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September 2009

[click "Play" to hear Eileen's interview with Roman Yavich]

(editor's note: Take note Telluride and all other readers: This article was to have appeared on Sunday, August 31. The Challenge officially ends today, September 1. Even though the contest is over, the real challenge is to develop habits that enhance sustainability.)

6a00e553ed7fe18833011571047a02970c-120wi The Colorado Association of Ski Towns (CAST) Reusable Bag Challenge is in it's final days of the six month  competition. In the top ten towns who have eliminated the most single-use plastic bags is the Colorado Ski Town of Eagle, currently in 7th place out of more than 30 participating communities who have joined the CAST Challenge since March 1st. Roman Yavich is Sustainability Coordinator for the Town of Eagle and is the administrator of Eagle's "bring your own bag" campaign. With 14 businesses participating, Eagle has been busy promoting the CAST Challenge through their town website www.townofeagle.org, press releases in local papers, ads on County TV and posters around town. The town also bought 2000 bags and distributed them at their Earth Day Party for the Planet and at their popular Flight Days parade. Several charity races also received reusable bags.

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[click "Play" for John Fago on his photography and Telluride]

Jf_TFF31_08_14 The Telluride Film Festival opens this weekend, September 4 – September 7. The perfect warm-up is a trip to the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art to view the work of long-time Festival photographer John Fago.

Fago claims to have been born at a very young age of artist parents: dad, an animator and mom, a painter/journalist. Growing up just outside New York surrounded by creative types, Fago never once considered a real job. At college, he studied painting but switched to photography in the mid-1970s.  His robust career has included extended photographic journeys to Asia and North Africa. He is currently pursuing a multi-year project in Brazil.

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