Approaching Avalon, Part 2By Amy Hadden Marsh, Carbondale Charlie and Maddie were long gone and I was once again cast adrift in the night on strange English roadways, panic stricken and distracted by headlights coming at me from the wrong side of the road, refracting off a rain-smeared windshield. Every time a bus or truck […]
December 2023
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Carbondale requests emergency DOLA funds to address refugee crisis
Carbondale’s town trustees circled up for a special meeting Tuesday, Dec. 5, with a sole action item on the agenda: Venezuelan Refugee Response. That same morning, Carbondale made National Public Radio’s Morning Edition report on the crisis, which was filed by Aspen Public Radio. Town Manager Lauren Gister explained that according to Voces Unidas de […]
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GarCo Report: Communist library board, DC lobbyist, proposed property tax reductions
Anti-manga activist John Lepkowski brought copies of the Japanese illustrated books to Monday’s Garfield County Commissioner (BOCC) meeting that he and others in the county want moved or removed from the Silt Library. He said that as of Saturday, Dec. 2, “The trash books are still at low level,” referring to the low shelves at […]
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Adrian Selgren (Twirp) Anderson
September 24, 1937 – November 27, 2023 Adrian Selgren (Twirp) Anderson passed peacefully at his home in Grand Junction with his granddaughter Annika by his side on Nov. 27, 2023. Adrian was born in Colfax, Washington on Sept. 24, 1937 to Iris Ireta Anderson and Knute Oscar Anderson. He was the fourth of six children […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Dec. 7, 2023
Spruce it up!It’s that time of year again! The Sopris Sun invites youngsters to submit illustrations for its annual Spruce Up The Sun contest. The winning image(s) will be featured on the cover of our Dec. 21 holiday issue. Contestants, or their parents, can submit scanned submissions to news@soprissun.com or place a hard copy in […]
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Letters to the Editor – Dec. 7, 2023
Gracias RFTA I drove a bus for RFTA for a little over a year, starting in November 2021. I am writing to express my gratitude towards the management of RFTA, as well as its passengers and the majority of RFTA employees for making the experience a pleasant one. RFTA trains drivers to be safe and […]
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Chisme del Pueblo
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Embellece el Sol Ha llegado la época del año en que The Sopris Sun invita a los jóvenes a presentar obras de arte para su concurso anual Spruce Up The Sun (Embellece el Sol). La(s) ilustración(es) ganadora(s) aparecerá(n) en la portada de la edición navideña del 21 de diciembre. Los concursantes, […]