{"id":15765,"date":"2019-06-07T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=58271"},"modified":"2019-06-07T08:00:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T14:00:44","slug":"martin-a-fond-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/martin-a-fond-farewell\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin: A fond farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every story has its ending. But this is not the end of a story; it\u2019s merely the end of a chapter \u2014 specifically, my chapter with Sky-Hi News.<\/p>\n

While I\u2019m heading off to a new opportunity \u2014 as digital engagement editor at our company\u2019s daily newspaper, the Steamboat Pilot & Today, in Steamboat Springs \u2014 that will advance my career as a journalist, I\u2019ll certainly miss this paper and the communities it serves.<\/p>\n

When I started as editor a little more than two years ago, I was nervous. I didn\u2019t know how the community would embrace me. Would I be viewed forever as an outsider? Or, would I become one of Grand County\u2019s own? Fortunately, it was the latter.<\/p>\n

The people I\u2019ve met, the stories I\u2019ve covered, the talented journalists whose skills I got to help develop \u2014 the experience living and working in Grand County has been one that I will forever appreciate.<\/p>\n

I took a publication that had been around for more than 100 years and, along with the hard work and dedication of the incredible people in this office, strengthened its reputation as something the community wanted to read, that people revered and trusted. Countless people over the years complimented me on the success my staff and I worked so hard to achieve. The many accolades we\u2019ve won that adorn the walls of the Sky-Hi office served as further motivation to keep striving for the best community journalism possible.<\/p>\n

It hasn\u2019t always been easy, but it has always been worth it to keep the community informed and engaged.<\/p>\n

Now, I leave Sky-Hi News on such a positive note.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re at the height of our readership, we\u2019ve tackled the hard subjects people usually shy away from and the community ties our office has worked tirelessly to build are stronger than ever. That will truly be my legacy as Sky-Hi\u2019s editor \u2014 not only am I proud of the work we\u2019ve done as a team, in print and online, I\u2019m equally proud of the things we\u2019ve done for the community. And I\u2019m so exceedingly proud of my two talented reporters, Lance and McKenna, who will continue to report the news and engage this community while upholding the strongest commitment to quality journalism that we\u2019ve worked to cultivate.<\/p>\n

Grand County is an industrious community with so many people who are willing to step up and do what\u2019s right, not what\u2019s easiest. The fortitude of this community is something to cherish, not only by the people that live and work here, but also those well beyond its borders.<\/p>\n

Overall my hope is that our readers and the community will show the next editor of Sky-Hi the same acceptance and welcome that I received, though I only envision a bright future for this publication and our communities.<\/p>\n

So, while I\u2019ve written the end of this chapter, I believe the next Sky-Hi leader will write another new, positive chapter for the sake of the success we\u2019ve achieved as being the community\u2019s premier source for local news.<\/p>\n

Bryce Martin, editor of Sky-Hi News, can be reached at bmartin@skyhinews.com<\/a>. His last day with Sky-Hi is June 21.<\/em><\/p>\n

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