Press release from Wilderness Workshop The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced Friday that it has reached a settlement in the lawsuit filed by oil and gas company SG Interests over the cancellation of 18 leases to drill in the Thompson Divide area of the White River National Forest, near Carbondale. The leases were improperly […]
June 2018
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Summerfest, balloon bash come together at Crown Mountain Park
Crown Mountain Park has a lot to celebrate with the passage of the 7A mill levy increase, and this year’s Summerfest and Balloon Bash is set to be a party to match. “It’s a great time to see the park,” said Park & Recreation Manager Nate Grinzinger. “We’re right around the corner from asking for […]
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Low snowpack, early run-off puts the squeeze on Missouri Heights water
Prayers for rain on Missouri Heights were answered last weekend but the storm didn’t quench local water worries. Gay Lewis lives on 42 acres off County Road 102 with her husband, a few dogs, 22 horses and a herd of goats. She’s lived up there for 20 years and says she hasn’t seen it this […]
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Crystal River Caucus brings panel together to discuss trail options
Two things were clear after the Crystal River Caucus’ meeting last week at the Redstone fire station: there was consensus among the three invited panel experts that the proposed highway alignment would be preferable for the Carbondale to Crested Butte trail, and many of the meeting attendees still have serious reservations about the impacts said […]
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Roaring Fork Housing Authority sought to increase affordability
A group of forward-thinking citizens is in the early stages of creating a potential Multi-jurisdictional Housing Authority (MJHA) for the Roaring Fork Valley to address issues related to affordable housing. An MJHA is different from a county or city housing authority because it can reach across various governments and boundary lines to create solutions for […]
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Hoist a beer to cheer Thunder River Theatre’s ‘Yankee Tavern’
If one were going to finger the culprit most responsible for conspiring to create a compelling theatrical evening, Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) veteran Bob Moore would be the guilty party. As Ray, the resident conspiracy theorist at a down-at-the-heel New York bar, he’s the driving force behind TRTC’s latest play, Yankee Tavern. That’s not […]
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Pages of the Past: Big business, humongous home
From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal June 22, 1978 The Town of Carbondale decided to begin enforcing an old policy restricting out of towners from using the municipal dump. With only nine months of operative life remaining on the facility and an estimated half of usage coming from outside town, trustees felt […]
