A domestic violence report, a welfare check and a traffic stop are all in a day’s work for a police officer — but not for the participants of Basalt’s Community Police Academy. Dec. 1 was “scenario day” for the fourth annual event at Basalt High School — a synthesis of the skills and information they’ve […]
Will Grandbois
Obituary: Sandra L. McMullen
Sandra L. McMullen died on Nov. 27, in Lakewood, CO, just short of her 83rd birthday. She was born on December 8, 1935 in Emporia, KS to Paul and Virginia (Bergerhouse) DeBauge and is survived by her husband, Dr. Joseph McMullen, children Robert McMullen, Karla (McMullen) Klossner (David Klossner), Joseph McMullen, and Paula (McMullen) Wright […]
Basketball brings student multi-athletes together
Ram fans are going to see a lot of familiar faces as the basketball season tips off with the Brenda Patch Tournament. Many kids at Roaring Fork High School play multiple sports, and the usual suspects tend to excel in more than one. “If you look at our starting lineup, it’s the same guys,” said […]
West Main mixed-use development moving ahead
While planner Bob Schultz’s characterization of the Marketplace property as “a warzone” would likely be considered apt to those who campaigned on either side, the Town and developers appear to have reached an armistice. With no one from the public seeking to comment, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved a major site plan review, conditional […]
On winter reading and the literature of place
Even though many people use fiction as a sort of escape, it’s the familiar elements that connect us to the story. It’s one of the reasons folks have pushed so hard for more stories featuring people of different genders, cultures, classes and perspectives. Even so, it seems like works set in small, Western towns are […]
Community radio stars connect in Carbondale
The last time KDNK hosted the Rocky Mountain Community Radio conference, Gavin Dahl was on the KGNU board and working for Alternative Radio with David Barsamian. “That was my first time falling in love with KDNK,” he recalled. “As a guest, it all looked easy. Actually doing the work, I’ve realized all the incredible effort […]
Partners on the dance floor, in the classroom and in life
The Clarks have education in their blood, and seem to have been always drawn back to teaching despite their many other interests. Rosemary grew up in Ohio, the daughter of a teacher and a principal. She majored in geology at Westchester College and immediately went to work for the United States Geological Survey’s uranium department […]
Local designer, continental craftsman come together at 5028
Where’d I get these limited-edition Iberian leather shoes? Right here in Carbondale, of course. Or, at least, from the 5028 “warehouse” in Angilina and Mike Taylor’s garage just up the road. The fledgling shoe company just debuted another run, and you might have seen them out peddling their wares at Mountain Fair, Green is the […]
Sale pending for RVR golf course
The River Valley Ranch golf course is expected to change hands this week, with a closing slated for Nov. 15. Everything appeared on track as of press time, according to David Myler, an attorney who has worked with both Dale Rand — principal of RVR Golf LLC, which has run the course for the last […]
Board split on CoVenture proposal
While Carbondale Trustees are open to a partnership with GlenX — just rebranded as CoVenture as the organization works toward expanding into a new space on Main Street — they weren’t quite ready to commit $25,000 to the cause on Nov. 13. The issue evenly divided those in attendance, with Heather Henry absent (though she […]
