King of the Crown (KOTC) is a first-of-its-kind competition in the Roaring Fork Valley, bringing together 21 pro dirt jumpers and 18 amateurs with big prize money ($2,250 for First Place). KOTC does not need to make money on the event and is committed to raising funds to pay bike athletes top purses in the […]
Paula Mayer
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Ernie and Carol celebrate 70 years together
Last weekend, surrounded by family, friends and the Carbondale community, Ernie and Carol Gianinetti celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary at Spring Creeks Ranch. Their romance started the summer of 1950, when Ernie daydreamed about a particular girl as he milked cows. He worked up the courage to invite Carol on a motorcycle ride, and the […]
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Small town rodeo, big time changes this season
After being closed down in 2020 due to the pandemic, the folks at Carbondale’s rodeo expected the 2021 season to be big, and it didn’t disappoint. Fans, participants, tourists, and volunteers came out in droves to celebrate the western way of life at this local rodeo. What was unexpected was how popular the rodeo would […]
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Party like it’s…
After many years of permitting and construction, Sopris Lodge is now fully operational with the completion of 24 memory care and 23 assisted living apartments. The facility enjoyed a soft opening last summer with one building consisting of 27 independent living apartments and associated amenities. Altogether, the campus includes a greenhouse for green thumbs, a […]
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Telling truth with fiction
In Nathanial White’s debut sci-fi novella, “Conscious Designs”, the local creative writing and advanced placement literature teacher explores some of the big questions currently facing society: What does it mean to be human? Can we be human without suffering? How does technology change us? “Conscious Designs” is the story of Eugene Wallace, a wealthy paraplegic […]
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On your mark, get set, puzzle!
On Sunday Feb. 27, 23 four-person teams gathered on the indoor basketball court at the Carbondale Rec Center to compete in the first-ever Puzzle & Pie Night. First Place was taken by a team called, incidentally, Best Team Ever, completing their puzzle in one hour, 16 minutes and 57 seconds. Major sponsors were Portrait Puzzles, […]
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‘It ain’t dying I’m talkin’ about — it’s living’
On Monday night, Dec. 6, a group gathered at the Third Street Center to watch Tim Wilson’s 2008 documentary “Griefwalker.” The evening was hosted by Rita Marsh of The Center for Human Flourishing (formerly Davi Nikent) and Akaljeet Khalsa, a local practitioner of the healing arts, who recently completed the Conscious Death Coach and Sacred […]
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Riding into the wreck
It was the summer of 2019 and I was sitting in the grandstand at Gus Darien Arena. The first round of ranch bronc riding was underway. A bronc came flying out of the bucking chute and took that cowboy clear across the arena. A man on horseback rode into the impending wreck at full gallop. […]
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Hanging Lake trail damage closes public access
Damage from recent debris flows closed the Hanging Lake trail for the remainder of 2021 and work to restore the trail could continue into 2023. Thankfully, the area’s ecology is showing signs of a quick recovery. According to White River National Forest hydrologist Justin Anderson, “We saw intense rainfall events during July that delivered sediment […]
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Parting shots: Rocky Mountain Open
Nacho and Delfina Figuera raised $60,000 for Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation (AVHF) by auctioning a private tour of their home and architecturally renowned stables in Argentina. “Despite all of the challenges that this year presented in the planning of the event,” said AVHF President and CEO Deborah Breen, “we will exceed our expectations by reaching […]