July 11, 1922 – Sept. 9, 2020 Penelope “Penny” Argiropoulos Pappas, daughter of James “Jim” (d. 1984) and Katherine Argiropoulos (d. 1929), and wife to Demosthenes “Stain” Pappas (d. 2015) The Argiropoulos and Pappas families arrived in Colorado 1890s and early 1900s and were founding members of the Assumption Greek Orthodox parish. Penny’s mother died […]
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View from The Visitor’s Center: Our agricultural heritage
For any new visitor inquiring about Carbondale and looking to learn about our town, I always point them towards the doors of the Thompson House Museum, which I think sets the perfect historical tone to learn about our community’s first settlers and pioneers—including Myron and Hattie Thompson, and their descendants. I can also point them […]
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Lideres Locales de Color Piden Un Cambio
Traducido por Rocio Contreras Mientras las protestas de “Black Lives Matter” recorren la nación, los activistas locales de color estan desafiando a nuestra propia counidad a reflexionar sobre la discriminación y la violencia policial que tambien pasa en nuestro patio. Para la arquitectura y graduanda de Basalt high School, Beatriz Soto, que dividió su tiempo […]
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State ACLU Director turns TRUU Minister
When eight-year director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Colorado chapter Nathan Woodliff-Stanley announced in January that he would be stepping down from the position, he had no idea that a global pandemic was about to press pause indefinitely on his family’s plans for a cross-country move — nor that he would shortly be taking […]
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Lideres Locales de Color Piden Un Cambio
Escrito por Emily Bruell Traducido por Rocio Contreras Special to The Sopris Sun Mientras las protestas de “Black Lives Matter” recorren la nación, los activistas locales de color estan desafiando a nuestra propia counidad a reflexionar sobre la discriminación y la violencia policial que tambien pasa en nuestro patio. Para la arquitectura y graduanda de […]
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Local leaders of color call for change
As Black Lives Matter protests sweep the nation, local activists of color are challenging our own community to reflect on the police discrimination and violence that goes on in our backyard, as well. For architect and Basalt High School graduate Beatriz Soto, who split her time growing up between Mexico and the US, there are […]
