One of these men will take over from longtime Chief Gene Schilling in the fall after having a chance to spend the summer working with the current leadership. The public will have its first opportunity to connect with them in person in an open house from 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 12 at The Launchpad […]
March 2020
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Hitchhiking, yesterday and today
Driving by the sign “Hitchhikers may be escaping inmates,” took me aback. Making an illegal U-turn in front of the medium-security WS Key Correctional Center on a rural Oklahoma highway this February, I drove back to snap a couple of pictures of the sign. Reflecting upon many hitchhiking journeys of my own, through Europe, Canada, […]
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Branching Out: Making love with a tree
With a lifetime of working in nature, I feel like a “holder of secrets” at times. My second favoritest job ever was as an arborist, working for my friends Mickey and Susan as an undergrad. Each morning at a new job site we’d step into our saddles, gear clinking just as it did on the […]
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Get ready for spring sports
Update: The Colorado High School Activities Association has delayed all sporting competitions until April. It’s that time of year again. Snow melts, flowers start to bloom, trees sprout new leaves, and school athletic fields see young athletes popping up all over. Roaring Fork High School Athletic Director Marty Nieslanik said, “We are looking forward to […]
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Marble Distilling offers alcohol-free night for teens
Do you remember ever thinking as a kid, “Gee I wish me and my friends had a place to go this Saturday night — it’s just not fair.” If you grew up in a small town like Carbondale chances are it crossed your mind. Well, the management of Marble Distilling Company (MDC) has answered the […]
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It’s not your mother’s 4-H
Some organizations fall behind as the world changes, but not 4-H. As technology advances, the 120-year-old nonprofit has kept up with the needs of participants, including robotics, information technology and ever-evolving methods and data in agriculture. But, that’s not to say the role of agriculture is diminishing. On the contrary, it is growing and expanding. […]
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MinTze Wu’s musical journey of 7,156 miles
To watch MinTze Wu play classical violin — in the Sage string quartet as it performs Joseph Hayden’s Last Words of Christ at Third Street Center — is to witness artistic rapture. To hear her play Irish fiddle — say, Turkey in the Straw at Beer Works — is much the same, but with more […]
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'Streaming Steve's' fundraiser seeks to share the music
Steve Standiford wishes he had high-definition video of Trampled by Turtles or Lake Street Dive playing his little room in downtown Carbondale. If the 70,000 YouTube views a standard-definition Youtube video of Mandolin Orange’s set at Steve’s Guitars — plus hundreds of new newsletter subscribers — is any guide, there’s certainly demand for early shows […]
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A bond that transcends mountains
While some people would have opted out of a frigid day in the mountains, a small but mighty group of women tucked their heads and began the arduous ascent of Snowmass Mountain — together. Over the last decade and a half, elite female ski mountaineering (skimo) athletes in the valley have been competing at the […]
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Penny Hot Springs still simmering
The water will still flow hot, the view will still be spectacular, but there may be a port-a-potty near the road and less parking. The Pitkin County Open Space & Trails (OST) Board of Trustees recently approved the Draft Management Plan for Penny Hot Springs, with a few caveats. The plan can only be put […]