Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) will host its second Marble Stewardship Extravaganza on June 24-25. This project focuses on trail and restoration projects in popular recreation areas of Marble, including Raspberry Creek, the Marble Mill Site Park and recently-acquired Marble Wetlands Preserve. The Extravaganza, conceptualized and brought to fruition in 2021, was meant to take […]
June 2023
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Bee informed: A local pollinator check-up
Now that spring sprang and the flowers are a bloomin’, it’s time for pollinators to stay busy keeping our ecosystems healthy. However, some locals have noticed what seems to be a decrease in local buzzing, and to that end we’ve performed some research to see what’s the latest with our fuzzy flying friends. In 2022, […]
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – June 15, 2023
Highway 133 survey Do you have an opinion about commuting along Highway 133 in Carbondale? Age-Friendly Carbondale would like to know. Find their bilingual survey at www.bit.ly/HWY133 Temporary bridge The Colorado Department of Transportation expects to open Highway 133 between Somerset and Paonia sometime during the week of June 19. Workers are finishing the installation […]
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Letters – June 15, 2023
Happy Father’s Day What a beautiful, poetic and loving tribute to her father from Vianne Camara in last week’s Sun. I’ve read it four times now, with more to come, I’m sure. I hope it goes viral. That’s one virus I wouldn’t mind having. Un abrazo for Oscar Israel Camara Sepulveda for a job well […]
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Our Town: The man behind the Christmas tree
Carlos Loya Rico is the foreman for Carbondale Public Works Department’s Street Crew. He sat down with The Sopris Sun to share with readers a little about his personal history. The interview has been edited for clarity and fit. Tell me about how you ended up in the Valley. My first trip to the U.S. […]
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Local NASA scientist recalls Apollo 13 ‘close call’
According to The History Press, Apollo was the Greek God of almost everything, including music, poetry, art, prophecy, archery, healing and the sun. But for those of us who followed NASA’s Apollo launches and subsequent space shuttle missions, the exploratory events were far more than a nod to Greek mythology. They were truly “epic.” I […]
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Chisme del Pueblo- 8 de junio
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Jaripeo El primer Jaripeo Ranchero familiar de la temporada será el domingo 11 de junio, comenzando a las 2 p.m. en Gus Darien Riding Arena, con la Banda Rafaga como presentación musical principal. Para Mi Madre “Para Mi Madre” es una exposición con jurado que se inaugura este otoño en Carbondale […]