Potato Day is the longest standing locals’ tradition in Carbondale. The event kicked off in 1909, and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in the same year that The Sopris Sun printed its first issue. On Oct. 2, the Town celebrates the 112th annual Potato Day. The significance of the potato for this town is often lost […]
James Steindler
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Years of dedication with bouts of celebration
Wilderness Workshop (WW) continues its work to protect parts of the White River National Forest, including the Thompson Divide from oil and gas development. The folks at WW were pleased to learn that Congressman Joe Neguse, representative of Colorado’s second congressional district, has included funding for the protection of 200,000 acres of the Thompson Divide […]
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Commissioners to visit Aspen Glen’s eagle buffer zone
The Garfield County Commissioners regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 20, took nearly six hours before all was said and done. The majority of the meeting was focused on a developer’s application for a Substantial Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment to remove an eagle nest buffer zone in Aspen Glen along the Roaring Fork River. Commissioner […]
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Music of the West comes from the East
Not to worry if you missed Marc Berger’s Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD) tour in 2016, he is coming back to play four shows at the very same libraries! There is little time to waste, but luckily it’s only a jaunt over to your local library for an intimate and free performance. The first […]
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El potencial limitado de Cottonwood Pass
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Con el aumento de los cierres de la I-70, la gente que viaja entre Gypsum y Glenwood Springs se debate sobre a dónde girar cuando no puede tomar la vía principal a través del cañón. Residentes de ambos lados recurrieron a atravesar el Cottonwood Pass, pero fueron acompañados por grandes semirremolques […]
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Every migrant, wherever they are, matters
In this Valley, it’s likely that everyone knows or is acquainted with someone who was not born in the U.S. and does not have legal residency status. As author Francisco Cantú puts it, “The border reaches into every community.” For its annual fundraising benefit on Sept. 7, local nonprofit English In Action (EIA), invited Cantú […]
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Cada inmigrante importa
Traducción por Jacqueline Castro En este valle, es muy probable que todos conozcan o estén familiarizados con alguna persona que no haya nacido en los EE.UU. y que no tenga un estatus de residencia legal. Como el autor Francisco Cantú dice, “la frontera alcanza a todas las comunidades”. Para la recaudación de fondos anual el […]
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Stars, stripes and traffic lights
Weekly observers may have been surprised to see that on Sept. 13 the Garfield County commissioners convened their regular meeting within the county’s third district, at Silt Town Hall. First, the commissioners “ratified” the decision to send a letter to the Colorado Congressional Redistricting Committee regarding their dismay at the latest drafted redistricting map. The […]
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Cottonwood Pass’ limited potential
With increased closures on I-70, folks traveling between Gypsum and Glenwood Springs wrestle with where to turn when they can’t take the main thoroughfare through the canyon. Locals on both sides resorted to traversing Cottonwood Pass but were accompanied by large semis and inexperienced drivers amid bumper-to-bumper traffic. According to Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) […]