From the archives of The Valley Journal and Sopris Sun Jan. 21, 1982 Carbondale Trustees approved a $3.5 million Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) to support the construction of a strip mall at the southwest corner of Main Street and Highway 133. The so-called “Mall at Roaring Fork” would feature a 23,000 square-foot Circle Supers grocery […]
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Dr. Gary Knaus hangs up his stethoscope
As he sees his final patients, Dr. Gary Knaus isn’t one to romanticize the past. Sure, he has many fond memories from his 43 years practicing family medicine in Carbondale, but he also remembers each bad prognosis, personal struggle or mental health issue the era didn’t equip him to treat. “You were sort of doing […]
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Pages of the past: You’ve gotta have a website
From the archives of the Valley Journal, Sopris Sun and Roaring Fork Rampage Dec. 3, 1981 The Aspen Center for the Visual Arts was hosting the first major display of the late Frank Mechau’s work in the Valley — where he spent his boyhood and final years. Many of the pieces were on loan by […]
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RFHS consigue su primer campeonato de fútbol masculino
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El juego pudo haber durado 80 minutos, pero el título estatal de fútbol masculino 3A de los Rams de la Roaring Fork High School llevaba años preparándose. Comenzó con el club de fútbol de Roaring Fork, y con padres dispuestos a llevar a sus hijos a partidos a horas de distancia. […]
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Rams take home 3A state championship title!
The game might have lasted 80 minutes, but the Roaring Fork High School Ram soccer boys’ 3A state title was years in the making. It started with the Roaring Fork Soccer Club, and parents willing to drive their kids to matches hours away. Former Colorado Rocky Mountain School player Nick Forbes could see that when […]