The King of Panda Peak By Nancy McAtavey “Honey, I’m home,” she called from the back door. “What have you been… oh, snap! You’ve got your ski boots on.” She set the shopping bag on the counter and reached for her cell phone. “I have to get a picture of this, send it to everyone.” […]
June 2022
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Our Town: Unlocking secrets with Ethan McVoy
The Local Locksmith Company opened for operation in August 2021. Since then, the company’s owner, and a Carbondale local, Ethan McVoy, has been helping those stuck outside their homes or vehicles. He shared with The Sopris Sun a little about himself and the locksmithing trade. This interview was edited for length and will be run […]
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Sun showers in the sunflowers
The Basalt Community Garden is blooming in Southside, just west of Basalt High School. In its 10th year of operation, the half-acre garden has reached capacity. Currently, almost 100 garden plots are traversed by bark mulch paths supporting a whole new crop of gardeners. Gayle Shugars, one of the garden’s founders, is looking to the […]
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Locals rep at Outdoor Retailer show
Many familiar faces could be spotted at the Outdoor Retailer show in Denver earlier this month. Lindsay Jones, local artist, checks out the topo designs at Garmin. Chris Brandt, Red Hill Council president, chats with Trails Are Common Ground. Ethan Peck, of Rygr, shows off a new blanket poncho while working with his client Rumpl.
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Focus narrows on Town Center properties
Does Carbondale need a boutique hotel downtown? A parking garage? How about an enclosed space for a 3-4 season farmers market? While many details remain up in the air, Carbondale trustees are narrowing in on some of the fundamentals for how to proceed with the properties donated to the town late last year. The properties […]
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Chisme del Pueblo
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Festival Las Américas La celebración del Festival Las Américas del Club Rotario regresa a Sopris Park este sábado, 25 de junio, desde las 12 p.m. hasta las 8 p.m. El día incluirá actividades familiares, entretenimiento en vivo y varios vendedores de comida. Cortafuegos Recuerda las seis iniciales de “P” en caso […]
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Al No Artista: El arte es una campaña publicitaria
Hace varios años atrás leí el libro “Fahrenheit 451” por Ray Bradbury. Desde esa primera vez recuerdo vívidamente el pasaje al principio del cuento, cuando Guy Montag conoce a una chica curiosa llamada Clarisse McClellan que le cuenta sobre las carteleras. “¿Ha visto [las carteleras] de sesenta metros que hay fuera de la ciudad? ¿Sabía […]
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Ya no es proyecto, el HB22-1155 es ley
El proyecto de ley HB22-1155 que pretende eliminar varias barreras que impedían que miles de estudiantes indocumentados calificaran para tarifas de matrícula estatal, ya es ley en el estado. Colorado Mountain College (CMC) recibió al gobernador Jared Polis, hace unas semanas, donde se realizó la firma que convertía el proyecto en ley. Se le preguntó […]