‘So long, and see you later’

I made my first connection with community members at the Boulder Community Library, learning Norwegian needlepoint and practicing sign language. It was at this pin-pricking occasion that I learned of an opening at the Boulder Monitor.

A few short weeks later, I found myself sitting at my very own desk, taking on stories such as the expansion project at Marks Lumber and a windfall for the Jefferson City Volunteer Fire Department. 

Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to sit with you, the residents of Jefferson County, and tell your incredible stories: Sherry Zipperian, an 85 year old former deputy sheriff, business owner and now author of, not one, but two books; Ginger Kunz, the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder, and her work administering local elections; Natalie Russ, a now freshman who represented the state of Montana at the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee; and so many others.