Back in April, a cold spell hit Western Colorado, with temperatures dropping below 28 degrees in the North Fork and Grand Valleys west of the Roaring Fork region. After above-average temperatures in February and March, including multiple warm spells, crops in the area were ahead of growing schedule. Farmers sprang into action; some fared well, […]
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Planned Parenthood due to reopen in the fall
Folks generally keep to themselves in the lobby of Planned Parenthood in Glenwood Springs, with the exception of patients interfacing with the outgoing and affirming staff, who seem to be happy to help. The organization has been providing services in Glenwood Springs for about 50 years, and will continue to do so once it gets […]
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New school district staff housing project slated for El Jebel
The Roaring Fork School District hopes to take the first step toward fulfilling its goal to secure another 300 units of staff housing over the next 10 years through a partnership with a Colorado affordable housing developer. Earlier this year, the district selected Colorado Rural Homes to carry forward a plan to build 60 homes […]
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GarCo Report: Hogback route, flooding impacts and supplemental
Following the customary Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence at Monday morning’s Garfield Board of County Commissioners meeting, Rifle resident Rebecca Briesemoore provided a public comment imploring the commissioners to approve a renewed temporary plan to extend the Hogback bus service. “I just want to request, or beg, you, please, to consider that […]
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Bill to stop quarry expansion would protect Ute sacred site
Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican Representative Jeff Hurd introduced the bipartisan Glenwood Hot Springs Protection Act in the U.S. House and Senate on July 23. The proposed legislation would prohibit the U.S. Secretary of the Interior from processing or approving any application for the expansion of the Mid-Continent limestone quarry, also known as the […]
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Women’s Triathlon Team celebrates end of season with local and world competitions
In athletics, triumph can be defined in many ways. For the Roaring Fork Women’s Triathlon Team (RFWTT) it is defined in every moment, big or small — from learning to swim in open water to standing atop a podium. Now, with just a few weeks left in their season, RFWTT is ready to celebrate their […]
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SoL Theatre to stage ‘Big Fish’
From Aug. 5 through Aug. 9, SoL Theatre will be staging its next mainstage production, “Big Fish.” Based on the book by Daniel Wallace and the film by Tim Burton, this musical adaptation tells the story of traveling salesman Edward Bloom, portrayed in this production by Gerald DeLisser and Landan Berlof, who play the present […]
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Camping out at the fair
And Mountain Fair contest results Camp Bonedale was back in full force for the 55th Annual Mountain Fair,July 24-26, harkening back to a tradition started in the early ‘80s, when friends would gather each year in the same place to enjoy the fair together. The weather was hot, but didn’t stop Bonedalians and visitors from […]
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Literacy Outreach puts a call out for volunteer tutors
Literacy Outreach is in its 40th year of community empowerment. The organization has been facilitating development of literacy skills since 1985, based on the belief that the ability to read is an essential survival skill. Literacy Outreach believes that illiteracy holds people back from their full potential, and that improving reading skills allows them to […]
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Nearly 3,000 pounds of rotting meat discovered in former Basalt meat shop after foreclosure
Meat removal is not listed in most contractors’ business repertoire. But Two Man Crew, Inc. could very well add that to its resume — along with carpentry, drywall, paint, construction and the other, more typical focuses of the general contractor — after the company removed nearly 1.5 tons of rotting meat allegedly left in a […]