September 24, 1937 – November 27, 2023 Adrian Selgren (Twirp) Anderson passed peacefully at his home in Grand Junction with his granddaughter Annika by his side on Nov. 27, 2023. Adrian was born in Colfax, Washington on Sept. 24, 1937 to Iris Ireta Anderson and Knute Oscar Anderson. He was the fourth of six children […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Dec. 7, 2023
Spruce it up!It’s that time of year again! The Sopris Sun invites youngsters to submit illustrations for its annual Spruce Up The Sun contest. The winning image(s) will be featured on the cover of our Dec. 21 holiday issue. Contestants, or their parents, can submit scanned submissions to news@soprissun.com or place a hard copy in […]
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Happy Labor of Love, Carbondale and beyond
KDNK is gearing up for its Labor of Love auction beginning on Friday, Dec. 1, and continuing (online) through Dec. 8. The annual tradition is one of KDNK’s biggest fundraisers. Early registration for the auction opened at www.KDNK.org on Nov. 20. Those who sign up early will receive a free drink at the main event, […]
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Western Slope shows support for conservation in BLM plan
In August of this year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to be appended to both the Colorado River Valley and Grand Junction resource management plans, affecting usage policy for approximately 2 million acres of land for the next two decades. After a two-month period of public […]
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Brenda Patch Tournament kicks off season for Rams basketball
The new-look Roaring Fork High School boys and girls basketball teams open the season with their home Brenda Patch Tournament this weekend. Girls coach steps downRight off the bat, the girls team is adjusting to a coaching change following the unexpected resignation this week of new head coach Albert Blanc. Blanc, a 1966 Glenwood Springs […]
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STC production sheds light on neurodivergent perspective
On Nov. 24 at 7pm, Sopris Theatre Company (STC), Colorado Mountain College’s (CMC) student-community theater hybrid, premiered its second show of the season, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” The opening was met with an intimate and befitting audience and went off without a hitch. It will run again this weekend, Dec. […]
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Scuttlebutt and Calendar – Nov. 30, 2023
Forest Service buildingAccording to a press release, work to redevelop the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District compound in Carbondale will begin next week with staff moving to a temporary office on Weant Boulevard. The existing location will be temporarily closed to the public Dec. 6-8, reopened Dec. 11-15 and then closed permanently on Dec. 18. The new […]
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Bennet bill strives to protect rights of migrant children
At the beginning of November, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Lisa Murkowski and Representatives Dan Goldman and Maria Salazar presented a bill to protect migrant children in immigration court. The bill’s measures would provide further support for children who have become separated from their families. Specifically, it would establish a children’s court with trained personnel […]
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Basalt Report: Councilor Drummond resigns, opening temporary seat
This week, Basalt’s town council discussed an upcoming two-day closure on Midland Avenue as well as this year’s budget. This meeting also marked the last for councilor Glenn Drummond, who officially resigned on Nov. 30. Elected to a four-year term in April 2020, Drummond initially had planned to serve until the term ended in April […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees approve state sales tax collection
Carbondale will move to state-collected sales tax effective Jan. 1, the board of trustees decided in a unanimous vote on Nov. 28. The change, which reverses the town’s move to self-collected sales tax in 2006, means businesses will no longer have to obtain a sales tax license from the town of Carbondale and eliminates a […]