Over the past five years, Valley View Hospital has explored creative options to provide information resources to the community. Proactive health knowledge can make a difference for patients and help individuals understand what they can do to boost their wellness. The webinars fall under the umbrella the hospital calls Valley View University (VVU), and started […]
January 2025
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Another pair of wins for Rams basketball teams, as busy schedule looms
A short week with just one game for the Roaring Fork High School boys and girls basketball teams gives way to a big endurance test with five games scheduled over eight days headed into February. Both Rams teams dispatched the visiting Meeker Cowboys on Saturday, Jan. 25, in the RFHS Gym. The girls won 72-44 […]
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A dinner in support of justice for marginalized communities
This story originated from Sol del Valle and has been translated for English readers. On Friday, Jan. 17, the Glenwood Springs Library served as a gathering place that attracted the attention of diverse communities in the Valley. The Justice Ministries team of Roaring Fork United Methodist Churches hosted a justice dinner and a discussion panel. […]
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Teen book club delivers rainbow representation
After the Aspen School District Board of Education began requiring students to bring a signed permission slip in order to participate in an LGBTQ-themed high school book club, Madison Nelson felt she had to do something. “The school board did not like the graphic elements [of a chosen book] but I just thought this was […]
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COTREX avalanche forecast feature enhances backcountry safety
Just in time for winter backcountry travel, Colorado’s official trail exploration mobile app, Colorado Trail Explorer (COTREX), has launched its new avalanche forecasts and warnings feature. In a collaborative effort between Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the feature offers real-time avalanche information to enhance safety for outdoor enthusiasts. “For […]
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Works in Progress
ELK By Jay G. MerriamJan. 19, 2025 Crisp, clear, dry, blue airwashes over the landscape.Minus 6 at 6.Short of O2, but it’ll do. A band of thirty-two elktrip slowlyacross frozen fieldsretreating from an overnight hay bingeat the neighbors barn. They look back furtively, hopingshe won’t notice the giant holein the bales. Like teens sneaking inlong […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
‘Know your rights’In a show of solidarity with the local immigrant community, Voces Unidas de las Montañas will hand out “Know Your Rights” (“Conoces tus derechos”) cards and host trainings in the coming days and months. The first event is on Feb. 6 in Glenwood Springs and another follows on Feb. 20 in El Jebel. […]
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Letters
Thank you, Aspen Thrift!The Roaring Fork High School baseball team is very grateful to the hardworking and super generous volunteers at the Aspen Thrift Shop for supporting our team. The Aspen Thrift Shop’s donation allowed our team to purchase a new pitching machine that will have us hitting over the outfield fence this season. While […]
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X Games, behind the lens
Growing up, this junior Sopris Sun reporter watched the X Games on his computer. As a passion for photography grew within, a far-out dream came into the back of my mind: photographing the X Games. At the end of my junior year at Colorado Rocky Mountain School, I found the youth internship program with The […]
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Una cena por la justicia de las comunidades marginalizadas
El objetivo principal de este panel fue hablar acerca de los desafíos que acechan a las minorías locales, de cara a un nuevo mandato presidencial. Cada una de las organizaciones sociales presentó su esquema de trabajo y diversas ideas de cómo se puede empoderar a las comunidades marginalizadas del valle.