“I think I can kiss a couple thousand dollars goodbye,” Nicolette Toussaint told The Sopris Sun over the phone on Monday.Toussaint, a former resident of Carbondale, moved to Longmont last spring. She found it peculiar that trash service bills arrived at her new address for the house they had sold in Carbondale. Even stranger, Waste […]
February 2024
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Glenwood’s South Bridge route closer than ever with federal grant, but still short of full funding
A long-envisioned roadway project to the south of Glenwood Springs that dates back to the 2002 Coal Seam Fire got a huge boost in December when a nearly $50 million federal grant was awarded to move things forward.The South Bridge Project would connect South Glenwood near the municipal airport west of the Roaring Fork River […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Dirt not mudAn early thaw has led to muddy conditions on local trails. If you are leaving a footprint in the mud, it’s best to turn back and return in the early morning or evening when trails are frozen and less prone to damage. MedicaidDuring the pandemic, one in four Coloradans were covered by Colorado […]
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Comedy makes itself at home in the Valley
Stand-up comedy: some love it, some hate it. Some have been told that it would be their perfect career. Luckily for folks in the Roaring Fork Valley, there are more opportunities than ever to break onto the scene. Two live performance spaces stand out for fostering events for comedians: TACAW and The Collective at Snowmass […]
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Letters – Feb. 8, 2024
Small town, big talentThunder River Theatre Company (TRTC), in our little mountain town of Carbondale, has once again been recognized as having some of the best theatrical talent in the State of Colorado.OnStage Colorado just awarded three first-place prizes and one fourth place prize for TRTC’s 2023 production of “You Can’t Take It With You.” […]
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Roll tape! Filmmaking duo steadily at work in Carbondale
In a recent conversation with The Sopris Sun, filmmaking collaborators Stefano Da Frè (director) and Carbondale resident and Emmy-Award-winning editor Krysia Carter-Giez discussed the recent release of a crime docudrama and the editing process of another upcoming feature-length film. The 46-minute docudrama, “Stolen Dough,” chronicles Anthony Mongiello’s $1 billion patent infringement suit — the largest […]
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GarCo Report: Rifle airport hangups, and managing the Carbondale Rodeo
To kick off the Monday, Feb. 5 Garfield County commissioner meeting, Dan Guggenheim and Jeff Parrington of GarCo Premier Hangars, along with Evan Radler, who plans to purchase two of the new hangars at the Rifle Garfield County Airport, expressed some efficiency concerns. “I’ve had the unique privilege of watching this project evolve since 2021, […]
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Works in Progress
Snowmass Falls RanchBy Charlotte PerryGlenwood Springs It was the year 1918That Robert Perry Burst on scene . Oh he started out a city kid from DenverYou all might remember With his gun , horse , rope, hat and boots He knew the city would not be his rootsHis family lived not far from a girl so pretty, […]
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Educadora y líder de las Escuelas RF nombrada Directora de la Escuela Secundaria Basalt
Megan Hartmann ha sido anunciada como directora de Basalt High School, con efecto inmediato. Hartmann ha estado sirviendo como directora interina en BHS desde julio de 2023 y subdirectora desde el año 2021. Hartmann ha estado con Roaring Fork Schools desde 2008, incluidos 13 años en Glenwood Springs High School. “La Sra. Hartmann tiene una […]