Newsletter Archive

Alpenglow Newsletters are published every four to six weeks and provide articles about our members and our community, updates about project development, photos, and announcements about events. To get e-newsletters hot off the press, you can sign up for our mailing list below.

MOST RECENT: January 2022

Sherbino Theater & Wright Opera House winter events, New Member Toby French, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, & More

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2021

December 2021: A Season for Thankfulness

Local Dinosaur Tracks, Member Intro, Electric Stoves, & Cohousing Post Pandemic

October 2021: Happy Fall to All!

Autumn Colors, Ute Indian Museum, 1K Rally through the Alley, and Explorers!

September 2021: Summertime Activity Report:

Alpenglow’s Gregarious Site Visit Coordinator and Ridgway’s Bees, Music, Pride, Meteors, and More!

July 2021: Summer at Alpenglow

Great Member Visit in June, New Members Chris & Deb, July Info Session, and more.

May 2021: Spring Turns into Summer

Energy Audit, Info Session, Communities That Care, Architect, and more.

March 2021: Spring in Colorado

Spring plans, April 18 Info Session, Uncompahgre River, Pet Members, and Sociocracy

February 2021: Friends – New and Old!

Alpenglow CoHousing releases a new video, plus meet new member Marla.

January 2021: A Happy New Year of Change!

Three more members needed, Museums in Ouray County, What is Cohousing webinar, New member Maggie C., and more

2020

December 2020: Give the Gift of Community

The Gift of Community, New Members Abby & Steve, and the Capitol Christmas Tree from the National Forest near Ridgway

October 2020: Celebrating Fall Colors

Land Purchase News, a Fall Colors video, Plus The Sustainable Future of Alpenglow CoHousing

September 2020: Ridgway’s Arts & Culture Scene

Now is the Time for Cohousing, Ridgway's Lively Arts & Culture Scene, Meet Our Member: Mike “Miguel”, and Preparing for Emergency

August 2020: “Think Outside”

Cornucopia of summertime outdoor activities in the region including hiking and biking in and around Ridgway. August 30 Happy Hour, Cohousing and COVID-19. Meet member Maggie Guscott, and come visit us — it’s very safe!

July 2020: Ridgway Farmers Market and Dark Sky Designation

July 26 Happy Hour, Ridgway Farmers Market (Fridays, May-October), Ridgway’s New Dark Sky Designation, Alpenglow Members Pam Eddy and Shawn Reynolds, and Cohousers for Racial Justice Blog Post

June 2020: June Happy Hour and COVID Antidote

Online Happy Hour June 28, Photos of Ridgway Community Garden, Event Information for Trainings by the Cohousing Association of America and Foundation for Intentional Communities, and Cohousing: Antidote for COVID blog post

May 2020: 3-D Renderings! and May Online Happy Hour

New 3-D Virtual Tours of Three Units, May 24 Virtual Happy Hour, and Spring Photos from Ridgway Community Garden

April 2020: Meet the Architect, Night Sky Video, Happy Hour and More!

Video Interview with Alpenglow Architect John Baskfield, Alpenglow Member Peg, April 26 Online Happy Hour, and a Stunning Video of the Night Skies over the San Juan Mountains

March 2020: March Online Happy Hour and News

Happy Hour Details for March, April, and May; a New Video from Katie Mccamant of CoHousing Solutions; New Alpenglow Member Arleen; and Tips for Visiting Ridgway

February 2020: The Grammys, Alpenglow through Pam's eyes, and more

February 16 Online Happy Hours, Short Videos on How Cohousing Combats Social Isolation, Alpenglow Member Pam Shares Why She Loves Cohousing, Introduction to Ridgway’s Grammy Maker, and Ridgway Town Council’s Approval of a Dark Sky-friendly Ordinance

January 2020: Happy New Year + Online Happy Hour

January 19 Online Happy Hour, Video: Is Cohousing Right for You?, Ouray Ice Festival’s 25th Anniversary, and Events at Sherbino Theater and Wright Opera House