Stuff by Jeanne Souldern

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    Memorializing the public space

    Memorializing the public space thumbnail Doris Salcedo and Naima Keith discuss the significance of monuments at a recent panel hosted by the Aspen Art Museum. Courtesy photo.

    The question about the appropriateness of certain monuments and statues has been simmering for decades. It finally bubbled over in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. As civil unrest spread across the country, many statues and monuments were vandalized, destroyed or removed.… read more →

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    Rethinking reading and writing

    Rethinking reading and writing thumbnail The reading room's inaugural display consists of works recommended, especially for young people, by Sparkle Nation Book Club. Photo by Jeanne Souldern.

    In 2018, Sparkle Nation Book Club (SNBC), a literary arts collective founded by artists and writers Gabrielle Rucker, Precious Okoyomon and Diamond Stingily, was formed in part to “challenge academia’s notions of reading and writing” and open a dialogue “of how to ‘properly’ obtain, share and utilize knowledge.”… read more →

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    Audiencia pública de redistribución de distritos viene a Carbondale

    Audiencia pública de redistribución de distritos viene a Carbondale thumbnail Foto de cortesía.

    Traducción por Dolores Duarte

    La Comisión Independiente de Redistribución de Distritos de Colorado (CIRC) organizará una audiencia pública en Carbondale el sábado 31 de julio a las 11 de la mañana en la sala comunitaria del Third Street Center. La audiencia permite a los miembros de… read more →

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    Sopris Lodge delivers on convenience

    Sopris Lodge delivers on convenience thumbnail

    Sopris Lodge in Carbondale officially opened to residents on July 7. Located at 295 Rio Grande Avenue, just north of True Nature Healing Arts and next to the Rio Grande Trail, it consists of one building with 27 independent living apartments. With 24 memory care and 23 assisted living… read more →

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    It's all of us – 50 years of fair

    It's all of us – 50 years of fair thumbnail Laurie Loeb has played an integral part in the history of Mountain Fair since the very beginning. She is known to many as "Mother of the Fair." Photo by James Steindler.

    Amy Kimberly, Carbondale Arts (CA) executive director and Mountain Fair director, shared that the first-ever gallery exhibition of the history of Mountain Fair, currently on display in The Launchpad’s R2 Gallery, “has been years in the planning.”

    Kimberly explained many of the items in the exhibition… read more →

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    Redistricting public hearing comes to Carbondale

    Redistricting public hearing comes to Carbondale thumbnail

    The Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions (CIRC) will be hosting a public hearing in Carbondale on Saturday, July 31, at 11 a.m. in the Community Room at the Third Street Center. The hearing allows community members to learn more about the redistricting process and to have input during a… read more →

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    CO mental health bills increase support

    CO mental health bills increase support thumbnail Mental Health Colorado

    Several bills focusing on the mental wellness of Coloradans, many of which garnered bipartisan support, were passed by lawmakers in the 2021 legislative session and signed into law by Governor Jared Polis.

    The Behavioral Health Recovery Act (SB21-1371) is a $114 million omnibus bill, with $100… read more →

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    Ahorrando y plantando árboles

    Ahorrando y plantando árboles thumbnail Foto de cortesía.

    Traducción por Dolores Duarte

    El 1 de junio, el FirstBank lanzó el Paquete Bloom, una nueva cuenta de cheques y ahorros que plantará cinco árboles por cada cuenta abierta.

    FirstBank se ha asociado con la organización mundial de reforestación, One Tree Planted (OTP),… read more →

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    Saving money and planting trees

    Saving money and planting trees thumbnail One of FirstBank's core tenets is to give back to the communities they serve. Here, employees work with Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers on wildfire mitigation in Glenwood Springs. Courtesy photo.

    On June 1, FirstBank launched the FirstBank Bloom Package, a new checking and savings account that will plant five trees for every account opened.

    FirstBank has partnered with the global reforestation nonprofit, One Tree Planted (OTP), in hopes of planting 50,000 new trees in Colorado, Arizona and California.… read more →

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    Katelyn Maley wins at state

    Katelyn Maley wins at state thumbnail Coach Ron Lund with athletes Ava Lane, Katelyn Maley, Sierra Bower and Kaitlyn Boothe. Photo by Kristen Maley.

    Last Saturday, at the state track and field championships at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood, Basalt High School (BHS) sophomore Katelyn Maley won the girls’ 1,600-meter race in Class 3A.

    Maley’s events at state began on Thursday with a Longhorns third-place finish in the 3A girls’… read more →