Traducción por Dolores Duarte Cada jueves por la noche en el Carbondale Wild West Rodeo, la monta de toros es el evento final. ¿Por qué nos gusta ver a los valientes atletas montar 1,500 libras de agresividad? Por la misma razón por la que reducimos la velocidad en la autopista para contemplar un choque de […]
July 2021
Deslizamientos afectan calidad del agua
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El sábado 26 y el domingo 27 de junio, la lluvia en la cicatriz del incendio de Grizzly Creek causó inundaciones repentinas y flujo de escombros. El Departamento de Transporte de Colorado (CDOT) reportó que el deslizamiento del domingo dejó un área de escombros de aproximadamente 80 pies de ancho y […]
Chisme del Pueblo – 15 de julio, 2021
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Consejo de diversidad El condado de Garfield está trabajando con líderes locales para poder mejorar las comunicaciones con la comunidad latina a través de la región. La primera reunión tendrá lugar a las 6:30 p.m. el 21 de julio en la sala de junta de comisionados del condado en Glenwood Springs. […]
El proceso de redistribución de distritos
Por Jacqueline Argueta Nevarez Voces Unidas de las Montañas In English Es probable que en estos meses esté escuchando más sobre el proceso de redistribución de distritos de Colorado. Esto se debe a que una vez por década se determinan los límites de los distritos legislativos estatales y del Congreso, y este es uno de […]
Letters – July 15, 2021
Selling gasoline I had happy hour drinks with a couple of pals last night. They live near Two Rivers Road in Basalt. They told me they now buy their gas at the Carbondale City Market. One said he was in there around 2 p.m. and the fueling area had a “mob of cars.” He also […]
Volunteering: the heart of Carbondale
Some places just have it: an uplifting vibe of possibility and inclusion, an air of magic eliciting wonder. That magic is us, we the people of this funky little mountain town. Unlike big cities, here in Carbondale, no matter who you are — renowned or reclusive, rich or poor, young or old — you can […]
Jay Harrington announces departure
On Tuesday, July 13, Carbondale trustees met for their first regular hybrid meeting. The meeting room is now expanded thanks to a retractable wall and four large television screens that broadcast a Zoom feed of remote attendees. A camera simultaneously streams the board on YouTube, speaking into microphones that amplify to the room and over […]
Solar in, redistricting out
The commissioners began the meeting discussing the redistricting of Colorado House District 57 (HD-57). HD-57 Representative Perry Will was present at the meeting. Commissioner Tom Jankovsky kicked off the conversation by making his concerns clear. The preliminary redistricting maps “carve out” a section of Garfield County from HD-57, which places the majority of Silt and […]
Collaborate and dance
In Carbondale, as of late, there’s been a trend of dancing in the street — well, at least outdoors — with the recent production of SHOES outside SAW studios and, coming up on July 17, a New York dance company called Konverjdans will perform outside The Contemporary in Willits. While The Contemporary structure is not […]
