May 2018

At one point, she asked her mom why she hadn’t been born a boy — after all, it seemed like for everything she wanted to do, her mother told her it was impossible as a girl. That was true of living at the monastery, too. “I think this was sometime in the ‘80s,” Venerable Gyalten […]

Chris Pooley is perfecting his margarita recipe. It will likely be the libation of choice at Festival las Americas, and he wants to make sure he doesn’t disappoint. “I checked the weather report; we’re supposed to have good weather!” the immigration attorney said excitedly of Club Rotario’s biggest fundraiser, happening Friday, May 4 from 11 […]

Some seasons, participating in the district and regional tournaments turns into an untouchable dream by the end of the regular season. Others, the whole thing seem like a footnote on the path to state. This year is neither of those extremes. Both Roaring Fork High School’s baseball team and the girls’ soccer team are right […]

Carbondalians take note — your midvalley neighbors are in the process of making a decision that could impact area recreation for years to come. Voters in Crown Mountain Park and Recreation District are being asked to approve a permanent mill levy increase, with more than 1,000 votes already cast in advance of the May 8 […]

Seniors at Roaring Fork High School this year have been juggling more than just the typical load of classes, extracurricular activities, college applications and job searches. Hannah Bingaman has been training to become an equine therapy rider for children on the Autism spectrum. Cal Branigan has been writing, directing and producing an original 20-minute film. […]

From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal May 4, 1978 A new judge was called to preside over a minimum stream flow case with implications for the Crystal River and Avalanche Creek after the previous one was disqualified due to his wife’s membership in an organization behind the law in question. Pitkin County’s […]