June 2018

Doni Nicoll was all set for his and his family’s next chapter. They’re already renting a new home in Arizona, where his wife and daughter have relocated. Their Satank property had a buyer and was set to close Friday, June 15. It had been professionally cleaned and awaiting its final walk-through, scheduled for Thursday afternoon […]

A locomotive headlight on display at the Mount Sopris Historical Society (MSHS) museum serves as a stark reminder that history doesn’t preserve itself. It was a fixture at the Glenwood Railroad Museum, which was shuttered and had its assets “scattered to the wind” after Union Pacific raised its rent and a measure to create a […]

It should come as no surprise that a development proposal as protracted as Thompson Park wasn’t approved in one meeting. In fact, Carbondale Trustees went into their June 12 meeting knowing that the major site plan review, conditional use permit and agreement amendments would likely be continued to June 26, if only to allow staff […]

On Monday, June 11, I sat in on Eric Carpenter of the University of Colorado as he lead a Science Discovery workshop for local students in middle through high school. He had the help of Dr. Erin Leckey, manager of Lens on Climate Change, Sarah Johnson, Wildrose Education owner and the Third Street Center, which […]

Next week, Grace Jardin is heading to Mallorca, a Spanish island known for its beach resorts and limestone mountains. But Jardin isn’t going for the sights; she’s going to visit her friend. “I’m so excited because I’m so sad she’s leaving,” she said in the Hamiltons’ backyard. She had been helping Mercedes Gual, an exchange […]

School’s out for the summer, but Sophie Moon isn’t slowing down. In fact, she just began training for another cross-country season with Basalt High School, where she lettered in the sport as a freshman last school year. But Moon isn’t a Basalt student — she attends Roaring Fork High School. “I guess we could have […]