Salida Daily Digest Thursday, October 01, 2026
Ty's Take
The SEC-barred accountant buying up Deer Valley Ranch cabins through Wyoming shell companies and renting them out is the kind of story that lands different depending on which side of the growth argument you're on. Some folks will see it as proof the valley's been discovered by exactly the wrong kind of money, the kind that hides behind legal structures and doesn't much care what local rules say. Others might shrug and call it capitalism. Either way, it's a reminder that when property gets scarce and prices climb fast, the sharks start circling, and sometimes they wear suits and have very good lawyers. The fact that he's barred from securities work but figured he could work the rental market anyway says something about how scattered our oversight gets when everything's changing at once.
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Ark Valley Voice
Buena Vista School Board Approves Accreditation Status for District, Schools
The Buena Vista Board of Education approved accreditation status for the school district during its Monday, September 28 meeting. Under Colorado law and district policy, the board holds responsibility for accrediting the district's schools, while the State Board of Education assigns ratings to...
Twenty-nine property owners at Deer Valley Ranch in Chalk Creek Canyon filed complaints in March against Benjamin Borgers, an accountant barred by the SEC, alleging he purchased cabin units through Wyoming LLCs and rented them illegally. The complaints were submitted to Chaffee County Short Term...
Backpack is Crowned Fat Bear Week Champion After Tight Race Against the Dancing Queen
Bear 89, known as Backpack, won Fat Bear Week 2026 in a close competition against another contender. The annual single-elimination tournament at Katmai National Park and Preserve allows the public to vote for the park's heaviest and most successful bear of the year.
A Year Without Apples Still Brings a Crowd to Turner Farm
Buena Vista Heritage drew about 1,200 visitors to Turner Farm on Saturday, September 12 for its annual AppleFest, featuring pony rides, face painting, homemade pies, and local vendors. The heritage celebration included live music from the farmhouse porch and volunteers dressed in period clothing...
Strange Craft Beer Company to Host Oktoberfest BV Style
Strange Craft Beer Company in Buena Vista will host a BV-Style Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 3, featuring live polka music by Dalton LaFever from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. along with specials and contests celebrating the season.
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The Mountain Mail
Benjamin’s Bookshop to host two Colorado authors Oct. 3
Benjamin's Bookshop in Cañon City will welcome Colorado authors Roseanna Frechette and Gregory Seth Harris on October 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. for readings and book signings. Frechette's poetry collection explores joy of life, while Denver-based Harris presents his award-winning work that blends fiction,...
Museum volunteers paint engine
Volunteers Terry Pintane, Patrick Hardin, and Jerry Fesenmeyer painted historic Engine No. 40, known as the Yard Goat, on display at the Salida Museum on September 11 and 15. The small engine, which was donated to the museum in 1953 by the Koppers Creosote Plant in Smeltertown after the plant...
Butala could resume limited sales as environmental review continues
Faricy Automotive Car Show raises $4,069 for Search and Rescue South
The Faricy Boys' Automotive Car Show raised 4,069 dollars for Search and Rescue South on September 12.
Fiber Festival has new and returning vendors, diverse art forms
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