Calling all herbalists, primitive skills enthusiasts and Earth lovers — Forest to Field welcomes you to a gathering of like-minded folks from across the state and beyond for a weekend of wholesome exchange just over McClure Pass at Big B’s Delicious Orchards, nestled between Paonia and Hotchkiss. As described by Kat Mackinnon, one of the […]
June 2024
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Pages of the Past: Gordon Cooper touches down at the library
From the archives of the Roaring Fork Review, Valley Journal and The Sopris Sun; in collaboration with the Carbondale Historical Society and Carbondale Branch Library. June 6, 1974 Former astronaut Gordon Cooper was on hand as Carbondale’s library was officially christened after him. The fact that his mother, Hattie, lived locally was part of the […]
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Dream Well: A pregnant dream of happiness
Natalia Snider is a certified dream practitioner living in Carbondale. She works with people’s dreams and imaginations to facilitate self-healing. Every month, she will analyze someone’s dream in The Sopris Sun. Anyone can submit a dream for personal analysis or inclusion in this column by visiting: www.dreamhealings.com Enrica’s Dream I was dancing in a green […]
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Seeking Haystacks: The beauty we seek
I am a teacher — an audacious claim for one who learns more from his students than he imparts. Yet, my students keep me honest and thinking! In our last class a student was speaking on how we might steer our valley, our planet, towards a more just, sane and sustainable way of being — […]
Posted inObituaries
Rex Allen Coffman
January 30, 1931 – June 10, 2024 On June 10, Rex Allen Coffman, 93, passed away at the Sopris Lodge in Carbondale. He was surrounded by his family in the hours previous to his passing. Family was important to him, and the family lived by the code: “Work hard, play hard!” Rex, an only child, […]
Posted inLocal Government
Carbondale Report: Outdated building codes clash with state energy updates
The Town of Carbondale Board of Trustees carried out its June 25 regular meeting at the Third Street Center. All trustees were in attendance with the exception of Chris Hassig.The agenda item that took up most of the meeting was a proposed ordinance to adopt state required energy code updates and adjust the Town’s municipal […]
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Drag empowers community and inspires creativity
I recently attended the second session of VOICES’ newest project, the I Am Me Youth Queer Residency, in collaboration with Stepping Stones. This project was undertaken with the express purpose of giving queer youth and allies, ages 12 to 18, a space to learn from local creatives with a variety of backgrounds. The residency continues […]
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Jury summons for Marble residents put them between a rock and hard place
For folks living in Marble, being part of Gunnison County is one of life’s little jokes. It is not always important, but every now and then, Marble residents have to face the reality that serving jury duty when called is nearly impossible.There’s an overblown joke that nobody likes jury duty; imagine having to drive several […]
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133, Dangerous as Designed: Village Road
By Age-Friendly Carbondale This week’s focus on State Route 133 in Carbondale highlights the heavily trafficked and signalized intersection at Village Road. There are side paths on both the east and west sides of Highway 133, with a crosswalk located on the south side. However, the sidewalk along Village Road is situated on the north […]
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Sabrina Piersol’s debut solo exhibition opens in Los Angeles
Sabrina Piersol, a local painter and Aspen Art Museum employee, will have her solo show, “The Blue of It,” debut in Los Angeles, California this Saturday, June 29 in collaboration with the renowned art gallery Sow & Tailor. Born and raised in an artistic household in Connecticut, Piersol said she has long appreciated creative expression […]