Have you seen That Poppy yet? No? Please google “That Poppy Am I Ok?” and then come back. I’ll wait… I know— Right?! If that doesn’t make you feel old and out of touch with the world today, I don’t know what will. She’s like a modern day Pippi Longstocking; you know, if Pippi was […]
January 2018
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Check out our new website!
Have you ever tried to share one of our stories on Facebook only to have a big “X” pop up where the picture should be? Or struggled to navigate the home page on your phone? Well, not anymore. Our new website is up at soprissun.com and full of more-than-cosmetic changes. It integrates seamlessly with search […]
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Sisu endures — but we could use six weeks of winter
On a warm January day, a group of men regarded the muddy entrance to the Spring Gulch Trail system with the practiced eyes of recreationalists, ranchers and engineers. It’s ostensibly a meeting about parking lot improvements, but the spectre of drought is pervasive. “We used to say it was a good winter if by the […]
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Graham’s legacy sparks art, scholarship
Angus Graham never wanted his work to become the point of conversation — in a handwritten note about his pottery, he described his art’s purpose as a complementary one. “Pots are never meant to be alone,” he wrote. “Thus I never want my pots to overpower a situation they are in. I want them to […]
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Brannigan’s All State Choir performance a first for RFHS
More than 2,000 singers across the state registered to audition, but it’s so notoriously rigorous that only 1,717 of them completed the process. Less than 30 percent were selected, and Roaring Fork High School senior Cal Brannigan was among them. That’s not just a big deal for Brannigan — it’s a big deal for the […]
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Senior living proposal headed to trustees
The proposed Sopris Lodge Assisted Living Community is one step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to the Planning and Zoning Commission’s unanimous vote to approve the special use permit required. The commission, with staff approval, also recommended that the Board of Trustees move to approve the overall application for the project following a public […]
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Dandelion Market’s future in question… again
Carbondale Community Food Cooperative members will face a number of options at their next meeting, but one looms larger than the others: dissolution. Without more volunteers to take on shifts to keep the Dandelion Market operating, that’s exactly what will likely happen. “We are truly at a crucial point,” said Erica Sparhawk, a board member […]
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Pages of the Past: Art, snow and natural gas
Feb. 2, 1978 Although newly enacted “Per cent for Art” legislation wasn’t slated to take effect until summer, the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities advocated for applying it to the new town hall when it began construction earlier in the year. In essence, they planned to request that the Town earmark at least 1 […]
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Ram hoopsters going strong
Hosting Moffat County on Jan. 26, the Roaring Fork girls’ loss came down to the final seconds while the boys’ victory seemed assured almost from the start. While the lady Rams held the lead for most of the three-pointer-laden game, the Bulldogs managed to pull ahead 41-40 with a minute left in the game. A […]
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Panic elsewhere illustrates benefits of preparation here
In the midst of evacuations earlier this month in Montecito, Calif., Laura Bartels’s retreat group maintained calm in the literal storm. That’s because Bartels, executive director of the Mindful Life Program and who was leading the California retreat, had taken several precautions in the event that their plans would have to change. “There were red-flag warnings — they’d had 100-degree days and high winds,” Bartels said.