Look out! The “Thriller” Flash Mob is coming this week to any place at any time. So if you see a group of zombie-attired kid and adults performing to well-known music, don’t be scared. It’s just that wild and wacky dance group from Coredination, Bonedale Ballet and Bonedale Flash Mob, run by Anthony and Alexandra […]
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Two contested seats, Salida on ballot for CMC
Five seats are up for election — two contested — on the Nov. 5 ballot for the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Board of Trustees. Each term of office is for four years except for Trustee District 7 which is two years. Also on the ballot will be whether to annex the Salida School District in […]
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Call your vet if you see these equine virus symptoms
If you are around horses a lot and you notice drooling or blisters on the mouth, be alert and contact your vet. A nasty equine virus, vesicular stomatitis (VSV), is going around the Valley. Although less than a dozen animals here have been involved so far, it is worthwhile to pay attention. Generally, biting flies […]
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Be an outlaw for the evening
Get out your fancy western duds and hightail it over to The Launchpad, 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, for Art Heist 2019. Here’s the deal, and there will be a lot of deals. Participants will have a chance to steal great artwork right off the walls of the R2 Gallery. But, you can’t trust your […]
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Times have changed, but it’s good to be back in the newsroom
The silence is one of the biggest differences. Today, sitting in front of my reporter’s desk at the Sopris Sun, I don’t hear the click clack of typewriter keys or the whoosh of the handle as I go to the following line. No enter or return button here. It was several decades ago when I […]
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Learning to answer the call
What could you do if several vehicles parked at your neighbor’s home were from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), United States Department of Homeland Security? If you’re not sure and would like to know more, consider contacting the Colorado Rapid Response Network (CORRN), a network of concerned and committed groups and volunteers who respond to […]
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Review: Not just a walk in the park
As the United States still stands on the brink of nuclear war after the nearly 75 years since the bombing of Hiroshima,Japan, at the end of World War II, live theater in Carbondale rises to the challenge of portraying echoes of history as today’s reality. The production of “A Walk in the Woods” at Thunder […]
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Read ‘The Choice’ with Colorado Mountain College
What can you learn from Holocast survivor and clinical psychologist Edith Eva Eger, Ph.D.? Plenty. You can hear her talk about her memoir “The Choice: Embrace the Possible” 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.10, at the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Spring Valley campus. The presentation is free, open to the public and will be live streamed. Her […]
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Take a stand for two valleys
The Roaring Fork and North Fork Valleys have more in common than simply being neighbors. Each includes public lands under threat of oil and gas development near Huntsman’s Ridge. Also, the Wilderness Workshop (WW) insists that protection is urgently needed for Thompson Divide and also for a sensible Uncompahgre Resource Management Plan. You can “Stand […]
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Crystal River Hatchery stocked with educational opportunities
If a child asks you where fish come from, just point to the Crystal River Hatchery on Highway 133 and say, “Over there.” When you arrive, you’ll be warmly greeted by Robert Streater, manager of Colorado’s flagship hatchery since 2008. “We’re at the beginning of the trout’s life cycle,” Streater explained, “Our adult brood fish […]