As snow gently spiraled from the sky on Tuesday, Oct. 25, Carbondale’s Board of Town Trustees cozied up with a full agenda and all trustees present. After approving a straight-forward consent agenda, the board heard from Debbie Wilde representing a regional partnership to establish a withdrawal management program (aka, detox facility) in Garfield County. Funded […]
October 2022
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State promotes financial literacy in schools
Money talks and so do kids. So, financial experts agree that it’s time to talk to kids about money. As more research arises indicating a growing need for financial education, more schools are adopting financial literacy standards. In an October 2020 study published in the Economics of Education Review, researchers found that when schools require […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Oct. 27, 2022
Carbondale history This Saturday, Oct. 29 from noon to 4 p.m., is the last chance for history buffs to peruse local artifacts and watch “old school” reels at the Dinkel Mercantile Museum and History Theater before the Carbondale Historical Society buttons up the cabin for the winter. The museum, located at 499 Weant Boulevard in […]
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Letters – Oct. 27, 2022
Thank you to our communities! The Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists want to recognize the support for “community” which was evident at the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist annual auction gathering held at Carbondale’s Third Street Center recently. After a COVID interruption last year, the annual auction event returned with friends, neighbors and visitors meeting for food, […]
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Witnessing history: A memorable day at Camp Hale
The text from the White House press liaison came while we were at dinner in Avon. My wife Bonnie would be credentialed and able to join me the next day (Oct. 12) at the ceremony where President Joe Biden would dedicate the new Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument! We had learned that the event would […]
