After a 12-year run in Aspen, the Hudson Reed Ensemble is moving Shakespeare in the Park to Basalt this summer. HRE Artistic Director Kent Reed said the move was a year in the making and was necessary because of the loss of rehearsal and performance space in Aspen. “I have spent most of my creative […]
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Obituary: Reverend Wallace D. Finley
Wallace Dean Finley, was born in Canon City, Colorado on Jan. 27, 1931. He died in Mexico on Dec. 29, 2018. Wally was raised in South-Eastern Colorado in the Wiley-Eads-Lamar area. Although as a child he lived in a house made of sod — “a soddy” — with scant educational resources, he became an outstanding […]
Obituary: Timothy Leonard Hoffman
Timothy Leonard Hoffman was born on July 4,1937 in Estherville, Iowa to Dr. Leonard Frances and Rita (Braun) Hoffman. Tim was raised with two sisters Jacquie, and LaNora, and his brother Reggie with whom he shared his love of fast cars.He passed away on June 21, 2019 at the age of 81. After high school, […]
Obituary: Christopher James Schumacher
It is with great sadness that we pass on the news that life-long local Christopher James Schumacher, Age 30, passed away June 15th in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a kind, gentle, & loving son, brother, grandson, uncle, nephew, & friend to so many. … We find tremendous comfort in knowing that he is […]
Obituary: Audrey Katherine Spaulding
July 24, 1957 – June 12, 2019 Audrey Katherine Spaulding, 61 of Carbondale, passed away peacefully on June 12 in Rifle after a long battle with medical issues stemming from cobalt radiation that she received in the late ‘70s for a tumor on her spine. Audrey was born in Baltimore, MD on July 24, 1957 […]
Celebrating Lawley’s life
Earlier this year, on Feb. 3, (Super Bowl Sunday) Thomas Lawley, former Director of the Carbondale Mountain Fair and the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, passed away in Sante Fe, New Mexico. His family and friends will celebrate his life and legacy on Saturday, June 1, at Sopris Park in Carbondale and Paonia Park […]
Happy Mother's Day 2019!
Congratulations to the Roaring Fork Valley’s newest moms and babies! We had a record turnout this year, and photographer Mark Burrows (rfvphoto.com) has been working double time to keep up. We’d like to thank him and everyone who participated in keeping this tradition alive. (www.ar15discounts.com)
Obituary: Mary Elizabeth Cerise Anderson
On April 20, 2019, Mary Anderson departed this world too soon — she was 70 years young. Mary was born July 2, 1948, the daughter of Howard and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Kroul in Iowa City, Iowa. Raised on the family farm, she had a love of the outdoors and a “roll up your sleeves” work ethic. […]
Investigating wildlife impacts of bark beetle outbreaks
As Colorado’s private and public forests recover from insect and disease outbreaks and other disturbances, humans and wildlife are adjusting to significant environmental changes. Spruce beetle and mountain pine beetle outbreaks may have changed the way you recreate, but have you thought about how wildlife are responding? That’s precisely the question research scientists from Colorado […]
Documentary to showcase young women on long canoe trips
When outdoorsmen and filmmakers descend on Carbondale every year for 5Point, things happen — and what goes around comes around. Case in point, local Maxine Christopher’s impression of Hannah Maia, who won “People’s Choice” and “Most Inspiring Film” at last year’s event for her documentary “My Big White Thighs and Me.” Christopher reached out to […]
