Bluebird powder days are just around the corner, and Aspen One’s Tenants for Turns program is gearing up for another successful winter season of building community on the slopes.Creatively addressing the Roaring Fork Valley’s housing shortage, especially for seasonal employees, Aspen One launched Tenants for Turns, an incentive program for local landlords and homeowners to […]
October 2024
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Athletic trainer program a homecoming of sorts for Carly Shimp
Carly Shimp grew up playing sports at Glenwood Springs High School (GSHS), but it was a class she took with the school’s long-time athletic trainer, Marni Barton, that would eventually bring her back full circle to the Roaring Fork Valley.After earning respective degrees in athletic training and exercise physiology from Grand Canyon University and the […]
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Rams soccer in driver’s seat for 3A league title; volleyball wins third straight
It’s watch, wait and win time for the Roaring Fork High School boys soccer team, which took another step toward securing the 3A Western Slope League title on Tuesday with a scoreless draw at Coal Ridge.Now with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 2 ties overall and 5-0-1 in league play, and ranked […]
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GarCo Report: Beer and budgets
Editor’s note: Readers have likely been wondering where the GarCo Report has gone, and it’s not because the commissioners have taken a break. Rather, The Sopris Sun reached capacity with elections coverage and ace reporter Amy Hadden Marsh taking time to assist with KDNK’s news director transition. We look forward to resuming our regular coverage. […]
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Senate District 5 interview: Marc Catlin
Republican nominee for Colorado Senate District 5 Marc Catlin grew up on a farm in Montrose County. Since 2017, he has served as the state representative for House District 58. His career has included managing the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users’ Association, a stint as a radio host of “Diversions” on KUBC AM — a talk […]
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Senate District 5 interview: Cole Buerger
Born and raised on a ranch in Garfield County, Democratic nominee for Colorado Senate District 5 Cole Buerger describes himself as “not your typical politician,” and “a generalist, not a specialist.” Buerger is a small business owner residing in Glenwood Springs, and he serves on the boards of the Middle Colorado Watershed Council and the […]
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RFSD housing: A paradox of progress
The Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) is experiencing mixed outcomes with two of its housing projects. One has alleviated teacher housing struggles, while another, intended for leadership recruitment, remains unoccupied.The Sopris Sun recently spoke with Chief of Operations Ben Bohmfalk about the district’s two housing scenarios. MeadowoodOn Sept. 19, a ribbon-cutting ceremony saw key stakeholders […]
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One year after unhoused newcomers influx, regional response coalescing
It was November 2023 when Voces Unidas de las Montañas, an advocacy organization, sounded the alarm about close to 100 unhoused people, mostly from Venezuela and unfamiliar with a Colorado winter, camping in cars and tents beneath the Veterans Memorial Bridge at the north entrance to Carbondale. According to Carbondale Police Chief Kirk Wilson, what […]
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Coming back around to AZYEP
Brendan Girardot has been listening to KDNK Radio since commuting to elementary school in the backseat of his parents’ car. As of late, he has been training to become the succeeding executive director of Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program (AZYEP).Since Girardot was a teenager, AZYEP has been a part of his life. And it makes […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Extra, extra!The Sopris Sun is among nine Colorado media outlets to receive a $100,000 grant from Press Forward, a national initiative led by the Miami Foundation to shore up local news. The first phase of this grant was awarded to 205 for-profit and nonprofit news organizations with budgets under $500,000. At least one newsroom in […]