On Oct. 25, at a regularly scheduled meeting, the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Jesús Rodríguez. The resignation agreement includes a clause for the school district to pay Rodríguez a $144,182.43 lump sum no later than two weeks after his Oct. 23 resignation […]
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Sister Hazel at TACAW on Nov. 3
The platinum-selling alternative rock band Sister Hazel will perform at The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) on Friday, Nov. 3. In a recent telephone interview with The Sopris Sun, Ryan Newell, Sister Hazel’s long-time rhythm and slide guitarist, said their current U.S. tour is “upwards of about 100 shows.” The band, founded in 1993 by […]
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The Painted Pig opens for business
“It all starts with wine,” Kade Gianinetti, owner of The Painted Pig, Carbondale’s newest restaurant, told The Sopris Sun. The Painted Pig venture at began with Gianinetti’s business partnership with Courtney Gayer and Brandt Thibodeaux, founders of Aquila Cellars. Aquila Cellars is a winery and farm based in Paonia. According to their website, “We’re dedicated […]
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RFSD school board candidates define themselves in forums
During any election campaign, you will find how candidates will work to define themselves differently from their opponents. The current Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) school board election is no exception. The RFSD school board races are between Betsy After and Alan Kokish, seeking the District B seat, while Phillip Bogart and Lindsay DeFrates are […]
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Smashing stress
Last year, Sopris Sun intern and recent college graduate London Lyle, who, in fact, lives on the Front Range, went with a group of friends to an escape room, which she said “is basically like a puzzle, and you have to find your way out of a room.” Enjoying that experience, her friends decided the […]
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What a Kroger-Albertsons merger might mean for consumers
The largest retail grocery chain merger in U.S. history — between Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. — is estimated to be a $24.6 billion acquisition. Last October, Kroger announced the complex deal to acquire Albertsons that would pay all shareholders $34.10 a share. The proposed merger, if approved by federal regulators, would take place at […]
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Entrevistas a candidatos a la junta escolar, Distrito C: Phillip Bogart
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El Sopris Sun está publicando respuestas a las preguntas formuladas a candidatos que se postulan para la junta educativa del Distrito Escolar de Roaring Fork (RFSD). Esta es nuestra última entrega de los cuestionarios para los candidatos. De aquí en adelante, The Sun cubrirá los foros de candidatos. Phillip Bogart es […]
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Entrevistas a candidatos a la junta escolar, Distrito C: Lindsay DeFrates
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El Sopris Sun está publicando respuestas a las preguntas formuladas a candidatos que se postulan para la junta educativa del Distrito Escolar de Roaring Fork (RFSD). Esta es nuestra última entrega de los cuestionarios para los candidatos. De aquí en adelante, The Sun cubrirá los foros de candidatos. Lindsay DeFrates es […]
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School board candidates, District C: Lindsay DeFrates
The Sopris Sun is publishing responses to questions posed to candidates running for the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education. This is our final installment of candidate questionnaires. Moving forward, The Sun will be covering candidate forums. Phillip Bogart and Lindsay DeFrates are candidates in District C, which encompasses the south and east […]
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School board candidates, District C: Phillip Bogart
The Sopris Sun is publishing responses to questions posed to candidates running for the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education. This is our final installment of candidate questionnaires. Moving forward, The Sun will be covering candidate forums. Phillip Bogart and Lindsay DeFrates are candidates in District C, which encompasses the south and east […]