Yesenia Benavides Burgos, Gus Richardson and Isaac Sterling have made the most of their time as interns at The Sopris Sun. The former two, who graduated on Saturday from Roaring Fork High School, have been enrolled in the youth journalism program (or Youth News Bureau, as we like to call it) since their sophomore year. […]
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Three Mile navigates transition to resident ownership
As of late, local mobile home communities have increasingly come under pressure as park owners list properties, such as Mountain Valley, Aspen-Basalt and Mountain mobile home parks, for sale. The latter, located in West Glenwood, was recently listed for $4.5 million and the City expeditiously committed $1.5 million from its 2C workforce housing fund to […]
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GarCo ReportThe Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) met on May 19 to discuss human services, public health, Aspen Glen bald eagle monitoring, water rights and more. During the general public comments section, about 16 members of Mountain Action Indivisible asked the BOCC to endorse a resolution asking Congress to not cut Medicaid funding. […]
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La Clínica de Alto Riesgo para el Cáncer de Mama de Valley View amplía la detección temprana
La detección temprana del cáncer de mama es fundamental para aumentar las tasas de supervivencia, y la Clínica de Alto Riesgo de Valley View ofrece soluciones personalizadas para mujeres en alto riesgo. La Dra. Brigid O’Holleran creció en el oeste de Nebraska, donde también realizó su formación médica en la Facultad de Medicina de la […]
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Valley View’s High Risk Breast Clinic expands early detection
Brigid O’Holleran, MD grew up in Western Nebraska, where she also underwent her medical training at the University of Nebraska School of Medicine. Since January, she has served as the oncological surgeon and medical director at Valley View’s Breast Center. She moved from Durango with her family, all of whom enjoy the outdoor recreation opportunities […]
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Carbondale ArtsCarbondale Arts is seeking volunteers to help with First Fridays, from setting up to breaking down. Visit www.carbondalearts.com/first-friday to sign up. Carbondale Arts is also recruiting youth-oriented organizations to have a booth at Mountain Fair’s Oasis Block Party. Visit www.tinyurl.com/MountainFairOasis for more information and to register by May 28. Picnic/plant partiesBee Friendly Carbondale invites […]
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Seed swapBring some saved seeds to Bee Friendly Carbondale’s booth at Dandelion Day to share and exchange with others, this Saturday (May 10) from 10am to 4pm. Mountain Valley greenhouseMountain Valley Developmental Services has launched a $15,000 capital campaign to perform needed maintenance on a greenhouse which provides annual and perennial plants to homes and […]
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Garden plotsThe Good Seed “Buena Semilla” community garden in Carbondale, next to The Orchard Church, still has plots available for folks who wish to grow their own organic food. Discover the joys of gardening, learn new techniques and connect with fellow gardening enthusiasts by joining this vibrant, supportive garden community. For more information, visit www.theorchardlife.com/community-garden, […]
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Village Smithy Celebrates 50 years on Cinco de Mayo
Besides the entry door being moved along the west side of the building and an expansion, not a lot has changed at The Village Smithy over the past 50 years. You can still order bottomless coffee and hang around from opening to close, if you wish. And it all started with Chris and Terry Chacos, […]
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Environmental and social advocates converge for Earth Justice Dinner
The evening of Thursday, April 17, a group of folks came together at the Third Street Center for Roaring Fork Methodist Churches’ third event in its Justice Dinner series, this time discussing Earth Justice. After some White House Pizza and socializing, organizer John Stroud introduced the discussion and the panel. He read an excerpt that […]