This past winter, there were at least four incidents of cars driving on and damaging ski trails in the Spring Gulch system on the Thompson Divide. The area has also been a hot spot for unauthorized parties, and many of those parties have left significant debris. The weekend of March 7-9, partiers set fire to […]
April 2025
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Carol Shure
1958 to 2025 Carol Shure passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 1, in Boulder, surrounded by her children, grandchildren, close family and beloved friends of decades. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, on April 12, 1958, she lived a vibrant and principled life that deeply influenced communities who loved her in Colorado, California and Oregon. She […]
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Wendy Jan Bogner
“To know her is to love her.” Born on July 8, 1947, in New Zealand to Captain Robert Watson of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Peggy (Brown) Watson, Wendy grew up on New Zealand Air Force bases with her three younger sisters, Sheryl, Jennifer and Bobbie. In her 20s, Wendy traveled around Europe […]
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For the benefit of Mr. Kight: Frontier Historical Museum director retiring
On a recent “nickel tour” of the Frontier Historical Museum (FHM) in Glenwood Springs, Bill Kight, museum director, talked local and personal history. Kight’s stories are among the best, including the one about Fort Defiance. “The fact of the Defiance name is still kind of controversial,” said Kight. It all had to do with prospectors […]
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RFSD motivated to close student literacy and participation gaps
The Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) has been striving to close literacy gaps between students whose first language is English and students who speak different languages at home. The district has established a variety of measures for assessing skills for new students as well as regular metrics for all students in order to track progress. […]
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Gerardo’s Productions bridges worlds
This story originated from Sol del Valle and has been translated for our English readers. Gerardo Santillan is a 17-year-old young man with autism who, with the support of his family and a few other people along his journey, has dedicated himself to creating art from a very early age. Sol del Valle conducted an […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Volunteer seasonRoaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers’ 2025 project season is now taking registrations for trail work volunteers. From the Four Pass Loop and Hanging Lake to Maroon Bells, Red Hill and Rifle Falls, a variety of projects welcome volunteers of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Registration is necessary at www.rfov.org/calendar Ride Glenwood On-DemandThe City of Glenwood […]
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Ps&Qs: My disappearance to the desert
With all the talk about gangs of criminals at the southern U.S. border, I wanted to see for myself what was going on. Trumpublicans claim to be securing the border, but what they’ve actually done is beef-up border patrol and cancel all appointments for legal asylum seekers. As a middle-aged woman, I already know we […]
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Works in Progress
The cryptozoologist By Tom MercerCarbondalian at heart James Perkins had always been fascinated by the incredible diversity of life forms on Earth. He had studied birds, insects, mammals and the countless forms of sea life for years. Although he lacked a formal education in biology, he pursued his interest with total commitment. He was always […]
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Letters – April 3, 2025
Re: RobertoLate one afternoon in 1978 I beheld a beautiful site: A lone skier carving graceful, high speed, long curves down Snowmass Mountain. It was Roberto Gasperl. Truly glorious and, clearly, he was loving it. I too remember the kind and amazing Roberto, and the day we lost him. Thank you Ed Colby for your […]