This month's Fireside Chat is a familiar face in Salida. You might see him holding court on F Street, toodling around on his 1940 rusty Schwinn, or on his nearly daily jaunt to Natural Grocers with Linda. As far as his story, he claims not to be a writer. Neither am I, so I will let him take it from here: "Jack rolled into Salida in 1975 in a 1954 Chevy pickup with a dream of living in the mountains and enough cash to put down on some mountain Property. That year had been a g

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July's Fireside Chat guests, Sara Walsh met in Chicago and made their way to Salida. They are co-owners of Liberty Hall with Thomas and Emmie Hayes. Sara, a recovering attorney, is also in process of launching a premium canned cocktail business.

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