Litter not
My name is Yonden Sherpa. I play sports and go to Carbondale Middle School. I am in fifth grade and I currently live in Carbondale. I wanted to let you know that there is some littering that I have been noticing and I am here to influence our Carbondale community because I have noticed some trash that has been thrown in the streets and sometimes there are no trash cans at that place.
I have some ideas that I would like to share with you. First, I would put more trash cans in public places that do not have trash cans so that littering can stop. Second, buy your own water bottle and use your own reusable shopping bag instead of buying plastic water bottles or plastic shopping bags. Third, add more compost containers so that it cuts down on the amount of trash in the landfill. In conclusion, our Carbondale community should stop littering so that we have a clean environment.
Yonden Sherpa, Carbondale
Dorene Stahl
A celebration of life will be held for Dorene Stahl ( Dec. 10, 1958 – April 4, 2024) at the American Legion Post 100 hall (97 North Third Street, Carbondale) on Sunday, June 2 from 1 to 5pm. Please come and share your memories of Dorene.
Marty Silverstein, Carbondale
Re: Benedict
In response to last week’s article “Affordable senior housing coming to Glenwood Springs:”
I am so excited to come across this. I was living in Idaho Springs and I was looking at Glenwood Springs and knew I couldn’t afford it. I have been on Section 8 since 2000 as a good-standing tenant. I’m 62 years old and I would love to live in the mountains again.
Cindy Conover, Green Mountain/Lakewood
Traffic
I’ve been living in Carbondale for 30 years. Monday, I had a traffic first. At 4pm I pulled onto Highway 133 at Carbondale Car Care, after a wait, into a line of cars that went all the way to Highway 82 — right through the roundabout. When I got to the turn off at Dolores, I had to wait several minutes for a break in the traffic coming in from Highway 82.
I left Seattle in 1966 for the Army and have lived in small towns ever since, partly to get away from traffic. I hate it.
I have a theory that the majority of new people in our valley have come from larger communities and just take traffic for granted. These new people are also used to shopping centers and apartment buildings that block the beautiful views of our surroundings.
People say growth is inevitable. No, it is not. There have been several occasions in my time here when the population shrank. There are towns now that have stopped all their advertising. Keep people away. The number one community goal here is “to preserve the small town character.” How’s that working out?
Patrick Hunter, Carbondale
Remembering vets
The most truthful of today’s media gives voice to the voiceless instead of carrying the Regime’s water (see “Aspen’s unhoused see increased scrutiny” published by Aspen Daily News on May 3).
The subject of the article and police harassment, Vince Thomas, lived with us several winters in our self-built home before the city attorney had us canceled. Mr. Thomas is as honest as the day is long; and we would trust him with our lives.
This Memorial Day, we should be grateful to the many Americans who served our country like Vince. Although not mentioned in the 2,200+ word article, this kind, wry southerner is a talented artist, Constitutional activist and gig entrepreneur. If you need a bartender, help with a project or security, he can be reached reliably at vincethomas15@outlook.com
It takes a village. Peace, love and God bless the Americans like Vince Thomas who served our nation.
Lee & Sandy Mulcahy, Basalt
Expect delays
Going somewhere in our shared valleys? The current construction signage at 27th Street and Grand says it all: expect delays.
Delays, here’s a start (feel free to name your own):
Unnatural disaster (irrigation ditch failure), excessive speeding car crash (in front of the high school), semi crash (Glenwood Canyon), landslides, blizzards, road kill, population expansion, vehicle failure.
Please tap into every power of observation, be informed, focused on the task at hand, and readjust time allowances to reach EVERY destination.
Commuting is not as we knew it, and never will be again.
Take A Minute, think about it, Slow Down in Towns
Diane Reynolds
Glenwood Springs
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