While Klaus Kocher and I were coordinating with mothers as they arrived for the Mother’s Day photo shoot this year, we came across a 1991 bound volume of the Valley Journal. The archive included that year’s Mother’s Day edition, which featured a former editor of The Sopris Sun, Will Grandbois (as a baby, of course), […]
Terri Ritchie
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Spruce Up The Sun 2025: Holiday Harmony
Picking up a Valley Journal tradition, The Sopris Sun has highlighted youth artwork in each holiday issue. Every year, The Sun comes up with a different prompt and young people (kindergarten through high school) submit associated illustrations. An ad-hoc committee judges the pieces based on quality and how well they match the theme. Participants submitted […]
Posted inOpinion
There’s no place like home
Carbondale is a very special place. My husband, Dave, and I moved here as newlyweds over 32 years ago looking for a more affordable housing option than our basement apartment in Aspen. As we grew our family to welcome our daughter, Elizabeth, and our son, Zack, we experienced the bond of Carbondale’s community through the […]