After last spring’s flooding, the river receded over the summer months, exposing new three to four-foot bluffs. Some sections of the riverside trail were washed away entirely. Much to park users dismay – yet not surprisingly – the Silt Public Works Dept has not done the trail repair work that was discussed last June. The […]
July 8, 2011
Remmy is a 2-year old chocolate lab. The wounds on his face and neck are in the process of healing. Dusty Herwick works at Studio Six in Silt. She and her fiancé, Casey Sheets found Remmy on July 2 along the road up East Divide Creek near Resort Park. He had been shot point blank. […]
June 23, 2011
Here I go again with another one of my hare-brained, animal lover rants. Here’s the deal – it could be a month or more before the river recedes to a near normal level. Even though river silt dries quickly, Dogland will be in recovery stage for many months to come. As the park recovers why […]
June 14, 2011
Woo-hoo! So I was on my way down to DCAH to get some antidepressants for Zeus and saw the park was open again. I turned around and headed back home to fetch the dogs and my iphone. The water is down a little bit in the pond and the ditch. Wear waterproof shoes. You will […]
June 13, 2011
On June 7, Dogland was closed due to high water. Yup. The park is officially flooded. But just try telling that to a dog. Seen riding through town in their pickup, Sikh and Fern hollered out the window, “Leashes? We don’t need no stinkin leashes!” But there is strife on the home front. Panic attacks. […]
December 17, 2010
A tiny dog with a gi-normous personality that fills the room. Pepé is our new dog. He is an almost-2 year-old Chihuahua/miniature dachsund mix. He’s had a full life for such a young little dog. He arrived on Ema’s doorstep the week before Memorial Day in 2009. She took him to Divide Creek Animal Hospital […]
October 8, 2010
A Dog’s Purpose By W. Bruce Cameron Forge Books July 2010 320 pages Not since Lad: A Dog or Beautiful Joe have I been so moved by a dog story. A Dog’s Purpose takes readers on a unique journey into the evolution of an intelligent and affectionate canine soul through several reincarnations. From a pup […]
June 25, 2010
The flood waters have receded over the past couple weeks revealing a lot of erosion on the riverfront trail. The damage looks bad but it can be fixed. The lower interior trail that runs parallel to the ditch road is still muddy but at least there’s no damage other than ruts. There are 3 dry […]
June 15, 2010
I’ve been able to watch two SiltBOTs meetings on the live stream. I hope it will continue. At the beginning of Monday’s meeting (6/14) there was some confusion as to whether the meeting was actually streaming. It was. I had a hard time hearing at times, but I did hear Davis Farrar, Interim Town Administrator, […]
June 9, 2010
Half of the trails at River Park are under water. However it looks like the peak runoff happened Tuesday morning. Join me on my tour of the park today. Jim (of Jim, Joby, & Scruffy) built this bridge across the pond flow. Thanks Jim! Across the bridge and to the left, the trail to the river […]
October 7, 2011
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