Daniel Curry named his organization, Project GRIPH, after his horse. “Griph is the first horse I rescued from slaughter,” said Curry. “He would have been dog food in 2009. Now he’s started this business with me and he’s been there with me the whole time.” GRIPH also stands for Guarding the Respective Interests of Predators […]
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Basalt football looks to take next step in state playoffs, hosts semifinal Saturday
Basalt High School’s football team is trying to go where no recent Longhorns team has gone before: the state championship game. After traveling to Sterling for the Class 2A quarterfinals last Saturday, defeating the Tigers 34-14, Basalt is back home this Saturday, Nov. 23, to face The Classical Academy (TCA). Kickoff is 1pm at the […]
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Running coach and ultra-athlete Zoë Rom reflects on Valley’s athletic culture
In the Roaring Fork Valley, one need only go for coffee to encounter an acquaintance who participates at a high level in outdoor sports. Each year, countless local residents podium at trail races and in various snow sport competitions. The Sopris Sun receives more tips lauding sports accomplishments of siblings, children, parents and friends than […]
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Castle Valley counters mental health crisis one family at a time
Carbondale-based Castle Valley Children’s Clinic will now offer its clients behavioral health services thanks, in part, to a state grant. The clinic has been treating young people in the Roaring Fork Valley since 2011 for their medical needs. Medical Director Carey Levin, MD said there is a list of patients waiting to receive treatment from […]
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A familiar voice assumes news director role at KDNK
In October, KDNK Community Access Radio announced that Marilyn Gleason would return to the station as its next news director, following the departure of Hattison Rensberry. Gleason said she has many goals she would like to see come to fruition, starting with building out KDNK’s news team.“I’d like to attract more freelancers, and develop people […]
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John Bemis Community Potluck — a growing Thanksgiving tradition
The John Bemis Community Potluck, a long-standing tradition that began in the late 1980s at the Snowmass Chapel, is set to return on Sunday, Nov. 24, from 4:30 to 8pm at the Viewline Resort Snowmass. The annual event draws over 500 attendees and offers a warm, communal gathering for locals, seasonal workers and visitors alike.Snowmass […]
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Main Line Social poised to make history
There’s a new restaurant coming to Carbondale. And more than just a restaurant, proprietor Justin “Chester” White told The Sopris Sun, Main Line Social aims to be a place to gather and make personal and collective history.Located at 522 Highway 133 — currently the site of a dilapidated strip mall — Main Line Social received […]
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Celebrating inclusion and hope in the Roaring Fork Valley
Editor’s note: This originally printed in our Spanish publication, Sol del Valle, and was translated for our English readers. On Saturday night, Nov. 9, TACAW (The Arts Center at Willits) was elegantly transformed to welcome more than 200 attendees at the much-anticipated “Boots & Buddies” dance. Best Buddies, a global nonprofit organization, has been operating […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
E. coliColorado is among states facing at least two unrelated E. coli outbreaks. The first is traced to organic bagged carrots sourced from Grimmway Farms. A recall has targeted baby carrots with best-if-used-by dates from Sept. 11 to Nov. 12 and whole carrots sold around Aug. 14 to Oct. 23. Meanwhile, another E. coli outbreak […]
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Dance Initiative gives back with the Navajo Nation
On Sept. 4, Dance Initiative visited the Navajo Nation in partnership with the Office of the First Lady of the Navajo Nation to bring breakdancing classes to the youth of the reservation during the Navajo Nation Fair. Made possible by Johier Begay, a Dance Initiative instructor, and Executive Director Joan Dizon, the collaboration attracted a […]