If you hadn’t yet noticed, Alpine Bank’s newest annual calendar is especially lively as the bank, founded in Carbondale in January 1973, approaches its 50th anniversary. Sopris Sun readers will instantly recognize the whimsical imaginings of artist Larry Day gracing the calendar’s 12 pages with playful color. For every month of the year, a different […]
December 2022
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Roaring Fork Schools faced with meal account debts
At the Nov. 30 Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education meeting, RFSD Chief Financial Officer Nathan Markham said the district has, since the beginning of this school year, incurred a deficit of more than $40,000 in student meal debt. During Markham’s presentation of the quarterly financial report, he cited that the district’s food […]
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Letters – Dec. 15, 2022
Correction: Turns out “CL” McClure, credited for the historic Dinkel Building photo in last week’s issue, is more likely Louis Charles (LC) McClure (a famous photographer up through his death in the 1950s). Monday morning The night was loooooong. Tossing and turning, thrashing, moaning and groaning. Waiting, waiting for that blessed dawn light. When will […]
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Handel’s Messiah: A seasonal shared experience
For the 46th year, without pause, Aspen Choral Society’s production of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, composed in 1741, returns to audiences throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. Which isn’t to say the show returns unchanged. In her second year as concertmaster, MinTze Wu is refining the baroque style that director Paul Danker prefers. The difference, Wu […]
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Dinkel building to get some TLC
The famous Dinkel building on Main Street, built by one of Carbondale’s original townsmen, William Dinkel, is getting a facelift. A remodeling permit was issued on Oct. 6 and construction is due to begin any day now. The building’s new owner, Rick Holmstrom, is the chief executive officer of Menlo Equities, a property investment company […]
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Random conversations bud fresh relationships
Did someone once tell you not to talk to strangers? A new Carbondale resident is challenging that age-old axiom with an event series designed to take people out of their comfort zones and into meaningful conversation. “The Lost Art of Random Conversations” is a community-building event created by Tom Karrel. The fourth and most recent […]
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Craft Coffeehouse in Carbondale closes its doors
The historic building at 689 Main Street has seen several businesses come and go over the past decade — from Six89 to The Way Home — and in the coming months it will transition through yet another phase. Craft Coffeehouse will shut its doors in Carbondale on Dec. 22, 2022 to make way for fresh […]