The library district’s draft budget for 2024 is about $3.2 million more than 2023, according to the budget that staff presented to the Garfield County Public Library District board of trustees. A partial list of where taxpayer money is going:• Library materials account for approximately $816,000 in 2024, compared to about $675,000 in 2023. This represents […]
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Giving back with Lee Beck
The Sopris Sun shines brighter, and certainly makes a lot fewer mistakes, because of Lee Beck, the weekly’s dedicated volunteer proofreader. At a time when young people are consuming news through Tik Tok, and the media is beginning to utilize AI, Beck looks back on her time in the industry. Firsthand, she has seen it […]
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Response breaks ground for Halle Center
On Nov. 17, the Aspen-based non-profit Response broke ground for the Halle Center for Hope and Healing in Basalt. The final structure will be an 8,050-square-foot temporary housing facility to provide shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. It will also be used for additional office space for Response. The organization has raised […]
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Outpatient palliative care clinic established at VVH
In its continuing effort to provide more and better patient services to the region, Valley View Hospital (VVH) in Glenwood Springs recently established an outpatient Palliative Care Clinic in the outpatient medical building adjacent to the hospital. The new facility complements the inpatient palliative treatment that VVH has been providing for some six years. Dr. […]
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Scuttlebutt and calendar – Nov. 23, 2023
Heads up dog loversColorado State University warns dog owners to be on the lookout for a contagious illness that leads to a new type of canine upper respiratory infection. The disease is linked to severe pneumonia and is spreading along the Front Range. In a recent interview, Dr. Michael Lapin of CSU’s James L. Voss […]
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GarCo Report: Anti-Semitism, nuclear energy and Mother Nature, Inc
Silt resident Caleb Waller opened Monday’s Garfield County Commissioner (BOCC) meeting with a plea to stop antisemitism. Waller told the BOCC Monday that, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitic attacks have increased by 388% in the U.S. in the last five years. In fact, ADL reports in its 2022 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents that […]
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Hickenlooper bill touts retirement savings for low income individuals
On Oct. 19, Senator John Hickenlooper reintroduced the Retirement Savings for Americans Act (RSAA), along with Senator Thom Tillis and Representatives Lloyd Smucker and Terri Sewall. If passed, the bipartisan bill would provide qualifying workers with tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts and allow the federal government to match contributions for low to middle-income workers. RSAA would […]
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Filmmaking in the RFV: A ‘Gift’ that keeps giving
Filmmaking in The Roaring Fork Valley is a rising artistic medium. Narrative, documentary and avant-garde type films are being made as local creators have been working on fleshing out original short and feature-length stories often centric to Colorado. Graham Northrup and Laurie Clemens Maier are visionary creators, both local to the Valley. In tandem with […]
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New owner-editor resurrects Mountain Gazette
Mike Rogge, the new owner and editor of Mountain Gazette magazine, is fully aware of the legacy of the iconic magazine, first published in 1966 as Skier’s Gazette. Some of its past contributors eventually took refuge in and around Aspen, including a few notorious Woody Creatures, such as the late Gaylord Guenin who, years ago, […]
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For some, holidays are the most challenging time of year
With the death of the former First Lady Rosalynn Carter on Sunday, many news outlets are remembering her as a champion for mental health advocacy alongside her husband, former President Jimmy Carter. As a member of the Governor’s Commission during her husband’s Georgia governorship, she worked on behalf of mental health care reform. Later, she […]