December 2019

The new year is a time when many consider adopting lifestyle changes to move toward better mind and body health. One change to consider is learning about meditation or mindfulness practices. With five groups meeting in Carbondale, you can find one on almost any day of the week; in the morning or evening, and even […]

Perhaps, unleash your inner swashbuckling musketeer or pirate in the new year and take up the challenging sport of fencing. It’s only since 2017 that the Roaring Fork Fencers Club came to the Valley as the brainchild of founder Greg Domashovetz, who moved here after a successful stint in the Denver fencing world. He explained, […]

By Gracyn Overstreet Special to The Sopris Sun Things you need to attend an improv class: an open mind. That’s it. That’s actually all you need. We gathered in the main theatre room. Nervousness pervaded as we went around the circle introducing ourselves and how exactly we wound up taking an improv workshop at Thunder […]

Like most major events in my life, motherhood came barrelling at me with the force of a flash mob; one minute I was planning a cross-country move to attend my dream graduate program, the next I was obsessively researching reusable diapers and natural birthing tips. I’ve always embraced the unexpected, in fact for a long […]

At least three Colorado Mountain College (CMC) students view their path, as nontraditional college students, as “different” from that of traditional 18 to 22 year-old students. One common thread for Paula Mayer, Amanda Emerson and Troy Harcourt is although they had earned a degree, they sensed they had not quite hit the mark. Their college […]

January is national mentoring month.  The accolade is meant to acknowledge existing mentors but also to spread awareness about the continual need for mentoring youth in this country. If it were not for mentorship programs throughout the nation there would be many more children experiencing adolescence without viable role models. One such local institution is […]

If you’ve ever thought about serving on one of the town’s official boards or commissions, now could be a good time to follow up. As Town Clerk Cathy Derby explained, starting at the top, the Board of Trustees will have three seats on the ballot for the April 7, 2020 election, each for a four-year […]