John Martin was absent from 2024’s first Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) meeting. Commissioner Tom Jankovsky chaired the meeting, which was short. First thing, Silt resident and library malcontent John Lepkowski was back, carrying a satchel with at least two manga books in it and complaining that the manga series in the Silt Library […]
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Naturalist Nights lecture series launches for the New Year
On Jan. 10, Wilderness Workshop, the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) and Roaring Fork Audubon will be kicking off this year’s Naturalist Nights, a free presentation series designed to bring experts and their research to the Valley community. This winter, the collaboration of organizations will bring speakers in from across the state and further […]
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Finding a nonprofit board that fits
Editor’s note: In keeping with another Sopris Sun tradition — we have a few — contributors were invited to write about trying something new in the new year. Do you have something new in your life to share? Write to us at news@soprissun.com Have you considered serving on a board but want to ensure you […]
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Carbondale electionsPetitions to run for election to the Carbondale Board of Trustees are now available at Town Hall and can be retrieved from Town Clerk Jessica Markham. There will be three seats available. To qualify, petitions must be turned in by Jan. 22 with 25 signatures from Carbondale residents who are registered to vote. Basalt […]
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Silent nightAn Xcel Energy power outage on Christmas Eve affected homes in neighborhoods surrounding Carbondale for several hours. Power blipped out downtown but returned in short order. Others were left up to their own creative devices. CO v. TrumpLast week, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on Colorado’s 2024 […]
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Year in Review: 2023
The events of 2023 evoked much compassion, perhaps even challenging our capacity to care without being overwhelmed as our world slides into unfamiliar terrain. The “Year of the Water Rabbit” in Chinese astrology has certainly been emotional and fast-paced. If 2022 was a return to “normalcy,” 2023 had us sprinting to keep up with the […]
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Spruce Up The Sun 2023
“World Peace,” that’s what we challenged local kids to draw in our 2023 Spruce Up The Sun cover contest, and we think CMS seventh grader Penelope Mathis really captured the theme in her piece “Rice and Milk.” The kids of Carbondale and beyond really responded to this year’s theme of World Peace (La Paz Mundial). […]
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SoL closes out the year with ‘A Christmas Story’
Editor’s note: “A Christmas Story” is no longer running, but it has become a tradition that youth correspondent Gus Richardson writes a review of SoL Theatre’s productions. I was lucky enough to attend the final showing of SoL Theatre’s “A Christmas Story,” and it was one of the better shows I’ve seen this year. It […]
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The Human Library Project arrives in Carbondale
The Human Library Project is a global movement with a simple slogan: “unjudge someone.” Headquartered in Denmark, this international nonprofit supports virtual and in-person events where “readers can borrow human beings serving as open books and have conversations they would not normally have access to,” the Human Library website (www.humanlibrary.org) describes. “Every human book from […]
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Thunder River Theatre rings in 2024 with ‘House of Venus’
Correction: We had the wrong Tarot Kiki listed, in fact they are Gabrielle Bailes. Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) will host its annual New Year fundraising gala on Friday, Dec. 29, and Saturday, Dec. 30. Titled “House of Venus,” this immersive and interactive experience, directed by Carbondale Arts legend and TRTC board president Amy Kimberly, […]