Ear to the ground:
“They were offering ‘pole rides?’”
- Some confusion over the vans that were offering voters rides to the polls.
Brews and beads
Looking for that perfect Christmas gift from Durango, preferably one that requires not a single trip to the mall? Look no further than your friendly neighborhood brewery, Ska. In honor of its 20th year of cooking up exceptional suds, Ska is releasing a full-length comic book, Tales of the Legion of Ska, chronicling its naïve yet epic struggle against Rotgutzen International Beverage Corporation.
The 34-page tome tells the tale of Ska’s humble beginnings, how it has overcome challenges – such as increasing the founding fathers’ selling to drinking ratio – and how it ultimately came out on top as the largest (and only) brewery in Bodo Park. Think of it as part David vs. Goliath, part Archie and Veronica, and part influential business book.
“I think Volume 01 of The Tales of The Legion of Ska will find its place among the annals of our generation’s greatest business books, alongside such titles as Roberts’ Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun, and Calagione’s Brewing Up a Business,” Ska Co-founder Bill Graham said.
More likely, the comic will be given away in specially marked 12-packs of Mixed-Up cans, and included for free with select merchandise orders off Ska’s website.
The road to the release of the Ska comic has been a long and grinding one, with only bits and pieces of the story making their way onto Ska’s beer labels and packaging over the brewery’s 20-year history.
“It’s great to have validation for our work against Rotgutzen’s ‘beer-like’ substance,” says Graham. “But it’s only by standing on the shoulders of Ben Grimm, Peter Parker, The Tick, and the other giants that have come before us, that Good has been allowed to prevail.”
And if you happen to be short on money but long on time and/or talent, why not consider making this year’s holiday gifts? Fort Lewis College, in honor of Native American Heritage Month, will be hosting a month of workshops highlighting Native American crafts. A schedule follows:
- Beading 101, Thurs., Nov. 6, 5:30 p.m.
- Beaded Baby Moccasins Workshop, Tues., Nov. 11 and 18, and Thurs., Nov. 20, 5:30 p.m.
- Dentalium Earrings Workshop, Thurs., Nov. 13, 5:30 p.m.
All classes are held in the Center of Southwest Studies, Room 271. For more information, email Majel Boxer at boxer_m@fortlewis.edu.