At a time when our society is overwhelmed by rapidly-changing catastrophes, it is easy to fall into feelings of helplessness, or even despair. These feelings are incredibly valid when one considers our immediate access to information and seemingly little resolution. But, what if we paused for just one moment, and instead of remaining stuck as […]
May 2022
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What can we do? We can plant trees!
What can we do? By Illène Pevec Special to The Sopris Sun In Colorado and around the world, devastating fires have burned, are burning, will burn. Droughts dry, high-speed winds blow. Sea levels rise around the globe, threatening entire island nations and our own coasts! What can we do to mitigate these challenges? We can […]
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Carbondale gains a park and condominium complex
Carbondale’s regular municipal meeting on May 10 saw all trustees in attendance. After a slew of students of the month were recognized, comments from persons not on the agenda were heard. Resident Arn Menconi stepped forward to elucidate that the language in the short term rentals (STR) ordinance passed in March has inadvertently excluded full […]
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KDNK: Forever young
“If you don’t go to prom, you’ll miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity.” Does anyone remember their parents saying that? Well, KDNK has proved them wrong by providing that unexpected second chance. KDNK members and nonmembers alike converged at The Arts Campus at Willits on Saturday, May 8, for the beloved local […]
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Roaring Fork High School sports wrap!
Spring sports have nearly wrapped up for the year with teams moving through playoffs and toward championship titles. The Rams’ girls lacrosse team crushed Fruita Monument on Tuesday, May 10, scoring a 17-4 victory. Next, they will play against Thompson Valley High School on Thursday, May 12. They are currently ranked fourth in the 4A […]
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Council looks at four-year Midland project
Basalt Town Council reviewed the first quarterly financial report of the Basalt 2030 project at its regular meeting May 10, focusing incrementally on the budget for the $12.8 million Midland Avenue Streetscape project. From the get-go, costs for revamping Midland Avenue, one of the three priorities approved by Basalt voters in a bond issue last […]
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Local poet writes a better world into existence
Tony Alcántara has been writing poetry for the last 10 years, publishing poetry under his legal name — José Antonio Alcántara. Known to friends as Tony, he explained, “When I started writing poetry, I wanted to use my legal name, José, instead of Tony, because I was in this Valley. I wanted others to see […]
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Chisme del Pueblo – 12 de mayo, 2022
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Preparación de incendios Se reconoce el mes de mayo como “Mes de Preparación de Incendios” y el departamento de bomberos de Carbondale (301 Meadowood Drive) presentará una reunión bilingüe el 19 de mayo a las 6:30 p.m. para compartir detalles acerca de cómo prepararse contra incendios. Cuatro de los cinco incendios […]