“The hugging season is about to seriously begin,” Chief of Operations Deborah Colley told The Sopris Sun in anticipation of the 52nd annual Mountain Fair. It’s also the season of thunder, lightning and monsoonal rains, unofficially celebrated with the three-day, rainbow-laden gathering in Sopris Park. This year, the festivities are dedicated to the late Wick […]
July 2023
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Carbondale Report: Little Blue’s wish comes true
After months of meetings with Planning and Zoning, Little Blue Preschool received approval from the trustees for a rezoning that will allow them to double the number of children they care for at their Carbondale location on Seventh Street. The public hearing for that project predominated Tuesday’s meeting. But first, a consent agenda was approved […]
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Meadowood teacher housing project breaks ground
On July 24, with the hot sun beaming down, about 20 people attended the groundbreaking ceremony at the site of what has become informally known as the Meadowood teacher housing project. The 50-unit staff housing initiative is between North Face Park on Meadowood Drive and Roaring Fork High School. It adds to the district’s current […]
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Basalt Report: Free money for Midland shopping
On Tuesday, July 25, the Basalt Town Council convened for a very brief meeting consisting mostly of a presentation updating both the council and the public on the status of the Midland Avenue Streetscape Project, as well as the new Midland Money program currently circulating the streets of Basalt. In the public comments portion, the […]
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RFSD welcomes new COS/PIO
Jonathan Landon moved to New Castle in September 2022, when he was still working remotely as executive director for City of Hope, a world-renowned comprehensive cancer treatment and research center in Duarte, California. The move to Colorado came after he and his partner, Shannon, who lives in Carbondale, decided the long-distance arrangement wasn’t for them. […]
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AVLT to purchase Marble Outward Bound campus
On July 17, conservation organization Aspen Valley Land Trust (AVLT) announced that it signed a contract to purchase the historic Colorado Outward Bound School (COBS) Marble Base Camp. This purchase of 42 acres of open land, wildlife habitat and COBS’s historic campus is scheduled to close on Oct. 3. Although under contract, AVLT is searching […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – July 27, 2023
Crystal augmentation On July 21, Aspen Journalism published a story by Heather Sackett, “Studies say Janeway site promising for Crystal River backup water supply.” The article details plausible water-replacement options at Janeway to replenish the river in the late summer and supply users during extreme drought years and critically low flows. Downstream senior water rights […]
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Seeking school board candidates not looking to turn classrooms into battlefields
Most of us still remember our favorite teachers. Maybe they sparked our curiosity, believed in us when others didn’t, or gave us the confidence to pursue a passion. As the mom of two graduates from our local public schools, I’m forever grateful for the wonderful teachers who guided and supported my daughters. If we want […]