Having found myself on the receiving end of angry honks of late while driving, I must say this to the honkers.Are you people nuts? You want me to drive faster? Please consider the following.I’m a geezer. I used to stand 5’6”. Now, I’m more like 5’4” on a good day. I can barely see over […]
December 2024
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Our Town: Community drives Aly Sanguily’s journey
For Aly Sanguily, community is at the heart of everything she does. Whether running a brewery, organizing events or raising her daughter, Harlow, Sanguily’s journey reflects a deep connection to the people and places that make Carbondale unique.Sanguily and her husband, Chase Engel, moved to the Roaring Fork Valley nearly 15 years ago when Engel […]
Posted inLocal Government
Carbondale Report: Trustees get technical
The Carbondale Board of Trustees convened a special meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3 to make up for the absence of a regular meeting on Nov. 26. All were present with Town Manager Lauren Gister joining via Zoom.A quickly-approved “whopper of a consent agenda,” as described by Mayor Ben Bohmfalk, included appointment of Meredith Bullock to […]
Posted inLocal Government
Garfield County Report: County mill levy same for 2025, election judges celebrated, library trustee candidate interviews set
This week’s Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting was short and drama-free. No public commenters were on-hand at 8am and the first order of the day was to celebrate this year’s election judges. Dec. 6 will be the official Election Judge Recognition Day in Garfield County with an open house at the county administration building in […]
Posted inSports
Roaring Fork basketball teams open strong ahead of home Patch tourney
The Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) boys and girls basketball teams both got off to a good start this week, winning their season openers against Rifle on Tuesday night.Playing at home, the Rams boys took down the Bears 70-64. Junior Lucas Carballeira had 22 points, junior Ethan Wilson 15 and sophomore Quentin Galbraith and junior […]
Posted inEducation
RFSD proceeds with cautious optimism and determination after autumn insurance pivot
In late September, news broke that the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) was making an unexpected shift from a self-insurance health plan back to a managed health care plan, at significant cost to the district. While a shock to the public, the decision was the result of months of review on the first year of […]
Posted inNonprofits
Basalt’s School-based health centers to close end of December
After nearly four years of operation, the School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) at Basalt middle and high school are closing at the end of December. As an extension of Mountain Family Health Centers (MFHC), patients from the Basalt SBHC can seamlessly transfer care to MFHC’s Basalt Integrative Health Center located at 123 Emma Road, less than […]
Posted inEnvironment
Forest Service approves Daniel’s Hill parking area
“The Lead King Loop has been a very popular recreation area for a long time,” said Jennifer Schuller, deputy district ranger for the National Forest Service Aspen-Sopris Ranger District. And mitigating that impact has been a challenge.In 2021, the Forest Service, Town of Marble and Gunnison County approached Western Colorado University Center for Public Lands […]
Posted inBusiness
The Garage cracks a cold one on Dec. 8
After many years of working for others’ businesses, Patrice Fuller set out to start her own. The trail had twists and turns and proved quite challenging. Having one deal fall through for a brewery that was supposed to expand to Olympia, Washington followed by another in Lacey, Washington, she was nearing her wits end.Taking the […]
Posted inNews
Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Spruce it up!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. 19 holiday issue. Contestants, or their parents, can submit scanned submissions to news@soprissun.com or place a hard copy in the submission box outside The Launchpad […]