September 2019

Four Roaring Fork High School (RFHS)students on Sept. 22 will be among several hundred youths racing mountain bikes in Snowmass Village as part of the sanctioned Colorado High School Cycling League race series. It is the first time the league, a nonprofit organization, will come to Snowmass Village. Corbin Carpenter, Henry Cole, Austin Villarreal and […]

The Sopris Sun regularly presents a series of interviews with folks you may not have seen in the paper before — a sort of introduction to your neighbors. This week, we caught up with Debbi Fadli, 51, who for several years has worked as chief marketer, merchandise creator and other roles at photographer Martin Garfinkel’s […]

On Oct. 1, Carbondale will be taking a step back to the future, as the town gives up on a quarter-century experiment with multiple companies picking up trash from local homes and apartment buildings. After nearly a decade of discussion, the town has been working feverishly for two years to institute a new single-hauler system […]

Steve Standiford established Steve’s Guitars as an intimate listening room in 1993. The colorful room bursting with musical paraphernalia, trinkets and, of course, guitars in every nook and cranny has hosted a great variety of performers over the years — a lot of talent has come through the painted green doors on South Fourth Street. […]

Start with 30 Carbondale clay artists; add 300 one-of-a-kind handmade plates, four chefs, two organic farms, one distillery, one brewmaster, and countless volunteer hours — mix thoroughly. All these ingredients are coming together for the Carbondale Clay Center’s largest fundraiser of the year, a themed event titled Tacos on Plates, which celebrates functional ceramics, community […]

As Roaring Fork Ram volleyball girls play their first home game on Sept. 14, the soccer boys will take on one of their toughest rivals on the road. The season is young yet, but both teams have had a chance to get a feel for their lineup and consider the competition. Despite losing a slate […]

On a crisp, cool September morning at the Strang Ranch in Missouri Heights, 500 sheep came figuratively to do battle with the 150 border collies trying to herd them. But, don’t worry, the dogs are highly trained herders, and the sheep also know the drill. This is the setting for the 2019 National Sheep Dog […]

Take a bit of Macbeth, add in a touch of a surprisingly successful 17th century woman painter and then mix a magnificent champion mare into the cauldron. You’ll then come up with the creative, award-winning author Linda Lafferty of Missouri Heights. Chatting with Lafferty at the Strang Ranch as she completes a dozen horse-related tasks […]