXT WEEK

Coming up on March 1st, Valley to Valley Senior Care Center will offer a free Medicare Seminar, at 348 G Street, in Salida. It will feature Michael Hornback, who is a Medicare Advantage, Supplement, and Part D Specialist with Eagle Insurance.

“From 1 to 2:30, he’s doing a presentation, and then (Hornback), and some others will be available for consultation on Medicare issues from 1 to 4,” said Valley to Valley Senior Care Manager Eve Braden.

Braden talked about who might benefit from the seminar.

“Seniors, anybody who is on Medicare, going to start coming of age to be on Medicare, already has Medicare,” said Braden. “This I know of Mike: I had in-laws that had Medicare coverage, and they thought they had the best thing going and he saved them thousands of dollars per year on their insurance plans.”

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS PRESENTATION

On Monday, March 12th, the Chaffee County League of Women Voters will present its Making Democracy Work Award to Chaffee County Sheriff Pete Palmer. Nancy Walters, from the League of Women’s Voters, talked about the criteria they used to select sheriff Palmer, among a pool of nominees, for that award.

“We’re looking for people who have contributed to the community in a meaningful way, not as part of his job. We weren’t looking at his role as sheriff, and we weren’t looking for elected officials, although they are eligible,” said Walters. “It’s also their non-paid contributions to the community, their volunteer contributions, as well. Anyone who has made a difference in the community and improved it.”

The program starts at 6:30 at the Salida Steam Plant.

Also, that night, New Mexico actor and writer Deborah Blanche will share highlights from the eventful life of Miss Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the United States Congress.

The show is entitled Jeannette Rankin: The Disarming Dissenter, will transport the audience from the year 1917 to 1968, and feature music, story, dramatization, and conversation with the character herself.

For more information, visit www.lvwchaffeecounty.org. For complimentary tickets, call Betsey Downing at 539-6454.

BV GIRLS WIN AT ST. MARY’S

The Buena Vista High School girls basketball team advanced to the Tri-Peaks League Championship semi-final, last night, as they traveled to St. Mary’s, and beat the Lady Pirates, 57-47.

The Lady Demons overcame a nine point third quarter deficit to tie the game at 41, heading into the fourth quarter. They then outscored St. Mary’s 16-6, in the final frame, and will now advance to play Manitou Springs, Friday afternoon, at Pueblo Central High School.

Christine LaBounta led Buena Vista with 19 points, last night, as she cashed in on five three-pointers. Krista Green was the second Lady Demon in double figures; she scored fifteen.

The game against Manitou Springs will start at 4 o’clock, Friday afternoon. You can hear it on Eagle Country 104, pre-game coverage starts at 3:45

BV BUSINESS MAPS

On April 2nd, over 10,000 copies of a map highlighting activities and businesses in the Buena Vista area will be available in Buena Vista, and will also be distributed to the Denver International Airport Visitors Center, the information center on Denver’s 16th Street Mall, Colorado REIs and local parrticipating businesses.

So far, 25 businesses are involved with the project, which is being spearheaded by a group called ThinkBV.

ThinkBV says it will take up to 25 more businesses, if they’d like to be listed. The cost is $375 per year. The deadline to get a business registered is February 29th.

ThinkBV will be working with visitdenver.com, and local businesses will be featured in Denver’s official visitor’s guide.

More information can be found at thinkbv.com.

GUN SHOW THIS WEEKEND

Starting this Friday, the Buena Vista Sportsman Club will present their Annual Gun Show, at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds in Poncha Springs.

Organizers say this is the biggest gun show of the year. It’s where you can buy, sell or trade guns, knives, coins, cowboy items, and much more.

The Gun Show starts Friday afternoon at 3 p.m., and runs until 7 p.m. It opens at 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

HELD TRIBUTE SEEKS PERFORMERS

Booster Club for the Arts is preparing to say goodbye to John Held Auditorium by performing a variety show. It will feature the Spartan Sparkles, and other acts as well.

Organizer Cheri Schleicher says they are looking for talent acts from the community and students from each school.

The acts can include music, singing, comedy, dance, group acts, and single acts.

If you plan to audition, you are required to attend a meeting on Monday, February 27th, starting at 6 p.m. in the High School Art Room.

Audition dates start Thursday, March 22nd and Friday, March 23rd.

If you have any questions, call Schleicher at 539-2487.

RUN THROUGH TIME MARATHON NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

The Run Through Time Marathon and Half Marathon start at 9 a.m. on Saturday March 10th.

Volunteers are needed for manning aid stations, helping at the registration table, setting up, timing, and marking the course.

The race is a fundraiser for Salida Mountain Trails. It raised a thousand dollars last year. Fifty-percent of all proceeds go to building new trails.

If you are interested in volunteering, call Rickie Redland at 303-877-2449, or e-mail redlandr@gmail.com.

UPCOMING ART FORUM

Coming up, on Tuesday, February 28th, the Four Winds Gallery will host a monthly forum called Artist on Art.

“It’s a chance for the viewers to interact with the artists, on a non-threatening basis, and get a little understanding of where that artist is coming from, and maybe what that artist would like you to know, or to see, in their art,” said Four Winds Gallery owner Linda Francis. “It’s going to be Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 5 to 7 at The Four Winds Gallery at 118 F Street.”

Francis says this month’s artists are Dee Fabian, who does mixed media at the Dee Fabian Fine Art gallery; and Bryce Turnbull, a glass artist and craftsman at Sunlight Studio; also Carolyn Stewart, who does paper weaving, and P.J. Bergen, who does felt sculptures and projects.

Francis is requesting RSVPs for the event, call 539-6075 or e-mail linda @ fourwindsgallery-colorado.com.

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