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’ 4×800-meter relay, with teammates Sierra Bower and Ava Lane […]
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Rams lax team has a winning attitude
The Rams’ girls lacrosse team ended their regular season play with an 8–2 conference record, affording them a berth in last Thursday’s Class 4A state tournament opener in Lakewood. The Rams lost to Green Mountain by a score of 15-8. Rams co-coach Chelsea Robson said, despite the loss, “The one thing I really can say […]
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What teachers could teach about housing solutions
In 2015, voters approved a major bond issue for the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD), which, in part, resulted in $5 million per community being dedicated to affordable housing units for teachers. After the bond’s approval, RFSD formed the School District Housing Advisory Committee, consisting of about 12 staff members, to work out the fine […]
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Crystal Theatre readies for 'reel' lovers
The first sign of the Crystal Theatre’s reopening was a literal sign, one on the marquee announcing, “Reopening soon. End of June.” After a 15-month closure, theater owners Kathy and Bob Ezra wanted to spread the welcome news to passersby during June’s First Friday event. The Ezras closed on March 13, 2020, three days before […]
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Larry Day: thriving in the chaos
Larry Day is a jack of all artistic trades and a master of many. A cartoonist, painter, children’s book illustrator, advertising storyboard designer, technical illustrator and arcade game creative designer. Now he can add another title to the list — Carbondale Mountain Fair poster/t-shirt design winner, on the event’s 50th golden anniversary, no less. “It […]
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Carbondale Historical Society celebrates "Our Hattie"
Sue Gray, executive director of the Carbondale Historical Society (CHS), called it “a small gathering to celebrate our Hattie.” On the evening of June 9, the group gathered in the side yard next to the Thompson House Museum to celebrate Hattie Thompson Holland’s 155th birthday. Hattie was one of pioneer Myron Thompson’s eight children, of […]
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Rams lax team hopes for post-season nod
The Roaring Fork High School Rams girls lacrosse team’s success on the playing field may translate to a state tournament bid. It would be the second playoffs appearance for the Rams, with the first in 2019. The results of the Rams last two games — against the Summit Tigers on June 11 and the Battle […]
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Rams season winds down
As the sports season winds down for Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) Rams, a few games and a memorial tournament remain. Two sports—girls soccer and baseball—recently honored senior student-athletes with on-field presentations attended by family, friends and fans. Girls soccer honored seniors Grace Jardine, Letey Crownhart, Sydney Schramer, Jeysel Orellana Perez, Izzy Knaus, and Isabela […]
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Tres maestras del RFSD promovidas
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Tres maestras del Distrito Escolar de Roaring Fork (RFSD) pasan a ocupar puestos de subdirección este otoño. Cora Carballeira, conocida cariñosamente como Ms. Carb, es maestra de ciencias de octavo grado en Carbondale Middle School (CMS) y se convertirá en subdirectora de la Roaring Fork High School (RFHS). Carballeira tiene una […]
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“Spring for Joy" with High Country Sinfonia
High Country Sinfonia (HCS) presents “Spring for Joy,” a revival concert series, on the weekend of May 21 in Basalt, Carbondale and Aspen. HCS, founded in 2015 by President Wendy Larson, is a 22-member, all-volunteer string orchestra comprised of professional and semi-professional musicians who live in the Roaring Fork Valley Larson said many HCS musicians […]