Photos by Will Sardinsky Green Is The New Black has been going strong for 13 runs. This year, models and dancers took to the runway attired in up-cycled, repurposed and natural materials. The designs are intricate and, put simply, breathtaking. A big takeaway each year is the community collaboration that brings it all together. This […]
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The Animal is approaching
The Sopris Sun is excited to announce that a once-familiar Animal is about to emerge from a lengthy hibernation. This Animal was thought to be extinct but, much to animal-lovers’ delight, it has surprised experts with its remarkable capacity to evolve and resurrect itself. It was last seen roaming the streets of the Roaring Fork […]
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Have you Herd?
On Oct. 20, the Nieslanik family, friends, horses and dogs moooved their cattle through the roundabout and over Colorado Avenue, which has always been a treat for the Carbondale community. As always, when they heard the “mooing,” residents and workers poured out of their homes and offices to enjoy the bi-annual event which brings them […]
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Memorable moments at Strang Ranch
Spectators “flocked” to the National Sheepdog Finals at Strang Ranch last weekend to catch the final rounds of the competition, which began on Tuesday, Oct. 3 with the preliminary rounds. The relationship between dog and handler is a key to success when competing in sheepdog trials. Being able to observe the loving relationship between dog […]
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SoL Theatre gets edgy with ‘Ride the Cyclone’
If you didn’t catch “Ride the Cyclone,” July 5-9 at the Thunder River Theatre, not only did you miss out on a wild ride, you also missed out on some amazing singing and acting by a talented cast of “kids,” ages 10-22. The musical was produced by the Stage of Life Theatre Company and directed […]
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Weather… or not
The weather was a challenge June 16-18, but it didn’t stop Carbondale’s Roaring Fork Pickleball Association (RFPA) from holding their first tournament of 2023 at the Young-Calaway pickleball courts. According to the RFPA president, Trevor Cannon, “there were probably five rain delays on Friday and Saturday.” That didn’t, however, dampen the spirits of competitors or […]
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The stage is set…
Strang Ranch in Missouri Heights serves as the stage on which Border Collies and their handlers perform and compete during the National Sheepdog Finals. Finals will take place this year from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1. To help raise funds for that event, and the Meeker Classic, a sheepdog trial and clinic were recently held […]
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Under the Big Top (kinda)
The Circus was in town last Friday and Saturday, April 7-8, as the Community Hall at the Third Street Center transformed for “Cirque d’Sopris: Gods and Goddesses.” The show was billed as “a show of youth design, daring and dance,” but more specifically it was a show of fun, fashion, flying (aerials), dance and martial […]
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Presenting…The RFHS Capstone Projects!
Finally! After a year of learning, laboring and living with the projects they chose, designed and managed, Roaring Fork High School seniors presented their creations to the junior class. The juniors are about to start their own projects this Spring. According to Capstone Coordinator Nannette Weinhold, each student, based on their individual interests, decides what […]