With the start of the new school year comes the beginning of the high school fall sports season, and the Rams of Carbondale’s Roaring Fork High are raring to go. Two RFHS teams had away games on the slate this week to open things up, with the girls volleyball team overcoming Grand Junction on Tuesday […]
John Stroud
Posted inNews, Uncategorized
RFV Rotary Clubs help battle malaria in sub-Saharan Africa
There’s more than one way to “whack” a mosquito in the effort to fight malaria in the equatorial regions of Africa. An international project tied to the Rotary Club of Aspen that has now garnered support from clubs in Carbondale, Snowmass and Glenwood Springs could be a game changer in that fight. Carbondale residents and […]
Posted inNews, Uncategorized
Chris Klug Foundation award recipients encourage organ donation
One was a teen mom when her 5-week-old son died, and she agreed to donate his heart and liver so that two other children could live. Another was given the gift of continued life as an adult when his brother-in-law offered to donate part of his liver through a unique procedure that allows people to […]
Posted inUncategorized
Nuevo programa estatal podría ayudar a esfuerzos para garantizar que residentes sean propietarios de parques de remolques
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Un nuevo programa estatal de préstamos podría ayudar a resolver otra parte de la compleja ecuación para los grupos de residentes de parques de remolques de Colorado que buscan asegurar su futuro de vivienda a largo plazo, incluyendo varios esfuerzos locales. El mes pasado, el gobernador Jared Polis anunció el nuevo […]
Posted inNews, Uncategorized
New state loan, grant program could aid in area efforts to secure resident ownership for mobile home parks
A new state loan program could help solve another part of the complex equation for Colorado mobile home park resident groups that are looking to secure their long-term housing future, including various local efforts. Last month, Gov. Jared Polis announced the new Mobile Home Park Resident Empowerment Program, which will provide $28 million in loans […]
Posted inEspañol, Noticias, Uncategorized
El programa Raising a Reader introduce a los niños en el mundo de los libros antes de su edad escolar
Traducción por Dolores Duarte No se trata sólo de los niños. También hay una importante lección de lectura para los padres y cuidadores que asistieron a los recientes campamentos de verano de Raising a Reader –Educando a un lector- con sus hijos en edad preescolar: gestos con las manos y elaboración. “Queremos ayudar a los […]
Posted inNews, Uncategorized
Raising a Reader introduces toddlers to books ahead of their school years
It’s not just about the children. There’s an important reading lesson for parents and caregivers, as well, who attended the recent Raising a Reader Summer Camps with their preschool-aged children — hand gestures and elaboration. “We want to help parents to continue to read to their children at home, so part of what we do […]
Posted inNews, Uncategorized
Building purposeful community: Cleanup day bonds Three Mile Mobile Home Park neighborhood along path to resident ownership
A big step toward accomplishing a major neighborhood project is to get to better know the people involved. That was one of the ideas behind a community cleanup day and after party at the Three Mile Mobile Home Park just outside of Glenwood Springs on Sunday, June 25. In late April, the new Roaring Fork […]