Many people define leadership as being in charge of a group or an organization. In both of my years of leadership class, I have learned that there is so much more to leadership than just being in charge. Through my first year, not only had I learned so much about myself, others, and the different qualities of leadership, but there was also a passion that began to burn in me. For me it wasn’t necessarily the guidebook that taught me about my leadership qualities, it was the pe

Fishing/ Ice Conditions Report Lake John/Delaney Butte/Cowdrey Lakes 29, January, 2018 Not much change over the past week at the lakes. This past week our average low temperature was 13 degrees and our average high temperature was 31 degrees. Our wind average this past week was 32 mph. The roads are accessible to Lake John, Cowdrey and the Delaney Buttes as of today January 29, 2018. Access to Big Creek Lake is still only being done by snowmobile. Lake John’s ice is 18” deep

If you were one of the 120+ people to brave the blustery wind and frigid cold temperatures then you understand the depth of community patriotism that exists in North Park. Patriots of the Ron Sessions Frosty Pines Memorial Ice Golf Tournament tredge across the frozen fairways today pulling homemade caddys, built with beer coolers and golf clubs in mind. The Jackson County Lions Club started the event 16 years ago as a fundraiser to carry out the work of the organization. M

The Jackson County Star shares some great features this week and we hope you run and grab your paper today! The cover story features our talented Lady Wildcats, "Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose" cover story. Other stories this week include: "More Restrictions On Public Land" "Colorado Cattlemen Celebrate" "We Know More, But Do We Learn?" "1943:Schools, A History From The Wildcat Times" "4H Wrangler Club Winter Report" "Community Perspective Committee" "Business Growin

About three weeks ago a reporter from the Denver Post contacted me about writing a feature story she was writing on rural communities for an upcoming issue. She invited me for an opportunity to visit with her and gather together others who had left their city lives behind in search of a different kind of life in rural Colorado. Being a strong proponent for our little piece of eutopia, I was eager to meet with Jennifer Brown and share with her some influential people of Nor