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Holiday lights can be recycled in the “metals only” bin at the Rio Grande Recycling Center and the “scrap metal” bin at the Pitkin County Landfill. We do not accept wreaths or garlands as the metal wire presents a hazard when chipping wood. Recycled wood is mulched and composted for future plantings.
The Rio Grande Recycling Center is located in Aspen across from Overmyer Place in Rio Grande Place. Learn more about the city’s waste reduction program online at aspen.gov/scraps.
The Pitkin County landfill is located at 32046 Jack Gradiglane Lane in Aspen. More information on landfills is available online at LandfillRules.com.
Aspen Historical Society to Air Retro Film
Partnered with The Limelight Hotel, this community film series features vintage films from the Aspen Historical Society Collection recently digitized and shown on the big screen for the first time. Decades of visual history aims to bring retro skis to life. Special food and drink served at Limelight Bar during screenings.
Monday, January 9th and February 6th. Thursday March 9th. Doors open at 5:30 PM, movie starts at 6:00 PM at the Limelight Hotel at 355 S. Monarch St. in Aspen. Screenings are held in the Monarch Room off the lobby, and a $10 donation is encouraged at the door. Seating is limited — first come, first served.
January 9th: the beginning of love (1976); Video Postcard: Aspen Snowmass (1987). February 6th: one for the money (1973); winter of 74 (1974); back to aspen (1987). March 9: a matter of time (1976); welcome to aspen (1984); Aspen Ski Company Orientation Film (1986).
State Wins Early Childhood Education Grant
The Colorado Department of Early Childhood Education has been awarded a $3.9 million 2023 Preschool Development Birth Planning Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Children and Families. The grant will support innovations that address gaps in early childcare and education systems for children aged 0 to her 5 years old, as well as new challenges and needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. is intended for
This grant is part of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act and supports state efforts to build infrastructure and scale effective strategies and programs. This enables us to meet the emerging challenges facing the early childhood workforce, the physical and social-emotional well-being of children, and to meet their educational needs. Colorado family.
Since 2018, Colorado has received $39.3 million in federal PDG B-5 funding, including a three-year renewal grant to implement the strategies identified in the state’s B-5 Strategic Plan.
U-Haul numbers have Colorado as a growing state
Colorado is the 11th fastest growing state in America, according to. U-hole A Growth Index that analyzes customer behavior in 2022.
One-way U-Haul truck arrivals into Colorado fell 5% in 2021, but departures fell nearly 4% as overall travel slowed.
Do-it-yourself movers arriving in Centennial State account for over 50.3% of all one-way U-Haul truck traffic in and out of Colorado, despite a significant year-over-year decline in arrivals (49.7% departed). to keep it in a decisive net-gain state. Colorado ranked 7th and 6th among U-Haul growth states in 2021 and 2020, respectively.
The U-Haul Growth Index is compiled based on net additions in a calendar year of one-way U-Haul trucks arriving in a city or state and departing from that city or state. Travel trend data is compiled from over 2 million one-way U-Haul truck transactions that occur annually in the United States and Canada.
Texas posted its fifth growth rate since 2016, with Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia rounding out the top five growth states. California ranks her 50th for the third year in a row and Illinois ranks her 49th, showing that those states had the highest net losses for one-way U-Haul trucks. .
Colorado’s fastest growing cities are Fort Collins, Loveland, Denver and Boulder. Other notable net income markets include Pueblo, Castle Rock, Parker, Greeley, Steamboat Springs, Reef and Westminster.
Although U-Haul migration trends do not directly correlate with population or economic growth, the U-Haul Growth Index is a powerful indicator of how well states and cities are attracting and retaining residents.visit myuhausstory.com View additional growth state releases and country releases from the U-Haul Growth Index.