Roberta McGowan

‘They’re just little kids,” said Patrice Fuller, owner of Beer Works, who along with Carbondalian April Spaulding spearheaded a fundraising campaign to pay off students’ lunch debts at the Carbondale Middle School. Fuller and Spaulding recently delivered a check for the $4,300 donated so far to the Roaring Fork School District Food Service Director Michelle […]

Today’s real estate market is as challenging as ever. So, several local companies are stepping up their game to meet the supply and demand conundrum that faces buyers and sellers of both residential and commercial properties. Erik Cavarra, managing broker of Engel & Völkers Carbondale and a licensed partner, explained why the firm just opened […]

Perhaps, unleash your inner swashbuckling musketeer or pirate in the new year and take up the challenging sport of fencing. It’s only since 2017 that the Roaring Fork Fencers Club came to the Valley as the brainchild of founder Greg Domashovetz, who moved here after a successful stint in the Denver fencing world. He explained, […]

If you’ve ever thought about serving on one of the town’s official boards or commissions, now could be a good time to follow up. As Town Clerk Cathy Derby explained, starting at the top, the Board of Trustees will have three seats on the ballot for the April 7, 2020 election, each for a four-year […]

Ever wonder what your cat is thinking? Jane Bachrach did. So, she decided to write a children’s book series, “The Witty Kitty,” which chronicles the adventures of her adopted cat Jango. It’s full of the feline’s insights and observations about how the animal and human worlds relate or don’t relate. Bachrach, a dedicated animal advocate, […]

Let Them Roar is quite a powerful name for a group of musicians who take on the challenging goal of supporting social causes like the Colorado Sanctuary Movement. The sanctuary movement began in the early 1980s to provide safe-haven for Central American refugees fleeing civil conflict. The movement was a response to federal immigration policies […]

Meet Kiba, a handsome two-year old border collie-mix, a big, 75 pound guy. He’s a happy pup, full of vim and vigor, but he has a serious congenital condition known as hip dysplasia. His was so severe that, even at his young age, surgery was needed for a total hip replacement on his right side. […]

With — count them — 680 acres of skiable terrain, Sunlight Mountain Resort is quite the ski hill with expansion and improvements on the near horizon. Its size today matches that of upvalley Aspen Mountain. Sunlight opened a week early for skiing in the 2019/2020 season. And this weekend’s official opening will be quite the […]

The Sopris Sun regularly presents a series of interviews with folks you may not have seen in the paper before — a sort of introduction to your neighbors. This week, we caught up with Will Handville,  a paramedic for the Carbondale Fire Department and also an accomplished metal sculptor. Q:What brought you to the Valley […]