August 2018

Over the course of the last century or so, a wide array of folks have pitched in to make Potato Day a reality — from farmers and ranchers to the municipal government to members of local sororities. Now, with Xi Gamma Tau retiring from its role, Carbondale’s oldest event is in the hands of the […]

Tucked away in an unassuming unit in the storage facility just past the Carbondale rodeo grounds heading out of town is perhaps the largest and most impressive private collection in the world of all things skiing. Vintage Ski World boasts a dizzying inventory of skis, poles, sleds, snowshoes, clothing, posters, accessories, and memorabilia dating from […]

The Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District Board is expected to certify a pair of ballot items at its next meeting in an effort to secure sustainable funding. Voters would be asked, separately, to support a roughly $7.5 million bond issue and an indefinite 10.4 mill levy rate. “We know this is where we need […]

As educators and administration staff across the Roaring Fork Valley embark upon another school year, the classroom will not be the only place math determines success. Four years ago, Colorado State High School Sports and Activities (CHSAA) instituted a new system for determining post season sports rankings. This system — called the Rating Percentage Index […]

For the first time in 10 months and two days, Sandra Lopez left the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist parsonage, where she had been living in sanctuary with her youngest daughter Areli, a U.S. citizen. “I [was] counting every second!” she said. Thanks to a Supreme Court decision, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has communicated […]

To say that the Rio Grande ARTway is a collaboration between Carbondale Arts, the Carbondale Creative District and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority — while accurate — would be limited. In reality, the one-mile linear park has been a work in progress by more than 100 volunteers and several organizations over the last three years. […]

Compassion is a verb. That’s the contention that Way of Compassion Founder John Bruna and Director Aaron Taylor are making, and they’ve organized an entire festival to convey the assertion. “The whole purpose here is to inspire people into action,” Bruna said of the inaugural Compassion Fest: Film Festival and Symposium. In addition to film […]

When Clark Heckert finished the manuscript for “Sudden Storm” in 1991, his son, J. Winfield, was a teen just experimenting with film to tell tales of piracy during a family trip to Lake Powell. Now, Clark’s book is officially available in its final form and Winfield’s first feature length film —  “In the House of […]