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• Locations: Obituaries Published Oct. 7, 2020

  Obituary: Robert (Bob) Raymond Nieslanik

  

  Dec. 10, 1936 – Sept. 26, 2020

  The Roaring Fork Valley has lost a good one. Lifetime resident, Bob Nieslanik, passed away on Sept. 26, 2020 surrounded by family and friends.

  Bob was born the ninth child of 12 on Dec. 10, 1936 to… read more →

• Locations: News Published Oct. 7, 2020

  Food truck roundup

  Most fans of Grana Bread have made the move to Fiona Smollen's latest venture — a semi-permanent panini wagon between Axkawa and Backdoor Consignment. They're open from 7 a.m to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday well into the winter. Photo by Sue Rollyson

  As traditional restaurants have transitioned to more outdoor seating and to-go orders, another type of eatery was already offering just that experience. Food trucks have endured and even flourished during the pandemic. We’ve already featured Slow Groovin’s transition at the Red Rock Diner and Mi Lindo Nayarit acquitted… read more →

• Locations: Obituaries Published Sep. 2, 2020

  Obituary: Don Ensign

  

  Sept. 5, 1936 – Aug. 21, 2020 

  Don died on Friday, Aug. 21 from natural causes and an immoderate lifestyle. (http://rxreviewz.com/)   

  Don is survived by his exquisite wife Jody and three astonishing sons and daughters-in-law, all extremely successful and with not an ounce of… read more →

• Locations: Letters Published Jul. 1, 2020

  Be aware of the risks

  

  Dear Carbondale Community:

  As we enter the Fourth of July Holiday weekend, we each must acknowledge the sobering reality that COVID-19 is on the rise in our community. It’s critical we stay alert and don’t become complacent about the public health practices that have proven to… read more →

• Locations: Letters Published Jun. 17, 2020

  An open letter to the ‘reverse looter’

  

  The other day I found an envelope on the street. On it is written “To Business, Reverse Looting, Love Carbondale.” Inside is $40. 

  I invite the people behind that envelope to reflect on these questions: Are you trying to set Carbondale apart from other parts of… read more →

• Locations: Obituaries Published Jun. 10, 2020

  Obituary: Kimberly Louise Terry

  

  Jan. 20, 1964 – June 3, 2020

  Kimberly Louise Terry passed away peacefully on Wednesday June 3, 2020 at Lutheran Medical Center, which was the same hospital where she was born.

  Kim met the love of her life, Shawn Terry, and they were married on July… read more →

• Locations: Obituaries Published Jun. 10, 2020

  Obituary: Glenna Marie Lusk

  

  June 7, 1931 – May 25, 2020

  Glenna Marie Lusk was born on June 7, 1931 in West Virginia. She passed away May 25, 2020. 

  To a lot of people fishing is about throwing a hook into the water. 

  To the Maynard and Lusk… read more →

• Locations: Obituaries Published May. 20, 2020

  Obituary: Jennifer Ann Boland

  

  Dear Jennifer:

  Now that you have finished your brave fight against ovarian cancer and left us only the memory of 56 years of your life, we tearfully must say goodbye. 

  You started life fighting to breathe in a hospital incubator and ended it fighting… read more →

• Locations: Letters Published May. 20, 2020

  A letter from abroad

  

  Dear Carbondale:

  I’m in Antwerp, Belgium. 

  It’s been a helluva place: culture and arts, a sweet little river with a bike path, pubs loaded with blonds and tripels. If I shut my eyes while I sip that golden, liquid courage, I can almost imagine… read more →

• Locations: Opinion Published Apr. 8, 2020

  A local’s diary of the Spanish Flu

  

  By Eleanor Clagett Reed
  Courtesy of Shelle DeBeque

  During our fifth year, in the late summer and fall of 1918, the Spanish Influenza swept into Western Colorado on its devastating march across the continent. 

  Carbondale’s only doctor had been drafted into… read more →