Roaring Fork High School’s ladies volleyball team had the opportunity to fine tune things against some higher-classification competition at the Glenwood Springs Demon Invitational last weekend. The short-game (best of three sets) tournament format saw the Class 3A Rams emerge with a 2-1 win (25-19, 17-25, 15-8) on Saturday morning against 4A Weld Central, before […]
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GarCo Report: National Sheep Finals are back, county raises, more subdivisions
The National Sheepdog Finals (NFS) return to the Strang Ranch on Missouri Heights this month and the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) approved the liquor license at Tuesday’s meeting, which was delayed due to the Labor Day holiday. Bridget Strang mentioned that the ranch has not hosted the NFS since 2019. She added that it benefits […]
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John Fayhee presents a new memoir at White River
John Fayhee is well-known locally as editor of The Mountain Gazette for 12 years and contributing editor at Backpacker magazine, and for his work with various local papers — most recently editing the Roaring Fork Weekly, a midvalley paper that folded at the onset of COVID-19. Now a resident of New Mexico, Fayhee looks forward […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Sept. 7, 2023
Town Center survey Artspace and partners are looking for input on how Carbondale’s Town Center project can best benefit the community with living and work spaces. An initial survey (www.surveymonkey.com/r/bonedale) will end on Sept. 13 and be followed by two design charrettes at the Third Street Center (Sept. 20 and Sept. 27). Both design charrettes […]
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Resurgence of the stone mill
Many people find their niche and share in it with a handful of others, but Jacob Trumbull is going after his virtually on his own. The entrepreneur currently operates Roaring Fork Mill out of his home on Missouri Heights, and is the only stone-milled flour distributor in the Valley as far as he is aware. […]
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Redstone paints outdoors
The 27th annual Redstone Art Show welcomed back plein air artists to produce original works for auction on Sunday, Aug. 27. Proceeds from the event will benefit continuing education for local students interested in pursuing art. “Sue took a picture that I hope, hope, hope you put in The Sun,” Cindy Cole told us. “It […]
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EAB threatens hundreds of trees in Carbondale
Following the discovery of the emerald ash borer (EAB) in Carbondale in mid-June, the Tree Board has hosted two meetings on the topic. Early on, Town Arborist Carl Meinecke estimated that there were around 400 public ash trees in Carbondale, roughly 10% of all the Town’s trees. Between the right-of-way and HOA, River Valley Ranch […]
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Colorado’s universal preschool launch experiences turbulence
A fresh wave of expansion is underway following universal pre-K laws passed recently in California, Colorado, New Mexico and Hawaii, according to the latest State of Preschool report from the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University. Three other states — Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey — are working toward similar early childhood […]
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Rams soccer and volleyball start season off on the right foot
Roaring Fork High School boys soccer got off to a strong start in the first week of action, scoring a pair of wins on the road, 2-0 at Crested Butte on Aug. 23, and 2-1 at Rifle on Tuesday. The latter, being the 3A Western Slope League opener, the Rams set the pace early with […]
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RFSD school board matters keep rolling
This summer, Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) board members have participated in meetings and executive sessions on a myriad of topics vying for their attention. Below is a synopsis. Housing Task Force Aug. 31 meeting The Superintendent Housing Task Force was established in March in response to the pressing need for superintendent housing solutions, whether […]