The Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education met online on Feb. 27 for a special meeting with one action item on the agenda: to approve finalists for the district superintendent position. They are current RFSD Interim Superintendent Dr. Anna Cole, Aspen School District Assistant Superintendent Tharyn Mulberry and Brush School District RE-2J Superintendent […]
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Precinct caucuses 101: Taking the mystery out of the process
Did you recently receive a ballot in the mail for the presidential primary? Great, but were you also aware that Colorado holds precinct caucuses every two years for the essential business of the political parties?The Sopris Sun recently spoke with Garfield County chairs — Debbie Bruell of the Democrats and Gregg Rippy of the Republicans […]
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CMC offers high school diploma program
Colorado Mountain College (CMC) provides two pathways for individuals to get a high school diploma or its equivalent.First, CMC’s High School Equivalency (HSE) uses the GED (General Educational Development) curriculum, which covers mathematics, science, social studies and language arts to prepare individuals for GED testing.The second pathway — Adult High School Diploma (AHSD) — began […]
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Marie Herr takes serendipitous journey to lead Sopris Lodge
Marie Herr, the new executive director of Sopris Lodge, has a story woven with serendipity and dedication to community care.At the end of January, she took charge of the daily operations of the senior living facility located at 295 Rio Grande Avenue, just north of True Nature Healing Arts and next to the Rio Grande […]
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Las solicitudes para preescolar universal se abrirán en poco tiempo
Traducción por Dolores Duarte En 2022, el gobernador Jared Polis firmó la ley del programa Preescolar Universal de Colorado (UPK por sus siglas en inglés) – la primer iniciativa para preescolar gratuito del estado. Con el proceso de solicitud para el año escolar 2024-2025 que se abre a fines de este mes, el Sopris Sun […]
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Universal Preschool applications open soon
In 2022, Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Colorado Universal Preschool (UPK) program — the state’s first free preschool initiative. With the 2024-2025 school year application process opening at the end of this month, The Sopris Sun spoke with Stacy Petty, director of the Universal Preschool Local Coordinating Organization (LCO). LCO is responsible for […]
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Schools Report: RFSD purchases home for future superintendents
During the regularly scheduled Feb. 6 Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education meeting, a resolution was unanimously passed to purchase a home for future superintendents. The $1.226 million single-family, end-unit townhome is located in the Crystal Bluffs area of Carbondale’s River Valley Ranch and was built in 2001. The 3-bedroom, 2-bath home is […]
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Athletes shine at Special Olympics Winter Games
Athletes from the Western Slope recently showcased their talents at the annual Special Olympics Colorado’s (SOC) Western Region Winter Games, with alpine events on Feb. 10 at Sunlight Mountain Resort and Nordic events on Feb. 11 at Argonaut Farms. The games drew close to 150 athletes and 50 coaches, along with countless volunteers. Spectators took […]
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Karlynn Fulmer leads The Meeting Place, a community recovery hub
Karlynn Fulmer’s enthusiasm shines as she talks about The Meeting Place (TMP). The recently hired executive director attended her first support meeting at TMP two years ago as she embarked on her journey to sobriety.Founded in 2010 as a literal meeting place for individuals in recovery, TMP became a nonprofit organization in 2015. Although TMP […]
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Roll tape! Filmmaking duo steadily at work in Carbondale
In a recent conversation with The Sopris Sun, filmmaking collaborators Stefano Da Frè (director) and Carbondale resident and Emmy-Award-winning editor Krysia Carter-Giez discussed the recent release of a crime docudrama and the editing process of another upcoming feature-length film. The 46-minute docudrama, “Stolen Dough,” chronicles Anthony Mongiello’s $1 billion patent infringement suit — the largest […]