Aug. 21 1949 – Dec. 3, 2019 Elizabeth Ann “Libby” Sullivan, former resident of the Roaring Fork Valley, died peacefully from complications related to cancer on Dec. 3, 2019, surrounded by family at her home in Napa, California. She was 70 years old. Born in Kansas City, MO, on Aug. 21, 1949, Libby grew up […]
December 2019
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Dos Gringos supports community giving with 1111 campaign
Dos Gringos Burritos and Café Olé coffee shop (Dos) recently launched a 52-week giving campaign leading up to their 20th anniversary on 11/11/2020. The campaign, known as 1111, will conclude with a total of $11,000 cash donated over the year to 52 nonprofit organizations in the Roaring Fork Valley. Each week, Dos spotlights one nonprofit […]
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The locals’ mountain opens for the season
With — count them — 680 acres of skiable terrain, Sunlight Mountain Resort is quite the ski hill with expansion and improvements on the near horizon. Its size today matches that of upvalley Aspen Mountain. Sunlight opened a week early for skiing in the 2019/2020 season. And this weekend’s official opening will be quite the […]
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Helios Center brings light and color to therapy
Helena Hurrell, director of the Helios Center in Carbondale, has spent much of her life studying and offering therapies that she says, “help nurture the soul.” One such offering will be a “Candle-light Viewing of Raphael’s Madonnas in a Healing Sequence” from 7 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec 14 at the Helios Center (behind […]
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Art career after the video store
Staci Dickerson is having her first solo art show this month and next. She readily admits that it’s a big deal for her. For longtime Carbondale residents, her name might more immediately conjure up fond memories of the popular video rental shop that she ran here for more than a quarter century. More recent arrivals […]
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Our Town: Will Handville saves lives and makes art
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 Will Handville, a paramedic for the Carbondale Fire Department and also an accomplished metal sculptor. Q:What brought you to the Valley […]
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Roaring Fork offers baked goods alongside murder mystery
This Friday the 13th, let the misfortune unfold onstage instead of in your life. The Roaring Fork High School drama class presents “Off At the Holiday Bake Off” at 6 p.m. in the auditeria (2270 Highway 133). Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids — email mkuhlman@rfschools.com for reservations. The action unfolds in […]
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Review: Musical satire that will knock your socks off
“The Doyle and Debbie Show’’ performance at Thunder River Theatre Company(TRTC) is a hysterical romp through the raucous, honky tonk world of the Nashville country music scene. From the play’s opening scene with a background recording of “Whiskey for my men and beer for my horses” by recording stars Willie Nelson and Toby Keith, the […]
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Seeking Higher Ground: ‘Too many junk’ from Christmas past
When I was a teenager, long before the Marie Kondo simplification trend, a young Japanese woman came once a week to restore order to our home — a house peopled by two adults, three huskies, two cats and five teenagers. Miko’s real reason for housekeeping was to practice English; she wanted to master her second […]
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Town acquires .75-acres in core
Carbondale has closed on the property at the northeast corner of Fourth Street and Colorado Avenue across from Town Hall, which it has long leased for parking, leaf and tree recycling and other municipal purposes. “I think it leaves future boards a lot of options,” Town Manager Jay Harrington said. “We’re really thankful that we’ve […]