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19 Jul Second Chance: Bow Wow Film Fest, 7/23
The Bow Wow Film Fest opens its national tour in Telluride at The Sheridan Opera House. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for appetizers and a silent auction; films start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 general admission; $8 for kiddos 12 and under. At the door, tickets...
12 Jul Second Chance: Shelter Pets Coming Your Way
My name is Freckles. I’m a year-and-a-half Red Heeler mix seeking a new family. The good folks here at Second Chance have learned that sometimes the best way to find homeless pets like me a new home is to get us out meeting potential candidates. They...
05 Jul Second Chance: Animal Freedoms on Independence Day
Freedom and Independence take on various meaning throughout the U.S. the week of July 4. For this week’s Pet Column, I would like to draw your attention to the “Five Freedoms” for all domesticated animals. As animals become more integrated into the culture and lives...
28 Jun Second Chance: Dogs, Anti-Asthma Solution & More?
I am sure you have heard of the growing concern that, in the growing germ-phobic anxiety to banish bacteria from our indoor world, people have become too clean for their own good. All the scrubbing, disinfecting, vacuuming and filtering are eliminating the fortifying mix of...
19 Jun SPARKy Picks 1st Recipients of Latina Scholarship Fund
To support SPARK Latina Scholarship Fund, send donations to the Telluride Foundation, the fund manager. Mail to The Telluride Foundation, P.O. Box 4222. Last July, SPARKy Productions/Telluride Playwrights Festival made an announcement – which was really a promise. In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Telluride Playwrights Festival would mount an original...
18 Jun Pinhead Institute: Summer is for STEM
Telluride’s Pinhead Institute offers range of STEM camps throughout the summer season. Summer is upon us and things are heating up at the Pinhead Institute. This season, the nonprofit is offering exciting new and tried-and-true STEM camps for young artists: Minecraft gamers, fledgling doctors, engineers, and...
07 Jun Second Chance: True Second Chances
I have never had a home or a family. I have never gone on a nice walk feeling the sun on my face and a cool breeze brushing through my hair. But all that is changing – the sun and breeze are wonderful – now that I have been...
24 May Second Chance: Children & Pet Loss
My name is Sunny and I am a sweet 11-year-young cat here at the Second Chance Shelter. For this week’s Pet Column I will be discussing how to help children cope with the loss of a pet. This is an important topic for any family...