Since I could remember, I always knew I was Mexican-American and that I was the daughter of two immigrant parents who gave up everything they ever knew — culture, language and people — to give my siblings and me a better future in the United States. From a young age, I understood what it meant […]
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GarCo Report: Commissioners deny Carbondale $50K request for newcomer help
At the regular meeting held on Tuesday this week, the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) heard from library malcontents during the open public comment period. Commissioner Tom Jankovsky arrived late due to traffic problems and had to leave after the first item on the agenda — a letter to the BOCC written in early January by […]
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CMC offers high school diploma program
Colorado Mountain College (CMC) provides two pathways for individuals to get a high school diploma or its equivalent.First, CMC’s High School Equivalency (HSE) uses the GED (General Educational Development) curriculum, which covers mathematics, science, social studies and language arts to prepare individuals for GED testing.The second pathway — Adult High School Diploma (AHSD) — began […]
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Peer tutoring and a cultural connection
I am 17 years old and a junior at Roaring Fork High School (RFHS). Being able to help Latinos learn a new language as a peer tutor has been a life-changing experience. Retrospectively, and at the risk of seeming dramatic, I would have been heartbroken had I not taken the opportunity to be a peer […]
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Marie Herr takes serendipitous journey to lead Sopris Lodge
Marie Herr, the new executive director of Sopris Lodge, has a story woven with serendipity and dedication to community care.At the end of January, she took charge of the daily operations of the senior living facility located at 295 Rio Grande Avenue, just north of True Nature Healing Arts and next to the Rio Grande […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Tree pruningColorado Edible Forest, UpRoot Colorado, CSU Extension and Pitkin County Open Space and Trails are once again offering free fruit tree pruning workshops from New Castle to Basalt, Feb. 24 to March 30. The first four workshops are designed around the basics, while the fifth workshop emphasizes hands-on practice in Emma. To sign up, […]
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Lou Dawson: A tale in four skis — and a romance
Lou Dawson has had a storied, outdoors-oriented life; much of it adventure-filled and exciting but also with great challenges.A pioneer of ski mountaineering and alpine touring (AT) in this country, Dawson is probably best known as the first person to ski all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot mountains (fourteeners) — a feat for which he was […]
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New Castle resident reflects on World Peace Assembly
From Dec. 29, 2023, to Jan. 12, 10,000 people gathered in Kanha Shanti Vanam, near Hyderabad, India, to participate in the historic World Peace Assembly. The gathering, organized by the World Peace Assembly, included participants from 139 countries practicing the yoga and meditation teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi — the architect of Transcendental Meditation. […]
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Logo Ligi brings ‘an African village’ to the Valley
Aspen Dance Connection is partnering with Colorado Mountain College (CMC) and Garfield County Libraries to present Logo Ligi, a drum and dance ensemble based in Boulder and led by Maputo Mensah. Logo Ligi is dedicated to sharing traditional dances and stories from West Africa. Mensah was born in Ghana to a family of professional musicians […]
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Theatre Review: ‘Endgame’ demonstrates TRTC’s range
Reviewer’s Note: a nontraditional play calls for a nontraditional review. I spent the better part of this past weekend thinking about “Endgame” and what it might mean. As far as time goes, it was a bit more than I expected and far more than I had budgeted. It was, however, completely worthwhile. “Endgame,” I decided […]