Jodi Burgart, founder and co-owner of Carbondale’s premiere indoor play space, Mindful Me Playhouse, knows that the right tone means everything. “Something that’s very sweet is that for every single class we implement mindful moments,” said Burgart. She then gently struck her singing bowl and a harmonic sound radiated. “The kids who come a lot […]
January 2026
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Five fabulous accounts you should have
As you know (if you’ve been reading this column), your money should be growing for you as much as possible, as soon as it comes into your hot little hands. This way you can be financially independent early in life and do all the lovely things you dream of. At the end of the day, […]
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Roaring Fork Watershed faces ‘exceptional’ drought
January 2026 began with a drought that persisted through 2025. Signs were already apparent last winter, which saw the lowest average snowpack in a decade. Despite rains in September and October, for much of last year, all of Colorado was experiencing drought conditions. Both November and December saw less precipitation than average, and warmer temperatures […]
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Gregory Neal Watts
November 6, 1958 – December 20, 2025 Tragically, Gregory Neal Watts of Carbondale, Colorado passed away Saturday Dec. 20, 2025 of acute lung failure at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He was 67 years old. He was born Nov. 6, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, to parents Noralee and Neal M. Watts. He […]
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Celebrating birthday magic with the big 50
It usually shows up in the dark. By morning, it’s impossible to miss: a pair of giant wooden numbers — just over seven feet tall — propped up in the front lawn, leaning against a deck or tucked into the bushes. Waking up to that scene means only one thing: It’s somebody’s 50th birthday. In […]
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Larry Alan Woolley
April 1943 – December 27, 2025 Our beloved Larry Woolley, who loved life in Meredith, Colorado, Apache Junction, Arizona and Fruita, Colorado, passed away on Dec. 27, 2025, at the age of 82.Larry was born in April 1943 in Longmont, Colorado to John Morgan Woolley and Helen Jorgensen Woolley. He attended Basalt Elementary and High […]
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Curated Calendar – Jan. 8 to Jan. 18
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 NONFICTION BOOK CLUBThe Carbondale Library’s Nonfiction Book Club meets from 2 to 3:30pm, discussing diverse titles on the theme of “assassinations.” CODING CLUBThe Aspen Science Center teaches coding for young teens at the Carbondale Library from 3:45 to 4:45pm. SIGN, READ, LEARNBasalt Library hosts storytime with sign language for children ages 3 […]
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Scuttlebutt
Sopris Sun partyThe Sopris Sun is celebrating its 17th anniversary on Feb. 19 at the Old Thompson Barn in River Valley Ranch and needs your help to pull it off. Just like this newspaper, it takes a community to throw a party. We’re humbly requesting local restaurateurs to contribute bites and drinks, help from volunteer […]
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Becoming digital
The oldest artifact of my digital existence was a photo from when I was 11 in 2009, living in Montrose. After a day of groveling, my sister agreed to help me make a Facebook account. The kids at school were talking about it and I, a proverbial loser at the time, wanted to fit in, […]
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Time to raise the white flag?
I’ve never let on to be all that smart. I was a poor performer in school and I never accumulated enough merit badges to go beyond the rank of First Class in the Boy Scouts. I’m cool with that because I never put much stock in intelligence quotients. Unless you have some kind of disability, […]