Singer-songwriter and storyteller Kray Van Kirk returns to Steve’s Guitars on Saturday, April 27 to share heroic tales accompanied with melodies strummed on six and 12-stringed guitars. “We need delight and hope,” stated Van Kirk in a recent press release. “And we need new myths and new stories for the 21st century to make it […]
April 2024
Posted inEnvironment
Geothermal heating warms up in Carbondale
In 2017, the Town of Carbondale adopted the goal to achieve a 100% reduction of carbon emissions by 2050. While that may sound ambitious, Carbondale is steadily taking steps toward carbon neutrality, with the next right beneath our feet.Carbondale’s Third Street Center is already an epicenter for binding sustainability and community, with its solar array […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Principal HentschelLongtime Roaring Fork Valley educator Lindsay Hentschel was announced as the next Roaring Fork High School principal beginning this July. Hentschel holds a master’s degree in educational leadership, a graduate certificate in restorative practices and a bachelor’s degree in English education. Expect a full article in next week’s Sun! Sole finalist GianneschiThe Colorado Mountain […]
Posted inObituaries
Jerry Pluger
December 22, 1948 – March 23, 2024 A beloved teacher, father and friend, Jerry William Pluger passed away at his home in Des Moines, Washington on March 23. Jerry was born to Ione Elaine Pluger on Dec. 22, 1948, and spent his cheerful childhood with her and his grandparents, Bill and Augusta Pluger, on their […]
Posted inOpinion
There’s no place like home
Carbondale is a very special place. My husband, Dave, and I moved here as newlyweds over 32 years ago looking for a more affordable housing option than our basement apartment in Aspen. As we grew our family to welcome our daughter, Elizabeth, and our son, Zack, we experienced the bond of Carbondale’s community through the […]
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Mature Content: The smallest deed
By Niki DelsonAge-Friendly Carbondale Editor’s note: Age-Friendly Carbondale will present an analysis of its community survey regarding Highway 133 to Carbondale’s Bike, Pedestrian and Trails Commission on May 6 at 6pm. It was a beautiful afternoon. The offshore weather was mild. I had a few hours for a late afternoon bike ride before the Pacific […]
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Letters
Correction: In a photo included in last week’s coverage of the Thompson Divide, Lea Linse holds up a Post Independent article from 2013, not 2023.Regarding the Spring Valley Ranch development, Kathleen Wanatowicz stated that “80-90% of the homes will be second homes,” not 86%. A time to celebrateYears ago, when natural gas drilling was heating […]
Posted inFiction
Works in Progress
Springtime By Nancy McAtaveyCarbondale MarchThe calendar says spring. But the TV weatherman reports the true story: rain, sleet and even some, yes, snow across the higher elevations. I know how the calendar lies. I’ve learned a few things about spring during my many years of gardening. Take rotted bean seeds after a week of rain, […]
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1990: Restroom stink stalled Miners Park project
The first paragraph in a 1990 Valley Journal newspaper article no doubt got most folks’ attention. It quoted Dean Harding asking Carbondale’s Board of Town Trustees: “Do you want your kids to have to watch me take a leak?”Harding’s remark came after some Crystal Village residents protested a planned $28,000 project at Miners Park that […]
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Jewish perspectives: Peace is the answer, getting there is the battle
It’s not possible to write an article soundly titled “The Jewish Perspective.” Just as with the human race in general, there are, of course, many varying points of view within the Jewish diaspora. Rabbi Mendel Mintz has lived in the Valley since 2000 and founded the Chabad Jewish Community Center in 2014. He’s witnessed a […]