In what was billed as a school-wide romp, on May 24 the students of Roaring Fork High School went all out for “Rams Day,” a day fi lled with volunteer work in the morning, fun and games in the afternoon. Some recipients of the volunteer effort were the Heritage Park Care Center, the Carbondale Clay […]
May 2019
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CPAC gears up for next Art aRound Town
By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff It’s easy to not realize just how much work goes into Art aRound Town, Carbondale’s rotating sculpture exhibit, even when town itself is literally changing around passersby. Carbondale Public Arts Commission (CPAC) Chair Sarah Moore admitted that even she gets caught up in the surprise of seeing new sculptures […]
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Town Report
Looking for a summer job? The Town of Carbondale has several positions open in different departments, including parks maintenance workers (one of which is a full-time position), lifeguards and swim instructors, recreation assistants, recreation center climbing instructors and seasonal vegetation managers, according to the latest report from Town Manager Jay Harrington to town trustees, employees […]
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Cop Shop
From May 17 through May 23, Carbondale Officers handled 240 Calls for Service. During this period, officers investigated the following cases of note: Friday, May 17 at 9:16 a.m., police were told of a suspected illegal camper off the Rio Grande Trail near the town’s wastewater plant. Notes were left for the suspected illegal camper, […]
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City signs Red Hill Lofts agreement
By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent Carbondale’s trustees on Tuesday night formally joined into a public-private partnership this week with an organization planning to build a 30-unit apartment building in the Dolores Way neighborhood in northwest Carbondale, which is intended to help fill the region’s need for affordable rental housing. As part of the deal […]
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Meet Burt, Bonnie, Clyde, and Missy
Long-term CARE pets ready for adoption By Amy Hadden Marsh Soopris Sun Contributor “You can drink a cup of coffee while taking him for a walk.” That’s how Noah Baskin, Canine Behavior and Enrichment Specialist at Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE), describes Burt, a Blue Nose pit bull, one of fourteen dogs housed at the shelter. […]
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Pages of the Past
From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal and The Sopris Sun May 31, 1979 The cover of this week’s edition of The Valley Journal showed a front-on image of a horse and rider jumping over an assembly of old wooden cable spools, with the cutline declaring, “Equestriennes from throughout the area gathered at […]
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John James McCormick – Obituary
Our beloved John McCormick passed away under a full moon on May 19, shortly after 1 a.m. He was 76 years young. To say that he will be missed is a huge understatement. John was greatly loved everywhere he went, everywhere he ever worked, everywhere he ever lived. The lifelong yearning he had was to […]
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From Bridges to RFHS, Bair prioritizes compassion in principal role
By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff Recently, Bridges High School Principal Lyn Bair had been considering retiring from the position she’s held for 15 years. Instead, when the new school year begins in August, she’ll be occupying a new office at Roaring Fork High School. “[Superintendent] Rob [Stein] and I had talked about me retiring […]
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Scuttlebutt
Night at the Castle The Sopris Sun would like to remind those interested that two overnight suites are still available for the night of our Aug. 12 fundraiser featuring pianist John Robin Sutherland, former principal pianist for the San Francisco Symphony. The cost of the suites is $1,000 (half of which is tax deductible), which […]