As an outside observer, I can share how delighted I was to see how much these kids helped each other, from latching down skates, getting boots into bindings, pushing each other on chairs, helping each other up, etc. Just seeing how much most of them enjoy being outside and moving and playing, without the rules […]
February 2023
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Rams rock Cowboys on Senior Night
The Roaring Fork Rams boys varsity team had two jobs to do on Saturday night: honor their seniors and win a game of basketball. They did both, and then some. After suffering a 16-point loss to league rival Cedaredge on Friday night, Coach Jason Krieling and his team knew they had a point to prove […]
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GarCo Report: Needle exchanges, free clothes and a civics lesson
Garfield County Commissioners’ Monday agenda was full — five hours worth of topics, including a liquor license transfer for Rifle Fireside Lanes, fee waiver requests for events at the county fairgrounds, approval of the consent agenda, program updates and a raft of discretionary fund and nonprofit fund requests. Andrea Palm-Porter of Roaring Fork Leadership (RFL) […]
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Aspen businesses patent biodegradable fire foam
Last month, Aspen-based business Multi-Inc., in partnership with development company AspenGlo, unveiled a new, federally patented biodegradable fire-resistant foam design to protect structures in the event of wildfire. The newly developed foam is not only unprecedented in its reduction of environmental harm, but its long-lasting protection against flames. After seven years in development, founder and […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Feb. 9, 2023
Seeding collaboration On Feb. 1, two nonprofits focused on local food systems resilience — the Farm Collaborative, headquartered at Cozy Point Ranch near Snowmass Village, and Seed Peace, located at Sunfire Ranch south of Carbondale — announced that they will be joining forces “to increase efficiencies while maximizing impact.” Seed Peace’s farmer and production programs […]
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Branching out: The key to life
Returning West as a young adult, two things blew me away: its screaming blue skies and the alkaline pungency of its landscape. My entire physical body recognized both as home; deserts and mountains were the playground of my earliest years. In the weeks before moving onto campus, I gathered armfuls of tall western sage, rabbitbrush […]
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Letters – Feb. 9, 2023
Re: Thoughts to share In a recent letter to The Sopris Sun, a writer shared her observations that school-aged children use the library computers to play violent video games, implying that shooting games lead to school shootings, and suggesting that library staff should prohibit access to these games in the library. As the writer […]
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Jury duty, what gives?
Pretty much wherever you live in the good ol’ United States of America, a jury notice will find you and likely several times throughout life. While, at first glance, it may appear in the mailbox as an inconvenience to the receiver, it’s part of a larger system — albeit imperfect — that’s endured since before […]
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El Dr. Jesús Rodríguez alcanza los siete meses
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El 1 de febrero, el superintendente del distrito escolar de Roaring Fork (RFSD) Dr. Jesús Rodríguez llegó a la cuenta de siete meses desde que se mudó de Dallas al valle de Roaring Fork con su esposa y su pequeño hijo. El Sopris Sun charló con Rodríguez sobre la aclimatación al […]
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Colorado Mountain College contempla expandirse a Moffat
Traducción por Dolores Duarte La junta administrativa del Colorado Mountain College (CMC) se reunió los días 12 y 13 de diciembre en Glenwood Springs. Entre los temas de discusión se encontraba una solicitud de la junta del Moffat County Affiliated Junior College District para llevar a cabo un estudio sobre la viabilidad de la incorporación […]